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Annual Mammography Update for Physicists
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Overview
About this Course
Attend in Milwaukee, WI or via LIVE Webinar!
Mammography continues to be the most effective line of defense against breast cancer. Survival 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. In this years’ program we will update you with the latest state-of-the-art technology in the field.
Attendance at this seminar will meet the MQSA continuing education requirement for medical physicists in digital mammography.
This program includes over 9 hours of training on surveying digital mammography units, 4 hours on stereotactic breast biopsy and 5 hours on unique features of the four FDA approved Digital Breast Tomosynthesis (DBT) systems- Hologic, GE, Siemens and Fujifilm.
A forum on multi-vendor DBT QC procedures will be presented.
Educational Objectives
The educational objectives of this program are to:
- Review the tools & techniques for performing mammography machine surveys.
- Review a comprehensive list of digital breast imaging artifacts.
- Become familiar with the latest technology developments for digital mammography and DBT systems.
- Become familiar with the clinical aspects of breast cancer diagnosis & treatment.
- Review the QC testing procedures required for each manufacturers digital mammography units and the 4 FDA approved DBT systems.
- Become familiar with processes to establish uniform QC testing procedures for FFDM units.
- Review stereotactic breast biopsy machine testing procedures.
~ AAPM endorses the educational component of this program. ~
It does not however, endorse any
product used or referred to in the program.
Schedule
| Day One | |
| 7:00 am | Registration and Coffee |
| 7:45 am | Welcome and Introductions |
| 8:00 am | The Diagnosis and Treatment of Breast Cancer (SAM) ... Gizienski |
| 9:00 am | Digital Breast Imaging and Technology (SAM) ... Thomas
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| 10:30 am | Informal Discussion and Break |
| 10:45 am | Surveying/QC of Stereotactic Breast Biopsy Units (SAM) ... Pfeiffer |
| 11:55 am | Breast Biopsy Using Digital Breast Tomosythesis ... Pfeiffer |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch (included) |
| 1:00 pm | Clinical Experience with Digital Breast Tomosynthesis (SAM) ... Gizienski |
| 2:00 pm | Stereotactic Breast Biopsy: Clinical Considerations and Comparison to Alternative Biopsy Techniques (SAM) ... Gizienski |
| 3:00 pm | Informal Discussion and Break |
| 3:15 pm | ACR FFDM QC Manual and Phantom (SAM) ... Pfeiffer |
| 5:30 pm | Meet the Experts - Panel Discussion ... Faculty |
| 5:45 pm | Adjourn for the Day |
| Day Two | |
| 7:00 am | Coffee |
| 7:30 am | Overview of Digital Breast Tomosynthesis ... Thomas |
Digital Mammography and Digital Breast Tomosynthesis QC Programs: | |
| 7:50 am | Siemens |
| 8:30 am | Fuji ... Critella |
| 9:10 am | Informal Discussion and Break |
| 9:20 am | GE Healthcare (SenoClaire) ... Thomas |
| 10:00 am | GE Healthcare (Pristina) ... Stevens |
| 10:40 am | Hologic ... Patel |
| 11:20 am | Dose and Image Quality in Digital Mammography...Jacobson |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch (included) |
| 12:30 pm | Digital Breast Imaging Artifacts ... Jacobson |
| 1:15 pm | New Directions in Breast Imaging (SAM) ... Jacobson
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| 2:15 pm | Informal Discussion and Break |
| 2:25 pm | Soft Copy Display: Image Communication and QC (SAM) ... Thomas |
| 3:25 pm | Questions, Discussion and Evaluations ... Faculty |
| 3:45 pm | Adjourn |
| ~ schedule subject to change ~ |
Audience
This course is for medical physicists wanting to learn more about the technical aspects of mammography and obtain the continuing education required by MQSA regulations and ACR mammography facility accreditation. It is also appropriate for state and federal mammography facility inspectors, medical physics assistants, medical physics students, residents and fellows, vendor personnel, experienced technologists, and others interested in the physics of mammography.
Faculty
Name
Jerry A. Thomas, MS, DABR, CHP, DABSNM
Jerry A. Thomas is a diagnostic medical physicist at the Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Wichita, KS. Jerry holds a Master of Science degree in Radiation Biophysics from the University of Kansas and is board certified in Radiological Physics, Health Physics and Nuclear Medicine. He has more than 30 years’ experience in teaching, clinical service and research in many areas of medical imaging including digital breast tomosynthesis. Jerry also has extensive experience teaching technologists and students on medical imaging topics. MTMI is proud to have Jerry serve as an instructor for this important new diagnostic capability and share his knowledge with you.
Name
Donald Jacobson, PhD
Assistant Professor
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI
Name
Doug Pfeiffer, MS, FACR, FAAPM
Medical Physicist/Radiation Safety Officer
Boulder Community Health
Boulder, CO
Name
Terri-Ann Gizienski, MD, MPH
Director of Breast Imaging
Magee Women's Hospital
Cranberry, PA
Credits
CAMPEP
This program provides 16.4 hours of continuing education for medical physicists. The program has been approved by CAMPEP for Medical Physics Continuing Education Credit (MPCEC) for qualified medical physicists.
This program also offers 9 Self Assessment Modules. See outline for module subjects and SAMs tab for more information.
ASRT Category A
This program provides 19.5 hours of Category A continuing education credit for radiologic technologists approved by ASRT and recognized by the ARRT and various licensure states. Category A credit is also recognized by CAMRT’s Continuing Education Credit Approval Program for CE credit in Canada. You must attend the entire program to receive your certificate of completion.
Biennium CE Credits: 19.5
Structured Education / CQR Credits: 12.5
SAMs
SAMs
This activity includes 9 approved SAM credits for Physicists.
To cover approval, tracking and reporting costs, MTMI charges $30 for each SAM credit awarded. SAM credits may be purchased in advance or if at a live program, at the site.
The American Board of Radiology (ABR) as part of its Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program for diplomats in radiology, radiation oncology and medical physics with time-limited or continuous certificates, requires participation in LifeLong Learning and Self Assessment. The ABR requires each diplomat to attain at least 75 continuing education credits (CE) every 3 years which includes at least 25 self-assessment CE (SA-CE) credits. One form of SA-CE credits are ABR approved Self-Assessment Modules (SAMs). Participants are expected to self-report their SAM credits to the ABR. Go to www.theabr.org for more information about their MOC program and requirements.
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