Endocrine Neck Ultrasound and Thyroid Cytology for Endocrinologists

The Endocrine Neck Ultrasound Laboratory of Southern California, in association with The Santa Monica Thyroid Center is offering a 3 day course on the diagnosis, and therapy options in treatment of thyroid and parathyroid nodules with high frequency ultrasound, and power Doppler.

Richard B. Guttler MD, FACE Director

Since 1974, he has practiced private clinical thyroidology. He is certified in Thyroid nuclear medicine in California, and is one of the only endocrinologists that was elected to membership in the American Society of Cytopathology. He heads the AACE, ACE task force evaluating the need for thyroid cytology for endocrinologists to be added as a workshop and certification program similar to AACE,ACE’s ultrasound certification program. He was a founding member of the Academy of Clinical Thyroidologists, www.thyroidologists.com.

Dr.Guttler is an AACE certified thyroid sonographer, a core instructor in endocrine neck ultrasound training program, and a director of AACE/ACE thyroid cytopathology for endocrinologists mini-courses.

Program Overview

The program offers 3 days of study with one of the early experts in the use of ultrasound and cytology to evaluate and treat thyroid and parathyroid disorders.

Description

This is a combined lecture and hands on program to familiarize the physician with all aspects of thyroid ultrasound. Diagnostic and interventional thyroid ultrasound will be covered. That includes parathyroid identification, and USG Parathyroid FNA, Cancer Lymph node mapping, and USG Lymph node FNA, washout testing for cancer markers,

PEI ( percutaneous ethanol injections ) therapy for cancer nodes, thyroid and parathyroid cysts, and thyroid nodules. The microscope review of all biopsy materials adds the last component to a well rounded program. Proper smearing technique will be taught to all students to improve their ability to make good smears.

Interventional Ultrasound Lab Esiote Biosound Italian MyLab 70 with X Vision. The machine is used by trend setting thyroid ultrasound expert Dr.Roberto Valcavi in Italy. A second ultrasound room with a MyLab25 with X view upgrade, and plasma TV monitor is available for diagnostic practice, and USG FNA and cyst drainage can be done on our blue phantom.

Prerequisite

The desire to do all aspects of diagnostic and interventional ultrasound on their own patients with thyroid or parathyroid masses. The basic AACE Ultrasound course is recommended but not essential. Only endocrinologists are accepted for this 3 day course.

Thyroid Ultrasound by Jack Baskin, and Thyroid Cytopathology by Douglas Clark, are two paperback books to get from Amazon.com

Registration

Only one or two physicians will be accepted for any given 3 day course. To apply email Dr.Guttler at dr.guttler@thyroid.com.

Arrangements

Travel and hotel are the responsibility of the student. Email me for close hotels, and things to do in Santa Monica California at the beach.

Application Fee

$1500 is the course tuition. There is a 50% cancellation fee paid if it occurs within 2 weeks of the course. Payment can be made by check, or credit card to

Richard Guttler MD, FACE.
1328 16 th St Santa Monica Ca 90404
310-393-8860
fax 310-395-8147

The thyroid Home page has a paypal account if you wish to pay that way.

Disclaimer: This is a totally private venture of Dr.Guttler. There are no other sponsors.

Curriculum

Wednesday
9 AM to Noon

See and ultrasound old and new cases and select ones for biopsy or therapy.

Thyroid Nodule

Abnormal node in patient with papillary cancer s/p total TX and RAI/131.
TG 0.9 N < 0.1.

Mass inferior to the thyroid lobe

12PM -1PM Lunch

1PM- 4:30 PM Continue patient evaluations

Thursday
9 AM to Noon

USGFNA nodules and parathyroid adenomas, PEI for Cancer Lymph nodes and Cyst Therapy.

The nodule was an athrophic colloid nodule
USGFNA of the node.
TG washout 13,231 N> 1.0

The node was papillary cancer
Serum Calcium 11.6 PTH 67

The mass inferior to the thyroid was a Parathyroid Adenoma
Needle Washout PTH 4621 pg/ml

12-1 Lunch

1-4:30 More interventional and diagnostic studies.

Friday

9-12
Microscope review of the biopsies done on Thursday. Learn how to use the microscope, take digital jpeg photo’s and learn the basics of evaluating the biopsy for adequacy, and begin to understand the basics of diagnostic thyroid cytology.

12-1 Lunch

1-4
Case presentations, and finally the nuts and bolts of beginning a thyroid practice with the ultrasound machine as the primary focus. All necessary codes will be supplied as well as the suppliers of the needed equipment, and supplies to get started.

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