Optimizing Scan Protocol and Radiation Dose in Kidney Stone CT

Course highlights include:

• Subject matter based MCQ of all aspects of radiation dose and protocol creation for kidney stone CT.
• Each question is accompanied with mutliple choices, and teaching points
• Additional associated PowerPoint presentation to summarize the topics covered in the course.
• 24/7 availability for any PC meeting basic requirements

Faculty Disclosure Statements

In accord with the disclosure policy of Partners HealthCare System as well as guidelines of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), planners, speakers and anyone who may have an influence on the content of the activity have been asked to disclose any relationship they or their spouse/partner have to companies producing pharmaceuticals, medical equipment, devices, etc. that may be germane to the content of their presentation. Such disclosure is not intended to suggest or condone bias, but provides participants with information that might be of potential importance to their evaluation of a given presentation.

Content Reviewer

The following content reviewer and/or their spouse have reported no relevant financial relationship.

• Garry Choy, MD

Resolution of Conflicts of Interest (COI)

Partners HealthCare System has implemented a process to resolve potential COIs for this CME activity to help ensure content objectivity, independence, fair balance and ensure that the content is aligned with the interest of the public.

The work was supported by a research grant from the AHRQ (Grant# R18HS023778).

Course Faculty

The following content developers and/or their spouse/partner have reported no relevant financial relationships with a commercial interest:

• Alexi Otrakji, MD
• Melissa Shaw, BS

The following content developers and/or their spouse/partner have reported a relevant financial relationship with a commercial interest:

• Mannudeep K. Kalra, MD
Speaker: Siemens Healthcare
In kind research equipment support: Safe CT
• Christopher Moore, MD
  Consultant: Philips Healthcare

Course Planners

The following planners and/or their spouse/partner have reported no relevant financial relationship with a commercial interest:

• Garry Choy, MD
• Udo Hoffmann, MD

Target audience:

This activity is intended for radiologists, emergency physicians, primary care providers, and urologists. Radiographers and medical physicists may also find this activity useful.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

• Assess CT image quality pertinent to CT protocols for renal colic
• Associate CT scan parameters with radiation dose
• Review nuances and need for distinct and optimal CT protocols for evaluation of renal colic.
• Demonstrate dose optimization techniques for appropriate and effective implementation of reduced dose CT scans.

Accreditation

Completion of all 19 cases
Partners HealthCare System is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Partners HealthCare System designates this enduring material for a maximum of 4.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ . Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Release Information

Original Release: 9/26/2016
Review Date: 11/06/2017
Termination Date: 9/25/2018
Duration: Each case is 15 minutes Total 285 minutes for all 19 cases

Cost

Free for Dose participants and their facility, $99.00 for outside participants.

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Contact

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