Presenter: Barbara J Grabher BS, CNMT, RT(N), NCT, FSNMMI-TS
Senior Clinical Applications Specialist: Life Molecular Imaging

Date: Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Time: 3:30pm – 4:30pm EDT

Barbara Grabher has been in the field of Nuclear Medicine for over 38 years, she earned her Associates Degree in Nuclear Medicine from Delaware Technical and Community College in 1983 and earned her bachelor’s degree in Organizational Management from Wilmington University in 2018. She is board-certified by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists and the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board in both Nuclear Medicine and as a Nuclear Cardiology Technologist. Ms. Grabher received her Nuclear Medicine fellowship status by the SNMMI Technologist section in June 2021 being one of only 109 Nuclear Medicine technologist in the country to receive this recognition. She’s given presentations at the local level as well as nationally, on topics related to both nuclear cardiology and neurology specializing in DaT imaging and movement disorders as well as amyloid imaging. She’s had 4 manuscripts published in the JNMT Technologist Journal on various topics. Ms. Grabher holds Six Sigma Greenbelt, LEAN and Blackbelt Certificates specializing in Healthcare. She is a member of the Society of Nuclear Medicine Technologist Section and has affiliations that include the Society of Nuclear Medicine, and the American Society of Radiologic Technologists. Ms. Grabher is currently a Clinical Applications Specialist for Life Molecular Imaging supporting the amyloid plaque imaging agent Neuraceq^®.

In this session, Barb will help you to:

• understand what β-amyloid neuritic plaques are and how they are formed

• understand what neurofibrial tangles (Tau) are and how they are formed

• explain the Alzheimer’s disease (AD) cascade

• explain the AD spectrum

• appreciate the importance of how and when molecular imaging is used

Approved for 1.0 CEH credit from SNMMI.