Previous: The 2nd International Thyroid NOTES Conference:

8th – 9th March 2017

The 2nd International Thyroid NOTES Conference was helded on 8th – 9th March 2017. This second time, we have stared collaboration with the Department of ENT, Chulalongkorn Hospital, Chulalongkorn University. The advancement of the congress was additional letting the participants to practice hands-on TOETVA in soft cadavers. This special cadavers were preserved with a very special secret formula, which made the cadaver very soft, 99% similar to normal human tissue. This special soft cadavers let participants feel like doing surgery in real human, which is very good in practicing for the TOETVA beginner.

Venue:

Day 1:
Lecture + Live Demonstration at Auditorium Room, 9th floor, Chalermprakiat  Maharachinee Building, Police General Hospital, Bangkok, THAILAND

Day 2:
Morning: 12th Floor, Bhumisiri Mangkhalanusorn Building, Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
Afternoon: Practice TOETVA in Cadaver (12 stations) :4 th Floor, Padtayapatana Building, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok

Participants:

Lecture: 100

Hands-on Cadaver: 36

Speakers:

There were 17 speakers from 5 countries.

Ralph P Tufano, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, USA🇺🇸 
Harry Quon, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, USA🇺🇸 
Jeremy Richmon, Havard University, USA🇺🇸
Quan-Yang Duh, University of California, San Francisco, USA🇺🇸
Emad Kandil, Tulane University, Louisiana, USA🇺🇸
Gianlorenzo Dionigi, University of Insubria, Italy🇮🇹
Hoon Yub Kim, Korea University Hospital, South Korea 🇰🇷
Young Jun Chai, Seoul National University , South Korea 🇰🇷
Sang Wook Kang, Yonsei University , South Korea 🇰🇷
Jihyoung Cho, Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center , South Korea 🇰🇷
Cheng-Ming Peng, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taiwan🇹🇼
Angkoon Anuwong, Police General Hospital, Thailand🇹🇭
Suebwong Chuthapisith, Siriraj Hospital, Thailand🇹🇭
Suchart Chantawibul, Rajavithi Hospital, Thailand🇹🇭
Puttiporn Yenbutra, Rajavithi Hospital, Thailand🇹🇭
Varut Supanakorn, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand🇹🇭
Donyarat Ruenmarkkaew, Chiangmai University, Thailand🇹🇭