Dr. Pushpa
Viswanathan provides an update on pediatric thyroid cancer, reviews the
ATA pediatric guidelines on the management of thyroid nodules and
differentiated thyroid cancers in children, and shares the collaborative
efforts and multidisciplinary approaches to the care of children with pediatric
thyroid diseases.
Educational objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be
able to:
- Identify the malignancy risk of pediatric thyroid nodules
- Recognize the molecular genetic markers in
pediatric-differentiated thyroid cancer
- Improve the diagnostic skill in identifying papillary
thyroid cancer in certain genetic syndromes
Reading Resources:
- Management Guidelines for Children with Thyroid Nodules and
Differentiated Thyroid Cancer. Gary L. Francis et al. Thyroid July 2015.
- Pathogenesis diagnosis and management of thyroid nodules in
children. Nied-Ziela et al. Endocr-related cancer (2006)
- How can one apply the new A7A treatment guidelines for
children with thyroid cancer to improve patient management
Disclosures:
Dr. Viswanathan and Monaco have reported no relevant relationships with
any entities producing health care goods or services.
All presenters disclosure of relevant financial
relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or
distributing health care goods or services, used on, or consumed by, patients
is listed above. No other planners, members of the planning committee,
speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a
position to control the content of this education activity have relevant
financial relationships to disclose.
Accreditation Statement:
The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is
accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
(ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates
this enduring material for a maximum of .75 AMA PRA Category 1
Credits™. Each physician should only claim credit commensurate with
the extent of their participation in the activity. Other health care
professionals are awarded (0.075) continuing education units (CEU) which are
equivalent to .75 contact hour.
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Release Date: 10/5/2017 | Last Modified On: 10/5/2017 | Expires: 10/5/2018
