Harvard Virtual Colonoscopy Course

Sponsored by Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Massachusetts General Hospital

Virtual Colonoscopy is a promising new method of screening for colorectal cancer and precursor lesions (polyps). Since the technology is new, few radiologists, technologists or gastroenterologists have the experience to understand and interpret these studies. The Brigham offers hands-on training in performing and reading virtual colonoscopy studies. The two-day course also covers the state of the art in virtual colonoscopy and discusses administrative issues in creating a VC service.

This two-day structured course includes:

• Didactic lecture
• Demonstrations and tutorials on state-of-the-art workstations
• Review of cases from our pathology-proven database

Faculty

Matthew A Barish, MD: Assistant Professor of Radiology; Harvard Medical School; Director, 3D and Imaging Processing Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital; Director, International Symposium on Virtual Colonoscopy, Boston, MA

Michael E Zalis, MD: Assistant Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School; Director CT Colonography, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

Dates & Locations

June 4-5, 2007 - SOLD OUT! The Conference Center at Harvard Medical | Boston, MA Reg Link: Course# 00272480
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August 20-21, 2007 Toshiba Education Center | Irvin, CA Reg Link: Course# 00271477
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Accreditation

Harvard Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Harvard Medical School designates this educational activity for a maximum of 15 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM.

Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Key Topics

At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Describe the current state of the art of virtual colonoscopy
• Discuss the issues related to colorectal cancer screening and the impact of this new modality
• Acquire skills necessary to perform and interpret virtual colonoscopy
• Identify the advantages and disadvantages of the current available workstations, virtual colonoscopy software and preparation kits

Who Should Attend

• Radiologists
• Gastroenterologists
• Technologists

Schedule | Day One - June 4 - SOLD OUT!

8:30	Breakfast & Introduction
9:00	Overview of Virtual Colonoscopy
10:00	Workstation Introduction
10:30	Case Review
12:00	Lunch
1:00	Case Review
2:30	Virtual Colonoscopy Lecture
3:30	Case Review
5:00	Questions and Answers
5:30	Adjourn

Schedule | Day Two - June 5 - SOLD OUT!

8:00	Breakfast
8:30	Self Study Case Review
10:00	Break
10:30	Review Morning Cases
12:00	Lunch
1:00	Case Review
2:30	Lecture Billing & Reporting
3:30	Case Review
5:00	Questions & Answers
5:30	Adjourn

Schedule | Day One - August 20

8:30	Registration and Overview of Virtual Colonoscopy
8:45	Lecture: Overview of Virtual Colonoscopy
9:15	Workstation Introduction
9:45	Lecture Interpretation - Detection and Characterization
10:15	Case Review - Session 1
12:30	Lunch
1:30	Case Review - Session 2
3:00	Lecture: Review Prep, Tubes, Scanning
3:30	Case Review - Session 2 Continued, Extra Cases
5:00	Questions and Answers
5:30	Adjourn

Schedule | Day Two - August 21

8:30	Lecture: Reporting and C-RADS
9:00	Case Review - Session 3
10:15	Break
10:30	Case Review - Session 3 Continued, Extra Cases
12:00	Lunch
1:00	Case Review - Session 4, Extra Cases
4:00	Questions and Answers
5:00	Adjourn

Registration Information

Fee: $2,000.
All foreign payments must be made by a draft on a United States bank, or by Visa or Mastercard. If paying by check, make it payable to Harvard Medical School and mail with the completed registration form to: Harvard MED-CME, PO Box 825, Boston, MA 02117-0825. If paying by credit card, fax the completed registration form to (617) 384-8686, register online at www.cme.hms.harvard.edu, or mail it to the above address. Telephone registrations are not accepted.

Inquiries should be directed to the above address; made by phone: (617) 384-8600, Monday-Friday, 10 am to 4 pm (Eastern Time); or by e-mail: hms-cme@hms.harvard.edu.

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.

Information

Course Content: Seth Levine, slevine4@partners.org, 617-732-7604

Scheduling: Danielle Klette, dpokorski@partners.org, 617-525-7330

Register for this course at cme.med.harvard.edu

Find out more about related radiology continuing medical education courses, at http://radcme.harvard.edu.