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The 33rd Annual Post Graduate Radiology Course will cover a wide range of topics common to most current diagnostic radiology practices. The sessions will focus on subjects from the various subspecialties in radiology, including neuroimaging, chest and cardiac imaging, abdominal imaging, pediatric imaging, and musculoskeletal imaging.

The course is designed for board certified radiologists, in private or academic practice. This course is also appropriate for trainees at various levels in diagnostic imaging and other practicing physicians desiring insight into the current roles of imaging in a managed care environment. In addition, allied health care professionals seeking an update on recent advances in radiology will also benefit from this course.

Attendees should, at the completion of this course, be able to:

• Demonstrate improved skills in performing and interpreting radiologic procedures.
• Develop an organized approach to establishing an accurate differential diagnosis.
• Discuss the latest in diagnostic methods.
• Gain valuable insight into emerging technologies and cost-effective utilization of imaging methods.

No special educational preparation is required for this CME activity.

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 October 15, 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 September 29, 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.

The University of California, San Diego School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of California, San Diego School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 36.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Category A/A+ CE Credit is pending approval by the ASRT.

The number of A CE credits will be available approximately 30 days prior to the meeting. Please visit www.edusymp.com or call 1-800-338-5901 regarding the availability of Category A CE credit.

COURSE DIRECTOR
Katherine M. Richman, M.D.
Medical Director of Thornton Radiology
Associate Professor
University of California, San Diego

GUEST FACULTY
Michael N. Brant-Zawadzki, M.D., FACR
Executive Medical Director, Neurosciences
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Newport Beach, CA
Adjunct Clinical Professor of Radiology
Stanford University School of Medicine

Jud W. Gurney, M.D., FACR
Charles A. Dobry Professor of Radiology
Department of Radiology
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE

UCSD FACULTY
William G. Bradley, Jr., M.D., Ph.D., FACR
Professor and Chairman
Department of Radiology
University of California, San Diego

Giovanna Casola, M.D., FRCPC, FACR
Professor of Radiology
University of California, San Diego

Christine B. Chung, M.D.
Associate Professor of Radiology
University of California, San Diego

Paul A. Craig, RN, JD
Chief Risk & Safety Officer
University of California, San Diego

Gary G. Ghahremani, M.D., FACR
Professor of Radiology
University of California, San Diego

Eric Goodman, M.D.
Associate Clinical Professor
Department of Radiology
University of California, San Diego

Tudor Hughes, M.B.B.S., M.D., FACR
Associate Professor of Radiology
Department of Radiology
University of California, San Diego

Mahmood F. Mafee, M.D.
Professor of Radiology
Residency Program Director
University of California, San Diego

Mary K. O'Boyle, M.D., FAIUM
Professor of Radiology
Chief of Body Imaging Division
University of California, San Diego

Sebastian Obrzut, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Radiology
University of California, San Diego

Dolores H. Pretorius, M.D., FACR, FAIUM, FSRU
Professor of Radiology
Director of Imaging
UCSD Fetal Care and Genetics Center
University of California, San Diego

John Renner, M.D.
Professor of Radiology
University of California, San Diego

Donald L. Resnick, M.D.
Professor of Radiology
University of California, San Diego

Katherine M. Richman, M.D.
Medical Director of Thornton Radiology
Associate Professor
University of California, San Diego

MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2008

7:00 - 8:00 A.M.
          Registration, Coffee & Pastries

FOCUS: Critical Findings in Ultrasound
MODERATOR: Mary K. O'Boyle, M.D., FAIUM

8:00    Go Green: Biliary Tract Imaging Review
          Mary K. O'Boyle, M.D., FAIUM

8:45    Balls of Fire: Scrotal Sonography Update
          Katherine M. Richman, M.D.

9:30    Stay Out of Court: Gyn Emergencies
          You Can't Miss
          Mary K. O'Boyle, M.D., FAIUM

10:15 - 10:30
          Coffee Break for Registrants

10:30  Stay Out of Court: Ectopic Pregnancy Cases
          Mary K. O'Boyle, M.D., FAIUM

11:15  Stay Out of Court: Fetal Anomalies
          You Can't Miss
          Dolores H. Pretorius, M.D., FACR,
          FAIUM, FSRU

12:00 P.M.
          Hot Seat: OB Case Quiz
          Dolores H. Pretorius, M.D., FACR,
          FAIUM, FSRU

12:30 - 1:30
          Lunch Break on Your Own

FOCUS: Critical Findings in the Abdomen
MODERATOR: Katherine M. Richman, M.D.

1:30    Imaging of GU Emergencies
          Katherine M. Richman, M.D.

2:15    CT of Peritoneal and Mesenteric Lesions
          Gary G. Ghahremani, M.D., FACR

3:00 - 3:15
          Coffee Break for Registrants

3:15   Trace It: Duplex Doppler Made
          Exciting and Helpful
          Katherine M. Richman, M.D.

4:00    Hot Seat: GI Case Quiz
          Gary G. Ghahremani, M.D., FACR

4:45    Hot Seat: Ultrasound Case Quiz
          Katherine M. Richman, M.D.

5:30    End of Session

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2008

7:30 - 8:00 A.M.
          Coffee & Pastries for Registrants

FOCUS: Musculoskeletal Imaging: Tips From the Experts
MODERATOR: Donald L. Resnick, M.D.

8:00    Joint Derangements: The Shoulder
          Donald L. Resnick, M.D.

8:45    Arthritis: What You Need to Know
          Donald L. Resnick, M.D.

9:30    Joint Derangements: The Knee
          Donald L. Resnick, M.D.

10:15 - 10:30
          Coffee Break for Registrants

10:30  Hot Seat: Dr. Resnick's 100
          Aunt Minnie Cases
          Donald L. Resnick, M.D.

11:15  Dr. Resnick's 100 Aunt Minnie
          Cases: Answers
          Donald L. Resnick, M.D.

12:00 P.M.
          Metabolic Bone Diseases:
          What You Need to Know
          Tudor Hughes, M.B.B.S., M.D., FACR

12:30 - 1:30
          Lunch Break on Your Own

FOCUS: Hot Topics in MSK and Nuclear Imaging
MODERATOR: Tudor Hughes, M.B.B.S., M.D., FACR

1:30    Nerve Entrapment:
          What You Need to Know
          Tudor Hughes, M.B.B.S., M.D., FACR

2:15    Stay Out of Court:
          Bone Lesions You Can't Miss
          Tudor Hughes, M.B.B.S., M.D., FACR

3:00 - 3:15
          Coffee Break for Registrants

3:15    Hot Seat: Nuclear Medicine Case Quiz
          Sebastian Obrzut, M.D.

4:00    Monitoring Cancer Treatment
          with PET/CT
          Sebastian Obrzut, M.D.

4:45    Clinical Applications of SPECT/CT
          Sebastian Obrzut, M.D.

5:30    End of Session

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2008

7:30 - 8:00 A.M.
          Coffee & Pastries for Registrants

FOCUS: Critical Finding in Chest and Cardiac Imaging
MODERATOR: Eric Goodman, M.D.

8:00    Cardiac CT and Cardiac MR
          Eric Goodman, M.D.

8:45    Lung Cancer: Reducing False
          Negatives and Role of PET
          Jud W. Gurney, M.D., FACR

9:30    Chest Pain Evaluation with CT
          Eric Goodman, M.D.

10:15 - 10:30
          Coffee Break for Registrants

10:30  MDCT in Blunt Chest Trauma
          Jud W. Gurney, M.D., FACR

11:15  Hot Seat: Difficult CXR Cases
          Jud W. Gurney, M.D., FACR

12:00 P.M.
          Hot Seat: Difficult CXR Cases Answers
          Jud W. Gurney, M.D., FACR

12:30 - 1:30
          Lunch Break on Your Own

FOCUS: Hot Topics in Pulmonary Medicine
MODERATOR: Jud W. Gurney, M.D., FACR

1:30    A Practical Approach to HRCT
          Jud W. Gurney, M.D., FACR

2:15    Pulmonary Thromboembolism and
          Pulmonary Hypertension
          John Renner, M.D.

3:00 - 3:15
          Coffee Break for Registrants

3:15    Atelectasis: A Timeless Problem
          Jud W. Gurney, M.D., FACR

4:00    Lung Transplantation and Related
          Problems
          John Renner, M.D.

4:45    Smoking Related Disease
          Jud W. Gurney, M.D., FACR

5:30    End of Session

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2008

7:30 - 8:00 A.M.
          Coffee & Pastries for Registrants

FOCUS: Hot Topics in Neuro Imaging
MODERATOR: William G. Bradley, Jr., M.D., Ph.D., FACR

8:00    CT Screening for Coronary Artery Disease
          Michael N. Brant-Zawadzki, M.D., FACR

8:45    CT and CT of Acute Stroke
          Michael N. Brant-Zawadzki, M.D., FACR

9:30    MRI of Acute Stroke
          William G. Bradley, Jr., M.D., Ph.D., FACR

10:15 - 10:30
          Coffee Break for Registrants

10:30  MRI of the Brainstem
          William G. Bradley, Jr., M.D., Ph.D., FACR

11:15  MRI of Hemorrhage
          William G. Bradley, Jr., M.D., Ph.D., FACR

12:00 P.M.
          Stay Out of Court: Neuro Lesions
          You Can't Miss
          Michael N. Brant-Zawadzki, M.D., FACR

12:30 - 1:30
          Lunch Break on Your Own

FOCUS: Hot Topics in the Head and Neck Imaging
MODERATOR: Michael N. Brant-Zawadzki, M.D., FACR

1:30    MRI of Brain Tumors
          Michael N. Brant-Zawadzki, M.D., FACR

2:15    Stay Out of Court: Head and Neck
          Lesions You Can't Miss
          Mahmood F. Mafee, M.D.

3:00 - 3:15
          Coffee Break for Registrants

3:15    Radiation Risk and CT
          Michael N. Brant-Zawadzki, M.D., FACR

4:00    Imaging of the Eye and the Orbit
          Mahmood F. Mafee, M.D.

4:45    Patient-Centered Radiology
          Michael N. Brant-Zawadzki, M.D., FACR

5:30    End of Session

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2008

7:30 - 8:00 A.M.
          Coffee & Pastries for Registrants

FOCUS: Head to Toe: What You Must Know
MODERATOR: Katherine M. Richman, M.D.

8:00    Be Hip: What to Look for in the Hip
          Christine B. Chung, M.D.

8:45    Bone and Cartilage Imaging:
          What You Need to Know
          Christine B. Chung, M.D.

9:30    CT of the Acute Abdomen: Appendicitis
          Giovanna Casola, M.D., FRCPC, FACR

10:15 - 10:30
          Coffee Break for Registrants

10:30  Keeping the Lawyers Out of Your
          Darkroom: Reduce Your Risk of
          Malpractice Lawsuits
          Paul A. Craig, RN, JD

11:15  CT of the Acute Abdomen Part 2:
          All the Rest
          Giovanna Casola, M.D., FRCPC, FACR

12:00 P.M.
          Hot Seat: GI/GU Cases
          Katherine M. Richman, M.D.

12:30  End of Course

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