Mammography Workshop 2025: A Program Accredited by CAMPEP and CECAP
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The Mammography Workshop is designed to serve our diverse membership (both in modality and geography) and will present a mix of fundamentals, cutting edge research, and new imaging technologies. Lectures will be delivered by internationally renowned faculty and will be held in English, via zoom. Participation is open to everyone, with discounts available for COMP members.
This initiative is being lead by:
Bassem Elshahat, PhD, DABR (DMP), MCCPM (NM)
Sr. Diagnostic and Nuclear Medicine Physicist
Assistant Professor- OUWB school of Medicine
Radiation Safety Officer- Designate; Corewell Health Beaumont Grosse Pointe Hospital
Diagnostic Radiology and Molecular Imaging
Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital
Objectives: This workshop will help attendees to:
- Demonstrate the general principles of Breast screening, DBT and contrast imaging
- Identify the tomosynthesis/2D image quality and artifacts.
- Keep up to date with QC tests for differences Vendors
- Learn about the clinical challenges of AI in Mammography imaging.
- Understand the requirements of the Mammography accreditation programs.
Continuing Education Credits:
The 2025 Mammography workshop will apply for CAMPEP and CECAP.
Endorsed by the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM). 
Mammography Workshop Schedule:
Stay Tuned! We'll soon announce the schedule, times, and speakers for our daily workshop sessions. Check back for updates!
Please review the schedule carefully, as several dates have been recently adjusted.
| Day 1: April 4 | Theme: General Technology in Mammography Imaging | |
| Time (EASTERN) | Session Topic | Speaker |
| 11:00 - 11:15 | Welcome Remarks and review of goals | Dr. Bassem Elsahat - Corewell Health |
| 11:15 - 12:00 | Screening Breast Ultrasound: How did we get here? | Dr. Elizabeth Watson - The University of Vermont Medical Center/Robert Larner M.D. College of Medicine |
| 12:00 - 12:45 | Overview of MRI Aspects for Breast Imaging | Dr. Atiyah Yahya - Alberta Health Services/Cross Cancer Institute |
| 12:45 - 13:15 | BREAK | |
| 13:15 - 14:00 | Overview of Breast Imaging in Molecular and Nuclear Medicine | Dr. Bassem Elsahat - Corewell Health |
| 14:00 - 15:00 | Enhancing Precision in Breast Cancer Treatment: Radiation Therapy Perspectives | Ahmad Nobah - Sanford Health |
| 15:00 - 15:45 | Discussion session |
| Day 2: April 11 | Theme: Accreditation | |
| Time (EASTERN) | Session Topic | Speaker |
| 11:00 - 11:15 | Welcome Remarks and review of goals | Dr. Atiyah Yahya - Alberta Health Services/Cross Cancer Institute |
| 11:15 - 12:15 | Advancing Excellence in Mammography: Updates on Accreditation Standards and Practices | Marc Venturi - CAR |
| 12:15 - 13:00 | TBD | Melissa Reeve - Siemens |
| 13:00 - 13:30 | BREAK | |
| 13:30 - 14:15 | CCPM Mammography Certification | Dr. Atiyah Yahya - Alberta Health Services/Cross Cancer Institute |
| 14:15 - 15:00 | CAR-MAP Submission from a Technologist Perspective and How the Medical Physicist can Assist | Treena Landry - Nova Scotia Health |
| 15:00 - 15:45 | Discussion session |
| Day 3: April 17 | Theme: Mammography QA Program | |
| Time (EASTERN) | Session Topic | Speaker |
| 11:00 - 11:15 | Welcome Remarks and review of goals | Jeff Frimeth - JF Medical Physics Inc. |
| 11:15 - 12:00 | Adventures in Mammography Physics Testing in Manitoba | Dr. Harry Ingleby - CancerCare Manitoba |
| 12:00 - 12:45 | Back to Basics: The Physics and Technology of Conventional Mammography Systems | Jeff Frimeth - JF Medical Physics Inc. |
| 12:45 - 13:15 | BREAK | |
| 13:15 - 14:00 | Contrast Enhanced Mammography - From Physics to Practice (and QC) | Yogesh Thakur - |
| 14:00 - 15:00 | Implementation of AI with Digital Breast Tomography: A Case Study with Transpara | Patricia Baxter - Vancouver Island Health Authority |
| 15:00 - 15:45 | Discussion session |
| Day 4: April 25 | Theme: Clinical Perspective and AI in Mammography | |
| Time (EASTERN) | Session Topic | Speaker |
| 11:00 - 11:15 | Welcome Remarks and review of goals | Dr. Peter Watson - McGill University Health Centre |
| 11:15 - 12:00 | TBD | Nadia Moris - GE Healthcare |
| 12:00 - 12:45 | Ultrasound Applications in Breast Imaging | Dr. Erin Tsai - University of Vermont Medical Center |
| 12:45 - 13:15 | BREAK | |
| 13:15 - 14:00 | Hologic's AI Solutions | Joanne Muldoon - Hologic Canada |
| 14:00 - 15:00 | AI for Digital Mammography, Applications and State of the Art | Herman Oosterwijk - |
| 15:00 - 15:45 | Discussion session |
Planning Committee:
Bassem Elshahat, PhD, DABR (DMP), MCCPM (NM) | Corewell Health / Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine | Royal Oak, Michigan, USA
Erika Brown | COMP | Grimsby, ON
Christine Toulouse | COMP | Ottawa, ON
Ali Forgie | COMP | Ottawa, ON
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