ACR-Dartmouth PET/CT
CME
Earn up to 34 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ and 4 SAM Credits
Course Overview
PET/CT has become the standard-of-care imaging modality in cancer management and has garnered an evolving role in diagnosing neurodegenerative and oncologic diseases. This 150-case, three-day preceptorship is designed to provide practicing radiologists and nuclear medicine physicians with an intensive, hands-on experience in reading PET/CT.
Attendees will interpret more than 150 oncologic PET/CT scans. Each multiple-scan interpretation session concludes with a detailed review of the key findings. Through these sessions, the attendee will develop a higher level of expertise and confidence in interpreting PET/CT.
If you have already completed some formal course work on PET and/or PET/CT but only have limited experience reading scans in daily clinical practice, this course is for you. Course material for this course can be found here. (registration required)
Schedule & Registration
| April 3-5, 2012 (Tue – Thur) | | | Register | |||
| June 18-20, 2012 (Mon – Wed) | | | Register | |||
| Sept. 17-19, 2012 (Mon – Wed) | | | Register | |||
| Dec. 11-13, 2012 (Tue – Thu) | | | Register |
Course Director
Marc Seltzer, MD
Director, PET/CT Program,
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Program Objectives
At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:
1. Identify and discuss the clinical applications of PET/CT
2. Describe a systematic approach to interpreting PET/CT
3. Recognize normal variants, incidental findings, and pitfalls on PET/CT
4. Interpret PET/CT for a wide range of oncologic indications including assisting in diagnosis, staging, restaging, and monitoring response to therapy in a variety of cancer types.
Attendees who interpret a minimum of 150 PET/CT scans will be awarded a Certificate of Proficiency stating they meet the case requirement as specified in the ACR Practice Guideline for the Performance of PET and CT in Adults.
* Members-in-Training fee is 50% off member rate. Attendees who register 3 months in advance will receive a $250 discount (Member-In-Training: $125 discount). Late registrations received within two weeks of the course will be charged an additional $500 (Member-In-Training: additional $250).
Accreditation Statement: The American College of Radiology (ACR) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical (ACCME) Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation Statement: The American College of Radiology designates this live activity for a maximum of 34 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The ACR Education Center courses were qualified by the American Board of Radiology in meeting the criteria for self-assessment toward the purpose of fulfilling requirements in the ABR Maintenance of Certification Program. Breast MR includes 4 SAM Credits approved July 13, 2009; CT Colonography and PET/CT include 4 SAM Credits approved Aug. 6, 2009; Coronary CT Angiography includes 4 SAM Credits approved Nov. 5, 2009; Body MR includes 4 SAM Credits approved Dec. 8, 2009; MSK MR includes 4 SAM Credits approved Dec. 17, 2009; Cardiac and Peripheral Vascular MR includes 4 SAM Credits approved April 27, 2010. Breast Imaging Boot Camp includes 4 SAM Credits approved April 25, 2011.
