The 13th Central Highlands Open Conference on Endocrinology - Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders

The conference was attended by over 1,000 scientists from hospitals, medical centers, disease control centers, medical universities in the Central Highlands and throughout the country. Photo: Thanh Chung

Professor, Dr. Nguyen Hai Thuy - President of the Central Endocrinology - Diabetes Association opened the 13th Central - Central Highlands Expanded Scientific Conference on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders. Photo: Thanh Chung

Scientific Conference on Endocrinology,Diabetesand Central Highlands Metabolic Disorders Extension is a traditional specialized scientific conference, gathering domestic and international experts in Endocrinology and Diabetes.

The main objective of the conference is to review scientific research activities, specialized treatment work in the country and determine the tasks of the specialty in the coming period, at the same time encourage scientists to make more efforts for the cause of prevention, care, treatment and monitoring of patients in the specialty of Endocrinology andDiabetesthroughout Vietnam

Associate Professor, Dr. Duong Dinh Chinh - Director of Nghe An Department of Health delivered a welcome speech at the scientific conference. Photo: Thanh Chung

Speaking at the opening of the scientific conference, Professor, Doctor Nguyen Hai Thuy - President of the Central Endocrinology - Diabetes Association stated: The conference is a valuable opportunity for professors, doctors, scientists, and doctors to meet, exchange, and learn experiences to improve their professional qualifications in medical examination and treatment. It is also an opportunity for experts inside and outside the field to discuss and propose solutions to complex problems related to the fields of endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolic disorders in the post-Covid-19 period.

Speaking at the conference, Associate Professor, Dr. Duong Dinh Chinh - Director of Nghe An Department of Health, co-head of the conference organizing committee, said: The 13th Central - Central Highlands Extended Conference on Endocrinology - Diabetes - Metabolic Disorders is the third conference (after the Psychiatry and Emergency Resuscitation Conference) of regional scale held in Nghe An this year. This conference, in addition to the meaning of spreading scientific knowledge, also conveys the message of all medical staff specializing in Endocrinology in response to "World Diabetes Day" this year.

At the scientific conference, leading experts reported to delegates 150 latest scientific research topics in the field of diabetes and metabolic disorders. Photo: Thanh Chung

At the scientific conference, professors, doctors, and leading experts in endocrinology and metabolism across the country reported to delegates 150 topics and the latest scientific research topics in the field of diabetes and metabolic disorders.

In the field of diabetes and prediabetes, including: Updates on diagnosis, monitoring, and selection of new drugs in the treatment of diabetes in adults; introduction of new technologies in the treatment of diabetes; management of complications in diabetic patients; cardiovascular risk factors, diabetic retinopathy, renal complications, neurological complications; treatment and prevention of progression in prediabetes patients... In addition, the reporters also presented updates on diabetes treatment in some special subjects such as children and the elderly.

Within the framework of the conference, young doctors and nurses from medical facilities across the country also presented 50 scientific reports in English. Photo: Thanh Chung

In the field of endocrinology - metabolic disorders, the reporters published studies on diseases of the thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, gonads, pituitary... especially reports on the management of overweight and obesity - drug and non-drug treatment; biomarkers in endocrine diseases...