8th International Conference and AGM of Bangladesh Thyroid Society held

The 8th International Conference and Annual General Meeting of Bangladesh Thyroid Society (BTS) were held at Hotel Sonargaon from 8 am yesterday with the theme "Thyroid Care through Education Innovation and Intervention". The day's activities will begin at 8 am with registration and kit distribution. After that, the promo video of Bangladesh Thyroid Society was shown. Eminent doctors of the country spoke on three topics in the plenary session held from 9 am to 10 am. The inaugural ceremony started at 11 am. Honorable Chief Whip of the National Parliament Nurul Islam Moni was the chief guest. The chief guest...

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The 8th International Conference and Annual General Meeting of Bangladesh Thyroid Society (BTS) were held at Hotel Sonargaon from 8 am yesterday with the theme “Thyroid Care through Education Innovation and Intervention”. The day’s activities will begin at 8 am with registration and kit distribution. After that, the promo video of Bangladesh Thyroid Society was shown. Eminent doctors of the country spoke on three topics in the plenary session held from 9 am to 10 am. The inaugural ceremony started at 11 am. Honorable Chief Whip of the National Parliament Nurul Islam Moni was the chief guest. The chief guest mentioned in his speech, “The government is committed to ensuring quality and modern healthcare for the people. Prevention, awareness, rapid detection and treatment of various non-communicable diseases including thyroid require coordinated efforts from government institutions, medical community, researchers and all concerned parties. He highly praised the Bangladesh Thyroid Society for the development of thyroid patients and the health system in Bangladesh and thanked everyone present at the 8th National Conference for working tirelessly in the interest of the country. The special guests were Professor Dr. Harun Al Rashid, President of the Doctors Association of Bangladesh, Professor Dr. MA Karim, Chief Advisor of the Bangladesh Thyroid Society, and Professor Dr. AK Azad Khan, President of the Diabetic Association of Bangladesh. BTS Secretary General Professor Dr. Nasreen Sultana delivered the welcome speech. BTS founding President Professor Fouzia Moslem spoke as a former president. The event was presided over by BTS President and NINMAS Director Professor Dr. AKM Fazlul Bari. In his speech as the president, he mentioned that, “About 50 million people in Bangladesh are suffering from thyroid problems. Bangladesh Thyroid Society is working tirelessly to create awareness on various issues related to thyroid. In Bangladesh, 50 percent of thyroid patients are female, 60 percent of who do not know that they have thyroid problems. Out of these, 2 percent are affected by thyroid cancer. One in every 2300 children is born with thyroid problems. In the preconference workshop, he said that 78 percent of thyroid nodules can be diagnosed with high resolution ultrasound, of which 32 percent are cystic, 2 % are cancerous and the rest are benign thyroid nodules. They can be treated through surgery using radiofrequency. In three scientific sessions throughout the day, various modern aspects of thyroid disease diagnosis and treatment were discussed. It included complex cases of thyroid disease, clinical reasoning in diagnosis, modern methods of surgery in thyroid cancer, thyroid – Various important issues including eye diseases, patient monitoring and surgical decisions as needed were raised. Director of Suhrawardy Inmas, Professor Dr. Zeenat Jabin highlighted the role of The Evolving Role of Nuclear Medicine in the Management of Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma. President of Obstetrical and Gynecological Society of Bangladesh, Professor Dr. Firoza Begum discussed the topic Thyroid Dysfunction in Pregnancy: When to Treat and When Not to Treat. Associate Professor of Endocrinology, Bangladesh Medical University, Dr. Shahzada Selima spoke on the topic Iodine Deficiency Disorder in Bangladesh. Dr. M. Saifuddin discussed the important clinical aspects of complex thyroid cases, diagnosis and treatment on the topic Thyroid Mysteries: Challenging Cases, Clinical Reasoning and Pearls. “Neck Dissection in Thyroid Cancer: Changing Thoughts “Prof. Dr. Md. Abdus Sattar spoke on “Thyroid Ophthalmopathy: Clinical Features, Assessment and Management” on the topic of” Thyroid Ophthalmopathy: Clinical Features, Assessment and Management ” on the topic of “Differentiated Thyroid Cancer-Surveillance Vs Surgery” on the various aspects of the medical decision to keep the patient under regular observation or to perform surgery. Brig. Gen Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ali Azad discussed the use of needle core biopsy in the diagnosis of thyroid neoplasms and its possible limitations on the topic of “Diagnostic Utility of Needle Core Biopsy in the Evaluation of Thyroid Neoplasm and Its Pitfalls” on the topic of “Prof. Col. Dr. Md. Iqbal Karim” on the topic of patient selection and treatment decision- making for radioactive iodine ablation in differentiated thyroid cancer. Dr. Mohammad Hanif discussed the relationship between thyroid function and heart health on “The Cardiac Thyroid Axis: Navigating Thyroid Dysfunction and Cardiac Care from Hormonal Imbalance to Heart Failure and Arrhythmia”. Dr. Din-E-Mujahid Mohammad Faruque Osmany also spoke on ”Confronting the Complexities of Radioiodine- Refractory Thyroid Cancer Survivorship” on the complexities of long-term patient care and survivorship in radioiodine – refractory thyroid cancer . After the lunch break, a free paper and poster session was held in the afternoon. 12 oral and 10 poster presentations were made. The topics of the presentations included the prevalence of undiagnosed thyroid disease in Bangladesh, thyroid autoimmunity, salivary gland damage after radioiodine treatment, genetic analysis of Bangladeshi patients and various rare case reports. After the judges’ evaluation, BTS advisors and executive committee members presented awards to the best presenters. The BTS Annual General Meeting was held from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM. The conference ended with a tea break after the closing remarks.