Program Schedule, CE Accreditation, and Call for Abstracts

Nearly complete program details are below. Please note that we will be offering four hours of CT Case Review and two hours of Self-Assessment Module (SAM) courses.

Each hour of CT Case Review will provide 10 CT case interpretations in an interactive, live case-based format where an interpretation is rendered and scored. The total number of cases can be used to satisfy the practice guidelines of SNM and the American College of Radiology (ACR) for physicians who supervise and interpret PET/CT. Additional registration is required, and a certificate will be provided after the event.

We are seeking ABNM and ABR approval for the SAM courses. This will assist physicians who need educational credits toward maintenance of certification.

Global Program Objectives
Program Co-Chairs Homer Macapinlac, MD and Nancy Swanston, CNMT have developed an excellent program directed toward nuclear medicine and radiology physicians, trainees, nuclear medicine technologists, educators, administrators, and scientists who actively participate in the clinical or research activities in nuclear medicine. Individuals attending the course of lectures will be able to:

• Discuss applications of nuclear medicine applied to oncology, neurology, cardiology and pediatrics.
• Describe the importance of proper training of personnel, maintenance of certification, accreditation, leadership, ethics, and advocacy.
• Explain how advances in radiopharmaceuticals and molecular imaging impact the future of nuclear medicine.

CME: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of SNM and the Southwest Chapter, SNM. SNM is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The SNM designates this educational activity for a maximum of 20 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

VOICE: VOICE credit is pending approval from the SNMTS.

ACPE: Application for continuing pharmacy education credits is pending.

CAMPEP: SNM is applying to the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Education Programs, Inc. (CAMPEP) to be able to offer Medical Physics Continuing Education Credit (MPCEC) to physicists attending the symposium.

NOTE: We have received verbal approval for each of the types of credit and are awaiting the precise language and numbers.