Recent Developments and Future Challenges in Thyroidology
Chairs: Ronald Koenig and Julie Ann Sosa 
Basic Review 
Anthony Hollenberg
Clinical Endocrine Review
Megan Haymart
Surgical Review 
David Steward 
Award Lectureships
Distinguished Award Lectureship
PAX8-PPARgamma Fusion Protein in Thyroid Cancer
Ronald Koenig
Lewis E. Braverman Award Lectureship
 Enhancing Iodide Transport in Thyroid & Breast Cancer
Gregory A. Brent
Paul Starr Award Lectureship 
Thyroid Autoimmunity at 60: Where Next?
In recognition of an outstanding contributor to clinical thyroidology
Supported by an educational grant from Dr. Boris Catz 
Anthony Weetman
Symposia
An Update on Novel Therapies for Advanced Thyroid Cancer:
When to Start and What to Use
Sponsored by a continuing medical education grant from AstraZeneca
Chair: Mimi Hu 
Overview of Drugs Approved, in Trial and in the Pipeline for Differentiated Thyroid Cancer 
Marcia Brose
Overview of Drugs Approved, in Trial and in the Pipeline for Medullary Thyroid Cancer
Matthew Ringel 
Thyroid Cancer Case Discussions
Mimi Hu 
Early Stages of Thyroid Autoimmunity
Interaction Between Genes and Environment
Yaron Tomer
Immune Response Markers in Serum Prior to the Occurrence of Thyroid Antibodies
Marjan Versnel 
Diagnostic Testing of Thyroid Nodules 
Overview of Indeterminant Cytology 
Scott Boerner
Educational grant support for this session provided by Genzyme, A Sanofi Company 
Clinical
 Thyroid, Pregnancy and the Offspring
Generic and Brand-Name L-Thyroxine Are Not Bioequivalent for Children with Severe Congenital Hypothyroidism 
Rosalind Brown 
Maternal Autoimmune Thyroid Disease and the Risk of Attention
Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Offspring 
Akhgar Ghassabian 
Graves’ Disease
Update on Immunopathogenesis of Graves’ Ophthalmopathy
Terry Smith 
Molecular Diagnostic Testing of Thyroid Nodules: Decision Making
for the Clinician
Decision Making for the Endocrinologist
Susan Mandel/ Bryan McIver 
Basic
Thyroid Hormone Control of Metabolism
Central Control of Metabolism by Thyroid Hormone 
Miguel Lopez 
Molecular Mechanisms of Thyroid Hormone Action
Differential Regulation of Gene Expression by TRa1 vs. TRb1 
Frédéric Flamant 
Meet the Professor Workshops
Basic: Update on the Biology of 3-Iodothyronamine (T1AM)
Thomas Scanlan/ Riccardo Zucchi 
Clinical: Duration of Anti-Thyroid Drug Treatment in Graves’ Disease: Children vs. Adults
Juliane Leger/ David Cooper
Clinical: Thyroid Cancer in Pregnancy 
Erik Alexander/ Sanziana Roman
Erik Alexander
Clinical: Management of Thyroid Disease in the Elderly 
Kristien Boelaert/ Linwah Yip 
Kristien Boelaert
Clinical: Congenital Hypothyroidism: Management of Mild Cases
and Discovery of Novel Genetic Causes 
Guy Van Vliet/ Nadia Schoenmakers
Oral Abstract Session | 
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| Highlighted Oral Abstract Session | 
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| Highlighted Oral 3 | Autoimmunity | Clinical | ||
| RANDOMIZED DOUBLE-BLIND PLACEBO-CONTROLLED TRIAL OF RITUXIMAB FOR TREATMENT OF GRAVES’ OPHTHALMOPATHY | ||||
| M.N. Stan, J.A. Garrity, P. Thapa, E.A. Bradley, R.S. Bahn | ||||
| Clinical Oral Abstract Session | ||||
| Oral 14 | Thyroid Development | Clinical | ||
| ABNORMAL CORPUS CALLOSUM MORPHOLOGY IN CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM | ||||
| F. Islam, J. Skocic, J.F. Rovet | ||||
| Oral 184 | Disorders of Thyroid Function | Clinical | ||
| MATERNAL PERCHLORATE LEVELS DURING PREGNANCY AND OFFSPRING COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT: DATA FROM THE CONTROLLED ANTENATAL THYROID SCREENING STUDY (CATS) | ||||
| P. Taylor, O.E. Okosieme, S. Channon, P. Smyth, C.M. Dayan, L.E. Braverman, J. Lazarus, E.N. Pearce | ||||
| Short Call Oral Abstracts | ||||
| Short Call Oral 4 | Disorders of Thyroid Function | Translational | ||
| CHILDREN BORN TO WOMEN WITH HYPOTHYROIDISM DURING PREGNANCY SHOW ABNORMAL CORPUS CALLOSUM DEVELOPMENT | ||||
| A. Samadi, J. Skocic, J. Rovet | ||||
| Short Call Oral 5 | Thyroid Cancer | Clinical | ||
| TSH SUPPRESSION INCREASES THE RISK OF OSTEOPOROSIS WITHOUT CHANGING RECURRENCE IN NON-HIGH RISK PATIENTS WITH THYROID CARCINOMA | ||||
| A.W. Smith, L.Y. Wang, F.L. Palmer, A. Mahrous, I. Ganly, S.G. Patel, R.M. Tuttle, J.A. Fagin, L. Boucai | ||||
 

Megan Haymart
 David Steward
 Anthony Weetman
Marcia Brose




