4 – 5 February 2024
AMORA HOTEL JAMISON SYDNEY
18 RANZCR CPD hours
Sponsor Opportunities
Gold Sponsors
To Celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Kanal’s Annual Australian MRI Safety Course
registration will now include;
A Special presentation on Sunday Feb 4 from 6 – 8pm
“Remote MR Scanning and the future of MR Techs and MR Scanning in Australia and New Zealand”
Dr Kanal has taught more people about MR safety issues than any other physician in the world today – over 7000 registrants to date!
The Kanal Method for clinical decision-making teaches you to;
a, Confidently Implement a formal standardised approach to scan/not scan in regards to patients with devices/implants/foreign bodies
b, Improve Patient Safety
c, Increase throughput at your site
Dr. Kanal’s MRMD/MRSO MR Safety Training Course is designed to help educate Physicians, MR Technologists and other MR staff about the unique safety considerations associated with all magnetic resonance environments. A primary course objective is to introduce the attendee to the Kanal Method – a methodical, standardized, prospectively defined approach to confidently assess and pseudo-quantify risks versus potential benefits of proceeding with a requested MR examination. This pertains to specific MR scanner, hardware and parameter settings for patients in whom there may be implanted devices and/or foreign bodies. The course not only helps the attendee understand the potential risks of a specific requested MR study, but it also teaches the attendee steps that might be undertaken to potentially mitigate those risks to a clinically acceptable level.
Objectives:
• Understanding the three fields/energies intrinsic to the MR imaging process, their unique temporal distributions, spatial distributions and magnitudes and the unique risks associated with each of these energies/fields.
• Introducing and applying steps that might be undertaken in order to mitigate MR-associated risks to clinically acceptable levels.
• “Putting it all together”: The Kanal Method. Introducing, defining, and applying a standardized approach for pseudo-quantifying and assessing risks versus benefits for any requested MR study on a device/implant/foreign body patient.
Emanuel Kanal Information
EMANUEL KANAL, MD, FACR, FISMRM, MRMD/SE, AANG
DIRECTOR, MAGNETIC RESONANCE SERVICES PROFESSOR OF RADIOLOGY AND NEURORADIOLOGY
Dr. Kanal has been involved in researching and teaching the world about magnetic resonance (MR) safety issues for more than 30 years, since the introduction of MRI as a clinical diagnostic tool. Having chaired the first magnetic resonance safety committee ever created, he also chaired numerous other MR safety committees and has been continually involved in and/or leading MR safety initiatives ever since. These include, among others, having chaired the MR Safety Committee for the American College of Radiology from its inception in 2001 until the summer of 2012, being awarded fellowship in the American College of Radiology as well as the International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, and being named a Special Government Employee to the Food and Drug Administration on MR safety issues for both the Division of Medical Imaging and Hematology Products/Drug Safety group (of the Office of Surveillance and Epidemiology) regarding magnetic resonance contrast agents as well as the FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health regarding all matters relating to magnetic resonance safety.
Provisional program
| Day 1 (4th February 2024) | |
|---|---|
| 730 AM | Static Magnetic Fields |
| 10:00 AM | Morning Tea |
| 10:30 AM | Static Magnetic Fields |
| 12:30 AM | Lunch |
| 01:30 PM | RF Magnetic Fields |
| 03:00 PM | Afternoon Tea |
| 03:30 PM | RF Magnetic Fields |
| 05:30 PM | Close |
| Day 2 (5th February 2024) | |
|---|---|
| 730 AM | RF Magnetic Fields |
| 10:00 AM | Morning Tea |
| 10:30 AM | Gradients |
| 12:30 AM | Lunch |
| 01:30 PM | Clinical cases Would you scan this patient? |
| 03:00 PM | Afternoon Tea |
| 03:30 PM | The Kanal Method: Standardizing the approach to MR Safety Assessment |
| 05:30 PM | Close |
Registrations
Please note: that by clicking the above button to register by “credit card”, you will be taken to an external website to finalise your registration, the external entity is Trybooking Pty Ltd and their privacy policy can be found here.
To register and pay by EFT or PO, please use this option.
Sponsors
GOLD
Don’t sit on the side lines, join Siemens and Bayer and become a sponsor, ‘Dr Kanal’s MR Safety Course can only survive with the much appreciated support of our local sponsors. Please demonstrate your company’s focus and commitment in the area of MRI Safety by securing one of the available sponsor packages.
Venue
Amora Hotel Jamison
11 Jamison Street, Sydney, NSW 2000
In the heart of Sydney’s CBD, five-star Amora Hotel Jamison Sydney offers 415 spacious guest rooms with separate bath and shower, along with a service that sets the standard for Sydney hospitality.
An easy walk from Circular Quay, Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney Opera House, The Rocks, Botanical Gardens, Barangaroo, and only a few minutes from Wynyard train and light-rail stations, makes Amora one of the most desired locations for those travelling for either business or leisure.
The hotel amenities include 10 function spaces catering from 4 to 370 people, along with a contemporary restaurant and bar. Amora’s indoor heated swimming pool, sauna, jacuzzi, steam room, day spa provide a perfect environment to relax and rejuvenate. Friendly Concierge and 24-hour room service ensure the team is on hand to assist with your every need.
Once again, we have secured a special rate for delegates, Room Only rate is $349, breakfast special rate is $25.
**Please note: Limited rooms available, once allocation exhausted, no further rooms to be added to group or discount.
Cut-off date and cancellation policy is 30 days prior to arrival
All bookings will require credit card guarantee and each guest will settle with their own account.
Bookings are direct with the hotel, using the below methods.
Please book online: https://reservations.travelclick.com/70843?groupID=3984961 or call the hotel direct +61 2 9696 2500.
Please refer to Amora Hotel Jamison Sydney, as the below can change.
Rates are inclusive of GST and are per room per night
Rates are based on single occupancy
Rates are valid from the 1st February 2024 to the 7th February 2024.
Complimentary wireless internet available to all guests.
Complimentary use of gymnasium, pool and sauna.
Check-in: 2PM Check-out: 11AM