Thoracic Imaging 2020 Annual Meeting And Postgraduate Course

Thoracic Imaging 2020 Annual Meeting And Postgraduate Course is organized by the Society of Thoracic Radiology (STR). The symposium is held from Mar 08 - 11, 2020 at Hyatt Regency Indian Wells Resort & Spa, Indian Wells, California, United States of America.

Target Audience

The session is intended for cardiothoracic radiologists, diagnostic radiologists, pulmonary medicine specialists, cardiothoracic surgeons, and fellow residents who seek interest in cardiothoracic imaging. The session is also targeted towards internists and family physicians because of the prevalence of chest disease. 

Course objectives

• Discuss and illustrate the authorized guidelines for the diagnosis and management of the cardiothoracic disease
• Explain the role of current advances in the imaging of cardiovascular disease along with those affecting coronary arteries, valves, myocardium, aorta, and pulmonary vasculature
• Discover the value of  interdisciplinary approaches for diagnosing and treating patients with interstitial lung diseases, lung nodules, and lung cancer
• Recognize the role of imaging in lung cancer screening
• Evaluate the quality improvement, workflow, faculty development, wellness initiatives and topics applicable to clinical improvement
• Review imaging of patients with cardiopulmonary disease in acute, post-operative and emergency scenarios. 
• Recognize the pitfalls encountered in the performance  and interpretation of cardiothoracic imaging of lung nodules, interstitial lung disease, radiograph interpretation, and cardiovascular disease
• Describe the current emerging CT and MR techniques for both thoracic and cardiac application and computer-aided methods such as AI, radiomics and quantitative analysis

CME information

The society of Thoracic radiology is designated by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME). The society of Thoracic Radiology accreditated this live activity for a maximum of  28.25 AMA PRA Category 1 credits.

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