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Meridiano Congress International (Italy)
Congress Manager: Luisa Di Salvo
T +39 06 88 595 241 - F +39 06 88 595 234
[email protected]
Thyroid diseases (TD) represent a common problem in clinical practice having implications in many other fields of health including obesity, CVD, diabetes and cardiac disease. In particular, Philippines’ population has a predominance of thyroid diseases. A recent local survey of 2012 reports a prevalence of thyroid diseases of 8.5%, mostly as subclinical disease, and the highest incidence of thyroid carcinoma worldwide. Thyroid carcinoma in Philippines has peculiar features than other races being more aggressive and presenting higher risk of recurrences. Considering these data, thyroid diseases represent in Philippines a challenge for health care system in terms of early diagnosis, standards of care and prevention.
The aim of this educational meeting is to share up-to-date international guidelines for the care of TD and to apply them in clinical management in daily practice. Interaction and exchange of experience and ideas will be implemented through clinical case studies and practice sessions.
An application will be made to the EACCME ® for CME accreditation of the EXCEMED “2016 Asia - Pacific conference - Thyroid diseases: clinical features and management” to be held on 16-17 April 2016 in Manila, Philippines
08.00 Registration
08.30 L1: Welcome and introduction
08.45 L1: Impact of thyroid diseases in Asia Pacific, R. Sahay (India)
09.15 L2: Subclinical hyperthyroidism: clinical features and treatment, B. Biondi (Italy)
09.45 L3: Subclinical hypothyroidism: clinical features and treatment, S. Razvi (UK)
10.15 L4: Thyroid autoimmune disease and associated autoimmune disorders, G.J. Kahaly (Germany)
10.45 Coffee break
11.00 L5: Thyroid nodules: risk factors and clinical management, Speaker to be announced
11.30 L6: Thyroid cancer: overview and peculiar aspects in Philippines, N.A. Nicodemus Jr. (Philippines)
12.00 L7: Thyroid cancer surgery: clinical aspect , Speaker to be announced
12.30 L8: Radioiodine treatment in thyroid cancer, Speaker to be announced
13.00 Lunch
14.00 L9: Clinical approach to advanced thyroid cancer, M. Mohamed (Malaysia)
14.30 L10: New ATA guidelines on differentiated thyroid cancer, Speaker to be announced
15.00 Panel discussion
15.30 Workshops
Clinical cases for discussion
(participants will be divided in groups discussing clinical cases)
16.30 Presentation of clinical cases and discussion in plenary
17.30 End of the first day
08.30 L11: Thyroid ultrasonography:Thyroid and neck - normal findings, R. Mirasol (Philippines)
09.00 L12: Thyroid ultrasonography: Thyroid - principal pathological findings, E. Papini, (Italy)
09.30 L13: Ultrasound fine needle cytoaspiration, S.A. Kho (Philippines)
10.00 L14: Features and interpretation of thyroid cytology, Speaker to be announced
10.30 Coffee break
11.00 Clinical practice session
(Participants will be divided in groups attending skill stations in rotation, each lasting 30 min)
• Practice session 1
US features of thyroid nodules
• Practice session 2
US features of malignant lymph nodes
• Practice session 3
Ultrasound guided fine needle cyto-aspiration
• Practice session 4
Thyroid cytology preparation and examination
13.00 End of the conference
Closing lunch
EXCEMED - Excellence in Medical Education
Programme Manager: Silvia Cristofanelli
T +39 06 420413 421 - F +39 06 420413 677
[email protected]
Medical Advisor: Giuseppina Anguissola Beretta
Bien J. Matawaran
Philippine Society of Endocrinology,
Diabetes & Metabolism (PSEDM)
Jose Carlos Miranda
American Association of Clinical
Endocrinologists Philippines (AACE)
N.A. Nicodemus Jr.
University of the Philippines
Ruben V. Ogbac
Philippine Thyroid Association (PTA)
