Resources
Welcome to our Resources page! This page showcases the research of the EFF Community and provides relevant educational links from other industry organizations.
The Soft Bones Foundation
Soft Bones, Inc.,The US Hypophosphatasia Foundation, is a patient advocacy group founded in 2009 to provide information and to establish a forum to educate, empower, and connect patients living withhypophosphatasia, their families, and caregivers. The Foundation also promotes research of rare bonedisease through awareness and fundraising efforts. Visit SoftBones.org to learn more.
JDRF’s Healthcare Professional Resources
JDRF, the leading global nonprofit funding type 1 diabetes (T1D) research, has played a role in nearly every major T1D advance—drugs, devices, and cell therapies—made in the last 50+ years. As a part of our mission to cure, prevent, and treat T1D and its complications, we offer accredited education and resources for healthcare professionals (HCPs). Our complimentary continuing education resources provide the latest information and trends in T1D management and screening to help improve patient engagement and outcomes. The following links are good patient resources.
JDRF T1D Health Insurance Guide
JDRF T1D Resources
Navigating the NIH Grant System Early Career Tips for Fellows
As part of the EFF/ASBMR 15th Fellows Forum on Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Diseases, Dr. Kristy Nicks, Program Director Bone Biology, Metabolic Bone Disorders and Osteoporosis, NIAMS-NIH, shared some great insights and information. Visit these NIH and NIAMS resources to learn more:
- NIAMS website: http://www.niams.nih.gov/
- NIH Grants and Funding: https://www.nih.gov/grants-funding
- NIH New and Early Stage Investigator Policies: https://grants.nih.gov/policy/early-investigators/index.htm
EFF Community - Publications
The following articles are provided by fellows and faculty in the EFF Community. If you have open access published articles that you would like to share please send them to us using the Contact Us Button at the top of the page. Our goal is to feature a variety articles each month. Click on the title to access the full article.
Shared by Diana Soliman, MD, Assistant Professor of Endocrinology and Associate Program Director of the University of Miami Internal Medicine Residency Program. Research completed during Diana's fellowship at Duke University. EFF Grant Award Recipient 2020.
Adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with type 1 diabetes (T1D) are at risk of suboptimal glycemic control and high acute care utilization. Little is known about the optimal age to transfer people with T1D to adult care, or time gap between completing pediatric care and beginning adult endocrinology care.
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Andrew A. Welch, DO, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA EFF Grant Award Recipient 2022.
Data from transgenic rodent models suggest that glucagon acts as an insulin secretagogue by signalling through the Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor (GLP1R) present on β-cells. However, its net contribution to physiologic insulin secretion in humans is unknown. To address this question, we studied non-diabetic individuals in 2 separate experiments.
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Shared by Faith Lindsay Mart, MD, Clinical Fellow, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center EFF Grant Award Recipient 2021.
The aim of this study is to evaluate uterine size in TS individuals after pubertal induction in order to assess if current recommendations for estradiol dosing are sufficient for normal uterine growth. View the poster presentation Lindsay gave at the Pediatric Endocrine Society this year.
Poster Video
Relevant Endocrinology Links
- American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
- American Association of Endocrine Surgeons
- American Board of Internal Medicine
- American Diabetes Association
- American Thyroid Association
- Association of Program Directors in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (APDEM)
- Diabetes Pro: Professional Resources Online
- EndoCareers
- Endocrine Society
- Endocrine Today
- JDRF HCP Resources
- Pituitary Network Association
- PubMed
- Soft Bones Foundation - *new!
- UpToDate.com
*The Endocrine Fellows Foundation is not responsible for the content of any of the sites listed above.