International speakers
35
Participants
300+
Lectures
30
Hands-practice stations
7
2nd International Meeting on
Ultrasound-Guided Minimally Invasive Therapies
Fri-Sat 23-24 June, 2023
Reggio Emilia, Italy
First-class experts and hand-on practice
After the success of the 1st TNT (Thyroid Nodule Therapies) Meeting, a new event with International speakers and the possibility to try thermal ablation devices
RATIONALE
Minimally invasive, ultrasound (US)-guided thyroid treatment modalities are effective and safe alternatives to surgery in patients with benign thyroid cysts, solid non- functioning benign thyroid nodules, and in solid hyper-functioning nodules. In addition, they may also have a role in the management of primary micro-papillary tumors or recurrent thyroid cancers.
These procedures include the use of chemical agents such as Ethanol Ablation (EA), or thermal thyroid tissue destruction through Laser Ablation (LA), Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA), Microwave Ablation (MWA) and High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU).
During the 2nd TNT Meeting, that follows the success of the 1st TNT Meeting, first- class experts will chair outstanding speakers who will present the state-of-the-art of all ultrasound-guided thyroid minimally invasive procedures, and new horizons in the treatment of thyroid nodules.
Hands-on practice will also be available for those participants who want to try thermal ablation devices on their own.
MEETING PRESIDENT AND LOCAL ORGANIZER
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
Baek, Jung Hwan
Seoul, Republic of Korea ๐ฐ๐ท
รakฤฑr, Bekir
Ankara, Turkey ๐น๐ท
Fukunari, Nobuhiro
Yokoama, Japan ๐ฏ๐ต
Hodak, Steven
New York City, NY, USA ๐บ๐ธ
Mercante, Giuseppe
Milan, Italy ๐ฎ๐น
Novizio, Roberto
Reggio Emilia, Italy ๐ฎ๐น
Serres-Crรฉixams, Xavier
Barcelona, Spain ๐ช๐ธ
Squarcia, Mattia
Barcelona, Spain ๐ช๐ธ
Valcavi, Roberto
Reggio Emilia, Italy ๐ฎ๐น
FACULTY
Abraham, Devaprabu – Endocrinologist, Salt Lake City, UT, USA ๐บ๐ธ
Aljammal, Jules – Interventional Endocrinologist, Salt Lake City, UT, USA ๐บ๐ธ
Baek, Jung Hwan – Interventional Radiologist, RFA Specialist, Seoul, Republic of Korea ๐ฐ๐ท
Baldwin, Chelsey – Endocrinologist, New York City, NY, USA ๐บ๐ธ
Bhaseen, Ashok – TFI International, Montreal, QC, Canada ๐จ๐ฆ
Ceresini, Graziano – Endocrinologist, Parma, Italy ๐ฎ๐น
Colao, Annamaria – Endocrinologist & Molecular Oncologist, Naples, Italy ๐ฎ๐น
Evranos Oฤmen, Berna – Endocrinologist, Ankara, Turkey ๐น๐ท
Fawzy, Mohamed – Radiologist, Il Cairo, Egypt ๐ช๐ฌ
Frasoldati, Andrea – Endocrinologist, Reggio Emilia, Italy ๐ฎ๐น
Fukunari, Nobuhiro – Head & Neck Surgeon, Yokohama, Japan ๐ฏ๐ต
Giannitto, Caterina – Radiologist, Milan, Italy ๐ฎ๐น
Gharib, Hossein – Endocrinologist, Rochester, MN, USA ๐บ๐ธ
Guttler, Richard – Interventional Endocrinologist, Santa Monica, CA, USA ๐บ๐ธ
Hodak, Steven – Endocrinologist, New York City, NY, USA ๐บ๐ธ
James, Philip – Medical journalist, San Francisco, CA, USA ๐บ๐ธ
Mauri, Giovanni – Interventional Radiologist, Milan, Italy ๐ฎ๐น
Mercante, Giuseppe – Head & Neck Surgeon, Milan, Italy ๐ฎ๐น
Negro, Roberto – Endocrinologist, Lecce, Italy ๐ฎ๐น
Nikiforov, Yuri – Thyroid Molecular Biologist, Pittsburgh, PA, USA ๐บ๐ธ
Novizio, Roberto – Endocrinologist, Reggio Emilia, Italy ๐ฎ๐น
Papi, Giampaolo – Endocrinologist, Carpi, Italy ๐ฎ๐น
Passandi, Fateme – Endocrinologist, Teheran, Iran
Pontecorvi, Alfredo – Endocrinologist, Rome, Italy ๐ฎ๐น
Portioli, Italo – Endocrinologist & Internist, Dean, Reggio Emilia, Italy ๐ฎ๐น
Randolph, Gregory – Head & Neck Surgeon, Boston, MA, USA ๐บ๐ธ
Rosselet, Patrick Olivier – Endocrinologist, Lausanne, Switzerland ๐จ๐ญ
Russ, Gilles – Interventional Radiologist, Paris, France ๐ซ๐ท
Serres-Crรฉixams, Xavier – Interventional Radiologist, Barcelona, Spain ๐ช๐ธ
Sinclair, Catherine – Head & Neck Surgeon, Malvern, VIC, Australia ๐ฆ๐บ
Squarcia, Mattia – Interventional Radiologist, Barcelona, Spain ๐ช๐ธ
Turtulici, Giovanni – Interventional Radiologist, Genoa, Italy ๐ฎ๐น
Stan, Marius – Endocrinologist, Rochester, MN, USA ๐บ๐ธ
Vidili, Gianpaolo – Internist & Ultrasound Interventional Oncologist, Sassari, Italy ๐ฎ๐น
Valcavi, Roberto – Interventional Endocrinologist, Reggio Emilia, Italy ๐ฎ๐น
Volpi, Erivelto – Head & Neck Surgeon, Sรฃo Paulo, Brazil ๐ง๐ท
Sessions
During this 2-days Meeting many experts from all around the world will share their studies and knowledge. The last day is dedicated to hands-on practice with Radiofrequency and Microwave devices.
proGraM
| SESSION 1 – Thyroid Anatomy and Ultrasonology Chairmen: Fateme Passandi – Patrick Olivier Rosselet |
| 8:00 – 9:00 am | Registration | |
| 9:00 – 9:10 am | Presidentโs Welcome Roberto Valcavi | |
| 9:10 – 9:20 am | Introduction Italo Portioli | |
| 9:20 – 9:40 am | Ultrasound Normal Anatomy of the Neck and MRI & CT Scan Features Caterina Giannitto | |
| 9:40 – 10:00 am | Surgical Anatomy of the Neck and Structures at Risk During Ablative Therapies Erivelto Volpil | |
| 10:00 – 10:20 am | TIRADS & Scan Assistant Softwares and Artificial Intelligence Giovanni Turtulici | |
| 10:20 – 10:40 am | Thyroid Nodular Pathology: an Overview Marius Stan | |
| 10:40 – 11:00 am | Panel Discussion | |
| 11:00 – 11:30 am | Coffee Break |
| SESSION 2 – Diagnosis of Thyroid Nodules Chairmen: Annamaria Colao – Hossein Gharib |
| 11:30 – 11:50 am | Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy (FNAB) & Core Needle Biopsy (CNB). How to Manage with Hypervigilant Patients Andrea Frasoldati | |
| 11:50 – 12:10 pm | Thyroid Nodule Profiling using Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) and ThyroSeq Steven Hodak | |
| 12:10 – 12:30 pm | Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) in Thyroid Interventional Procedures Xavier Serres-Crรฉixams | |
| 12:30 – 12:50 pm | The Importance of a Stable Procedural Workflow for Thyroid Ablative Procedures Chelsey Baldwin | |
| 12:50 – 1:10 pm | Panel Discussion | |
| 1:10 – 2:00 pm | Light lunch |
| SESSION 3 – Minimally Invasive Thyroid Therapies Chairmen: Marius Stan – Giampaolo Vidili |
| 2:00 – 2:20 pm | Thyroid US-Guided Minimally-Invasive Therapies. Ambulatory or Operating Room Setting? Roberto Valcavi vs Steven Hodak | |
| 2:20 – 2:40 pm | How to Select a Nodule for Success and to Protect Vital Structures Catherine Sinclair | |
| 2:40 – 3:00 pm | Learning Curve of Thyroid Ablative Procedures Gilles Russ | |
| 3:00 – 3:20 pm | Ethanol Ablation: Indication and Outcomes Devaprabu Abraham | |
| 3:20 – 3:40 pm | Panel Discussion | |
| 3:40 – 4:10 pm | Coffee Break |
| SESSION 4 – Benign Thyroid Nodule Ablation Chairmen: Jung Hwan Baek – Alfredo Pontecorvi |
| 4:10 – 4:30 pm | Thyroid Radiofrequency Ablation Roberto Valcavi |
| 4:30 – 4:50 pm | Hyperfunctioning Thyroid Nodule Ablation Jules Aljammal |
| 4:50 – 5:10 pm | Thyroid Laser Ablation Roberto Negro |
| 5:10 – 5:30 pm | Thyroid HIFU Ablation Mohamed Fawzy |
| 5:30 – 5:50 pm | Thyroid Microwave Ablation Mattia Squarcia |
| 5:50 – 6:10 pm | Panel Discussion |
| 8:00 – 9:00 pm | Dinner Symposium – Molecular Testing of Thyroid Nodules Yuri Nikiforov |
| 9:00 pm | Gala Dinner |
| SESSION 5 -Malignant Thyroid Tumors Management Chairmen: Graziano Ceresini – Catherine Sinclair |
| 9:00 – 9:20 am | Active Surveillance in Micropapillary Cancer (MicroPTC) Hossein Gharib |
| 9:20 – 9:40 am | Thyroid Ablation of MicroPTC Roberto Novizio |
| 9:40 – 10:00 am | Thyroid Microwave Ablation of Malignant Tumors Giovanni Mauri |
| 10:00 – 10:20 am | Thyroid Radiofrequency Ablation of Inoperable Malignant Tumors Jung Hwan Baek |
| 10:20 – 10:40 am | What is the Future of Thyroid Ablation? Gregory Randolph |
| 10:40 – 11:00 am | Panel Discussion |
| 11:00 – 11:30 am | Coffee Break |
| SESSION 6 – Beyond Thyroid Ablation Chairmen: Berna Evranos Oฤmen – Richard Guttler |
| 11:30 – 11:50 am | Surgical and Pathological Changes after Thyroid Ablation Nobuhiro Fukunari |
| 11:50 – 12:10 pm | Clinical Cases Discussion Giampaolo Papi |
| 12:10 – 12:30 pm | Patient Advocacy: a Patientโ Point of View Ashok Bhaseen |
| SESSION 7 – Lectio Magistralis Chairmen: Gregory Randolph – Erivelto Volpi |
| 12:30 – 1:10 pm | To Resect or not to Resect: this is the Question Giuseppe Mercante FINAL REMARKS |
| 1:10 – 1:20 pm | New Perspectives for the T.N.T. Association Roberto Valcavi |
| 1:20 – 2:20 pm | Light lunch |
| SESSION 8 – Round Table |
| 02:30 – 3:00 pm | Should doctors use social media? Philip James, Juan Pablo Dueรฑas, Erivelto Volpi, Mihai Creteanu, Cristhian Garcรญa |
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