WEEKDAY
EDUCATIONAL COURSE |
Clinical Intensive Education Option
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MRI in Drug
Abuse |
ORGANIZERS: Nicola De
Stefano, M.D., Ph.D., Marco Essig, M.D., Ph.D., Nadine J. Girard,
M.D., Jeffrey Joseph Neil, M.D., Ph.D. & Afonso C. Silva, Ph.D. |
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SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate |
Tuesday, 10 May 2011 |
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OVERVIEW |
This two-hour course consists of a teaching sessions
covering the use of MR methods to evaluate drug abuse. Speakers will
be both physicians and physicists. The principal topics to be
covered are:
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Drug exposure in utero – effects of drug abuse on the fetus;
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Cocaine addiction – anatomic and functional MRI finding; and
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MRI of ecstasy addiction.
The overall goal is to familiarize the attendee with MRI findings
related to drug abuse. The format will be didactic sessions with
time allotted for discussion. |
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EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES |
Upon completion
of this course participants should be able to: |
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List and describe illicit drug effects on the fetus;
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Describe the anatomic findings of cocaine addiction;
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Explain the relationship between the functional MRI findings
of cocaine addiction and theories regarding its underlying
neurophysiology; and
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Describe the MRI correlates of ecstasy addiction. |
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to view the video presentation.
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10:30 |
Drug Exposure in Utero
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Claire D. Coles, Ph.D. |
11:10 |
Anatomical & Functional MRI of Cocaine & Nicotine Addiction
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Elliot A. Stein, Ph.D. |
11:50 |
MRI of Ecstasy Addiction
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Ronald L. Cowan, M.D., Ph.D. |
12:30 |
Adjourn |
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