Date:
Jul 26, 2026
Time:
11:00 AM (US Eastern Time)
Category:
Alternative Med
CE Credits:
2
RACE Approved:
Approved
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Description:
This webinar covers both the diagnosis and treatment of hypercortisolism (hyperadrenocorticism). It highlights less common clinical signs, reviews available diagnostic tools and their accuracy, and explains treatment using trilostane, including effective monitoring strategies such as pre-medication plasma cortisol levels for better disease management.
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11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
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12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EST
Topic 1: Treating Hypercortisolism with Trilostane
This will focus on the treatment of hyperadrenocorticism using trilostane. Monitoring strategies, including the use of the pre-medication plasma cortisol levels, will be explained.
Agenda:
- Case presentation
- Trilostane dosing and administration
- Monitoring clinical signs
- Pitfalls of ACTH-stimulation tests for monitoring hyperadrenocortism treatment
- Interpretation of pre-medication plasma cortisol concentrations
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EST
Topic 2: Hypercortisolism (Cushing’s Disease): Diagnostic Tips and Tricks
This will explore some of the case-based less common clinical signs that suggest the presence of hypercortisolism. The array of available diagnostic tests and tools and their application and accuracy in various situations will be presented.
Agenda:
- Clinical signs associated with hypercortisolism, including ones less frequently recognized
- Diagnostics for hypercortisolism, including the low dose dexamethasone suppression test and the ACTH-stimulation test
- Signs of macroadenoma
- Differential diagnoses for increased serum alkaline phosphatase levels