American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) 28th Annual Scientific & Clinical Congress

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) 28th Annual Scientific & Clinical Congress is organized by American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) and will be held from Apr 24 - 28, 2019 at Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, California, United States of America.

Another Venue :
JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Los Angeles, California, United States of America.

Maintenance of Certification
The AACE Annual Scientific & Clinical Congress will offer ABIM Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Credit. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity.

AACE 2019 will feature over 100 educational sessions addressing the clinical topics that are relevant to practicing endocrinologists. Participants can select to attend the sessions that are most relevant to their practice.

Conference Topics:
Transgender Medicine
• Hormone Therapy for Youth and Adults with Gender Dysphoria
• Gender Affirming Surgery
• Social Role Transition and Mental Health Concerns in Gender Diverse and Gender Dysphoric Youth and Adults

Fracture Symposia
• Fracture Healing and Osteoporosis Therapies: An Orthopaedic Surgery Perspective
• Clinical Management of Fractures while on Osteoporosis Therapy
• Fracture Prevention in Cancer

Evolving Concepts in the Management of Chronic Hyperthyroidism
• Reconsidering the Role of Iodine for the Management of Thyroid Disease
• Pre-Operative Considerations for Thyroidectomy in Patients with Graves’ Disease
• Parathyroid Mass Reduction for Secondary Hyperparathyroidism in CKD

Meet-the-Expert (MTE) Sessions
MTEs are shorter sessions that provide an overview of a current clinical topic. AACE2019 will have almost over 25 MTE topics available with many sessions repeating to allow participants to attend the sessions that are most beneficial to meet their learning needs. A small sampling of MTE sessions is listed below.

• Diabetes in Pregnancy
• Medical Weight Loss: Myth or Truth?
• Bone and Malignancy
• Use of PSCK9 Inhibitors
• Hot Topics in Bone
• Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)
• Continuous Glucose Monitoring System(CGMS) Interpretation

Conference Objectives are:
• Discuss the latest scientific and clinical discoveries in the field of endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism
• Apply new found knowledge to the diagnosis and management of patients with disorders of endocrinology, diabetes or metabolism for improved patient outcomes
• Establish new collaborations and relationships with peers for improved personal and professional support