Tricia Westhoff, M.D., and Eli Ipp, M.D.
Dr. Westhoff is an Endocrinology Fellow, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. She reports no commercial conflict of interest. In the past three years, Dr. Ipp has received grant/research support from Pfizer, Inc., R.W. Johnson and Novo-Nordisk. He has served as a consultant for Novo-Nordisk, SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceutical and Hoechst Marion Roussel. Dr Ipp has also served on the Speakers' Bureau for Novo-Nordisk.
Release Date: 07/24/2001
Termination Date: 07/24/2004
Estimated time to complete: 1 hour(s).
Albert Einstein College of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of
1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.
Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Albert Einstein College of Medicine is accredited
by the Accreditation Council for Continuing
Medical Education to provide continuing medical
education for physicians.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this Cyberounds
®, you should be able to:
- Discuss the physiological changes in thyroid function during pregnancy
- Describe the mechanisms of hypothyroidism in pregnancy
- List the effects of maternal hypothyroidism upon the fetus.
