Neuroendocrinology and Pituitary

SY50-04 - Therapeutic Use of Oxytocin

Monday, June 15, 2026

5:38 PM - 6:00 PM CT

Location: Room W180

Symposium Speaker(s)

Elizabeth A. Lawson, MD, MMSc

Associate Professor of Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States

This session will describe recent advances in the diagnosis and management of posterior pituitary pathology.

To describe the new means of assessing Arginine vasopressin deficiency and their comparison to the water deprivations test
To discuss the impact of oxytocin deficiency and what therapeutics are being assessed or used
Discuss the role copeptin might play in the assessment of emergency admissions
Discuss the differential diagnosis, methods of diagnosis, diagnose and treat post pituitary tumors