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 or click on the Association logos below.
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British Thyroid Association Conference 2022
The Annual Meeting of the British Thyroid Association will take place in 2022 as follows:
Date: Friday 20 May 2022
Venue: Royal College of Pathologists, London
Programme and information on abstract submission and registration available shortly
British Thyroid Association Trainee Day
Date: Friday 13 May 2022 (afternoon)
Format: Virtual
Programme and information on case-report submission and registration available shortly
Other events
Here is a list of forthcoming events as well as those that have been recorded and are still accessible
Recorded in 2020 and still available to view
ESPE Connect Online 2020 was held from November 6th to 14th 2020. Registered attendees will be able to access on demand content until November 2021. Information is here
The Society for Endocrinology Meeting (SfE BES) was virtually held from the 16th to 20th November 2020. Content from the conference is available the SFE members area on the event website until November 2021.
Recorded in 2021 and still available to view
The European Neuroendocrine Tumor Society (ENETS) held their 18th annual conference virtually from February 25th to 27th 2021 Details are here However, a list of their regular webinars and podcasts can be found here
The 2nd New Developments and Controversies in the Management of Thyroid Cancer event was held virtually on 12th March 2021. The programme and details are here
ENDO 2021 took place at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California, on March 20-23, 2021. Details are here as to any access of session recordings for those who did not attend.
e-ECE 2021 took place online from May 22 to 26th. e-ECE 2021 content is available on ESE On Demand for registered delegates. Just log in using the same link as you did during the live Congress days and catch up on sessions you missed, would like to see again or explore in more depth. Access is here
The 8th European Young Endocrinologists & Scientists (EYES) Meeting took place as a fully virtual meeting on September 4th to 6th 2020. Meeting highlights can be accessed here.
The 43rd Annual Meeting of the European Thyroid Association took place as a virtual conference from September 4-7th, 2021. Details of any future viewing possibility will be shared when available.
Forthcoming events in 2022
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.
ENET and its partner NET societies around the world will host the premier World NET Forum - a forum on basic and translational science in neuroendocrine neoplasms as a hybrid event - virtual and also physically in Barcelona on March 8th and 9th 2022. The website is here
The European Neuroendocrine Tumor Society (ENETS) will hold their 19th annual conference in Barcelona and virtually from March 10th to 11th 2022
ECE 2022 will be held in Milan from May 21st to 24th. This will be a four day, six parallel science festival of endocrine science. You can join live in Milan or at home or subsequently on demand. To see the programme, and register your interest please click here
ENDO 2022 will take place in Atlanta, Georgia on June 11-14. Details are here.
The 20th Congress of the European Neuroendocrine Association will take place in Lyon, France on September 7-10 Details are here
The 60th annual ESPE meeting will take place in Rome, Italy from September 15th to 17th. It is already possible to register your interest here
The 91st Annual Meeting of the American Thyroid Association will take place in Montreal from October 19th to 23rd . Details are here
Details on the 5th World Congress on Thyroid Cancer in 2022 are yet to be confirmed
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.
