This year the Insight for MAnaging Growth for Endocrine nurses (IMAGE) conference was held in Marseille, France, and was attended by paediatric endocrine nurse specialists from France, Germany, Finland, Switzerland, Estonia, Canada and the UK.
The main focus of the meeting was disorders of the thyroid gland, but transitional care of patients with growth hormone disorders and adherence to growth hormone were also discussed.
This year the meeting introduced a professional development coach who facilitated sessions on assertive communication and motivational interviewing.
At the end of the symposium, delegates will understand:
- The physiology, endocrinology and clinical features of paediatric thyroid disorders
- The role and experience of the paediatric endocrinology nurse specialist in the acute and chronic management of thyroid disorders
- The presentations, diagnosis and optimal management of the child with hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism
- The psychology and practical application of adherence management and useful tools for managing challenging interactions with patients and their families
- The essential elements of transitional care and transfer of adolescent patients with GH deficiency and other chronic endocrine disorders from paediatric to adult care.
Thursday 18th October
08:55–09:10 Welcome introduction and objectives
Kate Davies and Rachel Reynaud
SESSION 1: THYROID DISORDERS
Chairs: Stephen Shalet and Kate Davies
Plenary 1 Why children need a thyroid gland Juliane Léger
Plenary 2 Paediatric hypothyroidism – Tim Cheetham
Plenary 3 Paediatric hyperthyroidism – Juliane Léger
SESSION 2: THYROID DISORDERS IN PRACTICE
Chairs: Tim Cheetham and Susan Sparrow
i) Nurse case presentation – Lee Martin
ii) Nurse case presentation – Christine Davies
Chairs: Juliane Léger and Martin Savage
i) Nurse case presentation – Kate Davie
ii) Nurse case presentation – Bailie Tabak
SESSION 3: MANAGING CHALLENGING SITUATIONS (I)
Chairs: Rachel Reynaud and Bailie Tabak
New techniques to address adherence – John Weinman
Challenging situations: planning for the expected Katie Frost
SESSION 4: MANAGING CHALLENGING SITUATIONS (II)
Chairs: John Weinman and Kate Davies
Challenging situations: preparing for the unexpected – Katie Frost
OVERVIEW OF DAY 1 – Kate Davies
Friday 19th October
SESSION 5: PAEDIATRIC AND ADULT THYROID PRACTICE
Chairs: Tim Cheetham and Lee Martin
A nurse-led thyroid clinic – Susan Sparrow
Adult consequences of paediatric thyroid disease Stephen Shalet
SESSION 6: UPDATE ON TRANSITIONAL CARE
Chairs: Juliane Léger and Christine Davies
Update on transitional care of patients with growth hormone deficiency: reality and challenges – Martin Savage and Stephen Shalet
Case presentation Christelle Tressens
Case presentation Lee Martin
Endocrinology quiz Martin Savage
OVERVIEW AND CLOSING REMARKS – Kate Davies
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Chair(s)
Martin Savage
Emeritus Professor, Professor of Paediatric Endocrinology
Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry
London, United Kingdom
Kate Davies
Senior Lecturer in Children’s Nursing
London South Bank University UK
United Kingdom
Speakers
Juliane Léger
Professor of Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology
Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology
Hôpital Robert Debre
France
Tim Cheetham
Senior Lecturer in Paediatric Endocrinology
Paediatric Endocrinology
Royal Victoria Infirmary
United Kingdom
Stephen M Shalet
Emeritus Professor of Endocrinology, Honorary Consultant Endocrinologist
Christie Hospital
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
John Weinman
Professor of Psychology as Applied to Medicines
King’s College London
London, United Kingdom
Katie Frost
Learning and Professional Development Coach
United Kingdom
Lee Martin
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Paediatric Endocrinology
Barts Health NHS Trust
United Kingdom
Christine Davies
Paediatric Endocrine Specialist Nurse
ESPE Working Group for Paediatric Endocrine Nurse Specialists and Allied Health Professionals
Children’s Hospital for Wales
United Kingdom
Susan Sparrow
Paediatric Endocrine Nurse Specialist
Addenbrookes Hospital Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Christelle Azzouzi Tressens
Hopital des Enfants Purpan
Toulouse, France
Bailie Tabak
Paediatric Endocrine Nurse Specialist
The Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Canada
Rachel Reynaud
University Professor–Hospital Practitioner
Paediatrics
Marseille, France
