American Thyroid Association
Join Us For the American Thyroid Association (ATA) National Thyroid Cancer Workshop

Frontiers in Thyroid Cancer: ATA Guidelines in Clinical Practice
July 11-12, 2008
Boston Park Plaza Hotel
Boston, Massachusetts

Meeting Registration
Deadline for receipt of early bird registration is May 16, 2008
Online Registration >>

Boston Park Plaza Hotel
64 Arlington Street
Boston, MA 02116
For Online Reservations please click on the link below and enter your check in and check out date to begin the reservation process. Group rate available until June 27, 2008. Subject to availability.
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National Thyroid Cancer Workshop Program Draft:  available online >>

Click here to view the ATA Evidence-Based Management Guidelines for Patients with Thyroid Nodules and Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma published in 2006. Over 25,000 free copies of the guidelines were downloaded from the American Thyroid Association website between 2006 and 2007, underscoring the educational need physicians have for understanding the diagnosis and treatment of thyroid cancer. The speakers at the National Thyroid Cancer Workshop are the principal authors of the guidelines and will present the latest thinking on this subject.

Visit the National Thyroid Cancer Workshop pages on the ATA website for more information.

See you in Boston!

For Further Information Contact:
The American Thyroid Association
6066 Leesburg Pike, Suite 550
Falls Church, VA 22041
Phone: (703) 998-8890
Fax: (703) 998-8893
E-mail: thyroid@thyroid.org

Von Hippel-Lindau Symposium - Call for Abstracts The VHL Family Alliance of Denmark will be hosting the 8th Biennial Medical Symposium on VHL in Roskilde from 4-6 of September 2006. This is a good opportunity for doctors and researchers to share findings of their research and find potential collaborators.

You may send your abstracts to the VHL2008 scientific committee at the address: vhl2008@vhl-danmark.dk and include the word "Abstract" in the subject line. Directions for submitting abstracts is available at: http://www.vhl2008.dk/

Patients are welcome to share this announcement with their doctors and to attend the meeting. The registration website for the symposium is at http://www.vhl2008.dk. If you have questions please write to the Scientific Chairs, Vibeke Harbard and Marie Luise Bisgaard, at: vhl2008@vhl-danmark.dk

Symposium details and hotel information

Birt Hogg Dube Symposium - Call for Abstracts The Inaugural BHD Symposium will be held on Sept. 3, 2008 in Roskilde, Denmark. This will take place at the same conference center as the 2008 VHL Symposium, which begins on Sept.4.
Abstracts must be submitted by June 1.
Notifications of Acceptance will be sent out June 30.
Abstracts should be limited to 300 words and include no more than 3 references.
Abstracts should be only submitted by e-mail to conference@BHDSyndrome.org
Please include the word Abstract in the subject line. Details on the BHD Symposium

VHL Family Alliance
171 Clinton Road, Brookline MA 02445 USA
email: director@vhl.org
phone: +1-617-277-5667 ext. 4
toll-free US/Canada/Mexico 1-800-767-4845 ext 4
web: http://www.vhl.org

Harvard Medical School Department of Continuing Education
Surgery of the Thyroid & Parathyroid Glands
Friday-Sunday, November 7-9, 2008
Meltzer Auditorium • Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Boston, Massachusetts

World Congress on Thyroid Cancer
The forthcoming World Congress on Thyroid Cancer will be held in
Toronto on May 27-31, 2009. This is the first of its kind; an
international meeting dedicated to thyroid cancer with a large number of national and international experts in attendance.

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists is a large organization devoted to the many aspects of clinical endocrinology. Members include adult, pediatric, reproductive and surgical endocrinologists who devote a significant portion of their research and practice to the field of endocrinology. Updated frequently, the AACE website is a large site which provides information for both clinicians and patients, including a referral database which patients can search by location or area of specialty.

American College of Surgeons
The American College of Surgeons is the largest scientific and educational association of surgeons which was founded in 1913 to improve the quality of care for the surgical patient by setting high standards for surgical education and practice. This site includes information for Fellows as well as information for patients on choosing a surgeon.

American Medical Association
Founded over 150 years ago, AMA's agenda remains rooted focused on their commitment to standards, ethics, excellence in medical education and practice, and advocacy on behalf of the medical profession and the patients it serves. Their extensive website provides information for physicians and patients, including discussion opportunities ethics, policy and advocacy issues. The site also includes a medical society directory, searchable databases of CME courses, residency programs, and a “doctor finder” with 650,000 doctors in their database.

The American Society for Head and Neck Surgery
The American Society for Head and Neck Surgery was organized with the goal to facilitate and advance knowledge relevant to surgical treatment of diseases of the head and neck, including reconstruction and rehabilitation; promote advancement of the highest professional and ethical standards as they pertain to the practice of major head and neck surgery; and to honor those who have made major contributions in the field of head and neck surgery, or have aided in its advancement.

American Society of Clinical Oncology
The American Society of Clinical Oncology website, ASCO OnLine, is an interactive resource for oncology professionals and cancer patients. ASCO OnLine provides a range of professionally edited information, as well as interactive services for ASCO members, such as “virtual meetings” with other members. You can also view the full text of the ASCO's peer reviewed journal, Journal of Clinical Oncology.

American Thyroid Association
The American Thyroid Association is the leading organization focused on thyroid biology and the prevention and treatment of thyroid disorders through excellence and innovation in research, clinical care, education, and public health. Founded in 1923 as the American Goiter Association, the ATA is a nonprofit professional medical society comprised of physicians and scientists dedicated to enhancing the understanding of thyroid physiologyand pathophysiology, improving diagnosis and treatment of thyroid diseases, and promoting the education of physicians, patients, and the public about thyroid disorders.

The ATA values scientific inquiry, clinical excellence, public service,education, collaboration, and collegiality.

The ATA grants over $150,000 to thyroid Research annually to young investigators. Go to www.thyroid.org <http://www.thyroid.org/> to track the publications sourced by this research. The 77th annual meeting of the ATA will be in Phoenix, Arizona from October 12-15, 2006 at the SheratonWild Horse Resort & Spa. We welcome your participation.

Asian Association of Endocrine Surgeons
Lead by IAES members, the Asian Association of Endocrine Surgeons was established to help train knowledgeable specialist endocrine surgeons in both Asian and Western countries alike, in 1988, following the founding of similar regional and domestic associations of endocrine surgeons in countries such as U.S.A., Canada, England, Germany and Scandinavian nations. There site contains information on upcoming meetings.

Association Francophone de Chirurgie Endocrinienne

The Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland
The Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland was founded in 1920 by a group of leading surgeons of the day. The guiding spirit and inspiration behind the concept was Berkeley Moynihan, later Lord Moynihan of Leeds, who had been struck by the lack of cohesion among surgeons as early as 1909. He wrote that "surgeons in one town knew little or nothing of surgeons elsewhere. A surgeon from Manchester had never visited an operation theatre in Leeds, nor had ever been asked in consultation. As a consequence it was not infrequent to have to listen to disparagement of one surgeon by another; and jealousies, openly expressed, were too often heard." The founding objectives of the Association, therefore, were twofold - the advancement of the science and art of surgery and the promotion of friendship amongst surgeons.

Australian Endocrine Surgeons
Australian Endocrine Surgeons (AES) is a society of specialist surgeons that aims to achieve the highest standards in the practice of endocrine surgery.

Endocrine Society
The Endocrine Society is the world's largest and most active professional organization of endocrinologists in the world. Founded in 1916, the Society is internationally known as the leading source of state-of-the art research and clinical advancements in endocrinology and metabolism. The Endocrine Society is dedicated to promoting excellence in research, education and clinical practice in the field of endocrinology.

The International Association of Endocrine Surgeons (IAES)
Lead by AAES members, the International Association of Endocrine Surgeons was established to work for endocrine surgery world wide, and to provide “a forum for exchange of views of those who are involved in expanding the frontiers of endocrine surgery.” Their site is directed toward physicians with information on membership, upcoming meetings and their newsletter.