Pentagon City Intensive Breast Ultrasound 2016

“This is a fantastic course for sonographers
and breast imagers alike. Dr. Stavros is a
fabulous teacher and a wealth of knowledge.
All of the faculty were great speakers.”
INFORMATION
Welcome Reception with the Faculity
Registrants and their guests are invited to the wine and cheese reception to be held
in the exhibit hall on Thursday, September 15th from 5-6 pm.
2016
INTENSIVE BREAST
ULTRASOUND
– Tracy, Spring 2016 Course Attendee
Course Materials and CME Certificate
You will receive a digital syllabus containing lecture abstracts and slides
accompanied by a notebook with lecture objectives and notes pages. Your course
evaluation and CME certificate will be sent to the email you provide when
registering.
Meals
An expanded continental breakfast, as well as morning and afternoon refreshments
will be provided daily in the exhibit hall.
Exhibits
Screening and diagnostic ultrasound equipment, biopsy device makers, imaging
systems as well as national leaders in medical publishing, will be on site.
This well-received comprehensive course on
breast ultrasound is back with an emphasis on a
new classification system on breast cancer and
in an updated format. In addition to faculty panel
discussions with interactive audience participation,
there will be plenty of case presentations and time
set aside for questions and answers. The course
includes a new session on Thursday on “How to
Set Up a Successful Supplemental Breast US Program.”
With Emphasis on a New Classification
System for Breast Cancer
Registration Fees
Physicians ........................................................ $1,295
Military, Retired, VA Physicians*..................... $1,095
Residents/Fellows............................................. $1,095
Sonographers...................................................... $995
Kelly A. Johnson, MD
A limited number of rooms have been
set aside for $269 per night. Reservations can be made by calling the
Ritz-Carlton® at (800) 422-2410 and
identifying yourself as an attendee of the
Intensive Breast Ultrasound conference.
The reservation deadline is 5PM EST
August 19, 2016.
• Strategic proximity to the Crystal City
and Rosslyn business districts, Old
Town Alexandria, Capitol Hill and
downtown Washington, D.C.
• Metro rail service on the Blue and
Yellow line at the front of our
Arlington hotel’s door
• Central location to world class
We recommend making your reservation
shopping at The Fashion Centre at
in advance as the hotel may sell out prior
Pentagon City
to the reservation deadline.
• Five minute drive to Ronald Reagan
Features:
Washington National Airport (Two
• 366 handsomely appointed guest
Metro stops)
rooms and suites, including 45 Ritz• Ten minute drive from downtown
Carlton Club Level rooms and 15 OneWashington, D.C. (Two Metro stops)
Bedroom Suites
Director of Women’s Imaging
Mercy Radiology
Dignity Health Foundation
Fair Oaks, CA
The Breast Center of Northwest Arkansas
Jocelyn Rapelyea, MD, FSBI
Associate Director Breast Imaging & Intervention
Associate Professor Department of Radiology
The George Washington University
Washington, DC
Michael J. Ulissey, MD, FACR
Adjunct Professor of Radiology
University of Texas
Health Sciences Center
San Antonio, Texas
Breast Diagnostic Centers
Auburn and Federal Way, Washington
®
ARLINGTON, VA
WorldClassCME.com
(888) 207-9105
PROGRAM DIRECTOR:
A. Thomas Stavros, MD, FACR, FSRU, FRANZCR
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(888) 207-9105
Hotel Reservations
Daniel Herron, MD
THE RITZ-CARLTON
PENTAGON CITY
ARLINGTON, VA
GUEST FACULTY
SEPTEMBER 15-18, 2016
®
Adjunct Professor
Department of Radiology
University of Texas Health Sciences Center
San Antonio, Texas
Author: Breast Ultrasound
On the banks of the Potomac River in Arlington, Virginia,
the Ritz-Carlton®, Pentagon City is situated in one of
the area’s most impressive shopping districts and in close
proximity to monuments and museums. Hop on the
Pentagon City Metro, located just outside of the hotel and
only two stops from downtown D.C., and enjoy access to
an impressive list of free and fascinating attractions, from
the powerful memorials on the National Mall to inspiring
cultural treasures like the Smithsonian Institution, Library
of Congress and National Gallery of Art.
THE RITZ-CARLTON
PENTAGON CITY
A. Thomas Stavros, MD, FACR, FSRU, FRANZCR
SEPTEMBER 15-18, 2016
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
With Emphasis on a New Classification System for Breast Cancer
Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City
24.5 CM
Es
5 SAMS
A fee of $75 is charged for cancellations received prior to the course date. Refunds
cannot be issued after September 6, 2016.
FACULTY
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Refunds
6201 Fairview Rd Suite 322, Charlotte, NC 28210
Sign up with others and get a group discount! Call our office to receive $50 off each
registrant’s fee when you register two or more at the same time.
2016 INTENSIVE BREAST ULTRASOUND
Group Registration
FACULTY: Kelly A. Johnson, MD; Daniel Herron, MD;
Jocelyn Rapeleya, MD; A. Thomas Stavros, MD, FACR;
Michael J. Ulissey, MD, FACR
24.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
5 SAMs Credits
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UPCOMING COURSES
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2016
TimeProgram
7:00
Faculty
Registration & Breakfast
7:30
Welcome and Introduction
Stavros &
Ulissey
7:40
Breast Ultrasound – Equipment, Knobology, and Techniques
Stavros
2016 Intensive Breast Ultrasound
September 15-18, 2016 | Ritz-Carlton Pentagon City | Arlington, VA
8:30
Breast Ultrasound Anatomy – Basis for Understanding
Breast Pathology (SAM)
Stavros
9:30
Questions & Answers
Stavros
You may also register online at WorldClassCME.com or by phone at
(888) 207-9105, M-F 8:30 am - 5 pm EST
9:45
Break & Visit Exhibits
10:15
Correlating Ultrasound with Mammography and Clinical Findings
Stavros
10:45
Sonographic Assessment of Solid Breast Masses – Biopsy or Not? (SAM)
Stavros
11:30
Case Studies (1 SAM with above lecture)
Stavros
11:45
Lunch on Your Own
1:15
Setting Up a Successful Supplemental Breast US Program – Nuts and Bolts
Stavros
2:00
How to Run a Successful Breast US Practice
Panel Discussion with Audience Participation
Stavros &
Ulissey
2:30
Break & Visit Exhibits
REGISTRATION
Name (Please Print)
DegreeSpecialty
Medical License #
State
ARRT #
ARDMS #
Address
City State Phone Fax
Zip
E-mail (for confirmation and CME certificate)
3:00
Breast Cysts That Are Not Simple – When Should I Worry?
(SAM)
Stavros
4:00
Live Scanning Demonstrations in the Ballroom
Stavros
5:00 Welcome Reception with Faculty
Physicians.....................................................................................................$1,295
Retired Physicians*......................................................................................$1,095
Residents/Fellows* & Military*.....................................................................$1,095
Sonographers...................................................................................................$995
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2016
TimeProgram
Faculty
7:00Breakfast
7:25
Morning Announcements
Ulissey
*Written certification of status required.
7:30
The Role of Ultrasound in Assessment of Nipple Discharge
Stavros
Payment Method (please make check payable to World Class CME)
8:15
Breast Cancer Screening in Women with Dense Breast Tissue
Herron
n Discover n Visa n Master Card n AMEX
8:45
Whole Breast Ultrasound Scanning Techniques and Methods
Johnson
9:30
Break & Visit Exhibits
10:00
Ultrasound of Invasive Lobular Carcinoma
Stavros
10:30
Breast Cancer Screening Using 3D Ultrasound
Rapelyea
11:00
Breast Cancer Screening
Panel Discussion with Audience Participation
All Faculty
11:30
Questions & Answers
Faculty
Check one:
Name of Credit Card Holder
Billing Address for Credit Card
Account # Expiration Date
Signature
11:45
Lunch On Your Own
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1:00
Ultrasound-Guided Interventional Procedures –
Different Strokes for Different Folks (SAM)
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1:50
US Breast Biopsies – Tricks and Tips (1 Sam with above lecture)
2:15
Localizations for Radioactive Seeds and SAVI
2:45
Break & Visit Exhibits
3:15
Scanning and Interventional Workshops
5:00
Adjourn for the Day
Accreditation – World Class CME is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to
provide continuing medical education for physicians.
World Class CME designates this live activity for a maximum of 24.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians
should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Category A CE credit is pending approval by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists. The American Registry
of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS) accepts all American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT)
Category A credits as fulfilling their requirements for continuing education (CE) credits.
Disclosure – World Class CME relies on its CME faculty to provide program content that is evidence-based and free
of commercial bias. Therefore, in accordance with ACCME standards, any faculty, program director, reviewer, and/or
provider industry relationships will be disclosed and resolved. Speakers are required to openly disclose any limitations of
data and/or any discussion of any off-label, experimental, or investigational uses of drugs or devices in their presentations.
Stavros
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2016
TimeProgram
Faculty
7:00Breakfast
7:25
Morning Announcements
Ulissey
7:30
Ultrasound of Breast Implants
Stavros
8:15
Ultrasound Findings in Staging Cancer and as Biomarkers
Stavros
9:00
US of Regional Lymph Nodes of Breast Patients with Suspicious Breast Masses
Stavros
9:30
Break & Visit Exhibits
10:00
The Z-11 Study: What Does It Mean for Radiologists?
Stavros
10:45
Optimum Size of Invasive Breast Cancer at Discovery: What is Small Enough?
Ulissey
11:15
Questions & Answers
11:30
Lunch On Your Own
All Faculty
•Fundamentals of Breast Tomosynthesis
Workshop
•Maternal-Fetal Imaging 2017
Advances in OB-GYN Ultrasound
•Advanced Breast Tomosynthesis Workshop
•Expert Breast Ultrasound 2017
Advanced Screening and Diagnosis
September 11, 2016
The Westin Seattle
Seattle, WA
•The Best of the Big Apple OB-GYN
Ultrasound 2016
January 13-15, 2017
The Westin Riverwalk
San Antonio, TX
January 13-15, 2017
The Westin Riverwalk
San Antonio, TX
October 28-30, 2016
Sheraton New York Times Square
New York, NY
COURSE OBJECTIVES
1:00
Ultrasound of DCIS – Second Look after MRI
(1 SAM with above lecture)
Stavros
1:30
Elastography of the Breast – More Than One Flavor
Stavros
2:15
Break & Visit Exhibits
2:45
Scanning and Interventional Workshops
4:15
Adjourn for the Day
All Faculty
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2016
TimeProgram
September 10, 2016
The Westin Seattle
Seattle, WA
December 4-8, 2016
Disney’s Yacht Club Resort
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Stavros
Faculty
7:30Breakfast
Upon completion of this conference,
the participant will be able to:
•Understand the differences in
pre-test probabilities and guidelines
for interpretation between diagnostic,
supplemental screening, and
MRI-directed indications for breast
ultrasound
•Select the most appropriate
ultrasound equipment, machine
settings, and scan techniques for
better diagnostic evaluations
8:00
US of the Latrogenically Altered Breast – Man-made Changes
Stavros
8:30
US of the Male Breast
Stavros
9:05
Annual Rate of Growth of Invasive Breast Cancer
Based on Observation of 36 Cancers
Herron
9:35
Questions & Answers
Faculty
•Identify and characterize areas of
clinical, mammographic, screening
ultrasound, or MRI concern using
ultrasound, and to understand the
anatomic and histopathologic basis
for ultrasound appearances
•Identify sonographic findings that
are suspicious for malignancy
9:45Break
Herron
•National Diagnostic Imaging
Symposium 2016
September 9-11, 2016
The Westin Seattle
Seattle, WA
12:30
Ultrasound of DCIS – Histopathologic Basis for US Findings (SAM)
Registration Fees
•Fetal and Women’s Imaging 2016
Advanced OB-GYN Ultrasound
10:00
US of the Pregnant and/or Lactating Patients
Stavros
10:20
Ultrasound of Special Type Tumors
Stavros
10:50
3D Ultrasound – Not Just Bells and Whistles
Stavros
11:10
Uses of Color and Power Doppler Use in the Breast
Stavros
11:25
Questions & Answers
Faculty
11:40
Meeting Adjourns
•Classify most breast cysts that are
not simple as benign
•Understand the role of ultrasound
in diagnosis and guiding biopsy
in patients presenting with nipple
discharge
•Recognize the range of normal
appearances for breast implants
and the range of abnormal
appearances of implants
•Enhance ultrasound-guided breast
biopsy and interventional skills
•Utilize the new ductal versus
lobular classification system of
breast malignancies for better
diagnosis, staging, and use as
biomarkers
•Understand the appropriate role for
supplemental bilateral whole breast
ultrasound as well as other ancillary
imaging modalities in women with
negative but dense mammograms
•Improve detection and correct
classification of small invasive
breast cancers while minimizing
false positive ultrasound
examinations
•Learn how to overcome the headwinds in establishing a supplemental
whole breast ultrasound program in
women with dense breast