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Thyroid Day 2010

November 10, 2010
The Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel
Boston, MA

Course Director

James V. Hennessey, MD
Director, Clinical Endocrinology
Division of Endocrinology
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

  • Describe the signs and symptoms of various types of thyroid diseases and abnormalities that would be an indication for further medical evaluation
  • Discuss the interpretation of the results of thyroid function tests and images and how these results would be indications for further evaluation and/or therapeutic interventions
  • Describe the usual course of treatments for the various of thyroid conditions and diseases discussed so as to effectively and efficiently monitor treatments and/or coordinate therapy with consultative specialty providers

Agenda*

Wednesday, November 10, 2010
8:00
   Welcome
8:00
  Hypothyroidism 2010: Guidelines for Diagnosis, Confirmation, and Therapeutic Targets
9:00
  Hyperthyroidism Detection, Evaluation, and Intervention
10:00
  Break
10:30
   Hyperparathyroidism: When to Suspect, How to Diagnose, When and How to Intervene
11:30
   Panel Discussion
12:00
   Lunch (on your own)
1:00
   Thyroid Nodules: A Guidelines-Based Approach to Evaluation and Treatment
2:00
   Pediatric Thyroid Disease and the Primary Care Physician
3:00
   Break
3:30
   Interactive Thyroid Cases: Putting Together Lessons Learned
4:30
   Panel Discussion

Faculty*

Rosalind S. Brown, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Harvard Medical School
Director, Clinical Trials Research
Division of Endocrinology
Children's Hospital Boston

Jeffrey R. Garber, MD, FACP, FACE
Associate Professor
Harvard Medical School
Chief of Endocrinology
Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates
Immediate Past President
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists

Pamela Hartzband, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Medical Director, Thyroid Nodule Clinic
Division of Endocrinology
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

James V. Hennessey, MD
Director, Clinical Endocrinology
Division of Endocrinology
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Anthony Hollenberg, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Chief, Thyroid Unit
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Johanna A. Pallotta, MD, FACP, FACE
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Senior Physician
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

*Agenda and faculty subject to change