Tuesday, 28th November ESA-SRB 2023 in conjunction with ENSA

A panel discussion with Q&A where local journalists from television, print and radio to talk about what makes news.
Panel includes: Georgina Hill, Channel 10, Tegan Taylor, ABC & Brendan O’Malley, Courier Mail

Breakfast is included.

Increasing age and reduced immune system function are well-recognised risk factors for developing shingles.1,2 Increasing evidence suggests that diebetes may also be associated with an increased risk of developing shingles.1,2 This Symposia will offer an immunologist and endocrinologist’s perspective on the risk of shingles in adult patients with diabetes and the potential complications which may arise.

Topic 1: Explore the burden of shingles on patients

Topic 2: Appreciate that diabetes may be associated with an increased risk of shingles2,3

Topic 3: Evaluate the use of SHINGRIX vaccination for adults ≥ 18 years of age who are at increased risk of shingles

Topic 4: Understand the scientific rationale behind SHINGRIX

Topic 5: Determine appropriate strategies to integrate SHINGRIX into your practice

Breakfast is included.

• Accounting for the Variability in Responses to Physiologic Stressors in Hypothalamic Amenorrhea - Janet Hall

• The importance of the (pro)renin receptor in preeclampsia: Too much of a good thing?   - Kirsty Pringle

• Therapeutic development for pregnancy – a crisis that can no longer be ignored - Natalie Hannan

• Functional characterization of enhancer RNAs expressed from oncogenic androgen receptor-bound enhancers in advanced therapy-resistant prostate cancer - Rayzel Fernandes

• Evolution of Thyroid Cancer Management: Advancements in Risk Assessment, Functional Imaging, and Targeted Therapies - Matti Gild

• The Mineralocorticoid System – More Than a Regulator of Blood Pressure in the Pathophysiology of Metabolic Syndrome? - Moe Thuzar
• Progesterone receptor isoform balance and chromatin structure are critical drivers of progesterone response in the normal breast and breast cancer - Dinny Graham
• The glucocorticoid receptor: a diverse cell signalling regulator modulated by many steroids and drugs - Timothy Cole

• SMAD4 promotes somatic-germline contact during oocyte growth - Sofia Granados Aparici

• Practice-changing recommendations from the 2023 Pituitary Society prolactinoma guidelines - Sunita De Sousa
• What’s Hot in Diabetes in 2023? - Shane Hamblin
• Sustainability in Endocrinology: Net Zero Leads Program, NSLHD Planetary Health - Lyndal Tacon
• Artificial intelligence  - baby steps to solving some clinical issues in endocrinology - Christopher Gilfillan

• The role of ACE2 in protecting against placental oxidative stress induced by hypoxia/reoxygenation - India Brooker
• Parallels between folic acid deficiency and excess in placental endocrine function: implications for gestational diabetes mellitus - Jessica Williamson
• Vasoconstriction pathways are altered with insulin treatment in pregnancy: implications for understanding vascular dysfunction in gestational diabetes - Bianca R Fato
• Metabolic profiles are dysregulated in pregnant women before and after the diagnosis of preeclampsia. - Lucy Bartho
• The soluble (pro)renin receptor (s(P)RR), a new therapeutic target for the treatment of maternal endothelial dysfunction in preeclampsia - Lachlan G Schofield
• Successful ultrasound diagnosis of pregnancy in sheep by application of a deep learning model - Madison Golledge

Panel Members:
Lisa Raven, Luke Selth, Jo James, and Andrew Pask

• Career journeys: Navigating work-life balance, job security and funding as an ECR - Lisa Raven
• Where did I come from? A career in reproductive biology - Jo James

• RANKL inhibition creates a pro-osteoclastic environment, leading to an overshoot in serum TRAP and accelerated bone resorption following treatment withdrawal. - Michelle McDonald

• Performance of genetic testing for phaeochromocytoma & paraganglioma: 15-year experience at a large tertiary referral centre. - Simon Ryder
• Pituitary Neuroendocrine Tumours without distinct lineage differentiation express stem cell marker SOX2 - Nele F Lenders
• Pregnancy outcomes following bariatric surgery in Queensland, Australia: A data-linkage report - Jade Eccles-Smith
• The effect of cyproterone and spironolactone on breast development in transgender women: a randomised controlled trial - Lachlan M Angus

• Anti-Müllerian hormone regulates organ-size in the ovary. - Michael Pankhurst
• Reproductive function of men conceived with intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection - Sarah Catford
• Gonadal inhibins: Gatekeepers of female fertility and metabolic health - Kelly Walton
• The Queensland Family Cohort Study: discovering the mechanisms where stress and inflammation collide - Vicki Clifton

• Of "omics" and organoids: understanding the dynamic marsupial histotroph - Jennifer C Hutchison
• Elucidating the functional role of VEZT in endometriosis lesion formation  - Jacqueline F Donoghue
• Gamma/delta T cells comprise a major element of the uterine immune response to seminal fluid in mice - Sarah Robertson
• Sperm participate in modulating the cervical epithelial cell immune response to seminal fluid - David J Sharkey
• Examining the potential for a zinc-based IUD to provide non-hormonal contraception with fewer side effects - Samson Dowland
• Phosphoproteomic analysis of equine endometrial organoids exposed to embryo secretions - Aleona Swegen
• Immunobiological Properties of Human Fascia Lata (HFL) vs Mesh: Implications for Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery - Saeedeh Darzi
• Characterization of the role for Dynamin 2 in the regulation of human endometrial receptivity - Wei Zhou

• Importin α4 is critical for establishing normal sperm morphology in mice - Yoichi Miyamoto
• MROH9 is essential for sperm function and male fertility in mice and men - Jessica EM Dunleavy
• An investigation into the effect of aging on DNA integrity in stallion spermatozoa - Róisín Griffin
• H3K79 methyltransferase DOT1L is required for the long-term maintenance of spermatogonial stem cells - Yuki Okada
• Axonemal dynein light chain domain containing 1 (AXDND1) plays essential roles in sperm tail formation and controls germ cell content during the first wave of spermatogenesis - Brendan Houston
• Dynamic changes of the sperm proteome during epididymal maturation in the Eastern Grey Kangaroo - Sarah Kunkel
• Phosphoproteomic analysis of human sperm capacitation reveals roles for novel kinases in regulating sperm motility and acrosomal exocytosis - Nathan Burke
• Super resolution analysis of meiotic recombination in murine spermatocytes - Cathryn A Hogarth

The newly formed ESA sustainability interest group will explore net zero initiatives in clinical practice, prescribing, minimising low value care, ‘greening’ conferences, as well as research and advocacy.  Some of the first objectives will be to coin the group’s terms of reference and create a position statement which will define the group’s purpose.   

All new members are welcome! Please join us during the ESA/SRB ASM.

Co-chairs:   

Annabelle Warren, Shoshana Sztal-Mazer & Lyndal Tacon

Afternoon tea provided for all attendees.

• Management of high fracture risk in post-menopausal osteoporosis - Frances Milat
• Recommendations from the 2023 International Evidence-based Guideline for the Assessment and Management of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - Anju Joham and Chau Thien Tay
• Menopausal hormone therapy and cardiovascular risk - Bronwyn Stuckey
• Managing the Menopause – What’s New - Christina Jang

• PUMA blockade protects oocytes from chemotherapy-induced depletion - Lauren R Alesi
• Non-invasive metabolic imaging using a lab-on-a-chip device detects differeces in metabolic profile of early embryos - Fabrizzio Horta
• GM-CSF treatment of frozen/thawed bovine sperm improves sperm function and quality. - Annie Whitty
• Seminal fluid histocompatibility antigens contribute to T cell priming after mating in mice - Ha M. Tran
• PRC2: a novel regulator of ovarian folliculogenesis - Ellen G Jarred
• The nuclear transport factor, Importin 5 (Ipo5) is essential for maintenance of the adult spermatogonial pool - Penny A F Whiley

• Sizing Up FGR: Integrating insights into pathophysiology from the cell to the organ scale - Jo James

• Glucagon stimulation test: clinical and biochemical predictors of adult growth hormone deficiency - Nayomi Perera
• Tall Cell Papillary Thyroid Cancer: The Westmead and Royal North Shore experience - Louis Britten-Jones
• Comparison of M-TIRADS to Established Thyroid Classification Systems – A Real-World Retrospective Analysis of Current Thyroid Nodule Ultrasound Scoring Systems. - Scott McNeil
• Efficacy of Radionuclide Therapy (I-131 MIBG OR Lu-177-DOTATATE) in the Treatment of Inoperable or Metastatic Phaeochromocytoma and Paraganglioma. - Amanda Seabrook
• Characterising the microenvironment of pituitary neuroendocrine tumours - Lydia S Lamb
• Immune cell representations following immune checkpoint blockade in patients experiencing thyroid irAEs - Christopher A Muir
• Characterisation of a novel modulator of TGF-b signalling in muscle - Hugo WG Herron-Vellacott

Venue: Plaza Terrace Room, Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre

Pre-dinner drinks from 7:00pm - 7:30pm

After party venue: Barbossa Bar & Bottle Shop | South Brisbane
7/166 Grey St, South Brisbane QLD 4101