Conference participation
Thanks to the kind generosity of the organising Medical Societies, AMEND regularly exhibits at the following:
- British Endocrine Societies (BES) Annual Meeting
- British Association of Endocrine & Thyroid Surgeons (BAETS) Annual Meeting
- British Society for Paediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes (BSPED) Annual Meeting
- Hammersmith Hospital Endocrine MDT Annual Symposium, London
- Society for Endocrinology Endocrine Nurses Annual Update (ENU) Meeting
- International Workshop on MEN (IWMEN) Biannual Meeting
Need a speaker?
If you would like a representative from AMEND to give a presentation at your next event, please do get in contact with us. We have representatives in the UK, USA and New Zealand, as well as members and cooperative working relationships with other organisations throughout the world.
Presentations
AMEND has presented on a variety of topics over the years, including:
“The Battles of Writing a Lay Summary” & “Psychological Support of the MEN Patient”
British Endocrine Society Annual Meeting, Early Careers Symposium, Edinburgh, 2015“AMEND Activities and Services”
British Association of Endocrine & Thyroid Surgeons Annual Meeting, 2012“AMEND NZ Activities and Services”
Australasian Neuroendocrine Tumour Conference, New Zealand, 2012“AMEND Activities and Services”
Endocrine Nurse Update Annual Meeting 2012“AMEND NZ Activities and Services”
NZ Endocrine Society Annual Meeting, 2012“MEN1 Patient Experience”
Insights for Growth Hormone Nurses Conference 2012“Genetics Clinic: MEN2 Patient Perspective”
Royal Society of Medicine Endocrinology Session, 2011“Patients supporting patients”
Joint Japanese Genetics Societies Meeting, Kyoto, Japan, 2011“AMEND Activities and Services”
MD Anderson Cancer Center MEN Patient Education event, Houston, 2010“AMEND Activities and Services”
MEN2010 International Scientific Meeting, Italy 2010“Choices: Settings of Care”
Specialised Healthcare Alliance (SHCA), London 2011“AMEND USA Activities and Services”
Thyroid Cancer Survivor’s Association (ThyCa) Annual Meeting, USA 2010“Personal Experiences of MEN2a”
University College London Patient Participation Education Programme on Genetic Disorders“Patient Perception of Medullary Thyroid Cancer”
Yorkshire Cancer Network Annual Education Meeting 2011“Impact of Early Intervention on Prognosis”
Association of British Insurers (ABI), London, July 2011“What I Want From My Consultant”
Association of Surgeons of Great Britain & Ireland (ASGBI), 2008
Some of The Feedback We’ve Received
2011: Joint Japanese Genetic Societies, Kyoto, June – on the work of AMEND
“We were so fortunate to be able to have you at our meeting. Your talk certainly motivated many audiences who are fighting against diseases and are supporting patients with diseases. Thank you very much again for coming to Japan especially in this, our difficult time.”Dr Akihiro Sakurai, Shinshu University
2011: Yorkshire Cancer Network, Leeds – patient’s perspective of MTC
“On behalf of Mr Andreas Nicolaides organiser of the Yorkshire Cancer Network Thyroid Group Educational Event and I, we would like to extend our sincere gratitude to you for presenting at our recent event. I am delighted to report that we have received excellent feedback regarding the presentations both verbally and from the completed evaluation forms, which indicate the day was truly a success.”