American Thyroid Association. Scientists & Physicians Dedicated to Better Understanding & Treatment of Thyroid Diseases.

National Thyroid Cancer Workshop

Print page Email page

Frontiers in Thyroid Cancer

PROGRAM

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

Friday, July 11 Session Moderators: Richard Kloos & Ernest Mazzaferri Faculty Faculty Session Chair
7:45 am Welcome and ATA Guideline Comments David Cooper    
8:00 am –
8:30 am
Changing Demographics in Thyroid Cancer: Impact on Management Ernest Mazzaferri    
8:30 am –
9:00 am
Thyroid Nodules: Diagnostic & Therapeutic Dilemmas Hossein Gharib    
9:00 am –
9:30 am
Preoperative & Initial Surgical Management of DTC: Extent of Thyroid and Lymph node Surgery Gerard Doherty    
9:30 am – 10:00 am Postoperative I-131 Remnant Ablation & therapy: Risk & Benefits, I-131 Dosimetry vs. Empiric Therapy Bryan Haugen    
10:00 am – 10:30 am BREAK (outside main meeting room)      
10:30 am – 11:00 am New Paradigms and Problems in the Follow-up of DTC: US, Tg, and imaging Martin Schlumberger    
11:00 am – 12:00 noon Panel Discussion Case Initial Management Low and high Risk Tumors Gerard Doherty; Stephanie Lee Ernest Mazzaferri David Cooper
12:00 noon – 1:00 pm Meet the Professor Sessions based on Case Studies with LUNCH      
  MTP1: Neck US for Thyroid Nodules, DTC, & Lymph Node Metastases Susan Mandel    
  MTP2: DTC & MTC Molecular-Based therapy and clinical trials Matthew Ringel    
  MTP3: Management of DTC Distant Metastases R. Mike Tuttle    
  MTP4: TSH Suppression During DTC Follow-up David Cooper    
  MTP5: Management of Low Risk DTC Patients Stephanie Lee    
1:00 pm –
2:00 pm
Debate: Which thyroid Nodules Should Undergo FNA Susan Mandel Bryan Haugen Richard Kloos
2:00 pm –
3:00 pm
Debate: Prophylactic Central Neck Dissection in PTC Gerard Doherty David Steward Ernest Mazzaferri
3:00 pm –
3:30 pm
BREAK (in the Exhibit Hall)      
3:30 pm –
4:30 pm
Debate: Radioiodine Ablation for Low Risk PTC Ernest Mazzaferri R. Mike Tuttle Matthew Ringel
4:30 pm –
5:30 pm
Panel Discussion Case Management Distant Metastases Jeffrey Moley; Martin Schlumberger Matthew Ringel Steven Sherman
5:30 pm –
6:00 pm
Questions & Answers Bryan Haugen    
6:00 pm Adjourn      
Saturday, July 12 Session Moderators: Richard Kloos & Ernest Mazzaferri Faculty Faculty Session Chair
7:45 am Welcome and ATA Guideline Comments Richard Kloos    
8:00 am –
8:30 am
Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer Steven Sherman    
8:30 am –
9:30 am
Panel: Observation vs Resection of Persistent DTC lymph Node Metastases Jeffrey Moley; Martin Schlumberger Douglas Evans; Hossein Gharib David Steward
9:30 am –
10:00 am
Special Problems: Managing DTC during Pregnancy and in the Elderly Patients. Steven Sherman    
10:00 am –
10:30 am
BREAK (in the Exhibit Hall)      
10:30 am –
11:30 am
Panel: High Serum Tg levels and Negative Whole Body Scans David Steward; Hossein Gharib Ernest Mazzaferri Bryan Haugen
11:30 am –
12:00 Noon
When to stop treating with radioiodine R. Mike Tuttle    
12:00 noon – 1:00 pm Meet the Professor Sessions based on Case Studies with LUNCH      
  MTP1: Neck US for thyroid Nodules, DTC, & Lymph Node Metastases Susan Mandel    
  MTP2: DTC & MTC Molecular-Based Therapy and Clinical Trials Steven Sherman    
  MTP3: Management of DTC Distant Metastases R. Mike Tuttle    
  MTP4: TSH Suppression During DTC Follow-up David Cooper    
  MTP5: Management of Low Risk DTC Patients Stephanie Lee    
1:00 pm –
1:30 pm
MTC Genotype-Phenotype Correlations and Their Natural History Richard Kloos    
1:30 pm –
2:00 pm
Prophylactic Surgery for Medullary Thyroid Cancer: Timing & Outcome Douglas Evans    
2:00 pm –
2:30 pm
Therapeutic Surgery for MTC: pre-operative evaluation and extent of surgery Jeffrey Moley    
2:30 pm –
3:00 pm
Persistent & Recurrent MTC: Evaluation and Clinical Decision Making Martin Schlumberger    
3:00 pm –
3:30 pm
BREAK (in the Exhibit Hall)      
3:30 pm -
4:00 pm
Targeting MTC for Molecular-Based Therapy: An Overview of Phase I and II Trials Samuel Wells    
4:00 pm –
4:30 pm
MEN 2 Associated Pheochromocytoma and Hyperparathyroidism Douglas Evans    
4:30 pm –
5:30 pm
Panel Discussion Case Management of MTC Samuel Wells; Hossein Gharib Douglas Evans Richard Kloos
5:30 pm –
6:00 pm
Questions & Answers Samuel Wells    
6:00 pm Adjourn      

Save and Print Agenda (PDF File, 24 KB)

Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions | Contact Us
Site Design by Intertwine Systems, Inc.