The third Postgraduate Course in I-DSD will be held on the 29 June – 1 July 2026 in Lübeck. All healthcare providers and researchers who are involved in the field of DSD will find the course useful for their own professional development. Preference will be given to those who have some clinical and research experience in the field, who are based at a centre that participates in SDMregistries related activities and those who are at an early stage in their career. Applications are also invited from representatives of patient associations. However, none of the criteria are absolute and the Course Steering Committee will judge all applications on their own merits. The faculty for the Course consists of a group of world-leading experts who shall cover all aspects of the multidisciplinary care provided in DSD.
To find out more please contact info@sdmregistries.org
Applications for 2026 are now closed.
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Course Duration & Content
- The Course will consist of two full days of teaching and interaction and will start two days prior to I-DSD’s biennial symposium. It will be spread over three days and two nights.
- All attendees are expected to arrive on the night before the start of D.1
- D.1 will start with an ice-breaking activity followed by lunch and teaching in the afternoon and evening
- D.2 full day/evening of teaching and recreation
- D.3 half day of teaching is combined with the I-DSD training workshop
- The content of the Course will cover several aspects of the pathophysiology, evaluation and management as well as role-playing of clinical scenarios.
- Plenary sessions will be followed by ample time for discussion.
- All successful students shall be asked to prepare a case. Before presenting, they will fine-tune their case in small group teaching at the Course.
Timelines
- Deadline for applications – 31st January 2026
- Successful applicants shall be notified late-February
- Following notification, applicants have two weeks to pay for their registration fees
- Cases will be allocated 1st April 2026
- Final arrangement communications will occur in early June 2026
Registration Fees
- The registration fee is £150 and this will cover all course material, food and soft drinks, wifi access, social activity and the training workshop on D.3
- Students registering from a host centre that is an active member of SDMregistries or from a low/middle-income country are eligible for a discounted fee (£125)
- Students cannot be accompanied by friends, family members or other relatives to the Course
- Course certificates shall be provided following the completion of feedback forms
- All course material shall be available on a password-protected website for the course attendees for one year after the end of the course.
2026 I-DSD Postgraduate Course Organising Committee
Sabine Hannema, Amsterdam, Netherlands (Postgraduate Course Lead & L&T Chair);
Faisal Ahmed, Glasgow, UK (SDMregistries Project Lead);
Anna Nordenstrom, Stockholm, Sweden (I-DSD 2024 Host);
Olaf Hiort, Lübeck, Germany (SDMregistries Steering Committee Chair, I-DSD 2026 Host);
2026 I-DSD Postgraduate Course Faculty
Faisal Ahmed, UK
Malika Alimussina, UK*
Marij Dinkelman, Netherlands
Aneta Gawlik, Poland
Sabine Hannema, Netherlands
Olaf Hiort, Germany
Angela Lucas-Herald, UK
Anne-Marie Amies Oelschlager, USA
Lou Marshall, Germany
Anna Nordenstrom, Sweden
Philippe Touraine, France
Rodolfo Rey, Argentina
Lutz Wünsch, Germany
(*at Training Workshop only)