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COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This five-day seminar is multi-purpose  
The ONLY 45 hour nuclear medicine review course offered nationally 4 times per year and the only course held between September and March.

For those Nuclear Medicine Technologists preparing to take the NMTCB examination, this 45-hour course has been approved by and meets the alternate eligibility requirements of the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (NMTCB) and provides the requisite number of hours in the following areas, as specified on the NMTCB website:  15 hours of Radiopharmacy, 15 hours of Radiation Safety, and 15 hours of Nuclear Medicine Instrumentation and its associated Physics.

It serves as an excellent review for the NMTCB or ARRT certification examination covering the Basic Science of Nuclear Medicine

It provides practicing Nuclear Medicine Technologists, Nuclear Medicine administrators, and representatives of industry the opportunity with a comprehensive review of the Basic Science of Nuclear Medicine.

It provides a maximum of 24 hours of continuing education credit approved by the VOICE Program of the Society of Nuclear Medicine.

Integrated into this course are presentations that cover all the Basic Science of Nuclear Medicine. These include Nuclear Medicine Physics, Radionuclide Generators, Radioisotope Production, Radiopharmaceuticals, NRC/State regulations, Hot Lab Quality Control Procedures, Scintillation Detection, Gamma Camera design, Operation, and Quality Control, PET, SPECT, Computers and Image Processing and PACS, In Vivo Non-Imaging Procedures, Radionuclide Therapy, Internal Radiation Dosimetry, and related topics.

COURSE INFORMATION:

COURSE SPONSOR:
Consultants in Nuclear Medicine, A Nuclear Medicine group specializing in continuing education since 1983

COURSE DIRECTOR:
Stephen M. Karesh, Ph.D. Telephone number: (773) 802-7617

DATES/LOCATION: 

Marriott Oak Brook Hotel, 1401 W. 22nd St. Oak Brook, IL 60523 Call 800/228-9290 to make reservations
December 4-8, 2009

Marriott Suites Hotel, 1500 Opus Place, Downers Grove, IL 60515 Call 800/228-9290 to make reservations
March 15-19, 2010
June 14-18, 2010
August 30- September 3, 2010
December 2-6, 2010

TIME:
Lectures are scheduled from 8 AM - 7 PM on days 1-4; on the last day, class begins at 8:00 AM and the course ends at 1:00 PM.

TUITION FEE:
$1,000.00 for the 5-day course. Fee must accompany the attached application form or must be paid by on-line registration (see registration methods below). Included in tuition fee are breakfast, all coffee breaks, handouts, and course materials. There is a $25 fee for cancellation requests, which must be in writing. No refunds are available after course begins. Enrollment is limited- please register early.

HOTEL:
For the December 2009 course, a block of rooms has been reserved at the Oak Brook Marriott Hotel, 1401 W. 22nd St, Oak Brook, IL 60523.  The room rate: $117 per night, single or double, for a small suite (regular rate: $259/night). Rooms are blocked until 2 weeks before the course, and then released for public sale.
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For the 2010 courses: A block of rooms has been reserved at the beautiful Marriott Suites Hotel, 1500 Opus Place, Downers Grove, IL 60515.  The 2010 room rate: $117 per night, single or double, for a small suite (regular rate: $259/night). Rooms are blocked until 2 weeks before the course, and then released for public sale. Parking is free at the course hotel. Telephone (800) 228-9290 to make reservations and specify that you are attending the Nuclear Medicine Review Course. 
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AIR TRAVEL:
It is most convenient to fly into either O'Hare International Airport or Midway Airport, each of which is about 20 miles from the hotel. In either case, when you have your luggage, simply call American Taxi at 847/255-9614 and give the dispatcher your location. Their driver will pick you up within 5-10 minutes. Flat rate fare to the hotel is approximately $40 from O’Hare International Airport or Midway Airport and may be shared with other riders going to the same hotel. There is a charge of $2 for each additional passenger.

REGISTRATION: You may click this link to register on-line and pay by credit card using the totally secure PayPal Service or you may complete the form online and submit it with your check to the Chicago address on that form. You may also send e-mail to nucmedconsultants@comcast.net to register. Please include your name, mailing address, phone #, e-mail address, and (for the course completion certificate) your NMTCB #. If you are a practicing technologist wishing to receive CE Credit, please submit your NMTCB#, VOICE #, or NRC/State License #, your ARRT #, or any other credentialing information that you wish recorded on the course completion certificate. We will save a space for you in the course and give you two weeks to make payment. After the two week period, your reservation will be held, but no longer guaranteed. If the course completely fills up, as it previously has, your place will be given to another registrant. Regardless of registration method, you will receive a letter acknowledging receipt of your payment.

To register on-line: Please click THIS LINK

This course is neither affiliated with nor sponsored by Loyola University Medical Center

For Additional Information: Please Contact Stephen M. Karesh,  Course Director at...
Consultants in Nuclear Medicine
2910 W. Estes Ave 
Chicago, IL 60645
Phone: (773) 802-7617
FAX:  (773) 304-2545
E-mail: nucmedconsultants@comcast.net