Imaging in Hawaii Practical and Clinical Education Conference (Jul, 2019)

Imaging in Hawaii Practical and Clinical Education Conference is organized by CME Science and will be held from Jul 15 - 18, 2019 at The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America.

Target Audience:
The course is intended for practicing radiologists and radiologic nurses, physician assistants, technologists, scientists, residents, fellows and others who are interested in current techniques and applications for advanced diagnostic imaging.

Accreditation:
Physician Continuing Medical Education:
The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 18.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

SAM Credit:
This course is approved for 8 SAM Credits. Additional SAM Credit Pending

Technologists: 
This course is pending approval for up to 18.0 ARRT Category A CE credits for those technologists attending the entire course.

Description:
The Imaging in Hawaii course is designed to provide the tools for participants to enhance interpretation skills utilizing the latest imaging technologies. Lectures and cases will cover evidence-based practice techniques and protocols for improved diagnostic accuracy in multiple applications.

Conference Objectives:
At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:
• Describe thoracic radiologic procedures for clinical cancer management.
• Describe the common challenges in interpreting PET/CT.
• Optimize Abdominal Imaging Methods.
• Explain the performance and processing of MRI and CT studies designed to depict anatomy and pathology.
• Use contemporary imaging techniques and protocols to accurately diagnose, stage and manage diseases and injuries of the musculoskeletal system.
• Develop differential diagnosis that relates to the pertinent imaging and clinically relevant findings for each of the cases covered in this course.
• Outline the fundamentals of the latest advanced techniques in MRI and CT and their current roles and limitations in clinical practice.
• Integrate information presented in this course into efforts to improve the imaging skills of the participants.

Time: 7:00 am - 12:00 pm