WHO: The UCSF Fresno Divisions of Adult Endocrinology, Pediatric Endocrinology, Endocrine Surgery and Neurosurgery will offer a free educational conference for physicians, primary care providers and all allied health professionals.
WHAT: UCSF Fresno will offer the “Endocrine and Diabetes Symposium” to help inform and enhance the quality of medical care in the region for adults and children with endocrine diseases such as diabetes, obesity, thyroid diseases and testosterone issues among others.
WHY: Nearly half of all adults in California have diabetes or prediabetes, according to a UCLA study. Information from the California Department of Public Health’s 2018 County Health Status Profiles shows four counties in the San Joaquin Valley have some of the highest death rates for diabetes in California.
WHEN: Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019
WHERE: UCSF Fresno Center for Medical Education and Research, 155 N. Fresno Street.
Expert faculty physicians at UCSF Fresno will address the following:
- 2019 Update on Management of Diabetes
- 2019 Update on Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes and Management
- Assessment and Management of Child and Adolescent Obesity
- Clinical Approach to Hypercalcemia
- Current Trends in Diagnosis and Management of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
- Evaluation of Incidental Thyroid Nodules
- Evaluation of Pituitary Lesions
- Growth Hormone Therapy in Children and Young Adults
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Review and Management of Osteoporosis
- Testosterone Therapy in Men with Hypogonadism
