Upcoming CPD

Upcoming CSEM Educational Events

Growth Hormone Deficiency Across the Lifespan

Webinar | 2000–2130 h EST | Thursday, May 1, 2025

Do you have a burning question about treating growth hormone deficiency? This webinar is your chance to get some answers! Drs. Rose Girgis and Shereen Ezzat will be responding to your questions about growth hormone deficiency across the lifespan, from pediatric care, to transition, and adult growth hormone deficiency. Register today and submit your question!

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

At the end of this symposium, participants will be able to:

Transition patients while recognizing risk factors for assessing adults for GH deficiency, (including congenital disorders, pituitary tumors, radiation, and traumatic brain injury).
Describe the clinical approach to diagnosing AGHD and initiation of available treatment (e.g. once-daily and once-weekly).
Compare potential benefits and adverse effects of on- and off-label growth hormone therapy in AGHD, (as well as long-term monitoring and follow-up).

FACULTY:

Robert Goldberg, MD, MScCH, FRCPC, University of Toronto, Toronto (Moderator, CPD Representative)
Rose Girgis, MD, MBBCh, MSc, FRCPC, University of Alberta, Edmonton (Speaker)
Shereen Ezzat, MD, University of Toronto, Toronto (Speaker)

This webinar is free for CSEM members, and $60 for non-members.

This learning activity was planned independently by CSEM to achieve scientific integrity, objectivity, and balance. CSEM received an unrestricted educational grant from Novo Nordisk for this activity.

Optimizing Treatment for Hypothyroidism

Webinar | 1900–2030 h EST | Thursday, April 10, 2025

A portion of patients with hypothyroidism report experiencing residual symptoms that impact their quality of life while on standard-of-care levothyroxine monotherapy. This webinar will explore optimizing standard-of-care treatment and discuss ongoing management of hypothyroidism to enhance quality of life for patients.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

At the end of this symposium, participants will be able to:

Identify when it is appropriate to start therapy for hypothyroidism.
Optimize standard-of-care treatment for hypothyroidism.
Understand that patients optimized on standard of care may still experience hypothyroid symptoms.
Compare standard of care and alternative replacement strategies (T4 +/- T3) for patients who experience residual symptoms.

FACULTY:

Mahua Ghosh, MBBS, PhD, FRCPC, University of Alberta, Edmonton (Chair & CSEM CPD Representative)
Deric Morrison, MD MHPE FRCPC, Western University, London (Speaker)
Ranjit Singarayer, MBChB, FRCPC, Cert. Endo., LMC Diabetes & Endocrinology, London (Speaker)

This webinar is free for CSEM members, and $60 for non-members.

This learning activity was planned independently by CSEM to achieve scientific integrity, objectivity, and balance. CSEM received an unrestricted educational grant from Viatris for this activity.

Perspectives on Practice Changing Research: Join us for CSEM's annual research year in review

Webinar | 1900–2020 h EST | Wednesday, January 15, 2025

“It’s nearly 2025 already?! But there’s so much new endocrinology research I haven’t read!”

If this sounds like you, don’t worry because CSEM has got you covered with the return of our popular webinar series, Perspectives on Practice-changing Research. Dr. Hertzel Gerstein moderates this accredited online symposium reviewing the key scientific developments in endocrinology and diabetes over the past year. This year’s topics, presented by Dr. Caroline Kramer and Dr. Matthieu St Jean, include:

Mythbusting about GLP1 receptor agonists
The complex diagnostic puzzle of ACTH-dependent hypercortisolism
SGLT2 inhibitors and new-onset diabetes
Surgery vs. mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists for primary aldosteronism patients

FACULTY:

Hertzel Gerstein, MD, MSc, FRCPC, McMaster University, Hamilton (Moderator)
Caroline Kramer, MD, PhD, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto (Speaker)
Matthieu St-Jean, MD, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke (Speaker)
Christopher Tran, MD, FRCPC, MMEd, University of Ottawa (CSEM CPD Representative)

This webinar is free for CSEM members, and $60 for non-members.

This learning activity was planned independently by CSEM to achieve scientific integrity, objectivity, and balance.

Quality Improvement Workshop — Triaging Referrals: Responding with Advice to Improve Access in Endocrinology

In-person workshop | 1830 h AST | Thursday, November 21, 2024 | Halifax

Feeling challenged about long wait times to see new consultations, and declining referrals? Improve timely access to endocrine care through provider to provider eConsultations. Enhance your practice management skills and enhance your CanMEDS competencies by participating in this QI workshop.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

Describe strategies and requirements for the integration of high-quality provider to provider eConsultations within routine triaging workflows.
Determine clinical scenarios most readily suitable to eConsultations in practice.
Identify how eConsultation training can be incorporated into Endocrinology training programs.

FACULTY:

Geetha Mukerji, MD, FRCPC, University of Toronto, Toronto
Erin Keeley, MD, FRCPC, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa

Note: You must register for the 2024 Diabetes Canada/CSEM Professional Conference to participate in the workshop. Advance registration for the workshop is also required. No shows will be invoiced $50. Cancellations must be communicated in writing before November 1^st.

Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia

Webinar | 1900 h EST | Monday, December 9, 2024

Endocrinologists may face challenges when encountering CAH in patients since it is relatively uncommon disorder. Using case studies to follow a patient across their lifespan, this KTA aims to address challenges in effectively transitioning adolescent CAH patients into adult care, managing the long-term complexities of the condition, and interpreting evolving and nuanced biochemical markers crucial for the effective management of CAH.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

Contrast the key management priorities between pediatric and adult patients with CAH, emphasizing clinical differences.
Outline a structured approach for transitioning adolescents with CAH to adult care, addressing common challenges in care continuity and patient needs.
Identify and manage long-term disease morbidities, such as cardiovascular and metabolic risks, in CAH patients.
Explore emerging therapeutic strategies and novel treatment modalities in the management of CAH.

FACULTY:

Richard Auchus, MD, PhD, University of Michigan (Speaker)
Mimi Kim, MD, MSc, University of Southern California (Speaker)
Sola Mansour, MD, MSc, FRCPC, University of Alberta (Speaker)
Elizabeth Rosolowsky, MD, MPH, University of Alberta (CSEM CPD Chair)

These sessions are free for CSEM members, and $100 for non-members. If you have not renewed your CSEM membership, please login and renew here.

Resident Webinar Session: Navigating Careers in Endocrinology Research

Online Zoom Session | Wednesday, October 9, 2024 | 19:00–20:30 ET

The upcoming unaccredited session in the Normalizing the Journey: A Soul-searching Guide for Residents Making Practice Decisions — A CSEM Resident Webinar Series will explore making the most of residency training, what to consider when making practice decisions, and getting started on your own journey.

Moderated by 2024 CSEM Resident Representative Dr. Joshua Low, the second webinar in the series, Navigating Careers in Endocrinology, is focused on research and reflects on the practice decision journey of our esteemed speakers while addressing the timeless question: knowing what I know now, what would I have told myself then?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

Understand how to make the most of your residency training and research;
Identify what to consider when pursuing research;
Identify funding resources;
Determine the need for an advanced degree timing - during vs. post fellowship; and
Compare the differences between the clinician researcher track and that of a clinician teacher.

FACULTY:

Dr. Joshua Low, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS (Moderator)
Dr. Stefanie Parisien-La Salle, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC (Speaker)
Dr. Alescia Azzola, Community Endocrinologist, Sudbury, ON (Speaker)
Dr. Tayyab Khan, Western University, London, ON (Faculty Advisor to CSEM Residents)
Dr. Chris Tran, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON (CSEM CPD Representative)

These free sessions are exclusively for CSEM:

Recent Graduates,
PGY4 and 5 endocrine residents, and
PGY3 internal medicine residents who have matched to an endocrine training program.

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