Details of the Social Program:

Get Together Party (22.03.2007)

First day - St.Naum Monastery - This monastery is situated on the most southern spot of Lake Ohrid, about 30km away from Ohrid. It is one of the most beautiful religious and cultural sites in the country.

Gala Dinner (23.03.2007) - Hotels Metropol & Bellevue

Excursions:

Church of St.Sofia - This is the largest church preserved in Ohrid and has the greatest number of frescoes, dating from the 11th and 14th centuries.
Church of St.John the Theologian - Kaneo - Located on one of the most beautiful sites in Ohrid, this church was built in the 13th century, successfully combining Byzantine and Armenian styles of architecture.
National Museum - The National Museum in Ohrid is located in the Robev family house, in the center of town, which is a wonderful example of 19th century Macedonian architecture.

Overlooking the town of Ohrid is Tzar Samuel's Fortress, which has seen over twenty-five centuries go by.

Plaosnik - recently reconstructed, with loving attention to detail, in the style of a Byzantine church; located in Ohrid's old town.
Thursday March 22, 2007

09:00-12:00        Arrivals, Registration
12:00-13:30        Lunch
13:30-13:50        Opening of the Course: Zoran Gucev, Valdis Pirags, representative from the Macedonian Ministry of Health or University of Skopje
13:50-14.00        Introduction to the European Society of Endocrinology: Valdis Pirags
14:00-14:40        Lecture: Zoran Gucev (Skopje, Macedonia): Evaluation of GH Pituitary Reserve and Indications for GH Treatment in Childhood
14:40-15:20        Lecture: Vera Popovic (Belgrade, Serbia): Traumatic Brain Injury and Hypopituitarism: Myth or Reality
15:20-15:40        Coffee Break
15:40-16:40        Meet the Expert Session (1):
"        Mehul Dattani (London, UK): Congenital Hypopituitarism: From the Laboratory to the Clinic
"        Iveta Dzivite (Riga, Latvia): Short Stature in the Endocrine Practice
"        Dario Iafusco (Naples, Italy): Type 1 vs Type 2 or Type X Diabetes in Pediatric Age: the Challenge of Treatment
"        Markus Eszlinger (Leipzig, Germany): The Molecular Etiology of Thyroid Nodules
16:40-17:10        Lecture: Stephen Shalet (Manchester, UK): Growth Hormone (GH) Replacement During the Transition From Childhood to Adult Life
17:10-18:10        Meet the Expert Session (1 repeated):
"        Mehul Dattani (London, UK): Congenital Hypopituitarism: From the Laboratory to the Clinic
"        Iveta Dzivite (Riga, Latvia): Short Stature in the Endocrine Practice
"        Dario Iafusco (Naples, Italy): Type 1 vs Type 2 or Type X Diabetes in Pediatric Age: the Challenge of Treatment
"        Markus Eszlinger (Leipzig, Germany): The Molecular Etiology of Thyroid Nodules
19:00-22:00        Get Together Party
      
      
Friday March 23, 2007

08:30-9:10        Lecture: Valdis Pirags (Latvia): Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus With Thiazolidinediones
09:10-10:10        Meet the Expert Session (2):
"        Manja Prasek (Zagreb, Croatia): Flexible Intensive Insulin Management to Enable Dietary Freedom in People With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
"        Svetozar Damjanovic (Belgrade, Serbia): Diagnosis and Management of Neuroendocrine Tumors
"        Ralf Paschke (Leipzig, Germany): Etiology, Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Treatment of Thyroid Nodules
"        Davor Jezek (Zagreb, Croatia): Treatment of Obstructive and Non-Obstructive Azoospermia
10:10-10:30        Coffee Break
10:30-11:10        Lecture: Tadej Battelino (Slovenia): Diabetes in Children, Adolescents and Young Adults
11:10-12:10        Meet the Expert Session (2 repeated):
"        Manja Prasek (Zagreb, Croatia): Flexible Intensive Insulin Management to Enable Dietary Freedom in People With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
"        Svetozar Damjanovic (Belgrade, Serbia): Diagnosis and Management of Neuroendocrine Tumors
"        Ralf Paschke (Leipzig, Germany): Etiology, Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Treatment of Thyroid Nodules
"        Davor Jezek (Zagreb, Croatia): Treatment of Obstructive and Non-Obstructive Azoospermia
12:10-13:30        Lunch
13:30-14:10        Lecture: Yariv Yogev (Tel Aviv, Israel): Diabetes and Pregnancy
14:10-14:50        Lecture: Dragan Micic (Belgrade, Serbia): Pathophysiology of Metabolic Syndrome
14:50-15:10        Coffee Break
15:10-16:10        Meet the Expert Session (3):
"        Milco Bogoev (Skopje, Macedonia): Special Aspects of Diabetic Microangiopathy
"        Gordana Prelevic (London, UK): Metformin in the Management of PCOS
"        Elke Hammer (Hamburg, Germany): Growth Hormone and IGF1 Resistance Syndromes - Diagnosis, Clinical Picture and Treatment Options
"        Bele Jakisch (Hamburg, Germany): Rare Forms of Diabetes in Children and Adolescents: MODY, Neonatal Diabetes and Type 2 Diabetes
16:10-16:40        Lecture: Pascal Barat (Bordeaux, France): Activity and Reactivity of HPA Axis Regarding Fat Mass Distribution in Obesity
16:40-17:00        Coffee Break
17:00-18:00        Meet the Expert Session (3 repeated):
"        Milco Bogoev (Skopje, Macedonia): Special Aspects of Diabetic Microangiopathy
"        Gordana Prelevic (London, UK): Metformin in the Management of PCOS
"        Elke Hammer (Hamburg, Germany): Growth Hormone and IGF1 Resistance Syndromes - Diagnosis, Clinical Picture and Treatment Options
"        Bele Jakisch (Hamburg, Germany): Rare Forms of Diabetes in Children and Adolescents: MODY, Neonatal Diabetes and Type 2 Diabetes
19:30-23:00        Gala Dinner


Saturday March 24, 2007

08:20-9:00        Lecture: RFA Weber (Rotterdam, The Netherlands): Hormonal Regulation of Male Reproductive Functions. Effects of Endocrine Disruptors
09:00-10:00        Meet the Expert Session (4):
"        Milos Zarkovic (Belgrade, Serbia): Subclinical Hypothyroidism: is TSH Good Enough?
"        Brankica Krstevska (Skopje, Macedonia): Gestational Diabetes-a Form of Type 2 Diabetes
10:00-10:20        Coffee Break
10:20-11:00        Lecture: Rune Elliasson (Stockholm, Sweden): Semen Analysis in the Study of the Male Reproductive Organs
11:00-12:00        Meet the Expert Session (4 repeated):
"        Milos Zarkovic (Belgrade, Serbia): Subclinical Hypothyroidism: is TSH Good Enough?
"        Brankica Krstevska (Skopje, Macedonia): Gestational Diabetes-a Form of Type 2 Diabetes
12:00-13:30        Lunch
13:30-14:10        Lecture: Charlotte Hoybye (Stockholm, Sweden): Gamma Knife in Pituitary Tumour Control
14:10-14:50        Lecture: Hans J. Seitz (Hamburg, Germany): Thyroid Hormone Action, Receptors and Resistance
15:00-16:00        Closing Remarks and Farewell Party


L E C T U R E R S


Diabetes:

1)        Valdis Pirags (Latvia): Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus with Thiazolidinediones

2)        Dario Iafusco (Naples, Italy): Type 1 vs Type 2 or Type X Diabetes in Pediatric Age: the Challenge of Treatment

3)        Dragan Micic (Belgrade, Serbia): Pathophysiology of Metabolic Syndrome

4)        Yariv Yogev (Tel Aviv, Israel): Diabetes and Pregnancy

5)        Manja Prasek (Zagreb, Croatia): Flexible Intensive Insulin Management to Enable Dietary Freedom in People With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

6)        Brankica Krstevska (Skopje, Macedonia): Gestational Diabetes: A Form of Type 2 Diabetes

7)        Gordana Prelevic (London, UK): Metformin in the Management of PCOS

8)        Bele Jakisch (Hamburg, Germany): Rare Forms of Diabetes in Children and Adolescents: MODY, Neonatal Diabetes and Type 2 Diabetes


Pituitary:

9)        Mehul Dattani (London, UK): Congenital Hypopituitarism: From the Laboratory to the Clinic

10)        Vera Popovic (Belgrade, Serbia): Traumatic Brain Injury and Hypopituitarism: Myth or Reality

11)        Zoran Gucev (Skopje, Macedonia): Evaluation of GH Pituitary Reserve and Indications for GH Treatment in Childhood

12)        Stephen Shalet (Manchester, UK): Growth Hormone (GH) Replacement During the Transition From Childhood to Adult Life

13)        Charlotte Hoybye (Stockholm, Sweden): Gamma Knife in Pituitary Tumour Control

14)        Elke Hammer (Hamburg, Germany): Growth Hormone and IGF1 Resistance Syndromes - Diagnosis, Clinical Picture and Treatment Options

15)        Iveta Dzivite (Riga, Latvia): Short Stature in the Endocrine Practice


Male infertility:

16)        Rune Eliasson (Stockholm, Sweden): Semen Analysis in the Study of the Male Reproductive Organs

17)        RFA Weber (Amsterdam, The Netherlands): Hormonal Regulation of Male Reproductive Functions. Effects of Endocrine Disruptors

18)        Davor Jezek (Zagreb, Croatia): Treatment of Obstructive and Non-Obstructive Azoospermia


Thyroid:

19)        Milos Zarkovic (Belgrade, Serbia): Subclinical Hypothyroidism: is TSH Good Enough?

20)        J.H. Seitz (Hamburg, Germany): Thyroid Hormone Action, Receptors and Resistance

21)        Ralf Paschke (Leipzig, Germany): Etiology, Epidemiology,Diagnosis and Treatment of Thyroid Nodules

22)        Eszlinger (Leipzig, Germany): The Molecular Etiology of Thyroid Nodules


Obesity:

23)        Pascal Barat (Bordeaux, France): Activity and Reactivity of HPA Axis Regarding Fat Mass Distribution in Obesity


Adrenal:

24)        Svetozar Damjanovic (Belgrade, Serbia): Diagnosis and Management of Neuroendocrine Tumors






The list of lecturers and their topics are in progress.
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(18.03.2007)
OHRID, MACEDONIA
March 22-24, 2007
EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF ENDOCRINOLOGY (ESE)
3rd Postgraduate Course in Clinical Endocrinology