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Release Date:
May 30, 2014

ASRT Review Date:
June 21, 2016

Expiration Date:
July 1, 2017

 

FACULTY


Linda R.N. Greer, MD
Medical Director
John C. Lincoln Breast Health
  and Research Center
Phoenix, AZ

 

 

Equipment Requirements
PC: Win7/Win8, Pentium processor or faster, at least 2GB RAM, Internet Explorer version 10/11, Mozilla FireFox version 33.0.

MAC: OS version 10.8/10.9, Intel processor, at least 2GB RAM, Safari version 6.2, FireFox 33.0


 


 

State of the Art Mammography:
The role of full field digital imaging, generated 2D images,
and digital breast tomosynthesis - ARCHIVE

Recording of a live webinar presented on May 6, 2014

A certified one-hour webinar for breast imaging physicians and radiologic technologists


Format: Archived Webinar
MD Credit:  1.0 AMA PRA Category 1
(Available for physician credit only)
RT Credit:   
1.0 ARRT Category A
Fee for Credit Certificate: $0

 

This activity qualifies for 1.0 hour of training for the Hologic Selenia® Dimensions®
3D Mammography™ System

 

Course Overview
Now that digital breast tomosynthesis has become a well-established breast imaging modality, radiologists are confronted with selecting the appropriate imaging choice from an even wider array of screening and diagnostic tools. This educational activity will describe how generated 2D images are reconstructed from tomosynthesis data, and will compare and contrast full field digital imaging to generated 2D images.

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

  • Evaluate the potential role of digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) for enhancing the screening and diagnosis of breast disease
  • Identify the types of patients who many benefit from DBT
  • Explain the technological and clinical differences between full field digital imaging, generated 2D images, and DBT

ACCME Accreditation Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship 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 enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

SA-CME: This activity meets the criteria for self-assessment toward the purpose of fulfilling requirements in the American Board of Radiology (ABR) Maintenance of Certification Program.

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. The WebEx platform will play on desktop or laptop computers only. It will not play on mobile devices. There are no fees or prerequisites for this program.

  • Click ENROLL NOW, then CONTINUE, CONFIRM ORDER, and ACCESS COURSE NOW.
  • Click the blue link. Complete the precourse evaluation, then click SUBMIT.
  • Once the precourse evaluation is submitted, click on the blue link again to view the course.
  • Click on PLAYBACK. To view the streaming video, you may have to download WebEx Player or JAVA.

Credit
Your online account with ICPME serves as a permanent record of credit certificates earned through www.icpme.us

  • Log-in to your account at www.icpme.us
  • View the entire one-hour session. The question-and-answer period at the end of the lecture is not required to receive credit.
  • At the conclusion of the lecture, close the WebEx Player window. You will be redirected to the ICPME website.
  • From the COURSE HOME page, click the buttons for POSTTEST and for EVALUATION.
  • A passing grade of at least 75% is required to receive credit. You may take the test up to three times.
  • Upon receipt of a passing grade, you will be able to print a certificate of credit from your account on www.icpme.us
     

Faculty Biography

Linda R.N. Greer, MD
Dr. Greer received her medical degree from University of Texas - Medical Branch, Galveston, where she also completed her residency in diagnostic radiology.

Dr. Greer currently serves as medical director of the John C. Lincoln Breast Health and Research Center in Phoenix, AZ.  Her research and educational interests are on protein biomarkers for breast cancer screening, genomic characterization of breast cancer, and performance measures of digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT); she recently published an article on tomosynthesis in Applied Radiology.

Dr. Greer has lectured nationally and internationally on DBT, as well as provided training on DBT implementation and interpretation. She is a member of the American College of Radiology, Society of Breast Imaging, American Cancer Society Board, Arizona Radiation Regulatory Board, and Arizona Medical Radiologic Technology Board of Examiners.

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

Linda R.N. Greer, MD has participated in a non-paid role performing contracted research for Hologic, Inc.

The following planners and managers reported NO 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:

Sharon Cancino
Laura Excell, ND, NP, MS, MA, LPC, NCC

Trace Hutchison, PharmD
Samantha Mattiucci, PharmD, CCMEP
Linda McLean, MS
Victoria Phoenix, BS
Jan Schultz, RN, MSN, CCMEP

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


JOINTLY PROVIDED BY

               
 

This activity is supported by an independent educational 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.