UCSF Radiology Annual Review with Rapid-Fire Cases
Course Registration Form includes discount for Residents, who must register by using this form.
Course Format
- Five full-days Monday through Friday, from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, with a lunch break mid-day.
- Speakers will feature 40+ UCSF Radiology Faculty.
- Half-day sessions will cover the radiology subspecialties, with didactic lectures and unknown/instructive cases.
Schedule by Session:
AM PM
Mon 4/1 Gastrointestinal Genitourinary
Tues 4/2 Thoracic Breast
Wed 4/3 Pediatrics Nuc Med / Interventional
Thur 4/4 Ultrasound Cardiac / Physics / Rad Safety
Fri 4/5 Neuro Musculoskeletal
Course Outline and Objectives
This course will review the fundamentals of the major organ systems and corresponding imaging modalities. Emphasis will be placed on providing a step-by-step process for reaching a differential diagnosis. Lecture content will focus on comparative analysis and key factors that promote accurate diagnosis by the radiologist in clinical practice. Formal didactic lectures will be combined with unknown case sessions, in order to give the attendee a thorough review of radiology fundamentals and terminology, as well as exposure to a cross-section of topical and clinically relevant interesting cases.
At the completion of this course, the attendee should be able to:
1. Identify imaging fundamentals of each of the radiology sub-specialties (organ systems);
2. Prescribe the appropriate utilization of imaging modalities (CT, MR, US, Mammography);
3. Implement the appropriate imaging protocols for routine clinical presentations;
4. Recognize indications and markers for interventional procedures, as well as assessment of outcomes;
5. Apply classifications of pathophysiological mechanisms underlying human disease to facilitate differential diagnosis;
6. Refine imaging criteria to optimize image quality/findings and improve diagnostic interpretation.
Host Hotel and Accommodations
Holiday Inn Golden Gateway / 1500 Van Ness Avenue (at Pine), San Francisco, CA 94109
Toll-free: 866–272–7098 or 415–441–4000
Note that the group room block is sold out, and there is a citywide event this week and hotel rooms are at a premium. You may stay at the Holiday Inn at the going rate, or search for alternate accommodations (partial listing below). The Holiday Inn Golden Gateway is about a 10-15 minute bus ride west of the Union Square area between Montgomery and Powell Streets.
Registrants staying at the hotel will be automatically included in a drawing onsite for four attendees to receive one complimentary room-night (minimum five-nights stay required).
Airline Discounts and Local Transit
Click on the Travel to San Francisco link for detailed information on
- Airline Ticket Discount Codes
- SFO/OAK airport transfer options including the regional BART train system
- the SF MUNI city transit system
- car rental discounts
- other useful tips for getting around SF and the bay area.
Alternate Accommodation Options
The hotels listed below are located near or around the Union Square area, and are all near one of four main underground transit stations along Market Street (Civic Center, Powell, Montgomery and Embarcadero) with entrances to the BART subway that connects to SFO and OAK airports, as well as SF Muni city transportation lines.
InterContinental SF (SOMA) www.intercontinental.com
888 Howard St at 5th St / (415) 616-6500 or (866) 781-2364
Click the link above to check for the UCSF Corporate Rate
Club Quarters Hotels (Embarcadero) www.clubquartershotels.com/san-francisco
424 Clay St at Battery St / (415) 392-7400
Check for UCSF Corporate Rate with Password UCSF
Courtyard by Marriott (SOMA) www.courtyardsanfrancisco.com
299 Second St at Folsom Street / (415) 947-0700 or (800) 321-2211
Four Seasons Hotel www.fourseasons.com/sanfrancisco
757 Market St at 3rd St / (415) 633-3000
Hotel Griffon (Embarcadero) www.hotelgriffon.com
155 Steuart St at Howard St / (415) 495-2100 or (800) 321-2201
Hotel Nikko (Union Square) www.hotelnikkosf.com
222 Mason St at O'Farrell St / (415) 394-1111
Hotel Palomar www.hotelpalomar-sf.com
12 Fourth St at Market St / (415) 348-1111 or (866) 373-4941
Hotel Vitale (Embarcadero) www.hotelvitale.com
8 Mission St at The Embarcadero / (415) 278-3700 or (888) 890-8688
Hyatt Regency SF (Embarcadero) www.hyatt.com
5 Embarcadero Center at Market Street / (415) 788-1234 or (888) 591-1234
Grand Hyatt SF (Union Square) http://grandsanfrancisco.hyatt.com
345 Stockton Street at Sutter / (415) 398-1234 or (888) 591-1234
The Palace Hotel www.sfpalace.com
2 Montgomery St at Market St / (415) 512-1111 or (800) 325-3589 or (888) 627-7196
Park Central Hotel www.parkcentralsf.com
50 Third Street at Market St / (415) 974-6400 or (888) 627-8561
San Francisco Marriott Marquis (SOMA) www.marriott.com
55 Fourth St at Market St / (415) 896-1600
St. Regis Hotel (SOMA) www.stregis.com/sanfrancisco
125 3rd St at Mission St / (415) 284-4000 or (877) 787-3447
The W Hotel (SOMA) www.whotels.com/sanfrancisco
181 Third St at Howard St / (415) 777-5300
The Westin St. Francis (Union Square) www.westinstfrancis.com
335 Powell St at Geary Blvd / (415) 397-7000 or (800) 937-8461
Course Registration / Cancellation Deadline: cancellation requests must be made in writing by Friday, March 1, 2019; the refund will be less a $100 administrative fee. No refunds will be made after this date. Please email your request to [email protected].