Coronary CTA - Revolutionizing Cardiac Care
Coronary CTA Interpretive Course - Interpret 100 cases
This 2-day course delivers in-depth and hands-on exposure to the technique of interpreting Coronary CTA. Designed and taught by radiologists with no vendor bias, the course provides the additional training required to proactively translate this powerful, new tool into the effective treatment of cardiovascular disease.
Physician participants will independently process and interpret Coronary CTA cases at dedicated 3D workstations.
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Earn 100 case interpretive certificate |
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20 hours of Category 1 CME credits |
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Tuition includes a case-based on-line cardiac training module with 50 additional cases housed at www.CardiacTraining.com (with an option for an additional 10 CME credits) |
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Course endorsed by: |
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Additional 3 day live case course now available toward Level 2 certification. For more information, call Hedi Arnold at 303-249-0860. |
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View the following course information:
- Physician Course Highlights
- On-Line Virtual Training Module Information
- Coronary CTA Physician Course Objectives
- Course Agendas
- Speakers
- About Radiology Imaging Associates
- Course Dates
- Registration Information
- Accreditation
Physician Course Highlights
- Learn practical Coronary CTA interpretation from a high-volume sub-specialty radiology practice.
- Interpret 100 cases (52 reviewed on a workstation).
- Earn up to 20 Category-1 CME credits
- Optimize image quality.
- Form a succinct and organized Coronary CTA report with appropriate clinical recommendations.
- Master non-coronary cardiac CT findings.
- Learn to engage primary care physicians.
- Understand the preventive and interventional cardiologist’s perspective.
On-Line Virtual Training Module Information
- 50 cases
- On-line case review at your own leisure
- Analyze axial dataset and reformatted images
- Submit an answer to a patient management question
- Review the correct answer and case discussion with correlative imaging including catheter correlation
- Receive a certificate for an additional 50 cases at module completion
- $600 value (cost for module for non course participants)
Coronary CTA Physician Course Objectives
This course prepares participants to perform Coronary CTA at the highest level of expertise by covering all aspects of this new imaging modality, including image acquisition, pre-medication, interpretive technique, structured reporting, anatomy, and pathology. Recent cases will be discussed with hands-on practice.
At the course conclusion, participants will be able to:
- Describe the indications for Coronary CT angiography
- Acquire quality Coronary CT angiograms with an understanding of medications, imaging technique and common pitfalls
- Identify and characterize atherosclerotic plaque and discuss its medical implications
- Identify normal coronary anatomy and common variants
- Create a structured report to include a description of appropriate clinical recommendations.
- Define troubleshooting techniques for suboptimal studies.
Course Agendas
For further course details, view the physician course agenda or technologist course agenda.
Speakers
The course is facilitated by the following speakers:
Simeon Abramson, M.D.
Course Director
Thoracic Radiologist,
Radiology Imaging Associates, Denver, Colorado
Jeffrey Boone, M.D.
Consultant in Preventative Cardiology for the Denver Broncos,
Denver, Colorado
George Pachello , M.D.
Interventional Cardiologist,
Western Cardiology Associates, Denver, Colorado
Matthew Fleishman, M.D.
Director of Imaging, Swedish Medical Center,
Thoracic Radiologist,
Radiology Imaging Associates, Denver, Colorado
Jason Kelly, M.D.
Cardiothoracic Radiologist,
Radiology Imaging Associates, Denver, Colorado
Stanley Smazal, M.D.
Director of Imaging, Porter Adventist Hospital
Body and Breast Interventional Specialist
Radiology Imaging Associates, Denver, Colorado
George Pachello, M.D.
Interventional Cardiologist
Denver Cardiology Associates
Andrew Trovinger, R.T.(R), (MR) (CT) (CV)
Physician Technical Liaison
Radiology
Imaging Associates, Denver, Colorado
About Radiology Imaging Associates
Nationally recognized as one of the premier private practice radiology groups, Radiology Imaging Associates (RIA) covers 8 hospitals and 11 outpatient facilities in Colorado. Our more than 70 radiologists are committed to delivering the highest quality patient care to the medical communities we serve. This commitment has driven us to become a leader in Coronary CT angiography with more than 15 radiologists trained to perform and interpret cardiac CTs.
Course Dates
This course is currently being offered on the following dates:
9/25/2010 - 9/26/2010 : Denver, Colorado - FULL for Physicians | - FULL for Technologists
11/6/2010 - 11/7/2010 : Denver, Colorado
Registration Information
Following is the registration information for currently scheduled classes. Please check back for future dates.
| Tuition | Physicians: $2,300, including up to 20 Category-1 CME credits, learning materials, and an on-line case-based cardiac training module. Technologists/Nurses: $800 Proceeds benefit Invision Your Heart - A Foundation established to promote equal access to advanced imaging techniques. |
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| Lodging | Lodging arrangements must be made separately. We recommend that you reserve a room at the Inverness Hotel, where the course is held. View travel and lodging information. |
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| RSVP Due Dates |
The due date for course registration and payment is generally 2 weeks prior to the course; however, exceptions may be made for particular courses. For full classes that have not passed the RSVP date, you may register to be on the waiting list. The due date for each course is as follows:
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| Cancellations |
Tuition will be refunded for cancellations received in writing (fax, letter, or email) 2 weeks prior to the course. For the technologist course, the full course fee will be refunded. For the physician course, the course fee less $600 for the on-line cardiac module will be refunded. The cancellation deadline for each course is as follows:
Note: If the course is cancelled, RIA will not be responsible for traveling and lodging expenses.
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| Reservations | To reserve your spot in the course, complete our on-line registration form or contact Hedi Arnold by phone at 303-249-0860 or by email at coronarycta@riaco.com. |
Accreditation
HealthONE CME is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide Continuing Medical Education for physicians.
The HealthONE CME Committee designates this educational activity for up to 20 hours in category 1 credit towards the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only the number of credits that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.