“Defining and measuring quality of care in breast surgery”, 12th Annual Meeting American Society of Breast Surgeons, April 29, 2011, Washington, D.C
”Intraoperative Ultrasound Localization”, Breast Ultrasound Course, 12th Annual Meeting American Society of Breast Surgeons, April 28, 2011, Washington, D.C
“Cryoablation for Breast Tumors – Fire and Ice”, and Course Director, Advanced Technologies Course, 12th Annual Meeting American Society of Breast Surgeons, April 27, 2011, Washington, D.C
“Best Practice Benchmarks: Driven by Data”, 21st Annual Interdisciplinary Breast Center Conference, National Consortium of Breast Centers, March 14, 2011, Las Vegas, Nevada
“Why Accreditation Matters: National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers”, and Course Director, Breast Center Approvals: Assuring Quality Breast Programs , March 13, 2011, Las Vegas, Nevada
“National Quality Measures for Breast Centers: A real-time breast center comparison quality program”, and Course Director, Breast Center Approvals: Assuring Quality Breast Programs, March 12, 2011, Las Vegas, Nevada
”Intraoperative Ultrasound Localization”, Breast Ultrasound Course, American Society of Breast Surgeons, November 12, 2010, Orlando, Florida
“Delivering Quality Breast Care in 2010,” Keynote talk, Annual Meeting of the Peruvian Society of Mastology, November 5 - 7, 2010, Lima, PERU
“Cryoablation for Breast Tumors,” Annual Meeting of the Peruvian Society of Mastology, November 5 - 7, 2010, Lima, PERU
“Integration of Breast Ultrasound into a Surgical Practice”, Basic Breast Ultrasound Course, 11th Annaul Meeting American Society of Breast Surgeons, April 28- May 2, 2010, Las Vegas, Nevada
“Cryoablation for Breast Tumors – Fire and Ice”, Advanced Technologies Course, 11th Annual Meeting American Society of Breast Surgeons, April 28 – May 2, 2010, Las Vegas, Nevada.
“Management of the Non-palpable Breast Lesion” Interdisciplinary Course in Breast Disease, Course director Laszlo Tabar, April 9-11, 2010, Arrhus, Denmark
“National Quality Measures for Breast Centers – Update” 20th Annual Interdisciplinary Breast Center Conference, National Consortium of Breast Centers, March 11-14, 2010, Las Vegas, Nevada,.
“Quality Programs for Breast Cancer Care in USA” Interdisciplinary Conference, November 5-18, 2009, Hyderabad, India.
“Process Focused Breast Quality: National Quality Measures for Breast Centers (NQMBC)” Meet the Professor Breakfast, Annual Meeting American Society of Breast Surgeons, April 25, 2009, San Diego, California.
“Integration of Breast Ultrasound into a Surgical Practice” Basic Breast Ultrasound Course, Annual Meeting American Society of Breast Surgeons, April 23, 2009, San Diego, California.
“Advanced Technologies: Cryoablation for Breast Tumors” 10th Advanced Technologies Course, Annual Meeting American Society of Breast Surgeons, April 22, 2009, San Diego, California.
“Process Focused Breast Quality: National Quality Measures for Breast Centers (NQMBC)” Annual Meeting American Society of Breast Disease, April 4, 2009, Chicago, Illinois.
“National Quality Measures for Breast Centers: A View of Quality Assessment” Presented at 5th Annual Breast Cancer Symposium, April 1, 2009, Houston, Texas.
“Moving Beyond Excision: Ablative Technologies for Breast Cancer” 19th Annual Interdisciplinary Breast Center Conference, NCBC, Las Vegas, Nevada, March 18, 2009.
“National Quality Measures for Breast Centers: A Robust Quality Tool”, 62nd Annual Cancer Symposium, Society of Surgical Oncology, March 4-8, 2009, Phoenix, Arizona.
“Evaluation and Management of the High-risk Patient”, American Society of Breast Disease School of Oncoplastic Surgery, Dec 5-7, 2008, Frisco, Texas.
“Advances in Breast Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis” Mini-Medical School Lecture Series, Whatcom County Medical Society, Bellingham, Washington October 7, 2008.
“Innovations in Breast Care” Intalco Wellness Program, October 6, 2008, Bellingham, Washington
“FDA meeting on breast cancer thermal ablation” FDA White Oak Facility, September 15, 2008, Washington DC
“Qualifications for Breast Ultrasound and Ultrasound Guided Biopsy: A Panel Perspective” COC Annual Meeting, May 16, 2008,
Chicago, Illinois.
“Benign Breast Disease” Guest Medical Conference, Women’s Hospital, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, April 28, 2008
“SureTouch Palpation Imaging: Concepts and Performance” Medical Tactile Educational Symposium, April 3-4, 2008, Los Angeles, California.
“Breast Center Accreditation and Quality Certification”, 18th Annual Interdisciplinary Breast Center Conference, NCBC, March 5, 2008, Las Vegas, Nevada
“Surgical Management of Breast Disease” 18th Annual Interdisciplinary Breast Center Conference, “Benign Breast Disease,” “Lymph Node Analysis: Sentinel Lymph Node and Axillary Dissection,” and “Breast Surgical Techniques”, NCBC, March 1, 2008, Las Vegas, Nevada
“Evaluation and Management of the High-risk Patient”, American Society of Breast Disease School of Oncoplastic Surgery, Dec 7-9, 2007, Cooper Clinic, Dallas, Texas.
“Screening for Breast Cancer in China” A week-long series of talks to various hospitals in Beijing and Shanghai, including talks on Palpation Imaging. November 25 – December 1, 2007, Beijing and Shanghai, China.
“Breast Center Quality Assessment and Accreditation” Breast Cancer Lecture Series, John Muir Medical Center, October 23, 2007, Walnut Creek, California.
“Ultrasound Integration into a Surgical Practice” Breast Ultrasound Course, American College of Surgeons, Annual Meeting, October 8, 2007, New Orleans, Louisiana.
“Qualifications for Breast Ultrasound and Ultrasound Guided Biopsy: A Panel Perspective” Moderator, Commission on Cancer Annual Meeting, October 7, 2007, New Orleans, Louisiana.
“Providing Coordinated Cancer Care in the Community” A Panel Discussion, Oregon and Washington State Chapter Meeting, American College of Surgeons, June 21, 2007, Sunriver Resort, Oregon.
“Intraoperative Ultrasound Localization” A Lecture for Surgeons and Radiologists at University of Washington, June 9, 2007, Seattle Washington.
“Breast Cancer Ablation: Current Methods / Future Research7” Interdsciplinary Breast Lecture Series, University of Washington, June 9, 2007, Seattle, Washington
“Surgical Management of Breast Disease” American Society of Breast Surgeons Regional Course, Seattle, Washington, May 18-19, 2007
“Breast Cancer Ablation: Current Methods / Future Research” 8th Annual Meeting, American Society of Breast Surgeons, Phoenix, Arizona, May 4, 2007.
“Interdisciplinary Care in a Private Practice Environment” ASBD Annual Meeting, April 11, 2007, San Francisco, California.
“Quality Assessment: Today and Beyond” 17th Annual Interdisciplinary Breast Center Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, Feb 28 2007
“New Technology: Hands-on Session” 17th Annual Interdisciplinary Breast Center Conference, February 27, 2007, Las Vegas, Nevada
“Surgical Management of Breast Disease” Feb 24 NCBC Surgeons meeting three talks 2007 “Lymph Node Analysis: Sentinel Lymph Node and Axillary Dissection” “Breast Surgical Techniques”, “Benign Breast Disease” February 24, 2007, Las Vegas, Nevada
“Quality Assessment and Breast Center Accreditation” 12th Annual Multidisciplinary Symposium on Breast Disease, Shahla Masood Director, February 18, 2007, Amelia Island, Florida
“Interdisciplinary Care – an ASBD Colloquium” Panel Moderator, Gaps in Screening and Diagnosis, American Society of Breast Disease, November 3, 2006, Dallas Texas
“Digital Documentation of the Physical Examination: Moving
the CBE to the EMR,” 7th Annual Meeting American Society
of Breast Surgeons, Baltimore, Maryland, April 7, 2006.
“Cryoablation of Breast Lesions,” Meet-the-Professor Series,
7th Annual Meeting American Society of Breast Surgeons,
Baltimore, Maryland, April 7, 2006.
“Integrating Ultrasound Into Your Practice,” 7th Annual Meeting
American Society of Breast Surgeons, Baltimore, Maryland,
April 6, 2006.
“Therapeutic Techniques: Cryotherapy,” 7th Annual Meeting
American Society of Breast Surgeons, Baltimore, Maryland,
April 5, 2006.
“Breast Care Quality: Now Everyone is Interested,” 16th Annual
Interdisciplinary Meeting National Consortium of Breast Centers, Las Vegas, Nevada, March 15, 2006.
“Breast Cancer Ablation: Current Methods and Future Research,” Surgical Grand Rounds, University of Washington, Department of Surgery, Seattle, Washington, June 1, 2005.
“Percutaneous Ablation Techniques,” Meet-the-Professor series, 6th Annual Meeting American Society of Breast Surgeons, Los Angeles, California, March 18, 2005.
“Take-home Issues,” Moderator 6th Annual Meeting American Society of Breast Surgeons, Los Angeles, California, March 20, 2005.
“Practical Ultrasound Lab: Basic Ultrasound Course,” 6th Annual Meeting American Society of Breast Surgeons, Los Angeles, California, March 17, 2005.
“Message from the President,” 15th Annual Interdisciplinary Meeting National Consortium of Breast Centers, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 28, 2005.
“Interdisciplinary Conference: Diagnosis and Treatment of Early Stage Breast Cancer”, László Tabár, Course Director, Scottsdale, Arizona, November 10-13, 2004.
“The Future of Coordinated Breast Care” Keynote Address, Dedication of the Eisenhower Schnitzer/Novack Breast Center, November 4, 2004, Rancho Mirage, California.
“Cryoablation of benign and malignant disease: An office-based alternative to treat breast tumors,” Seattle Surgical Society Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington, September 16-17, 2004.
“Integrating ultrasound into your practice” in Postgraduate course in breast ultrasound, American College of Surgeons Spring Meeting, April 24-27, 2004, Boston, Massachusetts.
“Cryoablation Treatment of Benign Breast Lesions: 12 month follow-up” Paper presentation, 5th Annual Meeting American Society of Breast Surgeons, April 2, 2004, Las Vegas, Nevada.
“Integrating ultrasound into your practice” Basic Ultrasound Course, 5th Annual Meeting American Society of Breast Surgeons, March 31, 2004, Las Vegas, Nevada.
“Advanced Techniques: Cryoablation Treatment” Advanced Ultrasound Course, 5th Annual Meeting American Society of Breast Surgeons, March 30, 2004, Las Vegas, Nevada.
“Is breast tissue ablation an alternative to lumpectomy?” 14th Annual meeting National Consortium of Breast Centers, February 24, 2004, Las Vegas, Nevada.
“Building the Team: Reaching for Success,” 14th Annual meeting National Consortium of Breast Centers, February 22, 2004, Las Vegas, Nevada.
“Advanced Diagnostic Course with Screening”, László Tabár, Course Director, Mammography Education Inc.,
Scottsdale, Arizona, January 22-24, 2004,
Albuquerque, New Mexico, February 25-27, 2004.
San Diego, California, August 18-21, 2004.
“Interdisciplinary Conference: Diagnosis and Treatment of Early Stage Breast Cancer”, László Tabár, Course Director, Palm Desert, California, November 13-16, 2003.
“Integrating ultrasound into your practice” 89th Annual Meeting American College of Surgeons, Chicago, Illinois, October 21, 2003
“Continuing the transition in Surgical Care: From mastectomy to lumpectomy to ablation therapy”, 13th Annual meeting National Consortium of Breast Centers, February 24, 2003, Las Vegas, Nevada.
“The treatment of benign tumors: Is surgery obsolete?”, 13th Annual meeting National Consortium of Breast Centers, February 24, 2003, Las Vegas, Nevada.
“The medical legal issues facing breast health professionals; case studies”, 13th Annual meeting National Consortium of Breast Centers, February 24, 2003, Las Vegas, Nevada.
“Advanced Diagnostic Course with Screening”, László Tabár, Course Director, Mammography Education Inc.,
Scottsdale, Arizona, January 29-February 1, 2003,
Montreal, Quebec Canada, April 29-May 2, 2003,
Nashville, Tennessee, June 11-14, 2003,
Las Vegas, Nevada, September 17-20, 2003,
Seattle, Washington, October 8-11, 2003,
Palm Desert, California, November 6-9, 2003.
“Mammographic appearance of fibroadenoma disappears after cryoablation”, scientific paper presented at RSNA 2002, annual meeting of the Radiologic Society of North America, Chicago, Illinois, December 4, 2002.
“Interdisciplinary Conference: Diagnosis and Treatment of Early Stage Breast Cancer”, László Tabár, Course Director, Santa Monica, California, November 14-17, 2002.
“Basic Principles and Dilemmas in Breast Surgery”, 3rd Annual Interdisciplinary Symposium on Breast Cancer, Houston Northwest Medical Center, Houston, Texas, May 11, 2002.
“Office-based Ultrasound-guided Cryoablation of Breast Fibroadenomas: A Preliminary Report”, American Society of Breast Surgeons Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, April 24, 2002.
“Surgical Use of Breast Ultrasound”, Research Breast Conference, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, April 12, 2002.
“Intraoperative Ultrasound Facilitates Surgery for Early Breast Cancer”, Society of Surgical Oncology Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado, March 16, 2002.
“Women at High Risk - Is Tamoxifen the Answer?”, National Consortium of Breast Centers 12th Annual Interdisciplinary Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 25-27, 2002.
“Breast Biopsy, Localization and Therapy in 2002", National Consortium of Breast Centers 12th Annual Interdisciplinary Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 25-27, 2002.
“Advanced Diagnostic Course with Screening”, László Tabár, Course Director, Mammography Education Inc.,
Rancho Mirage, California, January 24-27, 2002,
Tucson, Arizona, May 7-10, 2002,
Santa Monica, California, November 7-10. 2002.
“Integrating Ultrasound into a General Surgery Practice”, in Breast Ultrasound for Surgeons, Jay Harness, Course Director, Medical Education Collaborative, San Francisco, California, January 12, 2002.
“The Interdisciplinary Breast Conference: Case Presentation and Patient Management”, 11th Annual National Interdisciplinary Breast Center Conference, National Consortium of Breast Centers, Las Vegas, Nevada, March 19-21, 2001.
“Advanced Diagnostic Course with Screening”, László Tabár, Course Director, Mammography Education Inc.,
Scottsdale, Arizona, January 31 - February 3, 2001.
San Diego, California, August 1-4, 2001.
Phoenix, Arizona, October 10-13, 2001.
“Beating the Odds: A New Look at Breast Cancer Prevention,
Hormones and Natural Substitutes”, Focus on Health Education Series, St. Joseph Hospital, Bellingham, Washington,
March 15, 2000.
“Recurrent Breast Cancer: A Surgical Perspective”,
National Consortium of Breast Centers Annual Meeting ,
Orlando, Florida, March 9, 2000.
“Tamoxifen: A Surgical Perspective”, University of Washington Bio-Clinical Breast Cancer Clinical Conference, Seattle, Washington, October 26, 1999.
“Sentinel Node Mapping in Breast Cancer”, Madigan Army Medical Center Surgical Grand Rounds, Tacoma, Washington, July 16, 1999.
“Advanced Diagnostic Course with Screening”, László Tabár,
Course Director,
Maui, Hawaii, October 17-21, 2000
Eugene, Oregon, August 9-12, 2000
Pasadena, California, April 5-8, 2000
Houston, Texas, March 8-11, 2000
Scottsdale, Arizona, February 2-5, 2000
Montreal, Canada, May 5-8, 1999.
Chicago, Illinois, April 14-17, 1999,
San Diego, California, February 17-20, 1999,
Portland, Oregon, January 13-16, 1999,
“Sentinel Node Treatment of the Axilla”, Second Annual Breast Cancer Symposium, St. Joseph Mercy-Oakland Medical Center, Novi, Michigan, May 1, 1999.
“Current Diagnostic Methods of the Breast - 1998", 5th Annual Breast and Cervical Health Program Conference, Everett, Washington, September 22-23, 1998.
“Interdisciplinary Conference: Diagnosis and Treatment of Early Stage Breast Cancer”, László Tabár, Course Director,
Rancho Mirage, California, September 14-17, 2000
Montreal, Quebec, Canada, May 12-15, 1999.
San Diego, California, February 24-27, 1999,
Scottsdale, Arizona, September 16-19, 1998,
San Diego, California, April 1-4, 1998,
“Update on Breast Cancer”, Northwest Washington Medical Bureau, Bellingham, Washington, July 15, 1998.
“The Sentinel Node Issue-Local Experience, Case Presentations and Discussion”, American College of Surgeons Annual Meeting, Washington State Chapter, Lake Chelan, Washington, June 16,1998.
“From Russia with Love: Breast Cancer Treatment in the Ukraine”, St. Joseph Hospital, Bellingham, Washington, June 9,23, 29,1998.
“Breast Cancer Assistance Project in the Ukraine”, USAID & Program for Appropriate Technology in Health, Kiev, Odessa, & Chernihiv, Ukraine, April 20 - May 1, 1998.
“Current Status of Sentinel Node Dissection”, Controversies in
Breast Cancer Management Series, St. Joseph Hospital,
Bellingham, Washington, February 25, 1998.
“Breast Health & Menopause: Alternatives in Therapy”, LifeQuest Education Series, Bellingham, Washington, October 2, 1997.
"Stereotactic Core Biopsy Decreases Need for Re-excision of Breast Cancer", Washington Chapter, American College of Surgeons Annual Meeting, Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia, Canada, June 17 1997.
“Management of Special Forms of Breast Cancer”, University of Washington Bio-Clinical Breast Conference, Seattle, Washington, May 27, 1997.
“DCIS in the 90's: Do We Really Need to Irradiate?”, Controversies in Breast Cancer Management, Bellingham, Washington, January 9, 1997.
“Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Palliative Care But Didn’t Know Who to Ask”, Cancer Education Conference, St. Joseph Hospital, Bellingham, Washington, December 12, 1996.
"Breast Cancer and the Surgical Specialist", in Complexities of Breast Cancer Management, University of Washington / Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Institute, Seattle, Washington, October 24-26, 1996.
“Stereotactic Core Biopsy: The Bellingham Experience at One Year”, Cancer Education Conference, St. Joseph Hospital, Bellingham, Washington, May 14, 1996.
"Problems in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Mammographically
Detected Breast Tumors", An Interdisciplinary Conference, László
Tabár, Course Director,
Phoenix, Arizona, October 9-12, 1996.
Palm Desert, California, October 8-11, 1997.
"Breast Diagnostic Methods 1996; the Role of Core Biopsy", Mt. Diablo Cancer Center, Concord, California, February 5, 1996.
"Interdisciplinary Conference: Diagnosis and Treatment of Early Stage Breast Cancer", László Tabár, Course Director, Indian Wells, California, November 1-4, 1995.
“Current Aspects of Breast Health”, Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington, October 26, 1995.
“Stereotactic Core Needle Biopsy: A New Diagnostic Tool to Evaluate the Abnormal Mammogram”, St. Joseph Hospital CME Conference, Bellingham, Washington, June 2, 1995.
“Breast Cancer Update”, Annual Meeting Whatcom County Society of Medical Assistants, Bellingham, Washington, May 20, 1995.
“Breast Cancer: The #1 Threat to Women in Whatcom County”, Focus on Health, St. Joseph Hospital, Bellingham, Washington, April 19, 1995.
"Breast Cancer Control in the New Healthcare Era", László Tabár, Course Director, Paradise Island, Bahamas, April 6-9, 1995.
“Impact of a Comprehensive Breast Center on Patients, Doctors and Insurers”, Internal Medicine Grand Rounds, Western Reserve Care System, Southside Medical Center, Youngstown, Ohio, March 9, 1995.
“Stamping Out Cancer in Your Life: Prevention and Early Detection”, LifeQuest Education Series, Bellingham, Washington, February 8, 1995.
"The Changing Role of the Surgeon in Breast Care", Breast Center Site Visit, Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, Long Beach, California, June 30, 1993, March 1, 1994, September 23, 1994.
"Multidisciplinary Conference: Diagnosis and Treatment of Early Stage Breast Cancer", László Tabár, Course Director,
Dana Point, California, March 9-11, 16-18, 1990;
San Diego, California, October 26-28, 1990;
Long Beach, California, May 18-20, 1991;
Maui, Hawaii, November 3-6, 1993;
Maui, Hawaii, November 2-5, 1994.
"Increased Positive Breast Biopsy Rate in Nonpalpable Breast
Lesions", International College Of Surgeons Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington, July 30, 1993.
"Mammography for Radiologists" Level I Course by László Tabár, Guest Lecturer,
Seattle, Washington, July 11, 1991;
Monterey, California, August 1, 1993;
Scottsdale, Arizona, February 26, 1994.
“Impact of a Comprehensive Breast Center on the Surgeon”, Changes in Breast Cancer Management Course, Memorial Center for Health Education, Long Beach, California, March 14-15, 1993.
"Early Breast Cancer Diagnosis & Treatment: The State-of-the-Art Team Approach”, László Tabár, Course Director, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, September 17-19, 1992.
“Impact of a Breast Center on a Surgeon’s Practice,” & “Pre-Operative Diagnosis”, A Team Approach to Breast Disease, oman’s Hospital, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, March 28, 1992.
“Silicone Breast Implants: What’s Fact and What’s Fiction”, Community Education Series, Memorial Medical Center, Long Beach, California, March 24, 1992.
"The Changing Picture of Breast Cancer" Pan Pacific Surgical Association Annual Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, February 17, 1992.
"Increased Positive Breast Biopsy Rate in Non-Palpable Breast Lesions",American College of Surgeons, Southern California Chapter Annual Meeting, Palm Springs, California, January 17, 1992.
“Increased Positive Biopsy Rate in Wire Guided Biopsies”, Monthly Breast Cancer Conference, Memorial Medical Center, Long Beach, California, November 12, 1991.
"Mammography for Radiologists," a course by László Tabár, Guest Lecturer, Level II Course, Seattle, Washington, July 19-21, 1991.
"Surgical Techniques in the Conservative Management of Breast Cancer", 9th International Endocurietherapy/Hyperthermia Work-shops, Nisar Syed, Director, Long Beach, California, June 27,1991
"Breast Cancer: New Directions in Diagnosis and Treatment," Memorial/UCI Cancer Institute, Palm Springs, California, Oct. 19-21, 1990.
"Breast Cancer Treatment in the 1990's", Course organizer and a lecturer, Surgery Seminars, Long Beach, California, April 11, 1990.
"Innovations in Laparoscopic General Surgery" Surgery Seminars, Long Beach, California, January 16, 1991.
"Long Beach Memorial Medical Center Noon Lectures." A variety of Noon Lectures on several topics including: Abdominal Trauma, Hyperparathyroidism, Diaphragmatic Hernia, Colon Carcinoma, Ulcerative Colitis, Gastric Surgery, Gallbladder Carcinoma, Hyperalimentation including Home Hyperalimentation and Breast Cancer. Long Beach, California.
"Surgical Treatment of Breast Cancer," California Medical Association Annual Meeting, Anaheim, California, March 8, 1989.
"The Breast Exam", Health Facilitators Course, California Coalition of Nurse Practitioners, Long Beach, California, March 26, 1988.
"Surgical Techniques in the Conservative Management of Breast Cancer," First International Endocurie/Hypothermia Workshops, Hyderabad, India, October 14-18, 1987.
