The 21st UC San Diego Advanced Imaging at Alta

The 21st UC San Diego Advanced Imaging at Alta is organized by Educational Symposia (ESI) and will be held from Feb 24 - Mar 01, 2019 at Alta's Rustler Lodge, Alta, Utah, United States of America.

The target audience for this medical event is board certified radiologists, in private or academic practice. This course is also appropriate for trainees at various levels in diagnostic imaging and other practicing physicians desiring insight into the current roles of imaging in a managed care environment. In addition, allied health care professionals seeking an update on recent advances in radiology will also benefit from this course.

Accreditation:
The University of California, San Diego School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Course Description :
Advanced Imaging at Alta offers detailed, cutting edge, informative lectures on a variety of topics. This year’s focus areas include musculoskeletal, neurological, and body imaging. The course highlights the use and interpretation of a variety of modalities – ultrasound, CT, MR, PET, etc. - to diagnose both common and uncommon conditions in each of the focus areas.

Course Objectives :
• Demonstrate improved skills in performing and interpreting radiologic procedures.
• Develop an organized approach to establishing an accurate differential diagnosis for musculoskeletal, vascular, abdominal and head and neck pathology.
• Discuss the latest in diagnostic methods used to evaluate stroke, head and neck pathology, vascular disease, the musculoskeletal system, and female pelvis.
• Discuss emerging technologies and cost-effective utilization of imaging methods.

No special educational preparation is required for this CME activity.