19 September 2024

3rd International Thyroid / Parathyroid US Course

20 September 2024

Thyroid Cancer Multidisciplinary Meeting

Looking forward to see you,

Eran Alon MD

Galit Avior MD

Amir Tirosh MD, PHD

Welcome

We invite you to attend The Third International Thyroid & Neck Ultrasound Course and Multidisciplinary Thyroid Cancer Meeting. This year's event will be even more comprehensive and informative, with two days of cutting-edge content from leading experts in the field.

We will host a multidisciplinary meeting with experts from a variety of disciplines, including:

  • Endocrinologists
  • Head and neck surgeons
  • Endocrine surgeons
  • Oncologists
  • Radiologists
  • Pathologists

 

We are honored to host two distinguished international experts in the field:

  • Professor Susan Mandel, the Past President of the Endocrine Society
  • Professor Jill Langer, the Chief of the Ultrasound Section at the Perlman School of Medicine in Pennsylvania


Both professors are currently involved in writing the ATA's new guidelines, so we will be able to learn their insights into the latest trends in thyroid cancer care.

This is a rare opportunity to learn from the best in the field and to network with other professionals who are passionate about thyroid cancer care. Don't miss out!

Register today and save your spot!

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Guest Speakers

Susan J. Mandel, MD, MPH
Jill E. Langer, MD

Local Speakers

Galit Avior MD
SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER
Pinchas Klein MD
SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER
Jacob Ilany MD
SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER
Neomi Rabinovics MD
SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER
Ignat Schwartz MD
SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER
Dror Ashkenazi MD
EMEK MEDICAL CENTER
Uri Yoel MD
SOROKA MEDICAL CENTER
Ilana Doweck MD
CARMEL MEDICAL CENTER
Nir Hirshoren MD
HADASSAH MEDICAL CENTER
Eyal Robenshtock MD
RABIN MEDICAL CENTER
Gidi Bachar MD
RABIN MEDICAL CENTER
Ben-Zion Joshua MD
BARZILAI MEDICAL CENTER
Nidal Muhanna MD
SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER
Inbar Finkel MD
SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER
Iris Yahish MD
SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER

Agenda

08:30 - 09:00
Registration & Get Together
09:00 - 09:05
Opening Remarks
09:05 - 09:35
Live Demo: Normal neck anatomy and basic day to day use of the ultrasound machine
Jill Langer, Susan Mandel
09:35 - 10:05
Diffuse thyroid disorders
Jill Langer, Susan Mandel
10:05 - 10:45
Thyroids Nodules
Susan Mandel
10:45 - 11:15
Coffee Break
11:15 - 11:45
The words behind the Bethesda system
Ignat Schwarts
11:45 - 12:00
Lymph Nodes
Galit Avior
12:00 - 12:25
Parathyroid
Jill Langer
12:25 - 12:45
Challenging ultrasound cases
Susan Mandel MD
12:45 - 13:00
Live demonstration of thyroid nodule ultrasound
Susan Mandel, Jill Langher
13:00 - 13:45
Lunch
13:45-16:30
Afternoon - close session: "Hands-on"
By registration only
Moderators:
Pinchas Klein MD
Galit Avior MD

Guides:
Susan J Mandel MD
Jill Langer MD
Galit Avior MD
Nadir Reindrop MD
Jacob Ilany MD
Dror Ashkenazi MD
Pinchas Klein MD
Uri Yoel MD
Naomi Rabinovics MD
Ohad Ronen MD
08:30 - 09:00
Registration & Get Together
09:00 - 09:05
Opening Remarks
09:05 - 09:50
Thyroid Nodules – Putting all together
Susan Mandel
09:50 - 10:50
Thyroid Nodules Panel
Moderator: Nir Hirshoren
Susan Mandel, Jill Langher, Neomi Rabinovitz, Ignat Schwartz, Gidi Bachar
10:50-11:20
Open Brunch
11:20- 11:40
80 Shades of Grey – The Role of Molecular Markers
Galit Avior
11:30 - 11:50
Minimal Extra Thyroidal Extension (ETE) Diagnosis & management
Eyal Robenshtok
11:50 - 13:00
Panel Case Discussion: Recurrent/Advance Thyroid Cancer – What are the treatments options?
Moderator: Ilana Doweck
Susan Mandel, Jill Langher, Inbar Pinkel, Eyal Robenshtock, Nidal Muhanna, Ben-Zion Joshua

*The agenda is not yet final and subject to change

Registration Fees

Two Day Pass
(not including the
"Hands-On" Course)

300 NIS

Specialist
Full Meeting
+
"Hands-On" Course

2000 NIS

Limited availability
Two Day Pass
(not including the
"Hands-On" Course)

200 NIS

Resident
One- Day Ticket
(not including the
"Hands-On" Course)

200 NIS

Specialist

Registration will open soon

Cancellation Policy

All cancellations must be emailed to [email protected] prior to the below deadlines.

Refund of the registration fee will be as follows:

Cancellations received until and including September 10, 2024 – full refund
Cancellations received from September 11, 2024 – no refund will be made

Venue

Sheba, Medical Center

Lecture Hall Beit Sourasky Building 129

Parking may be found at the Beit Sourasky parking lot
or in the the Eye Institute parking lot

Susan J. Mandel, MD, MPH

Professor of Medicine and Radiology and Chief of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. Her clinical practice focuses on thyroid neoplasia. Her research interests include sonography in the evaluation of patients with thyroid nodules and cancer. Dr. Mandel was on the writing group for the ATA Management Guidelines for Patients with Thyroid Nodules and Differentiated Thyroid Cancer and is co-chairing the 2023 ATA Guidelines for Patients with Thyroid nodules.  Dr. Mandel initiated and directed the Ultrasound workshops for the ATA and Endocrine Society. Dr. Mandel has received the Endocrine Society’s Distinguished Educator Award the 2019 ATA WIT Woman of the Year award, and the AACE H. Jack Baskin Endocrine Teaching Award.  She also received the Louis Duhring Outstanding Clinical Specialist Award from Penn Medicine. Dr. Mandel is past President of the Endocrine Society (2018-19) and a past President of the Association of Program Directors in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism. She was the Program Director of the Fellowship program at Penn where she trained over 70 fellows, 8 of whom now serve as Endocrine Fellowship Program Directors. Dr. Mandel has over 100 peer reviewed publications in journals including the New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and the Annals of Internal Medicine. She has also authored chapters on thyroid disorders in Harrison’s Textbook of Medicine and thyroid nodules in Werner and Ingbar’s The Thyroid.

Jill E. Langer, MD

Jill E. Langer, MD is Ultrasound Section Chief and Professor Radiology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania with a secondary appointment in the Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes. She co-directs the Thyroid Nodule Clinic at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Langer has served on the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) Collaborative Committee for the establishment of Thyroid and Parathyroid Ultrasound Practice Guidelines, the ACR Thyroid Incidental Findings Committee and the ACR Thyroid Imaging, Reporting and Data System (TI-RADS) Steering Committee. She is a co-author of the Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound (SRU) Consensus Statement on Thyroid FNA as well as the ACR Thyroid Imaging, Reporting and Data System (TI-RADS). She has authored a number of articles and chapters on thyroid nodules and is a co-editor of a text entitled, Advanced Thyroid and Parathyroid Ultrasound published in 2017.  She is a fellow of the American College of Radiology, the Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound, the Society of Adnominal Imaging and of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine.