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SUMMARY:ACR's 34th National Conference on Breast Cancer (NCBC)
DESCRIPTION:ACR's 34th National Conference on Breast Cancer (NCBC)\nFr
 iday, April 9, 2010 - Sunday, April 11, 2010\nPalm Desert, CA\n\nMEETI
 NG SPONSOR:\n American College of Radiology\nReston, VA\nToll-Free (80
 0) 227-5463 x4040\nEmail: info@acr.org\nWebsite: http://www.acr.org/Se
 condaryMainMenuCategories/MeetingsandEvents/FeaturedCategories/acr_mee
 tings/NCBC2010.aspx\n\nCONFERENCE CENTER:\nDesert Springs JW Marriott 
 Resort & Spa\nPalm Desert, CA\n\nMEETING DESCRIPTION:\nNCBC is the bi-
 annual conference that ACR provides as an educational service in the f
 ield of breast imaging, including breast cancer screening and treatmen
 t.\n\nObjectives:\nAfter the course, attendees will be to:\n\n* Identi
 fy the appropriate imaging modalities for screening women at high risk
  for developing breast cancer, and ways to apply these modalities to r
 educe risk. [Pre- and post-activity questions could be variations of t
 his wording.]\n* Illustrate the basic and more advanced principles of 
 breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) interpretation and lesion eval
 uation, and the pathologic correlations to breast MRI lesions.\n* Desc
 ribe the technical and display advances in breast MRI, including 3T ma
 gnets and more sophisticated CAD applications.\n* Report on the status
  of digital mammography, including image optimization, interconnectivi
 ty issues with PACS and RIS systems, workstation design and adaptation
 s to digital mammography, and newer digital techniques such as tomosyn
 thesis and CAD.\n* Relate the latest information regarding emerging br
 east imaging technology.\n* Interpret the new role of breast imagers a
 s clinicians, and learn about the new responsibilities they assume wit
 h that role.\n* Evaluate the current status of MQSA regulations, and g
 overnment plans such as pay-for-performance for reimbursing breast ima
 ging services.\n* Describe the progress of the Centers of Excellence p
 rogram, and other ways to develop Best Practices standards within thei
 r own practice settings.\n* Report on their participation in case-base
 d education through the deployment of electronic audience response tec
 hniques.\n\nINSTRUCTORS:\nLinver, Basset, Butler, Comstock, Dershaw, D
 'Orsi, Evans, Fornage, Harvey, Jackson, Lee, Lehman, Miller, Monsees, 
 Monticciolo, Morris, Sickles, Thorwarth, Wilcox\n\nCME HOURS: 16.5\n\n
 LECTURE TOPICS:\nMammography/Women's Imaging\n\nFor more information v
 isit https://community.radrounds.com/events/acrs-34th-national-confere
 nce
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CATEGORIES:national, conference
LOCATION:Desert Springs JW Marriott Resort & Spa
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ORGANIZER:American College of Radiology
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