2008 IPA European Meeting
in Association with the Faculty of Old Age Psychiatry
of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
Neuroimaging Workshop
Monday, 7 April 2008 - 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Neuroimaging in dementia
Originally offered in November 2007, the Neuroimaging in Dementia Workshop is being presented again in response to the high praise it received from the participants (95% said they would recommend the workshop to a colleague).
Here is what one of the participants had to say about the programme:
“I will have far more skills in interpreting information on imaging in patients with suspicion of dementia. I shall use it to function as a teacher for nursing home physicians.”
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this workshop, participants should be able to:
- Describe the usefulness and limitations of the four main clinically applicable imaging techniques (CT, MRI, SPECT and PET).
- Define the structural (CT/MRI) and functional (SPECT/PET) imaging changes seen in the subtypes of late life dementia (AD, VaD, FTD and DLB).
- Have increased confidence at rating medical temporal lobe atrophy on MR and dopaminergic loss on FP-CIT SPECT.
- Utilize imaging information to arrive at a more accurate subtype specific diagnosis of dementia.
- Be aware of developments in imaging of plaques and tangles.
Faculty
John C. O’Brien (United Kingdom), Co-Chair
Philip Scheltens (The Netherlands), Co-Chair
Jan Booij (The Netherlands)
Georgios Karas (The Netherlands)
Ian McKeith (United Kingdom)
Agneta Nordberg (Stockholm)
Leonardo Pantoni (Italy)
Programme
| 8:00 AM |
Registration and Coffee |
8:30 AM |
Introduction, Objectives, Imaging and Current Guidelines for Dementia |
8:50 AM |
CT and MR: Basic Introduction, Advantages and Disadvantages, How Images are Formed and Current Imaging Methods |
9:20 AM |
Usefulness of CT Scanning in Dementia |
10:05 AM |
Morning Break |
10:25 AM |
MR Imaging: How to rate Medial Temporal Lobe Atrophy in Practice |
11:10 PM |
PET and SPECT: Basic Principles, How Images are Formed, Advantages and Disadvantages |
11:40 PM |
Lunch |
12:40 PM |
Use of Perfusion Imaging in the Differential Diagnosis of Dementia |
1:25 PM |
FP-CIT (DATSCAN) SPECT Imaging: A New Diagnostic Tool for the Assessment of DLB |
2:10 PM |
Afternoon Break |
2:30 PM |
FP-CIT SPECT Imaging: How to Rate and Interpret Scans |
3:15 PM |
PET in Dementia: Current and Future Applications Including Amyloid Imaging |
3:45 PM |
Closing Remarks |
4:00 PM |
Workshop Concludes |
CME Credits
Five hours of European CME/CPD accreditation will be provided through the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME).
Seats are limited to 50 participants – be sure to register today using the link below to reserve your place at the workshop!
Supported by an educational grant from GE Healthcare.
