Endocrine Abstracts

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You don’t have to be a digital native to use technology effectively in teaching. Even self-confessed technophobes can make meaningful improvements in their use of digital learning with only a little bit of guidance and support. Technology is a ubiquitous feature of higher education, which has been consolidated during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, with so many options on the market it can be incapacitating to try and choose. This is further complicated by local institut...

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There are many opportunities for those who pursue a career in science. This can include a direct route through academia and ultimately becoming a professor and leading your own research group. However, very few people go all the way through with this and therefore it is important to consider other options. Further career paths could include working in industry, government or in a research support setting amongst others. A career in research support is a rewarding one, often be...

Clinical interactions with patients are fulfilling and rewarding. We can make a difference to patients’ health and lives by tuning care and attention to their individual needs on a 1:1 basis. Frustrations sometimes emerge from clinicians due to perceived restrictions and limitations in the healthcare system that appear to perversely impact patient care. Those frustrations are often exacerba...

As a clinical trainee, you may be presented with teaching opportunities, but these are often opportunistic. Clinical training rarely provides sufficient flexibility to commit to developing substantial teaching roles. As you progress towards CCT and into a consultant post, you may be interested in developing a clinical teaching career but feel unclear about how to navigate this. Many skills that you h...

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Acromegaly is a condition associated with many co-morbidities and increased mortality. Over the last decades, advances in the management of this condition have led to improvement of the prognosis of the patients. Nonetheless, achievement of biochemical targets by various treatment modalities does not always translate to reversal of acromegaly-related morbidities. These include alterations in cardiovascular function, sleep apnoea syndromes, negative impact on b...

Each patient experience of diagnosis and treatment for Acromegaly is unique. For some the process is simple and straightforward, for others it is more challenging. For patients the condition is more than just the identification and treatment of the tumour: there are several important psychosocial issues with potentially far-reaching effects. Patients may feel disempowered from raising concerns about the wider psychosocial aspects of Acromegaly with healthcare ...