Upcoming Events

Do you want to learn basic scanning skills to perform arterial leg ultrasound examinations?

These hands-on sessions are meant as a starting point for sonographers who currently have no or limited access to training in arterial leg scanning. These sessions, conducted by an experienced sonographer and educator, will facilitate subsequent training required to get vascular credentials.
When:
Saturday July 6th, 2013
Where:
Novotel Hotel, 3 Park Home Avenue, North York, M2N 6L3

This is what sonographers will get when attending this session:

full-day session
small class size (6 sonographers per session)
lecture on theory and applicable concepts
live demo
approximately 3 hours scanning time per sonographer which includes practicing ankle-brachial indices
instruction which follows accepted practices (CARDUP and AIUM)
opportunity to ask questions
instant, constructive, and continuous feedback from experienced instructor while scanning
learn with and from other fellow sonographers
certificate of attendance
four (4) CSDMS CME credits

For more information and to register, please visit www.aprendecanada.com

The Hospital For Sick Children

Congenital and Paediatric Echocardiography Echo - Morphology Correlations
echo.symposium@sickkids.ca
Nov 7-8, 2013
Sickkids Research and Learning Tower, Toronto ON
3rd Annual Imaging Ventricular Function in Congenital and Acquired Heart Disease
echo.symposium@sickkids.ca
Nov 9-10, 2013
Sickkids Research and Learning Tower, Toronto ON

OAR - SickKids Paediatric Imaging: What Every Community Radiologist & Technologist Needs to Know!

June 15, 2013
Ontario Bar Association Conference Centre, 20 Toronto Street, 2^nd Floor, Toronto

This program will also be webcast live on June 15^th, 2013. Both the live event and live webcast are open to diagnostic medical sonographers across Canada.

Early bird registration (Before May 15, 2013) is $250 (After May 25, 2013) $300

To access the brochure for the live event click here:
http://oar.info/pdf/Paediatric_2013_Tech_Brochure_final.pdf

To access the brochure for the live webcast click here:
http://oar.info/pdf/Paediatric_2013_Webcast_Brochure_final.pdf

To register click here: http://oarinfo.ca/cme

Registration is now open!
9th Annual Medical Imaging Informatics
and Teleradiology Conference

Friday, May 24th, 2013
NEW VENUE!
Park Hyatt Toronto, 4 Avenue Road, Toronto, ON M5R 2E8

OBJECTIVES:
To be familiarized in the changing environment of Imaging & Radiation control and monitoring.
To understand the effects of budget constraints and declining funding.
To provide an understanding of the Impact Technology has on Radiology workflow now and in the future.
The importance of quality assurance in Radiology.

TARGET AUDIENCE:
This conference is intended for an audience of Healthcare Professionals: Radiologists, Physicians, Engineers, Technologists, PACS Managers, DI Managers, IT Professionals, CIO/CTO's, and all other Professionals interested in Medical Imaging and Teleradiology.
This Conference is attended by Surgical, Medical and Radiation Oncologists; Respirologists; Radiologists; Radiation Therapists; Pathologists; Nurses, Therapists and other health professionals from across Ontario. The presentations and debates are clinically orientated and chosen for their broad appeal, and relevance to everyday clinical practice. The speakers include provincial and invited experts. This is an excellent chance to showcase your work and network with specialists from across the province.

SEE ATTACHED BROCHURE or VISIT OUR WEBSITE: www.fhs.mcmaster.ca/conted www.miit.ca

There are 5 ways to register for the program:

1) REGISTER ONLINE:
https://chse.mcmaster.ca/eventschedule

2) REGISTER IN PERSON
Bring your completed registration form with Visa,
MasterCard, AMEX, cheque or cash payment to
the Continuing Health Sciences Education MDCL
3510 office, Monday to Friday between the hours
of 9:30am - 4:00pm

3) REGISTER BY FAX
Fax a completed registration form with a Visa,
MasterCard or AMEX number to 905-572-7099

4) REGISTER BY MAIL
Send your completed registration form to:
CME Registration
Continuing Health Sciences Education (CHSE)
McMaster University
1280 Main Street West, MDCL 3510
Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1

5) REGISTER BY PHONE
Call 905-525-9140 ext 22671 or 26590 (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX are accepted)

Brochure (PDF)

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21st Annual
New Developments in Prenatal Diagnosis and Medical Genetics
Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Sadowski Auditorium, Mount Sinai Hospital
600 University Ave.

2013 Topics

Cell Free Fetal DNA in Prenatal Diagnosis
Academia and Industry in the Development of Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing
Directed Sequencing Technology & Clinical Performance
Expanding the Screening Potential of NIPT Using SNPs
Sequenom CMM MaterniT21 PLUS LTD
NIPT: Keeping Pace with Rapid Advances
NIPT - Rethinking Prenatal Screening in Ontario
Gene Therapy for Sever Hemophilia
The Prospects for Prenatal Treatment of Down Syndrome
Gene Therapy for Inherited Immunological Disorders
Canadian Gene Therapy Trial for Fabry Disease

Guest Faculty:
Diana Bianchi, Fabio Candotti, Mildred Cho, Mathias Ehrich, Katherine High, Brynn Levy, Jeffrey Medin, Thomas Musci, Nan Okun

TO REGISTER
http://www.mountsinai.on.ca/education/staff-professionals/cme/new-developments-in-prenatal-diagnosis-and-medical-genetics/new-developments-description/

Or for more information contact the CME Office of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
cmeobgyn@mtsinai.on.ca
(416) 586-4800 ext. 2489

Brochure (PDF)

Ultrasound 2013
The 45th Annual Scientific Meeting of the
British Medical Ultrasound Society

9th - 11th December 2013
The Sage Gateshead, United Kingdom
www.bmus.org

Ultrasound 2013 is a unique gathering of internationally renowned keynote speakers and specialists, where delegates can keep up-to-date with the latest breakthroughs in research, best practice and service developments.

Join us at The Sage, Gateshead to experience the Northern Lights, State of the Art Technical Exhibition, New Technologies, Science and Education. This year's conference includes integrated training packages and masterclasses in various specialties.

This conference is suited for professionals in different specialties such as veterinary, obstetrics & gynaecology, physics, vascular, head & neck, musculoskeletal ultrasound, Point-of-Care, imaging etc. Preliminary programme will be available online soon on our dedicated conference website.

Musculoskeletal Ultrasound: Assessment of the Knee, Ankle and Foot

Date: Friday April 26, 2013
Location: Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON (White Oaks Conference Resort and Spa)

This third installment in the OAMRS-MCE MSK Ultrasound series will advance your knowledge of the sonographic assessment of joints in the lower extremity including knee, ankle and foot. Learn more about how this technology continues to broaden its application in the field of diagnostic ultrasound. Using an interactive case study format, indications, technique, image critique, pathologies, treatment options and quality control will be considered. This program has been designed for experienced Ultrasonographers and will include live practical demonstrations made possible by Siemens Canada. It will be delivered as a pre-conference workshop for the OAMRS Annual General Conference www.medicalimaginged.ca

For more details including a program flyer, please visit http://www.mohawkcollegeenterprise.ca/en/courseindex.aspx and reference the program listing under the Health Sciences heading.

Online registration is available on the MCE website or for your convenience if you are attending the OAMRS Annual General Conference also on the conference website.

NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM COMING TO ONTARIO!

Nuchal translucency has been a part of the Ontario Prenatal Screening Program since 2011, and sonographers have played a huge role in providing the majority of pregnant women with excellent quality risk prediction for Down syndrome.

Both internationally and nationally, authorities have recommended that anyone providing NT measurements be a part of a formal Nuchal Translucency Quality Assurance program, as it has been noted that without it, measurement quality and therefore quality of screening deteriorates over time.

BORN Ontario is in the process of implementing a Nuchal Translucency Quality Assurance (NTQA) Program. Over the next three months we will be preparing all sonographers and their supervising physicians for rollout of the first formal NTQA provincial report.

Click here to read full announcement (PDF)

The Fetal Outreach Program

Fetal Cardiac Program, SickKids ON

The Fetal Outreach Program provides on-site training and education for diagnostic ultrasound laboratories evaluating women during pregnancy. The training is mainly a hands-on approach that is focused on cardiac screening. This training is provided by a specialized member of our team and is paid for by the Fetal Cardiac Program at SickKids.

In addition, there is an Annual Fetal Seminar held in the fall. This one-day seminar focuses on basic and advanced imaging approaches to cardiac screening during pregnancy. Please visit our website http://www.sickkids.ca/fetalcardiacprogram/ for more information.

For fetal outreach inquires please contact:
Nick Arbic, RDCS (FE, PE, AE)
nick.arbic@sickkids.ca
416-813-7944

NAIT Continuing Education Courses (Online - Next intake, January, 2013 )

DMS Refresher Abdomen (DSR101)
$425.00
10 weeks to complete
CME: 32

DMS Refresher Obstetrics and Gynecology (DSR102)
$425.00
10 weeks to complete
CME: 32

DMS Refresher Physics and Instrumentation (DSR103)
$300.00
5 weeks to complete
CME: 16

DMS Refresher Adult Echocardiography (DSR104)
$600.00
15 weeks to complete
CME: 48

DMS Refresher Vascular Technology (DSR105)
$425.00
10 weeks to complete
CME: 32

NAIT DMS Bridging Program

Were you educated abroad in Diagnostic Medical Sonography? Establish your sonography career in Canada now with NAIT.
The NAIT Diagnostic Medical Sonography Bridging Program is designed to assess education and experience acquired outside of Canada. This program offers a “bridge” course of studies to help you gain knowledge and skills expected for sonographers in Canada.

www.nait.ca/dmsbridging for more information

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