{"id":214,"date":"2015-11-15T19:11:12","date_gmt":"2015-11-15T10:11:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aota.kr\/?p=214"},"modified":"2016-08-18T19:17:48","modified_gmt":"2016-08-18T10:17:48","slug":"the-15th-international-thyroid-congress-13-sep-2010-orlando-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/aota.kr\/?p=214","title":{"rendered":"The 15th International Thyroid Congress, 18-23 Oct 2015, Orlando, USA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The recently concluded 15<sup>th<\/sup> International Thyroid Congress held in the Walt Disney Resort Swan &amp; Dolphin Resort in Orlando, FL, USA, from October 18-23, 2015 had set some records of its own compared with previous ITCs.<br \/>\nThe number of registered participants and accompanying persons in the Orlando ITC was 2,436 from 88 countries represented (as of October 19).\u00a0 While this number was lower than the Paris ITC in 2010 which drew 3,326 participants and guests, there were more trainees (445 vs 371) in 2015.<br \/>\nThere were 52.3% males compared with 47.7% female registrants.\u00a0 The number of women was noted to be increasing compared with previous congresses.\u00a0 More than the majority of the attendees were MD (59.1%) with MD-PhD (17.3%), PhD (9.8%), and DO, RN, PA, NP comprising 2%.<br \/>\nEndocrinologists account for 55.9% of participants, followed by Endocrine Surgeons (10.9%), Oncologists (4.5%), ENT (4.5%), Nuclear Medicine \u00a0(3.1%).\u00a0 Participants described their work to be in the academe (39.6%), hospital based (32.9%), and private practice (13.7%).<br \/>\nThe ITC is composed of 4 Sister Societies meeting together.\u00a0 Attending the 15<sup>th<\/sup> ITC were 516 ATA members, 122 ETA, 96 LATS and 87 AOTA.\u00a0 However, Non-Members comprise a sizable number with ATA 245, AOTA 238, LATS 186 and ETA 144.<br \/>\n(The 15<sup>th<\/sup> ITC data were shared by John Morris, ATA Secretary with Teofilo San Luis Jr, AOTA Secretary 2010-2015.)<\/p>\n<div class=\"index_container\">\n<div class=\"page-container\">\n<div class=\"container_24\">\n<div class=\"grid_24\">\n<div class=\"page-content\">\n<div class=\"grid_17 alpha\">\n<div class=\"content-bar single_post\">\n<div class=\"post single\">\n<div class=\"post_content\">\n<p>This year\u2019s ITC also featured the first Chester \u201cChip\u201d Ridgway Training Course geared for young thyroidologists, coming from the ATA.\u00a0 There was also a session on the History of the 4 Sister Societies with AOTA\u2019s significant landmarks provided by AOTA Honorary President Shigenobu Nagataki of Japan.\u00a0 A Panel Board photographs of goiter and other iodine deficiency disorders and of the men and women who contributed to the science of thyroidology since BCE era was displayed.\u00a0 These provided ITC participants with information on important milestones in the course of many centuries since the thyroid gland was discovered to play role in human health.\u00a0 (Download ATA website www.american thyroid association &amp; click on Clark T. Sawin History Resource Center).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-212\" src=\"http:\/\/aota.kr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/15th_congress_banner.jpg\" alt=\"15th_congress_banner\" width=\"500\" height=\"645\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The recently concluded 15th International Thyroid Congress held in the Walt Disney Resort Swan &amp; Dolphin Resort in Orlando, FL, USA, from October 18-23, 2015 had set some records of its own compared with previous ITCs. 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