Clinical Nuclear Medicine 2012

Clinical Nuclear Medicine 2012
Thursday, April 12, 2012 - Friday, April 13, 2012
Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
Lake Buena Vista, Florida (FL), United States
Provided by Educational Symposia (ESI)

CME Provider:
Educational Symposia (ESI)
5620 W. Sligh Avenue
Tampa, Florida (FL) 33634-4490
United States

Toll Free: (800) 338-5901
Phone: (813) 806-1000
Fax: (800) 344-0668

Conference Center:
Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
4401 Floridian Way
Lake Buena Vista, Florida (FL) 32830
United States

Phone: (407) 939-7429

Description:
ABOUT THE MEETING

This symposium is structured to provide a clinical perspective of PET and PET-CT imaging. Basic to advanced applications of PET and PET-CT are put in the context of disease detection and treatment planning. All faculty have been chosen for their teaching ability, as well as for their clinical expertise.

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TARGET AUDIENCE

This CME activity should benefit radiologists, oncologists, nuclear medicine physicians, and nuclear medicine technologists. The course should also prove valuable for physicians who order these studies.

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EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

Attendees should, at the completion of this course, be able to:

Implement newer protocols for evaluating lung and breast cancer into practice
Compare the clinical applications and pitfalls of PET radiotracers
Describe the role of molecular imaging in translational medicine
Optimize PET and PET-CT imaging protocols for the detection and follow up of head and neck cancers and lymphoma.
Discuss the advantages and pitfalls of PET and PET-CT imaging
No special educational preparation is required for this CME activity.

Self Assessment Module (SAM): No

Instructors:
Program Director
James K. O'Donnell, M.D.

Peter S. Conti, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Radiology, Pharmacy and Biomedical Engineering
Director, Molecular Imaging Center
Keck School of Medicine of USC
University of Southern California

Simin Dadparvar, M.D.
Visiting Professor
Department of Hematology/Oncology
Hospital of University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

Kevin J. Donohoe, M.D.
Staff Radiologist, Nuclear Medicine
Associate Director, Radiology Residency Program
Assistant Professor of Radiology
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Alan H. Maurer, M.D.
Professor of Radiology and Internal Medicine
Director Nuclear Medicine
Temple University Hospital and School of Medicine
Philadelphia, PA

Sebastian Obrzut, M.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Radiology
University of California, San Diego

James K. O'Donnell, M.D.
Professor of Radiology
Case Western Reserve University
Director, Division of Nuclear Medicine
University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Cleveland, OH

Christopher J. Palestro, M.D.
Professor of Radiology
Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine
Chief Division of Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging
North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System
Manhasset & New Hyde Park, NY

Specialty Audience:
Radiology