Iodine Roundtable 3

Maternal Iodine Supplementation: Clinical Trials and Assessment of Outcomes
September 22-23, 2014

 

AGENDA
 

DAY 1 – MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
 
8:00 A.M. REGISTRATION
8:30 A.M. Welcome
Meeting Objectives and Publication Plans

Paul M. Coates, Ph.D.
Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD

Abby G. Ershow, Sc.D., R.D., F.A.H.A.
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), NIH, Bethesda, MD
 
  SESSION 1: IODINE STATUS ACROSS THE RANGE OF EXPOSURES
9:30 A.M. Effect of Iodine Supplementation in Pregnancy on Child Development: A Systematic Review

Maria Makrides, Ph.D., B.N.D., B.Sc.
South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, Australia
10:00 A.M. Discussion
10:15 A.M. BREAK
10:30 A.M. Maternal and Child Iodine Status in Regions of Severe Deficiency

Rodrigo Moreno-Reyes, M.D., Ph.D.
Hôpital Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belguim
11:00 A.M. Randomized Controlled Trials of Iodine Supplementation in Pregnant Women in Thailand and India and Lactating Women in Morocco

Michael Zimmerman, M.D.
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zürich, Switzerland
11:30 A.M. Discussion
11:45 A.M. LUNCH (IN FIRST FLOOR CAFÉ)
12:15 P.M. Maternal Iodine Status in Regions of Moderate or Mild Deficiency

John H. Lazarus, M.D.
Cardiff University School of Medicine, Cardiff, United Kingdom
12:45 P.M. Additional Consequences of Mild Iodine Deficiency; Effects of Iodine Excess; and Current U.S. Iodine Status

Elizabeth Pearce, M.D., M.Sc.
Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
1:15 P.M. Discussion
 
  SESSION 2: STUDY DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
1:30 P.M. Frontal Lobe Functioning and Cognitive Development during Infancy

Martha Ann Bell, Ph.D.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA

Assessment of Memory
Patricia J. Bauer, Ph.D.
Emory University, Atlanta, GA
2:30 P.M. Discussion
2:45 P.M. BREAK
3:00 P.M. Assessment of Motor Development

Karen E. Adolph, Ph.D.
New York University, New York, NY

The Development of Manual Skill
Jeffrey J. Lockman, Ph.D.
Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
3:30 P.M. Discussion
3:45 P.M. Issues in Designing Clinical Trials of Iodine Supplementation

James Troendle, Ph.D.
NHLBI, NIH, Bethesda, MD
4:15 P.M. Discussion
4:30 P.M. Cohort Studies of Maternal Thyroid Status

Brian Casey, M.D.
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
5:00 P.M.. Discussion
 
  SESSION 3: ROUNDTABLE CONCLUSIONS
5:30 P.M. Overview of Day 2 Discussions
  • Format and Outcomes
  • Identification of Topics
  • Identification of Topic Leaders
6:00 P.M. ADJOURN
 
  DAY 2 — TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
8:00 A.M. REGISTRATION
8:30 A.M. Topic 1
9:30 A.M. Topic 2
10:30 A.M. Topic 3
12:00 NOON Optional Publication Discussion
1:00 P.M. ADJOURN