The Society for Endocrinology is supporting this one day training session which will take place on
Friday 24 April 2009 from 10.00 am to 5.00 pm at the Postgraduate Medical Centre, Mayday University Hospital, Croydon, UK. Organised by the British Thyroid Association and Royal College of Radiologists, the programme has been approved by the Royal College of Physicians from whom CPD has been requested.
This one-day course is an essential part of the national training scheme for certification for the use of ultrasound in the management of thyroid diseases by non-radiologists. The other essential components of the scheme, upon which guidance will be given, will be locally arranged. The training programme will be appropriate for established clinicians who manage thyroid diseases and thyroid cancer and senior SpRs.
The workshop includes the essential core knowledge to proceed to Level 1 certification and includes sessions on the theory, principles and practice of ultrasound and its application to neck and thyroid examination and biopsy. As well as the appropriate theory content, the course will include practical hands-on sessions in neck ultrasound and ultrasound guided thyroid fine needle aspiration technique. The programme and details will be sent to successful applicants. Places are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis on receipt of payment. Unsuccessful applicants may join the waiting list for the next course and will be given priority. For further information and to request a registration form, please email Joan Munt at:
[email protected].