**UCSF Neuro and Musculoskeletal Imaging RAD27022

The course consists of half-day morning sessions Sunday thru Friday, with a full-day off on Wednesday:
Neuro = Sunday, Monday, Tuesday
MSK = Tuesday, Thursday, Friday

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Neuroradiology topics to be addressed include an imaging overview of adult and pediatric neuroradiological disorders including stroke, demyelinating disease, intracranial hemorrhage and epilepsy; in addition to perineural tumor imaging and nodal disease, sella and parasellar tumors, pulsatile tinnitus, and intracranial and head & neck infections.
Musculoskeletal topics will include presentations of the major joints and the spine, along with reviews of bone marrow, injuries, infection, tumors and rheumatological disorders.

UCSF MSK Faculty: Thomas Link, MD PhD; Alexandra Gersing, MD; Lynne Steinbach, MD.
UCSF Neuro Faculty: Christine Glastonbury, MBBS; Elizabeth George, MBBS.
Guest Faculty: Nancy Fischbein, MD (neuro, Stanford); Heike Daldrup-Link MD (peds MSK, Stanford).

1. Recommend CT/MR protocols for optimal brain and head & neck imaging and interpretation.
2. Recognize critical imaging features to distinguish different types of intracranial and head & neck infections and recognize common mimics.
3. Distinguish important sella and parasellar pathologies, and important differentials for patients presenting with headaches and intracranial hemorrhage.
4. Review key imaging and clinical differentials and mimics of common disease processes in the brain, spine and head & neck.
5. Interpret internal derangement and post-operative appearances of the shoulder, elbow, hip, knee, ankle and spine
6. Identify important imaging characteristics of infection, rheumatologic disorders and bone tumors.
7. Recognize normal and abnormal findings of the bone marrow as well as recognize MRI findings related to trauma and bone contusion.

Course Number: RAD27022

An account in the UCSF CE Portal is required to register. Click the SIGN IN tab on the menu bar and enter your email address or UCSF MyAccess credentials to complete your profile and continue with registration. Your profile must include your degree and profession to be able to claim credit.

Registration will close on 02/05/2027 at 5:00 PM Pacific Time.  

Additional Fees: Onsite Reg Fee of $1,645.

Cancellation: must be received in writing by Monday, February 1, 2027; the original payment will be refunded less $100.

An account in the UCSF CE Portal is required to register. Click SIGN IN in the menu bar and enter your email address or UCSF MyAccess credentials to complete your profile and continue with registration. Your profile must include your degree and profession to be able to claim credit.

In support of improving patient care, the University of California, San Francisco Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

UCSF Office of CME reserves the right to cancel or postpone this program if necessary; in the event of cancellation, course fees will be fully refunded. We are not responsible for other costs incurred, such as non-refundable airline tickets, hotel penalties, or other related personal expenses.

Accessibility Statement
UCSF welcomes all participants to our events. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this event because of a disability, please submit a learner support ticket as soon as possible.

UCSF Land Acknowledgment Statement
We would like to acknowledge the Ramaytush Ohlone people, who are the traditional custodians of this land. We pay our respects to the Ramaytush Ohlone elders, past, present, and future, who call this place, the land that UCSF sits upon, their home. We are proud to continue their tradition of coming together and growing as a community. We thank the Ramaytush Ohlone community for their stewardship and support, and we look forward to strengthening our ties as we continue our relationship of mutual respect and understanding.

For more information, visit https://opportunity.ucsf.edu/initiatives/ucsf-land-acknowledgment.

The hotel has confirmed a discounted group room rate for our meeting attendees. Be sure to book your room early—reservations must be made by the cut-off date or before the block is sold out. The group rate for reservations made after the cut-off date is dependent on hotel availability and cannot be guaranteed. 

Host Hotel: The Fairmont Orchid Resort
Address:  1 N. Kaniku Drive, Kamuela HI 96743
Phone: 808-885-2000 or 800-441-1414 

Reservation Link: https://book.passkey.com/go/UCSFMSK0227

Room Rates: Guests are responsible for state & local taxes, currently 18.2%. Additional nightly charge of $75 for 3rd or 4th adult and roll-away bed>
- $545 Standard
- $598 Partial Ocean View
- $620 Ocean View
- $969 One-Bedroom Oceanview Suite

Cutoff Date: Jan. 7, 2027. 

Resort Fee: A discounted daily resort fee of $30 per day will apply (normally $48). Resort Fee includes unlimited basic wi-fi, complimentary shuttle bus service within the Maua Lani Resort area, and scheduled resort activities/classes.

Cancellation: Reservations cancelled less than 30 days prior to scheduled arrival will be charged the full stay.

By staying at the host hotel, you help UCSF meet its contractual obligations and keep registration fees reasonable.

United Airlines Discounts:
The Big Island’s west coast is served by the Kona airport (KOA). 
https://airports.hawaii.gov/koa
United is offering reduced airfares by using Promo Code ZSNY671280.
https://www.united.com/en/us/book-flight/united-reservations

This UCSF continuing education activity was planned and developed to: uphold academic standards to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor; adhere to requirements to protect health information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA); and, include a mechanism to inform learners when unapproved or unlabeled uses of therapeutic products or agents are discussed or referenced.

UCSF adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including content planners, reviewers, authors, presenters, moderators, panelists, or others are required to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible entities. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

This UCSF continuing education activity was planned and developed to: uphold academic standards to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor; adhere to requirements to protect health information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA); and, include a mechanism to inform learners when unapproved or unlabeled uses of therapeutic products or agents are discussed or referenced.

UCSF adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including content planners, reviewers, authors, presenters, moderators, panelists, or others are required to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible entities. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

Member Information

Role in activity

Nature of Relationship(s) / Name of Ineligible Company(s)

Christine M Glastonbury, MBBS
ucsf

Co-Director

Nothing to disclose

Thomas M Link, MD
Professor of Radiology (Musculoskeletal)
UCSF School of Medicine

Co-Director

Nothing to disclose