ATA SURVEYS
We invite ATA members to respond to important surveys - your feedback and expertise is needed - 15 minutes total for both surveys!
THYROID JOURNAL READERSHIP SURVEY
Please provide feedback (approx. 5 minutes of your time) to provide data for evaluation of Thyroid, the official journal of the American Thyroid Association (ATA)
GRAVES' DISEASE MANAGEMENT SURVEY
The linked survey requires 10 minutes to complete and will catalog the 2011 approach to managing Graves' disease according to ATA members like you. Consider the following important clinical questions:
1. How do you treat hyperthyroidism in a patient with Graves' ophthalmopathy?
2. Which antithyroid drug(s) do you use during pregnancy?
3. What testing do you perform before and during therapy with antithyroid drugs?
4. How do you prepare a patient for thyroidectomy?
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ATA Call for Abstracts
Regular call:
Site opens — Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Site closes — Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Acceptance notification — Monday, July 25, 2011
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SECRETARY'S UPDATE
Report of the Secretary/Chief Operating Officer
Radiation remains in the news, this time due to the Japanese hurricane and tsunami wreaking havoc on the Daiichi Fukushima nuclear power plant. As I write this report, the Japanese government has increased the level of severity of the nuclear accident to a level 7, the highest level on the International Nuclear Event Scale, and the same level as was a given to the Chornobyl accident. These recent events were painful reminders of Chornobyl and its human toll, the resultant ATA activities and policies, and our limited success toward gaining full acceptance of our recommendations. The recent radiation crisis saw the ATA transition from the expertise of our older expert members, including Lew Braverman and the late Jacob Robbins, to that of the next generation, including Elizabeth Pearce, Mike Tuttle, Jason Wexler, Anca Avram, and Alan Farwell.
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Lewis E. Braverman Lectureship Award Fund
To honor Dr. Lewis Braverman, his fellows established this endowment to recognize his large contributions in the field of thyroidology and his great energy and unique passion for mentoring, shaping the lives and careers of many adoring fellows, students and junior faculty.
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