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CURRENT ULTRASOUND TOPICS
Radisson Hotel Los Angeles Westside
6161 Centinela Ave, Culver City, CA 90230
(310) 649-1776
Register For The Conference
November 6, 2008
Faye C. Laing, MD
Professor of Radiology
Harvard Medical School
Radiologist, Division of Ultrasound
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Topics : US of the Scrotum: Everything
You Want to Know But Are Afraid to Ask &
US of the Acute Abdomen
March 12, 2009
Michelle L. Melany, MD
Attending Radiologist
S. Mark Taber Foundation Imaging Center
Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Topics: Acute Female Pelvic Pain &
Ultrasound of the Endometrium
Register online for one or both of the above conferences.
Radisson
Hotel Los Angeles Westside
6161 W. Centinela Ave.
Culver City, CA 90230
(310) 649-1776
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| CME Sign In & Dinner | 6:30pm |
| Lecture | 7:15pm |
| Break | 8:15pm |
| Lecture | 8:30pm |
| Lecture adjourns | 9:30pm |
| LARS Physician Member | $50.00 |
| LARS Technologist Member | $50.00 |
| Non-Member Physician / Technologist | $85.00 |
| LARS Resident / Fellow | $40.00 |
| Sonography Students | $40.00 |
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Add $5.00 for on site registration. |
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Dinner menu to be announced. Dinner tickets are available only until the dinner seating maximum is met. There are no discounts for those not choosing to, or not arriving in time to, have dinner. The meal is complimentary for participants and not included in the registration fee charged. Please note: Advise LARS prior to the meeting if you require a vegetarian selection.
This program is intended for those who order, perform and interpret ultrasound studies and is designed to include both physicians and ultrasound technologists.
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All cancellations must be submitted in writing to LARS
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Cancellations postmarked on or before the Tuesday preceding the conference will be refunded minus a $15.00 handling fee. Refunds will be issued after the meeting.
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Cancellations made after the Tuesday preceding the conference are not eligible for a refund.
Faye C. Laing, MD
November 6, 2008
Ultrasound of the Scrotum: Everything You
Want to Know But Are Afraid to Ask
At the end of this lecture, attendees will:
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Identify clinical indications for doing a scrotal US examination
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Identify sonographic features that suggest an abnormality is a "no-touch" lesion
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Identify the varied sonographic features that suggest a testicular neoplasm
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Identify and differentiate sonographic features associated with extra-testicular pathology
Ultrasound of the Acute Abdomen
At the end of this lecture, attendees will:
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Utilize sonographic criteria to specifically diagnose acute cholecystitis
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Describe a sonographic method used to optimize visualization of choledocholithiasis
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Identify sonographic approaches that are useful for detecting renal obstruction and ureteral stones
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Identify various sonographic appearances consistent with complex abdominal fluid collections
Michelle L. Melany, MD
March 12, 2009
Acute Female Pelvic Pain
At the end of this lecture, attendees will:
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Identify pathology encountered in routine sonographic evaluation of the endometrium
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Outline indications for saline infusion sonography
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Discuss the proper technique of measuring the endometrium
Ultrasound of the Endometrium
At the end of this lecture, attendees will:
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Describe the common causes of acute pelvic pain in the non-pregnant patient
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Recognize the Ultrasound appearance of various causes of acute pelvic pain including hemorrhagic cysts, endometriomas, ovarian torsion, and PID
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Understand the role of Doppler in evaluation of ovarian torsion.
ACCREDITATION:
The Los Angeles Radiological Society (LARS) is accredited by the Institute for Medical Quality/California Medical Association (IMQ/CMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. LARS takes responsibility for the content, quality and scientific integrity of this CME Activity.
LARS designates this educational activity for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. This credit may also be applied to the CMA Certification in Continuing Medical Education.
Technologists: ARDMS accepts programs approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.
Attendees will receive a Physicians' Certificate of Credit or a Technologists' Certificate of Attendance at the end of the conference.
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Last updated:
09/22/2008
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Phone: 626-836-5800
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