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.
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BTA Annual Meeting and Training Day
The 68th Annual Meeting of the British Thyroid Association did not take place on Friday 22nd May 2020. The decision was taken due to the uncertainty regarding travel plans for our attendees and speakers, and also because our chosen venue - The Wellcome Collection in London - decided to close for the foreseeable future due to the COVID-19.
This will now be a virtual event - details will follow.
Other events
Please read below to see a number of events which are scheduled throughout the year.
The European Young Endocrinologists & Scientists Meeting was due to take place on September 4th to 6th 2020 but this has now been postponed until 2021. Their website is here
The European Congress of Endocrinology will run as a virtual conference from September 5th to 9th 2020. You can register for this fully digital Congress - e-ECE 2020 - here
The International Thyroid Congress which was due to take place in China from September 8th to 13th has now been postponed. The website is here
The 59th Annual ESPE Meeting was due to be held in Liverpool from September 10th to 12th 2020. However, this has now been postponed until November 6th to 14th 2020. The theme is Lifelong endocrine care through collaboration, discovery and innovation. Details can be found here
The Euro Diabetic and Endocrinology Virtual Congress will take place from September 20th to 21st. Details are here
The next Society for Endocrinology Meeting will be virtually held from the 16th to 20th November 2020 - for further details please click here
The 2nd New Developments and Controversies in the Management of Thyroid Cancer was due to take place on 26th June but has now been postponed until Wednesday 9th December at the Royal College of Physicians in London. Details can be found here
2021
Due to advice from the CDC and WHO, ENDO 2020 and its ancillary events was not held in March 2020. ENDO 2021 will take place at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California, on March 20-23, 2021. Details are here
The 4th World Congress on Thyroid Cancer will take place at the Westin Boston Waterfront, Boston, Massachusetts from July 29th to August 1st 2021. Details are here
The 43rd Annual Meeting of the European Thyroid Association will take place in Milan, Italy from September 4-7th, 2021. Details will be posted nearer the time on here
The 90th Annual Meeting of the American Thyroid Association will take place in Arizona, USA, from September 29th to Oct 3rd, 2021. Information about this and other future events can be found here
The 15th biennual International Workshop on Resistance to Thyroid Hormone and Thyroid Hormone Action will take place in March 2022. Details will be posted nearer the time
British Thyroid Foundation Awards
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 call for applications is generally towards the end of the year with the deadline of January 31st in the following year.
In 2020 the British Thyroid Foundation launched a second award - The Joe Plater BTF Thyroid Cancer Research Award.
This award is also for £20,000 and applicants must fulfil the same criteria as above. The deadline date for submissions is June 30 2020.
Please click on this link to find out more information about each award;any past winners and to download the application forms.
