Programs for Radiology Professionals

Spring 2012
Radiology Courses

Saturday, March 3, 2012
Vertebral Column Imaging and Pathology (XRA A15-001) (Program Details)

Sunday, March 4, 2012
Abdominal Imaging and Pathology (XRA A16-001) (Program Details)

Saturday, April 21, 2012
Mammography: The Gold Standard for Early Detection (XRA A57-001) (Program Details)

Sunday, April 22, 2012
The Mammography Patient (XRA A17-001) (Program Details)

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Vertebral Column Imaging and Pathology
Saturday, March 3, 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Des Plaines campus

Registration: 7:30 a.m.
Early Bird Registration Fee: $70.00  CRN 41647   (XRA A15-001)
Early Bird postmark Registration deadline is February 18, 2012
Regular Registration Fee: $96.00  CRN  41648   (XRA A15-002)
Walk-in Registration Fee: $121.00
Advanced registration is required by fax or online.
Program includes coffee and lunch.

Overview
Vertebral column and spinal cord imaging is becoming increasingly precise due to computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. Learn more about common disease processes and conditions affecting the bony vertebral column, spinal cord, and adjacent tissues.

Instructor:  Paul Laudicina, MA, RT, (R), BCFE, DABFE, FACFE

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Abdominal Imaging and Pathology. (XRAA16-001)
Sunday, March 4, 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Des Plaines campus

Registration: 7:30 a.m.
Early Bird Registration Fee: $70.00   CRN 41650  (XRA A16-0)
Early Bird postmark Registration deadline is February 18, 2012
Regular Registration Fee: $96.00   CRN 61888   -061)
Walk-in Registration Fee: $121.00
Advanced registration is required by fax or online.
Program includes coffee and lunch.

Overview
This program focuses on imaging and common pathological conditions of the abdomen.With the emergence of computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, and the foundation of plain films, abdominal imaging
accuracy is becoming more significant.


Instructor:  Paul Laudicina, MA, RT, (R), BCFE, DABFE, FACFE


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Mammography: The Gold Standard for Early Detection (XRAA57-001)
Saturday, April 21, 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Des Plaines campus

Registration: 7:30 a.m.
Early Bird Registration Fee: $70.00   CRN 41653  (XRA A57-001)
Early Bird postmark Registration deadline is April 7, 2012
Regular Registration Fee: $96.00   CRN 41654   (XRA A57-002)
Walk-in Registration Fee: $121.00
Advanced registration is required by fax or online.
Program includes coffee and lunch.

Overview
Mammography is still the gold standard for early breast cancer detection, despite current controversies covered by the media. Compare and contrast mammography systems available today. Program also addresses patient
compliance with routine annual screening mammography.


Instructor:  Jeanette Joyce, BFA, RT, (R), (M)



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The Mammography Patient  (XRAA17-001)
Sunday, April 22, 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Des Plaines campus

Registration: 7:30 a.m.
Early Bird Registration Fee: $70.00   CRN 41659  (XRA A57-001)
Early Bird postmark Registration deadline is April 7, 2012
Regular Registration Fee: $96.00   CRN 41660   (XRA A57-002)
Walk-in Registration Fee: $121.00
Advanced registration is required by fax or online.
Program includes coffee and lunch.

Overview
Examine facts and myths about benign and malignant breast disorders, as well as factors that increase a patient’s risk of breast cancer. Review how to identify the clinical signs of disease and determine the significance of such findings.Learn how a thorough patient history can enhance the radiologist’s ability to
correctly interpret the mammographic study.


Instructor:  Jeanette Joyce, BFA, RT, (R), (M)

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All the above programs will be submitted to I.E.M.A. for 7.0 direct continuing education credit hours Category A.

For more information and registration form, please call 847.635.1808 or 847.635.1934 or go to our website at www.oakton.edu/all

To register online go to www.oakton.edu/all; mail your registration to Alliance for Lifelong Learning, P.O. Box 367, Skokie, IL 60077; fax your registration to 847.635.1448; or you can go to Room A120 at the Skokie campus or Room 1420 at the Des Plaines campus.

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