Please make plans to attend our 2019 Fall Technologist Meeting in the LSU-Shreveport Medical Center Auditorium, especially if you live in the region. We held a meeting there in 2015 and are returning for 2019.
Julie McKeever is the Chair for the meeting and — working with our SWC-TS leaders — has developed an excellent educational program. A near-final schedule is below. Some last-minute adjustments may be necessary.
7:00 Registration and Breakfast
8:00 Welcome from Chapter President
08:10 “Follow the Yellow Brick Road: The Nuts and Bolts of PET Imaging Protocols” by Melissa Andrews at the Center for Molecular Imaging & Therapy
09:10 “Lutathera: Overview and Establishing a Treatment Center" by Amanda Gulotta Reeves, Oncology Account Manager at Advanced Accelerator Applications
10:10 Break – Visit our Corporate Partners
10:40 “Alzheimer’s Disease and the Effect it has on the Patient and their Family“ by Barbara J. Grabher, CNMT, RT(N), Manager, Application Specialist and Product Technology at Life Molecular Imaging Inc.
11:40 Lunch
12:30 “PET Jeopardy: Is That Your Final Answer?” by Amol Takalkar, MD, Medical Director of the Center for Molecular Imaging & Therapy
1:30 “I-123 Ioflupane (DaTScan) Neuroreceptor Imaging” by Anil Ramachandran, MD, Chief of Imaging Services at Overton Brooks VA Medical Center
2:30 “The Role of Ventilation-Perfusion Scintigraphy in Assessing Lung Disease” by Dave Koerber of Curium, Senior Product Manager at Curium Pharma
3:30 Break – Visit our Corporate Partners
4:00 “USP 825 Update and Guidance” by Cathy Whipple, RPh, BCNP, with Cardinal Health Nuclear and Precision Health Solutions.
5:00 Adjourn
Please also note:
Line Avenue Pharmacy, has graciously offered to sponsor lunch.
The Center for Molecular Imaging and Therapy is helping to underwrite breakfast costs.
NuTech Inc. is sponsoring our morning break.