The Radiology of Pain
October 19, 2007
Moderator: Jorge A. Soto, MD
This program qualifies for 3 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.™

3:45 - 4:10
Speaker

Percutaneous Spinal Intervention: 2007 and Beyond
Joshua A. Hirsch, MD, FSIR
Assistant Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School
Director of Interventional Neuroradiology, Endovascular Neurosurgery
and Chief of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital

4:10 - 4:35
Speaker
Imaging of Acute Chest Pain
Marc A. Camacho, MD, MS
Instructor in Radiology, Harvard Medical School
Chief of Emergency Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
4:35 - 5:00
Speaker
MRI Imaging of Acute Abdominal Pain
Ajay Singh, MD
Assistant Professor of Radiology and Section Head of Body CT,
University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center

5:00 - 5:15

COFFEE BREAK

5:15 - 6:00
Featured Speaker
Imaging of Pelvic Pain
Marcia Javitt, MD
Professor of Radiology, Uniformed Services; Section Head of Body MRI; and
Section Head of Genitourinary Radiology, Walter Reed Army Medical Center,
Washington, DC

6:00 - 6:45

Political and Scientific Perspectives on Radiology
James Thrall, MD
Chief of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital
Herbert Kressel, MD
Editor-Designate of Radiology and Chief of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess
Medical Center


Marc A. Camacho, MD, MS
Joshua A. Hirsch, MD, FSIR
Marcia Javitt, MD
Ajay Singh, MD

 

Program Objectives:
1. See the multi-modality role of imaging in the diagnosis of pain syndromes
2. Understand the suggested imaging and triage considerations for specific pain syndromes
3. Provide an overview of expectations for the future of academic radiology and major
    medical societies