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Seminar Directors
Course Description
Intended Audience
Schedule
Hotel Information
Registration

The Course
Saturday, November 17, 2007
Los Angeles, CA

• Expert instruction on how to optimize processing and interpretation for FDG PET brain studies
• Interactive interpretation of case studies with Faculty
• State of the Art brain PET software (NeuroQ™) used for course instruction
• Review of advanced FDG Brain PET & PET/CT imaging techniques

Sponsored by Syntermed. Appreciation is expressed to Cardinal Health and Philips.

Directors, Faculty and Course Information

Course Directors
Daniel Silverman, PhD, M.D. Assoc. Professor, Dept. Molecular and Medical Pharmacology
and Head, Neuronuclear Imaging Section, UCLA Medical Center

Kenneth Van Train, M.S. President, Syntermed Atlanta

Michael Lee, M.S. CEO, Syntermed Atlanta

Faculty
Wei Chen, PhD, M.D. Chief, Nuclear Medicine Division Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Woodland Hills, CA

Course Description
This one-day course familiarizes participants with the current state of brain PET and its application to the diagnosis of neurosurgical/neurologic and psychiatric disease. The program focuses on clinically established uses of FDG PET, including its role in evaluation and management of epilepsy, brain tumors, and especially Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders. Technical aspects unique to brain PET are explained and diagnostic approaches that allow identification of early neurologic disease are examined. More didactic presentations in the morning are complemented by extensive group discussion of clinical case studies and practical issues in the afternoon. Expert instruction on how to optimize processing and interpretation for FDG-PET brain studies Interactive intrepretation of case studies with faculty State of the art brain PET software (NeuroQ™) used for course instruction Review of advanced FDG Brain PET & PET/CT imaging techniques Note: You are encouraged to bring your laptop, on which we will install a demo version of the NeuroQ FDG-PET quantitative analysis software.

Intended Audience
Primary Care Physicians and Specialists in Neurology, Pychiatriy, Diagnostic Radiology, and Nuclear Medicine. Residents, Fellows, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners and Nuclear Medicine /PET Technologists may also participate.

Schedule
Saturday, November 17, 2007
08:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast
09:00 Welcome and Introductions Installation and Demonstration of NeuroQ – FDG-PET brain analysis software
10:00 The 'When, What, and How' of Brain FDG-PET: Indications, Acquisition and Systematic Approach to Visual Interpretation
10:45 Coffee Break
11:00 PET in the Evaluation of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Introduction to Combining Visual Interpretation and Quantifying Analyses
12:00 Lunch
01:30 Brain PET Interpretation: Read with the Experts I
02:15 Brain PET Interpretation: Read with the Experts II
03:00 Coffee Break
03:15 Brain PET Interpretation: Read with the Experts III
04:00 Questions and Summary

Hotel Information
The preferred accommodations is the Hotel Angeleno.  They can be found at www.jdvhotels.com/angeleno/ There rate is $149 / night if booked by October 15. When making arrangements, please indicate that you are attending the UCLA Brain Course in order to get this rate. Also there will be shuttle service provided to UCLA on Saturday. 

Registration
 

Now you may also pay by check: Please make check payable to: Syntermed, Inc.

Mail your check with the registration form to:
Syntermed P.O. Box 422146
c/o Michael Lee
Atlanta, Georgia 30342

Or fax to: (404) 303-1197 and a bill for your registration fee will be mailed to you with your confirmation.

Registration Fees: $450.00

Current Syntermed Customers, Please call 714 281-1256 for discount information

Refund Policy: Your registration fee will be refunded (minus a 10% processing charge), if we receive notification of your cancellation no later than October 15, 2007. No refunds will be granted for cancellations received after October 15, 2007. No exceptions. Cancellation Policy: Syntermed reserves the right to cancel this conference due to insufficient enrollment or other unforeseen circumstances.