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Welcome!

The HypoPARAthyroidism Association is a non-profit patient organization working to improve lives touched by hypoparathyroidism, a rare medical disorder in which the parathyroid glands fail to produce sufficient amounts of the parathyroid hormone, a principal regulator of the body's mineral homeostasis. We are directed by an unpaid volunteer Board of Directors and are overseen by a Medical Advisory Board.

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11th International Conference on Hypoparathyroidism

October 19 - 20, 2018

Hilton Chicago/ Oak Lawn 
Oak Lawn, IL 
(located near Midway Int'l Airport)

Here is the schedule as it stands now.

This conference is for anyone touched by hypoparathyroidism (patients, family, caregivers) who want to learn more and want to meet others in "the same boat". Our conference will cover all forms of hypoparathyroidism from the basics, treatment options, new or ongoing research, etc. The Thyroid Cancer Survivor's Association (ThyCa) is also holding their conference at the same time and place. So we got together and made arrangments for attendees to attend any of the available sessions of either conference for one fee.

Registration: The cost for registration is $50. Online registration is now closed, but you can still register at the conference. You are welcome to stop by Windsor II starting at 6 p.m. on Thursday or Friday morning starting at 8 a.m. to register.

Sessions: Our conference will take place in our own dedicated meeting rooms. The choice will be yours as to what you prefer to attend.  

We are pleased to annouce that Drs. Tamara Vokes (University of Chicago), Michael Mannstadt (Harvard), Bart Clarke (Mayo Rochester), Michael Levine (Children's Hospital of Philadelphia), Dolores Shoback (UCSF), Dan Ruan (private practice), Dan Greenhalgh (private dental practice), and The Honorable Judge Glynn Voisin (SSA Administrative Law Judge) have confirmed they will speak.

Hotel: The Hilton Chicago/Oak Lawn is now full. Please register at the Double Tree by Hilton Chicago-Alsip. Arrangements have been made for the special rate of $119/night plus tax.

Double Tree by Hilton Chicago-Alsip
5000 W 127th St
Alsip, IL 60803
(708)371-7300 

There will no shuttle between the hotels. We recommend using Uber or Lyft - it is $9 per car. 

Use this link to reserve a room at the special rate:  http://group.doubletree.com/ThyroidCancerSurvivorsAssocThyCa

Banquet:  Our HypoPARA banquet and silent auction will be held on Friday, October 19th at 6 pm. 

Silent Auction: We would also like to encourage you to participate in the Silent Auction being held Friday, Oct 19th. You do not have to attend the conference to participate.  So get your creative juices working and represent your state at this year’s Silent Auction. Create a gift basket of items that represent you and your state to be auctioned off. It can be homemade items, or anything you would like to put together to be auctioned off to help raise funds for the Association. It has been interesting at past conferences to see what people bring. We have had battle of the maple syrups from several countries and we have had cheese heads from Wisconsin and Potato’s from Idaho. So start thinking now!

Conference T-Shirt: There will be a conference t-shirt available for pre-order for $20. 

Questions? please feel free to contact Deb Murphy at hulamama57@gmail.

Check back for updates!!

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PARADOX PAPER

The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) the publisher of Endocrine Practice has generously allowed us to post the paper  "Understanding the Burden of Illness Associated with Hypoparathyroidism Reported Among Patients in the PARADOX Study" on our site.  

They are asking our members to print only one copy for their personal use (eg to help educate their doctor).  This study is one many of our members participated in to help the medical community better understand what it really means to have hypoparathyroidism.  To view the paper for free, you must log in to our site.   Here’s the link:  https://www.hypopara.org/webinars/paradox_results.html

 

 

  

 

 

 

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