PAPILLON COURSE on THYROID ULTRASOUND
Curriculum
Online and webinars
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Core on the web 1 |
Type 1 Webinar
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Type 2 Webinar
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1 Course arrangement and teaching goals |
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October |
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2 The normal thyroid - how to find the thyroid gland and how it looks like in a healthy individual |
P,V |
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3 Epidemiology of thyroid diseases |
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6 pm, 14 October |
E.V.Nagy |
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4 Technical details and background physics of ultrasound examination |
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6.45 pm, 14 October |
E.Csajbok |
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The nodular goiter |
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5 The role of thyroid ultrasound in the evaluation of thyroid patients |
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6 The composition of a thyroid nodule; cystic and solid nodules |
P,M,D,V |
November 4 |
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7 Echogenicity of the nodule |
P,M,D,V,E |
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8 Intranodular hyperechogenic figures |
P,M,D,V,E |
November 18 |
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9 The borders of the nodule |
P,M,D,V,E |
December 2 |
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10 The shape of the nodule |
P,M,D,V |
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11 Extrathyroidal spread |
P,M,D,V |
January 6 |
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12 The halo sign and the vascularization of the nodule |
P,M,D,V |
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13 The European TIRADS |
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6 pm, 13 January |
G. Russ |
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14 TIRADS - Benefits and concerns |
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6.45 pm, 13 January |
C.Durante |
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Non-nodular thyroid diseases |
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15 Lymphocytic thyroiditis |
P,M,D,V |
February 3 |
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16 Graves' disease |
P,M,D,V |
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17 Subacute granulomatous thyroiditis |
P,M,D,V |
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Non-thyroidal elements in the anterior neck region |
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18 The ultrasound of the parathyroid |
M,D,V |
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6 pm, February 23 |
A.Frasoldati |
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19 Lymph nodes in the neck |
M,D,V |
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6.45 pm, February 23 |
A.Toth |
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20 The neck compartments and their importance |
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6 pm, February 24 |
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21 Other structures in the neck |
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6.45 pm, February 24 |
R.Ngu |
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Ultrasound-guided maneuvers |
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22 Ultrasound guided aspiration and ethanol sclerotherapy |
P,M,V |
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23 Thermal ablation techniques for thyroid lesions |
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6 pm, March 10 |
E.Papini |
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24 The role of non-surgical techniques in the treatment of nodular goiter |
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6.45 pm, March 10 |
S.Bonnema |
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Advanced courses |
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25 Ectopic thyroid |
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March 24 |
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D,V |
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P,D,V |
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28 The relation between discrete lesions and pathological nodules |
P,M,D,V,E |
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29 Teamwork |
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30 Ultrasound presentation of thyroid cancers |
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Miscellaneous |
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31 Ultrasound follow-up of patient operated on thyroid cancer |
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32 Alternative imaging techniques (CT, MR, PET-CT, nuclear) |
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6.45 pm, April 19 |
E.Mezősi |
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38 When and how should molecular diagnostics be integrated in the malignancy risk stratification of thyroid nodules? |
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6 pm, April 21 |
R.Paschke |
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33 The aspect of the surgeon |
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6.45 pm, April 21 |
F.Menegaux |
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34 Fine-needle aspiration cytology |
M,V |
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6 pm, May 5 |
F. Schmitt |
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35 The Bethesda system |
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6.45 pm, May 5 |
P.Vielh |
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36 The technique of core biopsy |
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6 pm, May 12 |
G.Russ |
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37 Thyroid pathology |
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6.15 pm, May 12 |
E.Toth |
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39 Quality control and improving our diagnostic skills |
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40 A personal half century tour down US memory lane. From ignorance to implementation and abuse? |
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6 pm, May 19 |
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+ A final discussion focusing on practical issues |
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6.45 pm, May 19 |
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1 P=prerecorded video presentation, M= manual, D = differential diagnostic tables V = case studies with voice over video E = exam
2 Type 1 Webinar struture: Short summary of the topic (15 min) and discussion of 6 case studies which were made accessible to the Course Participants in advance (60 min). The edited version of the discussion will be presented on the web for the subsequent 4 weeks for those who could not participate at the conference. These events will be mentored by T.Solymosi.
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). Names marked in black who accepted the invitation. With red, whose response we are still waiting for.
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).
There is a 6th exam which will also contain the questions of the speakers. Material for this 6th exam will be uploaded by May 10th, 2022. 75% correct answers are required in each to pass, with unlimited trial attempts. The deadline for completing the 6 exams is May 31, 2022.
