Virtual Breast Imaging 2021, FEATURING TABAR & STAVROS**
- Location VIRTUAL,
- Date Mar 13 - 14 2021
- Price $195 – $395*
- Credits 15.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
- Topic Breast MRI, Breast Tomosynthesis, Breast Ultrasound, Mammography
Course Description
Please note: This course will be a virtual activity.
LECTURE TIMES ARE EASTERN STANDARD TIME ON SATURDAY, MARCH 13TH
LECTURE TIMES ARE EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME ON SUNDAY, MARCH 14TH
Livestream App:
Educational Objectives:
- Review the basic principles and current guidelines for screening mammography
- Address the multimodality approach to the evaluation of breast lesions
- Outline the current applications of ultrasound in the screening and diagnostic arenas
- Describe the major aspects of breast MR
- Discuss ways to avoid the missed breast cancer
- Delineate current and future applications of Breast Tomosynthesis
- Explore breast density and the role of supplemental screening for breast cancer
- Address new techniques, including abbreviated MR and contrast mammography
- Recount the potential role of Molecular Breast Imaging for breast cancer screening and diagnosis
- Understand the importance of good communication when talking with patients
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 15.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
**VIDEOS OF THE FOUR LECTURES BY DR. STAVROS WILL BE SENT BY EMAIL TO ALL ATTENDEES. THESE ARE NO LONGER PART OF THE FORMAL CME PROGRAM. (Dr. Stavros’ lectures are currently not eligible to be offered for CME credit, under the rules of ACCME)
Modality Breakdown
TOTAL HOURS OF CME: 15.25 HRS.
Breakdown of hours:
Mammography: 5.5 hours
Tomosynthesis: 2.0 hours
Breast Ultrasound: 3.5 hours
Breast MR: 3.0 hours
Schedule
Saturday, March 13
TIMES ARE EASTERN STANDARD TIME | |
(PLEASE REMEMBER TO SET YOUR CLOCKS FORWARD ONE HOUR THIS EVENING) | |
BREAST IMAGING: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE | |
| 10:00- 10:05 AM | Welcome and Announcements – LINVER |
| 10:05- 11:00 AM | The History of Controlling Breast Cancer: Past and Present – TABAR |
| 11:00 – 12:00 PM | Controlling Breast Cancer: the Future – TABAR |
| 12:00 – 12:15 PM | BREAK |
| 12:15 – 1:15 PM | Asymmetric Densities on the Mammogram – TABAR |
| 1:15 – 1:30 PM | Q & A for Dr. Tabar |
| 1:30 – 2:00 PM | LUNCH BREAK |
| 2:00 – 2:45 PM | Dense Breasts: Outcomes & Supplemental Screening – BERG |
| 2:45 – 3:30 PM | Improving Specificity of Breast Ultrasound BIRADS 3, 4a - BERG |
| 3:30 – 4:15 PM | Cancers Missed on Tomosynthesis: Case-Based Review - BERG |
| 4:15 – 4:30 PM | BREAK |
| 4:30 – 5:15 PM | Screening Breast Ultrasound: Pearls and Pitfalls- HOOLEY |
| 5:15 – 6:00 PM | Tomosynthesis: Current Indications - HOOLEY |
| 6:00 – 6:45 PM | Artificial Intelligence: Applications in Breast Imaging - HOOLEY |
| 6:45 – 7:00 PM | Q & A for Dr.’s Berg and Hooley |
(PLEASE REMEMBER TO SET YOUR CLOCKS FORWARD ONE HOUR THIS EVENING) | |
Sunday, March 14
TIMES ARE EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME | |
(PLEASE REMEMBER TO SET YOUR CLOCKS FORWARD ONE HOUR ON THE EVENING OF MARCH 13) | |
ULTRASOUND, MR AND BEYOND | |
| 10:00 - 10:05 AM | Announcements - LINVER |
| 10:05 – 10:45 AM | Challenging Ultrasound Cases - HOOLEY |
| 10:45 – 11:30 AM | ILC and LCIS: Diagnosis and Management - BERG |
| 11:30 – 12:15 PM | Signs and Symptoms of Breast Disease - BERG |
| 12:15 – 12:30 PM | BREAK |
| 12:30 – 1:15 PM | The Missed Cancer: Causes and Cures - LINVER |
| 1:15 – 1:30 PM | Q & A |
| 1:30 – 2:00 PM | LUNCH BREAK |
| 2:00 – 2:45 PM | Breast MR: Current Indications - COMSTOCK |
| 2:45 – 3:30 PM | Abbreviated MR and Contrast Enhanced Mammography - COMSTOCK |
| 3:30 – 4:15 PM | Breast MR: Case review - COMSTOCK |
| 4:15 – 4:30 PM | BREAK |
| 4:30 – 5:15 PM | Molecular Breast Imaging: Current Status - LINVER |
| 5:15 – 6:00 PM | Talking with Patients: Doing it Well - LINVER |
| 6:00 – 6:15 PM | Q & A for Dr.’s Comstock and Linver |
| 6:30 PM | COURSE CONCLUDES |
____________________________________________________________ | |
**VIDEOS OF THE FOLLOWING FOUR LECTURES BY DR. STAVROS WILL BE SENT BY EMAIL TO ALL ATTENDEES. THESE ARE NO LONGER PART OF THE FORMAL CME PROGRAM. (Dr. Stavros’ lectures are currently not eligible to be offered for CME credit, under the rules of ACCME) | |
Breast Anatomy as seen with Ultrasound | |
Speakers
Program Director
Michael N. Linver, MD, FACR, FSBI
Clinical Professor of Radiology
University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Adjunct Professor of Radiology
George Washington University School of Medicine
Director Emeritus of Mammography
X-Ray Associates of New Mexico, PC
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Faculty
Wendie Berg, MD, PhD, FACR, FSBI
Professor of Radiology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Christopher Comstock, MD, FACR, FSBI
Director of Breast Imaging Education
Evelyn H. Lauder Breast Center
Attending Radiologist
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York
Regina Hooley, MD, FSBI
Interim Breast Imaging Division Chief
Professor and Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs
Radiology and Biomedical Imaging
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut
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
*A. Thomas Stavros, MD, FACR, FSBI, FSRU, FRANZCR
Professor Specialist
Department of Radiology
University of Texas Health Sciences Center
San Antonio, Texas
(*Dr. Stavros' lectures available only for Non-CME credit. Not part of formal CME program.)
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Fees
| Registration Type | Regular Rate |
|---|---|
| Physicians | $395.00 |
| Residents, Fellows, Retired, Military | $295.00 |
| Technologists/Allied Health Prof. | $195.00 |
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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