Course description
The Dutch National Expert and Training Centre for Breast Cancer Screening (LRCB) annually organises an international training programme in
Digital Breast Cancer Screening.
An important part of this 5-day programme are hands-on training sessions in which participants individually read about 900 screening examinations. At the end of each session, there will be an interactive discussion with the trainer and other participants. Furthermore, the programme will incorporate a series of lectures by several experts in the field of radiology, pathology, breast cancer screening, epidemiology, physico-technical aspects of digital breast cancer screening.
Who should attend This course is designed for radiologists who are new in the field of breast cancer screening, as well as for practicing (screening )radiologists who wish to improve their breast imaging skills.
Faculty
| Ard den Heeten |
professor of radiology at AMC Amsterdam and CEO LRCB |
| Cary van Landsveld-Verhoeven |
referent radiographer LRCB |
| Klaas Schuur |
radiologist at St. Elisabeth Hospital Tilburg |
| Mireille Broeders |
scientific coordinator LRCB and senior epidemiologist |
| Petra Bun |
radiologist and medical coordinator screening at the Screening Centre of the South-West region, the Netherlands |
| Ruben van Engen |
head of physics section LRCB |
| Ruud Pijnappel |
radiologist at UMC Utrecht |
Number of participants
Maximum of 12
Spoken language
English
Accreditation
A request for CME credits is in process (indication: 30 points in 2011)