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14th Annual Mammography Update for Physicists
Two Day Conference
15 Hours CAMPEP Credit
About This Seminar
Mammography continues to be the most effective line of defense against breast cancer. Survival from this terrible disease is significantly enhanced by the early detection and treatment of malignant breast lesions. The Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) was enacted to insure high quality mammography by all facilities offering this service. Medical physicists play an important role in assisting facilities to comply with these regulations. This seminar will help medical physicists and others keep up to date on the technological advances and state-of-the-art practices in this important field. This years program will include 6.75 hours on digital mammography to prepare individuals to assist with proper implementation of this technology as well as count toward the continuing education requirement for this modality. Three hours on stereotactic breast biopsy are also included.
Educational Objectives
The educational objectives
of this program are to:
  • Review practical tips for performing mammography machine surveys.
  • Share information with other attendees on problems related to quality control measurements.
  • Review and discuss issues with the quality control testing of digital mammography systems.
  • Learn the clinical procedures and problems of stereotactic breast biopsies.
  • Become familiar with technology developments for digital mammography systems for various manufacturers.
  • Review stereotactic breast biopsy machine testing procedures and results.
  • Become familiar with the clinical aspects of breast cancer diagnosis and treatment.
Locations & Dates
Washington, DC Oct 2-3, 10

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Seminar Format
Each session/presentation in the seminar will be given in lecture format using audio-visual materials. A syllabus with supporting material for each presentation will be provided to all attendees as well as a CD-ROM of the slides presented. The exchange of practical experience between faculty members and attendees will be encouraged. Bring your questions and experience to share with others.
Who Should Attend
This seminar is for medical physicists wanting to review and learn more about the technical aspects of mammography as well as obtain the continuing education credits required by the MQSA regulations and ACR mammography facility accreditation requirements. It is also appropriate for medical physics students, residents and fellows, biomedical engineers, state and federal mammography facility inspectors, mammography technologists and others interested in the physics of mammography.
Conference Credit
This activity is designed to provide continuing education for the practicing clinical medical physicist as well as training for state and federal MQSA inspectors.

This seminar series has been approved by CAMPEP for up to 15 hours of Medical Physics Continuing Education Credit (MPCEC) for qualified medical physicists and includes 7.75 hours training on the surveying of digital mammography units.

An application for ARRT Category A credit for radiologic technologists has been filed.
Sponsorship
This seminar is jointly sponsored by the Medical Technology Management Institute (MTMI)
and the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW).
Co-Program Directors are
J. Ed Barnes, PhD for MTMI
and Charles Wilson, PhD for MCW.
Faculty
J. Ed Barnes, PhD
Executive Director
MTMI
Waukesha, WI

Charles Wilson, PhD
Associate Professor
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI

Jay Parikh, MD, FRCP(c), CPE, FSBI, FACPE
Medical Director
Women’s Diagnostic Imaging Center
Swedish Medical Center,
Seattle, WA

Donald Jacobson, PhD
Assistant Professor
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI

Priscilla Butler, MS
Senior Director
Breast Imaging Accreditation
American College of Radiology
Reston, VA

Conference Schedule

Day One
7:00 am Registration and Coffee
8:00 am Update on MQSA and Mammography Accreditation
..........…Butler
8:45 am Breast Cancer: It's Diagnosis and Treatment
..........…Parikh
9:45 am Informal Discussion and Break
10:00 am A Review of Mammography Physics and Instrumentation
..........…Wilson
11:00 am Tips and Tricks of Mammography Unit Surveying
..........…Jacobson
12:00 pm Lunch (on your own)
1:00 pm Artifacts in Mammography Images
..........…Wilson
1:45 pm Stereotactic Breast Biopsy: Clinical Considerations
..........…Parikh
2:45 pm Informal Discussion and Break
3:00 pm Surveying/QC of Stereotactic Breast Biopsy Units
..........…Jacobson
4:30 pm Clinical Digital Mammography
..........…Parikh
5:30 pm Adjourn
Day Two
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7:00 am Coffee
7:30 am ACR Breast Imaging Accreditation Programs: Stereotactic Breast Biopsy, Breast Ultrasound and Breast MRI
…….......... Butler
8:30am Update on Digital Mammography Technology
…..........Barnes
10:00 am Informal Discussion and Break
10:15 am ACR FFDM QC Manual and Phantom
……..........Butler
10:45 am QC Testing Procedures: Hologic and GE FFDM Units
……..........Wilson
11:45 am Lunch (on your own)
12:450 pm QC Testing Procedures: Siemens and Fuji FFDM Units
…..........Jacobson
1:45 pm QC of Laser Printers and Displays
…..........Wilson
2:30 pm Informal Discussion and Break
2:45 pm Dose and Image Quality in Digital Mammographys
…..........Jacobson
3:15 pm 2012 and the CMS Requirements
...........…Butler
3:30 pm Future Directions of Breast Imaging
..........…Jacobson
4:15 pm Questions, Discussion and Evaluations
..........…Faculty
4:30 pm Adjourn

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Hotel Information
Washington, DC - October 2-3, 2010
Sheraton Crystal City Hotel Arlington
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Arlington, VA 22202
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"Each annual mammo update gets better and better." William G. Fisher MS - attended this course in January 2010 in Phoenix, AZ.


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