SECRETARY'S UPDATE
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John C. Morris, M.D.
ATA Secretary/
Chief Operating Officer |
Best Holiday wishes to everyone. This season is both a joyous and busy time of year for everyone, including the American Thyroid Association. As the dust settles following our annual meeting, we begin the work of 2015. One of the first tasks for our President, Bob Smallridge, and the executive group is to revise and finalize our committee leaders and membership. Currently ATA's work is carried out by 26 committees and task forces including over 300 members, representing all constituencies and interests. These groups will be having conference calls and completing work by email throughout the year, and most will begin that work almost immediately. Thank you to all who serve ATA in this way. The updated committee list will be available on our website for your interest.
CEO Bobbi Smith and I wish to provide an update regarding several changes involving new faces and personnel in the ATA office. In mid-November Shirlyn Barger resigned, and we wish her well. We have engaged an accounting service and expanded the responsibilities of a recent hire in the meetings department to include program and financial coordination. The new ATA meetings and finance manager, Josette Paige, comes to us from 8 years of managing federal government contracts for many federal agencies including the NIH. In both meetings and accounting, we expect that Josette will lead overall strategy and outcome analysis that promotes success for the ATA.
Research Grant Submission Site Now Open
The ATA is committed to supporting research into better ways to diagnose and treat thyroid disease. The generosity of members, patients, industry, and donors in the workplace has enabled the ATA to award 71 thyroid research grants totaling $1,875,000 since the inception of the Research Fund.
2015 ATA Call for Research Grants -- site now open
2014 End of Year Giving
Your generosity makes the difference – in scientific discovery, in patients' lives!
Your tax-deductible contribution helps to support valuable patient education and crucial thyroid research – two of our primary goals – with the belief that new discoveries and better understanding will translate into improved ways to prevent, diagnose, and treat thyroid disease.
Please Join Us
Program Agenda
ATA Dues Renewal 2015
Your dues renewal for 2015 supports ATA programs and services and your collegial, professional home for all those devoted to the thyroid.
1. Renew your membership online today on the ATA website www.thyroid.org.
2. Select 'Members' Only' to login.
3. Select 'Member Dues and Profile Updates' under 'Quick Links for Members'
4. Go to 'My Account' to pay dues and update your member profile in our updated membership portal!
ATA Career Link is the Next Step
We're pleased to announce the new and improved ATA Career Link, the enhanced online career center for the American Thyroid Association. ATA leads the charge in providing our members the resources needed to advance their careers and practice and ATA Career Link is the industry's top online job board for thyroid specialists. To learn more about this resource, visit http://www.healthecareers.com/ata and register as a job seeker to get started!
Pairing your mobile device for access to Thyroid Journal
Mobile App for Thyroid Calculator on Apple iPhone and iPad
 The American Thyroid Association (ATA) has launched its Thyroid Calculator mobile app currently available from the Apple iTunes App store for use on the iPhone and iPad. The thyroid calculator combines three key thyroid assessment tools that medical, endocrinology, and thyroid professionals can use for rapid calculation of: Calcitonin and Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) Doubling Time; Change in Thyroid Nodule Volume; and Thyroid Cancer Staging.
Save the Date
The American Thyroid Association (ATA) is pleased to welcome thyroidologists and healthcare professionals from around the world as host of the 2015 15th International Thyroid Congress (ITC) taking place October 18-23, 2015 at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort in Orlando, Florida, USA.
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