UCSF Prostate Cancer Imaging with Hands-on Workshops (Feb 15 - 16, 2018)

UCSF Prostate Cancer Imaging with Hands-on Workshops is organized by The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Office of Continuing Medical Education and will be held during Feb 15 - 16, 2018 at Mission Bay Conference Center, San Francisco, California, United States of America.

The target audience for this medical event is Radiologists, Oncologists. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 14.75 credits.

This course will present the fundamentals and latest developments of prostate cancer imaging and management. The combination of lectures and hands-on workshops offers a unique opportunity for practicing physicians to become proficient in performing a comprehensive imaging evaluation of patients with prostate cancer at all stages.

The course will instruct in how to perform, interpret and report a multiparametric prostate MR exam in a time-efficient and accurate manner. The hands-on MRI-US fusion biopsy workshop will demonstrate how this technology is utilized to improve the care of patients.

Course Objectives :

At the completion of this course, the attendee should be able to:
• Demonstrate familiarity with the relevant clinical aspects of prostate cancer
• Perform and interpret a multiparametric prostate MRI exam at 1.5 and 3T
• Describe the critical findings and recognize potential pitfalls in interpretation of a multiparametric prostate MRI
• Create a clinically pertinent report of the findings on a multiparametric prostate MRI
• Be familiar with other advanced imaging techniques for prostate cancer
• Process and prepare the MRI data for an MRI-US fusion biopsy
• Perform an MRI-US fusion biopsy

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.