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We are currently finalizing the 2009 conference programme. Below you will find the 2008 programme for your persual.
Molecular Imaging and PET/CT Conference
28 January 2008
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Opening Address by Chair
Dr. Oliver Harrison, Head of Public Health,
Health Authority – Abu Dhabi, UAE |
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| Session 1: |
Where Do We Begin? |
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Chair: Dr. Oliver Harrison, Head of Public Health, Health Authority – Abu Dhabi, UAE |
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| 09:40 |
PET/CT Tutor: An Anatomic, Physiologic and Pathologic PET/CT Teaching Tool
Dr. Todd Blodgett, Chief of Cancer Imaging, UPMC (University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |
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| 10:00 |
Pitfalls in the Interpretation of PET/CT Imaging
Dr. Todd Blodgett, Chief of Cancer Imaging, UPMC
(University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre), Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, USA |
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| 10:20 |
Technical Aspects and Practical Issues of PET/CT
Dr. Mohamed Mohamadiyeh, MD, Chief & Senior Consultant, Nuclear Medicine, Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, UAE |
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| 10:40 |
Developing a Molecular Imaging Capability in the
UAE – Progress Review
Dr. Oliver Harrison, Head of Public Health, Health Authority
– Abu Dhabi, UAE |
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| 11:00 |
Coffee Break |
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Applications |
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Chair: Dr. Falah Al Khatib, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Gulf International Cancer Centre, Abu Dhabi, UAE |
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| 11:30 |
Clinical Applications of PET/CT in Cancer Management
Dr. Rakesh H. Ganatra, Consultant Radiologist, Nuclear Medicine Physician and PETCT Specialist, Nottingham University Hospitals, UK |
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| 11:50 |
Benign and Malignant Incidental Findings on FDG PETCT: A Systematic Review Method to Provide a Clinically Useful Report
Dr. Rakesh H. Ganatra, Consultant Radiologist, Nuclear Medicine Physician and PETCT Specialist, Nottingham University Hospitals, UK |
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| 12:10 |
Imaging for Breast Malignancies
Dr. Abdulrahim Al Suhaili, Associate Professor & Consultant, Head, Nuclear Medicine, Dubai Hospital, Dubai, UAE |
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| 12:30 |
Partial Breast Irradiation for Localized Breast Carcinoma
Dr. Maryam Aslani, Radiation Oncology Consultant, Gulf International Cancer Centre, Abu Dhabi, UAE
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| 12:50 |
Lunch |
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| Session 3: |
Into the Future |
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Chair: Dr. Mohamed Mohamadiyeh, MD, Chief & Senior Consultant, Nuclear Medicine, Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, UAE |
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| 14:00 |
Clinical Value and Utility of Combined FDG PET/CT
Imaging
Dr. Todd Blodgett, Chief of Cancer Imaging, UPMC
(University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre), Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, USA |
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| 14:20 |
PET Imaging to Direct Cancer Therapy: The New Paradigm of Personalized Medicine
Prof. Dr. Markus Schwaiger, Head of Nuclearmedical Physics Clinic & PolyClinics, Klinikum rechts der Isar der, Technical University of Munich, Germany |
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New PET Tracers for the Near Future: An Industrial’s Perspective
Dr. Richard Zimmerman, PhD, Vice President Radiopharmaceutical Development, IBA Molecular, Saclay, Gif sur Yvette, France |
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| 15:00 |
Optical Imaging: Computed Tomographic Laser Mammography of the Breast
Dr. Eric N.C. Milne, MD, FRCR, FRCP&S (Can), DMRD, FRCP (Ed) |
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| 15:20 |
Coffee Break |
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Applications Part II |
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Chair: Dr. Abdulrahim Al Suhaili, Associate Professor & Consultant, Head, Nuclear Medicine, Dubai Hospital, Dubai, UAE |
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| 15:40 |
Positron Imaging in Saudi Arabia: More than One Decade of Experience
Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Sugair, Consultant, Nuclear Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, KSA |
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| 16:00 |
Clinical Experience with Computed Tomography Laser Mammography Breast Scanning System
Dr. Paolo Belli, Department of Bioimaging and Radiological Science, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Agostino Gemelli Hospital, Rome, Italy |
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Brachytherapy in Localized Cancer of Prostate
Dr. Erwin Pape, Radiation Oncologist, Gulf International Cancer Centre, Abu Dhabi, UAE |
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| 16:40 |
Wrap up and close |
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| INVITED SPEAKER FACULTY: |
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Chair: Dr. Oliver Harrison, Head of Public Health, Health Authority – Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Abdulaziz Al Sugair, Consultant, Nuclear Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, KSA
Dr. Abdulrahim Al Suhaili, Associate Professor & Consultant, Head, Nuclear Medicine, Dubai Hospital, Dubai, UAE
Dr. Maryam Aslani, Radiation Oncology Consultant, Gulf International Cancer Centre, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Paolo Belli, Department of Bioimaging and Radiological Science, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Agostino Gemelli” Hospital, Rome, Italy
Dr. Todd Blodgett, Chief of Cancer Imaging, UPMC (University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Dr. Rakesh H. Ganatra, Consultant Radiologist, Nuclear Medicine Physician and PETCT Specialist, Nottingham University Hospitals, UK
Dr. Eric N.C. Milne, MD, FRCR, FRCP&S (Can), DMRD, FRCP (Ed), UK
Dr. Mohamed Mohamadiyeh, MD, Chief & Senior Consultant, Nuclear Medicine, Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, UAE
Dr. Erwin Pape, Radiation Oncologist, Gulf International Cancer Centre, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Prof. Dr. Markus Schwaiger, Head of Nuclearmedical Physics Clinic & PolyClinics, Klinikum rechts der Isar der, Technical University of Munich, Germany
Dr. Richard Zimmerman, PhD, Vice President Radiopharmaceutical Development, IBA Molecular, Saclay, Gif sur Yvette, France
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