MRI: Clinical Updates and Practical Physics

Wednesday, July 10, 2024, 7:20 AM - Saturday, July 13, 2024, 11:30 AM, Monterey Plaza Hotel, Monterey, CA

This course has ended, to register for 2025 please click here. 

 

MRI: Clinical Updates and Practical Physics is a 4-day course for practicing Radiologists and Magnetic Resonance technologists. The course will focus on new strategies to correctly interpret common MRI exams, recognize image quality issues, and execute strategies to correct them. In addition, this course will review the underlying principles of MR physics and image protocol decisions with colleagues to improve team efficiency.

Registration fees includes course materials, certificate of participation, welcome reception, daily breakfast and lunch on Wednesday through Friday.

Early Bird Rates:
Physician: $1,195
Radiologic Technologist: $995
Resident/Fellow: $700
Student Radiologic Technologist: $695
Industry: $1,195

Rates as of 4/1/2024
Physician: $1,295
Radiologic Technologist: $1,095
Resident/Fellow: $800
Student Radiologic Technologist: $795
Industry: $1,295

Limited space for students. Please contact Melissa Schwartz at [email protected], if spaces are booked and you would like to be added to a waitlist.

Tuition may be paid by Visa or MasterCard.  Your email address is used for critical information, including registration confirmation, evaluation, and certificate.  Be sure to include an email address that you check frequently.

STAP-eligible employees can use STAP funds towards the registration fees for this activity complete the STAP Reimbursement Request Form and submit to your department administrator.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (21.75 hours), Non-Physician Participation Credit (21.75 hours)

1. Discuss the meaning of core MRI system component specifications and how they impact sequence parameters. Recognize how to set rationally acceleration factors for various acquisitions.
2. Differentiate the parts of pulse sequences and their relationships to image contrasts, SNR, and scan time. Describe the basic concepts of compressed sensing and dynamic MRI.
3. Interpret the meaning of the resulting images of a diffuse liver disease MRI.
4. Recall strategies for improving diffusion weighted image quality and MR elastography images.
5. Recall strategies for obtaining optimal fat suppression. Refresh common artifacts and execute strategies to correct them.

In support of improving patient care, Stanford Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 

Credit Designation 
American Medical Association (AMA) 
Stanford Medicine designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 21.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Approved by the ASRT for Category A continuing education credit.

Cancellation Policy
Cancellations received in writing no less than 20 days before the course will be refunded, less a 20% administrative fee. No refunds will be made on cancellations received after that date. Please send cancellation requests to [email protected].

Stanford University School of Medicine reserves the right to cancel or postpone this program if necessary; in the event of cancellation, course fees will be fully refunded. We are not responsible for other costs incurred such as non-refundable airline tickets or hotel penalties.

Accessibility Statement
 Stanford University School of Medicine is committed to ensuring that its programs, services, goods and facilities are accessible to individuals with disabilities as specified under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008.  If you have needs that require special accommodations, including dietary concerns, please contact the CME.

Cultural and Linguistic Competency
The planners and speakers of this CME activity have been encouraged to address cultural issues relevant to their topic area for the purpose of complying with California Assembly Bill 1195. Moreover, the Stanford University School of Medicine Multicultural Health Portal contains many useful cultural and linguistic competency tools including culture guides, language access information and pertinent state and federal laws.  You are encouraged to visit the Multicultural Health Portal: https://laneguides.stanford.edu/multicultural-health

For activity related questions, please contact
     Name: Melissa Schwartz, CMP
     Title: Events Project Manager
     Email: [email protected]

For CME general questions, please contact 
     Email: [email protected]

Monterey Plaza and Spa
400 Cannery Row
Monterey, CA 93940
(831) 920-6710

A block of rooms has been reserved at a reduced rate at The Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa, for conference participants on a first-come, first-serve basis and may sell out before 06/09/2024. After this date, reservations will be accepted on a space available basis and the group rate will no longer be guaranteed. To make your reservation, please call 1-800-334-3999.  You will need to mention the conference, in order to receive the group rate.

Inland View Room
Rate: $379/night*
Reduced valet parking: $35 per car, per night
*Plus taxes: Occupancy tax - 12%, District tax - 1.6%, California Tourism Assessment fee - 0.195%, and the Monterey
County Tourism Assessment Fee - $4.50 per room, per night.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Stanford Medicine adheres to the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education.

There are no relevant financial relationships with ACCME-defined ineligible companies for anyone who was in control of the content of this activity, except those listed in the table below. All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated.

This CME activity is supported in part by educational grants from Covis Pharma US, Inc., Guerbet LLC, Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.