Thyroid gland | Parathyroid gland

Surgical treatment of thyroid and parathyroid disorders

Practical Endocrine Neck Surgery

Dear colleagues,

We would like to cordially invite you to our 5th thyroid course on 21 and 22 January 2027 in Hamm/Westphalia, Germany, specialising in thyroid/parathyroid surgery.

In addition to lectures by speakers from various specialities, experienced surgeons from the field of ENT medicine will perform live operations on the thyroid and parathyroid glands. We have also integrated a sonography course before our actual surgery course, in which the patients for the live operations will also be presented.

The lectures will focus on special topics in thyroid/parathyroid surgery that are of general interest to every surgeon. Topics include the general endocrinology of the thyroid gland, the value of frozen section diagnostics in the surgical setting, the basics of nuclear medicine for the surgeon and special features of surgery for various clinical pictures.

We would like to conclude our course with presentations on hyperparathyroidism, which is a speciality of our parathyroid surgery and for which we are dependent on close cooperation with our colleagues in nephrology to determine the indication and support.

We hope to have put together an interesting programme, especially for ENT physicians but also for physicians from other specialist disciplines, and would like to give you plenty of time to exchange ideas with colleagues.

The last training course in 2026 was certified with 14 points (category: C) by the Westphalia-Lippe Medical Association.

We look forward to welcoming you to Hamm – conveniently located in the heart of Westphalia!

Dr Dr Jürgen Abrams

Thursday 21 January 2027

Introductory Lectures

Time	Topic	Speaker
15:00 – 15:15	Fundamentals of Thyroid Ultrasound	Podzimek
15:15 – 15:30	PTeye: Principles and Clinical Application	Strupp
15:30 – 15:45	Radiofrequency Ablation: Indications and Mechanism of Action	Neubert

Practical Courses from 15:45

Course	Speaker
Hands-on Thyroid Ultrasound	Podzimek, Sievert
PTeye Demonstration	Strupp
Hands-on Radiofrequency Ablation Training	Neubert
Presentation of Patients Scheduled for Live Surgery

Course Dinner

19:00 – 22:30
Hotel Alte Mark, Soester Straße 28, Hamm

Friday 22 January 2027

Morning

Time	Topic	Speaker
08:00 – 08:10	Welcome	Potysch (Commercial Director, St. Barbara-Klinik Hamm-Heessen), J. Abrams
08:10 – 08:30	Endocrine Neck Surgery in ENT – The Current Situation in Germany	Sievert
08:30 – 13:30	Live Surgery	Surgeons: N. Abrams, Novosel, Podzimek, Windfuhr

Afternoon: Scientific Programme

Friday afternoon lectures: 20 minutes plus 5 minutes of discussion.

Time	Programme item
13:30 – 14:00	Lunch Break
14:00 – 14:10	Live Surgery Debrief and Discussion

Session I: Advanced Thyroid Surgery

Time	Topic	Speaker
14:10 – 14:35	Thyroid Cancer – What Does the New German S3 Guideline Change for Endocrine Neck Surgeons?	Sievert
14:35 – 15:00	Diagnosis and Treatment of Sporadic Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma	Becker
15:00 – 15:25	Microscope-Assisted Thyroid Surgery – Techniques and Benefits	Windfuhr
15:25 – 15:50	When Is Thoracotomy Required in Thyroid Surgery? Indications and Surgical Technique	Lamesch
15:50 – 16:15	Postoperative Care after Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery	Valiyeva
16:15 – 16:35	Coffee Break

Session II: Parathyroid Disease

Time	Topic	Speaker
16:35 – 17:00	Medical Management of Hyperparathyroidism	Dlugos
17:00 – 17:25	Pathology of Parathyroid Disorders	Theurer
17:25 – 17:50	Nuclear Medicine Imaging in Parathyroid Disease	Laschinsky
17:50 – 18:15	Surgical Management of Parathyroid Adenomas	N. Abrams
18:15 – 18:30	Closing Remarks
18:30	End of Course

Faculty

Conference fee

For assistants in further training: 350 Euro
No fee is charged for participating students.

Proof is required in each case.

including catering during the course, social evening

Please note: Due to the limited number of participants (25), please register in good time. Places will be allocated according to the number of registrations received. Pre-registrations have already been received.

Registration form

The closing date for applications is 30 November 2026

Registration takes place on a first-come-first-served basis.

Online registration is strongly recommended.

Payment

Once you have registered for the course, we will send you confirmation and an invoice. On the basis of the invoice, please make a bank transfer to the bank account stated on the invoice.

We will send an e-mail confirmation after receiving the payment.

Note: Please note that all bank charges must be paid in full by the participant.

If you encounter technical problems during registration, please send a message to tagung@hno-hamm.de.

Consent to the use of the personal data provided

By completing the personal data, the user consents to the use, disclosure and/or processing of his/her personal data for the purpose of issuing a certificate, invoicing and sending materials and information about the course he/she has attended.

Please note that by participating in the thyroid/parathyroid course, you agree to photos and video documentation being taken during the course.

Cancellation policy

The following cancellation fees apply: 

• 20% (until 1 December 2026) 
• 100% (after 1 December 2026) 

of the total amount.

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