ACR 5th Annual PET/CT Symposium
- Overview
- Program
- Registration
- Faculty
- Hotel & Travel
- Things to Do in Stowe
About this course
The American College of Radiology (ACR) is pleased to announce the fifth annual symposium for radiologists, nuclear medicine physicians, and allied health professionals.
ACR 5th Annual PET/CT Symposium
Date:
March 1 – 4, 2012
Location:
Stowe Mountain Lodge
Stowe, VT
Earn up to 19.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ and 19 Category A credits.
Reasons to Attend:
- Identify the most appropriate oncologic and neurologic indications of PET/CT
- Discuss the latest developments in using PET/CT for cancer management and dementia evaluation
- Describe the common challenges in interpreting whole body and brain PET/CT
- Evaluate and analyze the use of PET/CT through case review led by referring physician faculty
- Recognize and discuss the emerging role of new tracers and scanner technology
Connect beyond the classroom:
- Panel discussions highlighting best uses and latest developments in clinical PET/CT
- Case-based review sessions led by radiologists and referring physicians
- Recognize what referring physicians need from PET/CT
- Enhance your ability to grow a clinical PET/CT practice
Discover how to:
- Optimize PET/CT acquisition protocols
- Standardize interpretation and reporting
- Minimize radiation exposure
Learn new information on emerging technologies such as:
- New tracers for dementia and brain tumor evaluation
- PET-MR, Time-of-flight PET and breast specific PET
Seating is limited. Register today.
CME Information
Accreditation Statement:The American College of Radiology (ACR) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation Statement: The American College of Radiology (ACR) designates this live activity for a maximum of 19.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The American College of Radiology (ACR) is approved by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) as a Recognized Continuing Education Evaluation Mechanism (RCEEM) to sponsor and/or review Continuing Medical Educational programs for Radiologic Technologists and Radiation Therapists.
The ACR designates this educational activity as meeting the criteria for up to 19 Category A credit hours of the ARRT.
Presenters at this conference will disclose any relevant financial relationship or potential conflicts of interest, if applicable, in accordance with ACCME Standards. Disclosure information will be presented either verbally or printed in the final program material.
Preliminary Conference Program – Subject to change
Day 1 - Thursday, March 1, 2012
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
| 2:30 – 3:25 | Check-in and Visit Exhibits | |
| 3:25 – 3:30 | Welcome and Introductions | |
| 3:30 – 4:00 | 2012 Update on Clinical Applications of PET-CT | Marc A. Seltzer, MD |
| 4:00 – 4:30 | Prostate Cancer: Is There Ever a Good Indication for PET-CT? | Rathan Subramanium, MD, PhD, FRANZCR |
| 4:30 – 5:00 | Systematic Approach to Interpreting Head and Neck | Sundeep Nayak, MD |
| 5:00 – 5:15 | BREAK | |
| 5:15 – 5:45 | Systematic Approach to Interpreting the Brain | Daniel H.S. Silverman, MD |
| 5:45 – 6:15 | Illustrative Cases from the Dartmouth and UCLA Memory Clinics | Daniel H.S. Silverman, MD & Marc A. Seltzer, MD |
| 6:15 – 7:15 | New PET Tracers for Dementia Evaluation: Coming to Your Clinic Soon with Q&A | Daniel H.S. Silverman, MD |
DAY 2 - Friday, March 2, 2012
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
| 6:15-7:00 | Check-in, Complimentary Hot Breakfast, and Visit Exhibits | |
| 7:00-7:30 | Morning Stretch I: Cardiothoracic Case Reviews | Don Yoo, MD |
| 7:30-8:00 | Imaging Recurrent Brain Malignancy and Role of FDG-PET | Sundeep Nayak, MD |
| 8:00-8:30 | New PET Tracers for Neurooncology: Coming to Your Clinic Soon | Daniel H.S. Silverman, MD |
| 8:30-8:45 | Question and Answer Session | |
| 8:45-9:00 | BREAK and Visit Exhibits | |
| 9:00-9:30 | Patient Preparation in Diabetes and in Renal Failure | Don Yoo, MD |
| 9:30-10:00 | Optimizing Radiation Dose Without Compromising Image Quality | Alan H. Siegel, MD |
| 10:00-10:30 | How Diagnostic Does the CT Part of PET-CT Need to Be? | Terence Z. Wong, MD, PhD |
| 10:30-11:00 | Standardizing PET-CT Reporting | Rathan Subramanium, MD, PhD, FRANZCR |
| 11:00-11:15 | Ask the Faculty How They Do It | |
| 4:30-5:00 | Refreshments and Visit Exhibits | |
| 5:00-5:30 | Best Non-Oncologic Indications for PET-CT, Even When Insurance Won't Pay | Terence Z. Wong, MD, PhD |
| 5:30-6:00 | F-18 PET-CT Bone Scans: Update on Utility and CMS Approval | Stephanie P. Yen, MD |
| 6:00-6:30 | Update on Role of PET-CT in Non-Lymphoma Pediatric Oncology | Ruth Lim, MD |
| 6:30-7:00 | PET Response Criteria: Which Method Should I Use? | Rathan Subramanium, MD, PhD, FRANZCR |
| 7:00-7:30 | Welcome Reception |
DAY 3 - Saturday, March 3, 2012
| TIME | TOPIC | SPEAKER |
| 6:15-7:00 | Check-in, Complimentary Hot Breakfast, and Visit Exhibits | |
| 7:00-7:40 | Morning Stretch II: Abdominal/Pelvic and Musculoskeletal Case Reviews | Esma Akin, MD |
| 7:40-8:30 | What a Radiologist Needs to Know About Lung Cancer: Beyond TNM Staging | Peter A. DeLong, MD, Konstantin H. Dragnev, MD, & James R. Rigas, MD |
| 8:30-9:00 | Challenging Cases from the Lung Cancer Tumor Board | Peter A. DeLong, MD, Konstantin H. Dragnev, MD, & James R. Rigas, MD |
| 9:00-9:30 | Pitfalls in Interpreting PET-CT Post Radiation | Don Yoo, MD |
| 9:30-9:45 | BREAK and Visit Exhibits | |
| 9:45-10:15 | PET-CT Characterization of Lymph Nodes | Esma Akin, MD |
| 10:15-10:45 | What a Radiologist Needs to Know About Lymphoma: Beyond, Above, and Below the Diaphragm | Elizabeth M. Bengtson, MD |
| 10:45-11:15 | Multiple Myeloma: The Hematologist's Perspective on the Role of PET-CT | Elizabeth M. Bengtson, MD |
| 4:30-5:00 | Refreshments and Visit Exhibits | |
| 5:00-5:30 | Head and Neck Cancer: Stage by Stage, Including Surveillance | Thomas H. Davis, MD, FACP & Benoit J. Gosselin, MD, FRCSC, FACS |
| 5:30-6:00 | Challenging Cases from the Head and Neck Tumor Board | Thomas H. Davis, MD, FACP & Benoit J. Gosselin, MD, FRCSC, FACS |
| 6:00-6:30 | Head to Toe: Pitfalls, Artifacts, and Variants on PET-CT | Sundeep Nayak, MD |
| 6:30-7:00 | Jeopardy Session: Reinforcing What We've Learned in the Past Two Days | Marc A. Seltzer, MD, Stephanie P. Yen, MD, & Alan H. Siegel, MD |
DAY 4 - Sunday, March 4, 2012
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
| 6:45-7:00 | Check-in, Complimentary Hot Breakfast, and Visit Exhibits | |
| 7:00-7:30 | The Gynecologic Oncologist's Perspective on Best Uses of PET-CT | Evelyn L. Fleming, MD |
| 7:30-8:00 | Colorectal and Pancreatic Cancer: Who Needs PET-CT for Surgical Staging? | Richard J. Barth, Jr., MD |
| 8:00-8:30 | Melanoma: Stage by Stage, Including Surveillance | Marc S. Ernstoff, MD |
| 8:30-9:00 | Debating the Role of PET-CT in Breast Cancer | Peter Kaufman, MD, & Gary N. Schwartz, MD |
| 9:00-9:30 | Faculty Crossfire | |
| 9:30-9:45 | BREAK and Visit Exhibits | |
| 9:45-10:25 | Recent Advances in Time-of-Flight PET, PET-MR, and Positron Emission Mammography | Georges El Fakhri, PhD, DABR |
| 10:25-11:15 | Highlight's of the Past Year's Best Research | Rathan Subramaniam, MD, PhD, FRANZCR, & Terence Z. Wong, MD, PhD |
| 11:15 | Symposium Adjourns |
Registration Information
Rates.
| ACR Member | $895 |
| Nonmember | $995 |
| Technologist | $465 |
| Member in Training | $495 |
| RRA/PA | $495 |
Meet the Faculty
Get to know a little about each of our faculty members before the meeting.
Marc A. Seltzer, MD, Program Chair
Associate Professor of Radiology
Director, PET/CT Program
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, NH
Esma Akin, MD*
Associate Professor of Radiology;
Chief of Nuclear Medicine
The George Washington University Medical Center
Washington, DC
Richard J. Barth, Jr., MD*
Section Chief, General Surgery
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, NH
Elizabeth M. Bengtson, MD*
Associate Professor of Medicine; Director, Lymphoma Program
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, NH
Thomas H. Davis, MD, FACP*
Associate Professor of Medicine – Hematology/Oncology; Director, Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, NH
Peter A. DeLong, MD*
Assistant Professor of Medical Oncology and Hematology
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, NH
Konstantin H. Dragnev, MD*
Associate Professor of Medical Oncology and Hematology
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, NH
Georges El Fakhri, PhD, DABR*
Associate Professor of Radiology
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Marc S. Ernstoff, MD*
Director, Melanoma Program
Professor of Medicine
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, NH
Evelyn L. Fleming, MD*
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, NH
Benoit Gosselin, MD, FRCSC, FACS*
Associate Professor of Surgery;
Otolaryngology Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, NH
Peter A. Kaufman, MD*
Associate Professor of Medicine
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, NH
Ruth Lim, MD*
Instructor of Radiology
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Sundeep Nayak, MD*
Associate Professor, Clinical Radiology and Nuclear Medicine; Radiologist
The Permanente Medical Group, GSAA
UCSF School of Medicine – San Francisco
Hayward, CA
James R. Rigas, MD*
Associate Professor of Medicine; Medical Director, Comprehensive Thoracic Oncology Program
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, NH
Alan H. Siegel, MD*
Associate Professor of Radiology
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, NH
Daniel H.S. Silverman, MD, PhD*
Professor, Molecular and Medical Pharmacology
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Rathan Subramaniam, MD, PhD, FRANZCR*
Associate Professor of Radiology
Boston University Medical Center
Boston, MA
Stephanie P. Yen, MD*
Assistant Professor of Radiology;
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, NH
Don Yoo, MD*
Assistant Professor of Diagnostic Imaging
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Providence, RI
Terence Z. Wong, MD, PhD*
Associate Professor of Radiology, Medical Physics and Radiation Oncology
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, NC
*Faculty members are invited and subject to change
Hotel, Travel, & Local Information
Hotel Information
Stowe Mountain Lodge
7412 Mountain Road
Stowe, VT 05672
Telephone: (888) 478-6938
www.stowemountainlodge.com
Special ACR room block is selling out!! Rates cannot be guaranteed after January 26, 2012.
Hotel Reservation Information
Rates: $269 single, $289 double, plus state and local taxes per room, per night.
Group Codes: ACR PET/CT Conference
Reservations: By phone: 1-888-4-STOWEVT
Hotel rates include full breakfast, valet parking and discounts on ski passes.
Reservation Deadlines: A limited number of rooms have been reserved at the Stowe Mountain Lodge at a special rate of $269 for single occupancy per night or $289 for double occupancy per night. The special rate is offered based on availability until January 26, 2012. Rooms are available on a first–come, first-served basis, and the ACR cannot guarantee that rooms will be available after the reservation deadline of January 26, 2012.
Ground Transportation
The resort is 45 minutes from Burlington International Airport. Call 800-253-3560 to arrange for private airport transfer services. Taxi services and car rentals are also available at the airport.
American’s with Disability Act
If you need auxiliary aids or services, as identified in the Americans with Disabilities Act, please contact Michelle Beckner at 1-800-227-5463, ext. 4322.
Things to Do in Stowe
Stowe Mountain Lodge is the Northeast’s premier ski-in, ski-out lodge!
The Lodge offers extensive recreational facilities and superb artisan inspired cuisine. A world class spa, heated pool with swim out access and full service fitness center are located on-site.
ALPINE SKIING
The best in alpine skiing is found at Stowe’s Mt. Mansfield and Spruce Peak complex. Discounted ski ticket coupons will be available as part of your registration.
CROSS COUNTRY SKIING
The Trapp Family Ski Touring Center, one of the finest in North America, is available a short distance from the Stowe Mountain Lodge. Complete equipment rental is available as well as instructions (group or private).
Plus, don’t miss these other great attractions:
- Dog sledding tours
- Snowshoeing guides
- Snowmobile tours
- Horse drawn sleigh/carriage rides
- Ice fishing
- Snowboarding
- Zip Lining
- Tour Cabot’s Creamery or Ben and Jerry’s Factory!
