Committee on Outreach

Educate patient advocacy groups about the current value and future promise of molecular imaging and prepare them to be powerful allies in maintaining and expanding access to molecular imaging and therapy.
Increase knowledge among referring physicians about current value and future promise of molecular imaging.
Raise awareness and deepen understanding among reimbursement administrative decision makers (private health insurance, Medicare, radiology benefit managers) to balance the call to reduce care with an understanding of the benefits of appropriate care
Create awareness of the power of molecular imaging and therapy in an effort to assist researchers in advancing their discoveries to the clinic.
Develop a campaign outlining the benefits of studies performed by properly credentialed physicians and technologists.

Mehdi Djekidel, MD	Co-Chairperson
Giuseppe Esposito, MD, MBA	Co-Chairperson
Adina L. Alazraki, MD	Committee Member
Dmitry D. Beyder, MPA, CNMT	Committee Member
Gary L. Dillehay, MD,FACNM,FACR,FSNMMI	Committee Member
Kevin J. Donohoe, MD	Committee Member
Lyndsi M. Hay, CNMT, RT(N)	Committee Member
Phillip Koo, MD	Committee Member
Phillip Kuo, MD, PhD	Committee Member
Erik Mittra, MD, PhD	Committee Member
Helen R. Nadel, MD FRCPC	Committee Member
Nicole Nardecchia MBA, CNMT,PET,RT(CT)(MR)	Committee Member
Thomas Hellmut Schindler, MD	Committee Member
Stephen Schwartz	Committee Member
Aileen M. Staffaroni, MS, CNMT	Committee Member
Alan D. Waxman, MD	Committee Member