This course is part of Pri-Med West 2025 CME/CE Session Recordings.
Woman thyroid gland control. Mature female sweeping the laryngeal, laryngitis, goiter or Hypothyroidism. Disorder of the endocrine system. Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis, Lymphocytic Thyroiditis.

In-Person Recordings

0.50 CME/CE Credit

Diagnosis and Management of Thyroid NodulesThis session was recorded at the Pri-Med West Annual Conference

You diagnosed a thyroid nodule in your patient. Now, you need to figure out if it’s malignant! Learn about how to interpret ultrasound and FNA results, when to monitor, and when to refer for surgery or ablation during this 30-minute case-based presentation and open Q&A period.

CME/CE Information

0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ or 0.60 AANP

Release Date: 5/10/2025

Expiration Date: 6/23/2025

Topics

Faculty

Learning Objectives

  • Discuss the epidemiology and risk factors associated with thyroid nodules and thyroid cancer
  • Identify imaging characteristics of thyroid nodules and risk of malignancy
  • Interpret thyroid biopsy results
  • Develop a management plan for thyroid nodules, including indications for observation or intervention

Faculty

Stephanie Smooke Praw, MD

Interim Clinical Chief of Endocrinology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California

Endocrine Fellowship Program Director, Division of Endocrinology, Director, UCLA Thyroid Center Professor of Medicine UCLA, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California

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Disclosures

All individuals in control of content for this activity (including faculty, moderator, editors, reviewers) have disclosed no relevant financial relationships. 

CME/CE Information

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

Accreditation Statement

Pri-Med Institute is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation Statement

Pri-Med Institute designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AANP

Accreditation Statement

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Accreditation Standards of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners® (AANP) through the joint providership of Pri-Med Institute and the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Pri-Med Institute is accredited by the AANP as an approved provider of nurse practitioner continuing education. Provider Number 040308.

Designation Statement

This activity is approved for 0.60 contact hour, which includes 0.00 hour of pharmacology. 

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Diagnosis and Management of Thyroid Nodules