Scientific programme
FINAL Program BES 2026
Mdeon visum 26/V2/16778/011071 & 26/V2/16778/011177
Thursday October 15, 2026
12:30–13:00 | General Assembly |
13:00–13:25 | Registration & welcome coffee |
13:25–13:30 | Welcome by the president |
13:30–14:30 | Rethinking glucagon in T2D and metabolic diseases
Sponsored symposium by Boehringer Ingelheim Welcome & introduction
Prof. Dr. Robert Hilbrands (UZ Brussel) From simple “insulin center hormone” to master regulator of systemic metabolism
Dr. Amalia Gastaldelli (CNR Pisa, Italy) Advancing glucagon receptor modulation: the new therapeutic landscape
Prof. Dr. Roman Vangoitsenhoven (UZ Leuven) Panel discussion & audience questions
Prof. Dr. Robert Hilbrands (UZ Brussel)
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14:30–15:00 | Coffee break |
15:00–16:00 | From receptors to reality: GIP signalling and its importance in ectopic fat-driven cardiometabolic disease
Sponsored symposium by Lilly Welcome & introduction
Prof. Dr. Nathalie Esser (CHU Liège) Beyond GLP‑1: GIP signalling and its role in multi‑agonist incretin efficacy
Prof. Dr. Timo Müller (Helmholtz Munich, Germany) From adipocyte biology to the clinic: a deep‑dive into ectopic fat‑driven disease: OSA
Prof. Dr. Eveline Dirinck (UZA) Panel discussion & audience questions
Prof. Dr. Nathalie Esser (CHU Liège)
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16:00–16:30 | Coffee break & registration |
16:30–17:30 | Attended poster session
Moderated by Drs. Laura Iconaru & Sarah Vandewalle |
17:30-18:30 | Regulation of immunity by sex steroid hormones Prof. Dr. Marcus Altfeld (University Medical Centre Hamburg, Germany)
Introduced by Prof. Dr. Guy T’Sjoen (UZ Gent) |
18:30-19:30 | Ketosis-prone diabetes: beyond the traditional classification of diabetes Prof. Dr. Laura Orioli (Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc Bruxelles)
Introduced by Prof. Dr. Orsalia Alexopoulou (UCL Saint-Luc) |
19:30–22:00 | Walking dinner |
Friday October 16, 2026
08:00–08:30 | Registration |
08:30–09:15 | BSED Lecture Dr. Manon Lomre (CHU Saint-Pierre, Brussels)
Introduced by Prof. Dr. Laurent Crenier (HUB, Hôpital Erasme) |
09:15–10:15 | Painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy: from underdiagnosed complication to optimized patient journey
Sponsored symposium by Grünenthal Welcome & introduction
Prof. Dr. Christophe De Block (UZA) Current concepts in the management of painful diabetic polyneuropathy
Prof. Dr. Dan Ziegler (German Diabetes Center, Düsseldorf, Germany) Optimizing the patient journey in Belgium: a multidisciplinary and case-based approach
Prof. Dr. Jean-Christophe Philips (CHU Liège) Panel discussion & audience questions
Prof. Dr. Christophe De Block (UZA)
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10:15–10:45 | Coffee break |
10:45–12:15 | Communications by young investigators Sponsored by Ascendis Pharma Introduced by Prof. Dr. Roman Vangoitsenhoven (UZ Leuven)
Clinical and Translational studies: 4 selected presentations
The hidden burden of living with type 1 diabetes: identifying non-medical barriers in adults
Rani Claerman (UZ Gent) Bone strain index refines 10-year fracture risk stratification across BMD categories in community-dwelling older women: results from the FRISBEE cohort
Dr. Jeroen de Filette, PhD (CHU Brugman) Endoscopic ultrasound-guided bypass reversal for postprandial reactive hypoglycaemia after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery: Results of a prospective pilot study
Dr. Emine Gökce (UZ Gent) Validation of an aldosterone-renin ratio-based flowchart for primary aldosteronism screening under interfering antihypertensive medication
Lisa Kamperdijk (UZA)
Clinical Case Reports: 2 selected presentations Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome and normal FSH? Maybe not that normal!
Dr. Astrid Claessens (UZ Leuven) When hyponatremia deceives: isolated hypoaldosteronism as the first sign of autoimmune adrenal insufficiency
Dr. Anna Vander Heyde (UZ Gent)
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12:15–14:00 | Lunch at the hotel or guided forest tour with picnic |
14:00–14:10 | Selected Belgian Publication Award (Diabetes/Metabolism)
Sponsored by Sandoz Introduced by Prof. Dr. Roman Vangoitsenhoven (UZ Leuven) |
14:10-14:20 | Selected Belgian Publication Award (Endocrinology)
Sponsored by the BES Introduced by Prof. Dr. Orsalia Alexopoulou (UCL Saint-Luc) |
14:20–14:50 | BES Lecture Award
Sponsored by Novo Nordisk Introduced by Prof. Dr. Laurent Crenier (HUB, Hôpital Erasme) |
14:50–15:40 | A critical analysis of the new ATA guidelines on differentiated thyroid cancer Prof. Dr. Laura Fugazzola (University of Milan, Italy)
Introduced by Prof. Dr. Robert Hilbrands (UZ Brussel) |
15:40–16:25 | Is there still a role for surgery in the treatment of microprolactinomas? Prof. Dr. Peter Kamenicky (Hôpital Bicêtre Paris, France)
Introduced by Prof. Dr. Patrick Petrossians (CHU Liège) |
16:25–16:30 | Award ceremony of the young investigators
Moderated by Prof. Dr. Laurent Crenier (HUB, Hôpital Erasme) |
16:30 | End of meeting |
