39th ESE Postgraduate Training Course

2026-09-17
Europos endokrinologijos draugija (ESE) ir Lietuvos endokrinologijos draugija organizuoja 39-uosius ESE podiplominius klinikinės endokrinologijos, diabeto ir metabolizmo mokymus.

Data: 2026 m. rugsėjo 17–20 d., ketvirtadienis–sekmadienis
Konferencija vyks hibridiniu būdu:  „Vilnius Park Plaza“ konferencijų centras​ (M. K. Čiurlionio g. 84, Vilnius)

MOKLSINĖ PROGRAMA
2026 m. rugsėjo 17 d., ketvirtadienis
16:00–19:00 Registration
19:00–21:00 Welcome Reception 
Please note, online sessions will start on Friday 18 September 2026.

2026 m. rugsėjo 18 d., penktadienis
08:00–08:30 Registration
08:30–09:00 Course Opening. Gregory Kaltsas (Chair of the ESE Education Committee) & the Local Organising Committee
09:00–09:30 Pre-course Exam. Lina Zabulienė (Lithuania)
09:30 - 11:00 Session 1: Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus and LADA
Ketoacidosis and management of type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. Irina Kowalska (Poland)
Transition in type 1 Diabetes Mellitus and nutritional support. Ingrida Stankute (Lithuania)
Latent autoimmune diabetes of adults (LADA). Agne Abraitiene (Lithuania)
11:00 –11:30 Coffee Break
11:30–13:00 Session 2: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and pre-diabetes
Gestational diabetes - diagnosis and management. Žydrūnė Visockienė (Lithuania)
IFG and IGT - diabetic risk, complications, management. Jelizaveta Sokolovska (Latvia)
Treatment of type 2 Diabetes Mellitus including nutrition and cardio-renal-metabolic aspects. Boris Mankovsky (Ukraine)
13:00–14:30 Lunch
14:30–16:00 Session 3: Obesity
Pathophysiology and associated comorbidities (including genetic forms). Bulent Yildiz (Turkey)
Medical management of obesity. Džilda Veličkienė (Lithuania)
Bariatric surgery and management post-surgery. Almantas Maleckas (Lithuania)
16:00–16:30 Coffee Break
16:30–18:00 Session 4: Hypopituitarism
Diagnosis and treatment of anterior pituitary deficiency (including trauma). John Wass (UK)
Hypophysitis (including drug induced, Ig4, systemic disorders affecting pituitary). Kristina Isand (Estonia)
Diagnosis and treatment of posterior pituitary deficiency (ADH, OXT). Julie Refardt (Switzerland)
18:00–18:30  Exam Day 1. Lina Zabulienė (Lithuania)
19:30 Dinner

2026 m. rugsėjo 19 d., šeštadienis
08:30–10:00 Session 5: Hyperthyroidism - thyrotoxicosis 
Subclinical hyperthyroidism. Edward Visser (Netherlands)
Thyroiditis (including autoimmune, postpatum, subacute). Ilze Konrade (Latvia)
Thyroid crisis, thyrotoxicosis factitia. Carla Moran (Ireland)
10:00–10:30 Coffee Break
10:30–12:00 Session 6: Adrenal hyperfunction 
Primary hyperaldosteronism (including adenoma, hyperplasia, familial forms, pseudohyperaldosteronism). TBC
Adrenal Cushing's (including adenoma, MACS, incidentaloma). Jerome Bertherat (France)
Pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma - diagnosis and management (including malignant). Kristina Semėnienė (Lithuania)
12:00–13:30 Lunch
13:30 –15:00 Session 7: Male reproduction
Primary and secondary hypogonadism (including Kallman's genetics). Jonas Čeponis (Lithuania)
Gynecomastia and erectile dysfunction. Channa Jayassena (UK)
Work up and management of male infertility. Birutė Žilaitienė (Lithuania)
15:00–15:30 Coffee Break
15:30–17:00 Session 8: Selected clinical cases
Thyroid cases
Pituitary & adrenal cases
Diabetes, lipids and obesity cases
Bone and calcium cases
17:00–17:30 Exam Day 2. Lina Zabulienė (Lithuania)

2026 m. rugsėjo 20 d., sekmadienis
08:30–10:00 Session 9: Osteoporosis 
Osteopenia/osteoporosis in women (mainly postmenopausal). Tomaz Kocjan (Slovenia)
Secondary osteoporosis (pregnancy and lactation included). Barbara Obermayer-Pietsch (Austria)
Tools for evaluating osteoporosis and risks (BMD, bone turnover markers, TBS). Symeon Tournis (Greece)
10:00–10:30 Coffee Break
10:30–12:00 Session 10: Female reproduction 
PCOS. Lina Zabulienė (Lithuania)
Amenorrhoea: Primary (POF) & Secondary (causes other than PCOS). Eleni Armeni (UK)
Female infertility - Ovulation induction. TBC
12:00–12:30 Coffee break and snack
12:30–13:30 Session 11: Growth and pubertal disorders 
Growth and development - GH replacement therapy and delayed puberty. George Paltoglou (Greece)
Central precocious puberty. Jesus Argente (Spain)
Transition from childhood to adult care. Rūta Navardauskaitė (Lithuania)
12:30–13:00 Exam Day 3. Lina Zabulienė (Lithuania)
14:00 –14:30 Closing remarks 

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