Radiographers Scientific Program

Day 1 ( Thursday 29/4/2010)
  
 Dead Sea HallPetra Hall Mount Nebo Hall 1 Mount Nebo Hall 2
State of the Art Lecture

08.30-09.15
Moderators: Assaad Mohanna MD, Mohammed Hiari MD, Michale Kakish MD
Dead Sea Hall
State of the art lecture( Neuro - Mauricio Castillo, MD) Proton MR spectroscopy: basics and clinical applications
         Moderators
Assaad Mohanna, MD
Mohammed Hiari, MD
Michale Kakish, MD
Yasser Safi, MD
Mohamed Etawai, MD
Shoman Mohamed, MD
Fathy Tantawy, MD
Odeh Taleb, MD
Ramzi Samawi, MD
Sayed Ghoneim, MD
Caroline Malhaire, MD
  09.30-10.00

Neuro
Ann Osborn, MD

Expert Differential Diagnosis: Ventricles and Choroid Plexus

MSK
Eugene McNally, MD

MRI of the Menisci

Nuclear
Markus Shwaiger, MD  

Imaging of atherosclerosis

( SFR ) MSK
Elisabeth Dion, MD

Spinal Infections.
  10.00-10.30
Neuro
Mauricio Castillo, MD

Imaging the patient with temporal lobe epilepsy
MSK
Eugene McNally, MD

MRI of the Hip
Nuclear
Markus Shwaiger, MD

New PET perfusion tracer
( SFR ) MSK
Elisabeth Dion
, MD
Vertebral Instability
  10.30-11.00
Neuro
Mauricio Castillo, MD

Imaging of intracranial hemorrhage
MSK
Eugene McNally, MD  

MRI of Ligament and Tendon Injuries of the Knee
Nuclear
Markus Shwaiger, MD

Multimodality imaging: Is there a future for PET/MR
( SFR ) ABDOMEN
Catherine Ridereau, MD

Colon imaging on Water Enema MDCT
  11.00-11.30
Coffee  Break
         Moderators
Nagib Al Marzoq, MD
Abdullah Jameel, MD
Adnan Amawi, MD

Abdul Hameed Al Awadhi, MD
Nart Abeda, MD
Akram Ibraheem, MD

Elian Jbour, RT
Omar Harahsheh, RT
Maurice Haddad, MD
Elisabeth Dion, MD
  11.30-12.00
H&N
Imad Zak, MD  

Anatomy of  Temporal Bone Made Easy
Cardiac
Suhny Abbara, MD

Cardiac CT of Myopathies and masses 
Radiography
Bernard Assadourian, RT

Cardiac, Patient Preparation  
( SFR ) ABDOMEN
Catherine
Ridereau, MD
Imaging of Acute Pancreatitis: initial evaluation and etiological diagnosis.
  12.00-12.30
H&N
Imad Zak, MD  

Imaging in  Pulsatile Tinnitus
Cardiac
Suhny Abbara, MD  

Cardiac CT of Myopathies and masses
Radiography
Emalyn Saladino, MD

MRI Knee Imaging
( SFR ) BREAST
 Caroline Malhaire, MD

Breast MRI : technic, BIRADS and indications
  12.30-01.00
H&N
Laurie Loevner, MD

Laryngeal Cancer: Anatomy and Patterns of Tumor Spread
Cardiac
Gudrun Feuchtner, MD

Cardiac CT basics: technique, coronaries and more
Radiography
Bernard Assadourian, RT

Cardiac ,Scanning Techniques
( SFR ) BREAST
Caroline
Malhaire, MD
Tomosynthesis and Angio-mammography
  01.00-02.30
Lunch Break

Lunch Symposium In partnership with GE Healthcare
Contrast Media: How to Optimize Enhancement and Minimize Patient Risk
Speaker Mark Downes, MD
Consultant Radiologist Kent and Canterbury Hospital in Canterbury United Kingdom
Chairman Nart Abeda, MD
Time 1:00 – 1:30
Dead Sea Hall
Resident teaching session: Ann Osborn , Petra Hall
State of the Art Lecture

02.30-03.10
Moderators: Ather Radwi MD, Azmi Haroun MD
Dead Sea Hall
State of the art lecture ( Breast - Huong Le-Petross, MD) Breast MRI Screening
         Moderators
Ather Radwi, MD
Azmi Haroun, MD
Omran Al Shamam, MD
Asem Hiari, MD
Zaid Alwan, RT
Mohamed Sakran, RT
Abdel Rahman Alshamy, MD
Catherine Ridereau, MD
 03.15-03.45
H&N
Laurie Loevner, MD  

CT and MR Applications in Sinonasal Pathology:Aggressive Infections, Neoplasia, and Dysplasia
MSK
Eugene McNally, MD  

Ankle and Foot Imaging
Radiography
Emalyn Saladino, MD

TMJ Imaging
( SFR ) OBSTETRIC
Guillaume Gorincour, MD

Foetal MRI: perspectives and future
 03.45-04.15
Neuro
Mauricio Castillo, MD  

DWI and Tensor imaging: basics and applications
MSK
Eugene McNally, MD  

Wrist and Hand Imaging
Radiography
Bernard Assadourian, RT

Cardiac ,Image Acquisition/Post processing
( SFR ) OBSTETRIC
Guillaume
Gorincour, MD
Featal neuro-sonography: from screening to diagnosis
  04.15-04.45
Coffee  Break
05.00-07.00
Opening Ceremony
Opening Ceremony    29thApril 2010 at 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Day 2 ( Friday 30/4/2010)
  
 Dead Sea HallPetra Hall Mount Nebo Hall 1 Mount Nebo Hall 2
State of the Art Lecture

08.30-09.15
Moderators: Mutasim Al Seed MD, Jamal Mandouh MD, Abdulla Omari MD
Dead Sea Hall
State of the art lecture (Pediatrics - Zimmerman, MD) Seizures in Children
         Moderators
Mutasim Al Seed, MD
Jamal Mandouh, MD
Abdulla Omari, MD
Nourredine Bendib, MD
Olam Emam, MD
Ahmad Halileh, MD
Elian Jbour, RT
Majed Hiasat, MD
Aghiad Koutobi, MD
Mwafak Hees, MD
  09.30-10.00
Chest
Carl Fuhrman, MD  

High Resolution CT Imaging of the Chest:  Part 1 
Pediatrics
Zimmerman, MD

Fetal MR
Radiography
Bernard Assadourian, RT

Cardiac, DE Cardiac
Vascular (PAIRS) 
Jacque Moret, MD

Update on management of cerebral AVM              
  10.00-10.30
Chest
Carl Fuhrman, MD 

High Resolution CT Imaging of the Chest:   Part 2 
Pediatrics
Albert Lam, MD

Sonography in the investigation of vomiting in children
Radiography
Emalyn Saladino, MD

IAC/Orbit positioning/Parameters
Vascular (PAIRS)
Frederick Keller, MD 

Endovascular treatment of pulmonary AVMs in patients with HHT (Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia)
  10.30-11.00
Chest
Georgeann McGuinness, MD
Imaging Reticular and Fibrotic Lung Disease
Pediatrics
Zimmerman, MD  

Genetic Leukodystrophy
Radiography
Emalyn Saladino, MD

Brachial Plexus
Vascular (PAIRS)
Jacque Moret, MD  

intracranial atherosclerosis.
  11.00-11.30
Coffee  Break
         Moderators
Abdellah Abdelouafi, MD
Kamal Shalan, MD
Habib Daghfous, MD
Sameh Khlaifat, MD
  Ahmad Sami, MD
Osama Samara, MD
  11.30-12.00
Pediatrics
Zimmerman, MD

Pediatric Head Trauma
GIT/GUT
Simon Olliff, MD  

TIPS

Vascular (PAIRS)
Michael Lee, MD  

Subintimal angioplasty in Critical Limb ischemia
  12.00-12.30
Chest
Carl Fuhrman, MD 

Pulmonary Embolism (Acute and Chronic): Comprehensive Review with Emphasis on CT diagnosis
GIT/GUT
 Andreas Palko, MD
Detection and characterization of hepatocellular carcinoma

Vascular (PAIRS)
Jacque Moret, MD  

New trends in the management of intracranial aneurysms.
  12.30-02.45
Aljoma Pray + Lunch Break

Covidien Lunch Symposium
Risk Management in Radiology

Speaker Stefano Copetti, Sales Support Manager
Chairman Hazem Habboub, MD
Time 1:30 -2:00
Petra Hall

Biocompatibles Lunch Symposium
primary and secondary liver tumors, Therapeutic options

Speakers Lencioni, MD, Hazem Habboub, MD
Chairman: Maa'en Al Kahtib, MD
Time 2:00 – 2:30 pm
Dead Sea Hall

Resident teaching session: Laurie Loevner, MD Petra Hall
         Moderators
Ahmad Omar, MD
Zaid Abadi, MD
Abdel Karim Zabedi, MD
Nawar Farez, MD
Imad Zak, MD
Ezaldin Abdul Kader, MD
Suzzane Abbas, MD
Hazem Habboub, MD
  02.45-03.15
Pediatrics
Albert Lam, MD  

Ocular sonography in children
Women
Huong Le-Petross, MD

Breast MRI Examination -How I Do It and Why I Do It
W. Lam
Restrictive Right Ventricular...


E. Adel
Role of preoperative...


A. Alathiki
Measurements of the middle...


Z. Jamaleddine
Traitement endovasculaire...
Vascular (PAIRS)
Michael Lee, MD  

Optional IVC filters: Where are we now
 03.15-03.45
H&N
Laurie Loevner, MD  

The Nasopharynx and Skull Base: Cancer Anatomy, and Patterns of Tumor Spread
Women
Huong Le-Petross, MD

Staging Breast Cancer with Ultrasound and MRI
Vascular (PAIRS)
Michael Lee, MD   

The role of IR in GI Bleeding
  03.45-04.15
Coffee  Break
         Moderators
Mohamed Ould Beddi, MD
Mohamed Ghatasheh, MD
Faisal Al Azri, MD
Amal Smadi, MD
Simon Olliff, MD, MD
Sameh Khlaifat, MD
Abdel Azziz Ghanim, MD
Mamun Omari, MD
Szeif Haddad, MD
  04.15-04.45
Chest
Georgeann McGuinness, MD
Acute Lung Syndromes diagnosis
Women
Huong Le-Petross, MD

Staging of ovarian cancer
E. Fatima
Lumbar Transformational...


H. Zian
Acute aortic syndromes imaging...


B. Hawwari
External Beam Radiation...


E. Dawod
The Disadvantage of High...

W. Rafeh
Overview on selecting ...
Vascular (PAIRS)
Frederick Keller, MD  

Interventional therapy for GI bleeding
  04.45-05.15
Chest
Carl Fuhrman, MD

Ground Glass Opacity on CT: What does it mean and a practical approach to differential diagnosis.
Women
Huong Le-Petross, MD

The role of imaging and surgical interventions in cervical cancer
Vascular (PAIRS)
Michael Lee, MD

Enteral feeding for the interventional radiologist 
 05.15-05.45
H&N
Laurie Loevner, MD  

Imaging of the Extramucosal Spaces of the Head and Neck
   
Day 3 ( Saturday 1/5/2010)
  
 Dead Sea HallPetra Hall Mount Nebo Hall 1 Mount Nebo Hall 2
State of the Art Lecture

08.30-09.15
Moderators: Hatem Ghoneim MD, Emad Athamneh MD, Adnan Hiasat MD
State of the art lecture (Cardiac - Gudrun Feuchtner, MD) Cardiac imaging
         Moderators
Hatem Ghoneim, MD
Emad Athamneh, MD
Adnan Hiasat, MD
Azmi Haroun, MD
Adnan Hiasat, MD
Abdelhameed Odwan, MD
Asif Saifuddin, MD
Yosef Al Mahros, MD
Abdel Rahman AlShami, MD
Alef AlSaleh, MD
  09.30-10.00
Neuro
Ann Osborn, MD 

Expert Differential Diagnosis: Sella and Pituitary
Cardiac
Suhny Abbara, MD

Technical developments of Cardiac CT
Z. Jamaleddine
Giant intracranial aneurysms's...


E. Fatima
Imaging of primary muscular...


R. Donkol
Animals Signs in Radiology...


I. Bouraoui
Renal cell carcinoma mimicking...

E. Fatima
The role of imaging in malignant ...

B. Fadwa
Mediastinal bronchogenic cysts ...
Vascular (PAIRS)
Jacque Moret, MD  

Spinal vascular, malformation
  10.00-10.30
Neuro
Edmond Knopp, MD

Advanced Brain Tumor Imaging
Cardiac
Gudrun Feuchtner, MD

Cardiac CT advanced: valves and function
Vascular (PAIRS) 
Frederick Keller, MD  

TIPS
  10.30-11.00
Neuro
Ann Osborn, MD

Expert Differential Diagnosis: Rings and Things
Cardiac
Suhny Abbara, MD

Cardiac MRI for Cardiomyopathies
Vascular (PAIRS)
Stefan Hülsbeck, MD 

Update in SFA-stenting
  11.00-11.30
Coffee  Break
         Moderators
Moafak Hees, MD
Jameel Abdelhadi Ajloni, MD
Waleed Mahafzah, MD
Hani Al Ali, RT
Nareman Nsour, MD
Suhny Abbara, MD
Mahasen Al Najjar, MD
Saeed Bader, MD
Saeed Hueija, MD
  11.30-12.00
GIT/GUT
Simon Olliff, MD

Budd Chiari syndrome,  Diagnosis and Interventional Treatment

MSK
Asif Saifuddin, MD  

Anatomical variants on knee MRI

R. Haddad
Lumbo-Sacral Spine Radiological...


M. Ez El Dien
Role of b0 image obtained from...


B. Bouchra
Imaging of transitory ischemic...


T. Graiess
Diffusion-weighted MR...

H. Zian
Imaging findings of cerebral ...

Z. Jamaleddine
Neurosarcoidosis MRI ...
Vascular (PAIRS)
Frederick Keller, MD 

Endovascular treatment of hemoptysis

 

  12.00-12.30
GIT/GUT
 Andreas Palko, MD
Role of MDCT in the diagnosis of abdominal injuries
Pediatrics
Zimmerman, MD  

Pediatric CNS Infections

H. Habboub
Atherectomy in Critical...


I. Qtaish
Empirical Embolization...

M. Al-Khawaldeh
Double Catheterization...

H. Habboub
Flow diverter in treatment...

  12.30-01.00

GIT/GUT
Simon Olliff, MD  

MRI of liver lesions 

Pediatrics
Albert Lam, MD  

Sonography in the investigation of acute abdomen in children
  01.00-02.30
Lunch Break

Lunch Symposium In partnership with GE Healthcare
New developments in MRI
Speaker Martin Prince, MD 
New York Presbyterian Hospital of Weill Medical College, USA
Chairman
Mohammed Hiari, MD
Time  
1:00 – 1:30
Dead Sea Hall

EV3 Lunch Symposium
New advances in treatment of intracranial aneurysms”
Speakers Hazem Habboub, MD, Jacques Moret, MD, Gaula Gal, MD
Moderator Riad Okaili, MD
Time  1:00-1:45 
Mount Nebo Hall 2

Resident teaching session Imad Zak Petra Hall 
State of the Art Lecture

02.30-03.10
Moderators: Mohammed Zo'bi MD, Maisa Sweedan MD 
Dead Sea Hall
State of the art lecture( GIT -
Andreas Palko,MD) Role of MDCT in the diagnosis of acute abdominal conditions
         Moderators
Mohammed Zo'bi, MD
Maisa Sweedan, MD
Azmy Hadidi, MD
Khalil Okour, MD
  Izzeddin Qtaish, MD
Maen AlKhateeb, MD
 03.15-03.45
GIT/GUT
 Andreas Palko, MD
Imaging diagnosis of renal malignancies
MSK
Asif Saifuddin, MD  
The imaging of soft tissue tumors
Resident teaching session
Carl Fuhrman, MD
Vascular (PAIRS)
Frederick Keller, MD

Endografts for trauma and hemorrhage 
 03.45-04.15
GIT/GUT
Simon Olliff, MD 
Imaging for liver transplant patients
MSK
Asif Saifuddin, MD  
The imaging of focal non-neoplastic lesions of bone
Vascular (PAIRS)
Stefan Hülsbeck, MD

Below the knee treatment options in diabetic patients
 04.15-04.45
Coffee  Break
         Moderators
Ramzi Samawi, MD
Khalid Daoud, MD
Ahmad Zobi, MD
Emad Tarawneh, MD
  Joe El Khoury, MD
Amro Qabaqebji, MD
 04.45-05.15
Chest
Georgeann McGuinness, MD 
Lung Cancer: Screening and Nodule Management
Cardiac
Suhny Abbara, MD

CT imaging of pacemakers and other Cardiac devices
Resident teaching session
Asif Saifuddin, MD

Vascular (PAIRS)
L. Lencioni, MD

Maen Khateeb, MD

 05.15-05.45
Chest
Georgeann McGuinness, MD
Imaging the Airways: From Large to Small
Cardiac
Gudrun Feuchtner, MD

Multislice CT pre-and post Cardiac surgery and interventions
 
Day 4 (Sunday 2/5/2010)
  
 Dead Sea HallPetra HallMount Nebo Hall 1 Mount Nebo Hall 2
State of the Art Lecture

08.30-09.15
Moderators: Mohamed Noor MD, Yaser Abu Ghazeh MD, Ammar Mubaideen MD
Dead Sea Hall
State of the art lecture (Neuro - Imad Zak, MD) Role of Perfusion CT in Acute Stroke
         Moderators
Mohamed Noor, MD
Yaser Abu Ghazeh, MD
Ammar Mubaideen, MD
Haitham Hijazi, MD
Mahasen Al Najjar, MD
Kefah Hafiz, MD
Nawar Fareez, MD
Suha Alghoul, MD
Said Ghoneim, MD
Zaid Alawin, MD
 09.30-10.00
Neuro
Edmond Knopp, MD  

Imaging Differentiation of Primary vs Secondary Brain Tumors
MSK
Asif Saifuddin, MD  

Miscellaneous conditions on shoulder MRI
Women 
Michael  N. Linver, MD    

The missed mammographic lesions: causes and cures
 Z. Hounaida
e lymphome de ...


 M. Faouzia
TDM multidétecteur ...
 10.00-10.30

H&N
Imad Zak, MD    

Craniovertebral Junction: Applied Craniometry

MSK
Asif Saifuddin, MD    

An approach to marrow abnormalities on lumbar spine MRI
Breast
Michael  N. Linver, MD
Imaging teaching session and Hands-on training
 10.30-11.00
Neuro
Edmond Knopp, MD  
White Matter Diseases (MS and more
Pediatrics
Albert Lam, MD
Pneumostatic reduction of intussusception
 
 11.00-11.30
Coffee  Break
         Moderators
Basam Irshaed, MD
Wiliam Maeah, MD
Laila Abu Tahoon, MD
Tareq Besheh, MD
  Albert Lam, MD
Liqa' ِAl Rousan, MD
 11.30-12.00
Neuro
Edmond Knopp, MD

Non-Degenerative Spine Disease
Women 
Michael  N. Linver, MD

The top 10 mammographic challenges.

 N. Haddad
Renal Hemodynamic Changes...


S. Jaafreh
The role of ultrasound...

M. Halaseh
Detection of Urinary Tract ...

A. Sulieman
Sonographic Survey of breast ...

A. Al-Ibraheem
Comparison between FDG ...

I. En-nafaa
Contribution of MRI ...
 12.00-12.30
Chest
Georgeann McGuinness, MD
The Mediastinum: Anatomy, Pathology, and Imaging Evaluation
Women 
Michael  N. Linver, MD

Breast Specific gamma imaging

 12.30-01.00
Neuro
Ann Osborn, MD

The Cerebral Venous System, Its Anatomy, Pathology and Imaging
Women 
Michael  N. Linver, MD

Breast Ultrasound: an overview.

  01:00-01.30
Finish

 

EV3 Lunch Symposium   4thMay 2010 at 1:00 – 1:30

Plaque De-bulking in treatment of critical Limb Ischemia

Speaker Hazem Habboub, MD
Moderator Fayek Haddadin, MD
Mount Nebo Hall 2