SBI Symposium Collection - Ultrasound

The Symposium Ultrasound collection is designed to enhance a learner’s competence related to screening breast ultrasound within a radiology practice. The learner will understand the benefits of ultrasound for detecting mammographically occult cancers, how to establish a screening breast ultrasound program and the key steps needed for successful implementation.

Credit: CME and SA-CME

Earn up to 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ and 4 SA-CME credits

Accredited CE Released:  01/31/2022   Accredited CE Expires:  01/31/2025

Pricing

SBI Physician Member - $199
Non-Member Physician - $299
SBI Member (International, Transitional, Affiliate and MIT) - $99

Learning Objectives

• List the cancer detection rate of screening breast ultrasound.
• Describe key steps to establish a screening breast ultrasound program.
• Discuss tips for determining if a sonographic finding correlates to prior imaging finding.
• Identify strategies for optimizing ultrasound guided breast biopsy.

Ultrasound Lectures (1 hour each, 8 question posttest)

Screening Ultrasound – How to Take the Plunge and Implement in Your Practice
Presenter: Gary Whitman, MD, FSBI
Modality: US

 

Nuts and Bolts: Screening US and ABUS Implementation
Presenters: Jocelyn Rapelyea, MD, FSBI and Georgia Spear, MD
Modality: US

Breast Ultrasound After Mammo, Tomo, and MRI - Getting It Right and Avoiding the Wrong
Presenters: H. Carisa T. Le-Petross, MD, FSBI and Gary Whitman, MD, FSBI
Modalities: DMO, DBT, US, BMRI

US Biopsy: How to Optimize?
Presenters: Catherine Piccoli, MD, FSBI and Regina Hooley, MD, FSBI
Modalities: US, BI

Accreditation Information

Physician Accreditation Statement

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the American College of Radiology and the Society of Breast Imaging. The American College of Radiology is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Physician Credit Designation Statement

The American College of Radiology designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

SAM/SA-CME Accreditation Statement

This activity meets the American Board of Radiology’s (ABR) criteria for a self-assessment activity and is designated for up to 4.0 SAM/SA-CME credits toward the ABR’s Maintenance of Certification program.

Instructions to Receive Credit

In order to successfully complete the activity, participants must complete the post-test with a passing score of 80% or higher. A maximum of 3 attempts will be allowed. Upon successful completion of the post-test, participants must complete an activity evaluation and claim credit commensurate with their participation in the activity.

Contact Information

For information about the accreditation of this program, please contact SBI at info@sbi-online.org

Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships

The ACR Disclosure Policy:  The American College of Radiology (ACR) adheres to the policies and guidelines, including the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited CE, set forth to providers by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), stating those activities where continuing education credits are awarded must be balanced, independent, objective, and scientifically rigorous. All persons in a position to control the content of an accredited continuing education program provided by ACR are required to disclose all financial relationships with any ineligible company within the past 24 months. All financial relationships reported are identified as relevant and mitigated by ACR in accordance with the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited CE in advance of delivery of the activity to learners. The content of this activity was vetted by ACR to assure objectivity and that the activity is free of commercial bias. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated by ACR.

The following planners and managers have no financial relationships to disclose:

Jennifer Luettinger, Alexis LaCount, Polina Petrovic, MD - Reviewer

The planners and managers have the following identified relevant financial relationships:

Linda Moy, MD, FSBI, Consulting Fee: iCAD; Lunit, Contracted Research: Siemens

The following faculty members have no relevant financial relationships to disclose:

Georgia Spear, MD, Huong (Carisa) Le-Petross, MD, FSBI, Catherine Piccoli, MD, FSBI

The faculty members (speakers, etc.) have the following identified relevant financial relationships:

Gary Whitman, MD, FSBI, Consulting Fee: Siemens; Jocelyn Rapelyea, MD, FSBI, Honoraria: GE Healthcare, Speakers Bureau: GE Healthcare; Regina Hooley, MD, FSBI, Consulting Fee: Hologic