PAPILLON COURSE on THYROID ULTRASOUND
Curriculum
Online and webinars
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THEMES |
CORE on the WEB 1 |
TYPE 1 WEBINAR - joint case discussion 2 |
TYPE 2 WEBINAR – |
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INTRODUCTORY COURSES |
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Course arrangement, teaching goals |
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September 16 |
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Epidemiology |
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September 26 |
E.V. Nagy |
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Physics of ultrasound |
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E. Csajbók |
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How to find the thyroid? |
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Basic settings |
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Anatomical and pathological structures on thyroid ultrasound |
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Role of ultrasound in the evaluation of thyroid diseases |
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October 3 |
T. Solymosi |
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Other imaging techniques |
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E. Mezosi |
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THE NODULAR GOITER |
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The composition of a thyroid nodule; cystic and solid nodules |
P, M, V, D, C |
October 10 |
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Echogenicity of the nodule |
P, M, V, D, C, E |
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Intranodular hyperechogenic figures |
P, M, V, D, C, E |
October 24 |
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The borders of the nodule |
P, M, V, D, C, E |
November 7 |
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The shape of the nodule |
P, M, V, D, C |
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Fine needle aspiration cytology of the thyroid |
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November 14 |
F. Schmitt |
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The Bethesda system |
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Ph. Vielh |
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Extrathyroidal spread |
P, M, V, D, C |
November 28 |
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The halo sign and the vascularization of the nodule |
P, M, V, D, C |
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Elastography |
M, C |
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The European TIRADS |
P, M, V, D, C, E |
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December 5 |
G. Russ |
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TIRADS - Benefits and concerns |
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C. Durante |
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Discussion of cases |
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December 19 |
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NON-NODULAR THYROID DISEASES |
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Lymphocytic thyroiditis |
P, M, V, D, C |
January 9 |
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Graves' disease |
P, M, V, D, C |
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Subacute granulomatous thyroiditis |
P, M, V, D, C |
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NON-THYROIDAL ELEMENTS IN THE ANTERIOR NECK REGION |
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The ultrasound of the parathyroid |
M, V, D, C |
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January 23 |
A. Frasoldati |
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Lymph nodes in the neck |
M, V, D, C |
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A. Tóth |
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Discussion of cases |
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January 30 |
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The neck compartments and their importance |
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February 13 |
C. Buffet |
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Other structures in the neck |
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R. Ngu |
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ADVANCED COURSES, ULTRASOUND-GUIDED MANEUVRES, RELATED TOPICS |
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Thyroid cancers |
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February 27 |
G. Grani |
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Ultrasound follow-up of patient operated on thyroid cancer |
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M. Erdogan |
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The aspect of the surgeon |
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March 13 |
F. Menegaux |
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New surgical techniques |
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B. Lévay |
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Large goiters |
D, C |
March 27 |
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Ectopic thyroid |
D, C |
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Ultrasound of operated thyroid |
P, D, C |
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Discussion of cases |
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April 3 |
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Percutaneous ethanol sclerotherapy |
M, C |
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Radioiodine therapy for benign and malignant thyroid nodules |
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April 17 |
S. Bonnema |
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Thermal ablation technique |
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G. Mauri |
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Thermal ablation - present situation and future perspectives |
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April 24 |
E. Papini |
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Execution of thermal ablation |
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Á. Deák |
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Discrete lesions vs. pathological nodules |
P, M, V, D, C, E |
May 8 |
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Integration |
P, M, V, D, C |
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Ultrasound of thyroid cancers |
M, V, D, C |
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When and how should molecular diagnostics be integrated in the malignancy risk stratification of thyroid nodules? |
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May 15 |
R. Paschke |
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Thyroid pathology |
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E. Tóth |
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The three most important things about thyroid ultrasound |
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May 22 |
By most speakers |
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SUPPLEMENT – case studies of consecutively examined/operated patients |
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Patients with thyroid nodules |
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100 patients operated on papillary cancer |
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A working day in the thyroid unit |
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123 consecutively operated patients |
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Consecutive patients with Hashimoto's thyroiditis |
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Referred with nodular goiter – final diagnosis Hashimoto |
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Operated patients with final diagnosis of Hashimoto |
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1 P=prerecorded video presentation, M= manual, V = video about the theme, D = differential diagnostic tables C = case studies with voice over video, E = exam
2 Type 1 Webinar structure: Short summary of the topic (15 min) and discussion of 7-10 case studies which were made accessible to the Course Participants in advance (75 min). The edited version of the discussion will be presented on the web till the end of the course for those who could not participate at the conference. These events will be mentored by T.Solymosi except for the December 19, the January 30 and thee April 3 events when the cases are presented and the discussion are led by experts listed in the table.
3 Type 2 Webinar structure: A 90-minute event split into 2 blocks. Each block is consisted of a 30-min live presentation followed by a 15-min discussion. The recorded presentations will be available on the web for the 4 subsequent weeks (pending speaker approval).
CASE of THE MONTH SECTION
(see here)
EXAM
Exam for practice and for Course completion and Grade (see here). Five exams (see 'E' in the Table) related to major topics (see above). 75% correct answers are required in each to pass, with unlimited trial attempts. The deadline for completing the 5 exams is May 31, 2023.
