The Department of Endocrinology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, will organize AMRITA THYROID UPDATE 2018 on Sunday, 29th July 2018 at HolidayInn Kochi. The CME is designed to cover all core clinical scenarios in thyroid disorders that we clinicians come across in our practice.
A Satellite symposium "ENDOCRINOLOGY FOR GYNAECOLOGISTS" is also being organised as part of the CME, customised to help the Gynaecologists to streamline their management of common endocrinology cases including diabetes, thyroid, PCOS & Infertility .
Programme
| Session 1 | ||
| 09.00 to 11.00 am | ||
| Chair Persons : Dr. M. G. K. Pillai, Dr. Srinivas Kamath | ||
| TIME | TOPIC | FACULTY |
| 09.00 am to 9.30 am | The many facets oflhyroidtis | Dr. R.V Jayakumar 09.00 am to 9.30 am Director & CEO of Indian Institute of Diabetes: Consultmt Endocrinologist at Aster Medcity. Cochin |
| 09.30 am to 10.00 am | Thyroid Nodule Evaluation | Dr. P. K. Jabbar HOO Dept of Endocrinology .MCH. Thiruvananthapuram: Additional Directnrlndian Institute of Diabetes |
| 10.00 am to 10.30 am | Subclinical hypothyroidism: When to treat | Dr. A. G. Unnikrishnan CEO & Endocrinologist at CheUaram Diabetes Institute. Pune |
| 10.30 am to 11.00 am | Interpreting abnormal thyroid function tests | Dr. Thomas Paul Professortlept of Endocrinology CMC VeUore |
| 11.00 am to 11.15 am | Tea Break | |
| Session 2 | ||
| 11.15 am to 01.15 pm | ||
| HALL A | Thyroid and Allied Specialities | Chair Persons : Dr. Binu P. S., Dr. Padma Sunadram, Dr. Hari K. |
| TIME | TOPIC | FACULTY |
| 11.15 am to 11.45 am | When to refer for thyroidectomy | Dr. C Gopalakrishnan Nair Professor Dept Of General Surgery. AIMS. Kochi |
| 11.45 pm to 12.15 pm | Thyroidectomy without neck scar: When and how | Dr. Krishnakumar Professor Dept of Head & Neck Surgery. AIMS. Kochi |
| 12.15 pm to 12.45 pm | Role of nuclear medicine in thyroid disorders other than thyroid carcinoma | Dr. P Shanmughasundaram Professor &. HOD Dept of Nuclear Medicine .AIMS. Koehl |
| 12.45 pm to 1.15 pm | Cytology and histopathology of thyroid: How cfinicians should interpret. | Dr. Ajith Nambiar Professor & HOD Dept of Pathology. AIMS. Kochi |
| HALL B | SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM : Endicrinology For Gynaecologists | Chairpersons : Dr. Radhamony K, Dr. Fessy Louis, Dr. Anita Nambiar |
| TIME | TOPIC | FACULTY |
| 11 .15 am to 11.45 am | Thyroid disorders in pregnancy changes in latest guidelines | Dr. Mini G Pillai Endocrinologist Lakshmi Hospilal, Kochi |
| 11.45 am to 12.15 pm | Pregnancy and Diabetes | Dr. P Jayaprakash Consultant Endocrinologist Medical Trust Hospital, Kochi |
| 12.15 pm to 12.45 pm | lnfertilty an endocrine perspective | Dr. Joe George Consultant Endocrinologist Endodiab Clinic. Calicut |
| 12. 45 pm to 1.15 pm | Non Conventional therapies for PCOS the evidence | Dr. Anish Ahmed Consultant Endocrinologist Moulana Hospital, Malappuram |
| Lunch | 1.30 pm to 2 pm | |
| Session 3 | ||
| 02.00 to 03.00 pm | ||
| Case based discussion | Moderator : Dr. Vasantha Nair, Professor Endocrinology, AIMS, Kochi | |
| TIME | TOPIC | FACULTY |
| 02.00 pm to 03.00 pm | Interesting Thyroid Cases | Panelists Dr. Ajish T P . Assl. Prof. Endocrinology. Travancore Medical College. Kollam Dr. Vi pin V P . Consullant Endocrinologist Aster Medcity. Kochi Dr. Annie A Pulikkal Consultant Endocrinologist Medical Trust Hospijal. Kochi |
| Session 4 | ||
| 03.00 to 04.00 pm | ||
| Chair Persons : Dr. Rafeeq Muhamed, Dr. Bhaskaran | ||
| TIME | TOPIC | FACULTY |
| 03.00 pm to 03.30 pm | Hyperthyroidism: What everyone needs to know | Dr. Vimal M. V. Consultant Endocrinologist Aster MIMS. Calicut |
| 03.30 pm to 04.00 pm | Dietary/ nondietary influences on thyroid | Dr. frttu Oommen Consultant Endocrinologist Pruvidence Diabel2s Specialty Centre.Trivandrum |
| Tea | 04.00pm | |
Organizing Committee
Dr. Harish Kumar, Dr. Vasantha Nair, Dr. Arun S Menon,
Dr. Nisha Bhavani, Dr. Praveen VP, Dr. Usha Menon,
Dr. Nithya Abraham, Dr. Aswin P
