The 9th International Symposium
on Virtual Colonoscopy

October 27 - 29, 2008
Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel, Boston, MA


















PROGRAM

Monday, October 27th
Day 1: Plenary Session
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7:00 7:30 Registration ---
7:30 7:45 Introduction M.A. Barish, M.D.
A. H. Dachman, M.D.
Plenary 1: Reimbursement, Certification & Training M.A. Barish, M.D.
moderator
7:45 8:00 American Cancer Society Position R. Smith, M.D.
8:00 8:15 American College of Radiology: Certification M. A. Barish, M.D.
8:15 8:30 Gastroenterologist's Perspective: AGA Institute President N. F. LaRusso, M.D.
8:30 8:45 Training and Certification in Europe P. Lefere, M.D.
8:45 9:00 Panel Q & A All
Plenary 2: CTC Implementation Nationally and Internationally P. Pickhardt, M.D.
moderator
9:00 9:15 CTC in Japan G. Iinuma, M.D., Ph.D.
9:15 9:30 Community-Based CTC in the USA M. E. Klein, M.D.
9:30 9:45 European Non-Academic Centers D. Hock, M.D.
9:45 10:00 VA Medical Centers: USA J. Yee, M.D.
10:00 10:15 Panel Q & A All and M. Morrin, M.D.
10:15 10:45 Break / View Vendor Exhibits  
Plenary 3: Technological Innovation: Display and CAD A. E. Kaufman, Ph.D.
moderator
10:45 11:00 Innovations in Display and CAD R. M. Summers, M.D., Ph.D.
11:00 11:15 Texture-Based CAD A. E. Kaufman, Ph.D.
11:15 11:30 FDA Perspective N. Petrick, Ph.D.
11:30 11:45 Industry Panel and Q&A All and S. Pohlman, M.S., S. A. Wood, Ph.D.
11:45 12:45 Lunch  
Plenary 4: CTC Prep - Current Status and Advances M. Zalis, M.D.
moderator
12:45 1:00 Solid Tagged Stool Subtraction M. Zalis, M.D.
1:00 1:15 Prepless CTC: Now? A. Laghi, M.D.
1:15 1:30 Current State of CTC Prep E. McFarland, M.D.
1:30 1:45 Panel Q & A All
Plenary 5: Competitive Scientific Advantages I. Waxman, M.D.
moderator
1:45 2:00 Detecting and Treating Flat Cancers I. Waxman, M.D.
2:00 2:15 Status of MIR and Prepless MRI T. C. Lauenstein, M.D., P.D.
2:15 2:30 Non-Radiologic Advances in CRC Screening P. J. Limburg, M.D., M.P.H.
2:30 2:45 Panel Q & A All
2:45 3:15 Break / View Vendor Exhibits  
Plenary 6: Practical and Academic Issues A. H. Dachman, M.D.
moderator
3:15 3:30 Summary of Scientific Advances M. Macari, M.D.
3:30 3:45 Dissemination into Practice

D.H. Kim, M.D.

3:45 4:15 Panel Discussion

M. A. Barish, M.D.; S. Glick, M.D.; E. McFarland, M.D.; J. Soto, M.D.; J. G. Fletcher, M.D.

4:15 4:30 Workstation Face-Off Setup / Break  
Workstation Face-Off M. A. Barish, M.D.
4:30 4:35 Introduction

M. A. Barish, M.D.

4:35 4:45 Case Review: Vital Images, Inc.

A. Laghi, M.D.

4:45 4:55 Case Review: Viatronix, Inc.

D. H. Kim, M.D.

4:55 5:05 Case Review: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.

M. Macari, M.D.

5:05 5:15 Case Review: Philips Healthcare

P. Pickhardt, M.D.

5:15 5:25 Case Review: GE Healthcare

D. Hock, M.D.

5:25 5:35 Case Review: TeraRecon

T. Fibus, M.D.

5:35 5:45 Case Review: INFINITT Co., Ltd.

E. Neri. M.D.

6:00 7:00 Welcome Reception  
7:00 10:00 Workstation Familiarization for Training Session Attendees (non-CME credit session)

 


Tuesday, October 28th
Day 2: Training Course
Moderator: M. A. Barish, M.D.
BEGIN END SESSION
8:00 8:15 Introduction
8:15 9:00 Workstation Review
9:00 10:15 Simultaneous Supervised Review of Cases 1 - 5
10:15 10:45 Break / View Vendor Exhibits
10:45 12:30 Self-Review of Cases 5 - 10; Followed by Supervised Review
12:30 1:30 Lunch
1:30 3:15 Cases 10 - 15 and Supervised Review of Selected Cases
3:15 3:45 Break / View Vendor Exhibits
3:45 5:15 Cases 16 - 21 and Supervised Review of Selected Cases
5:15 5:30 Q & A Session
6:30 10:30 Self-Review of Cases 22 - 20 (Self-Study)

*Training Course continues on Day 3
Tuesday, October 28th
Day 2: Scientific Papers
Moderator: M. Macari, M.D.
BEGIN END SESSION
8:00 8:15 Cleansing and Tagging: Past, Present and Future
(M. Macari, M.D.)
8:15 9:15 Free Paper Session #1
9:15 9:30 Interpretation, Strategies and Advances
(J. Yee, M.D.)
9:30 10:30 Free Paper Session #2
10:30 11:00 Break / View Vendor Exhibits
11:00 11:15

Implication of Clinical Trial Results
(K. Horton, M.D.)

11:15 12:15 Free Paper Session #3
12:15 1:15 Lunch
1:15 1:30 CAD and Automated Polyp Measurement
(H. Yoshida, Ph.D.)
1:30 2:30 Free Paper Session #4
2:30 3:30 Q & A Session

*END OF SCIENTIFIC PAPERS

Wednesday, October 29th
Day 3: Training Course
Moderator: M. A. Barish, M.D.
BEGIN END SESSION
7:30 9:00 Cases 31 - 36 and Self-Review
9:00 10:30 Cases 37 - 42 and Self-Review
10:30 11:00 Break
11:00 12:00 Cases 43 - 46 and Self-Review
12:00 1:00 Cases 47 - 50 and Self-Review
1:00 2:00 Working Lunch
1:00 1:30 Flat Lessions, Pitfalls, and Difficult Case Reviews
M. A. Barish, M.D.
1:30 2:00 Time-Efficient CTC Interpretation
J. Soto, M.D.
2:00 2:30 Patient Prep, Insufflation, and Scanning
M. Morrin, M.D.
2:30 3:00 Logistics of Setting Up a CTC Practice
M. A. Barish, M.D.
3:00 3:30 Reporting, Follow-Up
M. A. Barish, M.D.
3:30 4:00 Billing, Business, and Legal Issues
M. A. Barish, M.D.
4:00 4:30 Q & A Session


*END OF TRAINING COURSE

 

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