When?
Saturday 07th June, 2025
Time: 10am - 4pm
Location: County Hotel, Newcastle
We’re coming to Newcastle for our second Get-Together of 2025! These are our in-person events where you get to hear from incredible speakers and meet others affected by pituitary conditions. We’ve already had a few successful events in Glasgow, Manchester, Leicester and Cardiff. We can’t wait to bring you all together in the North East.
We’ll have brilliant talks from medical professionals, and you’ll also have the opportunity to meet staff and members of The Pituitary Foundation.
About the speakers
Dr Rob Murray – Rob is a Consultant Endocrinologist and Honorary Associate Professor at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. Rob is also vice-chair of the Pituitary Foundation Medical Committee!
Rob’s talk will include:
- an overview of pituitary conditions within endocrinology
- look at changes in how pituitary conditions can be diagnosed
- changes in the treatment for pituitary conditions
- looking to the future of endocrine care.
- Q&A session
Aldons Chua – Aldons is an endocrine clinical nurse specialist, based at Barts Health NHS Trust. He is a nurse prescriber and has a master’s degree in research. Aldons works part-time at The Pituitary Foundation, covering the endocrine nurse helpline one day per week. He is also a member of our medical committee, and advices on our health information.
Aldons’ talk will include:
- Working with the endocrine team
- Preparing for your appointment
- Q&A session
The day will also include a chance to hear from others from the community!
Location
The event will be held at The County Hotel Newcastle. There is carparking available, and it’s just a 1 minute walk from Newcastle Train Station.
The venue is fully accessible.
If you have any more questions about the day and what to expect, please get in touch with our office by calling 01173701333 or emailing: [email protected].
Tickets
Tickets are available now.
Ticket price includes:
- Hot drinks
- Fruit/pastries throughout the day
- Hot Lunch
- Opportunity to hear from medical professionals and pre-submit your questions
- Meeting others from the pituitary community
You will need to arrange your own transport to the venue.
Places are limited, so buy now to ensure you don’t miss out! We can’t wait to see you there!
If a refund is required, please give a minimum of 72 hours notice prior to the event. We’ll do our best to reallocate your tickets so that we can provide you with a refund which will be at our discretion.