My Dear Colleagues;

Since 2005, DTR inc  established itself as a premier educational provider on breast diseases detection, intervention and therapy, training over a thousand physicians through its international event, The Breast Course. Now for the first time, DTR Inc. partners with  Medical Professionals to bring us The Breast Days, an event focused on providing breast care knowledge to Middle East professionals.
Join us in Dubai at The Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina November 7, 8 and 9, 2010. With ample hands-on biopsy workshop time, discussions on mammography, sonography and MRI, electronic voting and case presentations, we guarantee that  The Breast Days will be yet another stellar educational event, complete with up-to-date information coming from world-renowned experts in the field.
 As information becomes available, we will be maintaining this post regularly.
Until then, bookmark this site and reserve the dates for the next Breast Days!

Sincerely,

Nathalie Duchesne, MD
Course Director
The Breast Days 2010


SPEAKERS

 Dr Nathalie Duchesne
Dr. Nathalie Duchesne has been working in breast imaging and intervention since 1996.
Nathalie received her Medical Doctorate in 1990 and her Diagnostic Radiology postgraduate degree in 1995, both from University Laval, Quebec City. She has performed rotations in university hospitals both in Australia and The Netherlands, and worked on a fellowship program in interventional MRI and bone tumors at Harvard University. The latter was completed in breast imaging at the Universite de Montreal. She also holds a B.Sc. degree in Biology.

Dr. Duchesne's main clinical and research interests include breast biopsy tool development, the application of MR imaging to diagnosis and intervention as well as new types of breast imaging and cancer detection. She is a pioneer in vacuum-assisted breast biopsy, having done many world and Canadian premieres for various devices. She is an internationally known speaker having given numerous national and international conferences, with a track record of publications in the areas of breast imaging and intervention. She has lectured in the Breast Imaging and Intervention Series (2001-2003). She is a member of various international scientific societies, and has received many awards from her peers, such as the Young Radiologist Investigator Award of the Year for 2005 by the Canadian Association of Radiologists, and, more recently, the 2008 Personality of the Year in Radiology from the Société Canadienne-Française de Radiologie / Association des Radiologistes du Québec for her personality, scientific contribution, and humanitarian work.

 Dr Robin Wilson
Dr Robin Wilson is a Fellow of the Royal College of Radiologists and a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in the UK. He has been a Consultant Radiologist with a special interest in breast imaging since 1988.

After 13 years as the director of the Nottingham Breast Institute he moved last year to work in London at King’s College, Guy’s and The Princess Grace Hospitals. He is also the Regional Director of Breast Screening Quality Assurance, Chairman of the UK National Breast Screening Radiology Coordinating Committee and visiting Professor of Radiology to the University of Derby. He is Secretary of the European Group for Breast Cancer Screening and the breast screening representative on the executive committee of the European Society of Mastology.

Dr Wilson has published widely in the field of breast imaging and diagnosis and has established an international reputation as an expert in this field. He has also been involved in writing the UK national guidelines for good practice in breast diagnosis for radiologists, pathologists and surgeons and has delivered more than 150 invited lectures around the world.

• Identify state-of-the-art advances in detection and intervention for breast cancer; and
• Integrate most recent practice guidelines for small, image detected breast cancer in his/her daily practice

In particular, participants will be able to:

• Explain the major pathologies affecting the breast;
• Detect breast pathologies using conventional imaging technologies (mammography, ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging);
• Describe appropriate procedures for stereotactic, U/S or MRI guided minimally invasive breast biopsy;
• Select and utilize the appropriate sampling and guidance systems for optimal histological diagnosis when performing minimally invasive breast biopsy;
• Utilize the definitive histologic diagnosis provided by percutaneous breast biopsy to reduce the number of surgeries required for diagnosis and therapy

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WORKSHOPS

LOCATION

The workshop will be held at the Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

INVESTMENT

* A late registration fees of 50 US$ will apply for on-site registrations.
*** Proof of status required onsite

The Conference Fee entitles you to:

• Plenary sessions
• All selected workshops
• Scientific material
• Letter of attendance
• All (5) coffee breaks
• All (3) Lunches
• Exhibit Hall

GROUPS

Group rate: 5% off conference fees for each of three or more registrations from same institution.  Please contact us for booking.

For more information please contact us:
Email: tbdays@medical-professionals.com
Phone: + 961 1 974 800 ext 208/209

Mr. Ibrahim Duhaini , MS, Chief Physicist & RSO, Rafik Hariri University Hospital, Beirut – Lebanon.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• MS in Medical Physics, WSU- USA
• 10 + years of professional work experience in USA & Lebanon
• Training and Teaching in the Field of MP in USA, Lebanon, ME, Gulf…
• Participating and presenting in conferences in USA, Europe, ME…
• Active Member of Many Medical Physics Organizations: AAMP, IOMP, MEFOMP, IBMP, LAMP…
• President of Middle East Federation of Organizations of Medical Physics

DELIVERABLES:

• Certificate of Attendance
• 4.5 CE credits.
• Access to animated 2D and 3D Online Course
  
  

ACCREDITATION
The “Radioprotection” course is approved by ASRT, American Society of Radiologic Technologists as category A Continuing Education Credit.

DATE & LOCATION

INVESTMENT

• On-line Registration: 350AED ($98 USD)
• Early Registration minimum 1 week in advance: 350AED ($98 USD)
• On-site Registration/Late Registration: 450AED ($126 USD)-*- please arrive 1 hour prior to the beginning of the seminar
• Student Rate: 250 AED ($70 USD)*
• For Group Rates: Please Contact Us*
  

*Please refer to “Contact Us”.

The course fee covers tuition, full course material, coffee and lunch. For further information, do not hesitate to contact us (refer to the last page- under Contact Information)


PROGRAM
Global Objective:Transmit the necessary knowledge in terms of patient and staff radiation protection. This course meets requirements and compliance of EU regulatory boards.

Upon completion, you will be able to:

• To provide basic information related to radiation physics
• To train staff on issues related to patient protection against radiation
• To apply international radiation protection standards to radiology, pediatric radiology and pregnant women