Esko Wiltshire completed his undergraduate training in Medicine at the University of Otago, graduating in 1989 (MBChB with distinction), then worked as a house surgeon/SHO in the greater Wellington region, including the Diploma in Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Diploma in Paediatrics, before completing basic paediatric training and the FRACP examinations. He undertook advanced training in general paediatrics, followed by paediatric endocrinology and metabolic disease, in Adelaide, South Australia. He completed his doctorate during this time, investigating early vascular disease in children with diabetes, before returning to Wellington in2001 as a senior lecturer in the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Otago Wellington and Paediatrician/Paediatric Endocrinologist for CCDHB. He has overseen development of services in Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes since 2001, and extended research initiatives in this area. He enjoys teaching medical students, particularly in clinical contexts, but also in integration of foundational sciences (esp biochemistry and physiology) with clinical medicine, something which is a key component of his clinical work. Outside the department he has a passion for the outdoors, especially tramping, and loves spending time with his two children and all their activities. Esko’s primary areas of research involve investigation of the acute and chronic complications of diabetes, particularly their pathophysiology and early development, and also treatment. In this work Esko has a major collaboration with Professor J Couper in South Australia. The aims of this research are to identify factors involved in the early pathogenesis of the vascular complications of diabetes, when interventions will have the greatest effect. In addition Esko is a collaborator in the Australasian arm of “TrialNet”, a major international collaboration investigating treatments to prevent type 1 diabetes, and collaborates with Professor K Donaghue in Sydney, addressing aspects of autonomic dysfunction in children with diabetes. In addition, Esko has interests in other aspects of clinical paediatric endocrinology and metabolism, and has published scientific articles concerning clinical aspects of paediatric bone/calcium homeostasis, adrenal function and mitochondrial disease.
| Growth and Puberty - A Clinical Approach
Concurrent Workshop Repeated |
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| Friday, 13 June 2014 | Start 11:00am | Duration: 55mins | Room 2 |
| Start 12:05pm | Duration: 55mins | Room 2 | |
| This workshop will discuss a clinical approach to normal growth and puberty in children and how to assess disordered growth or pubertal development in general practice, investigations to consider and when to refer, using illustrative case examples. Note: re presentation (remove patient photos) | |||
| Paediatric Endocrine Case Studies
Concurrent Workshop |
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| Saturday, 14 June 2014 | Start 4:30pm | Duration: 60mins | Room 12 |
| This interactive workshop will address a variety of paediatric endocrine problems seen in general practice, with case examples, including Vitamin D (touching on the new Australasian guidelines for children), a thyroid problem and a diabetes related problem.
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| Growth Problems in Children
Concurrent Workshop |
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| Sunday, 15 June 2014 | Start 8:30am | Duration: 55mins | Room 9 |
| Start 9:35am | Duration: 55mins | Room 9 | |
| This interactive workshop will address some specific cases involving abnormal growth in children and adolescents and how to approach them. There may be some overlap with workshop 29 but the cases will be different. | |||
