Society Update

ENDO 2012’s Media Wrap-Up

Endocrinologists are not the only ones interested in ENDO 2012—so are the media. This year’s annual meeting yielded 2,550 news pick-ups from numerous television, online, and print outlets, including CNN, the Los Angeles Times, Associated Press, WebMD, MedPage Today, The Atlantic, and Science News. Stories from the conference appeared worldwide in such nations as Canada, England, Cambodia, Malaysia, India, United Arab Emirates, and North Korea. Twenty-one journalists on-site and an equal number online attended six ENDO 2012 press conferences organized by Aaron Lohr, director of Media Relations at The Endocrine Society. The most popular story was a promising reversible testosterone gel contraceptive for men. Among the other news disseminated were reports on vitamin D deficiency linked to weight gain in postmenopausal women, weight loss by eating dessert at breakfast time, and secondhand smoke increasing the risk of type 2 diabetes and obesity.

Endocrinology Editors Selected

Andrea C. Gore, Ph.D., the new Editor-in-Chief of Endocrinology, finalized her selection of editors who will be working with her on the journal. The Publications Core Committee subsequently approved Gore’s choices. Spanning the world and various disciplines, the editors include Adrian V. Lee, Ph.D., Baylor College of Medicine, Houston; Anthony N. Hollenberg, M.D., Harvard Medical School, Boston; Daniel D. Bikle, M.D., Ph.D., University of California, San Francisco; Emilie Rissman, Ph.D., University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville; Gail S. Prins, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago; Hugh S. Taylor, M.D., Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut; Manuel TenaSempere, M.D., Ph.D., University of Cordoba, Spain; Patricia Brubaker, Ph.D., University of Toronto, Canada; and Richard J. Auchus, M.D., University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas.

ESAP2012™ Now Available

Since its publication in 2006, The Endocrine Society’s best-selling Endocrine Self-Assessment Program (ESAP™) has served as an indispensable tool to countless physicians seeking initial certification or recertification in endocrinology, as well as clinicians seeking a selfassessment and a broad review of endocrinology. The newest edition, ESAP 2012™, provides 160 multiplechoice case-based questions and an extensive discussion of each answer. Written by expert faculty, it is available in an online interactive module and printed book. ESAP 2012™ delivers powerful guidance to help clinicians looking to learn more about their knowledge and skills, as well as the latest in endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism. Society members can purchase ESAP 2012™ at a special member discounted price. For more information, visit www.endoselfassessment.org.

In Memoriam

Sander Paul Klein, M.D.
West Bloomfield, Michigan
1918–2012

Henry A. Lardy, Ph.D.
Madison, Wisconsin
1917–2012