Breast Course CME
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.
Accreditation approval has been submitted to the Canadian Association of Radiologists for Canadian ACME credits valid towards the Physicians Recognition Award (PRA) in the United States and elsewhere.
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
