SECRETARY'S UPDATE
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John C. Morris, M.D.
ATA Secretary/
Chief Operating Officer |
Dear ATA Colleagues,
Happy 2014! We are beginning a busy and exciting new year for ATA and I am delighted to provide some updates and announcements for you.
This year, in lieu of a spring symposium, we will be holding a satellite meeting prior to the International Congress of Endocrinology/Endocrine Society's annual meeting in Chicago, on Friday, June 20. Entitled "2014 American Thyroid Association (ATA) Guidelines on Thyroid Nodules and Differentiated Thyroid Cancer — Highlights, Controversies and Consensus" this half-day, afternoon symposium will be a roll-out of the updated ATA Thyroid Nodules and Thyroid Cancer guidelines. ATA Past President, Bryan Haugen, who also chairs the guidelines task force, will serve as program chair and his task force members will be speakers at the session. The presentations will highlight areas of the guidelines that are being updated and are changing significantly from prior versions, including the new evidence that has influenced those changes. The meeting will be held in the convention center in the same space as ICE/Endo Society meeting, which begins the following morning. Registration for our symposium can be completed as part of your ICE/ES meeting registration. ATA members can use the meeting code ATAMEM (ATA member trainees should use code ATATRN) to receive a discounted registration fee. This promises to be an exciting and informative afternoon and an opportunity to hear about these most visible of our guidelines from the ATA members who wrote them. Please save this date on your calendars and include it in your trip and travel plans for June. For more information and registration click here.
The ATA Wishes you a Happy New Year 2014
ATA thyroid survey
Members of the ATA,
We are conducting a survey regarding the post-operative management of hypocalcemia in thyroidectomy patients. This survey is optional and you may leave the survey at any time. This should take less than 10 minutes to complete.
Please email Joseph.DePietro@BMC.org with any questions about the survey. Thank you in advance for the cooperation"
RAI-Induced Sialadenitis and its Treatment Survey
Endocrine Surgeons at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston are conducting a simple, survey-based study whose goal is to assess the awareness of medical practitioners with regards to RAI-induced sialadenitis and its treatment. The 20 question survey can be completed in 2-5 minutes time. Please email Shawn Stevens, MD stevesm@musc.edu with any questions. Thank you for your participation
Annual Membership and Business Meeting
American Thyroid Association Annual Membership and Business Meeting Minutes (PDF File, 938 KB)
Please review and send comments to thyroid@thyroid.org
Educational Sessions from the 83rd Annual Meeting of the ATA
Award Lectureships, Symposia, Meet the Professor, Clinical and Basic, and Oral Abstract Sessions
2014 ATA Research Grant Submission site open
The American Thyroid Association (ATA) is pleased to announce the availability of funds to support new investigator initiated research projects in the area of thyroid function and disease.
Hypothyroidism Guidelines review
The American Thyroid Association Task Force on Thyroid Hormone Replacement seeks your comments on the GUIDELINES FOR THE TREATMENT OF HYPOTHYROIDISM (writing group chaired by Jacqueline Jonklaas, and
Antonio Bianco). We welcome your comments and will consider them for incorporation in our next draft. (Please login to members' only)
Sad News
James A. Pittman, MD, a member of the ATA since 1956 has died on January 12, 2014 at the age of 86. He was predeceased by his wife, an ATA member and past president, Constance Pittman, MD.
Don't Delay, Renew Today! Regular 2014 Renewal Rates Extended Through Next Week!
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1. Renew your membership online today on the ATA website www.thyroid.org.
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Claim CME Credits from the 83rd Annual Meeting
The University of Colorado School of Medicine designated the 83rd Annual Meeting of the American Thyroid Association for a maximum of 31 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Use the five-digit number (XXXX-X) without the dash printed on your meeting badge along with your name to claim your CME credits, rate the meeting sessions and print your CME certificate for the meeting.
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