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Guidelines Update: Thyroid Nodules
Accreditation
The American Thyroid Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
The American Thyroid Association designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Disclosure Information
In accordance with the ACCME Accreditation Criteria, the American Thyroid Association ensures that anyone in a position to control the content of the educational activity (planners/speakers/authors/discussants/moderators) disclosed all financial relationships with any commercial interest (termed by the ACCME as “ineligible companies”) held in the last 24 months. The faculty have nothing to disclose.
The ACCME also requires that ATA manage any reported relevant financial relationships and eliminate the potential for bias during the educational activity. Any relevant financial relationships noted have been mitigated. The disclosure information is intended to identify any commercial relationships and allow learners to form their own judgments. However, if you perceive a bias during the educational activity, please report it on the evaluation.
The faculty have nothing to disclose.
Allen S. Ho, MD – Chair
Allen S. Ho, MD is a board-certified, fellowship-trained head and neck surgeon. His practice focuses on the treatment of head and neck tumors, including HPV(+) throat cancers and thyroid malignancies. As Director of the Head and Neck Cancer Program and Co-Director of the Thyroid Cancer Program, he leads the multidisciplinary Cedars-Sinai Head and Neck Tumor Board. Dr. Ho’s research interests are highly integrated into his clinical practice. His current efforts lie in cancer proteomics, HPV(+) oropharyngeal cancer pathogenesis, and thyroid cancer molecular assays. Dr. Ho has published as lead author in journals that include Nature Genetics, JCO, JAMA Oncology, and Thyroid, and is Co-Editor of the textbook Multidisciplinary Care of the Head and Neck Cancer Patient (Springer 2018). Dr. Ho serves on national committees within the AHNS and ATA, and leads a national trial on thyroid cancer active surveillance (ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT02609685). He maintains expertise in transoral robotic surgery (TORS), minimally invasive thyroidectomy approaches, and nerve preservation techniques. Dr. Ho’s overarching aim is to partner with patients to optimize treatment and provide compassionate, exceptional care.
