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SMRT President’s Regional Educational Seminar
Stanford University, Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital
Stanford, California, USA
15-16 October 2011
Co-Chairs: Charles T. Stanley, R.T. (R)(CT)(MR), SMRT President,
Anne Marie Sawyer, B.S., R.T. (R)(MR), FSMRT; Teresa Nelson, R.T. (R)(MR)
 
Program - Day One, Saturday, 15 October 2011, 08:00 - 17:10
     
08:00 Welcome & Announcements
 		 Charles T. Stanley, R.T. (R)(CT)(MR), SMRT President
08:10  Contrast Mechanisms T1, T2, DWI Brian A. Hargreaves, Ph.D.
Stanford University
Stanford, California, USA
09:00 Overview of  MR Pulse Sequences Brian A. Hargreaves, Ph.D.
Stanford University
Stanford, California, USA
09:50 Break  
10:05 MSK MRI: Technical Considerations
 		 Garry Gold, M.D.
Stanford University
Stanford, California, USA
10:55 MRI UnSafety Charles T. Stanley, R.T. (R)(CT)(MR), SMRT President
Stanford University
Stanford, California, USA
11:45 Lunch  
12:45 MRI Safety & Patient Management: Update 2011 Frank Shellock, Ph.D.
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California, USA
13:35 Approaches To Body MRI in Adults & Pediatrics
 		 Shreyas Vasanawala, M.D., Ph.D.
Stanford Universityy
Stanford, California, USA
14:25 Break  
14:40 MRI of Brain Tumors Nancy Fischbein, M.D.
Stanford University
Stanford, California, USA
15:30 1H Spectroscopy: A Window into Metabolism Daniel Spielman, Ph.D.
Stanford University
Stanford, California, USA
16:20 Imaging Stroke & Transient Ischemic Attack with MRI Greg Zaharchuk, M.D., Ph.D.
Stanford University
Stanford, California, USA
17:10 Adjournment  
Program - Day Two, Sunday, 16 October 2011, 08:00 - 17:10
     
08:00 Welcome & Announcements
 		 Charles T. Stanley, R.T. (R)(CT)(MR), SMRT President
08:10 Optimizing MR Scan Protocols Carolyn K. Roth, R.T. (R)(MR)(CT)(M), FSMRT
Imaging Education Associates
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
09:00 MR Contrast Media Update William Faulkner, B.S., R.T.(R)(MR)(CT), FSMRT
William Faulkner & Associates
Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
09:50 Break  
10:05 Communication Skills for Technologists Charles T. Stanley, R.T. (R)(CT)(MR), SMRT President
Stanford University
Stanford, California, USA
10:55 Renal & Adrenal MR Imaging Graham Sommer, M.D.
Stanford University
Stanford, California, USA
11:45 Lunch  
12:45 High Risk MRI Screening for Breast Cancer: Current Guidelines & Challenges Jafi Lipson, M.D.
Stanford University
Stanford, California, USA
13:35 MRI of the Liver
 
 		 Robert J. Herfkens, M.D.
Stanford University
Stanford, California, USA
14:25 Break  
14:40 Advanced Cardiac MR Imaging Frandics Chan, M.D., Ph.D.
Stanford University
Stanford, California, USA
15:30 MRI Conditional Pacemakers William Faulkner, B.S., R.T.(R)(MR)(CT), FSMRT
William Faulkner & Associates
Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
16:20 MR Technologist Registry Review: An Overview Carolyn K. Roth, R.T. (R)(MR)(CT)(M), FSMRT
Imaging Education Associates
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
17:10  Adjournment  
 
This Regional Educational Seminar is Accredited for 9 Category A CE credits for each one-day program.
Total CE for two-day program is 18 Category A CE Credits.