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13TH APEG CLINICAL FELLOWS SCHOOL
Saturday 10 October – Monday 12 October 2015
The Hotel Grand Chancellor, Brisbane, QLD

Program Description

The APEG Clinical Fellows School is a 2 day workshop, held annually in conjunction with the APEG’s Annual Scientific Meeting. The Clinical School is designed to assist Paediatric Endocrine Fellows develop their clinical and patient management skills, with the emphasis of the subject matter on topics that specifically relate to sub-specialty training. The format of the Clinical School also provides a unique opportunity to establish a formal Fellows’ support network. APEG will be holding the workshop this year at The Hotel Grand Chancellor, Brisbane.

Convenors    

Dr Sarah McMahon, Brisbane    
Dr Tony Huynh, Brisbane    
Dr Elaine Tham, Adelaide 

Faculty

Professor Khalid Hussain, London, UK
Stephen Stathis, Brisbane   

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this workshop, attendees should be able to; 

  • Identify the pathogenesis and determine the appropriate treatment path for various endocrine disorders.
  • Identify relevance of clinical literature in paediatric endocrinology.

Topics

  • Growth/Turner Syndrome
  • Hyperinsulinism
  • Diabetes Technology / Diabetes & exercise
  • Disorders of Sex Development / Gender Identity Disorder
  • Late Effects of Cancer and Cancer Treatments

Course Requirements

Attending fellows must be a member of the Australasian Paediatric Endocrine Group (APEG). Participants will be required to choose three topics from the list of 5. From these topics, fellows are required to compile a one paragraph summary for three different case studies (one for each topic) and submit at the same time as registering for the meeting. Fellows will then be invited to present one case study each, chosen by the Faculty to be the most relevant to the meeting.

Registration and Case Submission

Applications are to be made online via the link on the Applications tab.
The deadline for case submission is: 3 July 2015.

Accreditation

This Clinical School has been endorsed by APEG. For further information please contact:
Lyndell Wills - APEG CLINICAL FELLOWS SCHOOL
PO Box 180, Morisset NSW 2264
Tel: +61 2 4973 6573
Fax: +61 2 4973 6609
Email: apegfellows@willorganise.com.au
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