International Symposium
“Controversies in Thyroid Diseases”

Organized by:
The Endocrine Society (TES) &
 Panamerican Federation of Endocrinology (FEPAEN)

Chairmen:  Prof. Leonard Wartofsky and Prof. Oscar D. Bruno
Coordinator: Dr. Leonardo Rizzo
                                                          
Sponsored by:
 Sociedad Latinoamericana de Tiroides (SLAT)
Federación Argentina de Endocrinología (FASEN)

PROGRAM

Friday 1º August

08:00 h
Registration

08:45 h
Opening ceremony: Prof. Dr. Leonard Wartofsky & Prof. Dr. Oscar D. Bruno
                                                          
09:00-10:00 h:
Conference I: Professor Leonard Wartofsky (USA)
“Controversies in the Management of Thyroid Nodules”         
                
10:00-10:30 h Coffee break

10:30-11:30 h
Conference II: Professor R. Michael Tuttle (USA)
“Controversies in the Management of Well Differentiated Thyroid Cancer”
    
11:30-13:00 h:
Symposium 1: “High Risk & Metastatic Thyroid Cancer”
-Medullary Thyroid Cancer:  Nelson Wohllk (Chile)  
-Maximizing Radioiodine Therapy and Dosimetry:  Leonard Wartofsky (USA)
-New targeted chemotherapy:  Michael Tuttle(USA)

             
13:00-15-00 h Break

15:00-16:30 h
Symposium 2: “Special situations in Hyperthyroidism”
-Management of hyperthyroidism in the elderly: David Cooper (USA)
-Cardiac disease in overt hyperthyroidism: Mario Vaisman (Brazil)
-Central and Genetic Causes of Hyperthyroidism: E. Chester Ridgway (USA)

16.30-17:00 h Coffee break   

17.00-18:00 h
Conference III: Professor E. Chester Ridgway (USA)
“Controversies in the Management of Subclinical Hypothyroidism”

Saturday 2th August

09:00-10:00 h
Conference IV: Professor David Cooper (USA)
“Controversies in the Management of Hyperthyroidism”

10:00-10.30 h Coffee break

10.30-12.30 h
Discussión Panel on Clinical Cases: “Clinical controversies in Thyroid Diseases”

12:30-13.00 h
Closing ceremony

Prof Dr Leonard Wartofsky & Prof. Dr Oscar D. Bruno