Joint Congress of
ESPE and ESE 2025

Copenhagen, Denmark. 10-13 May 2025

Areas of Interest

Which Area of Interest should my abstract be in?

Definition: relating to the (patho)physiology of the adrenal gland, or focusing on cardiovascular risk factors and outcomes

Examples:

  • adrenal insufficiency
  • adrenal cortex dysfunction
  • congenital adrenal hyperplasia
  • adrenal hyperandrogenism
  • adrenal medullar dysfunction
  • hypertension
  • atherosclerosis
  • coronary artery morbidity and mortality
  • adrenal malignancies / cancer

Definition: relating to the (patho)physiology of calcium and bone homeostasis

Examples:

  • disorders of the parathyroid glands
  • bone and mineral disorders
  • osteoporosis
  • vitamin D metabolism
  • calcium sensing receptor function
  • calcium / phosphate homeostasis

Definition: relating to the (patho)physiology of diabetes, obesity and metabolism

Examples:

  • type 1 diabetes
  • type 2 diabetes
  • gestational diabetes
  • maturity onset diabetes of the young (MODY)
  • malnutrition-related diabetes mellitus
  • hypoglycaemic disorders
  • disorders of pancreatic internal secretion
  • nutrition disorders
  • obesity
  • adipose tissue
  • lipid disorders
  • atherogenic dyslipidemia
  • malignant insulinoma

Definition: relating to the (patho)physiology of hormone-dependent cancers/tumours and distinct cancers that are driven by hormones

Examples:

  • breast cancer
  • prostate cancer
  • pancreatic cancers/tumours
  • neuroendocrine tumours
  • parathyroid tumours
  • testis and ovary tumours
  • multiple endocrine neoplasia
  • pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas
  • other hormone-dependent cancers/tumours
  • endocrine-resistant cancer

Definition: relating to endocrine issues affected by the environment (for example; pollutants), and with an impact on society (for example; disease epidemiology) and governance (for example; advocacy/policy)

Examples:

  • endocrine disrupting chemicals
  • disease epidemiology
  • advocacy
  • lobbying and policy
  • public health

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Definition: relating to the (patho)physiology of the pituitary gland as well as disorders of the neuroendocrine system

Examples:

  • dysfunction of the pituitary gland
  • pituitary tumours
  • Cushing’s disease/syndrome
  • growth hormone
  • pulmonary neuroendocrine tumours
  • extra-pulmonary small cell carcinomas (ESCC or EPSCC)
  • gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumours (GEP-NET)
  • disturbances of pubertal development
  • mini-puberty
  • pituitary / hypothalamic diseases

Definition: relating to the (patho)physiology of the reproductive system

Examples:

  • infertility
  • clinical evaluation of the menstrual cycle
  • variants of sexual development
  • hypogonadism / hypergonadism
  • ovarian dysfunction
  • testicular dysfunction

Definition: relating to the (patho)physiology of the thyroid

Examples:

  • nontoxic goitre
  • hyperthyroidism
  • hypothyroidism
  • thyroiditis
  • thyroid hormone resistance
  • drug-thyroid interactions
  • non-thyroidal illness syndrome
  • thyroid disease in pregnancy
  • thyroid nodules
  • disorders of iodine-deficiency