Category: Conference

Tips for attending a conference

7/1/2018

There are many great benefits of attending a conference as a student. However, it can also feel overwhelming to define why you should attend, how you can attend, and what to do once you are there. Here are some general tips to help you get to a conference and make the best of your time there

Lessons learned from a radiology conference

12/6/2017

I just came back from a conference in Chicago called the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). It is one of the largest medical conferences in the world, with over 55,000 attendees. RSNA is primarily a radiology conference attended by medical imaging vendors and radiologists from all over the world. It was so neat to hear Spanish, Japanese, German, French, Portuguese, Arabic, all around me. Even the vendor booths had a variety of international employees to communicate with the diverse crowd.

fisica en espanol

9/30/2016

I was an invited speaker for this conference, where I had the pleasure to describe our country's efforts to exercise ALARA, the fantastic support from our radiologists, and how our hospital tackles protocol optimization with image quality and dosimetry analysis using cadavers. Did I mention... I had to give the whole 45 minute presentation in... Spanish!?

Implementing a new lung screening ct program

8/30/2016

I was asked to give a 30 minute oral presentation at the Fall Meeting of the Florida Chapter of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (FLAAPM). Over the past year, I was involved in implementing the low dose lung cancer screening CT protocols to meet the requirements by CMS and recommendations by AAPM.

optimizing image quality in adult head ct

7/29/2016

I gave two presentations at the annual AAPM meeting in our nation's beautiful capitol, Washington DC. I also heard amazing presentations from leaders in CT research and met with clinical scientists from Toshiba to discuss our ongoing research.

CT optimization with cadavers

4/30/2016

This was my first major lengthy presentation! I had the fantastic opportunity to give a 45 minute presentation summarizing how the medical physics research group utilizes cadavers in the Department of Radiology. We conduct direct organ dosimetry measurements and clinical image quality assessment for the purposes of developing new CT protocols and improving existing CT protocols.

Dose modulation in lung screening

3/30/2016

Let me tell you about a spectacular radiologist: Dr. Nupur Verma. We collaborated on this research together, and she recommended we submit it to the European Congress of Radiology. I told her I would probably not be able to attend, since it was located in Vienna and took place just 15 days before my wedding (and we can imagine what happens in those critical 15 days!).

presenting physics to radiologists

11/30/2015

My first time at the Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) was a great one! The vendor display area was by far my favorite. We were able to see several scanners (how do they transport these things?) and new technologies. It was also great to see multiple 2 and 3 story vendor displays with couches and meeting rooms on top of their displays. I won't lie and say I didn't have a ton of free cappuccinos as we cruised around the vendor area (for the love of physics!).

organ doses and image quality in cadavers

7/31/2015

This was my first Annual meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine in Los Angeles, CA (and first time on the west coast)! I delivered an oral presentation on pediatric CT dosimetry and protocol optimization (and was asked a question by one of my research idols!).

i won first place at my first conference

3/20/2015

Holy excitement. This was my first conference... ever. I attended the Spring Clinical meeting of the American Association of Phycists in Medicine (AAPM) in St. Louis, Missouri.I was the only student to attend from UF, and none of my research advisors were able to attend this one. Going alone without knowing anybody there forced me to mingle and meet new physicists. It was amazing. I sat at a table full of women with powerful experiences and backgrounds. I made a great friend from University Hospitals in Cleveland and had dinner with her a few nights.

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Izabella Barreto is a clinical medical physicist and academic professor who shares her journey in striving for personal and professional growth while overcoming anxiety, stress, and common barriers in an academic world.

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