President's Report August 2020

Hello ATA members, What a summer! I need not remind you of all the challenges, dramatic changes to our daily lives, and the political, economic, and health issues we are now in the midst of. I ask you, however, to take the time to appreciate all that our ATA family has accomplished these past few months with more to come in the future.

Following are highlights of recent initiatives and what is about to be launched, led by our engaged, energetic and expert members and staff. A note on the webinars - THESE ARE STILL AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW!!!

Personalized Approach to Thyroid Disorders Webinars

How to Treat Common Benign Thyroid Disorders Pregnancy, Hypothyroidism and Hyperthyroidism
Thyroid Disorders in Pregnancy
Hypothyroidism After Thyroidectomy and Autoimmune: Do We Treat It Differently?
Hyperthyroidism: Personalized Therapeutic Options According to Etiology and Patient Preference
Initial Approach to Low Risk Thyroid Cancer
Approach to Advanced Thyroid Cancer

Controversies in Thyroidology Webinars

Clinical Application of Molecular Testing in the Treatment of Advanced and Metastatic Thyroid Carcinoma
The Urgent Threat of Thyroid and Other Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals to Our Health and Future…and What We Can Do About It
Sonographic Evaluation of Thyroid Nodules: TIRADs vs ATA Scoring System
Ablative Technologies for Benign and Malignant Thyroid Disease
Advanced Pediatric Thyroid Cancer – Treatment Controversies
Immunotherapy and Thyroid Dysfunction Faculty
Controversies Regarding the Role of Molecular Testing in Thyroid Nodules: A Case Based What's on the Horizon in Clinical Thyroidology?

Stay tuned for the following events:

Vibhavasu Sharma, MD

Keith C. Bible, MD

Electron Kebebew, MD

A new blog presented by the Patient Affairs and Education and Internet and Social Media Communication Committees. The first blog by Vibhavasu Sharma, MD entitled Management of Hypothyroidism During Pregnancy: When and how to treat? is now live!
The ATA Guideline on Management of Patients with Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer will soon be shared for member review. Thank you to the co-chairs, Drs. Keith C. Bible and Electron Kebebew for leading the guideline development.
Be on the lookout for monthly ATA Career Connections virtual networking meetups for early career members. We held the first meetup on "Maintaining Connections through COVID" moderated by Aime Franco and Sara Ahmadi these meetups are a great way to support our early career members. Our next are on 8/26 and 8/28. RSVP today.
Virtual Ridgway Conference (October 16 12 PM-5PM EDT) - Modeled after the annual in-person E. Chester Ridgway Conference and open to all who are interested in advancing their knowledge and understanding of thyroid physiology, disease, and treatment. Registration will open soon, so sign up to receive updates!
Annual Business Meeting and the Van Meter Lecture. RSVP today to participate and find out who is delivering this year's lecture and the results of the ATA election. The first Val Galton Lectureship will be in 2021 at the Annual Meeting.

I look forward to seeing all of you then!!

Martha A. Zeiger, MD
President, ATA

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