Thoracic Radiology in Palm Springs 2024

Feb 18 - 20, 2024
Hyatt Regency Indian Wells Resort & Spa • Indian Wells, California
Course# MRD24019
Feb 18 - 20, 2024
Hyatt Regency Indian Wells Resort & Spa • Indian Wells, California
Course# MRD24019

Register Today!

Feb 18 - 20, 2024
Hyatt Regency Indian Wells Resort & Spa • Indian Wells, California

Course# MRD24019

COVID-19 Guidelines

 

Registration Fees

Early Bird Ends 12/15/23
Feb 18-23 / Both Courses    $1,450
Feb 18-20 / Thoracic Only    $775
Feb 21-23 / Abdomen-Pelvis Only    $775
    
Regular Fee Begins 12/16/23
Feb 18-23 / Both Courses    $1,550
Feb 18-20 / Thoracic Only    $825
Feb 21-23 / Abdomen-Pelvis Only    $825

Cancellation Policy

Cancellations received in writing Friday, Feb 16, 2024 will be refunded, less a $50 administrative fee. No refunds will be made on cancellations received after that date.

Please email your requests to [email protected]

Registration Discount for Attending Both the Thoracic and Abdominal-Pelvic Courses
If you are registering for only this one course: add the course to your cart, and continue to Checkout.
If you are registering for both the Thoracic and Ab-Pelvis courses: add the first course to your cart. On the next page, click "Optional Add-Ons" to add the second course, then click "continue". The discount should be applied on the "Payment" screen.

 

Overview

This course offers a comprehensive review of thoracic imaging covering the pulmonary, vascular and cardiac systems. The content is designed to serve as a review and update for all radiologists who interpret thoracic imaging studies. The diverse uses of CT will be the major focus, and will include PET, MRI and radiography correlations.

The course will feature concise, shorter lectures to allow for a greater cross-section of thoracic topics and up-to-date information. Recent updates of established clinical guidelines will be emphasized, including lung cancer screening, management of pulmonary nodules, and a review of high-resolution CT of the lung in the context of updated diagnostic criteria for interstitial pneumonias.

Other lectures will provide general reviews of thoracic topics with a focus on synthesis of cardiac and pulmonary findings in patients presenting with acute symptoms (i.e. pulmonary embolism, acute aortic syndromes, cardiac disease) and post-operative patients. A practical approach will be stressed in all lectures, so as to be useful to radiologists from all types of clinical practice.

 

Objectives

  1. Interpret high-resolution CT scans of the lungs and provide focused differential diagnoses;
  2. Apply a practical approach to the imaging of lung infections;
  3. Identify typical manifestations of acute and chronic aortic diseases;
  4. Utilize cross-sectional imaging in the evaluation of pulmonary embolism;
  5. Differentiate benign vs. malignant lung nodules/masses on CT and PET;
  6. Implement the use of CT and PET in the evaluation and staging of lung cancer.

 

Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, the University of California, San Francisco is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

UCSF designates this live activity for a maximum of 15.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physician should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 

Course Outline

Download 2024 Course Outline

 

 

Course Chair

Brett M. Elicker, MD
Professor of Radiology
Chief of Thoracic Imaging

 

 

UCSF Faculty

Kimberly G. Kallianos, MD
Associate Professor of Radiology
Thoracic Imaging Section
 
Jonathan A. Liu, MD
Assistant Professor of Radiology
Thoracic Imaging Section
 
Maya Vella, MD
Assistant Professor of Radiology
Thoracic Imaging Section

Guest Faculty

Lea Azour, MD
Associate Professor of Radiology
UCLA School of Medicine

 

 

Travel & Lodging

Hyatt Regency Indian Wells Resort & Spa
44600 Indian Wells Lane
Indian Wells, California 92210
Hotel Phone: 760 776 1234
Rates: Nightly room rates start at $319 for single/double occupancy, with a (reduced) nightly resort fee of $25.
Cutoff Date: January 15, 2024

Reserve your room online here

Palm Springs Highlights www.visitgreaterpalmsprings.com

The Hyatt Indian Wells is located on Route 111, 15 miles southeast of the Palm Springs Airport.
Local airport:  PSP.  Other airports:  ONT (70 miles west);  SNA (95 miles west);  LAX (120 miles west).

UNITED AIRLINES
UCSF has negotiated discounted fares with United Airlines for our course attendees.
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