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----About the Meeting
A fundamental focus of the Clinical Magnetic Resonance Society is continuing education for the diagnostic imaging professional actively engaged in the clinical practice of MRI. The annual meeting is an outstanding teaching forum with emphasis on practical, clinical information that can immediately be put into practice. An outstanding faculty chosen for their teaching ability and dedication to the CMRS mission will discuss expanded applications, appropriate protocols and new developments.
----Target Audience
This CME activity is primarily intended and designed to educate diagnostic imaging physicians who supervise and interpret MRI studies and technologists who perform MRI. However, this CME activity should also be useful for referring physicians who order these studies so that they might gain a greater appreciation of the strengths and limitations of clinically relevant MRI studies.
----Vendor Presentation Forum
A special feature of this year’s program is our Vendor Presentation Forum. The Vendor Presentation Forum is an opportunity for the registrants to hear about the new developments and cutting-edge technology from a select number of vendor representatives. Please plan to join us from 9:30 - 10:40 a.m. on Friday, June 27th for this special session.
----Accreditation
Physicians: Educational Symposia is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.
Educational Symposia designates this educational activity for a maximum of 27 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Certain sessions of the meeting program will be submitted to the ABR for SAM qualification. The number of SAM credits will be available approximately 21 days prior to the meeting.
Technologists: This program has been submitted to the ASRT. The number of A CE credits will be available approximately 30 days prior to the meeting.
Please visit www.cmrs.com or call 1-800-350-CMRS regarding the availability of Category A CE/and or SAM credit.
----Educational Objectives
Attendees should, at the completion of this course, be able to:
Describe the physical principles of basic and advanced MRI/MRA and use those principles to enhance image quality
Evaluate cardiac pathology using state-of-the-art MR/MRA imaging techniques
Recognize the appearance of common CNS pathology on MRI and distinguish that pathology from normal anatomy
Evaluate the use of MRI in the assessment of breast pathology
Evaluate musculoskeletal and organ pathology utilizing MRI/MRA as a non-invasive method of early diagnosis
Discuss socio-economic issues affecting diagnostic radiology and their impact in clinical practice
No special educational preparation is required for this CME activity.
----Dedicated Track for Technologist Attendees
This year the Program Committee has once again designed a dedicated track for the technologist attendee. Technologist sessions, led by both physician and technologist faculty members, have been expanded and will be offered on all four days of the meeting.
----Faculty With Program Director
Attendees should, at the completion of these sessions, be able to:
Incorporate state-of-the-art MRI/MRA imaging techniques to evaluate the heart and coronary arteries
Discuss musculoskeletal imaging techniques
Evaluate current techniques and pitfalls for MR of the breast
Describe common pitfalls and artifacts encountered with MR providing means to overcome/eliminate artifacts
Evaluate current requirements of the MR registry exam and formulate a preparation strategy
Optimize MR throughput and safety protocols
No special educational preparation is required for this CME activity.
----Faculty With Program Director
Mark H. Awh, M.D.
President, Radsource
Brentwood, TN
William G. Bradley, Jr., M.D., Ph.D., FACR
Professor and Chairman
Department of Radiology
University of California, San Diego
Robert R. Edelman, M.D.
Professor of Radiology
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
Chairman of Radiology
Evanston Northwestern Healthcare
William H. Faulkner, Jr., B.S.,R.T.(R)(MR)(CT), FSMRT
MRI/CT Education and Operations Consultant
William Faulkner & Associates, L.L.C.
Imaging Education Associates, L.L.C.
Director of Education
Chattanooga Imaging
Blake A. Johnson, M.D.
Director of Neuroimaging
Center for Diagnostic Imaging
Minneapolis, MN
Jeffrey H. Maki, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Radiology Department
VA Puget Sound Health Care System
University of Washington, Seattle
Laurie Margolies, M.D.
Director of Breast Imaging
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, NY
Lawrence R. Muroff, M.D., FACR
Clinical Professor of Radiology
University of Florida and University of South Florida
Colleges of Medicine President & CEO
Imaging Consultants, Inc.
Tampa, FL
Vamsi R. Narra, M.D., FRCR
Associate Professor of Radiology
Co-Chief, Body MRI
Co-Director Body MRI Fellowship
Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology
Washington University School of Medicine
John D. Reeder, M.D., FACR
Director of Imaging
Proscan Imaging Maryland
Columbia, MD
Carolyn K. Roth, R.T. (R)(MR)(CT)(M)(CV)FSMRT
Director of Technologist Continuing Education and MRI Programs
Department of Radiology, Continuing Education
University of Pennsylvania Medical Center
Lawrence N. Tanenbaum, M.D., FACR
Director MRI, CT and Outpatient/Advanced Development
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, NY
Michael B. Zlatkin, M.D., FRCP(C)
President, National Musculoskeletal Imaging, Inc.
Weston, FL
Voluntary Professor of Radiology
Miller School of Medicine
University of Miami
Miami, FL
----Program (Physicians)
Thursday, June 26, 2008
7:00 - 8:00 a.m. Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:00 - 8:30 Socioeconomic Indicators for Radiology: How Does Your Practice Compare with Others?
Lawrence R. Muroff, M.D., FACR
8:30 - 9:10 MRA Fundamentals
Jeffrey H. Maki, M.D., Ph.D.
9:10 - 9:50 MR Angiography: Tips, Techniques, Protocols
Robert R. Edelman, M.D.
9:50 - 10:00 Interactive Question & Answer Session
Faculty
10:00 - 10:15 Coffee Break
10:15 - 10:50 New Developments in Vascular MRI, Cardiac MRI and Interventional Radiology
Robert R. Edelman, M.D.
10:50 - 11:35 Coronary MRA
Jeffrey H. Maki, M.D., Ph.D.
11:35 - 12:20 Contrast Enhanced MRI of the Heart
Robert R. Edelman, M.D.
12:20 - 12:30 Interactive Question & Answer Session
Faculty
12:30 - 1:30 Luncheon Presentation - Topic To Be Determined
(Not accredited for AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM)
1:30 - 2:05 Cardiac MR: Viability Imaging
Jeffrey H. Maki, M.D., Ph.D.
2:05 - 2:45 Cardiac MRI vs. CT: Which to Use?
Robert R. Edelman, M.D.
2:45 - 3:20 Cardiac MR: Interesting Cases
Jeffrey H. Maki, M.D., Ph.D.
3:20 - 3:30 Interactive Question & Answer Session
Faculty
3:30 - 3:45 Coffee Break
3:45 - 4:25 Liver MRI
Jeffrey H. Maki, M.D., Ph.D.
4:25 - 5:10 MRI of the Pancreas
Vamsi R. Narra, M.D., FRCR
5:10 - 5:50 Abdominal MRI
Robert R. Edelman, M.D.
5:50 - 6:00 Interactive Question & Answer Session
Faculty
6:00 Adjourn
Friday, June 27, 2008
7:00 - 8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast for Registrants
7:00 - 7:45 How I Do It: Cardiac & Body MRI
Robert R. Edelman, M.D.
Jeffrey H. Maki, M.D., Ph.D.
Vamsi R. Narra, M.D., FRCR
7:45 - 8:00 Interactive Question & Answer Session
Faculty
8:00 - 8:40 Renal & Adrenal MRI
Robert R. Edelman, M.D.
8:40 - 9:20 MRCP
Vamsi R. Narra, M.D., FRCR
9:20 - 9:30 Interactive Question & Answer Session
Faculty
9:30 - 10:40 Vendor Presentation Forum
(Not accredited for AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM)
10:40 - 11:00 Coffee Break / Dedicated Time with Vendors
11:00 - 11:35 Breast MRI Techniques & Image Acquisition
Laurie Margolies, M.D.
11:35 - 12:15 Chemical Shift Imaging: Body Applications
Vamsi R. Narra, M.D., FRCR
12:15 - 12:50 Controversies in Breast MRI; Doing too much, doing too little; Biopsying too much, Biopsying too little.
Laurie Margolies, M.D.
12:50 - 1:00 Interactive Question & Answer Session
Faculty
1:00 - 2:00 Luncheon Presentation - Topic To Be Determined
(Not accredited for AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM)
2:00 - 2:45 Business Opportunities (Including Joint Ventures) in an Era of Declining Reimbursement
Lawrence R. Muroff, M.D., FACR
2:45 - 3:20 MRI: The Next 10 Years - Quo Vadis?
William G. Bradley, Jr., M.D., Ph.D., FACR
3:20 - 3:30 Interactive Question & Answer Session
Faculty
3:30 - 3:45 Coffee Break
3:45 - 4:25 Clinical 3T MRI: Mastering the Challenges
Lawrence N. Tanenbaum, M.D., FACR
4:25 - 5:05 MR Spectroscopy
William G. Bradley, Jr., M.D., Ph.D., FACR
5:05 - 5:50 Clinical Diffusion Imaging: Essentials
Lawrence N. Tanenbaum, M.D., FACR
5:50 - 6:00 Interactive Question & Answer Session
Faculty
6:00 Adjourn
Saturday, June 28, 2008
7:00 - 8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast for Registrants
7:15 - 7:45 Business Meeting - All Board Members Expected to Attend
8:00 - 8:40 Cranial Nerves I - VI
Blake A. Johnson, M.D.
8:40 - 9:20 Advanced DWI: Tensor & Beyond
Lawrence N. Tanenbaum, M.D., FACR
9:20 - 9:50 Cranial Nerves VII - XII
Blake A. Johnson, M.D.
9:50 - 10:00 Interactive Question & Answer Session
Faculty
10:00 - 10:15 Coffee Break
10:15 - 11:05 MR of the Periventricular Region
William G. Bradley, Jr., M.D., Ph.D., FACR
11:05 - 11:55 Intracranial Hemorrhage at 1.5 and 3T: A Practical Approach
Blake A. Johnson, M.D.
11:55 - 12:45 MR of Hydrocephalus (including a possible etiology of NPH)
William G. Bradley, Jr., M.D., Ph.D., FACR
12:45 - 1:00 Interactive Question & Answer Session
Faculty
1:00 Adjourn
Sunday, February 29, 2008
7:00 - 8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast for Registrants
7:00 - 7:45 How I Do It: Advanced Skeletal Imaging
Mark H. Awh, M.D.
Michael B. Zlatkin, M.D., FRCT(C)
John D. Reeder, M.D., FACR
8:00 - 8:30 Dealing with the Problematic Partner
Lawrence R. Muroff, M.D., FACR
8:30 - 9:05 MRI of the Hand and Wrist
Mark H. Awh, M.D.
9:05 - 9:35 MRI of the Elbow
John D. Reeder, M.D., FACR
9:35 - 10:05 MRI of Shoulder Instability
Michael B. Zlatkin, M.D., FRCP(C)
10:05 - 10:15 Interactive Question & Answer Session
Faculty
10:15 - 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 - 11:05 MRI of the Hip: Athletic Injuries, FAI and Pediatric Disorders
John D. Reeder, M.D., FACR
11:05 -11:40 MRI of the Ankle and Foot: Commonly Encountered Lesions
Michael B. Zlatkin, M.D., FRCP(C)
11:40 - 12:15 MRI of the Knee: Advanced Concepts
Mark H. Awh, M.D.
12:15 - 12:50 Musculoskeletal Tumor Imaging
John D. Reeder, M.D., FACR
12:50 - 1:00 Interactive Question & Answer Session
Faculty
1:00 End of Course
----Program (Technologist)
Thursday, June 26, 2008
1:30 - 2:05 MRA Overview
William H. Faulkner, Jr., B.S., R.T. (R)(MR)(CT), FSMRT
2:05 - 2:45 Peripheral MRA Runoff
Vamsi R. Narra, M.D., FRCR
2:45 - 3:20 Contrast Enhanced MRA
William H. Faulkner, Jr., B.S., R.T. (R)(MR)(CT), FSMRT
3:20 - 3:30 Interactive Question & Answer Session
Faculty
3:30 - 3:45 Coffee Break
Friday, June 27, 2008
3:45 - 4:25 Understanding MR Artifacts
Carolyn K. Roth, R.T. (R)(MR)(CT)(M)(CV) FSMRT
4:25 - 5:05 Optimizing MR Throughput
William H. Faulkner, Jr., B.S., R.T. (R)(MR)(CT), FSMRT
5:05 - 5:50 MR Pulse Sequence Review
Carolyn K. Roth, R.T. (R)(MR)(CT)(M)(CV) FSMRT
5:50 - 6:00 Interactive Question & Answer Session
Faculty
6:00 Adjourn
Saturday, June 28, 2008
8:00 - 8:40 MRI of the Hand and Wrist
Mark H. Awh, M.D.
8:40 - 9:20 MRI of the Elbow
John D. Reeder, M.D., FACR
9:20 - 9:50 MRI of the Ankle and Foot: Commonly Encountered Lesions
Michael B. Zlatkin, M.D., FRCP(C)
9:50 - 10:00 Interactive Question & Answer Session
Faculty
10:00 - 10:15 Coffee Break
10:15 - 10:50 Fast Imaging Techniques
William H. Faulkner, Jr., B.S., R.T.(R)(MR)(CT), FSMRT
10:50 - 11:30 MR Contrast Agents
Carolyn K. Roth, R.T. (R)(MR)(CT)(M)(CV), FSMRT
11:30 - 12:05 MR Safety
William H. Faulkner, Jr., B.S., R.T. (R)(MR)(CT), FSMRT
12:05 - 12:45 MR Imaging Parameter Review
Carolyn K. Roth, R.T. (R)(MR)(CT)(M)(CV) FSMRT
12:45 - 1:00 Interactive Question & Answer Session
Faculty
1:00 Adjourn
Sunday, June 29, 2008
8:00 - 8:45 Diffusion / Perfusion Imaging
Lawrence N. Tanenbaum, M.D., FACR
8:45 - 9:20 Challenges of 3T
William G. Bradley, Jr., M.D., Ph.D., FACR
9:20 - 10:05 MR Spectroscopy
William H. Faulkner, Jr., B.S., R.T. (R)(MR)(CT), FSMRT
10:05 - 10:15 Interactive Question & Answer Session
Faculty
10:15 - 10:30 Coffee Break
MR REGISTRY REVIEW
10:30 - 11:15 Preparing for the MR Registry Exam
Carolyn K. Roth, R.T.(R)(MR)(CT)(M)(CV)FSMRT
11:15 - 12:00 Physics Review for MR Registry Exam
William H. Faulkner, Jr., B.S., R.T.(R)(MR)(CT), FSMRT
12:00 - 12:45 Anatomy Review for MR Registry Exam
Carolyn K. Roth, R.T.(R)(MR)(CT)(M)(CV)FSMRT
12:45 - 1:00 Interactive Question & Answer Session
Faculty
1:00 End of Course
----Registration Information
Tuition includes all course materials, including a comprehensive course syllabus, daily continental breakfasts and coffee breaks.
Early registration is strongly suggested. There will be a $50 surcharge for anyone registering after June 17, 2008. Minimum and maximum attendance levels have been established for this meeting. If your registration cannot be accepted, you will be issued a full tuition refund.
Cancellations must be received in writing. A $50 processing fee will be applied to all cancellations. Refunds requested in writing prior to May 25, 2008 will be issued for the amount of tuition paid less the $50 processing fee. No refunds will be made on or after that date.
----Accommodations
Overview: Disney’s BoardWalk Resort harkens back in time to a charming seaside village built around the fun and nostalgia of a waterfront entertainment district. Disney’s BoardWalk Resort offers exquisitely appointed guest rooms and suites with shingled roofs, private courtyards, and New England-style gardens. Adjacent to the hotel, Disney’s BoardWalk entertainment district features award-winning dining, exciting nightclubs and exceptional shopping. And, Disney’s BoardWalk Resort is just steps away from Epcot® or a short ferryboat ride to Disney’s Hollywood Studios®.
Special Features: Health Club; Jacuzzi®, feature free form pool plus two heated quiet pools; two lighted tennis courts; business center; Wireless Internet (Wi-Fi) access throughout convention center and lobby common areas; in-room high speed Internet access; walking distance to Epcot® and BoardWalk entertainment district; access to five championship golf courses.
Room Features: All Guest Rooms have two queen-size or one king-size bed, table and chairs, ceiling fan, and vanity area with two sinks. Some Guest Rooms offer day beds and a private balcony. Guest room amenities include in-room wall safe, voice mail, data port on phone, coffee and coffee maker, hair dryer, iron and ironing board, in-room high speed Internet access.
Dining & Entertainment
At Disney’s BoardWalk Resort:
Big River Grille & Brewing Works - Freshly brewed ales and outdoor dining
Spoodles - Mediterranean atmosphere with lively open kitchen
Flying Fish Café - Fresh gourmet seafood
ESPN® Club - Family restaurant and sports bar
Jellyrolls - Dueling piano bar
Atlantic Dance - Dance club and bar
SPACE IS LIMITED!
Make your reservations as soon as possible as our room block may sell out prior to the cut-off date of May 26, 2008. After this date, reservations will be accepted at the discretion of the hotel, on a space and rate available basis.
Please identify yourself as a registrant of the “CMRS Annual Meeting” to receive the group rate.
Multi-day theme park discounts available for registrants.
Information will be sent to you upon registration.
Visit www.cmrs.org or call 888-350- CMRS (2677) for further information
Reserve Your Room Online: http://www.disneyurl.com/MagneticResonanceSociety
Call for Reservations: 1-407-934-3372
Special Discounted Group Room Rates:
$195.00 per night
SINGLE/DOUBLE OCCUPANCY
Check Preferences:
Smoking
Non-Smoking
One Bed
Two Beds
Reservations must be made by May 26, 2008. After this date, reservations will be accepted at the discretion of the hotel, on a space and rate available basis. Additional persons (18 yrs and older) are an additional $25 per person, per night. Please note that these rates do not reflect sales and resort taxes, currently 10.0% subject to change. Deposit: One night’s room rate, plus applicable tax. Cancellations/refunds will be issued in accordance with the Resort’s general policy at that time (currently a refund is given if any individual reservation is canceled at least 5 days prior to arrival.) Check-in time is after 3:00 pm; check-out time is before 11:00 am.
After May 26, 2008, request for room reservations will be on a space/rate available basis. Group room rates may be available three (3) days prior and three (3) days after the scheduled meeting dates, subject to availability and confirmation by the hotel. To reserve your room using a credit card, you may call the hotel directly at 1-407-934-3372. Or, you may complete the form and mail with your credit card information to: Disney’s BoardWalk Resort, 4600 N. World Drive, Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830. Mark envelope “Attention Reservations.” IF YOU MAIL YOUR RESERVATION FORM, MAKE SURE TO CALL THE HOTEL FOR YOUR CONFIRMATION NUMBER. Your credit card will be charged a one night deposit (plus 10.0% sales and resort tax, subject to change) at the time of reservation. Remember to identify yourself as a registrant of the “Clinical Magnetic Resonance Society” in order to qualify for the special discounted group room rate. (Note: Deposit refundable if canceled at least 5 days prior to arrival.) Call Professional Travel at (800) 237-7230 if you have any questions or problems making your hotel reservations. Please photocopy for additional registrants.
