Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Secondary hyperparathyroidism is a common complication of established renal failure (ERF) and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The aims of this study were to determine patient and operative characteristics, which might predict persistent or recurrent hyperparathyroidism after surgery. To assess the influence of pre-operative imaging on the ability to locate and remove parathyroid glands during both the initial and repeat surgery and to assess...

Introduction: For the last 2 years we have been giving regular diabetes education sessions in conjunction with our hospital school, based around maths skills. These went well, but we wanted to develop these further, making them more patient centred. We gained a grant from the Diabetes Research and Wellness Foundation and designed a 4 day programme with ‘The Puppet Project’ and ‘WAC arts’. This was done very much in collabaration with our hospital school who...