PRESIDENT'S UPDATE
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Antonio C. Bianco, MD, PhD
ATA President |
Dear Colleagues,
I am thrilled with the successful preparations of our 86th Annual Meeting, and certainly looking forward to seeing you all in Denver Colorado.
Through the years the ATA has maintained its leadership by a number of educational, research and clinical initiatives showcased in our publications and annual meeting. A major piece of this effort relies on developing clinical guidelines. This is the moment in which experts separate fact from fiction by scrutinizing to a great level of detail all relevant studies, and make recommendations based on, as much as possible, unbiased data. It is of course expected that clinical outcomes will improve by understanding the limits of our knowledge and following these well thought recommendations. How this is assessed and what defines success in our own practices is our next frontier.
New Guidelines for Managing Hyperthyroidism and Other Causes of Thyrotoxicosis
New evidence-based recommendations from the American Thyroid Association (ATA) provide guidance to clinicians in the management of patients with all forms of thyrotoxicosis (excessively high thyroid hormone activity), including hyperthyroidism. Appropriate treatment of thyrotoxicosis requires an accurate diagnosis, and the 124 recommendations presented in the new 2016 Guidelines help define current best practices for patient evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment. Read now...
Epidemic or Thyroid Cancer Over-diagnosis?
The AMERICAN THYROID ASSOCIATION recognizes that the recent increase in incidence of thyroid cancer in the United States and other countries is, in large part, due to the diagnosis of indolent papillary microcarcinomas that will never result in symptoms or death, and which only rarely will enlarge or spread beyond the thyroid gland. Read American Thyroid Association Statement...
On Tuesday, September 20, 2016, the American Thyroid Association (ATA) will be batting 1000 at Coors Field!
Please bring your family, your colleagues and all other baseball lovers to cheer on the Colorado Rockies playing the St. Louis Cardinals. Come and celebrate the 3rd Annual E. Chester Ridgway Trainee Conference taking place at the 86th Annual Meeting of the ATA. Enjoy a baseball game and support trainee education in the thyroid field. A portion of each ticket will benefit the Ridgway Legacy Fund!
86th Annual Meeting
ATA Endocrine Neck Advanced Ultrasound Course
The satellite ATA Endocrine Neck Advanced Ultrasound Course on Wednesday, September 21 is filling fast. Sign up now through your ATA meeting registration record to earn up to 8.5 CME credits.
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ATA Career Link offers next opportunities
ATA Career Link is the industry's top online job board for thyroid specialists. To learn more about this valuable resource and ways to advance your career, visit and register as a job seeker to get started!
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