Endocrinology of Aging

Emiliano Corpas, MD, PhD, is a specialist in Endocrinology, Nutrition, and Internal Medicine. Dr. Corpas earned his PhD in the field of Gerontology. He is a former Medical Associate of the Gerontology Research Center of the National Institute on Aging (NIH-NIA) in Baltimore, Maryland (USA). Currently, Dr. Corpas works as a consultant in Endocrinology at Guadalajara University Hospital and HLA Hospital of Guadalajara (Spain). He is also an Associate Professor of Endocrinology at the University of Alcalá, Madrid, Spain. Endocrinology Division, Veteran Administration Medical Center and University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix, USA

1. Basic principles of aging with endocrine and nutritional implications. Aging and endocrine system 2. Physiology and hypothalamic-pituitary diseases in the elderly 3. Physiology and diseases of the parathyroid glands in the elderly 4. Vitamin D and calcium deficiency in the elderly 5. Senile and postmenopausal osteoporosis. Pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment 6. Physiology and diseases of the thyroid gland in the elderly: Morphological and physiological changes. Hypothyroidism. Hyperthyroidism 7. Physiology and diseases of the thyroid gland in the elderly: Thyroid nodules. Simple goiter 8. Physiology and diseases of the thyroid gland in the elderly: Thyroid Cancer 9. Physiology and diseases of the adrenal glands in the elderly 10. Male hypogonadism in advance age: Physiology, etiology and diagnosis. Functional hypogonadism in the elderly 11. Male hypogonadism in advanced age: Therapeutic considerations. Gynecomastia in advanced age. Benign hypertrophy and prostatic cancer: Endocrinological aspects of development and treatment 12. Menopause as a manifestation of aging 13. Endocrine surgery in elderly patients 14. Metabolic and body composition changes with age 15. Obesity as accelerator of aging and functional decline: Epidemiology, causes, adverse effects, evaluation and treatment in the elderly 16. Relationships between frailty, sarcopenia and the endocrine-metabolic changes of advanced age 17. Diabetes mellitus in the elderly. Hyperglycemic hyperosmolar syndrome. Hyponatremia and dehidration 18. Diabetes mellitus type 1 and 2 as a risk factor of aging 19. Dyslipidemia in the elderly 20. Assessment of nutritional status in the elderly. Causes and management of malnutrition in the elderly