Visiting Professor Program

June 22 & 23, 2017
University of Ottawa, Department of Radiology Presents:
Research Day, Graduation &Visiting Professor Program

Mauricio Castillo, MD, FACR
James H. Scatliff Distinguished Professor of Radiology
Division Chief, Neuroradiology, University of North Carolina

University of Ottawa Radiology Research Day Virtual Reality Demo

realizeLAB, a new initiative from the recently formed Division of Medical Physics, will demo some of the exciting medical virtual reality applications that they have been developing here at the Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa. Come try what they’ve worked up with this compelling technology.

VR Demo at uOttawa Radiology Research Day

• Buffet Dinner followed by Presentations & Awards
• Location: Fairmont Château Laurier Hotel, Laurier Room
• Please refer to separate invitation e-mail and to RSVP

*At the end of this lecture, participants will be able to:

• Review the development of the pituitary gland.
• Understand its normal appearance and appropriate imaging protocols.
• Review the imaging features of adenomas.
• Understand the significance of incidentalomas.
• Be familiar with the postoperative imaging of the pituitary.

*This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

** Available through OTN Videoconferencing/Webcasting Technologies (log in on your computer)
Please log onto:Media Server and select “Live” or “Archived” event.
The archived events will be made available 48 hours after the scheduled lecture, and available online for 1 yr. Achived- public section

Mark Murphey, MD, FACR
Physician-in-Chief, AIRP, and Chief, Musculoskeletal Imaging
Professor of Radiology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Staff Radiologist, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

*At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:

• To review the pathophysiology and MR imaging findings of spondylodiskitis
• To illustrate the common infectious organisms and their imaging manifestations in children versus adults
• To recognize the radiographic and advanced imaging features of acute, subacute and chronic bacterial osteomyelitis
• Event ID # 68858054

*At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:

• Liposarcoma versus lipoma
• Enchondroma versus condrosarcoma
• Hematoma versus hemorrhagic neoplasms
• Event ID # 68899398

• *This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
• ** Available through OTN Videoconferencing/Webcasting Technologies (log in on your computer)

Please log onto: http://mediaserver.otn.ca and select “Live” or “Archived” event.

The archived events will be made available 48 hours after the scheduled lecture, and available online for 1 yr. Archived- public section

September 25-27

Aya Kamaya, MD
Associate Professor of Radiology, Stanford University Medical Center

November 1-4

Celebrate Radiology November 1-4, 2016
Theme: CanMeds role: Leadership

Mamta Gautam, MD, MBA, FRCPC
President, Federation of Medical Women of Canada
Psychiatrist, uOttawa, Ottawa Hospital

Bruce Forster, BSc, MSc, MD, FRCPC
Head, Department of Radiology
University of British Columbia, BC
Regional Medical Director of Medical Imaging, Regional Dept Head, VCH, PHC Medical Imaging

*At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:

• Recognize the essential attributes of an effective peer support system.
• Describe options to improve the privileging of Radiologists to ensure optimal patient care.
• Enumerate the principles of physician performance assessment, and the role of 'balanced scorecards'.

*At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:

• Summarize the essential skills for future Radiology leaders 2.  Relate the most common errors that potential leaders make.

• Discuss how great leadership can benefit medical imaging physicians, staff, departments and patients.

Val Murray Runge, BSc, MD
Professor, University Hospital Bern, Switerzland
Editor-in-Chief of Investigative Radiology
2011 Harry Fisher Medal for Excellence in Contrast Media Research from the Contrast Media Research Society
Executive Council Award from the American Roentgen Ray Society

*At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:

• careReview the gadolinium based contrast agents (GBCAs) used for contrast enhancement in MRI and the different molecular structures and relative stabilities of these agents
• Discuss the safety and tolerability of GBCAs, including a summary of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis
• Present the current knowledge about accumulation of gadolinium in the brain after administration of GBCAs
• Recognize the essential attributes of an effective peer support system.
• Describe options to improve the privileging of Radiologists to ensure optimal patient
• Discuss the safety and tolerability of GBCAs, including a summary of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis
• Present the current knowledge about accumulation of gadolinium in the brain after administration of GBCAs

Peter Doubilet, MD, PhD
Senior Vice-Chair, Department of Radiology
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School

*At the end of this lecture, participants will be able to:

• Diagnose early intrauterine pregnancy
• Diagnose early first trimester miscarriage
• Identify the limitations of the hCG "discriminatory level"

Shi-Joon Yoo, MD, FRCPC
Cardiac Radiologist - The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
Professor of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto

*At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:

• Describe a 3D printing service
• Illustrate 3D printed modules
• Demonstrate how 3D printing enhances patient care for pediatric cardiology

**At the end of this presentation, the participants will be able to:

• Describe protocols in cardiovascular MR
• Detail quantitative findings in cardiovascular MR
• Show importance of quantitative measures in MRI

This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada  

Shadpour Demehri, MD
Assistant Professor of Musculoskeletal Radiology and Orthopaedic
Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore

*At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:

• To briefly address optimal MRI protocol for meniscal and ligamentous injuries
• To discuss the MRI-based diagnostic criteria and pitfalls
• To realize the clinical implications of MRI findings in knee injury.

Audience target: General/MSK radiologists, focus on educational and practical aspects for knee MRI interpretation

**At the end of this presentation, the participants will be able to:

• To discuss Role of MRI in OA outcome prediction
• To delineated the optimal management of Meniscal tears: potential role for Cone beam Computed tomography (CBCT)
• To discuss patella femoral OA and its characterization using Four-dimensional Computed tomography (4D CT)
• To briefly discuss updates in cartilage repair of young pts.

Audience target: General/MSK radiologists; Orthopedic surgeons, focus of innovative image modalities and outcome studies performed in our lab

Event ID # 51671320

This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the maintenance of Certification program of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada