McMaster
Pituitary Day
Event Overview
The Pituitary Day event is a one-day conference that has been ongoing since 2019. This conference is a collaboration between the divisions of Neurosurgery and Endocrinology & Metabolism. The target audience consists of community endocrinologists, residents/fellows in neurosurgery, ENT, internal medicine, neuroradiology, neuro-oncology, neuro-ophthalmology, nurses and nurse practitioners, and any other potentially relevant clinical positions. We host this eevent in person but offer a hybrid format, welcoming guests worldwide to attend. It represents a multi-disciplinary collaboration of clinical professionals involved in pituitary health. This event is chaired by Dr. Kesh Reddy and Dr. William Harper. We are fortunate to involve various local and international faculty each year as speakers.
This non- for-profit course is offered free of charge to attendees, and we are grateful for the support frequently provided by Pfizer, Stryker, Medtronic, Recordati, Ipsen and Novartis.
The program is accredited for MOC Section 1 hours. Registered attendees will receive a certificate of attendance via email.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this activity the learners will be able to:
- Describe the anatomy and physiology of the pituitary gland
- Appreciate the pathologies that occur in and around the pituitary gland
- Identify therapeutic modalities available for treating pituitary disorders
- Discuss the impact of treatment modalities on outcomes
- Identify surgical complications with skull base and pituitary surgeries and determine how to minimize risk
- Describe the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to management of patients with pituitary disease
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