Thursday 31 MAY 2012
8 h 30
9 h 00
Registration
Philippe Chanson, Kremlin-Bicêtre  : Introduction

Session 1 - Pituitary development
9 h 05

9 h 30

9 h 55
Serge Amsellem, Paris
Pituitary ontogeny
Thierry Brue, Marseille
Genetics of pituitary deficiency
Patrice Mollard, Montpellier
Pituitary cells network
10 h 20 – 11 h 15 :            Coffee break - Posters
Session 2 - Genetics of pituitary adenomas
11 h 15

11 h 40

12 h 05
Brigitte Delemer, Reims
NEM1 and pituitary adenomas
Albert Beckers, Liège
Genetic counseling
Natalia S. Pellegata, Munich
NEM-X 
12 h 30 – 14 h 00 : Lunch (free)
Session 3 - Pathogenesis of pituitary adenomas
14 h 00

14 h 25

Marily Theodoropoulou, Munich    
A general overview on pituitary tumorigenesis 
Andrea Lania, Milan
CAMP pathway and pituitary tumorigenesis

14h50-15h05            Tribute to Rolf Gaillard

15 h 05 - 15 h 45 : Pause Café – Visite des posters
Session 4 -Table Ronde : Hypophysitis and pituitary inflammatory disorders
15 h 45

16 h 05

16 h 20

16 h 40
Olivier Chabre, Grenoble     
Clinical case discussion
Jean-François Bonneville, Besançon
Imaging
Albert Thiry, Liège
Pathology and immunhistochemistry 
Patrizio. Caturegli, Baltimore
Auto-immune hypophysitis
End of the day : 17 h 15
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Session 5 - Epidemiology
9 h 00

9 h 25

9 h 50
Niki Karavitaki, Oxford
Prevalence and incidence of pituitary adenomas 
Paul Stewart, Birmingham
Mortality of pituitary adenomas
Susan Webb, Barcelone
Potential of an european registry of pituitary adenomas : the Ercusyn registry
10 h 15 – 11 h 00 :           Coffee break - Posters
Session 6 - Treatment of pituitary adenomas : a critical analysis of the last 10 years
11 h 00

11 h 25

11 h 50

12 h 10
Dominique Maiter, Bruxelles
Prolactinomas
Philippe Chanson, Kremlin-Bicêtre
Acromegaly
Xavier Bertagna, Paris
Cushing’s disease 
Alberto M. Pereira, Leyden
Non functional adenomas  
12 h 30 – 14 h 00 : Lunch (free)

Session 7 - Arginine vasopressin and its actions  
14 h 00

14 h 30

15 h 00
Daniel Bichet, Montreal
Génétique et diagnostic des DI centraux
Olivier Devuyst, Bruxelles, Lausanne
Genetics and diagnosis of central diabetes insipidus
Guy Decaux, Bruxelles
ISADH and vaptan treatment
Session 8 - Table Ronde : Acquired pituitary deficiency in adults: Diagnostics and therapeutics challenges
15 h 30

15 h 45

16 h 05

16 h 25

16 h 45
Philippe Touraine, Paris
Clinical case discussion
Hervé Lefebvre, Rouen
Corticotroph deficiency 
Luca Persani, Milan
Thyrotropic deficiency
Jacques Young, Kremlin-Bicêtre
Gonadotroph deficiency
Philippe Chanson : Conclusions
End of the day : 17 h 00