The Endocrine Society will switch its annual meeting, ENDO 2021, to a fully virtual format, the Society announced today. “After thoughtful deliberation regarding the impact of COVID-19 on the global prospect and inclination for in-person events, we have decided to move forward with ENDO 2021 in a virtual format,” says Society President Gary D. Hammer, MD, PhD. “We plan to keep intact the principal elements of ENDO, which will include top-flight educational programming, opportunities for attendees and industry...
Author: Mark Newman
The Endocrine Society’s first virtual Clinical Endocrinology Update (CEU) and Endocrine Board Review (EBR) meetings collectively attracted more than 1,700 global participants. CEU 2020 had over 1,100 participants and EBR 2020 has over 600, setting records for both meetings as the largest to date in the Society’s history. CEU 2020, held September 10-12, provided an update on the latest diagnosis and treatment recommendations spanning nine endocrine topic areas. The virtual meeting featured both live and on-demand presentations. CEU session recordings will be available for purchase within the...
2020 Alpert Award Celebrates Endocrinology During Virtual Symposium
For the first time, the Warren Alpert Foundation Prize is celebrating discoveries in endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism with a virtual symposium on Thursday October 1, 2020. Two longstanding Endocrine Society members are being recognized: Daniel J. Drucker, MD, and Joel F. Habener, MA, MD, along with Jens Juul Holst, MD, DMSc, for their discoveries about...
Richard T. Kloos, MD, Named Executive Medical Director at Veracyte
Endocrine Society member Richard T. Kloos, MD, has been promoted to executive medical director at Veracyte, Inc., according to an announcement from the company today. In his new capacity, Kloos will be charged with overseeing Veracyte’s global medical affairs in all clinical areas addressed by the company’s expanding menu of advanced genomic tests. Kloos, who...Endocrine Society, European Society of Endocrinology Partner to Produce Practice Protocols
The Endocrine Society and the European Society of Endocrinology (ESE) have reached an historic agreement to jointly develop Clinical Practice Guidelines providing evidence-based recommendations for clinical care and practice. Endocrine Society President Gary D. Hammer, MD, PhD, and European Society of Endocrinology President Andrea Giustina, MD, signed the agreement during the 22nd European Congress of Endocrinology’s opening ceremony, held virtually on Saturday, Sept. 5. “This historic collaboration between...
The coronavirus pandemic has created a lot of uncertainty for endocrinologists who are entering the job market or planning their next career move. Social distancing guidelines and bans on large group gatherings have also made in-person networking and communicating with potential employers a challenge. To help job seekers find new opportunities during this difficult time, the Endocrine Society is hosting a Virtual Career Fair on September 24. This online recruitment event...
Introducing the Endocrine Society’s Transgender Special Interest Group
The Endocrine Society launched Special Interest Groups (SIGs) in 2019 to allow members with a similar interest to come together and collaborate both within and outside the SIG. As transgender medicine is a rapidly evolving and growing field in endocrinology, our Transgender Research and Medicine SIG Steering Committee (co-chairs: Caroline Davidge-Pitts, MBBCH, and Sean Iwamoto,...
A New Era Begins at the Endocrine Society’s Flagship Basic Science Journal
In a year of ongoing unprecedented worldwide challenges, we head into the autumn with hopes and plans for better times ahead. In that spirit, I want to comment on the ongoing success, resilience, and future of our journals, available in almost 8,000 libraries around the world as well as numerous non-profit research institutions in over...