April 2024

This month I will start by reminding you that abstract submission for ESPE 2024 is open until Monday 20 May. Sharing an abstract gives you the opportunity to get useful feedback, helping you to progress your work and boost your networking and presentation skills, so don’t delay!

Registration for ESPE 2024 will open imminently so keep an eye on the website and our social media channels for more information. In the meantime, please take a look at the programme and venue details on the website.

We want to recognise high achievement in the field of paediatric endocrinology and so we created the ESPE Undergraduate Achievement Award. Open to all undergraduates, the recipient will be awarded free registration to the Annual Meeting in Liverpool as well as a grant of €750. Submit your application by 20 May!

We need the ESPE community’s help to map paediatric endocrinology training. We have created a survey which aims to map training programmes and the availability of essential endocrine medicines across Europe. To thank people for their time, we are offering respondents the chance to be entered into a draw to receive a €100 discount on their registration fee for this year’s Annual Meeting in Liverpool. This survey will be open until 24 May, please take the time to give us your feedback.

We are currently seeking nominations for two Committee roles – if you are interested in the Science Committee Chair role, or being part of the Clinical Fellowship Committee, you can find full details on the website including role descriptions and how to apply.

The ESPE Summer School is currently open for applications! It will be held 13-15 November in Liverpool, UK after the Annual Meeting. This opportunity aims to provide senior trainees with up-to-date teaching in selected areas of paediatric endocrinology; enabling discussions between younger and more senior clinicians with the idea to develop future leaders in paediatric endocrinology. Applications close on 31 May.

Following on from that, applications are also open for the ESPE Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism (DOM) School! The School provides up-to-date teaching in selected areas of diabetes, obesity and metabolism, and will be held on 19-21 November in Liverpool, UK. Applications close on 07 June.

The ESPE Early Career Scientific Development Grant is also open for applications. This grant of up to €2,500 can be used to finance a short-term visit to an external laboratory, hospital, or institute in order to learn a new technique, troubleshoot existing methods, discuss new techniques in a research seminar, or to finance the visit of an outside expert in order to receive essential guidance, consultation or advice at the requester’s home institute. Full details can be found on the website, please submit applications by 31 May.

I want to thank the expert speakers who joined us for our recent ESPE Connect webinar on Pituitary Adenomas. If you missed it, or would like to watch again, ESPE members can watch the on-demand replays for free via the website. If you are not yet a member, find out how to register for ESPE membership on the website.

The next ESPE Connect webinar will be held on 12 June and focus on childhood obesity. Registration will open soon so please keep an eye on social media and the website for speaker details and how to register.

Finally, I would like to highlight our ESPE eLearning site. This extensive educational resource is free-of-charge to all and houses a wealth of knowledge. This month, we are shining a spotlight on the Diabetes Mellitus Masterclass. We have four Masterclass videos on Diabetes Mellitus in children, which includes key information on diagnosis, epidemiology, pathogenesis, emergency assessment, insulin treatment, and glucose monitoring.

All the very best,

Anita Hokken-Koelega
ESPE President