Programme

Friday, October, 18th 2024

09.00 – 11.30 a.m. /Lecture Hall A/
EUGOGO General Assembly (only for EUGOGO members)

11.30 -12.00 Coffee Break

12.00 p.m. – 12.10 p.m. /Lecture Hall B/
Welcome Session
Tomasz Bednarczuk and Dariusz Kęcik
12.10 p.m. – 12.35 p.m. /Lecture Hall B/
Opening Lecture
How to interprete studies in GO
Petros Perros

12.35 p.m. – 12.40 Technical Break

Introductory Lectures

Session 1 – Diagnosis of Graves’ Disease and Graves’ Orbitopathy
Moderators: Anja Eckstein, Goksun Ayvaz

12.40 p.m. – 12.50 p.m. /Lecture Hall B/
Case Presentation
Anna Jablonska-Pawlak
12.50 p.m. – 01.00 p.m. /Lecture Hall B/
What kind of blood tests are important in patients with GD and GO?
Laurence du Pasquier
01.00 p.m. – 01.10 p.m. /Lecture Hall B/
How EUGOGO assesses activity and severity of GO -the usefulness of a specific atlas
Justin Mc Kee
01.10 p.m. – 01.20 p.m. /Lecture Hall B/
Assessment of visual function and ocular motility
Julia Meney
01.20 p.m. – 01.30 p.m. /Lecture Hall B/
Differential diagnosis and imaging
Katharina Ponto
01.30 p.m. – 02.00 p.m. /Lecture Hall B/
Panel discussion

02.00 p.m. – 03.00 p.m.
Lunch Break

Session 2 – Management of Graves’ Disease and Graves’ Orbitopathy
Moderators:  Mario Salvi, Antonella Boschi

03.00 p.m. – 03.10 p.m. /Lecture Hall B/
Effect of different approaches to treat Graves’ hyperthyroidism on Graves’ Orbitopathy
Bijay Vaidya
03.10 p.m. – 03.25 p.m. /Lecture Hall B/
First line treatment of active GO & when to start
George Kahaly
03.25 p.m. – 03.40 p.m. /Lecture Hall B/
What to use if steroids fail and disease progresses?
Ilaria Muller
03.40 p.m. – 03.54 p.m. /Lecture Hall B/
Value of orbital irradiation
Thomas Brix
03.54 p.m. – 04.00 p.m. /Lecture Hall B/
Very new kids on the block
Michele Marino
04.00 p.m. – 04.30 p.m. /Lecture Hall B/
Panel discussion

04.30 p.m. – 05.00 p.m.
Coffee Break

Special interest session

Surgical Session for ophthalmologists: surgical pearls and pitfalls of
05.00 p.m. – 6.30 p.m. /Lecture Hall A/
Moderator: Anja Eckstein

05.00 p.m. – 05.30 p.m /Lecture Hall A/
Orbital decompression
Katharina Ponto, Marta Perez-Lopez
05.30 p.m. – 06.00 p.m /Lecture Hall A/
Strabismus
Anja Eckstein, Branislav Stankovic
06.00 p.m. – 06.30 p.m /Lecture Hall A/
Eyelid and aesthetics
Christoph Hintschich, Kostas Boboridis

General aspects for endocrinologists:
Moderator: Thomas Brix

05.00 p.m. – 05.30 p.m. /Lecture Hall B/
Red flags when to refer to an ophthalmologist, and how urgent
Jelena Juri Mandic
05.30 p.m. – 06.00 p.m. /Lecture Hall B/
First aid in case of red eyes, new onset strabismus and visual complaints in an endocrine clinic
Nicole Fichter
06.00 p.m. – 06.30 p.m. /Lecture Hall B/
Surgical treatment of GO & when to operate
Onur Konuk

7.30 p.m.  Networking Get Together
Radisson Blu Sobieski, pl. Artura Zawiszy 1, Warsaw
Participation is only for attendees attending both days of the conference

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Programme
Saturday, October, 19th 2024

Practical Assessment Masterclasses

08.30 a.m. – 09.30 p.m. /Lecture Hall B/
Mainly for Endocrinologists:
Ophthalmologists teaching basic exam (visual acuity, Hertel values, RAPD, eye muscle motility, etc.), offered by two EUGOGO ophthalmologists
Onur Konuk, Anna Jablonska-Pawlak

08.30 a.m. – 09.30 p.m. /Aula A/
Mainly for Ophthalmologists:
Endocrinologist teaching medical history key points & thyroid diagnostics teaching advanced skills offered by two EUGOGO endocrinologists
Colin Dayan, Maria Cristina Burlacu

Grand Rounds and Q&A Sessions

09.30 a.m. – 11.00 a.m. /Aula A, Rooms 123-127; 139-142/
Grand Rounds I (Groups 1A-1J)
First session of live interactive demonstrations with TED patients

09.30 a.m. – 11.00 a.m. /Aula B/
Q&A Session I (Groups 2A-2J)
Moderator: Petros Perros

Panel: Colin Dayan, Onur Konuk, Kostas Boboridis, Antonella Boschi, Lelio Baldeschi

11.00 a.m.-11.30 a.m.
Coffee break

11.30 a.m. – 01.00 p.m. /Aula A, Rooms 123-127; 139-142/
Grand Rounds II (Groups 2A-2J)
Second session of live interactive demonstrations with TED patients

11.30 a.m. – 01.00 p.m. /Aula B/
Q&A Session II (Groups 1A-1J)
Moderator: Petros Perros

Panel: Colin Dayan, Onur Konuk, Kostas Boboridis, Antonella Boschi, Lelio Baldeschi

01.00 p.m.– 02.00 p.m.
Lunch

Key Note Lectures & Case Presentations

02.00 p.m. – 02.30 p.m. /Lecture Hall B/
Key Note Lecture 1
Chair: Tomasz Bednarczuk
Challenges in diagnosis and management of dysthyroid optic neuropathy (DON)
Nicola Currò

02.30 p.m. – 03.40 p.m. /Lecture Hall B/
Present Your Own Cases 1
Moderators: Antonella Boschi, Milos Zarkovic

1. Graves’ Orbitopathy without thyroid autoimmunity, Jarosław Kuśmierczyk
2. Congestion due to activity or increased orbital pressure: when should we operate, Volkan Dericioğlu
3. The journey from Graves’ disease to orbital decompression, Janez Bregar
4. Asymmetric dysthyroid ophthalmopathy, Iro-Foteini Adamidou
5. It’s not just Graves’ orbitopathy, Alan Chun Hong Lee
6. Graves orbitopathy – treatment problems and challenges, Vera Jelusic

03.40 p.m. – 04.10 p.m.
Coffee break

04.10 p.m. – 05.00 p.m. /Lecture Hall B/
Present Your Own Cases 2
Moderators: Antonella Boschi, Milos Zarkovic

1. Alemtuzumab-induced thyroid eye disease, Mirco Armenti
   
2. Usefulness of PET-CT as an Additional Diagnostic Tool in a 64-Year-Old Patient with Graves’ Disease, Gabriela Handzlik
3. Unilateral Graves’ orbitopathy in a patient with normal thyroid function and negative thyroid antibodies, Marjeta Kermaj
4. GO progression under steroid treatment, Bercin Tarlan
5. Isolated orbital myositis, Michele Nicolai

05.00 p.m. – 05.15 p.m. /Lecture Hall B/
Closing remarks and Feedback
Local organizers and EUGOGO president

Program EUGOGO 2024_FINAL /download pdf/