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Ultrasound 2010

Date: 3/18/2010 - 3/20/2010
Course #: 00302520
Who should attend: diagnostic radiology, gastroenterology, radiologists, urologists
Tuition:
3-Day Physician Fee   $725.00
2-Day Physician Fee   $575.00
3-Day Resident/Fellow/RT/RDMS Fee   $450.00
1-Day Physician Fee   $375.00
2-Day Resident/Fellow/RT/RDMS Fee   $350.00
3-Day Student Fee   $200.00
1-Day Resident/Fellow/RT/RDMS Fee   $200.00
2-Day Student Fee   $150.00
1-Day Student Fee   $100.00
Location: Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel, 606 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210
Director(s): Carol B. Benson, MD|Peter M. Doubilet, MD,PhD
Offered by: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Radiology



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March 18‑20, 2010
Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel, Boston, Massachusetts

Offered by: Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Department of Radiology

Course Directors: Carol B Benson, MD and Peter M Doubilet, MD, PhD

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OBJECTIVE

The course will provide an updated overview of current ultrasound practice and techniques. Upon completion of the course, the practitioner will be able to refi ne and expand his or her use of ultrasound.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The thirty‑fifth annual course on Ultrasound includes one day of General and Vascular Ultrasound followed by two days devoted to Obstetrical and Gynecological Ultrasound. Exhibitors of ultrasound equipment, software, and books will be present at the course.

KEY TOPICS

  • Fetal Anomalies
  • 3D Obstetrical and Gynecologic Ultrasound
  • Ultrasound in Infertility
  • First Trimester Ultrasound Including Nuchal Translucency
  • Ectopic Pregnancy
  • Fetal Heart
  • The Genetic Sonogram
  • Doppler in Obstetrics
  • Ovarian Ultrasound
  • Avoiding the Malpractice Crisis in OB/Gyn Ultrasound
  • Multiple Gestations
  • Postmenopausal Bleeding
  • Abdominal and Carotid Doppler
  • Thyroid and Parathyroid Ultrasound
  • Scrotal Ultrasound
  • Musculoskeletal Ultrasound

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

The course is directed to radiologists, obstetrician/ gynecologists, and other physicians whose scope of practice includes ultrasound, as well as sonographers.

Attendance Limited

[Program Schedule]

ULTRASOUND 2010
Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel

THURSDAY, MARCH 18
Moderator: Dr Doubilet
7:55 Welcome and Introduction
Doubilet
8:00 Scrotal Ultrasound
Benson
8:40 Ultrasound of Soft Tissue Masses
Nazarian
9:20 Avoiding Pitfalls in Abdominal Ultrasound: Part I
Laing
10:00 Coffee Break
10:30 Avoiding Pitfalls in Abdominal Ultrasound: Part II
Laing
11:10 What You Need to Know About the Renal Artery Exam
Pellerito
11:50 Questions and Answers
Morning Speakers
12:05 Lunch Recess
Moderator: Dr Frates
1:20 Ultrasound of the Shoulder and Elbow
Nazarian
2:00 Thyroid and Parathyroid Ultrasound
Frates
2:40 Advanced Carotid Interpretation
Pellerito
3:20 Coffee Break
3:50 Ultrasound of Liver and Kidney Transplants
Nazarian
4:30 Evaluation of Portal Hypertension and TIPS
Pellerito
5:00 Questions and Answers
Afternoon Speakers
5:15 Adjourn
FRIDAY, MARCH 19
Moderator: Dr Benson
7:55 Welcome and Introduction
Benson
8:00 Avoiding the Malpractice Crisis in OB‑Gyn Ultrasound
Callen
8:40 Multiple Gestations
Doubilet
9:25 Ultrasound Evaluation of Syndromes and Associations
Callen
10:05 Coffee Break And Visit Exhibits
10:35 Ultrasound Evaluation of the Placenta and Umbilical Cord
Callen
11:20 Ultrasound and Doppler for Retained Products of Conception
Durfee
11:40 Questions and Answers
Morning Speakers
12:00 Lunch Recess
Moderator: Dr Zorn
1:10 Fetal Skeletal System
Benson
1:50 Fetal Central Nervous System
Ritner
2:30 Fetal Genitourinary System
Durfee
3:10 Coffee Break And Visit Exhibits
3:40 Fetal Gastrointestinal Tract
Peters
4:20 Practical Approach to the Fetal Heart
Frates
5:00 Questions and Answers
Afternoon Speakers
5:15 Adjourn
SATURDAY, MARCH 20
Moderator: Dr Goldenson
8:00 Sonography and Doppler of Ectopic Pregnancy
Frates
8:40 First Trimester Ultrasound Including Nuchal Translucency
Abuhamad
9:20 The Genetic Sonogram in the Second Trimester
Benacerraf
10:00 Coffee Break and Visit Exhibits
10:30 Amniotic Fluid
Doubilet
11:05 Doppler in Obstetrics
Abuhamad
11:45 Questions and Answers
Morning Speakers
12:05 Lunch Recess
Moderator: Dr Warner
1:15 3D Evaluation of the Face and Neck
Benacerraf
1:55 3D in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Abuhamad
2:35 Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Postmenopausal Bleeding
Doubilet
3:10 Coffee Break
3:40 Ultrasound in the Evaluation and Treatment of Infertility
Benson
4:20 Adnexal Pathology
Warner
5:00 Questions and Answers
Afternoon Speakers
5:15 Adjourn

[General Information]

ACCREDITATION

Harvard Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Harvard Medical School designates this educational activity for a maximum of the following AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.

  • Thursday ‑ 7
  • Friday ‑ 7
  • Saturday ‑ 7

Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

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 Physicians Residents*, Fellows*, RTs and RDMSs Students
Three‑days $725 $450 $200 (USD)
Two‑days $575 $350 $150 (USD)
One‑day $375 $200 $100 (USD)

All foreign payments must be made by a draft on a United States Bank or by Visa or MasterCard.

If paying by CHECK, please make payable to Harvard Medical School and mail with completed registration form to Harvard Medical School‑Department of Continuing Education, PO Box 825, Boston, MA 02117‑0825.

If paying by credit card, please register online via the REGISTER NOW! link above.

Telephone or mail‑in registration with credit card payment is not accepted.

Inquiries should be directed to the above address, made by phone: (617) 384‑8600, Monday ‑ Friday, 10 AM to 4 PM (EST), or by email: hms‑cme@hms.harvard.edu

Upon receipt of registration a confirmation will be mailed to the address listed on the form.

TUITION REFUND POLICY

A handling fee of $60 is deducted for cancellation. Refund requests must be received by mail one week prior to the course. No refunds will be made thereafter.

COURSE LOCATION & ACCOMMODATIONS

Hotel rooms in Boston are limited. You are urged to make your reservations early. A limited number of rooms have been reserved at the Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel, 606 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210, (617) 338‑4111 or (800) 468‑3571, until February 24, 2010 Please specify that you are enrolled in the Ultrasound course to receive a reduced room rate.

TRAVEL

Please do not make non-refundable airline reservations until you have been confirmed into your course. You can make your airline reservation by calling the HMS Travel Desk toll free 1(877) 4-HARVMD (1-877-442-7863) Monday - Friday 9 AM - 8 PM (EST). From outside the U.S., Canada and Virgin Islands, please call (617) 559-3764.

[Faculty]

GUEST FACULTY
ALFRED Z ABUHAMAD, MD, FACOG
Chairman, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Radiology, Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA		 PETER W CALLEN, MD
Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA		 LEVON NAZARIAN, MD
Professor of Radiology, Vice Chairman for Education, Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
JOHN S PELLERITO, MD
Associate Chairman, Department of Radiology, Chief, Division of Ultrasound, CT and MRI, Director, Vascular Laboratory, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, NY
HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL FACULTY
BERYL R BENACERRAF, MD
Clinical Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Radiology; Brigham and Women’s Hospital		 CAROL B BENSON, MD
Professor of Radiology; Director, Division of Ultrasound, Co‑Director, High Risk Obstetrical Ultrasound, Brigham and Women’s Hospital		 PETER M DOUBILET, MD, PHD
Professor of Radiology; Senior Vice Chair of Radiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
SARA M DURFEE, MD
Assistant Professor of Radiology; Brigham and Women’s Hospital		 MARY C FRATES, MD, FACR
Associate Professor of Radiology; Assistant Director, Division of Ultrasound, Brigham and Women’s Hospital		 ROBIN PERLMUTTER GOLDENSON, MD
Clinical Instructor in Radiology; Brigham and Women’s Hospital
FAYE C LAING, MD
Professor of Radiology; Brigham and Women’s Hospital		 HOPE E PETERS, MD
Instructor in Radiology; Brigham and Women’s Hospital		 JULIE RITNER, MD
Instructor in Radiology; Brigham and Women’s Hospital
MARY A WARNER, MD
Instructor in Radiology; Brigham and Women’s Hospital		 LISA M ZORN, MD
Instructor in Radiology; Brigham and Women’s Hospital
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