President’s Viewpoint

“I am starting a social responsibility program called Endo Cares in which we provide services of education, medications, and ongoing involvement to improve the care of young people with diabetes in underserved areas,” says Fish. “We will be starting in 2016 with diabetes camps in several countries and plan to involve all segments of our society in the program.”

As I write my last presidential letter, a few personal thoughts are appropriate here. I would like to begin by saying that it has been an honor to serve as the Endocrine Society’s president this past year. For me, it has been a highlight of my career and a true pleasure to work with such...

Over the past few years the Endocrine Society has gradually expanded its infl uence and profile worldwide. We have been engaged in a number of international activities and outreach programs and collaborated with several organizations around the world. From my perspective, this has truly been a banner year. To highlight this, I will briefly review...

Over the past few years the Endocrine Society has gradually expanded its influence and profile worldwide. We have been engaged in a number of international activities and outreach programs and collaborated with several organizations around the world. From my perspective, this has truly been a banner year. To highlight this, I will briefly review some...

ENDO 2015 is only a few weeks away and I am excited to share the world-class scientific program with all of you. You will notice more than just a change in the tim- ing of the meeting as we have introduced several innovative new programs to address your professional development needs. The plenary speakers this...

Over the past few years, the evolving nature of healthcare delivery and the growing emphasis on improving quality and reducing costs have created both challenges and opportunities for practicing endocrinologists. To support clinicians, the Society has developed a number of tools, resources, and programs. Throughout the implementation of healthcare reform, the development of federal incentive...

This letter reflects on an area that is making significant strides and concurrently generating controversy, hormone assay methodology. We are in an exciting time of new and improved methods, which provide a means to enhance our research and clinical practice. This is not the first time we have experienced such a period, and we know...

When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released its 2014 National Diabetes Statistics Report, those of us in the endocrine community were not surprised: 29 million Americans are projected to have diabetes, another 86 million are expected to have prediabetes, and the economic burden of the disease is expected to worsen in...