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29th Annual Mammography in Santa Fe

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SAVE $100 UNTIL JULY 4TH BY
USING COUPON CODE: 29MISF100

 

29TH INTERACTIVE BREAST IMAGING IN SANTA FE:
NEW FOCUS ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE!

A GREAT WAY TO MEET ALL YOUR INITIAL TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR MQSA AND ACR ACCREDITATION IN MAMMOGRAPHY, TOMOSYNTHESIS, AND AUTOMATED WHOLE BREAST ULTRASOUND, AND DEVELOP FAMILIARITY WITH MULTIPLE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS ON EACH OF OVER 100 INDIVIDUAL CASES, AT THE WORKSTATION!

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Welcome to the most comprehensive interactive breast imaging conference in the world! 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:  In addition to 21 hours of didactic CME lectures by a world-class faculty, the conference offers unique hands-on interactive workshops at the workstation.

THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO MEET YOUR THE INITIAL TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR MQSA, FDA, AND ACR ACCREDITATION IN MAMMOGRAPHY, TOMOSYNTHESIS, AND ABUS AND WORK WITH 5 DIFFERENT AI SYSTEMS AT THE SAME TIME! THIS YEAR, WE ARE ADDING HANDS-ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO ALL MAMMOGRAPHY/TOMOSYNTHESIS ON EACH OF OVER 240 CASES AT THE WORKSTATION, WITH CASES FROM FIVE AI VENDORS!!

Attendees have a CHOICE of attending the didactic track encompassing all breast imaging modalities, and/or the interactive workshop track, each taught by a world class faculty:
WORKSHOP OF TOMOSYNTHESIS CASES WITH AI ON EACH CASE (300 unknown cases read by each attendee at the workstation) [up to 10 hours of CME]
WHOLE BREAST ULTRASOUND WORKSHOP (4 Hour training course plus 4 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, 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 either or both of the interactive tracks! (In order to receive the 8 hour certification in tomosynthesis, FDA requires 8 hours of prior training in digital mammography) Attendees can also choose to attend the interactive workstation-based Automated Whole Breast Ultrasound track. (This is a physician-only track.)

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.  The Breast MRI and Contrast Enhanced Mammography workshops will not be offered this year.  They are currently being revised and enriched with new cases.

SPECIAL NOTICE TO THOSE WISHING TO OBTAIN THE 8 HOURS OF TRAINING IN BREAST TOMOSYNTHESIS:  This training will include interpretation of 200 tomosynthesis cases on your own at the workstation, and additional lecture material on tomosynthesis throughout the conference, for a total of 8 hours. You will be expected to record the number of tomosynthesis cases you interpret, and the amount of time spent interpreting these cases, as that time will count toward the 8 hour initial total that is required by the FDA.

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.
♦   Perform a more comprehensive evaluation of screening-detected abnormalities, including appropriate use of special mammographic views, ultrasound, MR, MBI, and CEM.
♦   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 Breast MR in everyday practice of breast imaging, including its role in screening high-risk patients, and the new role of abbreviated breast MR.
♦   Perform interpretation of up to 300 digital mammograms with tomosynthesis and AI at the workstation, documented toward accreditation or re-accreditation in mammography under MQSA
♦   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 expanding roles of Whole Breast Ultrasound, Contrast Enhanced Mammography, and Molecular Breast Imaging in breast cancer screening.
♦   Understand the ever-increasing role of ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE in breast imaging and interpret up to 300 digital tomosynthesis cases with AI on every case, at the workstation.
♦   Discern the burgeoning role of breast ultrasound as a screening and diagnostic tool.
♦   Appreciate the expanding role of Whole Breast Ultrasound in breast cancer screening.
♦   Perform interpretation of up to 100 Whole Breast Ultrasound cases at the workstation.

 

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 19 hours Didactic Lecture Course only and up to 34.5 hours 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.

 

Schedule

Monday, August 04

MAMMOGRAPHY IN SCREENING AND DIAGNOSIS

7:00 – 7:30 AMRegistration and Continental Breakfast
7:30 – 7:45 AMIntroduction and Announcements
7:45 – 8:30 AMThe Art of Screening Mammography Interpretation – LINVER
8:30 – 9:30 AMImaging, Histologic and Long-term Outcome Correlation of Malignant Breast Tumor Masses – TABAR
9:30 – 10:15 AMUnderstanding the Basics for Mammographic Microcalcification Analysis – TABAR
10:15 - 11:00 AMDigital Breast Tomosynthesis: Where Do We Stand? – CONANT
11:00 - 11:30 AMBREAK – VISIT VENDORS
11:30 – 12:30 PM LUNCH AND LEARN (non-CME) LECTURE, sponsored by SIEMENS*
12:30 – 1:00 PMBREAK - VISIT VENDORS
1:00 – 1:45 PMContrast Enhanced Digital Mammography – SUNG
1:45 – 2:30 PMMammographic Asymmetries – LEUNG
2:30 – 3:00 PMQuestions and Answers – FACULTY
3:00 PMCONCLUSION OF DAY’S DIDACTIC LECTURES
3:00 - 3:30 PMFOR THOSE TAKING ANY OF THE OPTIONAL WORKSHOPS: Introduction to the Workstation-based Workshops in Mammography/ Tomosynthesis/AI – COMSTOCK AND LINVER
3:45 - 6:00 PMFOR THOSE TAKING THE OPTIONAL MAMMOGRAPHY/TOMOSYNTHESIS/AI WORKSHOPS: First interpretive session at the workstation, with faculty assistance.
6:00 – 10:00 PMContinue Interpretive Sessions at the Workstations, on your own

Tuesday, August 05

BREAST IMAGING’S OTHER TOOLS: MR, AND NOW AI!

7:00 — 8:00 AMFULL BREAKFAST AND LEARN (non-CME) LECTURE, sponsored by SCREENPOINT*
8:00 — 8:30 AMVisit with Vendors and Faculty
8:30 — 9:15 AMMR Indications, Reporting, and BIRADS — PINKER
9:15 — 10:00 AMMR Techniques and Protocols — PINKER
10:00 — 10:45 AMAbbreviated Breast MR — COMSTOCK
10:45 — 11:30 AMProblem-solving Breast MR — LEE
11:30 — 12:00 PMBREAK — VISIT VENDORS
12:00 — 1:00 PMLUNCH AND LEARN (non-CME) LECTURE sponsored by FUJIFILM*
1:00 — 1:30 PMBREAK — VISIT VENDORS
1:30 — 2:00 PMArtificial Intelligence in Mammographic Screening — CONANT
2:00 — 2:30 PMArtificial Intelligence: The Future is Now! — ESKREIS-WINKLER
2:30 — 3:00 PMQuestions and Answers — FACULTY
3:00 PMCONCLUSION OF DAY'S DIDACTIC LECTURES
3:00 — 6:00 PMSecond interpretation session at the workstation for Optional Mammography Hands-on 300 case review/ Tomosynthesis/AI Hands-on workshop (with Faculty Proctors present for assistance)
6:00 — 7:00 PMMeet and Greet Reception
7:00 — 10:00 PMContinued interpretation at the workstations (review on your own)

Wednesday, August 06

BREAST IMAGING’S OTHER TOOLS: ULTRASOUND AND BEYOND

7:00 — 8:00 AMFULL BREAKFAST AND LEARN (non-CME) LECTURE, sponsored by SENO MEDICAL*
8:00 — 8:30 AMVisit with Vendors and Faculty
8:30 — 9:15 AMUltrasound Technique & BIRADS for Ultrasound — HOOLEY
9:15 — 9:45 AMBREAK
9:45 — 10:30 AMBreast Anatomy on Ultrasound – STAVROS*
10:30 — 11:00 AMExposing the Secret Lives of Benign Breast Masses with Sound and Light — STAVROS*
11:00 — 11:30 AMExposing the Secret Lives of Malignant Breast Masses with Sound and Light — STAVROS*
11:30 — 12:30 PM LUNCH AND LEARN (non-CME) LECTURE, sponsored by BEEKLEY*
12:30 — 1:00 PMBREAK — VISIT VENDORS
1:00 — 1:45 PMBreast Density and Screening Breast Ultrasound — DESTOUNIS
1:45 — 2:45 PMABUS in Diagnostic and Screening Applications — ROUX
2:45 — 3:00 PMQuestions and Answers — FACULTY
3:00 PMCONCLUSION OF DAY’S DIDACTIC LECTURES
3:00 — 6:30 PMThird interpretation session at the workstation for Optional Mammography Hands-on 300 case review/ Tomosynthesis/AI Hands-on WORKSHOP (with Faculty Proctors present for assistance)
6:30 — 10:00 PMContinued interpretation at the workstations (review on your own)
3:00 — 5:00 PMFOR THOSE TAKING THE OPTIONAL AUTOMATED WHOLE BREAST ULTRASOUND WORKSHOP: Training session, Part 1 – ROUX
5:00 — 8:00 PMTraining session, Part 2, at the workstation– Dr. Roux as proctor

Thursday, August 07

INTERVENTIONAL BREAST IMAGING: CORE AND MORE

7:00 — 8:00 AM FULL BREAKFAST AND LEARN (non-CME) LECTURE, sponsored by CMR*
8:00 — 8:30 AMVisit with Vendors and Faculty
8:30 — 9:15 AMBI-RADS: The 6th Edition — DESTOUNIS
9:15 — 9:45 AMUltrasound Biopsy: How to Optimize Technique & Approach — Challenging Cases – HOOLEY
9:45 – 10:15 AMStereotactic and Tomosynthesis Biopsy — HOOLEY
10:15 — 10:45 AMBREAK
10:45 — 11:15 AMMammographic and Breast MR Biopsy — COMSTOCK
11:15 — 11:45 AMDiscordant Findings and High-Risk Lesions on Biopsy — CONANT
11:45 — 12:15 PMBREAK — VISIT VENDORS
12:15 — 1:15 PM LUNCH AND LEARN (non-CME) LECTURE, sponsored by DEEPHEALTH*
1:15 — 1:45 PMBREAK
1:45 — 2:15 PMMolecular Breast Imaging in Screening and Diagnosis — LINVER
2:15 — 3:15 PMHANDS-ON WORKSHOPS in Ultrasound Biopsy, Stereotactic Biopsy, MR biopsy — FACULTY
3:30 — 6:00 PMFOURTH AND FINAL interpretation session at the workstation for Optional Mammography Hands-on 300 case review/Tomosynthesis/AI Hands-on Workshop (with Faculty Proctors present for assistance)
6:00 PMALL WORKSTATION WORKSHOPS CLOSED DOWN FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE CONFERENCE

Friday, August 08

FRIDAY FINALE

7:00 — 8:00 AMFULL BREAKFAST AND LEARN (non-CME) LECTURE sponsored by *
8:00 — 8:30 AMBREAK
8:30 — 9:15 AMChallenging Cases: False Negatives — Where Did We Go Wrong? – CONANT
915 — 9:45 AMTalking with Patients: How to Do It Well — LINVER
9:45 — 10:30 AMThe Mammography Screening Guidelines Controversy — LINVER
10:30 — 11:00 AMQuestions and Answers — FACULTY
11:00 AMCOURSE CONCLUDES

*NON-CME LECTURE

Speakers

Program Director

Christopher Comstock, MD, FACR, FSBI

Director of Clinical Research

Evelyn H. Lauder Breast Center

Attending Radiologist

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

New York, New York

Associate Program Director

Michael N. Linver, MD, FACR, FSBI

Clinical Professor of Radiology

University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Adjunct Professor of Radiology

George Washington University School of Medicine 
Washington, DC

Faculty

Emily F. Conant, MD, FSBI

Professor and Vice Chair of Faculty Development

Department of Radiology
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

 

Stamatia Destounis, MD, FACR, FSBI, FAIUM

Managing Partner

Elizabeth Wende Breast Care
Rochester, NY
Chair, ACR Breast Commission

 

Sarah Eskreis-Winkler, MD, PhD

Assistant Attending

Department of Radiology
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York

 

Regina Hooley MD, FSBI

Professor & Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs

Yale Radiology & Biomedical Imaging
New Haven, Connecticut

 

Carol H. Lee, MD, FACR, FSBI

Consultant Radiologist

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York

 

Jessica W.T. Leung, MD, FACR, FSBI

Professor and Deputy Chair, Department of Breast Imaging

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas

 

Katja Pinker, MD, PhD, EBBI, FISMRM, FSBI

Chief, Breast Imaging Division

Department of Radiology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Professor of Radiology, Columbia University
New York, New York

 

Susan G. Roux, MD

Medical Director

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

 

A. Thomas Stavros, MD, FACR, FSBI, FSRU, FRANZCR

Adjunct Professor of Radiology

University of Texas San Antonio Health Sciences

Chief Medical Officer

Seno Medical Inc.
San Antonio, Texas

 

Janice Sung, MD, FACR, FSBI

Attending Radiologist, Breast Imaging Section

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York

 

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

Professor Emeritus of Radiology

Uppsala University Faculty of Medicine
Uppsala, Sweden

 

Registration

If you have any trouble registering for this event, please contact our support by calling 205-467-0290 Ext 101. If there is no immediate response please email us at info@iicme.net.

Fees

Registration Type Early Rate * Regular Rate

SAVE $100 UNTIL JULY 4TH BY USING COUPON CODE: 29MISF100

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PHYSICIAN REGISTRATION FEES

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Didactic course ONLY$1295.00
Didactic Lecture Course PLUS 300 case Mammography/
Tomosynthesis/ AI hands-on Workshop
$1795.00

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RESIDENT/FELLOW/RETIRED/MILITARY REGISTRATION FEES

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Didactic course ONLY$995.00
Didactic Lecture Course PLUS 300 case Mammography/
Tomosynthesis/ AI hands-on Workshop
$1350.00

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TECHNOLOGISTS REGISTRATION FEES

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Didactic course ONLY$850.00
Didactic Lecture Course PLUS 300 case Mammography/
Tomosynthesis/ AI hands-on Workshop
$1250.00

Optional Add-Ons

Add-On Type Early Rate * Regular Rate
AUTOMATED BREAST ULTRASOUND WORKSHOP - PHYSICIAN FEE$$195.00
AUTOMATED BREAST ULTRASOUND WORKSHOP -RESIDENT/FELLOW/RETIRED/MILITARY$$100.00

* Early Registration must be completed by July 04, 2025

 

SAVE $100 UNTIL JULY 4TH BY
USING COUPON CODE: 29MISF100

 
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 07/04/2025.

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Accommodations

La Fonda Hotel

100 E. San Francisco St. Santa Fe NM
Toll Free: 800-523-5002
Phone: 505-982-5511
Fax: 505-988-2952

Room Rate: $259.00 single/double

Cut off for group rate is Monday, July 14, 2025

Group Code: 1113194

Event:  IICME – 29MISF

Contact Hotel directly:

Reservations:  800-523-5002, Option #1 or 505-982-5511, Option #1 

Please call between the hours of 8 am – 5 pm (Mountain Time), 7 days a week

 

ABOUT SANTA FE

Santa Fe has charmed visitors since the early sixteenth century as well as being a vibrant home to Pueblo Indians for more than a thousand years. Ever since 1957, The Santa Fe Opera has been the summer oasis for internationally acclaimed operatic talents and opera enthusiasts! Northern New Mexico provides visitors a cornucopia of natural and worldly pleasures that include 19 nearby Indian Pueblos; 44 National and State Parks, including 10,000-year-old archeological ruins, 13,000-foot mountain peaks, 650-foot canyons, lakes and deserts; world-class art galleries and restaurants; and some of the world’s finest hotels, spas and bed & breakfasts. Visitors are encouraged to make reservations early. Santa Fe’s performing arts encompass dance, theater, opera, choral and chamber music. Find information about performing arts events at Santa Fe Arts & Culture Portal. The Santa Fe Opera invites you to let your dreams run wild when you visit for the first time or return to make new discoveries in the “Land of Enchantment.”

 

 

 

Venue

La Fonda Hotel

100 E. San Francisco Street
Santa Fe NM 87501 United States

https://www.lafondasantafe.com/

800-523-5002

THE SANTA FE OPERA AND SANTA FE CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL

Every July and August since 1957, opera lovers have been drawn to the magnificent northern New Mexico mountains to enjoy productions by one of America’s premier summer opera festivals. The Santa Fe Opera’s dramatic adobe theater blends harmoniously with the high desert landscape. It is this fusion of nature and art that leaves such an enduring impression on all who come. More than half the audience of 85,000 comes from outside New Mexico, representing every state in the union as well as 25 to 30 foreign countries. The demand for tickets for both the Opera and the Chamber Music Festival is extremely high. Consequently, ticket requests should be made as early as possible. Contact the Opera at 800-280-4654 or at www.santafeopera.org, and the Chamber Festival at 888-221-9836 or at www.santafechambermusic.com

ABOUT SANTA FE

Santa Fe has charmed visitors since the early sixteenth century as well as being a vibrant home to Pueblo Indians for more than a thousand years. Ever since 1957, The Santa Fe Opera has been the summer oasis for internationally acclaimed operatic talents and opera enthusiasts! Northern New Mexico provides visitors a cornucopia of natural and worldly pleasures that include 19 nearby Indian Pueblos; 44 National and State Parks, including 10,000-year-old archeological ruins, 13,000-foot mountain peaks, 650-foot canyons, lakes and deserts; world-class art galleries and restaurants; and some of the world’s finest hotels, spas and bed & breakfasts. Visitors are encouraged to make reservations early. Santa Fe’s performing arts encompass dance, theater, opera, choral and chamber music. Find information about performing arts events at Santa Fe Arts & Culture Portal. The Santa Fe Opera invites you to let your dreams run wild when you visit for the first time or return to make new discoveries in the “Land of Enchantment.”

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