Recap of Central Chapter’s 2007 Annual Spring Meeting in Chicago

The 2007 Annual Spring Meeting of the Central Chapter was held March 9-11, 2007 at the Feinberg Pavilion Conference Center at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. Almost 200 attendees enjoyed the program entitled, Transitioning from Nuclear Medicine to Molecular Imaging: Are we really ready? Doctor Robert S. Hellman, MD, from the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee served as the program chair with Gary L. Dillehay, MD and Nancy McDonald, from Northwestern in Chicago serving as co-chairs.

The 2007 Annual Spring Meeting was designed to share the trials and tribulations that the profession is facing as it experiences the exciting transition of nuclear medicine through molecular imaging.

Doctors Robert S. Hellman and Lawrence R. Goodman

Doctor Robert S. Hellman, 2007 CCSNM Program Chair, presents Doctor Lawrence R. Goodman, Professor of Radiology at the Medical College of Wisconsin, with a memento in recognition of his presenting the James Quinn Memorial Lecture.

Nancy McDonald and Bill O’Brien-Penney

Program Co-chair Nancy McDonald presents Bill O’Brien-Penney, Associate Professor of Radiology from the University of Chicago, with a plaque in recognition of his presenting the Mark Groch Memorial Lecture.

audience at spring meeting

An attentive audience listens to presentations at the 2007 CCSNM Annual Spring Meeting. Evaluations indicate high marks for the program.

exhibitors

Attendees enjoy a cup of coffee while visiting with the 20 companies exhibiting at the CCSNM Meeting.

The program included the following presentations:

Friday, March 9, 2007

Past—Overview of the Era of Bread and Butter Nuclear Medicine

7:30–8:30 am—Registration and Continental Breakfast in the Exhibit Area

8:30–8:45 am—Introduction; Robert S. Hellman, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin

8:45–9:30 am—James Quinn Memorial Lecture: Imaging Pulmonary Emboli: The Present and The Future; Lawrence R. Goodman, MD; Medical College of Wisconsin

9:30–10:15 am—The Role of Nuclear Medicine in Endocrinology: Past, Present, Future; Milton D. Gross, MD; VA Medical Center, Ann Arbor

10:15–10:45 am—Break in Exhibit Area

10:45–11:15 am—Proffered Papers 1

11:15–12:00 pm—Bone Mineral Density: Clinical Practice; Mary E. Csuka, MD; Medical College of Wisconsin

12:00 pm–1:00 pm—Lunch on your Own

1:00–1:45 pm—Image Processing: The Core of Nuclear Cardiology; Scott M. Leonard, MS, CNMT; Northwestern University

1:45–2:15 pm—Proffered Papers II

2:15–3:00 pm—Update on Gamma Camera & Imaging Technology; James R. Halama, PhD; Loyola University Medical Center

3:00–3:30 pm—Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Area

3:30–4:30 pm—An Update: The Clinical Impact of SPECT-CT); John P. Seitz, MD; William Beaumont Hospitals

4:30–5:15 pm—SPECT/CT Read with experts; Donald R. Neumann, MD, PhD; Cleveland Clinic

5:15–6:30 pm—Networking Reception

Saturday, March 10, 2007

Present—Embracing the Era of Multimodality Imaging

7:30–8:00 am—Registration and Continental Breakfast in the Exhibit Area

8:00–8:45 am—Mark Groch Memorial Lecture: Quality Control for PET/CT; William O’Brien-Penney, PhD; University of Chicago

8:45–9:45 am—PET/CT of Prostate Cancer/Breast Cancer: Beyond FDG Imaging; Farrokh Dehdashti, MD; Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology

9:45–10:15 am—Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Area

10:15–11:00 am—Update on Coding and Reimbursement; Gary L. Dillehay, MD;Northwestern University

11:00 am–11:45 pm—Is There a Place for Nuclear Medicine Professionals and Technologists Inside Radiology?; Martin P. Sandler, MD; Vanderbilt University Medical Center

12:00–1:45 pm—Business/Awards Lunch; SNM Update; Martin P. Sandler, MD, President, SNM; Scott Holbrook, President SNMTS

1:45–2:45 pm—PET/CT with FDG: Beyond the Basics; Daniel Appelbaum, MD; University of Chicago; and PET/CT with FDG: Normal Variants & Artifacts; D. Scott Holbrook, BS, CNMT, Precision Nuclear

2:45–3:15 pm—Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Area 3:15–4:00 pm—PET/CT Read With Experts; Mark Tann, MD; Indiana University Hospital

4:00–5:00 pm—New Imaging Technology and the Changing Role of Nuclear Cardiology; Thomas A. Holly, MD; Northwestern University

Sunday, March 11, 2007

Future—Anticipating the Transition to Molecular Imaging

7:30–8:00 am—Continental Breakfast

8:00–8:45 am—Emerging PET Radiopharmaceuticals and Biomarkers; Morand R. Piert, MD; University of Michigan Health System

8:45–9:30 am—Cardiac Imaging with MIBG; Mark I. Travin, MD; Albert Einstein College of Medicine

9:30–9:45 am—Refreshment Break

9:45–10:45 am—Neuroimaging: The Frontier of the Transition to Molecular Imaging; James M. Mountz, MD, PhD; UPMC Health System

10:45–11:45 am—Breast Imaging Revisited: New Approaches; Michael K. O’Connor, PhD; Mayo Clinic

11:45 am–12:00 pm—Wrap-Up and Closing Comments