Upcoming Medical Conferences in Reston

Musculoskeletal MR - Commonly Imaged Joints Course is organized by American College of Radiology (ACR) and will be held from Jul 19 - 21, 2019 at ACR Education Center, Reston, Virginia, United States of America. Credits: The American College of Radiology designates this live activity for a maximum of 35 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. This activity meets the American Board of Radiology’s criteria for a self-assessment (SAM) activity and is designated for up to 25 SAM Credits toward the ABR Maintenance of Certification program. Course Description: This three-day course is designed to provide the non-musculoskeletal-trained radiologist an intensive hands-on experience in the technique and the interpretation of MR imaging of the knee, shoulder, ankle/foot and hip.  Attendees will review and interpret more than 100 musculoskeletal MR examinations under the supervision of expert faculty. Each attendee will develop a higher level of expertise and confidence in evaluating MR of these various joints. Program and Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this conference, participants will be able to: • Identify the normal appearances of important anatomic structures on MR imaging of the knee, shoulder, ankle/foot and hip • Identify abnormalities involving the menisci, cruciate ligaments, collateral ligaments, extensor mechanism and osteochondral structures on MR imaging of the knee. • Recognize important MR imaging features of rotator cuff tears, glenoid labral injuries and their clinical implications. • Detect common abnormalities of frequently injured tendons, ligaments and osteochondral structures on MR imaging of the ankle/foot. • Recognize important imaging features of avascular necrosis, labral tears, femoroacetabular impingement syndrome and traumatic injuries on MR of the hip. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO) Instructor Course is organized by American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) and will be held on Jul 22, 2019 at Hyatt Regency Reston, Reston, Virginia, United States  of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO) Provider Course is organized by American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) and will be held on Jul 23, 2019 at Hyatt Regency Reston, Washington, Dist of Col, United States of America. CME Credit Statement: This Live activity has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 8.75 Prescribed credits by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. CME activities approved for AAFP credit are recognized by the AOA as equivalent to AOA Category 2 credit. Continuing Nursing Education The American Academy of Family Physicians is approved as a provider of continuing nursing education by the Kansas State Board of Nursing. This course offering is approved for 10.50 contact hours applicable for APRN, RN, LPN, or LMHT relicensure. Description: This one-day course format is available for Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO). This newly evolved course is an evidence-based interprofessional training program that prepares members of the entire maternity care team to better manage obstetric emergencies through teaching standardized approaches to care. This comprehensive course encourages team-based learning amongst physicians, residents, nurse midwives, and registered nurses in order to improve patient safety and positively impact maternal outcomes. Learners will successfully complete required online course elements at their own pace prior to attending the one-day live portion of the course. The live portion of the course then provides multiple hands-on opportunities for learners to practice their skills and apply what they have learned. This is accomplished by rotating learners through interactive group case study workstations, in situ skills workstations, and simulated hands-on group testing scenarios throughout the day. Successful completion of required online course elements is mandatory prior to attending the live portion of this course. The ALSO Provider course is an ABOG Maintenance of Certification (MOC) approved simulation course that will afford ABOG participants credit during their MOC cycle. At the successful completion of the ALSO Provider Course, participants should be able to: • Discuss methods of managing pregnancy and birth urgencies and emergencies, which standardizes the skills of practicing maternity care providers. • Demonstrate content and skill acquisition as evidenced by successful completion of course examination, skills workstations, and group or megadelivery testing stations.  Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Coronary CT Angiography Course is organized by American College of Radiology (ACR) and will be held from Sep 06 - 08, 2019 at ACR Education Center, Reston, Virginia, United States of America. Credit: 33.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ and 25 SAM Credits Course Description This three-day course is designed to optimize your clinical practice skills by providing intense training in interpreting coronary CTA examinations under the supervision of expert faculty. Participants use workstations with the same vendor software as in their own practice and have access to nearly 100 cases. Most cases include clinical scenarios as well as coronary catheter angiography correlation. The course also covers technical considerations for obtaining optimal examinations for interpretation. Program and Learning Objectives • At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to: • Identify normal cardiac anatomy, including coronary arteries, coronary veins, cardiac chambers, valves, and great vessels, as well as identify and describe the clinical importance of variant anatomy • Describe basic technical aspects of coronary CT, including prospective versus retrospective gating, single-cycle versus multicycle reconstruction, temporal resolution, spatial resolution, scan parameters, and contrast-injection techniques • Determine appropriate technique for administering beta blockers and nitroglycerin, with knowledge of absolute and relative contraindications • Identify and describe how to improve examinations with artifacts, such as cardiac arrhythmias, ECG misregistration, and poor breath hold • Describe the use of different post-processing techniques based on the appropriate clinical indication, including axial source images, multiplanar reconstructions, maximum intensity projections, and volume-rendered images Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Musculoskeletal and Sports Care Course is organized by American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) and will be held from Sep 11 - 14, 2019 at Hyatt Regency Reston, Reston, Virginia, United States of America. Learning Objectives: At the end of this course, you will be able to: • Assess injured bones or soft tissue to determine the stage and severity of the injury. • Demonstrate proficiency in examination techniques, including range of motion, stability, bone alignment and assessment of soft tissue swelling/masses. • Evaluate and diagnose common musculoskeletal conditions and diseases. • Prepare evidence-based treatment recommendations for patients with musculoskeletal injuries and disorders including pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic strategies. • Counsel patients who participate in organized sports or rigorous athletics on injury avoidance and use of protective gear. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Breast MR with Guided Biopsy is organized by American College of Radiology (ACR) and will be held from Sep 12 - 13, 2019 at American College of Radiology, Reston, Virginia, United States of America. Credits: Earn up to 22.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ and 21 SAM Credits. Course Overview: This 100-case, two-day course, led by Wendy DeMartini, MD and Habib Rahbar, MD, is designed to provide practicing radiologists with an intensive, hands-on experience in reading breast MRI. Throughout the two-day program, participants will develop their interpretive skills through extensive case reviews at individual workstations. In addition, hands-on MRI guided biopsy workshops will provide training inaccurate and safe MRI guided biopsy techniques. Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to: • Assess the clinical role of breast MRI in patient selection and in improved detection, diagnosis, and treatment of breast disease • Learn imaging protocols and techniques to produce high-quality breast MR images in keeping with current recommended standards • Accurately and efficiently interpret and report on breast MR exams in accordance with the ACR BI-RADS® MRI module • Use breast MRI guided biopsy tools effectively and safely Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

ACR Dartmouth PET/CT is organized by American College of Radiology (ACR) and will be held from Sep 16 - 18, 2019 at American College of Radiology, Reston, Virginia, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is Radiologists. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 34.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits and 25 SAM Credits. Course Overview: PET/CT has become the standard-of-care imaging modality in cancer management and has garnered an evolving role in diagnosing neurodegenerative and oncologic disease. This three-day preceptorship is designed to provide practicing radiologists and nuclear medicine physicians with an intensive, hands-on experience in reading PET/CT. Attendees will interpret more than 150 oncologic PET/CT scans. Each multiple scan interpretation session concludes with a detailed review of the key findings. Through these sessions, the attendee will develop a higher level of expertise and confidence in interpreting PET/CT. If you have already completed some formal coursework in PET and/or PET/CT but only have limited experience reading scans in daily clinical practice, this course is for you. Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to: • Identify and discuss the clinical applications of PET/CT • Describe a systematic approach to interpreting PET/CT • Recognize normal variants, incidental findings, and pitfalls on PET/CT • Interpret PET/CT for a wide range of oncologic indications including assisting in diagnosis, staging, restaging and monitoring response to therapy in a variety of cancer types Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Breast Imaging Boot Camp with Tomosynthesis is organized by American College of Radiology (ACR) and will be held from Sep 19 - 21, 2019 at American College of Radiology, Reston, Virginia, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is Radiologists. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 34.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits and 25 SAM Credits. Course Overview: This three-day course, led by Michael N. Linver, MD, FACR; and Christopher E. Comstock, MD, FACR, is designed to provide practicing radiologists with an intensive experience in breast imaging. Throughout the program, participants will develop their interpretive expertise in the evaluation of mammography studies by hands-on interpretation of over 240 digital screening and diagnostic mammograms at their own individual PACS digital workstation. Specific instruction in the use and application of computer-aided techniques will also be provided. In addition, interventional workshops will be available in breast ultrasound and stereotactic biopsy. Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to: • Utilize perception skills for detection of cancer at digital mammographic screening • Interpret digital mammographic screen-detected findings • Demonstrate skills to minimize the call-back rate for normal/benign findings at mammographic screening • Describe the application of computerized techniques as an aid in mammographic interpretation • Recognize diagnostic workup of screen-detected findings and symptomatic patients • Conduct interventional workshops for stereotactic and ultrasound-guided biopsy Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Neuroradiology Course is organized by American College of Radiology (ACR) and will be held from Sep 25 - 27, 2019 at American College of Radiology, Reston, Virginia, United States of America. Accreditation: Designation Statement: The American College of Radiology designates this live activity for a maximum of 35 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Course Overview: This three-day neuroradiology course, led by Nafi Aygun, MD, includes the four domains of neuroradiology in brain, spine, head, and neck, and pediatric neuroimaging. The material will center on CT and MR imaging with advanced application techniques. General disease categories of vascular, inflammatory, demyelinating, traumatic, degenerative, neoplastic, congenital and metabolic diseases of the CNS and the head and neck in adults and children will be covered with case material. The lectures each day will introduce common themes for differential diagnoses and lay the groundwork for extensive time devoted to reviewing a library of cases ranging in difficulty and disease type. Attendees can personalize their course by selecting more cases from one subspecialty area than another to remedy perceived weaknesses. Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to: • Provide limited relevant differential diagnoses for masses in different regions of the brain, spine, and head and neck • Prioritize imaging studies and provide pertinent imaging features that will guide therapy in patients with strokes or other vascular lesions of the brain or spine • Correctly utilize the terms accepted by the American Society of Neuroradiology for describing the degenerative spondylotic disease of the cervical and lumbar spine • List imaging features that help clinicians provide accurate TNM staging of head and neck cancers • Differentiate among the many causes of sensorineural and conductive hearing loss through neuroimaging • List features that distinguish the various cysts of the head and neck Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

High Resolution CT of the Chest (HRCT) is organized by American College of Radiology (ACR) and will be held from Oct 02 - 04, 2019 at American College of Radiology, Reston, Virginia, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is Radiologists. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 34.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Course Overview: Developed in conjunction with the Society of Thoracic Radiology and the Fleischner Society, this three-day course, led by Jeffrey Kanne, MD, and Gerald Abbott, MD, FACR, is designed to provide practicing radiologists with the skills and understanding necessary to interpret high-resolution CT of the chest in diffuse infiltrative lung diseases. Participants will receive lectures on specific aspects of HRCT interspersed with the hands-on interpretation of related cases. Faculty provides direct supervision and assistance with hands-on interpretation. The integration of clinical, radiologic, and pathologic information will also be discussed Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to: • State the clinical indications and optimal approach for high resolution imaging of the lung parenchyma • Utilize approach to CT differential diagnosis based on pattern and distribution of abnormality • Recognize clinical features of the common interstitial lung diseases • Describe the importance and mechanism of multidisciplinary consultation in the diagnosis of interstitial lung disease Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.