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2026 WINTER SCHOOL OF THE LATIN AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY IN COLLABORATION WITH THE HUMAN GROWTH FOUNDATION

Bandera Español Spanish Language

Punta del Este, Uruguay
March 20 - 21, 2026

Guest Faculty

Raúl Calzada León President, SLEP
Mexico
María Isabel Hernández Coordinator, SLEP Continuing Education Committee
Chile
Patricia Papendieck SLEP Continuing Education Committee
Argentina
Cristiane Kopacek SLEP Continuing Education Committee
Brazil
Andrea Arcari Invited Professor
Argentina
Julio Soto Invited Professor
Chile

Participants from Uruguay

  • Camila Keosseian Lagomarsino
  • Carolina Niell
  • Carmen Fiorella Capezzuto
  • Isabel Pigola
  • María Gimena Echeverría
  • María José Ramírez Larravide
  • Mariana Pintado
  • Mariana Risso Fernández
  • Natalia Etchemendy
  • Natalia Hoyo
  • Natalia Stecker Perroni
  • Patricia Agüero Michelin Salomon
  • Patricia Furtenbach
  • Rossina Bergalli
  • Rosa Finozzi
  • Verónica Torres Pérez

We thank the support and participation of HGF leadership.

Program

Uruguayan Region

Friday

09:00
Welcome and Introduction: María Isabel Hernández (SLEP) & President Dr. Duke (HGF)
09:15
1. Precocious puberty in girls: diagnosis, treatment and long-term follow-up – Dr. Andrea Arcari
10:00
2. Rickets: differential diagnosis and management – Dr. Julio Soto
10:45
Coffee break
11:15
3. Multiple pituitary deficiencies – Dr. María Isabel Hernández
12:00
4. Treatment of hyperthyroidism in children and adolescents – Dr. Patricia Papendieck
12:45
Lunch
14:45
5. Polycystic ovary syndrome: particular features in adolescence – Dr. Andrea Arcari
15:30
6. Congenital adrenal hyperplasia: diagnosis and management – Dr. Cristiane Kopacek
16:15
Coffee break
17:00
7. How to evaluate a patient with short stature – Dr. Raúl Calzada León
18:15
Recreational activity (optional)
20:00
Dinner

Saturday

08:00
Yoga
09:45
8. Pituitary stalk thickening. Diagnostic algorithm in pediatric patients – Dr. María Isabel Hernández
10:30
9. How to evaluate a pediatric patient with suspected osteoporosis – Dr. Julio Soto
11:15
Coffee break
11:30
10. Approach to thyroid nodules in pediatrics – Dr. Patricia Papendieck
12:15
Human Growth Foundation (HGF) Research Opportunities
12:30
Interaction with participants – discussion of needs and experiences
13:00
Lunch
14:30
Return transfer to Montevideo / Free use of facilities (no return transfer)

HGF Research Grant Program

Opportunity to Receive Up to $10,000 USD

The Human Growth Foundation Research Grants Program supports investigating human growth and its disorders.

  • New and novel investigations will be considered.
  • Postdoctoral and junior faculty research may apply.
  • All aspects of normal and abnormal growth in biological, psychological, and educational areas will be considered.
  • Residents in training may apply.
  • HGF members worldwide are eligible to apply.

Learn more and apply online:
www.hgfound.org/hgf-research-grants

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