65th MEETING
Friday 29th May, 2026
Location:
Paleis der Academiën/Palais des Académies
Hertogstraat/Rue Ducale 1,
1000 Brussel/Bruxelles
PROGRAM
AMGEN symposium
14:00 – 14:30 Opening Lecture
Thyroid Eye Disease: From Pathophysiology to Targeted Therapy. Prof. George J. KAHALY – (Department of Endocrinology, University Medical Center Mainz, Germany).
14:30 – 14:50 Case presentations
Real-World Challenges in the Management of Graves’ disease spectrum.
Dr. Maria-Cristina. BURLACU (Department of Endocrinology, Saint-Luc University Hospitals).
Prof David UNUANE (Department of Endocrinology, University Hospital Brussels ,UZ Brussel).
14:50 – 15:00 Patients’ perspective
Living with Thyroid Eye Disease: A Patient Journey and patient advocacy efforts.
Mrs. Caroline GOVEN
15:00 – 15:10 Autoimmune hyperthyroid disease and thyroid associated orbitopathy: burden of the disease in the Belgian patient population.
Dr. Virginie NINCLAUS (Ophthalmologist Ghent University Hospital).
15:10 – 15:30 Round table discussion
Optimizing TED Care: Bridging Science, Clinical Practice and Patient Experience
Moderator: Ophthalmologist UCL_ Dr Maëlle COUTEL
Panelists: Prof. KAHALY, Prof.UNUANE, Dr. BURLACU, Dr. NINCLAUS and Mrs. GOVERN.
BTC meeting
15:30 – 15:55 Welcome coffee
15:55 – 16:00 Welcome and introduction David UNUANE (UZB-VUB)
16:00 – 17:30 Session 1 Moderator: M.-C. BURLACU (UCLouvain)
16:00 – 16:30 Lecture 1:
Adjusted serum calcium measurements: still needed? Damien GRUSON (UCLouvain)
16:30 – 17:00 Lecture 2:
Gut Microbiota and Endocrinology: New Perspectives. Patrice CANI (UCLouvain)
17:00 – 17:30 Lecture 3:
New targeted treatments for Graves’ disease. George J KAHALY (Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany)
17:30 – 18:00 Cocktail
18.00 – 19.00 Session II Moderator: B.DECALLONNE (KUL)
Keynote lecture:
Update on the management of Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma. Jon WADSLEY (Weston Park Cancer Centre , Sheffield, UK)
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