2021 Radiology Update for Primary Care
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Concept:
This symposium is designed to provide a review of common radiology and imaging topics, emphasizing the evaluation of patients from the perspective of the primary care provider. Some safety issues common to radiology will also be discussed.
Target Audience
- Physicians $180.00
- Advanced Practice Providers (APP) $135.00
- Residents $99.00
- Other $99.00
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, the participant should be able to:
- Gain confidence in basic radiographic interpretive skills
- Choose the appropriate imaging workup for common primary care indications using the American College of Radiology Appropriateness Criteria
- Viral bronchitis
- COPD exacerbation
- CHF
- Pneumonia
- DVT
- Headache
- Musculoskeletal pain or injury
- Common breast problems
- Gain awareness of current cancer imaging and interventional radiology treatments for informed discussions with your cancer patients
- List the inclusion criteria and protocol for outpatient treatment of DVT
- List the risks of imaging to weigh them against the benefits
- Describe how the primary care clinician fits into the evaluation of child abuse
November 4, 2021
6:30 Zoom Link Opens for logon and testing
0750 - 0800 Opening remarks, instructions and format
Dr. Birkemeier, Dr. Middleton
0800-0900 The role of imaging in abdominal pain
Dr. Schnitker
0900 -1000 Medicolegal risks in imaging: keys for communication
Dr. Sincleair
1000 - 1010 Break
1010 - 1115 Come to the dark side: Pediatric chest and abdomen films in the clinic
Dr. Crisp
1115-1200 Neuroimaging of Headache
Dr. Williams
1200 - 1245 Lunch Break
1245 - 1345 Evidence Based diagnosis and treatment for DVT/PE with Q&A
1245-1305 PE and DVT diagnosis
Dr. Edmister
1305- 1335 Outpatient VTE Management
Guest Speaker: Dr. Christian Cable
PE/DVT Q&A
1340-1450 Appropriate use of chest imaging in the primary care setting
Dr. Edmister
1445 - 1500 Break
1500 - 1605 Cardiac Imaging: when and what to order
Dr. BradleyTrotter
1605 - 1705 PET/CT in Oncology: Trends in Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging
Dr. Michael Middleton
1705 - 1710 Closing remarks, reminder for early start, early finish tomorrow
November 5, 2021
0700 - 0720 Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation and cryoablation of renal tumors
Dr. McDonald
0720 - 0740 Interventional radiology and Liver Cancer Therapies
Dr. Aaron Chen, Dr. Anastacio Saenz
0740 - 0800 IR Pain Management
Dr. Bradley Dollar
0800 - 0810 Q&A
Dr. Dollar, Dr. Chen, Dr. Saenz, Dr. McDonald
0810 - 0910 Common radiologic screening exams: Lungs, colons, and aortas, oh my! Incidentalomas… What do I do with this?
Dr. Sivak
0910 - 0915 Break
0915 – 11:45 MSK Radiology Block
0915 - 0950 ER MSK radiography: Missed fractures
Dr. Garza-Gongora
0955 - 1020 Normal pediatric variants commonly confused with
Dr. Krista Birkemeier
1020 - 1115 The hitchhiker’s guide to pediatric bone lesions
Dr. Crisp
1115 - 12:00 MSK MRI for primary care; when and how to order it
Dr. Jing Jiang
1200 -1220 MSK Q&A
Dr. Garza-Gongora, Dr. Birkemeier, Dr. Crisp, Dr. Jing Jiang
1220 - 1250 Lunch Break
1250 - 1400 Mammography Block
12:50 – 1315 Common breast problems
Dr. Vasek
1315 - 1335 Mammography and radiation
Dr. Flores
1335 - 1400 Breast Cancer Screening: Current guidelines
Dr. Gist
1400 - 1415 Breast Q&A
Dr. Vasek, Dr. Flores, Dr. Gist
1415 -1515 *Imaging of child abuse… and beyond; clinical clues, contact info, and cases
Dr. Birkemeier (ethics credit)
1515 - 1530 Break
1535 - 1635 *Optional Session: In Plain Sight – Human Trafficking
Dr. Pamela Greene (ethics and THHS Human Trafficking Credit)
Available Credit
- 16.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
- 2.00 Ethics
- 1.00 TxHHSC Human Trafficking
- 16.75 Attendance
- 2.00 Ethics
- 1.00 TxHHSC Human Trafficking