EndoBridge Celebrates Fourth Year in Turkey

The fourth annual meeting of EndoBridge® — co-hosted by the Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism of Turkey, Endocrine Society, and European Society of Endocrinology — took place in Antalya, Turkey, October 20-23, 2016.

The meeting brought together world leaders of endocrinology and 420 colleagues from 29 countries, and was held in English with simultaneous translation into Russian, Arabic, and Turkish. Accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME), the three-day program included 24 state-of-the-art lectures, 16 interactive case discussion sessions, and poster case presentations covering the full spectrum of endocrinology including diabetes and lipid disorders.

“In an era where bridging becomes more and more important every day, the unique model of EndoBridge® further enhances cross-cultural dialogue, understanding and collaboration beyond the national borders in the world of hormones.”

According to Bulent Yildiz, MD, a faculty member at Hacettepe University School of Medicine in Ankara, Turkey, and the founding president of EndoBridge, the conference began on World Osteoporosis Day with the theme, “Love your bones, protect your future.” To mark this occasion, numerous lectures on osteoporosis and other bone disorders were presented with over 60 clinical cases in total.

“As usual, we heard inspiring lectures and discussed together several interesting and challenging clinical cases during this year’s meeting, but more importantly the meeting again provided a great opportunity for our colleagues from around the world to interact with each other and share their experience and perspectives,” Yildiz says. “In an era where bridging becomes more and more important every day, the unique model of EndoBridge® further enhances cross-cultural dialogue, understanding and collaboration beyond the national borders in the world of hormones.”

The fifth annual meeting of EndoBridge® will be held in Antalya, Turkey, October 19 – 22, 2017. Further information is available at www.endobridge.org.