Coronary CTA Physician Course Agenda*

Friday Evening

6:00 - 7:00 Informal "Buttonology" Session

Saturday

6:30 - 7:00 Registration & Breakfast
7:00 - 7:15 Welcome - Simeon Abramson, M.D.
7:15 - 8:15 A New Era in Imaging - Simeon Abramson, M.D.
8:15 - 9:15 Coronary Anatomy and Anomalies - Simeon Abramson, M.D.
9:15 - 12:00 Coronary Anatomy Case Review & Workstation Workflow - Simeon Abramson, M.D.
  Workstation Case Interpretation
CASES: Porter 1-29 (printed reports in white notebooks)
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch (provided)
1:00 - 1:45 IVUS andPlaque Vulnerability - George Pachello, M.D.
1:45 - 2:15 CTA in the Acute Setting? - Matthew Fleishman, M.D.
2:15 - 2:30 Break
2:30 - 3:15 Non-coronary Cardiac CT Case Review - Matthew Fleishman, M.D.
3:15 - 4:00 Recent Case Review - Simeon Abramson, M.D.
4:00 - 10:00 Independent Case Interpretation at the Workstations

Sunday

6:00 - 7:00 Breakfast
Independent Case Interpretation at the Workstations
7:00 - 7:15 Plaque Biology - Jason Kelly, M.D.
7:15 - 7:45 Artifacts and Pitfalls - Jason Kelly, M.D.
7:45 - 8:30 Atherosclerosis Case Review - Jason Kelly, M.D.
8:30 - 8:45 Break
8:45 - 9:15 Technique, Technology and Dosimetry - - Simeon Abramson, M.D.
9:15 - 11:30 Workstation Case Interpretation with Cath Correlation
CASES: Porter Cath 1-9
11:30 - 12:15 Final Examination Discussion - Simeon Abramson, M.D.
12:15 - 1:15 Lunch (provided)
1:15 - 2:00 Coronary Artery Disease: A Powerful Partnership Between Cardiologists, Radiologists and Primary Care - Jeffrey Boone, M.D.

 

* Schedule is subject to change.