Schedule
This program is among the highest-rated Harvard Medical School CME courses.
Each day of the Clinical Endocrinology schedule focuses on major topics in endocrinology: pituitary disease on Wednesday; thyroid disease on Thursday. calcium and bone disorders on Friday; diabetes and metabolic disorders on Saturday; and reproductive and adrenal disorders on Sunday.
Fifteen 90-minute workshops offer case-based, in-depth learning from 4:30-6:00 pm on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Workshop Descriptions
All schedule times are Eastern Daylight Time.
Please note that program changes/substitutions may be made without notice.
Wednesday, March 31, 2027
Pituitary
Welcome and Introduction
Dr. Beverly MK Biller
8:00-8:15 am
Hypopituitarism: A Comprehensive Update
Dr. Karen Miller
8:15-9:10 am
Cushing's Diagnosis and Treatment in 2027
Dr. Beverly MK Biller
9:10-10:10 am
Break
10:10- 10:25 am
Hyperprolactinemia and Prolactinomas
Dr. Alexander Faje
10:25-11:25 am
What Is the Sellar Lesion: Illustrative Pituitary Cases
Dr. Nicholas Tritos
11:25 am-12:20 pm
Expert Faculty Panel for Question and Answer
Drs. Miller, Biller, Faje, and Tritos
12:20-12:50 pm
Break
12:50-1:50 pm
Current Diagnosis and Management of Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency
Dr. Andrew Hoffman
1:50-2:35 pm
Clinical Management of Acromegaly
Dr. Lisa Nachtigall
2:35-3:30 pm
Break
3:30- 3:45 pm
Pituitary Tumor Management: Insights from a Neurosurgeon and an Endocrinologist
Drs. Pamela Jones and Ana P. Abreu Metzger
3:45-4:45 pm
Expert Faculty Panel for Question and Answer
Drs. Biller, Hoffman, Nachtigall, Jones, and Abreu Metzger
4:45-5:15 pm
Thursday, April 1, 2027
Thyroid
Subclinical Thyroid Disease: Do Endocrinologists Pay Attention to the Evidence?
Dr. Douglas Ross
8:00-9:00 am
The 2027 Approach to Hyperthyroidism
Dr. Ellen Marqusee
9:00-10:00 am
Break
10:00-10:15 am
Graves' Eye Disease
Dr. Giuseppe Barbesino
10:15-10:45 am
Thyroid Nodule Evaluation: Answering the Who, When, Why, and How
Dr. Erik Alexander
10:45-11:45 am
Expert Thyroid Panel Answers Your Questions
Drs. Ross, Marqusee, Barbesino, and Alexander
11:45 am-12:10 pm
Break
12:10-1:10 pm
Hypothyroidism: A Case-Based Review
Dr. Runhua Hou
1:10-1:55 pm
Thyroid Cancer: State of the Art in 2027
Dr. R. Michael Tuttle
1:55-2:55 pm
Break
2:55-3:15pm
Thyroid Disease and Pregnancy: A Comprehensive Update
Dr. Camille Powe
3:15-4:00 pm
Panel of Thyroid Specialists for Question and Answer
Drs. Hou, Tuttle, and Powe
4:00-4:30 pm
Case-Based Workshops T1-T5
Choose from among five case-based workshops. All will be recorded and available for viewing for 90 days after the course.
Workshop Descriptions
4:30-6:00 pm
T1
Mineral Metabolism and Osteoporosis Cases
Dr. Joy Tsai
T2
Challenging Diabetes and Obesity Cases ~ *Includes a Primary Care Focus*
Dr. Allison Kimball and Tiffany Soper, RN, NP, CDCES
T3
Pediatric Endocrinology That an Adult Endocrinologist Should Know ~ *Pediatric and Transition-Age Focus*
Drs. Takara Stanley and Janaki Vakharia
T4
Topics in Male Reproduction: A Case-Based Approach
Dr. Ravikumar Balasubramanian
T5
Lessons Learned from Challenging Thyroid Cases
Dr. Athanasios Bikas
Friday, April 2, 2027
Calcium and Bone Disorders
Primary Hyperparathyroidism 2026: A Comprehensive Update
Dr. John Bilezikian
8:00-8:55 am
Hypo- and Hypercalcemia: Case-Based Diagnosis and Mechanisms
Dr. Michael Mannstadt
8:55-9:50 am
Expert Facutly Panel for Question and Answer
Drs. Mannstadt and Bilezikian
9:50-10:05 am
Break
10:05-10:20 am
Therapeutic Advances in Rare Bone Diseases
Dr. Marc Wein
10:20-10:55 am
Phosphate in Practice: Clinical Insights for Endocrinologists
Dr. Sherri-Ann Burnett-Bowie
10:55-11:25 am
Bones, Groans, and Stones: Mineral Metabolism Clinical Cases
Drs. Joy Tsai, Elaine Yu, and Sherri-Ann Burnett-Bowie
11:25 am-12:20 pm
Break
12:20-1:20 pm
Osteoporosis: Current Diagnostic Approaches
Dr. Elaine Yu
1:20-1:50 pm
Osteoporosis: Treatment Strategies in 2027
Dr. Joy Tsai
1:50-2:35 pm
Break
2:35-2:50 pm
Optimal Long-Term Management of Established OP: Sequential and Alternate Approaches
Dr. Benjamin Leder
2:50-3:35 pm
State-of-the-Art Management of Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis
Dr. Sara Cromer
3:35-4:00 pm
Osteoporosis Panel: Ask the Experts
Drs. Leder, Cromer, Tsai, and Yu
4:00-4:30 pm
Case-Based Workshops F1-F5
Choose from among five case-based workshops. All will be recorded and available for viewing for 90 days after the course.
Workshop Descriptions
4:30-6:00 pm
F1
Calcium and Bone Disorder Cases: Topics on Osteoporotic Fracture Secondary Prevention
Dr. WuQiang Fan
F2
Challenges in Cystic Fibrosis-Related Diabetes: The Emerging Role of Diabetes Technology Beyond Type 1 Diabetes
Dr. Melissa Putman
F3
Updates in Diagnosis and Treatment of Adrenal Insufficiency
Dr. Melanie Haines and Karen JP Liebert, RN
F4
Reproductive Endocrinology: Rapid Fire Review
Dr. Margaret Lippincott
F5
Illustrative Cases of Thyroid Dysfunction ~ *Includes a Primary Care Focus*
Dr. Nikolaos Stathatos
Saturday, April 3, 2027
Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders
Modern-Day Therapy and Results of Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes
Dr. David Nathan
8:00-8:30 am
Update in Diabetes Technology
Dr. Kristen Flint
8:30-9:15 am
Diabetes Clinical Genetics
Dr. Miriam Udler
9:15-9:55 am
Break
9:55-10:10 am
What’s New with Old Diabetes Medications
Dr. Deborah Wexler
10:10-10:50 am
Newer Diabetes Medications, New Indications
Dr. Josephine Li
10:50-11:25 am
Overcoming Barriers in Type 2 Diabetes Management
Dr. Jacqueline Seiglie
11:25-11:45 am
Pulling It All Together: Ask the Diabetes Experts
Drs. Nathan, Seiglie, Li, and Wexler
11:45 am-12:00 pm
Break
12:00-12:45 pm
Obesity Medicine
Dr. Armen Yerevanian
12:45-1:35 pm
State-of-the-Art Lipid Management
Dr. Janet Lo
1:35-2:25 pm
Break
2:25-2:40 pm
Inpatient Diabetes Management: Evidence and Strategies
Dr. Nancy Wei
2:40-3:10 pm
Diabetes in Pregnancy
Dr. Camille Powe
3:10-3:55 pm
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Amanda Pierce, PA-C
3:55-4:10 pm
Pulling It All Together: Ask the Diabetes Experts
Drs. Powe, Wei, Lo, Yerevanian, and Wexler, and Amanda Pierce, PA-C
4:10-4:30 pm
Case-Based Workshops S1-S5
Choose from among five case-based workshops. All will be recorded and available for viewing for 90 days after the course.
Workshop Descriptions
4:30-6:00 pm
S1
Calcium and Bone Disorder Cases in Children and Young Adults ~ *Pediatric and Transition-Age Focus*
Dr. Deborah Mitchell
S2
Hypoglycemia ~ *Includes a Primary Care Focus*
Dr. Deborah Wexler
S3
Integrated Surgical and Endocrine Decision-Making in Pituitary Tumors
Drs. Timothy Smith and Le Min
S4
Men’s Reproductive and Sexual Medicine Cases: Perspectives from a Urologist
Dr. Cigdem Tanrikut
S5
Practical Update on Thyroid Ultrasound
Dr. Sara Ahmadi
Sunday, April 4, 2027
Reproductive and Adrenal
Endocrine Hypertension: Case-Based Update on Pheochromocytoma and Primary Aldosteronism
Dr. William Young
8:00-9:00 am
Adrenal Incidentaloma: Illustrative Cases of Current Diagnostic Strategies
Dr. William Young
9:00-9:40 am
Break
9:40-9:50 am
Adrenal Insufficiency and CAH
Dr. Anand Vaidya
9:50-10:35 am
Approach to the Menopausal Patient in 2027
Dr. Maria Stamou
10:35-11:30 am
Current Diagnosis and Management of Amenorrhea and Hyperandrogenism
Dr. Margaret Lippincott
11:30 am-12:25 pm
Reproductive Faculty Panel for Audience Question and Answer
Drs. Lippincott and Stamou
12:25-12:45 pm
Break
12:45-1:30 pm
Male Hypogonadism: Insights into Pathophysiology and Evaluation
Dr. Frances Hayes
1:30-2:15 pm
Optimizing Treatment Strategies and Patient Outcomes for Male Hypogonadism
Dr. Shehzad Basaria
2:15-3:00 pm
Break
3:00-3:15 pm
Gender-Affirming Hormonal Treatment of Transgender Individuals: Changing Paradigms in a Changing Society
Dr. Ole-Petter R. Hamnvik
3:15-4:00 pm
Expert Reproductive Faculty Answer Your Questions
Drs. Basaria, Hamnvik, and Hayes
4:00-4:30 pm