Digital Breast Tomosynthesis

On any new mammography technology, such as breast tomosynthesis, the Mammography Quality Standards Act requires that all health care professionals obtain eight hours of training prior to using new mammography technology on patients.

There are a variety of training options available in this section for radiologists, technologists and medical physicists to meet their  training requirements.

Course Offerings
Real World Tomo - Digital Breast Tomosynthesis: An Intensive Case Review - March 8, 2012:
This 1 hour program is being offered by ICPME on March 8, 2012 at 6:00pm EST. This activity will be presented by Jules Sumkin, MD and Margarita Zuley, MD In this one- hour live webinar, Dr. Sumkin and Zuley will present multiple pathology-proven case studies that compare views of traditional mammography to DBT.Physicians: PIM designates this activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit (tm) . Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Radiologic Technologists: ASRT has approved this program for 1.0 ARRT Category A+ continuing education credit.

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Real World Tomo - Digital Breast Tomosynthesis: An Intensive Case Review - April 3, 2012:
This 1 hour program is being offered by ICPME on April 3, 2012 at 7:00pm EST. This activity will be presented by Stephen Rose, MD President of Houston Breast Imaging. In this one- hour live webinar, Dr. Rose will present an overview of DBT technology and then provide an intensive review of malignant, benign, and dense breast cases. Physicians: PIM designates this activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit (tm) . Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Radiologic Technologists: ASRT has approved this program for 1.0 ARRT Category A+ continuing education credit.

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Implementing Digital Breast Tomosynthesis in Clinical Practice: Originally held on November 8th, this certified, one-hour live webinar has been archived and will be available until November 30, 2012. Click here to view. This activity was presented by Stephen L. Rose, MD, the President of Houston Breast Imaging in Houston, TX, Sarah M. Friedewald, MD, the Co-Director at Caldwell Breast Center in Park Ridge, IL, and Mary K. Hayes, MD, the Medical Director at Memorial Healthcare System in Hollywood, FL. The faculty will evaluate the potential role of digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) for enhancing the screening and diagnosis of breast disease and consider the operational and educational issues of integration of DBT into the clinical practice. Physicians: PIM designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(tm). Radiologic Technologists: This program has been approved for 1.0 hour of ARRT Category A+ continuing education credit by the ASRT.

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Digital Breast Tomosynthesis: Originally held on June 1 , 2011, This program has been archived and will be available until June 30, 2012. Click here to view. This certified, 75-minute live webinar was presented by Jules H. Sumkin, DO, FACR Professor of Radiology University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Chief of Radiology at the Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC and Margarita L. Zuley, MD Associate Professor of Radiology at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Medical Director of Breast Imaging at the Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC. Physicians: PIM designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit. Radiologic Technologists: This program has been approved for 1.5 hour of ARRT Category A+ continuing education credit by the ASRT.

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