Offered by
Massachusetts General Hospital,
Department of Radiology
and Harvard Medical School
HARVARD
MEDICAL SCHOOL
Intensive Review in Diagnostic
Neuroradiology: Update 2014
May 31- June 1, 2014
O’Keeffe Auditorium, Massachusetts General Hospital
This course would benefit any radiologist, neurologist, neurosurgeon, primary care physician, resident,
or technologist – at any level of training – who requires a brief but thorough advanced clinical update in
state-of-the-art neuroimaging by leaders in the field.
Course Director:
Michael H. Lev, MD, FAHA FACR
Director, Emergency Neuroradiology and
Neurovascular Lab, Massachusetts General Hospital
Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School
Course Director:
R. Gilberto Gonzalez, MD, PhD
Director, Neuroradiology, Massachusetts General Hospital
Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School
Faculty:
Marybeth Cunnane, MD
Assistant in Radiology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Staff Neuroradiologist, Massachusetts General Hospital
Instructor in Radiology, Harvard Medical School
Faculty:
Pamela Schaefer, MD
Associate Director of Neuroradiology, Clinical Director of MRI
and Director of Neuroradiology Fellowship Program,
Massachusetts General Hospital
Associate Professor in Radiology, Harvard Medical School
COURSE OVERVIEW
Neuroimaging is a rapidly advancing field with frequent new developments in scanning modalities, protocols, clinical indications, patient management, and post-processing
techniques. Each of these can result in a lag in knowledge, competence, and performance among practitioners.
The educational objective of this intensive two-day course is to provide a comprehensive, focused review of the major basic and advanced principles of clinical diagnostic
neuroradiology. Specifically, we will emphasize the management, acquisition, and interpretation of structural and functional imaging studies of the brain, spine, and extracranial head and neck, with a goal towards appropriate application of clinical imaging algorithms, implementation of relevant recent technical advances, and formulation
of differential diagnoses.
The educational methods used in this course will include didactic lectures, review of evidence-based diagnostic and treatment algorithms, Q&A discussions, and interactive
case based conferences.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
After completion of “Intensive Review in Diagnostic Neuroradiology: Update 2014”, participants will be better able to:
1. Apply emerging technologies in diagnostic neuroimaging to the care of their patients.
2. Select the most appropriate and cost effective imaging studies for specific clinical problems of the central nervous system and head and neck.
3. Provide a full range of diagnostic possibilities for simple and complex imaging problems of the CNS and head and neck.
4. Integrate the most current pathophysiological and pathological concepts into the interpretation of these imaging studies.
ACCREDITATION
The Harvard Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Harvard Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of 15 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with
the extent of their participation in the activity.
The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada recognizes conferences and workshops held outside of Canada that are developed by a university, academy,
hospital, specialty society or college as accredited group learning activities.
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ claimed by physicians attending live events certified and organized in the United States for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ can be claimed
through the agreement on mutual recognition of credits between UEMS and AMA, considered as being equal to the European Continuous Medical Education Credits
(ECMEC©) granted by the UEMS.
One AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ is equivalent to one (1) hour of European EACCME Credit (ECMEC©), therefore up to 15 ECMEC© Credits are available. Each medical
specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.
ACGME COMPETENCIES
This course is designed to meet one or more of the following Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education competencies:
• Patient care • Interpersonal and communication skills
• Medical knowledge
• Systems based practice
• Practice-based learning and improvement
DISCLOSURE POLICY
Harvard Medical School (HMS) adheres to all ACCME Essential Areas, Standards, and Policies. It is HMS’s policy that those who have influenced the content of a CME
activity (e.g. planners, faculty, authors, reviewers and others) disclose all relevant financial relationships with commercial entities so that HMS may identify and resolve any
conflicts of interest prior to the activity. These disclosures will be provided in the activity materials along with disclosure of any commercial support received for the activity.
Additionally, faculty members have been instructed to disclose any limitations of data and unlabeled or investigational uses of products during their presentations.
Sunday June 1, 2014
Saturday May 31, 2014
6:45 – 7:25 am
Registration and Continental Breakfast
7:25 – 7:30
Welcome and Introduction
7:00 – 7:30 am
Continental Breakfast
I. Special Topics in Neuroimaging
I. Found Down! Acute Neurological Emergencies
7:30 – 8:00
Intracranial Infections: Case Review Format
Dr Schaefer
7:30 – 8:15
Intracranial Bleeds: Roles of CT, CTA, and MRI?
Dr Schaefer
8:00 – 8:45
“Back-to-basics”: How to Acquire and Interpret CT Scans
Dr Lev
8:15 – 8:45
The MGH Stroke Imaging Algorithm: Update 2014 Dr Gonzalez
8:45 – 9:45
Interactive Case Review: Challenging Cases
Dr Schaefer
8:45 – 9:45
Non-Stroke Emergencies Brain and Spine: the
Bottom Line
Dr Lev
9:45 – 10:00 Questions, Break
Faculty
9:45 –10:00
Questions, Break
Faculty
10:00 – 10:45 Spine Imaging: What You Need to Know
Dr Lev
10:45 –11:30 Neuroimaging Case Review: Pearls and Pitfalls
Dr Lev
11:30 –12:00 Introduction to Head and Neck: the “Mini-Course”
Dr Lev
II. Stroke and Neurovascular Evaluation
10:00 – 10:45 Stroke Etiology, Mimics, and Pearls: Interactive Format
Dr Schaefer
10:45 –11:30 Patient Selection for Stroke Treatment: Failed Trials?
Dr Lev
12:00 - 1:30 Lunch (on own)
11:30 –12:00 Beyond Interpretation: Evidence Based Neuroimaging? Dr Gonzalez
12:00 – 1:30 Lunch (on own)
III. Brain Tumors and Other Mass Lesions
1:30 – 2:30
Adult and Pediatric BrainTumors: Case Review Format
Dr Schaefer
2:30 – 2:45
Sellar Lesions
Dr Gonzalez
2:45 – 3:45
DDx of Enhancing Lesions: Everything You Need
to Know
Dr Lev
3:45 – 4:00
Questions, Break
Faculty
II. Head and Neck
1:30 – 2:00
Orbit
Dr Cunnane
2:00 – 2:30
Neck Masses
Dr Cunnane
2:30 – 3:00
Post-op Neck
Dr Cunnane
3:00 - 3:15
Questions, Break
Faculty
3:15 – 3:45
Thyroid
Dr Cunnane
3:45 – 4:15
Temporal Bone
Dr Cunnane
III. Film Panel: Summing Up
IV. Advanced MRI and PET: When Do They Matter?
4:15 - 4:45
4:00 – 4:45
Pseudo-progression and Advanced BrainTumor Imaging
Dr Gonzalez
4:45 – 5:15
Dementia
Dr Gonzalez
5:15
Adjourn
4:45
H&N Interactive Case Review: Challenging Cases
Adjourn
Program changes/substitutions may be made without notice.
Dr Cunnane
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Physicians: $700 (USD)
Reduced Fee for Residents, Fellows in Training, and Allied Health Professionals: $500 (USD)
Registration by credit card (VISA or MasterCard) can be made at: www.cme.hms.harvard.edu/courses/diagnosticneuroradiology. Registration by check
(draft on a United States bank), please make payable to Harvard Medical School and mail with registration form to Harvard Medical School–Department
of Continuing Education, PO Box 41747625, Boston, MA 02241-7476. Telephone or fax registration is not accepted. Registration with cash payment is
not permitted. Upon receipt of your paid registration an email confirmation from the HMS-DCE office will be sent to you. Be sure to include an email
address that you check frequently. Your email address is used for critical information including: registration confirmation, evaluation and certificate.
INQUIRIES
By phone 617-384-8600, Monday-Friday, 10 AM to 4 PM (EST) or by email at: hms-cme@hms.harvard.edu.
ONLINE INFORMATION
To register or view activity information online, visit: www.cme.hms.harvard.edu/courses/diagnosticneuroradiology
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REFUND POLICY
A handling fee of $60 is deducted for cancellation. Refund requests must be received by mail or fax one week prior to the course. No refunds will be made thereafter.
COURSE LOCATION
All sessions for this activity will be held at O’Keeffe Auditorium, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit St, Blake 1, Boston, MA 02114.
ACCOMMODATIONS
All sessions will be held at the Massachusetts General Hospital’s O’Keeffe Auditorium. Hotels that are within a one to five minutes walking distance of the
conference center are: The Liberty Hotel and the Wyndham Boston Beacon Hill.
The Wyndham Boston Beacon Hill (located adjacent to MGH) offers preferred rates to those visiting the Boston area for CME courses throughout the year. For
course dates, rate is $299 (plus tax) per night, depending on occupancy at time of booking To check availability and book a room at the special preferred rate,
please visit the MGH rate website at www.wydham.com or you may call 617-742-7630 or 1-800-wyndham and ask for the MGH (Mass General Hospital) rate.
Rates are based on availability and due to the popularity of the property (location to MGH and downtown Boston); we highly recommend booking in advance.
The Liberty Hotel is offering a special rate per night for our participants based on availability. Please contact the Reservations Department at 617-224-4019 and
ask for the “Partners Healthcare /MGH rate.” The Liberty Hotel: http://www.libertyhotel.com
Please do not purchase non-refundable airline ticket(s) until you have received an email from our office confirming your paid registration. For airline reservations
contact the HMS Travel Desk toll free 1-877-4-HARVMD (1-877-442-7863) Monday - Friday 9 AM - 8 PM (EST). From outside the U.S., Canada and Virgin Islands,
please call 617-559-3764.
Intensive Review in Diagnostic Neuroradiology: Update 2014
Class # 3424459
May 31 and June 1, 2014
TUITION FEES
Physicians
$ 700.00 (USD)
Residents, Fellows in Training and Allied Health Professionals $ 500.00 (USD)
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