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58th Annual ESPE

Vienna, Austria
19 Sep 2019 - 21 Sep 2019

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The theme of this year’s meeting is Variety and Variation in Paediatric Endocrinology. Join us in Vienna to explore the diversity we encounter in our discipline and the care that we have to exercise when using the term “normality”. Whilst gaining an update on the latest treatments, clinical best practice and cutting edge research in the field of paediatric endocrinology.

Symposia

Novel Mechanisms and Therapies in Bone and Growth Plate: Investing in the Future Health of Children

hrp0092s2.2 | Novel Mechanisms and Therapies in Bone and Growth Plate: Investing in the Future Health of Children | ESPE2019

Anabolic Therapies for Osteoporosis in Childhood

Rauch Frank

The medical treatment of osteoporosis in children at present mainly relies on anti-resorptive drugs, in particular bisphosphonates. However, not all forms of pediatric osteoporosis are characterized by increased bone resorption. In disorders with low bone turnover and decreased bone formation activity, such as osteoporosis due to neuromuscular disorders and glucocorticoid exposure, use of bone anabolic approaches appears to be a more logical option than antiresorptive drugs, w...

hrp0092s2.3 | Novel Mechanisms and Therapies in Bone and Growth Plate: Investing in the Future Health of Children | ESPE2019

Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis in Children: Targeting the Spine in Osteoporosis Diagnosis, Monitoring and Treatment

Ward Leanne M.

Despite significant advances in the medical management of childhood diseases, glucocorticoids (GCs) continue to be the mainstay of therapy for numerous serious conditions, including hematological malignancies, Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and inflammatory disorders. In order to understand the natural history of bone development in GC-treated children, a pan-Canadian longitudinal observational research study called "STOPP" (STeroid...