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Current News
AACE is pleased to support the Amsterdam Declaration on Graves’ Orbitopathy. The purpose of the Declaration is to increase awareness of the need for improving the treatment of patients with this debilitating thyroid condition are greatly appreciated. For additional information, click here.
2010 Annual Participation Enrollment Program Extension...learn more
FDA issues a warning regarding reports of foreign particles in Thyrogen
Today the FDA issued a warning regarding reports of foreign particles in Thyrogen and several other products. Many of your offices should have received a letter from Genzyme explaining the warning. If you did not, you will find a copy of the letter online at: http://www.aace.com/pdfs/GenzymeLetter.pdf
To read the FDA advisory, click here.
Letter from the Commissioner to Nation’s Healthcare Professionals on H1N1 Vaccine
Click here to view a Dear Doctor letter from Dr. Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner of Food and Drugs, thanking you for your efforts during the 2009 H1N1 influenza outbreak. The letter also addresses questions of vaccine safety and availability.
AACE Issues New Medical Guidelines for Proper and Ethical Use of Growth Hormone
The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) have released new medical guidelines for the accurate diagnosis and effective ethical treatment of growth hormone deficiency in affected patients. Click Here to read the press release and Click Here to read the AACE guidelines.
CMS Issues Final Physician Fee Schedule Rule Eliminating Payments For Consultation Codes...Read more
Health Care Reform Legislation Scheduled For House Floor Vote at Week's End...Read more
Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act Introduced in House (HR 3961)...Read more
AACE Releases New Diabetes Algorithm for Treatment of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
A new, first-of-its-kind diabetes algorithm created to help achieve glycemic control in type 2 patients is now available online.
- AACE/ACE Diabetes Algorithm for Glycemic Control
- Statement by an AACE/ACE Consensus Panel on Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: An Algorithm for Glycemic Control
- AACE Press Release
NEW — ASAP is Now Available for ABIM MOC /Credit!!!
The American College of Endocrinology Self Assessment Program (ASAP) was recently accepted as part of the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. For
more details on how to participate, please visit: http://asap.aace.com.
MEMBERSHIP NEWS
The AACE Board of Directors recently approved a recommendation from the Membership Committee that all domestic members and all fellow-in-training members of AACE be given the option to receive the AACE publications, Endocrine Practice and The First Messenger, via the AACE members' only website in lieu of print subscriptions. All members currently have online access to these publications. In an effort to reduce publication costs, and to respond to members' requests, the Board agreed that this option could be advantageous for all involved. This is completely optional. Members who wish to continue to receive the print publications will be able to do so.
Please click here for a list of instructions on accessing the online publications.
The 2009-2010 Call for Abstracts program is open now through December 14, 2009. Remember, AACE will award free registration for next year's Annual Meeting in Boston on April 21-25, 2010, to all fellows-in-training with accepted abstracts, as well as travel grants for fellows, residents and international members with selected abstracts. Please visit http://www.aace.com/abstracts/2010 to submit your abstracts.
Help Secure DXA Payment Relief In National Health Care Reform Legislation...more