Endocrine Abstracts

Background and aim: It is often proposed that growth retardation in IBD is associated with a state of growth hormone resistance but published data on the GH-IGF1 axis are scarce. We describe the results of routine clinical assessment of this axis in a group of such children.Methods: A retrospective study of 24 children with IBD (22 CD, 2 UC) with growth retardation and/or pubertal delay who underwent insulin tolerance test (ITT) following referral to the...

Introduction: A multi-disciplinary endocrine Adolescent Transition Clinic (ATC), with key professionals from paediatric and adult services, was instituted at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow, in October 2008 serving young people in the West of Scotland. A good transition should improve clinic attendance, health outcomes and quality of life into adulthood.Aim: To systematically review the success of ATC in engaging young people following thei...

Background: There have been a number of drivers that have led nurses to take on extended roles that have been traditionally been the domain of doctors. Competency frameworks for specialist nurses have been developed in other paediatric specialities, such as diabetes, oncology and epilepsy. However, this has not been established for paediatric endocrine nurses.Aim: To establish a competency framework for paediatric endocrine nurse specialists.<p class...