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American Thyroid Association
The ATA is the leading organization focused on thyroid biology and the prevention and treatment of thyroid disorders through excellence and innovation in research, clinical care, education, and public health.
American Thyroid Association
www.thyroid.org
The American Thyroid Association (ATA) is the leading worldwide organization dedicated to the advancement, understanding, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of thyroid disorders and thyroid cancer. ATA is an international individual membership organization with over 1,600 members from 43 countries around the world. ATA delivers its mission through several key endeavors: the publication of highly regarded monthly journals, THYROID, Clinical Thyroidology and Clinical Thyroidology for Patients; annual scientific meetings; biennial clinical and research symposia; research grant programs for young investigators, support of online professional, public and patient educational programs; and the development of guidelines for clinical management of thyroid disease. Further details about ATA meetings, professional services and extensive patient resources can be found at www.thyroid.org.
Abbott Laboratories
200 Abbott Park Road
Abbott Park, IL 60064
www.abbott.com
Abbott is a global, broad-based health care company devoted to discovering new medicines, new technologies and new ways to manage health. Our products span the continuum of care from nutritional products to medical devices and pharmaceutical therapies. Our comprehensive product line encircles life itself – addressing important health needs for all ages.
Akrimax Pharmaceuticals, LLC
www.akrimax.com
Akrimax Pharmaceuticals is a privately-held, innovative specialty pharmaceutical company that acquires, develops and markets advanced ethical prescription medications. The current company portfolio of products includes Tirosint ® (levothyroxine sodium), the first and only T4 therapy in a liquid gel cap formulation, and Suprenza™ (phentermine HCl), the first and only orally disintegrating tablet (ODT) phentermine formulation. In addition to Tirosint and Suprenza, other Akrimax products are NitroMist® (nitroglycerin lingual aerosol), the only nitroglycerin lingual spray in a fully-sealed aerosol container, Primlev™ (oxycodone/acetaminophen), an oxycodone/acetaminophen (APAP) combo with the lowest dose of APAP available, and Inderal® LA (propranolol hydrochloride). More information on Akrimax and its products can be obtained at www.akrimax.com. Healthcare practitioners may visit www.akrimaxpro.com to register and receive samples, patient education materials and prescription coupons, and access other valuable resources.
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE)
www.aace.com
The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE), the world’s largest professional organization of practicing clinical endocrinologists. AACE is a professional non-profit medical organization with more than 6,000 members in the United States and 92 other countries. Founded in 1991, AACE is dedicated to the optimal care of patients with endocrine problems. AACE initiatives inform the public about endocrine disorders. AACE also conducts continuing education programs for clinical endocrinologists, physicians whose advanced, specialized training enables them to be experts in the care of endocrine disease, such as diabetes, thyroid disorders, growth hormone deficiency, osteoporosis, cholesterol disorders, hypertension and obesity. For further information about AACE, visit the AACE web site at www.aace.com.
AstraZeneca
PO Box 15437
Wilmington, DE 19850-5437
Phone: (302)-886-3000
www.astrazeneca-us.com
AstraZeneca is a global, innovation-driven biopharmaceutical business with a primary focus on the discovery, development and commercialization of prescription medicines for gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, neuroscience, respiratory and inflammation, oncology and infectious disease. AstraZeneca operates in over 100 countries and its innovative medicines are used by millions of patients worldwide. For more information please visit: www.astrazeneca.com.
Asuragen, Inc.
2150 Woodward, Suite 100
Austin TX 78744
www.Asuragen.com/ClinicalLab
Asuragen is a molecular diagnostic developer and clinical reference laboratory focused on oncology. Asuragen’s CAP-accredited Clinical Laboratory offers miRInform Thyroid, a molecular diagnostic assay used to improve the preoperative diagnosis of thyroid FNAs. The assay consists of several mutations and translocations, including BRAF, which have been rigorously studied in numerous peer-reviewed publications and is used to aid physicians in the characterization of thyroid nodules prior to surgery.
CBLPath, Inc.
www.cblpath.com
CBLPath is a national specialty lab with a unique leadership position in the convergence of anatomic, molecular and digital pathology. We harness molecular testing and digital pathology on an anatomic pathology foundation. CBLPath is committed to helping clients deliver better medicine, faster. At our core are pathologists; excited about technology, innovation and its promise of helping patients. Through the Best PracticeTM Partnership Program we help pathologists effectively compete against centralized reference laboratories, grow their Practice, remain independent – Keeping Medicine Local™. We provide subspecialty physicians comprehensive diagnostics and timely, accurate reports enabling the best patient care. For more visit www.CBLPath.com.
Christie InnoMed Inc.
www.christieinnomed.com
SuperSonic Imagine, presented at the ATA by its exclusive Canadian distributor Christie InnoMed, is an innovative, multinational medical imaging company dedicated to develop a revolutionary ultrasound system: the Aixplorer. Engineers from all over the world have joined the SuperSonic Imagine team and the company now has offices in Aix-en- Provence, Seattle, London, and Munich. Aixplorer® is a next-generation ultrasound imaging system with unique technology that offers advantages in lesion detection and characterization. Using a method of imaging called ShearWave™ Elastography; Aixplorer can measure true tissue elasticity, in real time. The Aixplorer ultrasound system provides impeccable images and sophisticated features packaged in an ergonomic design, to assist in the imaging diagnostic process.
Endocrine Education, Inc.
Box P-94
South Dartmouth, MA 02748
www.thyroidmanager.org
www.endotext.org
ENDOCRINE EDUCATION, INC is a not-for-profit Massachusetts corporation owning and publishing WWW.THYROIDMANAGER.ORG. Our website-web-book- is a million word on-line textbook written by MDs and for MDs covering all of thyroid disease and thyroid pathophysiology. It is comprehensive, authoritative, constantly updated, and FREE, and receives about 50,000 hits by +/-2000 readers every day. Thyroidmanager is complemented by a second on-line comprehensive web –book, WWW.ENDOTEXT.ORG, covering all of Endocrinology, which receives nearly 100,000 hits by 5-6000 readers from around the world each day.
FNApath at the
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, AR
Phone: (501) 686-5871
www.fnapath.com
FNApath is the premiere cytopathology laboratory for office based clinicians, offering high quality pathology services in the most expedient manner. We provide on-site training for slide preparation, staining and adequacy determination. .
GE Healthcare
3000 N. Grandview Boulevard
Waukesha, WI 53188
www.gehealthcare.com
GE is making a new commitment to health. Healthymagination will change the way we approach healthcare, with more than 100 innovations all focused on addressing three critical needs: lowering costs, touching more lives and improving quality. For more information, visit our website at www.gehealthcare.com.
Genzyme Corporation
500 Kendall Street
Cambridge, MA 02142
Phone: (617) 252-7500
www.genzyme.com
Genzyme has pioneered the development and delivery of transformative therapies for patients affected by rare and debilitating diseases for over 30 years. With a focus on rare diseases and multiple sclerosis, we are dedicated to making a positive impact on the lives of the patients and families we serve.
Graves’ Disease & Thyroid Foundation
P.O. Box 2793
Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067
Toll Free: 1-877-643-3123
Fax: (858) 756-5302
www.NGDF.org
The Graves’ Disease & Thyroid Foundation provides educational and support services for patients with Graves’ disease, thyroid eye disease, and other thyroid-related disorders.
Inomed Medizintechnik
www.inomed.com
Hitting the nerve inomed is a medical technology company, operating internationally, which develops nerve protection instruments and systems for precisely targeted patient treatment. Sharing knowledge, working with doctors and users, inomed develops new tools and methods in the fields of intraoperative neuromonitoring, neurosurgery, pain therapy and neurological diagnostics. Providing safety inomed supplies high-quality products to improve treatment outcomes, and uses innovative technologies to ensure safety for both treatment providers and patients.
Karger Publishers
www.karger.com
Karger Publishers will display and distribute free samples of European Thyroid Journal, a new international journal for basic, translational and clinical thyroidology.
Light of Life Foundation, Inc.
www.checkyourneck.com
The Mission of the Light of Life Foundation (a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization) is to improve the quality of life of thyroid cancer patients through continual education of the lay public and the medical community, and by promoting research and development to improve thyroid cancer care.
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Publishers
140 Huguenot Street, 3rd Floor
New Rochelle, NY 10801
Phone: (914) 740-2100
www.liebertpub.com
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. publishes authoritative peer-reviewed journals in promising areas of science and biomedical research, including Thyroid, the Official Journal of the American Thyroid Association. Thyroid (www.liebertpub.com/thy), published in print and online monthly, is the leading, peer-reviewed resource for original articles, patient-focused reports, and translational research on thyroid cancer and all thyroid related diseases. The Journal delivers the latest findings on topics from primary care to clinical application, and is the exclusive source for the authoritative and updated ATA Guidelines for Managing Thyroid Disease.
Outpatient Pathology Associates
3301 C Street, Suite 103C
Sacramento, CA 95816
Phone: (916) 444-0889
www.outpatientpathology.com
Outpatient Pathology Associates (OPA) established in 1987, is a unique medical group which emphasizes state-of-the-art diagnosis where most care takes place: outside the hospital. OPA combines national leadership in fine needle aspiration (FNA) with outpatient surgical pathology and cytopathology tailored to the needs of outpatient medical practices. Our doctors are always available at one location for consultation, questions, or assistance to client physicians and their staff. Every medical practice has unique requirements and we strive to maintain flexibility to fill your needs.
OXiGENE
www.oxigene.com
OXiGENE is a small biopharmaceutical company based in South San Francisco California developing novel vascular disrupting agents (VDAs), that have shown clinical activity in patients with cancer and sight-threatening eye diseases. VDAs collapse established tumor blood vessels leading to reduced blood flow and tumor necrosis. VDAs have shown additive antitumor effects in combination with chemotherapy, antiangiogenic therapy and radiation therapy. OXiGENE’s goal is to increase awareness of fosbretabulin (CA4P/combretastatin) and its use in advanced thyroid cancer clinical trials.
Puerto Rico Convention Bureau
www.prconvention.com
The Puerto Rico Convention Center Pedro Rosselló is the largest convention center in the Caribbean and the most-technologically-advanced in the Caribbean and Latin America. Located just ten minutes from the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, the 580,000 sq. ft. Center can host conventions and tradeshows for up to 10,000 delegates. With its wave-like roofline, the Center features a 152,700 sq. ft. Exhibition Hall, a 39,000 sq. ft. Ballroom and 28 meeting rooms. Part of a new tourism district, the Center will be surrounded by fountains, hotels, promenades, retail outlets, entertainment and dining venues to create a singular destination for delegates.
Quest Diagnostics
www.questdiagnostics.com
Quest Diagnostics is the world’s leading provider of diagnostic testing, information and services that patients and doctors need to make better healthcare decisions. The company offers broad access to specialized testing services for endocrinology and other sub-specialties through Nichols Institute, and provides consultation and education through its extensive medical and scientific staff. Additional company information is available at QuestDiagnostics.com. Follow us at Facebook.com/QuestDiagnostics and Twitter.com/QuestDX.
The Endocrine Society
www.endo-society.org
The Endocrine Society delivers an unparalleled forum for cross-discipline collaboration with more than 14,000 members in over 100 countries. The Society hosts two annual meetings, ENDOTM and the Clinical Endocrinology Update (CEU), and offers ACCME and AMA-compliant CME opportunities. We publish four prestigious, peer-reviewed journals, as well as Endocrine News, the monthly endocrine magazine that delivers the latest clinical trends and research updates. Our Clinical Practice Guidelines on endocrine disorders are vetted through a rigorous multi-step review process. Our public education affiliate, The Hormone Foundation, provides patient materials on a variety of endocrine disorders (www.hormone.org).
ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors’ Association, Inc.
PO Box 1102
Olney, MD 20830-1102
Phone: (877) 588-7904
www.thyca.org
ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors’ Association, a nonprofit organization advised by thyroid cancer specialists, educates and supports patients and families through its web site, support groups, person-to-person support, free patient information packets and booklets, free newsletters, free Low-Iodine Cookbook, webinars, workshops, and conferences. ThyCa sponsors Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month, plus thyroid cancer research fundraising and research grants.
Thyroid Cancer Canada
www.thyroidcancercanada.org
Thyroid Cancer Canada is a national charitable organization operated by volunteer patients. TCC’s main focus is on education & support and includes bilingual: telephone & email support, original publications, ‘Welcome Package’ for new patients, a moderated Online Forum, a HON certified website, social media, ‘Thry’vors News’ (seasonal newsletter), seminars & events. Membership and resources are free to individual patients and/or clinicians who may order in bulk for distribution (tip: use ‘Clinicians Order Form’ on website). TCC benefits from a Medical Advisory Panel made up of expert clinicians from various fields who vet the publications and provide Q&A.
Thyroid Cancer Care Collaborative
www.thancfoundation.org
The THANC Foundation is committed to supporting research and education in the early detection and treatment of Thyroid, Head and Neck Cancers, to improving therapies, and to alleviating the suffering and functional impairment of patients who undergo treatment. The Thyroid Cancer Care Collaborative (TCCC), funded by THANC, aims to improve the thyroid carcinoma treatment delivery model. An innovative technological framework, the TCCC allows for seamless patient tracking over time and location, enhances communication within a care team, acts as a powerful research database, and connects patients and community caregivers to leading-edge knowledge through patient education and clinical decision making modules.
Thyroid Federation International
www.thyroid-fed.org
Thyroid Federation International (TFI) is a nonprofit organization made up of member organizations from around the globe. TFI encompasses the vision of a world thyroid organization to deal with the problems of thyroid disease on a global perspective. The objectives of TFI include a) encourage and assist the formation of patient oriented thyroid organizations b) work closely with the medical professions to promote awareness and understanding of thyroid disorders and their complications c) provide, through member organizations, information and moral support to those affected by thyroid disorders d) promote education and research related to thyroid disorders.
Toshiba Ultrasound
Endocrinology Sales
4713 1st Street, Suite 100
Pleasanton, CA 94566
Phone: (866) 280-2417
www.headandneckultrasound.com
TOSHIBA offers the console Nemio and the laptop Viamo Ultrasound systems for high resolution thyroid images and precise FNA guidance. Power Doppler enables vascularity assessment. Scanning Presets make operation easy to learn and easy to use. Systems are backed by onsite TOSHIBA Service Engineers. Premium, yet affordable, ultrasound, that’s TOSHIBA.
United BioSource
4445 Willard Avenue
12th Floor
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
www.unitedbiosource.com
United BioSource Corporation (UBC) is a global medical and scientific affairs organization that partners with life science companies to develop and commercialize their products. We help generate authoritative, real-world evidence of product effectiveness, safety and value, to assist health care decisions and enhance patient care. UBC integrates scientific and industry experts, operations professionals and leading-edge technologies to provide innovative solutions across the product life cycle.
We strive to be an intelligent and nimble customer-focused organization that offers a unique combination of strategic vision, scientific expertise and operational excellence. With experts and operations in strategic locations worldwide, UBC offers the global reach and local expertise necessary to support the largest and most complex multinational product development programs. Our clients can expect UBC to design and deliver high-quality solutions tailored to meet their unique needs.
Veracyte
7000 Shoreline Court, Suite 250
South San Francisco, CA 94080
www.veracyte.com
Veracyte, Inc., based in South San Francisco, Calif., offers the Afirma Thyroid FNA Analysis, a comprehensive thyroid nodule management solution which combines specialist cytopathology assessment with the Afirma Gene Expression Classifier (GEC). The GEC classifies inconclusive thyroid nodule cytology results as benign or suspicious for cancer. The results of a prospective, multi-center validation study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, confirmed that the Afirma Gene Expression Classifier identifies benign nodules with high accuracy. A subsequent study (DOVE), recently published in Thyroid, demonstrated that physicians incorporating the Afirma Thyroid FNA Analysis into their practice have routinely chosen to follow patients with cytology indeterminate and Gene Expression Classifier Benign results in lieu of surgery. Veracyte has formed a global co-promotion partnership with Genzyme, a Sanofi company, to make the Afirma Thyroid FNA Analysis available throughout the U.S. and, subsequently, internationally.
Yale Pathology Labs
310 Cedar Street
New Haven, CT 06520-8023
Phone: (203) 376-5537
www.yalepath.org
Yale Pathology Labs is a comprehensive anatomic pathology service with the internationally recognized teaching and research expertise of Yale University School of Medicine. When you choose to use Yale Pathology Labs you will find an exceptional medical community pooling it’s technical resources and it’s vast array of human talent to resolve the diagnostic question at hand.
