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UPCOMING MEETINGS

2008 MEETINGS

Last Monday Quarterly 26 May 25 August 24 November	CANBERRA / ACT Deakin Room, 1st Floor Deakin Sports and Social Club Grose Street Deakin ACT 26 May: 7.30pm - 9.00pm 25 Aug: 12.00 noon - 2.00pm Bring own brown bag lunch 24 Nov: 7.30pm - 9.00pm Support Group Meeting For further details contact Gwenda Phone 02 6281 7114 Email: jp.gm@geniusmoon.com		Saturdays 16 February 17 May 16 August 15 November	PERTH Grace Vaughan House 227 Stubbs Tce Shenton Park WA 2.00pm Support Group Meeting

Fourth Monday Each Month	SOUTH GIPPSLAND Foster Community Health Centre 93 Station Rd FOSTER VIC 10.30 am Support Group Meeting		Wednesdays 13 February 14 May 13 August 12 November	SALE, VICTORIA Community Meeting Room Community Services Building, CGHS Palmerston Street SALE VIC 2.00 pm Support Group Meeting

First Sunday of each month March to October	BRISBANE Prince Charles Hospital Education Centre Conference Room Rode Road Chermside QLD (Enter via Webster Road) 2.00pm to 4.00pm March 2: Information Day - Serum Concentrations April 6: Seminar - Dr Julia Ooi May 4: Workshop - Social impact of thyroid conditions June 1: Workshop - Blood Tests. Questions to ask doctors. July 6: Seminar - Robyn Koumourou August 3: Workshop - How to live with chrinic illness September 7: Thyroid Information Day October 5: Thyroid Information Day Email for details HERE

For Further Details Contact Thyroid Australia - HERE

5 October 2007

2 JULY 2005

20 JUNE 2005

LATEST THYROID FLYER

The September 2007 edition is now available. With the title Thyroid Basics the edition provides a comprehensive overview of the issues those with thyroid conditions.

Download here.

DOWNLOAD NEWSLETTERS

All previous editions of Thyroid Flyer are available for download in PDF format on our Downloads page.

INTERMEDIATE DOSES

With only 50, 100 and 200 mcg tablets of thyroxine available in Australia it is difficult obtaining intermediate doses. Here are some tips.

Click here.

OFFICE VOLUNTEERS URGENTLY NEEDED

We are very under-staffed at our office in Mount Waverley (Victoria), and as such are now offering free membership to those who volunteer at the office one day per fortnight (or equivalent).

There are both computer and non-computer tasks available; ranging from answering the phone, to database entry, to filing to more complex tasks.

We urgently need more help, so please download more information in PDF format here and contact us here if you think you can help us.

REFRIGERATION OF THYROXINE

Leading endocrinologist Dr Jim Stockigt has questioned the efficy of the new requirement to refrigerate thyroxine in a letter to the Medical Journal of Autralia. He is recommending that opened bottles should not be kept in the fridge, but rather kept in a cool dry place.

Jim's letter and a reply from Sigma Pharmaceuticals here or download here.

Storage requirements were changed in July 2004. The two Australian brands, Oroxine and Eutroxsig, now have a shelf life of 18 months (up from 12 months), but must be refrigerated.

The formulations are unchanged.

The tablets can be kept unrefrigerated for up to a month without affecting the shelf life.

More details here.

17 FEBRUARY 2005

10 NOVEMBER 2004

2004 SEMINAR PACK

The February 2005 Thyroid Flyer features a notice about a Seminar Pack containing speaker notes and transcripts of presentations from the 2004 Annual Information Seminar. The presentations at this seminar were:

Autoimmunity as related to Graves', Hashimoto's and Thyroid Eye Disease.
The management and treatment of thyroid illnesses.
Insulin resistance.
Weight management issues related to people with slow metabolism and Type 2 Diabetes.

The 2004 Seminar Pack is priced at $15.00 (including postage).

Unfortunately, this pack is not yet available as we are finalising the transcripts. However, we are accepting pre-orders. We anticipate it will be available in mid-April. Apologies for the delay.

More information and an order form can be downloaded in PDF format here or contact Thyroid Australia office here.

NEW BOOK - RUNNING ON EMPTY

Thyroid Australia founder and director Robyn Koumourou has just published her book Running on Empty. It provides a personal and comprehensive overview of Hypothyroidism

What it is.
What it does to you.
How to treat it.
How to live with it.
How to live with people with it.
Diets.
Myths and misconceptions.
And much more.

A thouroughly practical Australian guide for anyone who wants to or needs to know. Recommended.

More information and order the book here.