2009-002-Cardio - 2009 Cardiothoracic Imaging Update in Quebec City

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Overview

This weekend course is intended to provide a comprehensive review of Thoracic Imaging and present the basics and recent advances in Cardiac Imaging. It has been designed to provide information helpful to your daily practice.

Key chest topics include: pulmonary embolism and hypertension, diffuse lung disease, lung cancer and the pulmonary nodule, pleural and airway diseases, pulmonary infections, and thoracic intervention.

The primary cardiac topics include: aortic disease, CT and MR in ischemic and non-ischemic heart disease, pericardial disease and adult congenital heart disease.

Course Director(s)

Drs. Carole J. Dennie and Carolina Souza

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Target Audience

This course is designed for general radiologists, cardiac and thoracic radiologists, respirologists, cardiologists and interested residents and fellows.

Objectives

Upon completion of this program, participants should be able to:

1) Summarize the role of imaging in the diagnosis and management of patients with lung nodules using both CT and PET in staging
2) Describe the state-of the-art imaging evaluation of venous thromboembolism and pulmonary hypertension
3) Comprehend the current status of interventional procedures in the chest, including ablation therapy of lung tumours
4) Recognize imaging clues in the work-up of patients with diffuse lung disease
5) Describe current and emerging issues in infectious diseases of the chest
6) Recognize the potential for CT evaluation of coronary artery disease and non-coronary cardiac abnormalities
7) Summarize the role of MR in the assessment of non-ischemic cardiomyopathies and repaired congenital heart disease
8) List the advantages that each of the non-invasive cardiac imaging modalities (MRI, CT, echocardiography and nuclear imaging) have to offer so that patients may be more optimally triaged to each of these modalities

Participating Faculty

CO-COURSE DIRECTORS

Carole J. Dennie, MD, FRCPC
Associate Professor of Radiology and Medicine
University of Ottawa
Head, Cardiac Imaging Section
The Ottawa Hospital
Co-Director, Cardiac Radiology
University of Ottawa Heart Institute

Carolina A. Souza, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Radiology
University of Ottawa



GUEST FACULTY
Jeffrey Klein, MD
Professor of Radiology
Chief, Thoracic Imaging
Fletcher Allen Health Care and
The University of Vermont College of Medicine
Burlington, Vermont

Elsie Nguyen, MD, FRCPC
Assistant Professor of Radiology
University Health Network, University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario

Geoffrey D. Rubin, MD
Professor of Radiology
Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs
Stanford University School of Medicine
Associate Director for Clinical Research
Stanford Cardiovascular Institute
Vice Chief of Staff
Stanford Hospitals and Clinics
Stanford, California

UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA FACULTY

Radiology
Jean M. Seely, MD, FRCPC
Associate Professor of Radiology
University of Ottawa
Head, Thoracic Imaging Section
The Ottawa Hospital

Cardiology

Benjamen Chow, MD, FRCPC
Assistant Professor of Medicine and Radiology
University of Ottawa
Co-Director, Cardiac Radiology
University of Ottawa Heart Institute


Terrence D. Ruddy, MD, FRCPC
Vered Chair in Cardiology
Professor of Medicine and Radiology
Head, Cardiology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute and the Ottawa Hospital
Head, Nuclear Medicine, the Ottawa Hospital
Chair, University Divisions of Cardiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Ottawa

Accreditation

The University of Ottawa's Office of Continuing Medical Education is accredited by the Committee on Accreditation of Continuing Medical Education (CACME) to provide accredited CME activities for family physicians and specialists. This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada for up to 16 credits. Through an agreement with the U.S. Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education, it is also accredited for 16 hours of Category 1 credits towards the Physicians' Recognition Award of the American Medical Association.(AMA).


Technologists Credit
The sponsor will be submitting a request to the Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists (CAMRT) for credit approval for all sessions related to technologists

Meeting Schedule

Registration Fees

Date	Physicians	Residents/Fellows/Technologists
Full Attendance (All 3 days)	$750.00 CDN	$550.00 CDN
Friday, September 11, 2009	$350.00 CDN	$250.00 CDN
Saturday, September 12, 2009	$250.00 CDN	$200.00 CDN
Sunday, September 13, 2009	$250.00 CDN	$200.00 CDN

$750 CAD for all 3 days (which is $100 CAD savings in tuition) compared with enrolling in individual days. Residents/fellows/techs also will save $100 CAD by signing up for all 3 days.Registration fees include syllabus, continental breakfast, breaks and a Welcome Family Breakfast on Friday and a Welcome Reception on Friday evening. Registration fees will be paid in Canadian dollars.

Cancellation Terms

Written notification of cancellation must be received via email 30 or more days prior to the start of the course. Refunds are possible subject to a $50 CAD cancellation fee ($25 CAD for daily registrants). Cancellations made within 30 days are subject to a $100 CAD cancellation fee ($50 CAD for daily registrants).
Note email address to send cancellation notice: info@ottawaradcme.com

Acknowledgements

The organizers are grateful to the Canadian Association of Radiologists (CAR) for their support of this meeting.

The organizers also acknowledge the educational grant anticipated from GE Healthcare.

Travel

Quebec City is easily accessible from major Canadian cities and also from the U.S. with non-stop flights from Newark (Continental) and Boston (Delta). Quebec City is less than 2 hours from Montreal.

Hotel Registration

Our meeting site is Quebec’s fabled chateau, Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac, with its majestic presence overlooking the St. Lawrence. The Frontenac is not just a hotel in the heart of Old Quebec – it “is” the heart of Old Quebec. Not only does it have luxuriously appointed guest rooms, 3 restaurants, 1 bar and 1 lounge but it has a first-class health club and spa, plus indoor pool with outdoor terrace. We hope you will reserve your room early at the Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac, a hotel unlike any other in the world and one whose charm will surely capture your heart and imagination.


HOTEL RESERVATIONS – RESERVE EARLY!
(https://resweb.passkey.com/go/cmeradiology)

SPECIAL NOTE: THE FAIRMONT CHATEAU FRONTENAC HAS LOWERED OUR GROUP RATES AND THE NEW RATES ARE SHOWN BELOW. IF YOU REGISTER WITH FAIRMONT USING THE LINK ABOVE, YOU WILL RECEIVE THESE DISCOUNTED RATES:

We encourage you to reserve your room before July to avoid missing the chance to stay at this lovely hotel. It’s an extremely popular hotel, as you can imagine, and rooms sell out quickly:

A block of rooms has been established for our group with the following special discounted rates:

• Fairmont Rooms ($229 CAD plus tax per night and now lowered to $215 CAD plus tax) – We blocked the majority of accommodations in this category, well-appointed and furnished rooms with courtyard view, all featuring high-speed internet (free for President’s Club Members) and the rich amenities for which Fairmont is known;

•Deluxe Old Quebec ($304 CAD plus tax per night and now lowered to $255 CAD plus tax) – Although these are the same size as Fairmont Rooms, we blocked a few of these rooms for couples or singles desiring a view of Old Quebec’s historical architecture.

•Deluxe Riverview ($379 CAD plus tax per night and now lowered to $295 plus tax per night) – We also blocked some rooms in this category for guests wishing for a guaranteed view of the majestic St. Lawrence River.

IF THE HOTEL IS SOLD OUT, WE SUGGEST YOU CONSIDER THE NEARBY CLARENDON (3-STAR AND VERY CLOSE); OTHERWISE, PERHAPS CHECK THE LOEWS OR HILTON FOR MORE UPSCALE LODGING. PLENTY OF SMALL INNS AND BED & BREAKFASTS CAN BE FOUND NEAR THE FRONTENAC TOO.

Please reserve your accommodations no later than July 10, 2009 to avoid disappointment although a few additional rooms may be available until August 10, 2009. It's easiest to reserve on-line using the link above. Alternatively, call 1-800-441-1414 or 418-692-3861 and mention this code for your group rate: UORP09.

Current taxes are 3% Accommodations Tax, 5% GST and 7.5% Provincial Sales Tax.
Each extra person (over 18) sharing a room will be charged an additional $40 CAD per night.

Highlights of the Area

QUEBEC CITY

No other destination in the world offers Quebec’s compelling mix of features and attractions, the most European city in North America. September, with ideal weather and smaller crowds, is the perfect time to visit Quebec City for a long fall weekend. The European spirit of the 17th century pervades every quaint alley and street filled with antique shops, art galleries, craft shops, as well as bistros and restaurants brimming with a tantalizing array of Quebec’s regional foods and flavors. We think you will delight in its street entertainers, museums, horse-drawn carriage rides, boat cruises on the St. Lawrence, walking and ghost tours and simply soaking in the atmosphere.

SPECIAL GROUP ACTIVITIES

•A Welcome Continental Breakfast for spouses/families will take place on Friday morning from 8-9:30 a.m., followed by a private guided tour of the Frontenac. (We will be in contact with you in July with further details.)

•A Welcome Reception is scheduled for Friday evening (5-6 p.m.) for all registrants, speakers and family members.

•A cooking class is tentatively scheduled for Saturday morning at the Frontenac for a limited number in our group; details and prices will be available in the spring.

•Golf tee-times are being reserved for Saturday afternoon at Le Grand Vallon, a beautifully rolling 18-hole par 72 course set against the backdrop of Mont-Sainte-Anne. (We will be in contact with you in July with final prices & details)