From Our Past To Our Future : Breast Imaging in Colonial Williamsburg

From Our Past To Our Future : Breast Imaging in Colonial Williamsburg is organized by International Institute for Continuing Medical Education (IICME), and would be held during Nov 03 - 05, 2017 at Williamsburg Historic District / Colonial Williamsburg Hotel, Williamsburg, Virginia, United States of America.

The target audience for this medical event for Breast Radiologists and radiology residents, Mammography technologists, radiology nurses and physician assistants, Breast surgeons, Administrators involved with breast imaging.. This CME Conference has been approved with a maximum of 15.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.

A practical clinically focused approach to breast imaging will be presented. Focused discussions on the use of mammography, ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging in the detection and evaluation of lesions are intended to optimize needed clinical, imaging and pathological concordance. The data in support of aggressive screening guidelines and the impact of digital breast tomosynthesis on work flow will also be examined.

Conference Objectives are :
• Use historical and current data that support the annual use of screening mammography in all women at average risk for breast cancer starting at age 40 and to effectively communicate with, and educate, referring physicians and patients regarding the benefits of a robust screening program.
• Determine the technical adequacy of mammographic images and recognize issues with positioning prior to image interpretation.
• Effectively apply the BI-RADS® Mammography lexicon.
• Recognize and minimize some of the more common causes for delaying or missing the diagnosis of breast cancer.
• Detect. efficiently evaluate and confidently determine management options for breast masses, calcifications, parenchymal asymmetries and diffuse breast changes.
• Assess patients presenting with nipple discharge and establish appropriate evaluation strategies.
• Establish algorithms for when and how to image the axilla and the appropriateness of ultrasound guided sampling for tissue diagnosis.
• Outline the current uses of breast ultrasound in the diagnostic setting.
• Recognize the importance and absolute need for establishing clinical, imaging and pathologic concordance.
• Assess the impact on work-flow and applications of digital breast tomosynthesis in screening and diagnostic settings.
• Recognize the MRI findings of non-invasive and invasive breast cancers as well as in the altered breast and the potential roll of breast MRI in problem solving.
• Implement a clinically focused breast imaging program with direct communication between the breast imaging radiologist, patients and the multidisciplinary breast health team.