Protocolli Gestionali Diagnostico-Terapeutico-Assistenziali in Chirurgia Tiroidea. 2ª Consensus Conference

Obiettivo. Rivedere e aggiornare, dopo due anni dalla 1ª Consensus conference, i Protocolli Gestionali Diagnostico-Terapeutico-Assistenziali in Chirurgia Tiroidea, promossi dall’Associazione delle Unità di Endocrinochirurgia Italiane (CLUB delle U.E.C.). Metodo. La 2ª Consensus Conference si è svolta a Pisa il 30 novembre 2008 nell’ambito del VII Congresso Nazionale del CLUB delle U.E.C. Un’assemblea selezionata di esperti, endocrinologi ed endocrinochirurghi - presieduta da Paolo Miccoli e Aldo Pinchera, relatore Lodovico Rosato - ha esaminato i singoli capitoli sottoponendoli all’approvazione di tutti i presenti e arrivando, dopo discussione, a un testo condiviso. Si è mantenuta una presentazione discorsiva, ancorché sintetica, per esporre anche la motivazione e le ragioni scientifiche che stanno dietro ai comportamenti e fornire, sia ai medici, sia agli operatori del comparto, una guida il più possibile completa su chi deve,quando, come e perché fare. Conclusioni. I Protocolli approvati dalla 2ª Consensus Conference sono ufficialmente quelli proposti dall’Associazione delle Unità di Endocrinochirurgia Italiane (CLUB delle U.E.C.) e andranno sottoposti a revisione fra due ann

Diagnostic, therapeutic and healthcare management protocols in parathyroid surgery. 1st Consensus Conference

AIM: The aim of the study was to draw up a management protocol in parathyroid surgery promoted by the Italian Association of Endocrine Surgery Units (UEC Club), based on the guidelines of the main international scientific societies and shared by the experts and applied by the operators in the sector. METHODS AND CONSENSUS: The management protocols, already presented in 2003, on the occasion of the current review were examined by the 1st Consensus Conference called on the topic by the Italian Association of Endocrine Surgery Units (UEC). The Conference comprised two distinct sessions, the first in November 2006 within the framework of the 5th National Congress of the UEC Club in Verona, and the second in September 2007 within the framework of the 10th Multidisciplinary Scanno Prize Meeting. A selected board of endocrinologists and endocrine surgeons examined the individual chapters and submitted the consensus text for the approval of several experts. CONCLUSIONS: The diagnostic, therapeutic and healthcare management protocols in parathyroid surgery approved by the 1st Consensus Conference are officially those proposed by the Italian Association of Endocrine Surgery Units (UEC Club) and are subject to review by October, 2009

Guidelines for the use of flow cytometry and cell sorting in immunological studies (second edition)

These guidelines are a consensus work of a considerable number of members of the immunology and flow cytometry community. They provide the theory and key practical aspects of flow cytometry enabling immunologists to avoid the common errors that often undermine immunological data. Notably, there are comprehensive sections of all major immune cell types with helpful Tables detailing phenotypes in murine and human cells. The latest flow cytometry techniques and applications are also described, featuring examples of the data that can be generated and, importantly, how the data can be analysed. Furthermore, there are sections detailing tips, tricks and pitfalls to avoid, all written and peer-reviewed by leading experts in the field, making this an essential research companion