Pre-Congress Workshops

1. AACE & MEMS Advanced Course in Endocrinology (Adult)

2nd Dec 2010, Thursday
The Auditorium, National University of Malaysia Medical Centre, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur

0730 - 0800 Registration
0800 - 0820 Introduction & American College of Endocrinology (ACE) International Clinician Award Ceremony

0820 - 0850	Pituitary Session Non-functioning pituitary adenoma: The endocrinologist's perspective
0850 - 0920	Cushing's syndrome: Making sense of the the endocrine society guidelines
0920 - 0950	Update on the medical management of acromegaly
0950 - 1030	Case discussion (National University of Malaysia Endocrine Unit)

1030 - 1100 Coffee Break

1100 - 1130	Adrenal Session My approach to adrenal incidentalomas
1130 - 1200	Update in the diagnosis of adrenocortical carcinoma
1200 - 1230	Investigation of Primary Aldosteronism
1230 - 1310	Case discussion (University of Malaya Endocrine Unit)

1310 - 1410 Lunch Break

1410 - 1440	Thyroid Session Management of thyroid nodules based on 2010 AACE guidelines
1440 - 1510	My approach to the management of thyroid disorders in pregnancy
1510 - 1540	Diagnosis and epidemiology of thyroid crisis
1540 - 1620	Case discussion (Putrajaya Hospital Endocrine Unit)

1620 - 1650 Question and answer session/ Closing remarks
1730 - 1930 14th AOCE Opening Ceremony at Kuala Lumpur Convention Center

2. AACE & MEMS Advanced Course in Endocrinology (Paediatric)

2nd Dec 2010, Thursday
Main Lecture Theaters, National University of Malaysia Medical Centre, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur

0830 - 0900	Session 1: Metabolic bone disease Disorders of vitamin D and phosphate metabolism
0900 - 0930	Approach to osteoporosis in children and adolescents
0930 - 1000	Vitamin D, how and when to use?
1000 - 1030	Case discussion

1030 - 1100 Coffee Break

1100 - 1130	Session 2: Disorders of sexual development (DSD) Approach to disorders of sexual development
1130 - 1200	Investigation in DSD and how does it influence the management
1200 - 1230	Investigations and management of gynaecomastia
1230 - 1300	Case discussion

1300 - 1400 Lunch Break

1400 - 1430	Session 3: Adrenal session Premature adrenarche
1430 - 1500	Update in the management of congenital adrenal hyperplasia
1500 - 1530	Strategies for managing cushing’s syndrome
1530 - 1600	Case discussion

1730 - 1930 14th AOCE Opening Ceremony at Kuala Lumpur Convention Center

3. Thyroid Ultrasound

2nd Dec 2010, Thursday
The Auditorium, Putrajaya Hospital

0900 - 0905 Welcome and Introduction

0905 - 0935	Physics of ultrasound
0935 - 1015	Ultrasound of thyroid nodules
1015 - 1045	Ultrasound of diffuse thyroid disorders

1045 - 1100 Coffee Break

1100 - 1130	Ultrasound evaluation of lymph nodes
1130 - 1200	Parathyroid ultrasound
1200 - 1240	Ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration

1240 - 1330 Lunch Break
1330 - 1630 Practical workshop
1730 - 1930 14th AOCE Opening Ceremony at Kuala Lumpur Convention Center

4. Insulin Pump

2nd Dec 2010, Thursday
National University of Malaysia Medical Centre, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur

0830 - 0900 Registration
0900 - 1030 Overview of insulin pump therapy
Goal & principle of insulin pump therapy
Carbohydrate counting
1030 - 1100 Coffee Break
1100 - 1230 Patient selection criteria for insulin pump
How to initiate insulin pump
1230 - 1315 Lunch Break

1315 - 1500

Hands-On Session
Downloading of patient data
Discussion on patient data & testimonial
* Introduction to medtronic diabetes
* Home screen & main menu
* How to deliver a bolus & set up basal rates

1500 - 1530 Coffee Break

1530 - 1700

* Key safety features of medtronic pump
* Data management of medtronic pump
* Practice session

1730 - 1930 14th AOCE Opening Ceremony at Kuala Lumpur Convention Center

Pre-Congress Workshops

1. AACE & MEMS Advanced Course in Endocrinology (Adult)

2nd Dec 2010, Thursday The Auditorium, National University of Malaysia Medical Centre, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur