Themes	Core on the web 1	Type 1 Webinar - Live Case discussion2	Type 2 Webinar - Live presentation3
Introductory courses
A1 Course arrangement and teaching goals	P	December 1 , 2022
The nodular goiter
A2 The role of thyroid ultrasound in the evaluation of thyroid patients	P
A3 The composition of a thyroid nodule; cystic and solid nodules	P,M,D,V	December 15, 2022
A4 Echogenicity of the nodule	P,M,D,V,E
A5 Intranodular hyperechogenic figures	P,M,D,V,E	January 5, 2023
A6 The borders of the nodule	P,M,D,V,E	January 19, 2023
A7 The shape of the nodule	P,M,D,V
A8 Extrathyroidal spread	P,M,D,V	February 2, 2023
A9 The halo sign and the vascularization of the nodule	P,M,D,V
A10 The European TIRADS	V,E		Febr. 16, 2023	G. Russ
A11 TIRADS - Benefits and concerns				C.Durante
Non-nodular thyroid diseases
A12 Lymphocytic thyroiditis	P,M,D,V	March 2, 2023
A13 Graves' disease	P,M,D,V
A14 Subacute granulomatous thyroiditis	P,M,D,V
Non-thyroidal elements in the anterior neck region
A15 The ultrasound of the parathyroid	M,D,V		March 9, 2023	A.Frasoldati
A16 Lymph nodes in the neck	M,D,V			A.Toth
A17 The neck compartments and their importance			March 16, 2023	L.Leenhardt
A18 Other structures in the neck	V			R.Ngu
Ultrasound-guided maneuvers
A19 Ultrasound guided aspiration and ethanol sclerotherapy	P,M,V
A20 The role of non-surgical techniques in the treatment of nodular goiter			March 23, 2023	S.Bonnema
A21 Thermal ablation techniques for thyroid lesions				E.Papini
Advanced courses
A22 Ectopic thyroid	D,V	March 30, 2023
A23 Difficult-to-examine patients and substernal spread	D,V
A24 The operated thyroid (benign histopathology)	P,D,V
A25 The relation between discrete lesions and pathological nodules	P,M,D,V,E	April 13, 2023
A26 Teamwork	P,M,D,V
A27 Ultrasound presentation of thyroid cancers	M,D,V
A28 Ultrasound follow-up of patient operated on thyroid cancer			April 20, 2023 6 p.m	M.F. Erdogan
		April 20, 2023 6.45 p.m
Miscellaneous
A29 Alternative imaging techniques (CT, MR, PET-CT, nuclear)			April 27, 2023	E.Mezősi
A30 The aspect of the surgeon				F.Menegaux
A31 Fine-needle aspiration cytology of the thyroid	M,V		May 4, 2023	F. Schmitt
A32 The Bethesda system				P.Vielh
A33 The technique of core biopsy				G.Russ
A34 When and how should molecular diagnostics be integrated in the malignancy risk stratification of thyroid nodules?			May 11, 2023	R.Paschke
A35Thyroid pathology				E.Toth
A36 Quality control and improving our diagnostic skills	V
A37 A personal half century tour down US memory lane. From ignorance to implementation and abuse?			May 25, 2023	L. Hegedűs
A38 The importance of first impression				T. Solymosi

This is the preliminary program pending on speakers approval.

¹ P=prerecorded video presentation, M= manual, D = differential diagnostic tables V = case studies with voice over video E = exam

² Type 1 Webinar structure: Short summary of the topic (15 min) and discussion of 7 to 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 until the end of the course 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.

 

2.2 Case of the Month item

For an example, see here the past Papillon Course.

2.3 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.

 

3 TWO-DAY IN-PERSON TRAINING on May 19-20, 2023

This event will be held on May 19-20, 2023, in Budapest. During this 14-hour meeting live-patient examinations will be performed and we commonly analyse ultrasound videos. The number of participants is limited to 30 on first come first served basis.

 

4 INDIVIDUAL WEBINARS OF THE ADVANCED COURSE

Essence of this opportunity

• 16 live webinars are announced which are all included in the Advanced Course.

  • Joint analysis of ultrasound videos. In these 7 events, a short summary of the topic is followed by common discussion of 10 to 20 cases.

  • Lectures. In 15 lectures at 7 occasions renowned international experts of the topic will held a 30-minute presentation which is followed by a 15-minute discussion.

  • In 2 webinars, a 30-minute lecture will be followed by common discussion of ultrasound videos.

• The recorded version of the webinars will be available for a month after the event. This provides the opportunity either to review the event or to view the webinar for those who could not attend the event at the given time.

Who is this opportunity for?

• On the one hand, this is for colleagues who are only interested in one or another topic.

• Colleagues who have attended previous courses may also be interested in the opportunity.

 

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COLLEAGUES

Basically, we try to fulfill the need of three different group of colleagues with the corresponding need and interest.

Colleagues who want to perform thyroid ultrasound by themselves but have minimal if any ultrasound practice (BEGINNERS).

Colleagues who are experienced in performing thyroid ultrasound but need to refresh their knowledge (EXPERIENCED).

Endocrinologists who do not wish to perform ultrasound themselves but use it in their everyday practice and want to get deeper knowledge for increasing their diagnostic skills (ULTRASOUND REPORT UTILIZERS).

	TYPE OF COURSES
INTERESTED COLLEAGUE	BASIC	ADVANCED	2-DAY IN-PERSON TRAINING
BEGINNERS	Recommended	Recommended	Recommended
EXPERIENCED	-	Recommended	May also benefit
ULTRASOUND REPORT UTILIZERS	Recommended	Recommended	-

 

 

REGISISTRATION FEE

Individual courses	Registration fee
Basic course*	150 Euro
Advanced course*	300 Euro
2-day in person training	300 Euro
Combination of individual courses
Basic + Advanced course*	400 Euro
Either of the courses + 2-day in-person training	+ 300 Euro
Individual webinars	20 Euro/webinar

* A 50% discount is offered for the members of the European Thyroid Association.