UCSF Prostate Cancer Imaging with Hands-on Workshops
Course Format and Faculty
This course will present the fundamentals and latest developments of prostate cancer imaging and management. The combination of lectures and hands-on workshops offers a unique opportunity for practicing physicians to become proficient in performing a comprehensive imaging evaluation of patients with prostate cancer at all stages.
The course will instruct in how to perform, interpret and report a multiparametric prostate MR exam in a time-efficient and accurate manner. The hands-on US-MRI fusion biopsy workshop will demonstrate how this technology is utilized to improve the care of patients.
Thursday = full-day of lectures
Friday AM = mpMRI hands-on session with workstations
Friday PM = US-MRI Fusion Biopsy hands-on session with workstation
Registration is limited to 20 persons
UCSF Faculty: Thomas Hope, MD; Susan Noworolski, PhD; Anobel Odisho, MD, MPH; Michael Ohliger, MD, PhD; Mack Roach, MD; Katsuto Shinohara, MD; Antonio Westphalen, MD, PhD; Ronald Zagoria, MD, FACR.
At the completion of this course, the attendee should be able to:
1. Demonstrate familiarity with the relevant clinical aspects of prostate cancer
2. Perform and interpret a multiparametric prostate MRI exam at 1.5 and 3T
3. Describe the critical findings and recognize potential pitfalls in interpretation of a multiparametric prostate MRI
4. Create a clinically pertinent report of the findings on a multiparametric prostate MRI
5. Be familiar with other advanced imaging techniques for prostate cancer
6. Process and prepare the MRI data for an US-MRI fusion biopsy
7. Perform an US-MRI fusion biopsy
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Accommodations
The hotels listed below are located near or around the Union Square and/or downtown Market Street area, and are approximately 1.5 to 2 miles (30 minute walk) to the UCSF China Basin Research Center (to the south, next to AT&T Park / Giants Stadium). The hotels are all near one of three main underground transit stations along Market Street (Powell, Montgomery and Embarcadero) with entrances to the BART subway that connects to SFO and OAK airports, as well as SF Muni city transportation lines.
You may walk, take public transportation (SF Muni), or take a taxi to the UCSF China Basin Research Center.
www.radiology.ucsf.edu/china-basin-imaging-location
InterContinental SF (SOMA) www.intercontinental.com
888 Howard St at 5th St / (415) 616-6500 or (866) 781-2364
Click the link above to check for the UCSF Corporate Rate
Club Quarters Hotels (Embarcadero) www.clubquartershotels.com/san-francisco
424 Clay St at Battery St / (415) 392-7400
Check for UCSF Corporate Rate with Password UCSF
Courtyard by Marriott (SOMA) www.courtyardsanfrancisco.com
299 Second St at Folsom Street / (415) 947-0700 or (800) 321-2211
Four Seasons Hotel www.fourseasons.com/sanfrancisco
757 Market St at 3rd St / (415) 633-3000
Hotel Griffon (Embarcadero) www.hotelgriffon.com
155 Steuart St at Howard St / (415) 495-2100 or (800) 321-2201
Hotel Nikko (Union Square) www.hotelnikkosf.com
222 Mason St at O'Farrell St / (415) 394-1111
Hotel Palomar www.hotelpalomar-sf.com
12 Fourth St at Market St / (415) 348-1111 or (866) 373-4941
Hotel Vitale (Embarcadero) www.hotelvitale.com
8 Mission St at The Embarcadero / (415) 278-3700 or (888) 890-8688
Hyatt Regency SF (Embarcadero) www.hyatt.com
5 Embarcadero Center at Market Street / (415) 788-1234 or (888) 591-1234
Grand Hyatt SF (Union Square) http://grandsanfrancisco.hyatt.com
345 Stockton Street at Sutter / (415) 398-1234 or (888) 591-1234
The Palace Hotel www.sfpalace.com
2 Montgomery St at Market St / (415) 512-1111 or (800) 325-3589 or (888) 627-7196
Park Central Hotel www.parkcentralsf.com
50 Third Street at Market St / (415) 974-6400 or (888) 627-8561
San Francisco Marriott Marquis (SOMA) www.marriott.com
55 Fourth St at Market St / (415) 896-1600
St. Regis Hotel (SOMA) www.stregis.com/sanfrancisco
125 3rd St at Mission St / (415) 284-4000 or (877) 787-3447
The W Hotel (SOMA) www.whotels.com/sanfrancisco
181 Third St at Howard St / (415) 777-5300
The Westin St. Francis (Union Square) www.westinstfrancis.com
335 Powell St at Geary Blvd / (415) 397-7000 or (800) 937-8461