“Emerging health care models are changing the way physicians make patient care decisions, whether in large academic medical centers or small rural practices,” said Cheri Canon, MD, FACR, chair of the ACR 2016 Program Committee. “The focus now is on achieving higher patient satisfaction and care quality, better population-wide health outcomes and reduced costs,” she added. “At ACR 2016, diagnostic radiologists, radiation oncologists and interventional radiologists will improve their practices with extensive clinical education sessions,” said Canon, “including ones with emphasis on advancing lung cancer and mammography screening practices.”
ACR collaborates with a number of allied societies — and delivers top-notch educational programs to provide diverse offerings. Below is a partial list of the 35 sessions in the ACR 2016 Clinical Education Pathway.Developing an Effective Lung Cancer Screening Team and Advancing the Practice of Lung Cancer Screening (Developed in conjunction with the Fleischner Society and the Society of Thoracic Radiology)State of the Union: Breast Imaging (Developed in conjunction with the Society of Breast Imaging)Traumatic Brain Injury: Clinical Scenarios and Introducing Head Injury Centers of Excellence (Developed in conjunction with the ACR Head Injury Institute)Update in Emergency Radiology (Developed in conjunction with the American Society of Emergency Radiology)Hot Topics in Ultrasound, Update on Imaging of Chronic Liver Disease and Update on Thyroid Nodules and Other Cervical Pathology: Heading Toward Consensus (Developed in conjunction with the Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound)Nuclear Medicine: Therapy (Developed in conjunction with the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging)A Global Approach on Radiation Dose Reduction (Developed in conjunction with the European Society of Radiology)Advances in Cardiovascular Imaging: Adult Congenital Heart Disease, TAVR and Radiation Dose Optimization and Advances in Cardiovascular Imaging: Emergency Department Cardiac Imaging, Reimbursement Issues, and Educational Tools for a Busy Clinical Practice (Developed in conjunction with the North American Society for Cardiovascular Imaging)Strategies in Imaging the Moving Child - Imaging 3.0 (Developed in conjunction with the Society of Pediatric Radiology)Defining and Applying the Value of IR/INR Clinical PracticeProton Therapy: Do the Benefits Outweigh the Costs? Mammography Case ReviewRadiation Oncology: Quality & Safety Issues Multiparametric MRI of the Prostate: Interpretation and Reporting Using PI-RADS V2
Other highlighted sessions includeThe three-part Body MRI Boot Camp with internationally acclaimed Diego Martin, MD, PhD, recognized for his translational research focusing on innovations to MRI technology and new applications for MRI in diagnosing disease and monitoring therapyUnique case-based learning (on high-resolution CT, neuroradiology, MSK MR, breast MR) from the world-renowned ACR Education CenterRadiologic-pathologic correlation (for image-guided breast biopsy, spinal tumors, male genitourinary tumors and MSK neoplasms) from the American Institute for Radiologic Pathology.
ACR’s annual all-member meeting will be held May 15–19 in Washington, DC. The keynote address is being given by Ezekiel J. (Zeke) Emanuel, MD, PhD, an architect of the Affordable Care Act and a leading practitioner shaping the future of health care. Special events include Capitol Hill Day, with exclusive meetings scheduled for members to bring the “Voice of Radiology” to elected officials; the Body MRI Boot Camp and the Economics Forum. Sessions are organized into nine Knowledge Pathways, with more than 100 hours of continuing education programming. The five-day meeting offers special sessions for residents, fellows and early-career physicians. The Resident and Fellow Section will meet May 14–15. More information can be found in the ACR 2016 program schedule. Online registration is open.
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About the American College of RadiologyThe American College of Radiology (ACR), founded in 1924, is a professional medical society dedicated to serving patients and society by empowering radiology professionals to advance the practice, science and professions of radiological care.
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