Breast Ultrasound Specialty Education Day 2025
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Saturday, November 1, 2025
10:30 am – 2:00 pm Eastern Time (Virtual)
Sonography Canada is proud to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month and provide important updates and education to sonographers who specialize in Breast Ultrasound. Whether you are new to the specialty, or a seasoned pro, join us for a great day of virtual learning!
Agenda:
10:30 am ET – Supplemental Breast Screening: The Patient Perspective
An overview of current supplemental breast screening. Why it is important for patients. How our work as Sonographers has a positive impact in patients diagnosis and future outcomes.
11:30 am ET – Diagnostic Work Up in Breast Imaging-Tips and Pitfalls
Mammogram findings, determining level of suspicion and location, interesting cases.
12:30 pm ET – Advancing Detection: The Combined Role of Mammography and ABUS
Christina and Katie will be discussing the role of mammogram and ABUS working together to further detect breast cancer in dense breast tissue. We will go over what our workflow looks like at MF, correlating mammo with ABUS and HH ultrasound as well as some interesting cases.
1:30 pm ET – See-Mode: AI Enhanced Ultrasound Reporting
An introduction and virtual demo of the Health Canada approved AI reporting tool for Thyroid and Breast imaging.
All sessions will broadcast live and recorded for registered participants to view later.
Participants will earn 4 Sonography Based CPD Credits
Registration Fee:
$35 + HST (member)
$95 + HST (non-member)
A donation will be made to Dense Breasts Canada in the name of Breast Cancer Research. Thank you for supporting Breast Cancer Awareness Month!
Speaker Profiles:
Kandis DeColle CRGS
Kandis DeColle has been a proud Sonographer since 2002. She is currently a clinic and ultrasound modality manager for MIC Medical Imaging in Edmonton, AB.
Kandis received a Bachelor of Sciences degree from the University of Saskatchewan before moving to Edmonton and obtaining a Medical Radiation Technologist certification from NAIT. After a few years of working in Radiography at the University of Alberta Hospitals she graduated as a Diagnostic Medial Sonographer.
Since then, she has been happily employed as a Sonographer, team leader, clinical educator and manager. Kandis is a proud patient and ultrasound advocate with a passion in the areas of advancing technology, quality imaging and patient centered care.
Dr. Jennifer Allen MD
Dr. Jennifer Allen is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiology at the University of Calgary. A Body Radiologist by training, she has specialized in breast imaging for the past 28 years. Dr. Allen is dedicated to advancing patient care, teaching, and research within the Calgary medical community.
Christina Shahipour CRGS
Christina Shahipour has been a sonographer since 2011 with a keen interest in breast imaging. She has been heavily involved in breast biopsies and has been the breast interventional coordinator for the past 7 years at Mayfair Diagnostics in Calgary, AB. She also is one of three sonographers that is involved with on-the-job breast ultrasound training for new hires and new graduates at her workplace. She has a passion for teaching and mentoring in breast imaging. In her spare time, her and her husband take their teenagers around to hockey rinks all over Alberta. She also enjoys escaping to their cabin on the weekends at Gull Lake or just lazing around the house with their two dogs.
Katie Kaminski CRGS
Katie has been with Mayfair since 2012 and became the mammography coordinator in 2016. She is responsible for maintaining Mayfair’s mammography program, including training new mammography technologists. Katie also works with Christina to lead Mayfair’s Automated Breast Ultrasound (ABUS) Program and trains the techs responsible for stereotactic breast biopsy. Katie is passionate about breast imaging, performing mammography, ABUS, breast biopsies and handheld breast ultrasound.
In her free time, Katie enjoys spending time with family, friends, and her dogs. She is especially proud of her four kids and loves spending time biking, running, camping and hiking with them!
