GE Healthcare-Applications -Advanced Coronary CTA Training for Radiologist, Coronary CT Angiography

Dates

November 17-21, 2008
February 9-13, 2009
March 16-20, 2009
May 4-8, 2009

* Availability of these dates is subject to change without notice

Location

Atlantic Medical Imaging
44 East Jimmie Leeds Road
Galloway, NJ 08205

Target Audience

Radiologists and cardiologists when accompanied by their joint venture radiologist partner.

Objectives

Satisfy the ACR's 3 year credentialing criteria and the ACC's Level 2 credentialing criteria for both CME and case experience in a single five day course.
Identify and discuss proper patient selection
Discuss proper patient preparation
Distinguish the difference in technique between 16 and 64 slice Coronary CTA
Analize and differentiate CCTA techniques when dealing with arrythmias, COPD and the morbidly obese
Identify the potential problems that can affect spatial and temporal resolution
Illustrate how to create MPR, MIP and 3-D rendered images
Depict the four triage protocols
Identify what information must be included in a CCTA report

Course Overview

Visiting fellowships consist of daily one-hour lectures; live case demonstrations and progressing to workstation reconstruction. This is ideal for the Level 1 Masters Series Course graduates seeking a higher confidence level but not beyond the learning capabilities of a beginner. Students will be trained to use both 16 and 64 slice MDCT technology, but live cases will be conducted on only the 64 slice scanner. Dr. Dowe uses GE Healthcare's 64 slice Volume CT and the latest Advantage Workstation. Over 50 Cardiac CT cases will be supervised and interpreted. A typical day will start promptly at 8:00am and end at approximately 4:30pm with a morning lecture from 8:00am-9:00am. Live cases will be scheduled preferentially in the morning (facility goal is to scan 20 patients a day). Dr. Dowe will immediately reconstruct cases, and patients will be given their results with the visiting fellow present. As the week progresses the fellow will begin setting up the protocol for patients and will eventually process the cases on an independent workstation. Those findings are evaluated and compared to Dr. Dowe's reconstruction. Independent study time and teaching file evaluation will be in the afternoon. Lunch will be provided.

Previous basic Advantage Workstation experience recommended.
For basic workstation training, please go to one of the links below:

Faculty Background

Dr. Dowe is one of the world's most experienced physicians in reading coronary CTA exams. He lectures both nationally and internationally on cardiac CT and is a national show site for GE Healthcare as well as a collaborator on coronary research and development. His dynamic and practical teaching style lead to consistent rave reviews by his Masters course participants.

About Atlantic Medical Imaging

AMI is a full-service outpatient diagnostic imaging practice with seven offices located throughout Southern New Jersey. Since 1964, Atlantic Medical Imaging has been providing diagnostic imaging services to patients and referring physicians. Atlantic Medial Imaging has 29 experienced, sub-specialty trained, board certified radiologists and a team of more than 250 highly skilled technologists and support staff. Atlantic Medical Imaging offers a full spectrum of imaging services including CT, Coronary CT Angiography, MRI, Nuclear Medicine, PET/CT, Mammography, Ultrasound, DEXA, General Radiology and Fluoroscopy, and Interventional Radiology.

Comments From Previous Participants

"Well organized, concise, and extremely informative course."
"Wonderful, practical, relevant, & fun!"
"Dr. Dowe is a great lecturer & teacher. Great cases including teaching files & live cases. All courses should be taught this way! My congratulations to Dr. Dowe! He is an extremely effective educator. Candid and to the point."