Course Description

FOUR GREAT WAYS TO MEET ALL YOUR INITIAL TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR MQSA AND ACR ACCREDITATION IN MAMMOGRAPHY, BREAST MRI (Society of Breast MRI Hands-on 200 case review),  TOMOSYNTHESIS, & AUTOMATED BREAST ULTRASOUND ALL IN ONE CONFERENCE!

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course is designed for radiologists who find themselves challenged by the new practical issues of performing successful high-quality breast imaging in a changing medical environment. This year, we have redesigned the course to better meet every radiologist’s ongoing breast imaging needs:

FOUR GREAT WAYS TO MEET ALL YOUR INITIAL TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR MQSA, FDA, AND ACR ACCREDITATION IN MAMMOGRAPHY, BREAST MRI, TOMOSYNTHESIS, & AUTOMATED BREAST ULTRASOUND, ALL IN ONE CONFERENCE!

Attendees have a CHOICE of attending the didactic track encompassing all breast imaging modalities, and/or any or all of the FOUR interactive workshop tracks, all taught by a world class faculty:

1. In MAMMOGRAPHY (300 unknown cases read by each attendee at the workstation)  [up to 10 hours of CME]
2. In MRI (Society of Breast MRI Hands-on 200 case review at the workstation) [up to 10 hours of CME], and
3. In TOMOSYNTHESIS (8 hours of interactive instruction)
4. In AUTOMATED BREAST ULTRASOUND (5 Hour training course plus 3 hour prerequisite self-study prior to hands-on session).

By doing so, attendees can meet the 240 case initial recertification requirements in mammography under MQSA, meet the 100 cases MRI interpretation requirements for ACR accreditation in breast MRI, and meet the initial 8 hours of training required by FDA for interpretation of Tomosynthesis cases!

Attendees can choose to attend only the didactic track, OR can combine the didactic track with ANY OR ALL of these interactive tracks! (They also may choose to attend only the 8 hour Tomosynthesis track. In order to receive the 8 hour certification in tomosynthesis, FDA requires 8 hours of prior training in digital mammography. If you do not have prior training in digital mammography, this can be fulfilled by also taking the digital mammography workshop track.)

Attendees can also choose to attend only the Automated Whole Breast Ultrasound track on the afternoon of the last day of the course, if they wish. (This option not available for Technologists).

The extremely popular and successful hands-on workshops teaching stereotactic, ultrasound-guided, and MR needle biopsy techniques, featuring the latest equipment from a wide spectrum of vendors, will also again be offered and will be included as part of the didactic lecture track.

This year, we are honoring DR. LASZLO TABAR as our Keynote Speaker.  Dr. Tabar’s work more than anyone has proven the life-saving value of mammography.  He has mentored and trained thousands of radiologists world-wide, resulting in saving the lives of countless women.  He continues to teach and bring brilliant new concepts to light.  Dr. Tabar will present many of these new concepts in his keynote lectures during this course.   

SPECIAL NOTICE TO THOSE WISHING TO ATTEND THE 8 HOUR ALL DAY INTERACTIVE TOMOSYNTHESIS COURSE ON FRIDAY:

This course includes the option to read up to 160 tomosynthesis cases on your own at the workstation.  Attendees can do so PRIOR TO the interactive Tomosynthesis lecture course on Friday, OR can review the tomosynthesis cases at the workstation on Friday afternoon, after the morning didactic session on Tomosynthesis. The latter way of attending the Tomosynthesis course is more ideal, as the attendees would be gaining the full benefit of the didactic lectures prior to reviewing cases “live” at the workstation.  HOWEVER, if you wish to review tomo cases at the workstation up to and including Thursday night instead of waiting until after the didactic portion of the tomosynthesis course on Friday, you will have completed 8 hours of tomosynthesis training by the end of the didactic course at 12:00 Noon on Friday, and are free to leave at that time.  HOWEVER, if you choose to do this, it would be VERY HELPFUL to you to attend the workshop orientation session at 3:15 PM on Tuesday, August 8.

If you choose the option of reading tomosynthesis cases at the workstation after the didactic tomosynthesis lectures on Friday morning (which is the PREFERRED ORDER for the most learning benefit), then you must stay until 5:30 PM Friday to complete the 8 hours of the Tomosynthesis course.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

By the end of this course, registrants will be able to:

• Apply new and improved skills in perception to the interpretation of screening mammograms.
• Develop strategies to reduce the possibility of a missed lesion at screening.
• Perform a more comprehensive evaluation of screening-detected abnormalities, including appropriate use of special mammographic views, ultrasound, MR, and other modalities.
• Appraise the current status of interventional breast procedures, especially core biopsy.
• Perform the techniques of stereotactic, ultrasound, and MR-guided core needle biopsy of the breast.
• Delineate the expanding role of the Breast MR in the everyday practice of breast imaging, including its role in screening high-risk patients.
• Perform interpretation of up to 300 digital mammograms at the workstation, documented toward accreditation or re-accreditation in mammography under MQSA
• Perform interpretation of up to 200 Breast MR examinations, documented toward ACR Breast MR accreditation.
• Acquire up to 8 hours of Tomosynthesis interactive instruction, documented toward fulfilling the 8 hours required by FDA for one to perform and interpret Tomosynthesis.
• Appreciate the role of Automated Breast Ultrasound in breast cancer screening.

Accreditation

The International Institute for Continuing Medical Education, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation

The International Institute for Continuing Medical Education, Inc., designates this live activity for a maximum of Didactic Lecture Course only 26.25 and up to 40.5 for entire 5 day course. AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The International Institute for Continuting Medical Education, Inc. further requires each participant to submit a credit claim form, stating the hours of participation in the educational activity.

This program provides the following CME Credit Hours by Modality:

DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY (didactic sessions):  11.0 hours
BREAST ULTRASOUND (didactic sessions & interventional workshop):  6.0 hours
BREAST MRI (didactic sessions & interventional workshop):  6.0 hours
DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY: WORKSHOP AT THE WORKSTATION:  up to 10.0 hours
BREAST MRI: WORKSHOP AT THE WORKSTATION:  up to 10.0 hours
TOMOSYNTHESIS INTERACTIVE COURSE (didactic & workshops): 8.0 hours
AUTOMATED BREAST ULTRASOUND (Special training session): 4.0 hours
Also – 5 SAMS (pending ABR approval)

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Schedule

Monday, August 07

Tuesday, August 08

Wednesday, August 09

Thursday, August 10

Friday, August 11

Speakers

Program Director

Michael N. Linver, MD, FACR

Director of Mammography

X-Ray Associates of New Mexico, P.C.

Clinical Professor of Radiology

University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Faculty

Gilda Cardeñosa, MS, MD, FACR

Former Professor of Breast Imaging

Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia

Christopher Comstock, MD, FACR

Director of Breast Imaging Education

Evelyn H. Lauder Breast Center

Attending Radiologist

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York

Bruce A. Porter, MD, FACR

Director Emeritus,

First Hill Diagnostic Imaging
Seattle, Washington

Susan G. Roux, MD

Medical Director

Carol Hatton Breast Care Center
Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula
Monterey, California

Jacqueline S. Smilg, MD, FCRadDiag(SA)

Head, Breast Imaging Unit

Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital

Senior Lecturer, University of Witwatersrand

Johannesburg, South Africa

A. Thomas Stavros, MD, FACR

Clinical Professor

Department of Radiology
University of Texas Health Sciences Center
San Antonio, Texas

Janice S. Sung, MD

Assistant Attending Radiologist

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York

FEATURED KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Laszlo Tabar, MD, PhD, FACR (Hon.)

Professor Emeritus of Radiology

Uppsala University Faculty of Medicine

Medical Director Emeritus

Department of Mammography
Falun Central Hospital
Falun, Sweden

Local Faculty

Jamie Giesbrandt, MD

X-Ray Associates of New Mexico, P.C.
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Anthony J. Miller, MD

Co-Director of Mammography

X-Ray Associates of New Mexico, P.C.
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Stuart B. Paster, MD, FACR

Co-Director of Mammography (Retired)

X-Ray Associates of New Mexico, P.C.
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Linda Ann Smith, MD, FACS

Breast Surgeon

Albuquerque, New Mexico

GUEST LECTURER ON PALEOANTHROPOLOGY

Lee R. Berger, Ph.D., D.Sc, FRSSA, ASSA

Research Professor, Institute of Human Evolution

University of Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa

Explorer in Residence, National Geographic Society

Registration

Fees

A letter of verification from the Department Chairman must accompany the application of anyone wishing to qualify for the reduced rate. Enrollment will be confirmed on the basis of registration fee. We do not process registration without payment. We cannot guarantee course materials on site for a registration received after 07/07/2017.

Sign-in

Sign-in will take place on Monday at 7:00 AM in the Ballroom Foyer .

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Accommodations

Please Note: the LaFonda Hotel is booked to capacity. Secondary Hotel is:

Inn and Spa at Loretto

Group Code: 170806OF22

Contact the hotel by calling toll free at 866-582-1646 and ask to be connected to reservations.

Reservation Office hours are: Seven Days a week from 6AM - 11PM MST

$239.00 plus tax per night (single/double occupancy)

Reservations cut-off date has been extended to THIS FRIDAY:  July 28, 2017

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La Fonda Hotel

100 East San Francisco Street
Santa Fe, NM 87501
(800)523-5002 or (505)982-5511

Online: www.lafondasantafe.com/group-reservation-request/

Room Rate: $229.00 Single/Double

Group Code: X-ray Associates of New Mexico

Reservations must be received by Thursday, July 6, 2017 or until block has been filled. After that date, room space available basis only. To be assured of a room at this lovely hotel, we urge you to make your reservations early. The charge for additional person(s) in a room, after two, is $15.00 each, per night. Children 12-and-under stay with parents, utilizing existing bedding. All sleeping rooms are subject to Lodger's tax of 7% and Gross Receipts tax. Theses taxes are subject to change without notice. Check in time is 3:00 p.m. and Check out time is 12:00 noon. Individual may change their hotel departure date as late as the day they arrive. Upon check in they will be asked to re-confirm their departure date by signature.

Spring is an extremely popular season in Santa Fe and hotel reservations must be made in advance to secure good accommodations, so please plan ahead.

Venue

La Fonda Hotel

https://www.lafondasantafe.com/

800-523-5002

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Disclosure Statement

It is the policy of the International Institute for Continuing Medical Education, Inc. to comply with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) Standards for commercial support of CME activities. All faculty participants in IICME programs are required to disclose to the program audience any real or apparent conflict(s) of interest related to this meeting or its content. Faculty disclosure forms are included in the course syllabus and are available at the registration desk for participating review. In addition, faculty disclosure will be made at the beginning of each lecture.

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