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This healthcast will tell you how to find the best specialist for your thyroid condition. The recommendations apply to any illness for which you need a specialist. You will learn:
- How to insure that your specialist is fully qualified
- How to check that your specialist keeps up with medical advances
- How to confirm that he or she practices the art as well as the science of medicine
The following addresses are mentioned in the healthcast:
American Thyroid Association:
http://www.thyroid.org
Endocrine Society
http://www.endo-society.org
American Assn. of Clinical Endocrinologists
http://www.aace.com
American Assn. of Endocrine Surgeons
http://endocrinesurgery.org
NIH List of Specialty Societies
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/directories.html
Length: 16 minutes
Please note:
The advice in these Healthcasts is no subsititue for the advice of your own physician. You should make no changes in your medical care based on this advice before checking with your physician.