How to Start a Successful Breast Radioactive Seed Localization Program in Your Institution

How to Start a Successful Breast Radioactive Seed Localization Program in Your Institution is organized by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and the conference would be held during Feb 13, 2016 at Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Conference Center – Floor 8, Dan L. Duncan Building (CPB) - Houston, TX.

This medical conference 2016 aims at Participants should come away from this course with a clear understanding of the regulations, application process, seed protocoling and procedure planning by the radiologist, seed insertion, surgical techniques and principles, pathology processing and seed storage/dispensing, associated with performing RSL procedure.
This CME conferences has been approved with 8.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

Educational Objectives

After participating in the activity, the participant should be able to:

• Initiate and complete a DSHS application (knowledge, competence, performance)
• Apply a pathway of seed ordering, storage, assay and tracking (knowledge, competence, performance)
• Implement principles of seed localization procedure (RSL) (knowledge, competence, performance); • Understand principles of seed-guided surgery (knowledge)
• Incorporate necessary steps to ensure safe seed handing in pathology (knowledge, competence, performance and patient outcomes).