Part of the pre-congress program of the 88th Annual Meeting of the American Thyroid Association (ATA), the Latin American International Satellite Symposium will be attended by several experts from the Latin American Thyroid Society (LATS).
The endocrinologists Mario Vaisman, Ana Maria Orlandi, Gabriela Brenta (president of LATS), Ana Luiza Maia and Erivelto Volpi were invited by the Association to elaborate the scientific program of the Symposium.
The LATS Symposium will take place on October 3, from 1 pm to 4 pm, at the Marriott Marquis in Washington DC.
Registration
Although the Latin American International Satellite Symposium has no cost, the ATA offers a registration discount of 10% on the whole Meeting registration to those who attend this Symposium.
To obtain the promotional code, please contact before registering with Dr. Erivelto Volpi at eriveltovolpi@yahoo.com, which is the email address you will find on the ATA Meeting application form.
The 10% discount code must be used at the time of registration. The ATA will not go back and refund 10% to experts who do not use the code be used at the time of registration.
The 10% registration discount is only applied if someone signs up for both the full 88th Annual Meeting and the LA Satellite Symposium.
Know the program:
LATIN AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM
Wednesday, October 3. 2018, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
1:00 PM – 1:05 PM WELCOME REMARKS ATA Leadership
1:05 PM – 2:35 PM UPDATE ON THYROID DYSFUNCTION IN LATIN AMERICA
Co-Chairs: Gabriela Brenta (Argentina) and Alejandro Sosa Caballero (Mexico)
1) Congenital Hypothyroidism (Helton Estrela Ramos, Brazil)
2) TSH Values in Pregnant Women/ Iodine Supplementation (Lorena M. Mosso Gomez, Chile)
3) The Connection Between the Thyroid and Diabetes (Maria Tereza Nunes, Brazil)
4) Pitfalls on Replacement Therapy for Hypothyroidism (Gisah Carvalho, Brazil)
5) A Perspective on Thyroid Hormone Analogs (Denise Carvalho, Brazil)
6) What is Missing in Our 2013 LATS Hypothyroidism Guidelines? (Gabriela Brenta, Argentina)
2:35 PM – 2:45 PM COFFEE BREAK
2:45 PM – 4:00 PM ROUND TABLE OF THYROID NODULES AND CANCER AT ATA
Chair: Fernanda Vaisman (Brazil)
Debators: Juan Pablo Pantoja (Mexico) and Evandro Vasconcelos (Brazil), Higino Steck (Brazil)
1. Diagnosis of Thyroid Nodules – Characteristics in Latin America (LA) (Pedro Saco, Argentina)
2. Alternatives Therapies for Benign Thyroid Nodules – Latin American Trends (Leonardo Rangel, Brazil)
3. Incidence and Survival from Differentiated Thyroid cancer (DTC) in LA (Denise Momesso, Brazil)
4. Molecular Markers for DTC in LA – What’s Going on in LA? (Hernán Gonzales, Chile)
5. Extent of Thyroidectomy for DTC –The Acceptance of the New Trends in LA (Juan Pablo Dueñas, Colombia)
6. Diagnosis and Treatment of Recurrent DTC – How to Deal with in LA? (Erivelto Volpi, Brazil)
Informations:
88th Annual Meeting of the American Thyroid Association
October 3-7, 2018
Marriott Marquis
Washington, DC
Phone: (703) 998-8890
Website: https://www.thyroid.org/88th-annual-meeting-ata
ATA is accepting new members as corresponding members.
In this category members cannot vote but have access to online journals and to a discount on the annual meeting.
Annual fee is 98 US$ or 49 US$ for 6 months. If interested write to atamembership@thyroid.org
