Managing Thyroid Disorders: A practical approach
About the course
Managing Thyroid Disorders: A practical approach
- Duration: 01 Months
- Dow university of Health Sciences
This course will give you an insight into thyroid physiology, treatment regulation and management, and potential adverse outcomes and risks associated with thyroid disease and its treatment. Pakistan Endocrine Society as part of its academic initiatives has initiated this one-month online blended thyroid course.
Target Audience
This course is particularly targeted at Clinicians, physicians and residents working in the field of thyroid disorders. This educational offering will meet the needs of busy clinicians.
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Outcomes of this programme
- After taking this course, you will be able to
- Identify the most appropriate methods to obtain a precise diagnosis and complete workup of people with thyroid disorders
- Develop a potential treatment strategy based on the individual’s workup.
- Describe the management of thyroid disorders during pregnancy.
- Course Duration : 01 Months
Over the duration of this one-month online short course, you will work through the following modules
- Module 1- Overview of thyroid gland & Thyroid Nodule
- Module 2- Hypothyroidism
- Module 3- Hyperthyroidism
- Module 4- Thyroid & Pregnancy
- Interpret thyroid function measurements
- Evaluate a patient presenting with a thyroid nodule
- Assess and manage patients presenting with hypothyroidism
- Understand how to initiate and adjust thyroxine dose
- Assess and manage patients presenting with hyperthyroidism
- Understand various treatment options for managing hyperthyroidism
- Identify the significant changes that occur in thyroid physiology during pregnancy
- Correctly define what is a normal and abnormal thyroid function during pregnancy
- Understand how to regulate treatment in women with pre-existing hypothyroidism
- Understand how to manage antithyroid drug treatment Before and during pregnancy
- Describe the adverse outcomes associated with thyroid disease during pregnancy
This course is of one-month duration, with weekly zoom synchronous sessions of one hour (Every Saturday from 3-4 pm PST) which will be conducted by experienced endocrinologists and executive members of the Pakistan Endocrine Society. A multimedia-rich online component of the Learning Management System is an integral part of the course comprising animated videos, important links, resources, and collaborative discussion forums. The assessment included 4 Quizzes one at the end of each
Average weekly minimum 2-3 hours’ time commitment required from the course participants. module.
Verifiable eCertificate will issue to the successful candidates
Start date: August and October 2025
Course Directors:
Dr. Ibrar Ahmed
MBBS, FCPS (Medicine), FCPS (Endocrinology), FRCP (London)
Consultant Diabetologist & Endocrionologist
Assistant Professor & Divisional Head
Department of Diabetes & Endocrinology & Metabolic Disease
Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar
President, Pakistan Endocrine Society
Dr. Musarrat Riaz
FCPS (Med), FCPS (Endo)
Associate Professor
Baqai Institute of Diabetology & Endocrinology
Baqai Medical University
Publication Secretary: Pakistan Endocrine Society
Dr. Aisha Sheikh
MBBS, FCPS, FACE (USA) Fellowship Diabetes, Endocrinology &
Metabolism (AKUH), PGDip Diabetes (UK), PGDip Endocrine (UK)
Consultant Endocrinologist & Faculty member (AKUH), Recognized tutor, University of South Wales,(UK)
President-elect of Pakistan Endocrine Society (PES) , Academic Director of the BMJ/AKU/RCP Post-graduate Diabetes certification course
Dr. Ali Asghar
MRCP (UK), FACE(USA)
Consultant Endocrinologist and Assistant Professor,
Liaquat National Hospital and Medical College
Vice-President, Pakistan Endocrine Society
Dr. Fatima Zahra
MBBS, FCPS, MACE, Fellowship in Diabetes and Endocrinology (JPMC)
Associate professor (Medicine)
Endocrinologist Ruth Pfau Medical College
Certification in Medical Journalism (CMEJ)
Certification in Health Profession Education (CHPE)
Executive member PES
Dr. Sadia Salman
MBBS (K.E), MCPS (Medicine), FCPS(Medicine), FCPS(Endocrinology),
Head of Endocrinology Deptt AIMC /JHL
Joint secretary of PES
Consultant Endocrinologist at Saira Memorial Hospita, Lahore
Dr. Saima Askari
FCPS (Med), FCPS(Endo)
Assistant Professor
Baqai Medical University
PES Executive member
Dr. Tejhmal Rehman
MBBS; MRCP (UK); FRCP(Lon); CCT(UK)
Consultant Endocrinologist
Royal Berkshire Hospital NHS Trust
Reading, UK
Course Fees: PKR 10,000/-
Only successful participants will receive a Course Certificate so make sure to complete all the tasks and assignments required during the course.
Certificates will be issued by PGMI
About the Dow university of Health Sciences
Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) is a leading public university in Karachi, Pakistan, specializing in health sciences education, research, and clinical services. It was established in 2004, building upon the legacy of Dow Medical College, which was founded in 1945. DUHS is known for its strong emphasis on biomedical, health, and medical research, and is consistently ranked among the top medical schools in Pakistan.
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