We ended our visit to Bara with the Society for Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa (SEMDSA) conference.
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| Thank you to the ENDO society for providing the lovely ties. |
Day One
Madame Bongi Ngema-Zuma, the wife of South African President Jacob Zuma, gave the opening address. She discussed the impact of diabetes on her family and her many efforts to increase diabetes awareness in South Africa. In 2010 she started the Bongi Ngema-Zuma Foundation, which seeks to drive the empowerment of women and children, rural development, education and health primarily about diabetes and its complications.
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| Madame Zuma speaking about her work to increase diabetes awareness. |
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| Dr, Ian Campbell, Ilona, Dr. Mandel, Madame Zuma, Prof Shires, and Kerslin at SEMDSA. |
The day was full of fascinating plenary sessions and abstract presentations, primarily on interventions for diabetes and obesity and the evaluation of metabolic complications. Dr. Peter Trainer gave a particularly interesting talk "Understanding the numbers" about the performance of different growth hormone assays, highlighting the importance of being thoughtful when interpreting our biochemical testing. Dr. Mandel led an afternoon Meet the Professor Session on "Molecular testing for thyroid nodules" and a talk on "Screening for thyroid disease in pregnancy."
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| Mid conference coffee break, fulfilling the American stereotype. |
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| Dr. Mandel giving her talk on "Screening for thyroid disease in pregnancy" |
Wandering around after the conference and catching a game of bowls at the Wanderer's Club
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