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Course Overview
This educational program will provide an overview of the clinical indications for performing stereotactic biopsy and clip/nonwire localization placement. Review will include selection of appropriate biopsy device as well as clip or nonwire localization device selection. The method of biopsy procedure with upright and prone stereotactic equipment and 3D biopsy with lateral arm, pitfalls, and patient management will be discussed.

Educational Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be better able to:

• Identify clinical indications for performing stereotactic breast biopsy
• Discuss the challenges, pitfalls, and advantages of performing stereotactic and/or 3D biopsy with upright or prone equipment
• Ensure pre-procedure review to select appropriate biopsy technique and patient triage
• Develop pre-procedure algorithm when multiple breast biopsies are needed
• Appropriately manage risk to the patient before, during, and after the procedure

Joint Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and International Center for Postgraduate Medical Education. Postgraduate Institute for Medicine 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 medical education for physicians.

Physician Continuing Medical Education
The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The European Accreditation Council for CME (EACCME®)
The UEMS-EACCME® has mutual recognition agreements with the American Medical Association (AMA) for live event and e-learning materials.

For more information go to https://www.uems.eu/areas-of-expertise/cme-cpd/eaccme/mutual-recognition-with-the-united-states

Nurse Continuing Medical Education
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 1.0 contact hours.

Radiologic Technologists
This program has been approved by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) for 1.0 hour of ARRT Category A continuing education credit.

How to Enroll and Participate
This program is offered by ICPME through the WebEx webinar service.

Registion Fee
The registration fee includes access to the live online lecture and, upon verification of your full participation, a Certificate of Credit. ICPME accepts American Express, MasterCard, and Visa. No Checks.

Please note: The registration fee is non-refundable and can not be applied to another course.

Credit cannot be granted for group viewing. To receive credit, each attendee must sign in on a separate computer.

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How to Receive Credit

• To receive credit, each participant must attend the entire session and complete the postcourse evaluation within 7 days after the presentation.
• Upon verification of your participation from the WebEx event report, you will receive an email from ICPME two weeks after the event with instructions to print your Certificate of Credit. You will not be able to print your certificate until that time.

Your certificate of credit will remain in your account at www.icpme.us as a permanent record of your participation.

Faculty
Mary K. Hayes, MD

Dr. Mary K. Hayes is a board certified radiologist specializing in Women’s Imaging. She earned her medical degree from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and completed her training in Los Angeles, with a residency at Cedars Sinai Medical Center and fellowship training at the UCLA Iris Cantor Center for Breast Imaging. In 1992, she joined Memorial Healthcare System, Hollywood, FL, and served as Chief of Women’s Imaging Centers for over 20 years. These four centers are ACR-BICOE and NAPBC accredited and staffed by 10 dedicated breast radiologists who work closely with a multidisciplinary team to treat over 700 new breast cancer patients each year.

Dr. Hayes has served on national panels including the ACR Committee on Practice Parameters and Appropriateness Criteria – Breast Imaging, NCoBC National Quality Measurements Committee, and with collaborative teams across the US on tomosynthesis research. She has been an invited speaker at the bipartisan Congressional Women’s Healthcare Summit in Washington, DC. In addition to a busy community-based breast imaging practice, for which she received the Spirit of Healing award, Dr. Hayes has been an early adopter of innovative imaging and intervention technology and trained radiologists on four continents on Breast Imaging and Intervention. Her current research includes expanded application of wire-free localizations in the breast and axilla.   

Disclosure Information
The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine (PIM) requires instructors, planners, managers and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of this activity to disclose any real or apparent conflict of interest (COI) they may have as related to the content of this activity. All identified COI are thoroughly vetted and resolved according to PIM policy. The existence or absence of COI for anyone in a position to control content will be disclosed to participants prior to the start of each activity.

Disclosure of Unlabeled Use
This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. The planners of this activity do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications. The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the view of the planners. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.  

Questions
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Email: information@icpmed.com

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Disclaimer
Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications on dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.