2011-001-Onc-Costa - 2011 Oncology Imaging Update in Costa Rica

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Overview

Please save the date for this week-long meeting at the Hilton Papagayo, Costa Rica. We hope you can join us and be sure and check your Spring Break Calendar to see if it coincides so you can bring the entire family.
The meeting schedule will be finalized in August but we're pleased to announce that Dr. Evan Siegelman (from the University of Pennsylvania Med Centre) and Dr. D. David Dershaw (Sloan Kettering Cancer Ctr, NYC) will be our two guest faculty.

This 4 half-day course will serve as a review of relevant radiology topics with a particular focus on oncology and areas where radiology is making a difference: screening, detection, staging, problem-solving and followup. The course has been designed to provide an update on current practice in the fields of chest, breast, thyroid, abdomen and pelvis imaging.

Course Director(s)

Drs. Cynthia Walsh and Geoff Doherty

Complete Brochure

A complete brochure will be posted when available.

Target Audience

Radiologists and oncologists.

Objectives

To be Announced when topics are finalized

Participating Faculty

Co-Course Directors:

Cynthia Walsh, MD, FRCPC
Assistant Professor of Radiology

Geoffrey Doherty, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Assistant Professor of Radiology
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University of Ottawa Faculty

Carole J. Dennie, MD, FRCPC
Associate Professor of Radiology & Medicine
Head, Cardiac Section

D. Blair Macdonald, MDCM, FRCPC, Dipl Epi
Assistant Professor of Radiology

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Guest Faculty:

D. David Dershaw, MD, FACR
Director of Breast Imaging
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York
USA

Evan S. Siegelman, MD
Associate Professor of Radiology
University of Pennsylvania Medical Center
Chief, MRI Section
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
USA

Accreditation

To be announced once topics and speakers are finalized in September.

Meeting Schedule

A course schedule will be posted when available.

Registration Fees

Date	Physicians	Residents/Fellows/Technologists
Full Attendance (All 4 days)	$900.00 CDN	$400.00 CDN
Monday, March 14, 2011	$250.00 CDN	$125.00 CDN
Tuesday, March 15, 2011	$250.00 CDN	$125.00 CDN
Thursday, March 17, 2011	$250.00 CDN	$125.00 CDN
Friday, March 18, 2011	$250.00 CDN	$125.00 CDN

Registration fees are discounted if you sign up for the entire course.

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 CAR for their assistance.

Travel

The resort is only 20 min from Liberia Airport (with nonstop service from Miami, Atlanta,Houston,Newark). Costa Rica is friendly, peaceful and exceptionally beautiful. 1/4 of the country is either a national park or protected area.

Hotel Registration

The organizers have selected the Hilton Papagayo Costa Rica Resort and Spa. We think you will appreciate the oceanfront bungalow for families, children's program, great location, pools and beach.Hotel photos & pricing is found below on Travel Package. Reservations will be accepted starting Sept 1st; contact Julie DeLeon at TPI (800-531-7201) or email: jdeleon@tpires.com.

Highlights of the Area

There is plenty to do in Costa Rica besides the beach. We're planning excursions such as: river floats, canopy tours zipping through the treetops on cables; snorkel trips and horseback riding. This website will give you more ideas about a week in Costa Rica:
http://www.visitcostarica.com

Please download travel package details