SECRETARY'S UPDATE
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Victor J. Bernet, MD
Secretary/Chief Operating Officer |
Many people equate summer time with Summer reading lists. Thanks to Bobbi, something interesting landed on my reading list recently. It was "Recollections of the Organization and Growth of the American Thyroid Association" written by Dr. Gordon Fahrni who was ATA President in 1928. Do the acronyms AASG or AGA mean anything to you? Well the ATA was originally known as "The American Association for the Study of Goiter" then "The American Goiter Association" and finally became the American Thyroid Association as we know it.
Dr. Fahrni spends time talking about early thyroid practice to include the hazards associated with thyroid surgery especially in patients with Graves' Disease as well as the dramatic improvement in outcomes related to use of peri-operative "cold" iodine and later anti-thyroidal medications.
2017 ATA Election Guide
Your Vote Matters! Cast Your Vote for ATA's Board of Director Candidates 2017… President-elect and 3 Directors.
View 2017 ATA Election Guide (PDF File, 748 KB)
The Ballot will open via electronic media September 1, 2017 and will close on October 10, 2017.
American Thyroid Association Scientific Statement on the Use of Potassium Iodide Ingestion in a Nuclear Emergency
This document serves to summarize the issues and the American Thyroid Association (ATA) position regarding the use of potassium iodide as a thyroid blocking agent in the event of a nuclear accident. The purpose is to provide a review and updated position statement regarding the advanced distribution, stockpiling, and availability of potassium iodide in the event of nuclear radiation emergencies in the United States. Read more…
ATA Pediatric Thyroid Forum Satellite Program: Update on Pediatric Thyroid Disease 2017 – Current State and Future Directions
Join Us - Saturday, October 21, 8:00 AM – 12:15 PM
Andrew J. Bauer, MD
Chair, ATA Pediatric Thyroid Forum Satellite Program
Annual Business Meeting
Join us in Victoria for the ATA Annual Business Meeting
Thursday, October 19, 2017
6:00 PM – 7:15 PM
(for active and senior ATA members only)
Please read and review the 2016 business meeting minutes for your approval at this year's meeting.
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American Thyroid Association Timeline
ATA Case for Support
 A butterfly shaped gland in the base of the throat, the thyroid has the power to affect nearly every organ in our bodies through the hormones it stores and produces. From our weight to our breathing to our muscle strength–and much more–the thyroid keeps our bodies vital. An estimated 20 million Americans have some form of thyroid disease, but up to 60 percent of those affected are not aware that the symptoms they are experiencing can be treated. That's why thyroid awareness is a primary goal of the American Thyroid Association (ATA). For help in understanding their disease, patients can rely on the ATA's dedication to under - standing, preventing, diagnosing, and treating thyroid disease and thyroid cancer.
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