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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.
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.
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