Breast
MRI and Advanced Mammographic Techniques (Sponsored Link)
Last visited...2/2012.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...20.5, including 11.25 in Breast MRI, 6.5 in Digital Mammography and 3.5 in Breast Ultrasound; Fulfills MQSA Requirements for CME
Awarded by....University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
Cost...........$595. Combo and Quantity Discounts Available.
Format...DVD-ROM.
Target Audiences...RADIOLOGY, BREAST IMAGING.
Educational material last updated...September 1, 2009.
Financial Support...None.
Expiration of CME credit...August 31, 2012.
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Meetings By Mail presents Penn Radiologys Breast Breast
MRI and Advanced Mammographic Techniques, an expert faculty review of the latest in breast imaging. This DVD-ROM fulfills MQSA requirements for CME, with topics including Basic and Advanced MR, Approaches to Breast Cancer, Surveillance Recommendations, Future of Breast Ultrasound, Digital Mammography, Breast Tomosynthesis, and Molecular Imaging.
After completing Breast MRI and Advanced Mammographic Techniques, you should be able to:
Implement effective techniques to implement, perform and interpret breast MRI examinations;
Perform MRI- guided biopsies;
Review advances in tumor ablation;
Correlate mammographic, MRI and ultrasound findings in breast imaging;
Identify the role of CAD in multimodality breast imaging;
Optimize new applications of digital mammography (tomosynthesis and CAD) and breast ultrasound (CAD and elastography);
Describe surgical options in breast cancer (including sentinel node biopsy and reconstructive options);
Discuss the role of neoadjuvant chemotherapy and imaging follow-up in breast cancer management;
Describe management of high-risk patients and high-risk breast lesions; and
Review the economic issues facing breast imaging.
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Breast & Women's Imaging Seminar
(Chicago International Breast Course) (Sponsored Link)
Last visited...2/2012.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...26.5.
Awarded by....Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine
Cost...........$895.
Purchase this course during February 2012, and receive a $100 Best Buy
gift card.
Use coupon code BESTBUYA.
Instruction Type...Slide-Video Lectures.
Format...Video DVD or Video MP4.
Target Audience...RAD.
Educational material last updated...December 15, 2010.
Financial support...None Stated.
Expiration of CME credit...December 14, 2013.
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The Breast & Women's Imaging Seminar
(Chicago International Breast Course) is designed to provide radiologists and other breast and womens imaging health care professionals with advances in the detection, diagnosis, management and treatment of breast cancer and benign breast abnormalities. The program focuses on the impact of new technological advances and interventional procedures.
After completing the Breast & Women's Imaging Seminar
(Chicago International Breast Course), you should be able to:
Correlate MRI, mammography, and ultrasound findings;
Assess benign and malignant breast lesions using the ACR BI-RADSฎ for mammography, US, and MRI;
Integrate breast MRI into you practice;
Recognize indications for and selection of appropriate percutaneous image-guided breast interventional procedures;
Utilize devices for MRI-guided and other image-guided procedures;
Explain the role of automated breast ultrasound;
Establish concordance of histopathology with imaging findings;
Describe the management of high-risk breast lesions and how imaging influences selection of surgical procedures;
Apply basic physics to the various breast imaging modalities;
Recognize radiation doses of common X-ray examinations including mammography, PET, nuclear medicine, and high-resolution CT scans;
Optimize new applications of digital mammography, CAD, US, MRI, sestamibi, and PET;
Describe efficient workflow for digital mammography;
Review connectivity issues involving PACS and other archiving systems;
Identify the role of CAD in breast imaging modalities - mammography, US and MRI;
Describe the role of imaging in the diagnosis and screening of ovarian cancer;
Recognize US and MR findings in benign and malignant pelvic abnormalities in women;
and
Identify osteoporosis, its causes and treatments.
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MR Imaging Update: Breast and Body (Sponsored Link)
Last visited...2/2012.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...18.5, including 9 credits of Breast MR. Meets CME Requirement for ACRs MR Accreditation Program. (Credit
expired)
Awarded by....University of Pennsylvania.
Cost...........$250. (Half-price-CME credit has expired)
Format... DVD-ROM.
Target Audiences...RADIOLOGY, BREAST IMAGING, BODY IMAGING.
Educational material last updated...February 15, 2009
Financial Support...None.
Date of CME Expiration: February 14, 2011.
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Meetings By Mail presents Penn Radiologys MR Imaging Update: Breast and Body, a comprehensive review of the current techniques used in body and breast MR, as well as essential protocols and clinical applications. This DVD-ROM meets the ACRs CME requirement for MR, with topics including Breast MR Techniques and Interpretation, Case Reviews, BIRADS, Breast Cancer, MR of the Prostate, Pancreas, Biliary System, Adnexa, Focal Liver Lesions and much more.
After completing MR Imaging Update: Breast and Body, you should be able to:
Describe the state-ofthe-art MR techniques that are used to optimally image the breast and body in clinical practice;
Discuss the opportunities and challenges of breast and body MR imaging;
Demonstrate the characteristic MR findings of common conditions encountered in the practice of clinical MR imaging;
Utilize new and emerging MR techniques to increase the types of patients who would benefit from diagnostic MR imaging; and
Review how MR can improve the ability to diagnose and stage patients with cancer.
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Projects
In Knowledge Advanced Certificate Program: Breast Cancer Management
II
Last visited...2/2012.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...13 activities for a total of 11.5 credits.
Awarded by...Projects in Knowledge.
Cost for Credit...Free.
Instruction Type...Text-and-Audio.
Target Audiences....ONCO.
Educational material last updated...12/2010.
Financial Support...Centocor Ortho Biotech Inc. and Genentech BioOncology.
CME Credit Expires...One year after posting.
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After completing this program, you should be able to: apply evidence-based guidelines to determine optimal treatment interventions for patients with or at risk for developing breast cancer through an understanding of the epidemiology, risk factors, and disease burden imposed by breast cancer, including genetic factors, dietary modification, morbidity, and mortality; assess the role of genetic and other markers in determining optimal treatment selection in breast cancer patients, and in evaluating treatment response to therapy to improve patient outcomes; evaluate the appropriate use of chemotherapy, hormone therapy, and targeted therapy agents in treatment strategies for breast cancer patients that improve outcomes through knowledge of their efficacy and safety; and assess the challenges in promoting treatment compliance, including long-term compliance, and address the long-term consequences of treatment.
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RSNA's Online
Education contains several types of CME instruction, primarily oriented to
radiologists, organized into 3 sections: Refresher Courses,
RadioGraphics CME tests, and Cases of the Day. RSNA also offers Point of Care Learning (PoC), a structured, self-directed, online learning activity designed for physicians on topics relevant to their clinical practice.
This activity is available only to RSNA members.
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RSNA
Refresher Courses
Last visited...2/2012.
Reviewed by Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...Available to members only. About 60 active courses offering
0.5 to 1.5 hours per course (most are 1.0 hour).
Awarded by....RSNA.
Cost for Credit....Members Only
Instruction Type...Slide-Audio-Lecture.
Target Audience ...RAD.
Educational material last updated.......2011.
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65 active Refresher Courses in 27 areas of study. Users are presented with audio and slide presentation that was recorded at previous RSNA annual meetings. RSNA Members can earn CME credit by taking the associated CME test with the course. Non-members can view the course for free but are not eligible for CME credit.
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Radiographics
CME Tests
Last visited...2/2012.
Reviewed by Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...253 articles, 1.0 hour per article.
Awarded by....RSNA.
Cost...........Free to members; $15 to non-members.
Instruction Type...Text-and-Graphics.
Target Audience ...RAD.
Educational material last updated.....2011.
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Recent articles include:
Quality Improvement in Radiology: Basic Principles and Tools Required to Achieve Success;
Genetics and Imaging of Hepatocellular Adenomas: 2011 Update;
Imaging Evaluation of Amyloidosis of the Urinary Tract and Retroperitoneum;
Imaging Assessment of the Postoperative Arthritic Wrist;
Breast Abscesses: Evidence-based Algorithms for Diagnosis, Management, and Follow-up;
Temporal Bone Trauma and the Role of Multidetector CT in the Emergency Department;
Overlooked Diseases of the Vagina: A Directed Anatomic-Pathologic Approach for Imaging Assessment;
and
CT-guided Celiac Plexus Neurolysis: A Review of Anatomy, Indications, Technique, and Tips for Successful Treatment.
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Radiology
CME Meetings
Last visited...2/2012.
Reviewed by Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours....11 courses, 1.0 hour per course
Awarded by....RSNA.
Cost for Credit....Free to members; $15 to non-members.
Instruct. Type...Question-and-Answer.
Target Audience ...RAD.
Educational material last updated.....2011.
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Recent activities include:
Delayed Contrast Enhancement on MR Images of Myocardium;
Prostate Cancer: Multiparametric MR Imaging for Detection, Localization, and Staging;
Image-guided Thermal Ablation of Lung Malignancies;
Advances in Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Imaging;
Imaging of Pulmonary Viral Pneumonia; and
MR Imaging of Multiple Sclerosis.
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Cases
of the Day from RSNA Meetings
Last visited...2/2012.
Reviewed by Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours....About 40 courses, 1.0 hour per course
Awarded by....RSNA.
Cost for Credit....Free to members; $15 to non-members.
Instruct. Type...Question-and-Answer.
Target Audience ...RAD.
Educational material last updated.....2010.
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Each set of 5 cases represents one credit. There are cases in the
following areas: Breast, Cardiac, Chest, Emergency Radiology,
Gastrointestinal, Genitourinary, Musculoskeletal, Nuclear Medicine,
Neuroradiology, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Pediatric Radiology, Physics and
Basic Science, Ultrasound and others.
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