Mount Sinai Update 2008: Breast Imaging
October 13 -  15

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Monday, October 13, 2008

7:00-7:50 a.m. Registration (Coffee and Pastries)

7:50-8:00 Welcome and Introduction - Stephen A. Feig, M.D.

8:00-8:45 Breast Calcifications Management and BI-RADS Terminology -  Stephen A. Feig, M.D.

8:45-9:30 Evaluation of Mammographic Masses and Asymmetries Using BI-RADS Terminology - Edward A. Sickles, M.D.

9:30-10:15 Breast Ultrasound: Review and Clinical Significance of  BI-RADS Terminology  - Ellen B. Mendelson, M.D.

10:15-10:30 Break

10:30-11:15 Breast MRI: A Review of the BI-RADS Atlas - Laurie Margolies, M.D.

11:15-12:00 The Role of the ACR BI-RADS in Lesion Management and Reporting - Drs. Feig (moderator), Margolies, Mendelson, Sickles

12:00-1:30 p.m. Lunch (on your own)


Monday, October 13, 2008

1:30-2:15 p.m. Current Status and Future Applications of Digital Mammography - Edward A. Sickles, M.D.

2:15-3:00 How to Integrate Full-Field Digital Mammography Into Your Practice - Jennifer A. Harvey, M.D.

3:00-3:15 Break

3:15-4:00 How to Run an Efficient Breast Imaging Practice: A Survival Manual for Economically Challenging Times - Stephen A. Feig, M.D.

4:00-4:45 Galactography Performance and Interpretation - Ellen B. Mendelson, M.D.

4:45-5:30 Breast Imaging Technique and Interpretation: How Can We Do It Better? - Drs. Feig (moderator), Harvey, Mendelson, Sickles

5:30 Adjourn


Tuesday, October 14, 2008

7:30-7:55 a.m. Coffee and Pastries

7:55-8:00 Announcements - Stephen A. Feig, M.D.

8:00-8:45 Devices and Equipment for Breast Interventional Procedures: A Consumer's Guide - Ellen Mendelson, M.D.

8:45-9:30 MRI-Guided Core Biopsy: Selection Criteria, Performance, Results - Laurie Margolies, M.D.

9:30-10:15 Stereotactic Biopsy: Technique and Post-Procedure Management - George Hermann, M.D.

10:15-10:30 Break

10:30-11:15 Performance of Ultrasound-Guided Core Biopsy: Imaging-Histology Concordance - Ellen B. Mendelson, M.D.

11:15-12:00 p.m. Biopsy and Beyond: The Expanded Role of the Radiologist - Drs. Feig (moderator), Hermann, Margolies, Mendelson, Sickles

12:00-1:30 Lunch (on your own)


Tuesday, October 14, 2008

1:30-2:15 p.m. Breast MRI: Diagnostic Indications and Interpretive Challenges - Jennifer Harvey, M.D.

2:15-3:00 Current Status of Screening with Mammography, Ultrasound, MRI - Stephen A. Feig, M.D.

3:00-3:15 Break

3:15-4:00 Current Status of Alternative Breast Imaging Modalities: CT, Scintimammography, PET, Thermography and Transillumination -  Edward A. Sickles, M.D.

4:00-4:30 MRI Artifacts and Technical Pitfalls - Jennifer Harvey, M.D.

4:30-5:30 The Future of Breast Imaging - Drs. Feig (moderator), Harvey, Sickles

5:30 Adjourn

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

7:30-7:55 a.m. Coffee and Pastries

7:55-8:00 Announcements - Stephen A. Feig, M.D.

8:00-8:45 Radiologist – Patient Communication: How to Explain Imaging Findings and Biopsy Results - Jennifer A. Harvey, M.D.

8:45-9:30 Medical Malpractice: Reduce your Risk and Win! - Stephen A. Feig, M.D.

9:30-10:15 The Radiologist Expert Witness - Edward A. Sickles, M.D.

10:15-10:30 Break

10:30-11:30 Breast Imaging Malpractice: An Attorney's Perspective

….. for the Plaintiff: Robert L. Conason, Esq.

….. for the Defendant: Jay A. Rappaport, Esq.

11:30-12:30 p.m. Medicolegal Issues Panel

….. Drs. Feig (moderator), Harvey, Sickles

….. Attys. Conason, Rappaport

12:30 Adjourn