PRESIDENT'S UPDATE
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Hossein Gharib, M.D.
ATA President |
Dear Colleagues,
On Friday, June 20, 2014 the American Thyroid Association presented the "Guidelines on Thyroid Nodules & Differentiated Thyroid Cancer- Highlights, Consensus, and Controversies" as a satellite symposium at the Endocrine Society meeting in Chicago. The symposium, developed by Dr. Bryan Haugen, chair of the guidelines task force and ATA Past President, together with an outstanding faculty comprised of task force members, discussed the highlights of the newly revised guidelines (anticipated publication in Q1 2015) emphasizing what's new, what's changed and what's important in thyroid cancer diagnosis and management.
The guidelines preview and update was a very successful meeting, with over 500 practicing endocrinologists and endocrine fellows packing the large auditorium. We actually had to limit registration because of the room capacity; the majority of those registered were not ATA members, providing a spotlight on ATA expertise in developing guidelines to Endocrine Society members and attendees, both domestic and international, that was encouraged and enhanced by the ICE/ENDO venue. The immediate feedback was highly encouraging with many positive verbal comments on the format, scientific quality, and panel discussions. As always, the excellent work of ATA staff was crucial to the success of the event.
ATA Trainees' Conference and Grant Program – Application Deadline Extended through Wednesday, July 16
The American Thyroid Association (ATA) is pleased to announce that we are still accepting applications for the 2014 ATA Trainees' Conference and Grant Program that begins the morning of Wednesday, October 29, 2014 and continues through Saturday of the 84th Annual Meeting of the ATA. We have extended the application deadline through Wednesday, July 16th or until the program reaches capacity. Encourage your colleagues, mentees, and trainees to apply.
Draft Guidelines
The American Thyroid Association Task Force on Medullary Thyroid Cancer Guidelines seeks your comments on the REVISED AMERICAN THYROID ASSOCIATION GUIDELINES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF MEDULLARY THYROID CARCINOMA (chaired by Samuel A. Wells). Please submit your comments by July 10 for consideration by the task force before submission for publication. Please Login to Members Only.
Help us reach "31 Donations in 31 Days" to Support Thyroid Education and Awareness in 2014!
  Your annual support generates thyroid education and thyroid awareness around the world! This year, we ask you to join us in our goal of "31 donations in 31 days" during the month of July. We will track our "31 in 31" donation progress on the Give Online page of the ATA website – so you can check in daily to see how we are doing. We encourage you to spread the word to colleagues, patients, friends, and your institution to join our effort and help us reach our goal of 31 donations by the end of July! That's just one donation daily and with your help, we know we can reach our goal!
President-elect Dr. Smallridge invites you to volunteer for Committee ServiceDr. Bob Smallridge, ATA president-elect, invites you to volunteer for committee service to the ATA. The term of committee service is 3 years and begins at the ATA Annual Business Meeting on Thursday, October 30, 2014 during the 84th Annual Meeting of the ATA. Please submit your name, email and 2-3 choices of committees that you would like to join.
ATA thyroid surveysPost-Operative Management of Hypocalcemia in Thyroidectomy Patients
We are conducting a survey regarding the post-operative management of hypocalcemia in thyroidectomy patients.
If you are a THYROID SURGEON, please take this survey
If you are an ENDOCRINOLOGIST, please take this survey
RAI-Induced Sialadenitis and its Treatment Survey
We are conducting a study whose goal is to assess the awareness of medical practitioners with regards to RAI-induced sialadenitis and its treatment.
RAI-Induced Sialadenitis and its Treatment Survey
President Hossein Gharib receives prestigious American College of Endocrinology Master AwardLAS VEGAS—(May 17, 2014)— Hossein Gharib, M.D., M.A.C.P., M.A.C.E., received the Yank D. Coble, Jr., M.D., Distinguished Service Award at the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) 23rd Annual Scientific & Clinical Congress in Las Vegas, on May 17, 2014.
2014 Young Investigator Research Grants
2014 was another record breaking year for research grant submissions. The ATA Research committee has reviewed over 59 proposals and selected 8 research projects to be funded in 2014. We would like to thank ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Association, Inc., for funding six new and renewing grants and Bite Me Cancer for funding a medullary thyroid cancer grant. The ATA also supported four new research grants and three renewing grants for a combined total of $402,500 between the three organizations. We are proud to support these individuals and their research projects as they continue to advance the understanding of thyroid diseases through their work.
Congratulations to the new and renewing 2014 Research Grant recipients !
New
American Thyroid Association
Tatiana de Lourdes Fonseca, PhD – Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Leo Kim, MD, PhD – Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA
Peter Taylor MD, ChB - Cardiff University, United Kingdom
W. Edward Visser, MD – Erasmus University Medical Center, Netherlands
ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Association, Inc.
Elizabeth Grubbs, MD – The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Jason Prescott, MD, PhD – Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Brian Untch, MD - Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
Bite Me Cancer
Ramona Dadu, MD – The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Renewing
American Thyroid Association
Jennifer Morris MD, PhD – University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO
Joao Pedro Saar Werneck de Castro, PhD – Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Kevin Phillips, PhD – The Methodist Hospital Research Institute, Houston, TX
ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Association, Inc.
Nicole Chau, MD – Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Brittany Bohinc, MD – Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC
Jaroslaw Jendrzejewski, MD – Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Registration and Housing Now Open!
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VideoEndocrinology™ Call for Videos
 The Peer-Reviewed Videojournal Covering Thyroid, Parathyroid, Pancreatic, Pituitary, and Adrenal Tumors and Diseases
Friends and Colleagues,
I would like to invite each of you to submit your most interesting video work to VideoEndocrinology™. We are currently soliciting for the following publication types:
VE Techniques illustrate approaches to operations, interviews, office procedures, and other instructional material best presented using video. VE Case Reports detail the clinical course of individuals or small groups of patients to illustrate important observations. The American Thyroid Association has launched the inaugural issue of VideoEndocrinology™ which you can view here. We are looking forward to featuring your best work in a format that will gain you maximum exposure to an interested audience.
See here for details
submit manuscripts, the electronic submission site and instructions
ATA Welcomes New Members
The ATA welcomes 118 new members in 2014 as of June 13 (34 Active, 3 Allied Health Specialist, 60 Associates, 21 Corresponding)
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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