PRESIDENT'S UPDATE
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Hossein Gharib, M.D.
ATA President |
Hello ATA members,
The ATA Annual Meeting is the flagship in our association's activities, and should be considered as our most important venue for scientific exchange and education, to include both clinical practice and basic research. The 2014 Program Committee is hard at work to develop a program that meets the expectations of both our clinical and basic science members, with a balanced and innovative plan. I certainly hope that most of you plan to attend our next meeting in Coronado, CA, next October.
ATA receives superb continued support from its dedicated members, both here and internationally, who volunteer for service on the Board, committees, task forces and guideline development. Personally, I consider service to ATA as a duty as well as an honor. Like most other organizations, the creativity, commitment, and collegiality of ATA leadership bring new ideas and experiences that pursue and promote the association's strategic policies. Members of the Executive Committee, the Board of Directors, committee chairs and members, editors and editorial boards of our publications, member-speakers at our national meetings, guideline authors, and many more, are donating substantial time for the benefit of the ATA, the community, and our patients with generosity and enthusiasm. Working with our wonderful staff, we have accomplished much in recent years.
2014 Call for Awards and Officers Nominations
The American Thyroid Association is now accepting nominations for its 2014 Awards.
Nominate a colleague who exemplifies outstanding professionalism, dedication and contributions in the field of thyroidology. The awards will be presented at the 84th Annual Meeting of the ATA in Coronado, California, October 29 — November 2, 2014.
The deadline for nominations is March 31. Awards description, criteria and nomination forms are available online. For more information contact scano@throid.org.
Call for Nominations for Awards (PDF File, 181 KB)
The American Thyroid Association is now accepting nominations for its 2014 Officers.
In accordance with the Bylaws of the American Thyroid Association, the Nominating Committee is soliciting nominations from the membership for candidates for the offices of President and Directors (3) to serve on the ATA Board of Directors. Candidates will be selected by the Nominating Committee and submitted to the ATA Board for final approval. A ballot will be sent to the membership electronically in August 2014. Newly elected Board members will be announced at the Annual Business Meeting on Thursday, October 30, 2014. All nominations must be submitted to the Executive Director, Bobbi Smith, by letter, fax, or e-mail bsmith@thyroid.org by March 31, 2014.
Call for Nominations for Board of Directors and Officers (PDF File, 137 KB)
VideoEndocrinology™ Call for Videos
Launching Spring 2014 Thyroid, the preeminent journal in the field covering research and practice, and the official journal of the American Thyroid Association, has expanded to include an innovative video component, VideoEndocrinology™ (VE). Read More…
Thyroid Awareness monthly campaigns announced in cooperation with PuraVida
The ATA will be highlighting a distinct thyroid disorder each month and a portion of the sales for PuraVida bracelets will be donated to the ATA. The thyroid disorder designated for awareness this month is Cancer of the Thyroid and a bracelet is available through the ATA Marketplace to support thyroid cancer awareness and education related to thyroid disease.
Upcoming ATA Meetings
Lab Services Committee Finalizing ATA Member Survey to Measure Laboratory Testing & Pathology Related Priorities
An upcoming survey from the ATA Lab Services Committee is being designed to gauge member interest and prioritiesfor key areas related to education on:
- basic principles of laboratory and pathology testing;
- new testing technologies;
- harmonization of laboratory tests;
- Optimizing reporting of test results;
- testing strategies/algorithms for thyroid diseases.
We value your participation in these important member surveys which fuel the work of our committees!
ATA Clinical Thyroidology® Archives available on ATA website
The back issues and search function for all Clinical Thyroidology® issues published online and in print before 12/31/2013 are available on the ATA website. You may sign-up to receive the TOC of current CT (and other ATA publications) on the Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers site.
In Memoriam Offie P. Soldin, PhD, a member of the ATA since 2002 has died on Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at the age of 62. She was an associate professor in the Departments of Oncology, Medicine, Physiology and Obstetrics and Gynecology at Lombardi Georgetown Cancer Center. She served as chair of the ATA Laboratory Services Committee from 2009–2012 and on the THYROID journal editorial board.
Career Center
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Governance – COI forms requested of all ATA Committee, Task Force, Working Group and Writing Group Members
Documents supporting good governance are available -- simply log into Members Only, click the Governance link and you will find the forms located near the top of the page.
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