Pituitary Disorders : Advances in Diagnosis and Management 2017

Pituitary Disorders : Advances in Diagnosis and Management is organized by University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine (UCSF) Continuing Medical Education and would be held on Oct 21, 2017 at San Francisco Marriott Union Square, San Francisco, California, United States Of America.

The target audience for this medical event for Endocrinologists, neurosurgeons, neurologists, primary care providers, trainees in these fields, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other allied health professionals can benefit from this program in the diagnosis and management of pituitary tumors and disorders of pituitary function. This CME Conference has been approved with a maximum of 7.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.

Conference Objectives are :
• Differentiate the risks, benefits, and alternatives of pituitary surgery to patients with different disease states;
• Perform clinical problem-solving to complex management of patients with acromegaly;
• Interpret subtle radiographic clues to the differential diagnosis of pituitary disorders in practice;
• Evaluate the genetic role of acromegaly and pituitary tumors and their implications on the role of medical therapy when discussing management with patients;
• Use the caveats of treatment in practice to appropriately manage hypopituitarism;
• Evaluate medical and surgical options to manage hyperprolactinemia;
• Assess the potential for clinically silent pituitary adenomas to transition to functioning adenomas.