For the public
If you have arrived on this website as a member of the public we regret to advise that we are unable to respond to any individual medical questions. If you have any specific questions we suggest contacting your doctor or visiting the British Thyroid Foundation website.
Please be careful when searching the internet for information about thyroid disease as there are unfortunately many innaccurate and unhelpful sources. For this reason we have created a page of links for you to browse and you can also visit our blog or click on the Association logos below.
Don't miss!
BTA Annual Meeting and Training Day
The 68th Annual Meeting of the British Thyroid Association will take place on Friday 22nd May 2020 at the Wellcome Collection, Euston Road, London
The meeting will include a trainee session over lunch
Details of the venue can be found here
Abstract submission will open in early March and the deadline for receipt will be 31st March 2020. Details, including the programme and registration details, will be added soon.
Other events
Please read more to see a number of events which are scheduled throughout the year
The 14th Annual International Workshop on Resistance to Thyroid Hormone and Thyroid Hormone Action will take place in Monterey, California from March 25th to 28th 2020. Details can be found here
ENDO 2020 will be held from March 28th to 31st in San Francisco, California, USA. More information can be found here
The 2nd New Developments and Controversies in the Management of Thyroid Cancer will take place on June 26th 2020 at the Royal College of Physicians in London. Details can be found here
The 59th Annual ESPE Meeting will be held in Liverpool from September 10th to 12th 2020. The theme is Lifelong endocrine care through collaboration, discovery and innovation. Details can be found here
Details of The EUGOGO 21st Anniversary Meeting will be posted nearer the time of the event. However the website is here
The next Society for Endocrinology Meeting will be from the 16th to 18th November 2020 This will take place at the Harrogate Convention Centre - for further details please click here
The 43rd meeting of the European Thyroid Association will take place in Milan from September 4th to 7th 2021. Details will follow, however the website is here
The 90th Annual Meeting of the American Thyroid Association is being held on September 29th to October 3rd 2021 at Westin Kierland, Scottsdale, Arizona. Details will be posted here nearer the time
The BTF Research Award
Since 1997 the British Thyroid Foundation (BTF) has offered an annual award to support a two-year research project into thyroid function or thyroid disorders.
This award is £20.000 and can be used to supplement existing projects or to help get research ideas started.
Who can apply?
Researchers working on projects in the UK. The project must be based in the UK (i.e. the majority of the work must be carried out in the UK), supervised in the UK and publications arising from the research must be in an English language journal from a UK centre. The BTF must be acknowledged in any publication. The applicant must ensure that appropriate ethical approval is in place wherever research is carried out.
The deadline each year is usually at the end of January. Please click on this link to find out more about the award, its past winners and to download the application form
