The eighth annual Pathophysiology Panorama will take place at College of DuPage on Wednesday, Dec. 9, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Student Resource Center (SRC) Upper Walkway adjacent to the Library, at the Colleges main campus in Glen Ellyn, 425 Fawell Blvd.
More than 70 students from the C.O.D. Diagnostic Medical Imaging programs in Radiography, Nuclear Medicine and Sonography will share the knowledge they have accumulated on a wide range of common and uncommon diseases. The event, which is free of charge and open to the community, will include visual posters and electronic presentations that provide an in-depth look at diseases that have been detected using various imaging modalities.
Although these students study many diseases during the semester, the posters illustrate their particular interests in a single disease and how this pathologic condition is diagnosed using medical imaging, said Rosanne Paschal, professor, Diagnostic Medical Imaging Radiography (DMIR) program. The poster is a visual display of the lengthy research paper that each student develops.
While most students will exhibit traditional posters, a few are planning looped videos on their laptops. All students are encouraged to have handout materials to educate the attendees, as well as a copy of their papers for reference.
In addition, faculty members will be on hand to answer questions about the Diagnostic Medical Imaging programs.
A sample of pathologies represented at the event will include spina bifida, bicornuate uterus, cystic fibrosis, Legionnaires disease, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, adult rheumatoid arthritis, internal decapitation, migraine headaches, cerebral hematoma, Crohns disease, thyroid cancer, Marfan syndrome, Ewings sarcoma, ventricular bleeds, hepatomas, pancreatic pseudocysts, breast fibroadenomas and spleen cancer.
Many of the students make their selections because they have a personal connection to the pathology and want to learn more to help their families, friends or themselves, Paschal said. Some also choose a topic because they were intrigued by a case they experienced at their clinical sites.
For more information, call (630) 942-2976 or e-mail: paschal@cod.edu.
