Medicina Webinar | Endocrinology and Metabolism in the Time of COVID-19
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1st Medicina Webinar
Endocrinology and Metabolism in the Time of COVID-19
COVID-19 has introduced rapidly evolving aspects to our understanding and management of the whole spectrum of available medical information. Among the medical subspecialties that have been affected uniquely by COVID-19 is the discipline of endocrinology. Indeed, the pandemic has affected multifaceted aspects of endocrine care and, for instance, subjects with diabetes or obesity with SARS CoV-2 infection have been shown worldwide to develop more severe forms of COVID that may require life-sustaining care and hospitalization. In addition, both lifestyle and nutrition during the pandemic were significantly affected, increasing the vulnerability of patients with endocrine disorders.
It is critically important that a timely and updated compendium be put together of the vast amounts of knowledge and data related to endocrinology that has been gained since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Given the urgency and complexity of this topic and its impact on both clinical practice and public health, we have organized a Webinar entitled “Endocrinology nd Metabolism in the Time of COVID-19”, with the aim of gathering together a scientific repository on the association between COVID-19 and endocrine alterations.
We are delighted to invite you to follow this Webinar.
Date: 1 June 2022
Time: 3:00 pm CEST | 9:00 am EDT | 9:00 pm CST Asia
Webinar ID: 852 0125 2284
Webinar Secretariat: medicina.webinar@mdpi.com
Meet Our Speakers
Prof. Dr. Manfredi Rizzo
Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, University of Palermo, Italy;
- Professor of Internal Medicine in Italy
- Adjunct Professor of Internal Medicine in the USA for more than 10 years
- Executive Committee of Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease Study Group, EASD
- Past Executive Board Member of MGSD (Mediterranean Group for the Study of Diabetes)
- Current and Former Visiting Professor in many Universities in Europe, USA and the Middle East
- Chief Editor in several journals with Impact Factor
- H-Index: 60 (Scopus)
On Wednesday, 01 June 2022, MDPI and the Journal Medicina organized the 1st Webinar on Medicina, entitled "Endocrinology and Metabolism in the Time of COVID-19”. This online seminar was chaired by Prof. Dr. Manfredi Rizzo from the Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, University of Palermo, Italy. The three speakers Dr. Anca Pantea Stoian, Dr. Khalid Al-Rasadi, and Prof. Dr. Nikolaos Papanas discussed the relevance of how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the discipline of endocrinology. Not only related to endocrine care but also how the changes in the lifestyle and nutrition during the pandemic have increased the vulnerability of patients with endocrine disorders.
The first speaker to kick off the webinar was Dr. Anca Pantea Stoian from the Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases, Carol Davila University of Medicine, in Romania. She discussed about how Vitamin D, metabolic syndrome and SARS-COV-2 Infection are related. Dr. Khalid Al Rasadi, from the Medical Research Center, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman, followed with his presentation on Lipoprotein metabolism change in relation to COVID-19 and increased risk of cardiovascular diseases. Finally, Prof. Dr. Nikolaos Papanas, from the Diabetes Centre, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece, presented the final dissertation on COVID and diabetic foot. Their presentations were followed by Q&A sessions moderated by the chair.
The webinar was offered via Zoom and required registration to attend. The full recording can be found below. In order to stay updated on the next webinars on Medicina, be sure to sign up for our newsletter by clicking on “Subscribe” at the top of the page.
Guest Editors: Prof. Dr. Manfredi Rizzo, Dr. Anca Pantea Stoian, Dr. Ali Abbas Rizvi & Dr. Nader Lessan
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 June 2022