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Neck Endocrine Surgery Symposium | Friday 15th March 2024

Join us at the UCH Education Centre on 250 Euston Road, London, NW1 2PG, for a comprehensive exploration of advancements in Neck Endocrine Surgery. This symposium, scheduled for Friday, 15th March 2024, will focus on crucial updates in the management of benign and malignant thyroid diseases, thyroid cancer in children and the TYA (Teenagers and Young Adults) population, as well as the latest insights into the management of parathyroid diseases.

BAETS Adrenal Masterclass 2024 | Tuesday 5th March 2024

The BAETS Adrenal Masterclass is planned to be informative and stimulating for any adrenal surgeon, whether practicing or in training. The faculty consists of experienced adrenal surgeons, endocrinologists, pathologists, oncologists and radiologists.

Thyroid and Parathyroid Masterclass | Monday 4th March 2024

6 CPD points available. Using case-based discussions, this intensive and interactive one-day workshop provides a unique opportunity to improve your knowledge and management of surgical diseases of the thyroid and parathyroid glands. Delegates are encouraged to bring details of a complex case they wish to discuss. Supported by BAETS.

COVID-19 update from BAETS Executive Board

We are gaining a better understanding of the effects of Covid-19 on healthcare in general, including both outpatient consultations and operative surgery.

As health services work towards a ‘new normal’ situation, the BAETS Executive continues to support you and your patients.

It is clear that some hospitals are returning to more normal working, whilst others remain focused on the care of those with the most urgent treatments

We have therefore decided to keep the advisory documents below available to our members on this site, but are supportive of local initiatives to return to normal working where, if capacity permits, a full range of endocrine services can be provided. Clearly it is important when planning such services to take account of national, regional and local advice on how best to protect both patients and staff from Covid-19 infection, and to work with and take advice from hospital infection control teams and other relevant governance structures to balance the risk to patients from undergoing routine treatment at this time against the possible risk of delaying treatments, with informed patient choice playing a significant role in decision making.

Pre-operative and postoperative Fibreoptic Nasendoscopy (FNE) – In the long term the BAETS Executive continue to support the principle of preoperative and postoperative FNE on every patient to allow thyroid and parathyroid surgeons to fully understand their personal nerve palsy rate, and also to avoid operating on patients with an undiagnosed pre-existing recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy. We do however understand that in response to local and national guidance on the current use of FNE, and the PPE required when undertaking the procedure, it may be acceptable not to undertake pre operative FNE at this time in preoperative patients with no history of prior neck surgery, or voice change, and in postoperative asymptomatic patients where no further neck surgery is anticipated.

Advisory guideline development – below are our advice documents which we developed in the initial stages of the pandemic and which may still be helpful in decision making when planning local services. As local services return to a ’new normal’ these documents may be helpful but should not prevent a return to offering full endocrine surgical services if local conditions and governance advice permits this.

– BAETS Statement Thyroid Cancer – Covid

– BAETS Statement Adrenal – Covid 19

– Benign Thyroid Covid Final

– BAETS Prioritisation Advice Final

– BAETS Prioritisation Advice – Paediatric Final

– Parathyroid Covid Final


The British Association of Endocrine and Thyroid Surgeons (BAETS) is the representative body of British Surgeons who have a specialist interest in surgery of the endocrine glands (thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal). The BAETS is recognised by the Department of Health, the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland (ASGBI) and the British Association of Surgical Oncology (BASO).

Membership

Become a BAETS member today. Find out the membership options to join the UK’s fast growing endocrine and thyroid disease association.

BAETS National Audit

Participating in the National Audit is considered an obligatory requirement for BAETS Full Members. Modernising Medical Careers involves formal recognition of training centres and it is therefore essential that members considering applying to be recognised training centres contribute to the National Audit.