Radiology in the Desert
March 1 - 5, 2010
InterContinental Montelucia
Paradise Valley, AZ
25 AMA PRA Category 1 credits™
Program Objectives:
This five-day course will provide a broad overview of selected radiology/imaging subjects of particular importance for diagnostic radiologists in clinical practice. A broad range of lecture topics, with emphasis on practical applications, will be presented. Topics will include, but are not limited to: breast imaging (including mammography), musculoskeletal, chest, abdomen, MRI, CT, Ultrasound, and neuroradiology topics of interest to the general radiologist.
The course will be presented by faculty members from the Radiology Department at the University of Michigan and a visiting speaker. There will be ample opportunity to ask questions, both at the daily question and answer panels and at the early morning breakfast discussion sessions.
Formal programming ends early each day to allow an opportunity to enjoy recreational activities and family time. The course adjourns earlier on Friday morning, March 5, at 11 am to facilitate travel back home for those who do not wish to prolong their stay.
Target Audience:
Radiologists will find this course of interest.
Topics:
Monday, March 1
- MDCT of the Acute Abdomen: Bowel & Mesentery
- Follow-up of Aortic Stent Grafts
- CT of Abdominal Incidentalomas: Implications & Algorithms for Management
- Radiation Essentials: What’s the Real Problem?
- Peripheral CT & MR Angiography
- CT Enterography: Esoteric or Routine?
- Self-Study Cases of the Day
Tuesday, March 2
- Carotid Ultrasound
- Evaluation of Musculoskeletal Infection
- Thyroid Ultrasound
- Abdominal Emergencies in Children: How I Do It
- MRI of the Wrist & Hand with US Correlation
- Introduction to Fetal MRI
- Self-Study Cases of the Day
Wednesday, March 3
- The Other Abdominal Organ: CT of the Spleen
- Breast Cancer Screening: Beyond Mammography
- Difficult Abdominal CT Cases: Building a Better Reader?
- RLQ Imaging
- Breast Intervention: Pearls & Pitfalls
- Ergonomics for the Radiologist
- Self-Study Cases of the Day
Thursday, March 4
- Radiography of Subtle & Important Fractures
- Scary Things That Go Bump in the Night: Challenging Cases for the General Radiologist in Pediatric Radiology
- Spaces of the Suprahyoid Neck: Part I
- Spaces of the Suprahyoid Neck: Part II
- MRI of the Knee in Children & Adolescents
- Pitfalls in Musculoskeletal MR Imaging
- Self-Study Cases of the Day
Friday, March 5
- MRI of Intracranial Hemorrhage
- Special Cases in Breast Imaging: Pregnancy, Young Women, & Male Breast
- Neuroimaging Pitfalls
- Challenging Cases in Breast Imaging
Accreditation:
The University of Michigan Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Michigan Medical School designates this educational activity for a maximum of 25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. An application has been submitted to the American Osteopathic Association for credits. Other credits by specialty may apply. Instruction hours have been determined for the following: Mammography (3 instruction hours).
Registration Fees:
Physicians: $850 Full Course $325 One Day Fee
Physician-in-Training,
Allied Health, Nurses, Retired Physicians:
$640 Full Course $225 One Day Fee
Additional Information:
Please download and fax/mail in the Registration Form if you are planning on entering the drawing for the Cabana Giveaway.
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