New England Thyroid Club Meeting (2023)

April 14, 2023

Registration Now Open!

Dear Colleagues:

We are pleased to inform you that the 2023 New England Thyroid Club Annual Meeting will be held virtually on Friday April 14, 2023.

Join us for an exciting meeting, meet with colleagues and:

  • Hear about Computer Interpretable Thyroid Nodule Guidelines, presented by Dr. Jeffrey Garber and Dr. Vivek Patkar
  • Listen to the "Update of Thyroid Disease in Pregnancy", presented by Dr. Elizabeth Pearce
  • Review "Resistance to Thyroid Hormone", with a focus on clinical pearls for clinicians, presented by Dr. Alexandra Dumitrescu 
  • Hear exciting thyroid case presentations by endocrinology fellows

We hope to see you on April 14, 2023.
 
Sincerely,
Eyad Hamoudeh, MD, ECNU on behalf of the UMASS organizing committee 
Co-Director, UMass Thyroid Center
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School and UMass Memorial Health

 

Target Audience

Endocrinologists.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this conference the participants will be able to:

  • Describe what a computer interpretable guideline is and what its advantages, potential roles, and current limitations are.
  • Discuss clinical features and thyroid function tests used to distinguish various forms of resistance to thyroid hormone
  • Describe current recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of thyroid dysfunction in pregnancy.
     
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

    Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine designates this Live activity for a maximum of 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 4.00 Participation
Course opens: 
02/10/2023
Course expires: 
06/14/2023
Event starts: 
04/14/2023 - 9:00am EDT
Event ends: 
04/14/2023 - 5:00pm EDT
Cost:
$50.00

SCHEDULE

9:00- 9:10 AM
Introductions
 

9:10-10:10 AM
Computer Interpretable Thyroid Nodule Guidelines, presented by Dr. Jeffrey Garber and Dr. Vivek Patkar

10:10-10-30 AM
Fellow Presentation  (Inflammatory Thyroiditis in a Man with Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Recently Started on Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy) presented by Frank DeLorenzo, DO

10:30-10:50 AM
Break
 

10:50-11:50 AM
Resistance to Thyroid Hormone, with a focus on clinical pearls for clinicians, presented by Dr. Alexandra Dumitrescu
 

11:50-12:10 PM
Fellow Presentation (A  Rare Thyroid Cancer) presented by Areeba Altaf, MD

12:10-1:10 PM
Lunch/Break

12:20-12:50 - Product Theater Talk - Understanding Thyroid Eye Disease (TED): A Serious, Debilitating, Autoimmune Eye Disease presented by Horizon (session not for CME credit)
 

1:10- 1:30 PM
Fellow Presentation (A Young Patient with Stroke) presented by Aysegul Bulut, MD

1:30-2:30 PM
Update of Thyroid Disease in Pregnancy, presented by Dr. Elizabeth Pearce 


 

Virtual Meeting
United States

Planning Committee

Christopher Coyne, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology
Endocrinology Fellowship Program Director
UMass Chan Medical School

Eyad Hamoudeh, MD, ECNU
Course Co-Director
Co-Director, UMass Thyroid Center 
Ambulatory Physician Leader, Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes 
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School and UMassMemorial Health

Sun Y. Lee, MD, Msc
Course Co-Director
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Gabriela Szabo, MD
Assistant Professor 
UMASS Chan Medical School

Mira Sofia Torres, MD, FACE, ECNU
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School and UMassMemorial Health

Speakers

Jeffrey R. Garber, MD, FACP, MACE
Chief, Endocrinology Division
Atrius Health

Vivek Patkar MS MRCS, FEBS 
Fellow of European Board of Breast Surgery 
Chief Medical Officer Deontics & Breast Oncosurgeon

Alexandra M. Dumitrescu, MD PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Committee on Molecular Metabolism and Nutrition
The University of Chicago

Elizabeth N. Pearce, MD, MSc
Endocrine Fellowship Program Director
Professor of Medicine
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Fellows

Areeba Altaf, MD
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Fellow 
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

Aysegul Bulut, MD
Endocrinology Fellow
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Frank DeLorenzo, DO
Dartmouth Health

Conference Manager:  Claire P. Grimble, CMP

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, University of Massachusetts. Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team..

Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Available Credit

  • 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

    Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine designates this Live activity for a maximum of 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 4.00 Participation

This program is supported by the following virtual exhibitors:

Platinum - Horizon Therapeutics

Gold  - Eisai, Inc.

Price

Cost:
$50.00
Please login or register to take this course.
Registration Fees:  $50
Fellows/Resident/Student: $0  (registration required)

To pay by check, please create an account and email us at cme@bu.edu or call 617-358-5005 and we will assist you.

Cancellation Policy
Substitutions may be made at any time without an additional charge. Refunds, less an $20 administrative fee, will be issued for all cancellations received two weeks prior to the start of the meeting. Should cancellation occur within the two-week window, a credit will be issued, not a refund. Credits will be honored for up to two years. “No shows” are subject to the full course fee. Cancellations/substitution(s) must be made in writing. Refunds or credits will not be issued once the conference has started. This course is subject to change or cancellation.  

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