City-Wide Medical Grand Rounds - D.J. Drucker: Science in Medicine: Innovative therapies from the gut: transforming the treatment of metabolic and gastrointestinal disorders

Presenter:
Daniel J. Drucker, M.D.;
Director, Banting and Best Diabetes Centre;
University of Toronto

Location:
Baycrest
Hospital Building
Telehealth Boardroom
2nd Floor

Learning Objectives:
At the end of this presentation, participants should be able to:

• Recognize the role of the gut endocrine system in the control of energy ingestion and assimilation
• Identify key gut hormones that are targets for drug development
• Distinguish between different existing and emerging peptide-based therapies for treatment of metabolic disorders
• Identify subsets of patients that may be candidates for treatment with new gut-hormone-derived therapies