February 22-25, 2004
Las Vegas Flamingo Hotel
Credits, Objectives and Faculty
February 22-25, 2004
Las Vegas Flamingo Hotel
Credits, Objectives and Faculty
Accreditation (CME & CEU)
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential
Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
(ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of the Keck School of Medicine of the
University of Southern California and the National Consortium of Breast
Centers.The Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California is
accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.The
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California designates this
educational activity for a maximum of 32 category 1 credits toward the AMA
Physician’s Recognition Award.
Each physician should claim only
those credits that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.
Provider approved by the California State Board of Registered Nursing Provider Number CEP 00105. Nurses from states other than California must check their local State Board for specific continuing education policies. Conference CBE/BSE session 2/22/04, 8.0 contact hours, conference 2/22/04, 2.5 contact hours, 2/23/04, 7.5 contact hours, 2/24/04, 7.5 contact hours, 2/25/04, 6.5 contact hours. To receive the 2.5 contact hours the attendee must attend the entire 2.5 hours of the Sunday conference sessions; to receive the 7.5 contact hours the attendee must attend the entire 7.5 hours of the Monday conference sessions; to receive the 7.5 contact hours, the attendee must attend the entire 7.5 hours of the Tuesday conference sessions; and to receive the 6.5 contact hours the attendee must attend the entire 6.5 hours of the Wednesday conference sessions. Category 1 hours will be given if there is partial attendance.
The AAPA (American Academy of Physician Assistants) accepts Category 1 of CME approval from organizations accredited by ACCME to grant Category 1 hours toward the Physician’s Recognition Award. Category A CE credits are being arranged through the American Society of Radiological Technologists. Each 1 hour session=1 CE and 2 hour sessions=2 CE’s. These are continuing education credits for mammography technologists and radiology technologists.
Conference Objectives
• Review the ACR Mammography Accreditation Program requirements and process in an interactive format
• Learn what ACR reviewers evaluate so that mammography quality is improved and accreditation may be passed on the first attempt
• Learn reasons why breast centers fail accreditation
• Learn about recent updates on MQSA and accreditation
• List three side effects of chemotherapy and describe one management technique for each side effect
• Understand the role nurses have in preoperative teaching and the benefit to the patient in preparing her for her surgical experience prior to the surgery date.
• Be able to describe the concept of “transformation surgery” and how adopting this concept allows the patient to see her surgery as a positive experience rather than a loss/negative experience
• Explain the nursing role in patient education
• Identify two measures of patient satisfaction and how to implement them in any setting
• Describe two new national trends related to measuring and rewarding performance improvement.
• Discuss the functional areas provided within the “Military Model”
• Specify the benefits to the staff and patients in the coordinated treatment environment
• Describe the role of breast ultrasound in the evaluation of breast masses
• Review scientific proof substantiating imaging surveillance of the “probably benign” lesion
• Attendees will review changes in CPT coding for 2004, as well as updated payment rates
• Attendees will develop an understanding of productivity concepts that they can utilize to improve the patient experience and financial viability of their breast centers
• Demonstrate the statistical validation of the benefits of screening mammography in reducing breast cancer mortality
• Review the options for reconstruction of the breast following therapeutic surgery for breast cancer
• Discuss the positives and negatives of immediate verses delayed reconstruction
• Discuss the necessary information that needs to be presented to a patient to obtain informed consent for these procedures
• Understand the legal requirements of duty, negligence, causation and damages in a medical malpractice case
• Learn appropriate communication practices to minimize “losing” a patient to follow-up
• Appreciate the complexity of the “missed breast cancer” malpractice case and the manner in which it may be successfully defended
• Describe the current status and future directions for breast ultrasound
• Describe practical and operational issues regarding breast ultrasound and MR in clinical practice
• Understand the expectations patients have today of the health care professionals involved in their care and treatment
• Learn about the profound impact each Breast Center team member has on the patient’s physical and emotional well being, short and long term
• Describe the benefits of patient empowerment by having an informed patient be able to participate in the decision making about her care with the professionals taking care of her
• Learn why patient education is important, starting with the diagnosis process
• Learn the benefits of the patient education to the patient’s psychological well being and overall satisfaction with her care
• Describe current breast cancer prevention strategies for women at a high risk for breast cancer
• Review the natural history of noninvasive breast cancer
• Discuss oncoplastic surgery in relation to noninvasive breast cancer
Conference Faculty - Faculty Disclosure: Current guidelines state that participants in continuing medical education activities should be aware of any affiliation or financial interest that could affect the speaker's presentation(s). Faculty members have completed conflict of interest declarations and those potential conflicts will be listed in the course syllabus.
Gary Aragon, MD
Clinical Breast Radiologist, Medical Director
Baptist St. Anthony’s Comprehensive Breast Center
Amarillo, TX
Shireen L. Braner, PA, RT(R)(M)(QM)
Chief Technologist—Manager
Kettering Breast Evaluation Centers
Kettering, OH
R. James Brenner, MD, JD, FACR
Clinical Professor of Radiology UCLA Director, Breast Imaging
Tower-St. Johns Imaging
Eisenberg Keefer Breast Center
John Wayne Cancer Institute
St. Johns Health Center
Santa Monica, CA
Jennifer Bucholtz, MS, CRNP, OCN
Nurse Practitioner, Program Coordinator
The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Baltimore, MD
Priscilla F. Butler, MS
Senior Director, Breast Imaging Accreditation Programs
American College of Radiology
Reston, VA
Sharon Cabbage, RN, BSN
Director of Nursing
Knoxville Comprehensive Breast Center
Knoxville, TN
Dorian Choice, MS
Healthcare Administration
Breast Health Services Manager
Ohio Health Cancer Services
Columbus, OH
Amy Christian, RN, BSN, OCN
Charge Nurse
Swedish Cancer Institute Treatment Center
Seattle, WA
Debbie Clark
Executive Director
Oklahoma Breast Care Center
Oklahoma City, OK
Cathy Coleman, RN, OCN
Principal
Coleman Breast Center Consultation Services
Tiburon, CA
Dianne Crippen, RN
Nursing Coordinator Breast Care
Arkansas Department of Health
Little Rock, AR
Pam DiDente, RN, MN
Community Breast Cancer Case Manager
Cancer Services, Sara Fisher Breast Health Project
St. Charles Medical Center
Bend, OR
G.W. (Bill) Eklund, MD, FACR
Clinical Professor of Radiology, University of IL College of Medicine at Peoria
Peoria, IL
Clinical Professor of Radiology
Medical College of WI
Milwaukee, WI
MAJ Joseph Flynn, MD
Medical Oncologist
Clinical Breast Care Project
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center
Landstuhl/Kirchberg, Germany
Brian J. Gelfand, MD, FACS
Breast Surgeon
Elliot Breast Health Center
Bedford, NH
Veronica Gutchell, RN, FNP
Nurse Practitioner
Clinical Breast Care Project
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Comprehensive Breast Center
Washington, DC
Karleen Habin, RN, BCCS, MPHc
Nurse Manager/Supervisor
Breast Cancer Clinical Research Program
Gilette Center for Women's Cancers
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Arthur W. Hapner, COL (Ret)
Executive Director, CBCP
Clinical Breast Care Project
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Comprehensive Breast Center
Washington, DC
Marjie Grazi Harbrecht, MD
Medical Risk Management Consultant
Medical/Executive Director
Colorado Clinical Guidelines Collaborative
Denver, CO
Linda J. Hovanessian Larsen, MD
Assistant Professor of Radiology
Keck School of Medicine
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
CAPT. E. Melissa Kaime, MD, FACP
Captain, Medical Corps, USN
Breast Health Center
Naval Medical Center San Diego
San Diego, CA
Cary Kaufman, MD, FACS
Breast Surgeon, Medical Director
Bellingham Breast Center
University of Washington
Bellingham, WA
Seema A. Khan, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Department of Surgery
Feinberg School of Medicine
Northwestern University
Director, Bluhm Family Breast Cancer Early Detection and Prevention Program
Chicago, IL
James J. Kjar, Esquire
Defense Attorney and Senior Partner
Reback, McAndrews & Kjar
Manhattan Beach, CA
Judy C. Kneece, RN, OCN
Breast Health Consultant and Trainer
EduCare Inc.
West Columbia, SC
Gerald R. Kolb, JD
President/Evangelist
Breast Health Management, Inc.
Bend, OR
Kamilia Kozlowski, MD
Medical Director
Knoxville Comprehensive Breast Center
Knoxville, TN
Claudia Z. Lee, MBA
Breast Health Consultant
C. Z. Lee and Associates
Cypress, CA
Terry Lehmann, BSRT(R)(M)
Chief Associate Technologist
Director of Women’s Imaging
Co-Director UCSD Mammography Practicum for Technologists
CORE lecturer UCSD School of Medicine Residency Program,
Adjunct Radiology Instructor San Diego Mesa College
UCSD Center for Women’s Health
San Diego, CA
Melinda Lewis, MD
Associate Professor
Director of Cytopathology
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Emory University Hospital
Atlanta, GA
Michael N. Linver, MD, FACR
Head of Mammography
Breast Imaging Center
X-Ray Associates of New Mexico, PC
Albuquerque, NM
Sheryl Londerville, RN, BSN, OCN
Charge Nurse
Radiation Oncology
Swedish Medical Center
Seattle, WA
Susan Lucier, RNC
Breast Health Coordinator
Northside Hospital Breast Center
Atlanta, GA
Janet Maher, RN
Breast Health Specialist
Surgical Oncology
Elliot Breast Health Center
Bedford, NH
Louise C. Miller, RT(R)(M)
Co-Director—Mammography Practicum
School of Medicine
University of CA—UCSD
San Diego, CA
Maurice Nahabedian, MD, FACS
Associate Professor Plastic Surgery
Johns Hopkins Breast Center
Baltimore, MD
Jay R. Parikh, MD, FRCP(c)
Medical Director
Women’s Diagnostic Imaging Center
Swedish Medical Center
Seattle, WA
Yuri R. Parisky, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Radiology
Keck School of Medicine
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
Stephanie Perez, BCH, RT(R)(M)
Harrington Comprehensive Breast Center
Amarillo, TX
Bruce A. Porter, MD, FACR
Medical Director, First Hill Diagnostic Imaging
Clinical Associate Professor, Radiology
University of Washington, Seattle
First Hill Diagnostic Imaging
Seattle, WA
Lucinda Prue, BA, RT(R)(M)
Mammography Imaging Specialist
UW Health
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
Madison, WI
Christy Ann Russell, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Medical Oncology
Keck School of Medicine
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
Lillie Shockney, RN, BS, MAS
Director of Education and
Outreach
Johns Hopkins Breast Center
Baltimore, MD
COL Craig D. Shriver, MD, FACS
Director and Principal
Investigator, CBCP
Clinical Breast Care Project
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Comprehensive Breast Center
Washington, DC
Melvin J. Silverstein, MD, FACS
Professor of Surgery and
Henrietta C. Lee Chair in Breast Cancer Research
Keck School of Medicine
University of Southern California
Director of the Lee Breast Center at the USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
Los Angeles, CA
Suzanne M. Taylor, MD
Primary Care Breast Consultant
Longview, TX
Theodore Tsangaris, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology
Johns Hopkins Breast Center
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD
Deana Tuell, RN, BSOM, OCN
Manager, Breast Health Center Manager
The Breast Health Center, Columbus Regional Hospital
Columbus, IN
Lisa Marie Vasquez, RT(R)(M)
Summerlin Hospital Medical Center
Las Vegas, NV
Sandra Vermeulen, MD
Radiation Oncologist, Radiation Oncology
Swedish Cancer Institute
Seattle, WA
Pat Whitworth, MD
Director, Nashville Breast Center
Nashville, TN
Deirdre Young, RN, OCN
Coordinator for Cancer Programs
Lexington Medical Center
West Columbia, SC
Rebecca Zuurbier, MD
Director, Sibley Center for Breast Health
Washington, DC