Programme
Friday, October, 18th 2024
09.00 – 11.30 a.m.
EUGOGO General Assembly (only for EUGOGO members)
11.30 -12.00 Coffee Break
12.00 p.m. – 12.15 p.m.
Welcome Session
Tomasz Bednarczuk and Dariusz Kęcik
12.15 p.m. – 12.35 p.m.
Opening Lecture
Graves’ Orbitopathy -what are we talking about?
Lelio Baldeschi
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.
Case Presentation
Anna Jablonska
12.50 p.m. – 01.00 p.m.
What kind of blood tests are important in patients with GD and GO?
Laurence du Pasquier
01.00 p.m. – 01.10 p.m.
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.
Assessment of visual function and ocular motility
Julia Meney
01.20 p.m. – 01.30 p.m.
Differential diagnosis and imaging
Katharina Ponto
01.30 p.m. – 02.00 p.m.
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.
Effect of different approaches to treat Graves’ hyperthyroidism on Graves’ Orbitopathy
Bijay Vaidya
03.10 p.m. – 03.25 p.m.
First line treatment of active GO & when to start
George Kahaly
03.25 p.m. – 03.40 p.m.
What to use if steroids fail and disease progresses?
Ilaria Muller
03.40 p.m. – 03.54 p.m.
Value of orbital irradiation
Thomas Brix
03.54 p.m. – 04.00 p.m.
Very new kids on the block
Michele Marino
04.00 p.m. – 04.30 p.m.
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.
Moderator: Lelio Baldeschi
05.00 p.m. – 05.30 p.m
Orbital decompression
Katharina Ponto, Marta Perez-Lopez
05.30 p.m. – 06.00 p.m
Strabismu
Anja Eckstein, Branislav Stankovic
06.00 p.m. – 06.30 p.m
Eyelid and aesthetics
Christoph Hintschich, Kostas Boboridis
General aspects for endocrinologists:
Moderator: Thomas Brix
05.00 p.m. – 05.30 p.m.
Red flags when to refer to an ophthalmologist, and how urgent
Jelena Juri Mandic
05.30 p.m. – 06.00 p.m.
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.
Surgical treatment of GO & when to operate
Onur Konuk
7.30 p.m. Networking Get Together
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Programme
Saturday, October, 19th 2024
Practical Assessment Masterclasses
08.30 a.m. – 09.30 p.m.
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
08.30 a.m. – 09.30 p.m.
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
09.30 a.m. – 11.00 a.m.
Grand Rounds I
First session of live interactive demonstrations with patients who have typical signs & symptoms of GO
11.00 a.m.-11.30 a.m.
Coffee break
11.30am – 01.00pm
Grand Rounds II
Second session of live interactive demonstrations with patients who have typical signs &
symptoms of GO
01.00 p.m.– 02.00 p.m.
Lunch
Key Note Lectures & Case Presentations
02.00 p.m. – 02.30 p.m.
Key Note Lecture 1
Chair: Tomasz Bednarczuk
How to interprete studies in GO
Petros Perros
02.30 p.m. – 03.30 p.m.
Present Your Own Cases 1
Moderator: Antonella Boschi, Milos Zarkovic
03.30 p.m. – 04.00 p.m.
Coffee break
04.00 p.m. – 04.30 p.m.
Key Note Lecture 2
Chair: Tomasz Bednarczuk
Challenges in diagnosis and management of dysthyroid optic neuropathy (DON)
Nicola Currò
04.30 p.m. – 05.15 p.m.
Present Your Own Cases 2
Moderator: Antonella Boschi, Milos Zarkovic
05.15 p.m. – 05.30 p.m.
Closing remarks and Feedback
Local organizers and EUGOGO president
