SCOPE 2025 Agenda- September 27, 2025, Long Beach BA

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8-8:50 am: Breakfast and introduction (Houssels Forum)

8:50-9 pm: Move from Houssels Forum to Van Dyke auditorium

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9- 9:50 am: Session 1: Pancreatogenic Diabetes

9-9:05: Speaker Introduction. Moderator: Rebecca Hicks, MD (UCLA/Miller)

9:05-9:35: Lecture: Diabetes in Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis: Dr. Melena Bellin (University of Minnesota)

9:35-9:40 am: Case Presentation by Marcos Esatrada Rodriguez, MD (UCLA fellow): Recurrent Pancreatitis in a Patient with T2DM and PCOS

9:40-9:50 am: Case discussion by speaker, Q&A with Audience

9:50-10 am: Break

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10-10:50 am: Session 2: Aromatase Inhibitors to Augment Growth

10-10:05: Speaker Introduction. Moderator: Danielle Manshadi, MD (CHLA/USC)

10:05- 10:10: Case presentation by Ariana Gonzalez (Loma Linda): Aromatase Inhibitor Therapy in a Child with Short Stature

10:10-10:40 am: Lecture: Aromatase Inhibitors to Augment Growth: Do They Work and Are They Safe?: Mitchell E. Geffner, MD (CHLA/USC)

10:40-10:50 am: Case Discussion by speaker, Q&A with Audience

10:50-11 am: Break

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11AM-11:45 am: Session 3: Debate on the utility of Water deprivation testing versus Copeptin assay in AVP deficiency

11-11:05am: Speaker Introduction. Moderator: Daina Dremaine, MD (CHOC/UCSD)

11:05-11:20am: Pro – Thirst Things first: Defending the utility and relevance of the Water Deprivation test: Priyanka Bakhtiani, MD (Loma Linda)

11:20-11:35am: Con – An Updated Approach to Diabetes Insipidus Evaluation with Copeptin: Julianna Gibbons, DO (University of Utah Health)

11:35am-11:45 am: Questions/ rebuttal

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11:45-12:15 PM: Lunch (Houssels Forum)

12:15-12:30 pm: Vendors
12:30-1 pm: Poster Session

1 -1:30 pm: Oral Abstract session. Moderator: Himala Kashmiri, DO (CHOC/UCSD)

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1:30-2:15 PM: Session 4 (Spark Session): New Therapies for CAH – Could These Be Game Changers?

1:30-1:35 pm: Speaker Introduction. Moderator: Eric Tsay, MD (Loma Linda)

1:35-1:50 pm: Lecture: Adjunct non-steroidal therapy in classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia: an update on Crinecerfont, and practical pearls- Ron Newfield, MD (UCSD):

1:50-2:05pm: Lecture: Emerging Therapies for congenital adrenal hyperplasia- Mimi Kim, MD (CHLA/USC)

2:05-2:15pm: Audience Q&A

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2:15-2:30 pm: Snack/ coffee break

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2:30-3:30 pm: Advocacy: Quality of Life for pediatric endocrinologists:

2:30-3pm: Lecture: The Joy of Pediatric Endocrinology- Alan Cortez, MD (Kaiser Permanente)

3-3:30 pm: Discussion of current standards: Practice Environments, Well-Being, and Professional Fulfillment in Pediatric Endocrinlogy- Swati Elchuri, MD (CHLA/VCMC)

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3:30-4 pm: Peds Endo Game/ Jeopardy. Moderator: Himala Kashmiri, DO (CHOC/UCSD)

4-4:30 pm: Closing