RSNA News - October 2004

Program and Grant Announcements

BIROW 3 Registration Opens October 11  New! 

Registration begins October 11 for the third Biomedical Imaging Research Opportunities Workshop (BIROW 3), which will be held March 11-12, 2005, in Bethesda, Md.

The goal of the workshop is to identify and explore new opportunities for basic science research and engineering development in biomedical imaging, as well as related diagnosis and therapy. This year's topics include:

• Cell Trafficking
• Informatics Solutions in Imaging
• Guiding Therapy by Multimodality Imaging
• Medical Imaging Technology: From Concept to Clinic

AMA PRA continuing medical education (CME) credits and medical education physics continuing education credits (MPCEC) are available.

For program information or to register, go to www.birow.org.

BIROW 3 is sponsored by RSNA, Academy of Radiology Research, American Association of Physicists in Medicine, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering Society.

Personal Financial Management Strategies Sessions

RSNA is offering two personal financial management strategy sessions on Saturday, November 27, 2004, at McCormick Place in Chicago. These sessions are prior to RSNA 2004. These seminars do not qualify for AMA category 1 credit and there will be no sales pitch.

• Protecting Assets from Creditor Claims, Including Malpractice Claims
  10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
  Includes textbook written specifically for the course!
  Presented by Barry Rubenstein, B.S., J.D., L.L.M., this seminar includes comprehensive illustrations to help physicians decide when and how to use asset protection techniques, as well as distinguish the advantages, disadvantages, benefits and risks of numerous strategies.

• Effective Real Estate Investment Strategies
  1:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m.
  Includes textbook written specifically for the course!
  Whether your interest is passive, low involvement investing or hands-on, fully involved investing, you will leave this course with the confidence and skills needed to identify investment real estate that meets your goals. The course, presented by J. Michael Moody, M.B.A., demonstrates that the opportunities and benefits of real estate far outweigh the effort and risk.

Registration Fees:

Protecting Assets From Creditor Claims: $129
Effective Real Estate Investment Strategies: $159
Both Courses: $269

For more information or to register, go to rsna.org/education/shortcourses/index.html.

RSNA Advance Course in Grant Writing A dozen people participated in the RSNA Advance Course in Grant Writing, held in September at RSNA Headquarters in Oakbrook, Ill. It was the first of four sessions for the group. Janet S. Rasey, Ph.D. (left), a professor of radiation oncology and director of research funding at the University of Washington in Seattle, was the course instructor. For more information on the program, go to www.rsna.org/research/grantwriting/.

RSNA R&E Foundation Grant Deadlines

Education Grants: January 10
Research Grants: January 15

For more information, go to www.rsna.org/research/foundation or contact Scott Walter at (630) 571-7816 or .