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The first "Leading Edge Conference in Diagnostic Ultrasound" took place in the heart of the wild West Coast at Middle Beach Lodge, Tofino, BC, Canada. It was Thanksgiving weekend and not only the lodge was full, but the nearby resorts including campsites and RV parks were brimming with outdoor and nature enthusiasts. People come from all over the world to visit with the storms, to surf the perfect waves, to enjoy a walk on the beach and now to be ignited by world class speakers in radiology. This year a select group of sonographers had the opportunity to experience the passion of our dedicated speakers. Our world class speakers are popular among ultrasound radiologists in their specialized field, and their dedication to the advancement of ultrasound application will inspire sonographers to identify pathologies consistently and confidently at the earliest stages.
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Our participants at the first Leading Edge Conference in Diagnostic Ultrasound came from: Toronto, Vancouver, Richmond, Surrey, Delta, Nanaimo, Comox, Campbell River and Victoria.
Thank-you to everyone for making the first Leading Edge Conference in Diagnostic Ultrasound in Canada a huge success!
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Our notable speakers are patient focused, enthusiastic in teaching diagnostic ultrasound, and they are commited to presenting the latest advances in diagnostic ultrasound with highest standards of practice helping our audience to Stay Current with rapidly changing technology. The friendly, intimate environment provided our participants with plenty of opportunities to discuss their questions with our faculty at the Conference.
top left: Hamid Tahmasebpour, Ruth Andermatt, Dr. Mark Cresswell
top right: Lucy, Ruth Andermatt, Hannah, Dr. Denise Pugash,
bottom left: Dr. Ian Gardiner
(photos by Dr. Silke Cresswell)
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General comments by participants:
"I just want to thank you and Ruth for doing such a fantastic job on the conference. I am so glad we went. I think it may be the best conference I have ever been to! The venue and the quality of speakers was outstanding."
"I want to thank you and Ruth for the wonderful seminar in Tofino. It was a pleasure to be at an Ultrasound conference with a layed back feeling. The Radiologists you had, were very good speakers but more importantly very approachable (very refreshing). All of your enthusiasm for ultrasound rubs off and I am looking foward to coming to future lectures and implementing what I have learned."
"Thanks for arranging such a wonderful and insightful conference, I thoroughly learnt a lot from it and met some very interesting people."
Summary of the evaluation comments made by the participants, click on the link to see full evaluation results:
1st lecture: CIMT Principles and Protocols by Hamid Tahmasebpour
- A hands-on workshop to properly train sonographers and readers for CIMT would be very helpful
- More interesting than previous CIMT lecture - Excellent slides!
- Definitely leading edge!
- Well done
- Excellent information
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A breath taking sunset welcomes us upon our arrival at Middle Beach Lodge (October 10th, 2008, photo by Hamid)
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2nd lecture: What the ultrasonographer can learn from fetal MRI by Dr. Denise Pugash
- Very interesting topic - Technology will be slow in Canada + funds?
- Time limitations:- very interesting topic - Dr. Pugash had a lot more images that I would have liked to have seen.
- Fascinating + shows some structures better eg: soft palate, hind brain, placenta
- Definitely leading edge
- Please have Dr. Pugash as speaker again!
- Excellent
- Excellent
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| A mystical day greets us on Day 1 of the Conference (October 11th, 2008, photo by Hamid) |
3rd lecture: Breast ultrasound, a new paradigm by Dr. Ian Gardiner
- 2nd time for this presentation + I would be happy to hear Dr. Gardiner speak on this topic again!
- For staging, check for lymphadenopathy
- How can breast imaging departments become excellent
- This should be presented to the BCIT ultrasound class
- Excellent on explaining the reasons behind disease and techniques in scanning them
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4th lecture: Shoulder ultrasound beyond the rotator cuff by Dr. Mark Cresswell
- Great use of props! A must for ultrasound visual learner
- Dr. Cresswell is very knowledgeable
- Very helpful use of anatomical details with a baseball, stocking and velcro
- Very informative, there is more to the shoulder than just the rotator cuff
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An enchanting full moon dances across the water as it sets at sunrise, Mackenzie beach (October 14, 2008, photo by Hamid)
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5th lecture:Sonographic features of portal hypertension by Hamid Tahmasebpour
- Not part of our routine in clinic (Doppler)
- Useful information, I plan to introduce in our clinical practice
- Great slides
- Thanks
- Excellent
- A great refresher! I love doing abdominal Doppler
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| Dr. Silke Cresswell took beautiful shots of some of the unique features of the West Coast at MacKenzie beach |
6th lecture: Taking charge of your career by Ruth E. Andermatt
- This topic should absolutely be offered again
- Thought provoking
- Change is possible!
- Excellent motivation
- Great
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| water beaten log on MacKenzie beach (photo by Silke) |
7th lecture:Sonographic examination of brachial plexus by Dr. Mark Cresswell
- Look forward to trying it out
- A new frontier
- Excellent
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| Sand patterns (photo by Silke) |
8th lecture: Hot topics in fetal ultrasound by Dr. Denise Pugash
- I felt though despite presentation being excellent difficult to read slides due to color of prints
- Excellent
- Excellent, very knowledgeable speaker
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A magnificent sunset at Mackenzie Beach (October 13th, 2008, photo by Hamid)
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9th lecture: Quality assurance in breast ultrasound examinations by Dr. Ian Gardiner
- Dr Gardiner is an awsome speaker
- Great work
- Excellent topic, enthusiastic approach
- Fantastic work being done
- Include comments on ultrasound equipment
- Excellent topic
- The BI-RADS software provides less chance of error
- Reporting package appears user freindly, I would have liked to see mammo images with ultrasound correlation instead of MRI
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| A stunning sunrise at Mackenzie Beach (October, 14th, 2008, photo by Hamid) |
10th lecture: Carotid ultrasound, pearls and pitfalls by Hamid Tahmasebpour
- Well done, excellent talk
- Well done, a lot of information from a very experienced/knowlegeable sonographer
- Excellent information, nice to see our peers are attempting to standardize and outline protocols in our changing ultrasound field
- Thank you, excellent program and venue
- Excellent
- Excellent review
- Enjoyed humor, thanks Hamid
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