Compulsory Module
Date: 26 – 27 August 2026 | TBA 2027
Venue: Bern (participation in person or online)
Language: English
Registration single module: Registration
Fee: two-day module CHF 500, single-day booking CHF 280 (from November 2026: CHF 830 and CHF 430)
Credits
1 ECTS point two-day module
12 CME points “Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Endokrinologie und Diabetologie”
3 CME points “Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Chirurgie”
Content
Metabolic diseases affect the lives of men and women at different stages of life in different and diverse ways. For example, men at a younger age and with lower BMI have a higher risk of type 2 diabetes than women, who in turn are affected by a sharp increase in the risk of post-menopausal diabetes-associated cardiovascular disease.
The module deals with sex-specific aspects of hormonal balance, gonadal differentiation, energy metabolism as well as physiology and pathology of metabolic-relevant organs (liver, gastrointestinal tract, pelvic floor organs).
Objectives
Participants
- know the influence of sex on the regulation of metabolism and energy balance.
- are familiar with sex-specific differences in metabolic diseases (e.g. diabetes, obesity, fatty liver diseases).
- know the influence of sex and gender on surgical procedures (obesity surgery, pregnancy surgery).
- know the basics of sex development and disorders of sex differentiation.
- know the influence of sex on the physiology and pathology of the liver, gastrointestinal tract and organs of the pelvic floor.
- are familiar with sex and gender differences in microbiomes.
- know the various examination methods for diagnosing osteoporosis and can interpret their findings.