Equine endocrinology researchers gathered in Boston, Mass., Sept. 7-8, for the second Equine Endocrinology Summit, where major topics of discussion included equine metabolic syndrome (EMS) and pituitary pars intermedia disorder (PPID, or equine Cushing’s disease).

TheHorse.com caught up with summit organizer Nicholas Frank, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, professor of large animal internal medicine and chair of the department of clinical sciences at the Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, in North Grafton, Mass., to hear about highlights from the two-day conference.

On Sept. 7, Ray Geor, BVSc, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, professor and chairman of Large Animal Clinical Sciences at the College of Veterinary Medicine at Michigan State University, presented the day’s keynote lecture, "Equine Metabolic Syndrome in 2012," before researchers presented relevant abstracts and had a roundtable discussion.

"The first day was dedicated to equine metabolic syndrome," Frank said. "The goal of the meeting was to really review where we are now, in 2012, 10 years after the first description of EMS