Farewell Symposium in honor of Professor Laszlo Hegedüs

September 17 - 2021

13.00 -18.00
The Auditorium
J. B. Winsløws Vej 25 ground floor,
DK-5000 Odense C

Program

13.00-13.30
Coffee and drinks

13.30-13.35
Welcome
Professor Jan Frystyk
Head of Department, Department of Endocrinology, Odense University Hospital

13.35-13.45
Introduction to the symposium
Professor Moustapha Kassem
Department of Endocrinology, Odense University Hospital

13.45-13.55
Professor Ole Skøtt
Dean, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southern Denmark

13:55-14.05
Professor Kim Brixen
Research Director, Odense University Hospital

14.05-14.20
A 25-year scientific journey with Laszlo
Professor Steen Bonnema
Associated professor Thomas Brix
Department of Endocrinology, Odense University Hospital

14.25-14.45
Ships passing in the night: Therapeutic targets for hypothyroid patients
Professor Petros Perros,
Consultant Endocrinologist, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.

14.45-15.05
Thyroid autoimmunity, Laszlo and me
Professor Tony Weetman
Emeritus Professor of Medicine, University of Sheffield and Chair, Board for Academic Medicine, Scotland.

15.05-15.20
Music

15.20-15.35
Coffee break

15.35-15.45
Mentored by Laszlo - A decade of learning
Dr. Kristian Winther
Post-doctoral fellow, Department of Endocrinology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden

15.45-16.05
Current approach to the management of hypothyroidism in Europe. The Thesis study
Enrico Papini
Scientific Director & Consultant Endocrinologist, Regina Apostolorum Hospital, Albano, Rome, Italy

16.05-16.25
Bench to Bedside: Evolution of Therapy for Thyroid-Associated Ophthalmology
Professor Terry J. Smith
Frederick G.L. Huetwell Professor Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Professor of Internal Medicine University of Michigan Medical School, Michigan, USA

16.25-16.40
Extinction, diversity, and revival
Professor Marianne Andersen
Department of Endocrinology, Odense University Hospital

16.40-16.55
Music

16.55-17.00
Final remarks
Professor Moustapha Kassem

17.00-18.00
Reception
Reception area, Auditorium, J. B. Winsløws Vej 25 ground floor