Enrolment options
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.
Course Outline
Over the duration of this one-month online short course, you will work through the following modules
- Module 1- Interpretation of Thyroid function tests and thyroid nodule
- Module 2- Hypothyroidism
- Module 3- Hyperthyroidism
- Module 4- Thyroid & Pregnancy
Course outcomes
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.
Learning objectives
After taking this course, you will be given the tools to
- 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 module.
Average weekly minimum 2-3 hours’ time commitment required from the course participants.
Course Faculty:
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
Course Faculty:
· 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 15,000/-
Payment Options:
Online Bank Transfer:
Bank: Soneri Bank
Branch: PWD - Islamabad 0276
Account Title: CORTEACH
IBAN #: PK53SONE0027620009249231
Account #: 0009249231
Branch code: 0276
Credit Card:
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Next Batch: to be announced
Registration Form
Certificate:
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
- Enrolled students: 35