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SUMMARY:2011 Oncology Imaging Update in Costa Rica
DESCRIPTION:2011-001-Onc-Costa - 2011 Oncology Imaging Update in Costa
  Rica\n\nOverview\n\nPlease save the date for this week-long meeting a
 t the Hilton Papagayo, Costa Rica. We hope you can join us and be sure
  and check your Spring Break Calendar to see if it coincides so you ca
 n bring the entire family.\nWe're pleased to announce that Dr. Evan Si
 egelman (from the University of Pennsylvania Med Centre) and Dr. D. Da
 vid Dershaw (Sloan Kettering Cancer Ctr, NYC) will be our two guest fa
 culty.\n\nThis 4 half-day course will serve as a review of relevant ra
 diology topics with a particular focus on oncology and areas where rad
 iology is making a difference: screening, detection, staging, problem-
 solving and followup. The course has been designed to provide an updat
 e on current practice in the fields of chest, breast, thyroid, abdomen
  and pelvis imaging.\n\nCourse Director(s)\n\nDrs. Cynthia Walsh and G
 eoff Doherty\n\nTarget Audience\n\nRadiologists, oncologists, surgeons
 , residents/fellows & techs.\n\nObjectives\n\nUpon completion of this 
 course, participants should be able to:\n1. Apply principles of eviden
 ce-based radiology to their everyday practice\n2. Determine which spec
 ific MRI techniques are advantageous in oncologic imaging\n3. Assess t
 he benefits of using various imaging modalities in the evaluation of h
 epatic, renal and gynecologic malignancies\n4. Evaluate essential imag
 ing findings which alter clinical management in colorectal cancer\n5. 
 Improve patient management through enhanced knowledge of current breas
 t imaging options such as MRI and screening of the high-risk patient\n
 6. Outline current concepts of lung cancer staging, pleural malignanci
 es and evaluation of the solitary pulmonary nodule\n7. Understand wher
 e radiologists can impact clinical management of lymphoma\n8. Develop 
 an approach in distinguishing benign from malignant fractures\n\nParti
 cipating Faculty\nCo-Course Directors:\n\nCynthia Walsh, MD, FRCPC\nAs
 sistant Professor of Radiology\n\nGeoffrey Doherty, MD, MSc, FRCPC\nAs
 sistant Professor of Radiology\n\nUniversity of Ottawa Faculty\n\nCaro
 le J. Dennie, MD, FRCPC\nAssociate Professor of Radiology & Medicine\n
 Head, Thoracic & Cardiac Sections\n\nD. Blair Macdonald, MDCM, FRCPC, 
 Dipl Epi\nAssistant Professor of Radiology\n\nGuest Faculty:\n\nD. Dav
 id Dershaw, MD, FACR\nDirector of Breast Imaging\nMemorial Sloan-Kette
 ring Cancer Center\nNew York, New York\nUSA\n\nEvan S. Siegelman, MD\n
 Associate Professor of Radiology\nUniversity of Pennsylvania Medical C
 enter\nChief, MRI Section\nHospital of the University of Pennsylvania\
 nPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania\nUSA\n\nRegistration Fees\n\n\nAll prices 
 are in Canadian currency\nResidents/\nPhysicians Fellows/\nDate Techno
 logists\nFull Attendance (All 4 days)$900.00 $400.00\nMonday, March 14
 , 2011 $250.00 $125.00\nTuesday, March 15, 2011 $250.00 $125.00\nThurs
 day, March 17, 2011 $250.00 $125.00\nFriday, March 18, 2011 $250.00 $1
 25.00\n\nRegistration fees are discounted if you sign up for the entir
 e course. We encourage you to attend the full meeting. Discounts are a
 lso possible for physicians from Costa Rica and all non-North American
  countries.\n\nFor more information visit https://community.radrounds.
 com/events/2011-oncology-imaging-update
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LOCATION:Hilton Papagayo Costa Rica Resort and Spa
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URL:http://www.ottawaradcme.com/courses/course_details.asp?id=46
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ORGANIZER:University of Ottawa
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