With springtime just around the corner (or perhaps still a little further around the corner if you live in Rochester, N.Y., like I do), our thoughts once again turn to sunshine, flowers, and ENDO!
This year’s annual meeting in Boston, Massachusetts, June 1-4, promises to be one of our best yet. Members of the dedicated Annual Meeting Steering Committee, along with the Society’s hardworking education and meetings staff, once again have outdone themselves in developing a program of cutting-edge educational sessions and exciting networking opportunities.
Our meeting presents an excellent opportunity for these young professionals to kickstart their careers, whether they decide to focus on amazing clinical care, teaching the next generation of physicians and scientists, or doing cutting-edge research.
It’s my pleasure to share a few highlights of this year’s program. Right off the bat, it’s instructive to see the numbers. This year’s ENDO will include:
- 6,000-plus attendees from around the world;
- 160-plus education sessions;
- 40-plus Meet the Professor sessions;
- Four basic science pathways: Diabetes and Metabolism; Neuroendocrinology; Nuclear Receptors and Signaling; and Reproduction;
- 30 oral abstract sessions and poster hall with more than 2,200 scientific abstracts; and
- 72 industry exhibitors supporting our field in the ENDOExpo hall.
Such programing alone will keep you busy from morning until evening.
But you also won’t want to miss our three plenary sessions taking place at 8:00 AM on the ENDO Main Stage. These unopposed sessions have been specially curated to offer the broadest appeal and insights into some of the hottest topics affecting endocrinology and the medical/science fields at large. They are:
June 1: Cardiovascular Disease in Diabetes: From Molecular Pathways to Populations – This session gets to the heart of the matter. Among other things, this session will review advances in knowledge around mechanisms responsible for cardiometabolic disorders, which are informing novel approaches to therapy.
June 2: Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Health and Biomedical Research: The Future Is Now – Who doesn’t both fear and respect AI? This session will include a discussion on ways that AI-based methods are being used to advance research and care. Hear from two experts on computational biology, precision medicine, genetics of complex traits, and machine learning.
June 3: Hormones and the Aging Brain – We aren’t getting any younger! At this session, you will hear from experts leading initiatives to accelerate the advancement of evidence-based clinical care of brain disorders caused by disease, genetics, or trauma. Other areas of expertise include early detection and prevention of cognitive aging and Alzheimer’s disease in at-risk individuals, especially women.
These plenaries are marque events that present the very latest in scientific knowledge. They also give us an opportunity to recognize leading figures in our field through the presentation of our Laureate Awards. I’m always inspired to see and hear from the “rock stars of endocrinology!” These are the people who have made significant contributions to improving the care and knowledge of hormone health, improving the lives of millions of patients.
At the same time, I’m even more inspired to meet the up-and-coming generation of endocrinology clinicians and scientists attending ENDO. Our meeting presents an excellent opportunity for these young professionals to kickstart their careers, whether they decide to focus on amazing clinical care, teaching the next generation of physicians and scientists, or doing cutting-edge research.
The Society takes seriously the need to prepare the next generation of practitioners in our field. This was evident at ENDO 2023, when we held the inaugural Endocrinology Mentor Day. The program is designed to stoke interest in endocrinology among medical students and residents. Mentors introduced their mentees to ENDO’s signature programs, including poster presentations, interesting case studies, and a plenary session. Already we’re seeing a huge demand for the second iteration of Mentoring Day, so stay tuned to upcoming Society communications if you want to become a mentor or mentee.
Clearly, ENDO provides an intense dose of knowledge sharing and career betterment. But it’s also a lot of fun! The meeting provides many opportunities to catch up with old friends and make new ones.
ENDO provides an intense dose of knowledge sharing and career betterment. But it’s also a lot of fun! The meeting provides many opportunities to catch up with old friends and make new ones.
Networking, in fact, has always been a major component of ENDO. I can say, without a doubt, that I have met some of my best friends and colleagues at ENDO, and every year I look forward to seeing them again. I love the energy that comes from bumping into colleagues and peers in the hallways and at organized social events. One that you won’t want to miss is the Opening Reception in the ENDOExpo, Saturday, June 1, from 6:15 PM to 7:45 PM. An even more targeted opportunity to network is at our Career Fair in ENDOExpo, on Sunday, June 2, from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM.
Bottom line: ENDO is far and away the best meeting for endocrine clinicians and researchers in the world. Stay abreast of the latest offerings and updates by visiting the ENDO 2024 website at www.endocrine.org/ENDO2024. I will see you in Boston, and, if you run into me wandering through the halls, please take a moment to come and introduce yourself!
Stephen R. Hammes, MD, PhD
President, Endocrine Society
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