Virtual Colonoscopy Workshop

DETAILS

UCSF China Basin Research Center
Course Director:
Judy Yee, MD
Credit Hours: 12.25

UCSF is pleased to present our workshop on Virtual Colonoscopy. This rapidly evolving technology will be explored in a program with individualized, hands-on workstation training and didactic instruction by Dr. Judy Yee, a leader in this imaging modality.

The program will be held in San Francisco and includes an optional Thursday afternoon workstation orientation, full-day on Friday and half-day on Saturday.
By the end of the course, the registrant will have reviewed at least 50 proven virtual colonoscopy cases (ABR approved).

Workstations for this workshop will be provided by Vital Images.

About the Course
This workshop will present, to both academic and practicing radiologists, the fundamentals and latest techniques of non-invasive colon cancer screening.

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to discuss:

Demonstrate a familiarity with other colon cancer screening methods

Obtain optimal colonic distention and cleansing for a maximally diagnostic virtual colonoscopy

Perform, interpret and report a virtual colonoscopy exam in a time-efficient manner

Lecture Topics

Colon Cancer Screening: Overview

VC Examination and Prerequisites

VC Technique and Protocols

VC Interpretation and Pitfalls

VC Accuracy

VC Reporting and Reimbursement

Future Directions That Will Impact Your Practice

Hands-on Workstation Training

Course Faculty

Judy Yee, MD
Course Director
Professor and Vice-Chair of Radiology
UCSF School of Medicine
Chief, Radiology Service
Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Rizwan Aslam, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Radiology
UCSF School of Medicine

Enrollment is limited to 9 registrants.