Knowledge pertaining to thyroid disorders has not received the attention it deserves. This is unfortunate because, when diagnosed, thyroid diseases are manageable, and in some cases curable. Additionally, the frequent lack of proper diagnoses based on thyroid disorders symptomatology, allow the disease to progress untreated or poorly treated. There is a need for increased clinical knowledge and recognition of thyroid symptoms in order to have a more beneficial impact on patient care.
Target Audience
This activity is intended for medical professionals who have a clinical interest in thyroid disorders as seen in the following medical specialties: endocrinology, primary care (IM, FP, GP), obstetrics/gynecology, cardiology, pediatrics, laboratory medicine, nuclear medicine, ophthalmology, neurology, psychiatry, and sleep medicine.
Learning Objectives
After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:
1. Describe and evaluate the basic principles of thyroid clinical laboratory testing.
2. Identify autoimmune clinical presentations and laboratory results for hypothyroidism (Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis) and hyperthyroidism (Graves’ Disease).
3. Analyze real-world thyroid dysfunction cases with a focus on thyroid antibody testing to identify thyroid disease.
Faculty
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J. Woody Sistrunk, MD Endocrinologist Jackson Thyroid & Endocrine Clinic, PLLC Jackson, MS |
Accreditation Statement
The Clinical Overview of Thyroid Function and Thyroid Antibody Testing, made available on www.medtalks.com/en/Clinical-Overview-Thyroid-Function and organized by Dane Garvin is accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) to provide the following CME activity for medical specialists.
Only those e-learning materials that are displayed on the UEMS-EACCME® website have formally been accredited.
Through an agreement between the Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert EACCME® credits to an equivalent number of AMA PRA Category 1 Credits TM . Information on the process to convert EACCME® credit to AMA credit can be found at https://edhub.ama-assn.org/pages/applications.
Information regarding the conversion of EACCME® credits
Credit will be converted based on one (1) hour of participation equalling one credit for all activities. Physicians wishing to convert EACCME® credits to AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ will be required to access the AMA website at https://edhub.ama-assn.org/pages/applications to obtain the necessary paperwork and instructions. Physicians and other health care professionals will be required to pay a processing fee to the AMA.
For other countries, please contact the relevant national/regional accreditation authority.
Educational Grant
This educational activity is independently produced and is financially supported with an unrestricted educational grant by QuidelOrtho.
References
Clinical Overview of Thyroid Function & Thyroid Antibody Testing
