Penn Medicine – Updates in PET & Nuclear Medicine

Details

This course focuses on a review of current advances and best practices in nuclear medicine. Expert-led sessions will cover:

• FDG PET in neurodegeneration and seizure disorders
• Amyloid and Tau PET in Alzheimer’s imaging
• Updates in thyroid, parathyroid, and cardiac PET imaging

Additional highlights include emerging applications in imaging inflammation and infection, a review of key PET radiotracers including FDG, FES, PSMA, & DOTATATE. A special focus on theranostics will explore evolving strategies for thyroid disease, prostate cancer, and neuroendocrine tumors.

April 25, 2026, University of Pennsylvania Campus | Philadelphia, PA

Learning Objectives

After completing this activity, participants should be able to:

• Apply new knowledge to interpretation of FDG PET brain imaging for dementia and seizure disorders
• Apply standardized techniques to interpret amyloid and tau PET imaging for Alzheimer’s Disease
• Describe and apply updates in thyroid and parathyroid imaging
• Describe and apply updates and best practices for reading FDG, FES, PSMA, and DOTATATE PET/CT
• Discuss and apply updates in theranostics for thyroid disease, prostate cancer, and neuroendocrine tumors
• Discuss and apply best practices in cardiac PET/CT
• Review and apply updates to molecular imaging of inflammation/infection

Target Audience

This post-graduate CME course will provide dedicated nuclear medicine physicians, nuclear radiologists, and general radiologists with a review of practical NM imaging interpretation, theranostics, and emerging radiotracers.

Additional credit info

In support of improving patient care, Penn Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.  

Designation of Credit
Physicians: Penn Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Credits

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (7 hours), Non-Physician Attendance / Participation (7 hours)