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28th Annual Mammography in Santa Fe

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FIVE 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, CONTRAST ENHANCED MAMMOGRAPHY, & WHOLE BREAST ULTRASOUND, ALL IN ONE CONFERENCE!

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 a unique array of hands-on interactive workshops at the workstation.

THERE ARE NOW FIVE GREAT WAYS TO MEET ALL THE INITIAL TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR MQSA, FDA, AND ACR ACCREDITATION IN MAMMOGRAPHY, BREAST MRI, TOMOSYNTHESIS, & WHOLE BREAST ULTRASOUND, ALL IN ONE CONFERENCE!  WE HAVE NOW ADDED A CONTRAST ENHANCED MAMMOGRAPHY WORKSHOP AS WELL!

THIS YEAR, WE ARE ALSO ADDING A HANDS-ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WORKSHOP, ALLOWING ATTENDEES TO COMPARE THEIR PERFORMANCE VERSUS COMPUTERS FROM FIVE AI VENDORS!!

Attendees have a CHOICE of attending the didactic track encompassing all breast imaging modalities, and/or any or all of the FIVE 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- includes 200 tomosynthesis cases to be read at the workstation).
  4. In WHOLE BREAST ULTRASOUND (4 Hour training course plus 4 hour prerequisite self-study prior to hands-on session)
  5. In CONTRAST ENHANCED MAMMOGRAPHY (50 unknown cases read by each attendee at the workstation) [up to 5 hours of CME]

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! (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 the interactive workstation-based physician-only Automated Whole Breast Ultrasound track. The extremely popular and successful hands-on workshops teaching stereotactic, ultrasound-guided, and MR needle biopsy techniques and Automated Whole Breast Ultrasound, 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.

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.
  • Appreciate new concepts in breast histopathology and resulting suggested new terminology for in situ and invasive breast cancer.
  • 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 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 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 expanding roles of Whole Breast Ultrasound and Contrast Enhanced Mammography in breast cancer screening.
  • Understand the ever-increasing role of artificial intelligence in breast imaging.
  • Discern the burgeoning role of breast ultrasound as a screening and diagnostic tool.

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.

MODALITY BREAKDOWN

This program provides the following CME Credit Hours by Modality:
DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY (didactic sessions): 11.0 hours
BREAST ULTRASOUND (didactic sessions & interventional workshop): 7.0 hours
BREAST MRI (didactic sessions): 4.0 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
WHOLE BREAST ULTRASOUND (Special training sessions): 4.0 hours

Schedule

Monday, August 05

MAMMOGRAPHY IN SCREENING AND DIAGNOSIS

7:00 – 7:30 AMRegistration and Continental Breakfast
7:30 – 7:45 AMIntroduction and Announcements
7:45 – 8:15 AMThe Art of Screening Mammography Interpretation – LINVER
8:15 – 8:45 AMDigital Breast Tomosynthesis: Where Do We Stand? - CONANT
8:45 – 9:30 AMBIRADS of Mammography: New Changes – DESTOUNIS
9:30 – 10:30 AMBREAK – VISIT VENDORS
10:30 – 11:30 AMA New Approach to Breast Cancer Terminology Based on the Anatomic Site of Tumor Origin: the Importance of Radiologic Biomarkers – TABAR
11:30 – 12:00 NoonBREAK
12:00– 1:00 PM LUNCH AND LEARN (non-CME) LECTURE, sponsored by BEEKLEY MEDICAL*
1:00 – 1:45 PMSonographic Features of Breast Cancer of Ductal Origin (DAB) with Necrosis – STAVROS*
1:45 – 2:15 PMBREAK
2:15 – 3:00 PMCase-Based Practice of Intra- and Extralobular Breast Cancer of Mesenchymal Origin, Erroneously Called Invasive Lobular Carcinoma – TABAR
3:00 – 3:15 PMQuestions and Answers – FACULTY
3:15 PMCONCLUSION OF DAY’S DIDACTIC LECTURES
3:15 – 3:45 PMFOR THOSE TAKING ANY OF THE OPTIONAL WORKSHOPS: Introduction to the Workstation-based Workshops in Mammography, Tomosynthesis, CEDM, and Breast MRI – COMSTOCK AND LINVER
3:45 – 6:00 PMFOR THOSE TAKING THE OPTIONAL MAMMOGRAPHY, TOMOSYNTHESIS, CEDM, AND/OR BREAST MRI 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 06

BREAST IMAGING’S OTHER TOOLS: MR, CEDM, AI, ULTRASOUND

7:00 – 8:00 AMFULL BREAKFAST AND LEARN (non-CME) LECTURE, sponsored by HOLOGIC*
8:00 – 8:30 AMVisit with Vendors and Faculty
8:30 – 9:00 AMMR Indications, Reporting, and BIRADS – PINKER
9:00 – 9:30 AMMR Techniques and Protocols – PINKER
9:30 – 10:00 AMBREAK
10:00 – 10:30 AMContrast Enhanced Digital Mammography – SUNG
10:30 – 11:00 AMBreast Density and Screening Breast Ultrasound – DESTOUNIS
11:00 – 11:30 AMBREAK
11:30 – 12:30 PMLUNCH AND LEARN (non-CME) LECTURE sponsored by SCREENPOINT*
12:30 – 1:00 PMBREAK
1:00 – 1:45 PMArtificial Intelligence in Mammographic Screening – CONANT
1:45 – 3:15 PM SPECIAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WORKSHOP: At the Workstation: Compare your Performance Versus the Computers of Five Different AI Systems!!
3:15 – 6:00 PMSecond interpretation session at the workstation for Optional Mammography Hands-on 300 case review, Tomosynthesis Hands-on 200 case review, CEDM Hands-on 50 Case review, and Breast MRI Hands-on 200 case review Tracks (with Faculty Proctors present for assistance)
6:00 – 7:00 PMMEET AND GREET Session sponsored by Lunit
7:00 – 10:00 PMContinued interpretation at the workstations (review on your own)

Wednesday, August 07

BREAST IMAGING’S OTHER TOOLS: ULTRASOUND AND BEYOND

7:00– 8:00 AMFULL BREAKFAST AND LEARN (non-CME) LECTURE, sponsored by CMR Naviscan*
8:00 – 8:30 AMVisit with Vendors and Faculty
8:30 – 9:00 AMBreast Anatomy on Ultrasound – STAVROS*
9:00 – 9:30 AMBreast Calcifications and Ultrasound – STAVROS*
9:30 – 10:00 AMSonographic Features of Mini and Mega BCMOs – STAVROS*
10:00 – 10:30 AMBREAK
10:30 – 11:00 AMOptimizing Ultrasound Technique – HOOLEY
11:00 – 11:30 AMBREAK
11:30 – 12:30 PM LUNCH AND LEARN (non-CME) LECTURE, sponsored by SENO MEDICAL*
12:30 – 1:00 PMBREAK
1:00 – 1:45 PMAsymmetries in Breast Imaging – LEUNG
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 Hands-on 200 case review, CEDM Hands-on 50 Case review, and Breast MRI Hands-on 200 case review Tracks (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 08

INTERVENTIONAL BREAST IMAGING: CORE AND MORE

7:00 – 8:00 AM FULL BREAKFAST AND LEARN (non-CME) LECTURE, sponsored by FUJIFILM*
8:00 – 8:30 AMBREAK
8:30 – 9:00 AMLymph Nodes in Breast Cancer – LEUNG
9:00 – 9:30 AMThe New BIRADS for Ultrasound – HOOLEY
9:30 – 10:00 AMProblem-Solving Breast MR – LEE
10:00 – 10:15 AMBREAK
10:15 – 10:45 AMAbbreviated Breast MR – COMSTOCK
10:45– 11:15 AMMammographic and Breast MR Biopsy – COMSTOCK
11:15– 11:30 AMQuestions and Answers – FACULTY
11:30- 12:00 PMBREAK
12:00 – 1:00 PMLUNCH ON YOUR OWN
1:00 – 1:30 PMBREAK
1:30- 2:00 PMUltrasound Biopsy: How to Optimize Technique & Approach Challenging Cases – HOOLEY
2:00 – 3:30 PMHANDS-ON WORKSHOPS in Ultrasound Biopsy, Stereotactic Biopsy, MR biopsy, and Automated Whole Breast Ultrasound – FACULTY
3:30 – 6:00 PMFOURTH AND FINAL interpretation session at the workstation for Optional Mammography Hands-on 300 case review, Tomosynthesis Hands-on 200 case review, CEDM Hands-on 50 Case review, and Breast MRI Hands-on 200 case review Tracks (with Faculty Proctors present for assistance)
6:00 PMALL WORKSTATION WORKSHOPS CLOSED DOWN FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE CONFERENCE

Friday, August 09

FRIDAY FINALE

7:00 – 8:00 AMCONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
8:00 – 8:30 AMBREAK
8:30 – 9:00 AMManagement of High Risk Lesions – CONANT
9:00 – 9:30 AMChallenging Cases: False Negatives – Where Did We Go Wrong? – CONANT
9:30 – 10:15 AMTalking with Patients: How To Do It Well – LINVER
10:15– 10:30 AMBREAK
10:30 – 11:30 AMThe Mammography Screening Guidelines Controversy – LINVER
11:30 – 12:00 NoonQuestions and Answers – FACULTY
12:00 NOONCOURSE 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

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

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Fees

Registration Type Regular Rate

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PHYSICIAN REGISTRATION FEES

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Didactic course ONLY$1195.00
Didactic course PLUS Society of Breast MRI hands-on 200 case review$1650.00
Didactic course PLUS 300 case Mammo workshop$1650.00
Didactic course PLUS BOTH MR workshop & Mammo workshop$1950.00
Didactic course PLUS entire 8 hour Tomosynthesis course$1450.00
Didactic course PLUS Mammo workshop, PLUS entire 8 hour Tomosynthesis course$1850.00
Didactic course PLUS MR workshop, PLUS entire 8 hour Tomosynthesis course$1850.00
Didactic course PLUS MR workshop PLUS Mammo workshop, PLUS
entire 8 hour Tomosynthesis course
$2195.00

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RESIDENT/FELLOW/RETIRED/MILITARY REGISTRATION FEES

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Didactic course ONLY$895.00
Didactic course PLUS Society of Breast MRI hands-on 200 case review$1295.00
Didactic course PLUS 300 case Mammo workshop$1295.00
Didactic course PLUS BOTH MR workshop & Mammo workshop$1595.00
Didactic course PLUS entire 8 hour Tomosynthesis course$1150.00
Didactic course PLUS Mammo workshop, PLUS entire 8 hour Tomosynthesis course$1495.00
Didactic course PLUS MR workshop, PLUS entire 8 hour Tomosynthesis course$1495.00
Didactic course PLUS MR workshop PLUS Mammo workshop, PLUS
entire 8 hour Tomosynthesis course
$1795.00

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TECHNOLOGISTS REGISTRATION FEES

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Didactic course ONLY$750.00
Didactic course PLUS Society of Breast MRI hands-on 200 case review$1150.00
Didactic course PLUS 300 case Mammo workshop$1150.00
Didactic course PLUS BOTH MR workshop & Mammo workshop$1395.00
Didactic course PLUS entire 8 hour Tomosynthesis course$995.00
Didactic course PLUS Mammo workshop, PLUS entire 8 hour Tomosynthesis course$1250.00
Didactic course PLUS MR workshop, PLUS entire 8 hour Tomosynthesis course$1250.00
Didactic course PLUS MR workshop PLUS Mammo workshop, PLUS
entire 8 hour Tomosynthesis course
$1595.00

Optional Add-Ons

Add-On Type Regular Rate

CONTRAST ENHANCED MAMMOGRAPHY HANDS-ON WORKSHOP

Physician rate - Contrast Enhanced Mammography hands-on Workshop
(must also be registered for didactic course &/or other workshops)
$295.00
Retired/Resident/ Military rate - Contrast Enhanced Mammography
hands-on Workshop (must also be registered for didactic course &/or
other workshops)
$245.00
Technologist rate - Contrast Enhanced Mammography hands-on Workshop (must also be registered for didactic course &/or other workshops)$195.00
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AUTOMATED BREAST ULTRASOUND WORKSHOP - FREE
(please mark the checkbox in the registration section below if you plan to attend)

Physician rate - ABUS Workshop (must also be registered for didactic course &/or other workshops)$FREE

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 .

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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: $249.00 single/double

Cut off for group rate is Monday, July 8, 2024

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Event:  IICME – 28MISF

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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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