Didactic Lecture Series 2014-2015

Post-op pituitary management: including evaluation/treatment of AI and DI, how to handle preop/postop medications, etc.

Diabetes primer part 1: basics of BG interpretation (pattern management), inpatient insulin administration (types [incl. U500], kinetics, doses, frequency, etc.), use of insulin infusion (indications, transition to SC, etc.), management of inpatient hypoglycemia

Diabetes primer part 2: insulin management in the setting of steroids, TPN, and tube feeds; peripartum insulin management; perioperative insulin management; phone management of hyper- / hypoglycemia, mild DKA, sick day management, indications for referral to ED; acute change in vision; survival skills for insulin pump, including pump failure

Division meeting

Insulin pump orientation

Adrenal primer: acute/severe adrenal insufficiency, pheochromocytoma, postop management of adrenal surgery

Thyroid ultrasound and FNA orientation

Thyroid primer: thyroid storm; myxedema coma; thyroid / non-thyroid surgery in setting of hypo- / hyperthyroidism; nonthyroidal illness issues; thyroid hormone issues after thyroid surgery (T4 replacement, next steps for thyroid cancer patients)

FIRE meeting

Resistant / secondary HTN; hypertensive urgency / emergency; hyperaldosteronism   

Hypoglycemia

Endocrinology Morbidity and Mortality Conference

DKA and nonketotic hyperosmolar hyperglycemic syndrome

Thyroid nodule management, including imaging issues (ultrasound, radioiodine scanning)

FIRE meeting

Calcium primer: Evaluation and treatment of severe/acute hypo-/hypercalcemia; to include management of post-thyroidectomy/parathyroidectomy hypocalcemia

Differentiated thyroid cancer – the basics of early treatment

FIRE meeting

Normal calcium/bone homeostasis (includes PTH, vitamin D, bone turnover / remodeling, phosphorus handling)

Adrenal insufficiency: including primary, secondary/tertiary, methods of steroid withdrawal

Normal hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, renin-angiotensin-aldosterone axis, and adrenergic system

Acromegaly

Journal Club (Sjöström et al. “Effects of Bariatric Surgery on Mortality in Swedish Obese Subjects.” N Engl J Med 2007; 357: 741-52)

Basic concepts of endocrine testing

Vitamin D deficiency, osteomalacia, rickets, secondary hyperparathyroidism (including evaluation of normocalcemic hyperparathyroidism)

Diabetes in pregnancy

Klinefelter’s syndrome

Low bone mineral density: differential diagnosis and fracture risk assessments (including DEXA, FRAX, and bone turnover markers)

Treatment of osteoporosis: how to choose among agents, how to follow, and when to stop

Writing a scientific abstract

Journal Club 2

Thyrotoxicosis

Hypo-/hypernatremia, SIADH, DI

Journal Club (Kahleova et al. “Eating two larger meals a day (breakfast and lunch) is more effective than six smaller meals in a reduced-energy regimen for patients with type 2 diabetes: a randomised crossover study.” Diabetologia 2014; 57: 1552-60)

Journal Club (reschduled)

Hyperprolactinemia / prolactinoma

Male hypogonadism / infertility (include a bit on disorders of the androgen receptor)

Effects of nonthyroidal illness on thyroid function (including real and assay-related alterations); unusual TFTs

Holiday

Holiday

Diabetic nephropathy

Preventative lipid treatment

PCOS / hyperandrogenism

Journal Club (Verburg et al. “Long-Term Survival in Differentiated Thyroid Cancer Is Worse After Low-Activity Initial Post-Surgical 131I Therapy in Both High- and Low-Risk Patients,” J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2014; 99: 4487-4496)

Renal osteodystrophy (CKD-MBD)

Inpatient and perioperative management of DM

QI projects – planning and implementation

Pituitary radiology / pituitary incidentaloma

Journal Club 5 (Blom et al. “A 52-Week Placebo-Controlled Trial of Evolocumab in Hyperlipidemia.” N Engl J Med 2014;370:1809-19)

Normal hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis (male and female)

Gender dysphoria and the care of transgender patients (including ethical considerations) – canceled

Grant Writing (NRSAs)

Journal Clubs 6 and 7

Hyperparathyroidism (with hypercalcemia — primary, tertiary) and hypoparathyroidism (esp. long-term management)

Approach to residual/recurrent differentiated thyroid cancer

Journal Club 8

Delayed or absent puberty

Normal growth and growth failure: diagnosis and management

Genetics of endocrine neoplasia (to definitely include MEN syndromes, genetic causes of genetic pheo/paraganglioma)

Faculty meeting to discuss programmatic improvements (fellowship)

Journal Club 9

2015 ADA June 5-9 (Boston)

Unusual metabolic bone disease: Paget’s disease, pseudohypoparathyroidism, tumor osteomalacia, OI, etc.

Hypothyroidism (including during pregnancy)