Stiffness Matters: Breast Shear-wave Elastography

A certified one-hour live webinar for radiologists and radiologic technologists.

Wednesday • May 13, 2015
7:00 pm EASTERN / 6:00 pm CENTRAL / 5:00 pm MOUNTAIN / 4:00 pm PACIFIC

Direct Link to tonight's webinar: 

https://icpme.webex.com/icpme/onstage/g.php?d=719424324&t=a

Format: Live Webinar
Credit:  1.0 AMA PRA Category 1
Credit:  1.0 ARRT Category A
Fee for Credit Certificate: $0
 

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Course Overview
Expertise in ultrasound breast imaging and ultrasound-guided biopsy is essential for accurate clinical diagnosis and safe, efficient tissue sampling. Lesion characterization using adjunct tools such as shear-wave elastography may even reduce the need for biopsy. This webinar includes discussion of the clinical indications for diagnostic breast ultrasound imaging; appropriate use of adjunct technical tools such as elastography to optimize the examination; and tips for reducing false positive biopsies prompted by ultrasound.

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

• Identify clinical indications for diagnostic US imaging
• Choose appropriate adjunct tools to optimize the diagnostic US examination, including elastography
• Reduce false positive biopsies prompted by ultrasound

Accreditation & Credit

ACCME Accreditation Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and International Center for Postgraduate Medical Education. The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation
Physicians
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 events and e-learning materials. For more information go to http://www.uems.eu/uems-activities/accreditation/eaccme.
 

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 WebEx webinar service at no charge to the learner.

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

• Click ENROLL NOW and follow the registration instructions to register with ICPME.
• You will receive an email from ICPME confirming your registration.
• At the end of the registration process, click on ACCESS WEBINAR to enroll with WebEx and complete the pre-course survey.
• Detailed log-in instructions will be sent to you via e-mail the day before the webinar.

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 Biography
Wendie A. Berg, MD, PhD, FACR
Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC
Professor of Radiology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, PA

Dr. Berg received her medical and graduate degrees from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and completed her residency and fellowship in diagnostic radiology at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Berg is Professor of Radiology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; and an acclaimed researcher, teacher, and lecturer in the field of breast imaging.

Dr. Berg was the principal investigator of the 21-center American College of Radiology Imaging Network Protocol 6666 investigating the role of adding screening ultrasound or MRI to mammography in women with dense breasts at elevated risk for breast cancer. She also led a prospective multicenter trial of dedicated breast PET and performed analysis of a prospective international multicenter trial of shear-wave elastography.  For these efforts, she was named “Most Influential Radiology Researcher” by AuntMinnie.com in both 2010 and 2012 and she received the 2012 Avon Foundation Global Breast Cancer Medical Achievement Award and the 2013 Pathfinder Award from the American Society of Breast Disease.

Dr. Berg was the lead author and editor with Dr. Robyn Birdwellof Brigham and Women's Hospital of the first edition of Diagnostic Imaging: Breast, and of the second edition with Dr. Wei Yang of MD Anderson Cancer Center. Dr. Berg has worked closely with other experts in breast imaging, developing and updating the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) lexicons for both ultrasound and mammography (published by the American College of Radiology).
 

Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest
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 everyone in a position to control content will be disclosed to participants prior to the start of each activity.

The faculty has reported the following financial relationships or relationships to products or devices they or their spouse/life partner have with commercial interests related to the content of this CME activity:

Wendie A. Berg, MD, PhD, FACR has no real or apparent conflicts of interest to report.

The following PIM and ICPME planners and managers hereby state that they or their spouse/life partner do not have any financial relationships or relationships to products or devices with any commercial interest related to the content of this activity of any amount during the past 12 months.

Sharon Cancino                        
Trace Hutchison, PharmD                
Samantha Mattiucci, PharmD, CCMEP   
Linda McLean, MS
Victoria Phoenix, BS
Jan Schultz, RN, MSN, CCMEP
Judi Smelker-Mitchek, RN, BSN                                                                                                               

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 views of the planners.  Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.

Questions
For questions regarding this program, please contact ICPME:
Email: information@icpmed.com
Phone: 607-257-5860 x10

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This activity is supported by an independent grant from Hologic, Inc.

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.