UCSF Resident Review: Diagnostic Imaging

UCSF Resident Review: Diagnostic Imaging
Sunday, February 28, 2010 - Friday, March 5, 2010
San Francisco, CA

MEETING SPONSOR:
University of California San Francisco Radiology Postgraduate Education
Mary Sheridan
UCSF Office of CME
P.O. Box 45638
San Francisco, 94118
415-476-5808 registration / 476-5731
FAX 415-476-9213
Email: cme@radiology.ucsf.edu
Website: http://radiology.ucsf.edu

CONFERENCE CENTER:
The Fairmont San Francisco
950 Mason Streets
atop Nob Hill
San Francisco, CA
Toll-Free 800-441-1414
415-772-5000
Website: http://resweb.passkey.com/go/diagnosticimaging - RSV

MEETING BROCHURE:
To view and print the meeting brochure, click here:
http://www.radiology.ucsf.edu/postgrad/calendar

MEETING DESCRIPTION:
The Department of Radiology at the University of California San Francisco is proud to present its annual Resident Review course. This comprehensive radiology overview is targeted to residents and clinical fellows, as well as practicing radiologists interested in updating their working knowledge by covering all the major radiology subspecialties. The course is designed to include the breadth and depth of experience of a majority of UCSF Radiology’s esteemed faculty, who are renown for their clinical and academic expertise.

This review course highlights the fundamentals of the major organ systems and corresponding imaging modalities. Lecture content will focus on comparative analysis and key factors that promote accurate diagnosis by the radiologist in clinical practice. Formal didactic lectures will be combined with unknown case review sessions, in order to give the attendee a thorough review of radiology fundamentals and terminology, as well as exposure to a cross-section of topical and clinically relevant interesting cases.

Upon completion of this course, the attendee should be able to:
1. Discuss current concepts and recent advances in diagnostic radiology;
2. Differentiate the techniques of ultrasound, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging and nuclear medicine;
3. Recognize interventional modalities and their appropriate uses;
4. Classify pathophysiological mechanisms underlying human disease;
5. Identify the fundamentals of the following specialty areas: Breast, Cardio/Interventional, Gastrointestinal, Genitourinary, Musculoskeletal, Neuroradiology, Nuclear Medicine, Pediatrics, Pulmonary and Ultrasound.

Schedule at-a-Glance

Sunday am Registration pm: Nuclear Medicine
Monday:am Ultrasound pm: Interventional / Cardiac
Tuesday:am Breast pm: Pediatrics
Wednesday:am Neuro pm: Musculoskeletal
Thursday:am Gastrointestinal pm: Genitorurinary
Friday:am Pulmonary / Spine pm:Thoracic

Pre-registration is encouraged to ensure your space in this course.
Tuition by January 8, 2010:
$ 1,075 for all practicing physicians (MD, DO);
$ 975 for UCSF Radiology Alumni;
$ 875 for Residents, PA, AHP
Tuition after January 8, 2010:
$ 1,175 for all practicing physicians (MD, DO):
$ 1,075 for UCSF Radiology Alumni;
$ 975 for Residents, PA, AHP
Save $100 per person when three or more individuals from the same medical institution pre-register for this course! Group discount requests must be mailed or faxed (415-476-9213). Applications must be received simultaneously to qualify, discounts will not be offered retroactively.

INSTRUCTORS:
Feldstein, Course Director, Aziz, Boutin, Callen, Cha, Chang, Coakley, Cohen, Daldrup-Link, Durack, Elicker, Fidelman,, Filly, Flowers Gaensler,, Gean, Giaconi, Glastonbury,, Glenn,Goldstein, Gorges, Hess, Joe, Kammen, Kerlan, Kim, Lee,, LaBerge, Leung, Link, Lynch,, Ordovas, Palmer, Pampaloni,, Patel, Poder, Qayyum,, Riley, Ruiz, Stevens,, Strachowski, Wang, Webb,, Wilson, Yee, Yeh

CME HOURS: 45.5

LECTURE TOPICS:
Angio/IR, Cardiac, Chest, CT, GI, GU, Mammography/Women's Imaging, Musculoskeletal, Nuclear Medicine, Pediatrics, Resident Review, Ultrasound, Vascular