MC02 - Overcoming the Adverse Metabolic State in Adolescents with Obesity and Insulin Resistance

Master Clinician Moderator(s)

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  Madhusmita Misra, MD, MPH (she/her/hers)

  Chair
  UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
  Charlottesville, VA, United States

  Disclosure(s): Amgen Inc.: Drug donation for research study (); Regeneron: Consultant (); Tonix Pharmaceuticals: Drug donation for research study ()

In this interactive Master Clinician session, an international panel of experts in pediatric endocrinology will review and discuss a complex case of an adolescent with obesity and insulin resistance. Panelists will share their diagnostic approaches on PMOS, Type 2 diabetes and MetS in the young as well as hypercortisolism as a differential diagnosis. They will focus on therapeutic strategies, and evidence-based management recommendations. The session will conclude with an open discussion, allowing attendees to ask questions and engage directly with the experts regarding patient care and decision-making.

Presentations:

• 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM CT

  Challenges in the Diagnosis of PCOS
  

  Master Clinician Speaker: Selma Feldman Witchel, MD (she/her/hers) – UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh University of Pittsburgh
• 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM CT

  Management of Insulin Resistance and Obesity
  

  Master Clinician Speaker: Don Wilson, MD – Cook Children's Medical Center
• 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM CT

  Challenges in Diagnosing Hypercortisolism: Who to Screen and How?
  

  Master Clinician Speaker: Sonir Rauber Antonini, PhD,MD – University of Sao Paulo - Ribeirao Preto Medical School