Annual Meeting Schedule

Education: Lighting the Way to the Future

Oregon Society of Radiologic  Technologists 2010 Annual Meeting
Hallmark Resort, Newport, Oregon
April 9 & 10, 2010

Thursday, April 8, 2010
2:30-5:30 pm	OSRT Pre-Annual Board Meeting (open to all OSRT members!)
6:00 pm	No Host Dinner at Nana’s Irish Pub - RSVP on Registration
Friday, April 9, 2010 (6.5 CE)
7:00 am	Registration & Continental breakfast
8-8:20 am	Welcome (20 Minutes)
8:20-9:45 am	General Session (1.5 CE)	Alzheimer Disease and Radiology Richard Fucillo, R.T. (R) (CT) Skagit Valley Hospital, Mt. Vernon, WA This presentation will include discussion on diagnosis, imaging procedures and demographics of Alzheimer's disease
9:45-10:00 am	Break
10:00-11:00 am	General Session (1 CE)	Contrast Induced Nephropathy: Should You be Concerned? Bryan LaMontagne, MS Bracco Diagnostics A discussion of the relationship between contrast media and developing contrast induced nephropathy and long term outcomes for patients
11:00-12:00 am	General Session (1 CE)	Digital Imaging Barbara J. Smith, MS, RT (R) (QM) FASRT Portland Community College This course will cover the introduction of digital imaging into the workplace and will include discussion on image acquisition, image processing and image display
12:-1:00 pm	Lunch
1:00-2:00 pm	General Session (1 CE)	Aging Issues for the Radiographer Richard Fucillo, R.T. (R) (CT) Skagit Valley Hospital, Mt. Vernon, WA Longevity of life for the general population in this country impacts medicine in many ways. The types of illnesses and body changes that are common to the aging process will be discussed
2:00-3:00 pm	General Session (1 CE)	The Emerging Face of Multiple Sclerosis Bartram Pierce, B.S., RT (R) (MR) (ARRT) Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, Corvallis A presentation discussing the history, clinical symptoms and treatment of MS
3:00-3:15 pm	Break
3:15-4:15 pm	General Session (1 CE)	Lung Cancer - Current Treatments and the Role of the Radiographer Dawn Fucillo, M.A. R.T. (R)(T) (QM) North Puget Cancer Center, Sedro Wolley, WA This discussion will include types of lung cancers, symptoms, imaging methods used for detection, treatment methods and post-treatment protocols
Saturday, April 10, 2010 (6.5 CE)
7:00-8:00 am	Continental breakfast
8:00-9:45 am	General Session (2 CE)	Musculoskeletal Imaging Using MRI - an Overview David Siepman, MD McMinnville Imaging Associates The role of musculoskeletal imaging and basic MR imaging techniques will be addressed. Disease processes, fractures and neoplasms will be demonstrated on plain and MR images
9:45-10:00 am	Break
10:00-11:00 am	Breakout A (1 CE)	PET/CT- Just What Do We See From Head to Toe Suzanne R. Merritt, R.T (R) EPIC, Portland, OR This presentation will cover the imaging process of PET/CT and the history of this modality
	Breakout B (1 CE)	Movement and Injury: A case study approach to understanding what imaging can and can't tell you about pain Laura Hoffman, MSPT, CSCS Oregon State University A case study approach to understanding what imaging can and can't tell you about pain.
	Breakout C (1 CE)	3D Volumetric Assessment of the Breast Denise Davidson, CRT, (R) (M) Hologic This course will cover the advantages of using breast tom synthesis and how to differentiate between 2D and 3 D breast imaging
11:00-11:15 am	Break
11:15-12:15 pm	Breakout A (1 CE)	Quality in Medical Imaging - Concepts, Controls, Consistency Susan Castanette, R.T., (R)(BD) Tuality Hospital, Hillsboro This presentation addresses the dimensions of Quality Assurance in Medical Imaging and identifies professional organizations that develop control measures and standards
	Breakout B	Student Challenge No CE, but you can watch students answer questions to win money!
	Breakout C (1 CE)	Mammography Quality Assurance Gene L. Wollan, M.S Health Physics Northwest This presentation will compare the similarities and differences between digital and analog mammography quality control procedures. The types, number and manufacturers of mammography units in the state will also be provided.
12:15-2:30 pm	Lunch/Business Session
2:30-3:30 pm	Breakout A (1 CE)	Understanding Autism for Radiology Barbara J. Smith, MS, RT (R) (QM) FASRT The range of Autism spectrum disorder will be presented with ways to distinguish common signs or behaviors of autistic children. Communication skills for radiographers working with autistic children will be addressed.
	Breakout B (1 CE)	Oncology Update Dawn Fucillo, M.A. R.T. (R)(T) (QM) Director of Oncology, North Puget Cancer Center Current and future trends in cancer treatments will be discussed
	Breakout C (1 CE)	Full Field Digital mammography: Past, Present and Future Joanne Scott-Santos Fuji Medical Systems This presentation will cover the important milestones in breast imaging, comparison of digital to standard imaging techniques and future offerings
3:30-3:45 pm	Break
3:45-5:15 pm	General Session (1.5 CE)	Obesity and It's Impact on Radiology Richard Fucillo, R.T. (R) (CT) Skagit Valley Hospital, Mt. Vernon, WA Obesity in this country is a major health concern. The various ways obesity impacts radiographic procedures will be discussed as well as the complications a patient may incur due to increased body mass.
Sunday, April 11, 2010
9:00 am	OSRT Post Annual Board meeting (Open to all OSRT members)
Note: Speakers and presentations subject may be subject to change