Learning approach

We believe strongly that in order to learn, there is no better teacher than experience. This is why we hire the best instructors - experts in the field with a proven track record of scientific and clinical achievement; propose interactive and innovative workshops - complete with hands-on workshops where you get to try out with real instruments the procedures you just discussed.

Whether or not you believe exactly the numbers in the "Learning Pyramid" shown below, no one will refute that this progression is intuitively correct. At any one of our course, we propose instruction which is both active and passive, visual and auditory, as well as provide instant feedback via electronic voting or expert interaction. There is no disputing that this level of engagement from the participant is far greater than at any other typical conference, and is generally noted in after-course report as one of the greatest strength of our educational curriculum.

Targeted audience

Our approach is interdisciplinary, and hence we welcome all breast professionals from many disciplines:

radiologists

medical oncologists

surgeons

pathologists

radiation oncologists

general practitioners

nurses

dosimetrists

technologists

General objectives

At the end of The Breast Course, the participant should be able to:

Identify state-of-the-art advances in detection, intervention and therapy for breast cancer; and

Integrate most recent practice guidelines for small, image detected breast cancer in his/her daily practice

In particular, participants will be able to:

Explain the major pathologies affecting the breast;

Explain existing, novel and state-of-the-art breast imaging techniques;

Describe appropriate procedures for stereotactic, U/S, or MRI guided minimally invasive breast biopsy;

Describe surgical management approaches of breast cancer; and

Explain current procedures in post-interventional chemotherapy, brachytherapy and radiotherapy.

Specific objectives

At the end of specific plenaries the participants will be able to:

Implement guidelines for the follow-up of high risk subjects

Utilize the definitive histologic diagnosis provided by percutaneous breast biopsy to reduce the number of surgeries required for diagnosis and therapy

Utilize diagnostic information to optimally select the right therapy course

Evaluate options for energy delivery via accelerated partial breast irradiation or breast brachytherapy

At the end of the Practicum workshops participants will be able to:

Detect breast pathologies using conventional imaging technologies (mammography; ultrasound; magnetic resonance imaging)

Evaluate the impact and usefulness of other imaging technologies in the diagnostic procedure (near infra red; breast tomography; elastography)

Select and utilize the appropriate sampling and guidance systems for optimal histological diagnosis when performing minimally invasive breast biopsy

Accreditation

Fulfill almost all your yearly accreditation requirements (1)(2) by attending our 4-day course.

Evaluation

During The Breast Course, you will be asked to evaluate the speakers and panelists using our questionnaires.

Example questionnaire - CME

(1) Accreditation recommendations as set forth by the American College of Radiology

(2) Accreditation recommendations as set forth by the American Society of Breast Surgeons