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Caritas St. Elizabeth's Medical Center

Present
s

Imaging and Treatment Strategies
in Primary Care Medicine

Thursday, September 30, 2004
   7:15 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
   Dedham Hilton
   25 Allied Drive
   Dedham, MA
 
AGENDA
 
MORNING SESSIONS
 

7:15 - 8:00 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:00 - 8:15 Introduction
Nicolaos Madias, MD
Chair of Medicine, Caritas St. Elizabeth's Medical Center
Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine
8:15 - 8:45

Using PACS in the Office of the Patient's Caregiver-
Breakthrough in Communication
Jeffrey Mendel, MD
Chair of Radiology,Caritas St. Elizabeth's Medical Center
Faculty, Tufts University School of Medicine

8:45 - 9:05 Strengths and Limitations of Plain Film, US, CT, and MRI
Jeffrey Mendel, MD
Chair of Radiology,Caritas St. Elizabeth's Medical Center
Faculty, Tufts University School of Medicine
9:05 - 9:25 Emphysema: New Methods of Imaging and Treatment
Bartolome Celli, MD
Chief, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Caritas St. Elizabeth's Medical Center
Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine
9:25 - 9:45 The Role of PET in the Diagnosis and Evaluation of Lung Cancer
Paul Hesketh, MD
Chief, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Caritas St. Elizabeth's Medical Center
Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine
9:45 - 10:00 Risk Management Questions and Discussion
Jeffrey Mendel, MD
Bartolome Celli, MD
Paul Hesketh, MD
10:00 - 10:20 Break
10:20 -10:40 Back Pain Imaging Strategies: The Role of Plain Film, CT and MRI
Jonathan Kleefield, MD
Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Associate Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School
10:40 - 11:00

New Methods in Treatment of Back Pain, Including Nerve Blocks and Vertebroplasty
Ram Chavali, MD
Consultant, Lahey Clinic, Boston Medical Center
and University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center
Clinical Assistant Professor, Boston University School of Medicine

 

11:00 - 11:20

Risk Management Questions and Discussion
John Kleefield, MD
Ram Chavali, MD

11:20 a.m - 12:00 p.m.

New Decision Making Approaches in the Utilization of Advanced Imaging Technologies
Presenters:
William Corwin, M.D.
Medical Director for Utilization Management and Clinical Policy, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care,
Ramin Khorasani, M.D, M.P.H.
Vice Chairman, Dept of Radiology and Director, Center for Evidence-Based Imaging, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School

Panelists:
Peter Goldbach, M.D.
Medical Director, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Assistant Professor, Havard Medical School
Francis X. Campion, MD, FACP
Vice President, Clinical Integration, Caritas Christi Health Care System, Assistant Clinical Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine

12:00 - 12:50 Lunch - Roundtable Discussions
Cardiovascular       Gastrointestinal     Genitourinary
Musculoskeletal     Neurology              Oncology
Pulmonary            Women's Health     Health Economics
AFTERNOON SESSIONS - Track 1: Cardiovascular Disease
12:50 - 1:10 Chest Pain: Caring for the Patient, Decision Making, and Minimizing Risk
Michael Maysky, MD, FACC
Department of Medicine; Director of Nuclear Cardiology, Director, Nuclear Cardiology, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Caritas St. Elizabeth's Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine
1:10 - 1:30 Cardiac MDCT: A Revolution in Cardiac and Coronary Imaging
Ashley Davidoff, MD
Director of Radiological Education, Co-Director, Abdominal Imaging, Department of Radiology, Caritas St. Elizabeth's Medical Center
Professor of Clinical Radiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Faculty, Harvard Medical School
1:30 - 1:45

Risk Management Questions and Discussion
Michael Maysky, MD, FACC
Ashley Davidoff, MD

1:45 - 2:05

Hypertension: Clinical and Imaging Strategies
Naomi Fisher, MD
Director of Hypertension Services, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

2:05 - 2:25 Diagnosis and Management of Early Stroke
Judith Hinchey, MD, MPH
Director, Stroke Service Department of Neurology,Caritas St. Elizabeth's Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Tufts University School of Medicine
2:25 - 2:40 Risk Management Questions and Discussion
Naomi Fisher, MD
Judith Hinchey, MD, MPH
2:40 - 3:00 Break
3:00 - 3:20 Diagnostic Strategies for Occult GI Bleeding: New Innovations of the Video Capsule
David Cave, MD, PhD
Chief, Division of Gastroenterology, Caritas St. Elizabeth's Medical Center
Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine
3:20 - 3:40 Aortic Aneurysms: Imaging Strategies
Ashley Davidoff, MD
Director of Radiological Education, Co-Director, Abdominal Imaging, Department of Radiology, Caritas St. Elizabeth's Medical Center
Professor of Clinical Radiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Faculty, Harvard Medical School
3:40 - 4:00 Advances in Vascular Interventions
Robert Schainfeld, DO
Interim Chief, Division of Vascular Medicine
Director, Noninvasive Vascular Laboratory and Vascular Rehabilitation Program
Co-Director, Vein Center, Caritas St. Elizabeth's Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine
4:00 - 4:30 Risk Management Questions and Discussion
David Cave, MD, PhD
Ashley Davidoff, MD
Robert Schainfeld, DO
AFTERNOON SESSIONS - Track 2: Breast Disease
12:50 - 1:30 Strategies to Reduce Medico-legal Risk When Caring for the Breast Patient
Marc Homer, MD, FACR
Chief of Mammography, Tufts-New England Medical Center
Professor of Radiology, Tufts University School of Medicine
1:30 - 1:45 Risk Management Questions and Discussion
Marc Homer, MD, FACR
1:45 - 2:05 Assessing and Managing the High Risk Patient
Leslie Martin, MD
Director, Hematology/Oncology Clinic, Department of Hematology/Oncology,
Caritas St. Elizabeth's Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine
2:05 - 2:25 Imaging Strategies for Evaluating the High Risk Patient
Elsie Levin, MD
Associate Director, Faulkner-Sagoff Breast Imaging and Diagnostic Center
Assistant Clinical Professor of Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine
2:25 - 2:40

Risk Management Questions and Discussion
Leslie Martin, MD
Elsie Levin, MD

2:40 - 3:00 Break
3:00 - 3:20 Practical Tips in Managing Patients with Benign Breast Complaints
Heather Aliotta, RN, MSN, RNC
Adult Nurse Practitioner, Gillette Center for Women's Cancers - Center for Breast Cancer, Massachusetts General Hospital
3:20 -3:40 New Image-Guided Interventions in Breast Disease
Priscilla J. Slanetz, MD, MPH
Director of Breast Imaging, Caritas St. Elizabeth's Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Radiology, Tufts University School of Medicine
3:40 - 4:00 Surgical Advances in Breast Cancer Management
Kevin S. Hughes, MD
Surgical Director, Avon Foundation Comprehensive Breast Evaluation Center
Co-Director, Breast and Ovarian Cancer Genetics and Risk Assessment Program, Massachusetts General Hospital
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
4:00 - 4:30 Risk Management Questions and Discussion
Heather Aliotta, RN, MSN, RNC
Priscilla J. Slanetz, MD, MPH
Kevin S. Hughes, MD