TheUniversity of Ottawa and Ottawa/Gatineau Diagnostic Imaging

Visiting Professor Program presents…

Dr. Christine Menias, M.D., Associate Professor of Radiology, Abdominal Imaging Section, Co-Director of Emergency Department Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, St. Louis Missouri

Thursday,October 13th – General Campus – Classroom 1466

8:30 – 11:30Teaching session with residents

12:00-1:00 Lunch & Lecture

“Imaging of the Gastric Bypass Patient”

2:00 – 3:30Teaching session with residents

Rideau Room – Sheraton Ottawa Hotel

6:00: Cocktails6:30: Lecture7:30: Dinner

“Malignant Lesions of the Bile ducts and Gallbladder”

RSVP to Brenda Lewicki by e-mail: by October 11, 2011

Voice mail: (613) 798-5555 x 16894

Friday,October 14th – Civic Campus – C118 Classroom (8:30-11:30 a.m.)

8:30 - 9:30 - Breakfast - Residents and Visiting Professor

9:30 - 10:30 - Resident show-and-tell cases for Visiting Professor

10:45 -11:30-Teaching session with Residents

12:00-1:00Lunch & Lecture - Amphitheatre

“CT of Acute Mesenteric Ischemia and GI Bleed”

Offered Through OTN Videoconferencing/Webcasting Technologies

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We gratefully acknowledge financial sponsorship from GE Healthcare

Learning Objectives

Imaging of the Gastric Bypass Patient

  • Review the different surgical techniques for Bariatric Surgery
  • Discuss and review the imaging of normal patients s/p roux en y gastric bypass and laparascopic gastric band surgery
  • Review and illustrate the potential complications in patients who have undergone roux en y gastric bypass and laparascopic gastric band surgery including leaks, abscess, perforations, SBO and internal hernias

Malignant Lesions of the Bile Ducts and Gallbladder

  • Review the pathologic and Bismuth classification of cholangiocarcinoma, clinical features and imaging of the different cholangiocarcinoma morphologies
  • Review the imaging features of resectable and nonresectable disease
  • Review the imaging features and stages of Gallbladder carcinoma

CT of Acute Mesenteric Ischemia and GI Bleed

Review the causes and CT features of Acute Mesenteric Ischemia

  • Discuss the different types of ischemia and review the imaging features of Arterial Inflow disease including occlusive, non-occlusive and vasculitis
  • Discuss the different types of Venous Outflow ischemic disease and review imaging features of venous occlusion and closed loop bowel obstruction
  • Illustrate imaging features of Acute GI Bleed

Upcoming Visiting Professors

November 3-4, 2011 – Dr. David Naidich

*This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by

The Maintenance of Certification program of The RoyalCollege of

Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and approved by CAR.*