ThyCa Moves its 2020 Annual Conference to a Virtual Meeting Due to COVID-19

ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors’ Association, Inc. (ThyCa) is moving its 23rd Annual International Thyroid Cancer Survivors’ Conference on October 23-25 to a virtual format due to COVID-19. The virtual meeting will feature educational and support sessions on treatment and research regarding thyroid cancer care.

“Canceling the in-person meeting was an incredibly difficult and disappointing decision to make,” said Gary Bloom, ThyCa Executive Director. “However, many of our conference attendees are immunocompromised. It’s our obligation to safeguard our members from exposure to COVID-19.”

“We’re working on technology that will help us share parts of what we had planned for the in-person conference. We will have more to announce at a future time. We will greatly miss seeing each other and look forward to future meetings when the COVID-19 situation will hopefully be improved,” Bloom added.

For further information or questions regarding the conference, please email conference@thyca.org.

Because ThyCa’s first priority is everyone’s health, safety, and well-being, we suggest that you follow the precautions recommended by your local health agencies and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

With regards to ThyCa support group meetings, please contact your local support group facilitator to be sure that it will be held as scheduled. 

We wish everyone all the best with your health.

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Organized by ThyCa, the Conference Features More Than 100 Sessions Designed to Help, Inspire and Support Those Impacted by Thyroid Cancer — Registration Is Open

ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors’ Association, Inc., has secured an impressive lineup of more than 50 expert speakers for the 22nd International Thyroid Cancer Survivors’ Conference, taking place October 18-20, 2019, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Denver Hotel, 3203 Quebec Street, Denver, Colorado. 

This unique educational and supportive conference will feature presentations on the latest medical research and advances in thyroid cancer care for all types of thyroid cancer, specialists in insurance and coping skills, and survivor-caregiver roundtables. 

More than 40 thyroid cancer specialists are coming from these leading medical centers:  

  • The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
  • Colorado Permanente Medical Group
  • Dana Farber Cancer Institute 
  • Denver Center for Endocrine Surgery, P.C.
  • Fox Chase Cancer Center
  • Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe and Clínica Las Américas
  • Johns Hopkins Medicine
  • Medical College of Wisconsin
  • North Shore University Health System
  • The Ohio State University College of Medicine
  • Oregon Health & Science University
  • University of Colorado Denver
  • University of Colorado School of Medicine
  • University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center 

The conference is for anyone interested in any type of thyroid cancer. Attendees, including walk-ins, are welcome to come for 1, 2 or all 3 days. The cost is $50, and scholarships are available upon request to cover the registration fee. 

For more details about the Thyroid Cancer Survivors’ Conference and the free year-round support services and education offered by ThyCa, visit the ThyCa website, email ThyCa at conference@thyca.org or thyca@thyca.org, or call ThyCa at (877) 588-7904.

About ThyCa

ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors’ Association, Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization of thyroid cancer survivors, family members, and health care professionals, begun in 1995. The organization is dedicated to support, education, and communication for thyroid cancer survivors, their families and friends. ThyCa also sponsors Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month, year-round awareness activities, and thyroid cancer research fundraising and research grants. For more information, visit our website or follow us on Facebook or Twitter(@ThyCaInc).

Bill McClain is an author and businessman who lives in Milford, CT. He consults on Strategic Planning and published the book “Strategic Planning In This Age Of Disruption.” Writing under the pen name William Kenly, he has published three books, including The Dogs of Cancer: Dancing with Medullary Thyroid Cancer, and is an editor and contributing author to After the Diagnosis: Medullary Thyroid Cancer Memoirs, and the new MTC book, The Butterfly Sings. He has co-facilitated past Conference roundtables with his wife Galina, and he is also on the Board of Directors of the Cornel Scott Hill Health Center in New Haven, CT. He was diagnosed with sporadic medullary thyroid cancer in 2008.  Bill joined ThyCa’s Board of Directors in 2018.

Manhasset, NY, May 19, 2019— Four physicians specializing in endocrinology, nuclear medicine, and surgery, plus more speakers will headline the upcoming New York Thyroid Cancer Survivors’ Workshop, on Saturday, June 15, 2019, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Northwell at North Shore University Hospital, 300 Community Drive, Manhasset, New York.

This FREE event is sponsored by the nonprofit ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors’ Association, Inc. Sessions will meet in Tower Conference Rooms 1-3 on the First Floor of the Tower Pavilion.

“This free educational and supportive event is open to the public,” says Abby Melendez, Workshop Coordinator and Facilitator of the ThyCa Long Island Support Group, the host group. “Everyone interested in thyroid cancer invited to learn from experts and take part in discussion roundtables with other thyroid cancer survivors and families. We welcome patients, caregivers, their friends, and health care professionals.” 

Attendees are invited to come for all or part of the day. Walk-in attendees are welcome, or register online in advance on the ThyCa Conferences/Workshops page. 

Speakers include:

  • Deirdre Cocks Eschler, M.D., Endocrinologist, Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, NY
  • Donald Margouleff, M.D., Nuclear Medicine Physician Emeritus, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, NY; ThyCa Medical Advisor
  • David Myssiorek, M.D., Head & Neck Surgical Oncologist-Otolaryngologist/ENT, Bronxcare Health System, Bronx, NY; ThyCa Medical Advisor
  • Gene Tronco, M.D., Nuclear Medicine Physician, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, NY, and Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY
  • Nina Triolo, Yoga Instructor
  • Plus Martha Griffin, Thyroid Cancer Care Collaborative, and Quinn O’Malley, Research Associate, both with THANC Foundation, New York

In addition, discussion roundtables will be led by thyroid cancer survivors and caregivers. 

Hosting this free event is the ThyCa Long Island Support Group, facilitated by Abby Melendez for more than 17 years. 

Visit ThyCa’s Conferences page for more details, including the workshop flyer and free online registration. For more information, e-mail longisland-ny@thyca.org or thyca@thyca.org or phone 516-608-5113.

ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors’ Association, Inc. is an international nonprofit 501 (c)(3) organization of thyroid cancer survivors, family members, and health care professionals, serving people worldwide since 1995 and advised by more than 50 internationally recognized thyroid cancer specialists. For information and free materials, e-mail to thyca@thyca.org; write to PO Box 1102, Olney, MD 20830-1102; call toll-free 1-877-588-7904; or visit our website.