Manchester Member Get-Together: 26 Sept 2026

We're excited to invite you to our Manchester Injection Training (morning session) and Member Get-Together (afternoon session), to be held on Saturday 26 September 2026. All affected by adrenal insufficiency, Addison's and those who support them are welcome!

This event is made possible thanks to the Big Give Small Charity Week 2025 campaign, championed by Global’s Make Some Noise. We are hugely grateful to everyone who donated and to the Big Give for match-funding those contributions. See our campaign page here.

For this Manchester event, we are offering an opportunity to attend an optional injection training session in the morning, before the main conference. We then have a fantastic line-up for our informal conference in the afternoon, with valuable input from some of the key movers and shakers in the world of Addison's and adrenal insufficiency.  

Our 2026 Manchester Programme

For maximum flexibility, we are hosting a 'modular' event which gives you the chance to attend an optional Injection Training session in the morning and/or our Member Get-Together in the afternoon. 

You can choose to register for just the Injection Training (your ticket includes a light sandwich snack and a free ADSHG Injection Training Kit), just the Member Get-Together conference in the afternoon (your ticket includes tea/coffee and light refreshments) or to register separately to attend BOTH.   

The programme features:

Morning Session (starts 11.30):

An optional emergency injection training session in the morning, led by endocrine nurses, ahead of the afternoon Get-Together. This is for those who are able to manage a longer event and wish to refresh their injection skills.

Afternoon Session (starts 13.30):

• Conference Medical Speaker: Dr Susana Paul-Stols, Dynamic Therapeutics & University of Bristol. Dr Paul-Stols will tell us more about U-rhythm, a portable hormone collection device that can perform continuous hormone sampling over a 24 hour period (whilst you sleep, work, eat etc.). This means that we can get a better understanding of what normal hormone physiology is and use this information to inform hormone replacement in the future or to diagnose endocrine disease. 
• Expert Q&A panel with input from both adult and paediatric endocrine specialists
• Breakout groups led by experts on your top topics: one breakout group will focus on young people with adrenal insufficiency, for young people and their families. The second breakout group topic is awaiting confirmation.
• Meet other members of the community
• ADSHG Updates & News

We have timed our Member Get-Together afternoon programme to start after lunch (13.00) and we will serve ltea/coffee on arrival with further tea/coffee, pastries and fresh fruit in the mid-afternoon break.

What's included?

Medical Speaker: Dynamic Therapeutics U-rhythm wearable technology device

Breakout Groups (45 mins)

Join small group discussions led by experts, where you can learn and share with others! This year our topics are: Adrenal Insufficiency in Young People and Health & Lifestyle/Medication Management (yet to be confirmed). 

You will be asked to select your preferred group when you register for your tickets. 

Expert Q&A panel (1hr)

Your chance to ask questions of our truly fantastic panel of experts about the things that matter most to you: 

• Dr Indi Banergee: Consultant Endocrinologist, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital
• Lisa Shepherd, Endocrinology Advanced Nurse Practitioner
• Dr Prethivan Gopalakrishnan: Higher Speciality Trainee in Endocrinology, Liverpool
• Joanne Brown, Endocrine Clinical Nurse Specialist, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, 
• Najma Parveen, Paediatric Endocrine Nurse, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital

Tickets: 

Injection Training Session: 11.30 - 12.30 (Registration open from 11.00)

£12.00 members, £16.00 non members

Your ticket includes a FREE Injection Training Kit to take home for ongoing practice (worth over £14.00), tea and coffee on arrival and a light sandwich lunch at 12.30, ahead of the afternoon session.

Member Get-Together 13.30 - 18.00 (Registration open from 13.00)

• Early Bird Tickets (limited number of tickets available in a limited period of time): Members £16, Non-members £21
• Standard Tickets: Members £21, Non-members £26

Your ticket includes tea and coffee on arrival and further tea, coffee, pastries and fruit in the mid afternoon break. Please note that the sandwich lunch is only available to those doing the optional injection training session in the morning.

Discounts available for under 18s and Sponsored Members. Please contact [email protected] for details

Ticket sales close on Thursday 10 September

Please note that if you wish to attend BOTH sessions, you need to register for both individually.

Emergency Injection Training 

Feedback from our Member Get-Togethers in 2025 highlighted the value of having more time to chat with other attendees, and longer for asking questions of our healthcare representatives. Feedback also made it clear that people would also find a longer programme too intense/tiring.

For these reasons, and importantly, to increase the number of people able to access our Emergency Injection Training, we have now separated out our Injection Training programme, so that the Get-Togethers offer more opportunity for breaks and chatting to other attendess. 

For those that would like to attend an Injection Training event, as well as the Member Get-Together, on this occasion, we are delighted to offer a training session in the morning BEFORE the afternoon 'conference'. This will be delivered by endocrine nurses and will be focused on practising emergency injections.   

How much does the Injection Training cost? 

Members: £12, Non-Members £16

All attendees for the Injection Training, will receive (as part of their ticket), an ADSHG Injection Training Kit (worth £14.00) to take home for future practicing.

As there is just one hour between the end of the Injection Training (12.30) and the start of the Member Get-Together (13.30), it also includes a light sandwich lunch at 12.30.

Practical Information about the Injection Training & Member Get-Together 

Getting There: Our event is being held at: Manchester Conference Centre at the Pendulum Hotel, Sackville Street, Manchester, M1 3BB on Saturday 26 September.

Train: Manchester's Piccadilly station is an 5 min walk away from the hotel/conference centre.   

Flying: The hotel/conference centre is a 15 minute drive from Manchester International Airport.

Car Parking: The closest car park is located a 2 minute walk away at: NCP Circle Square, Oxford Road, Manchester, M1 7ED.  For discounted parking, download the NCP App, entering the code 'PENDHOT28' when you arrive.  Alternatively you can pay at the car park kiosk at the end of your parking session using the code PENDHOT25 to receive the discount.

Food and drink: There are different refreshments depending on what you have signed up for on the day.

Those attending the morning injection training session will have a light sandwich lunch included in their ticket price, and tea and coffee on arrival. Those attending just the afternoon conference session, please have lunch before the event.  We will serve tea/coffee and water throughout the afternoon, with pastries and fresh fruit available at the mid-afternoon break. 

In both instances, we are able to cater to dietary requirements, and when you register, you will be asked to let us know about any allergies or intolerances.

Access and additional support: The hotel is accessible for wheelchairs and all rooms being used are on the ground floor.  Please let us know when you register, if you have any need for additional support during the event.

Together, we will improve the lives of those with Addison's disease and adrenal insufficiency!

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