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Nuclear Cardiology Board Exam Preparation Course
September 10 – 11, 2008
John B. Hynes Convention Center, Ballroom ABC
Boston, MA
Course Faculty
| Donna M. Polk, MD, MPH (Program Chair) |
Robert C. Hendel, MD |
| E. Gordon Depuey, III, MD |
Nicki L. Hilliard, PharmD, MHSA, BCNP, FAPhA |
| Vasken Dilsizian, MD |
Michael K. O'Connor, PhD |
| Sharmila Dorbala, MD |
Robert A. Pagnanelli, BSRT(R)(N), CNMT, NCT |
| Gary V. Heller, MD, PhD |
E. Lindsey Tauxe, CNMT, MEd |
Program
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
| 7:00 a.m. |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 a.m. |
Welcome and Opening Remarks |
| 8:10 a.m. |
Basic Physics Principles for Nuclear Cardiology |
| 9:00 a.m. |
Basic Instrumentation Principles for Nuclear Cardiology |
| 9:50 a.m. |
Break |
| 10:05 a.m. |
Production of Radioactive Materials and Radiopharmaceuticals |
| 10:50 a.m. |
The Basics of Radiopharmaceuticals and Imaging Protocols |
| 11:45 a.m. |
Lunch |
| 12:30 p.m. |
Exam Questions |
| 1:00 p.m. |
Question and Answer Session |
| 1:20 p.m. |
Stress Testing and Image Interpretation |
| 1:50 p.m. |
Break |
| 2:00 p.m. |
Diagnosis and Risk Stratification (Part I) |
| 2:30 p.m. |
Diagnosis and Risk Stratification (Part II) |
| 3:00 p.m. |
Diagnosis and Risk Stratification (Part III) |
| 3:30 p.m. |
Exam Questions |
| 4:00 p.m. |
Question and Answer Session |
| 4:15 p.m. |
Break |
| 4:30 p.m. |
Case Review with Experts |
| 5:45 p.m. |
Adjourn |
Thursday, September 11, 2008
| 7:30 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 a.m. |
Applied Instrumentation Characteristics in Nuclear Cardiology Imaging |
| 9:05 a.m. |
Technical Aspects of Acquisition, Processing, and Artifacts |
| 9:45 a.m. |
Break |
| 10:00 a.m. |
Artifact Recognition |
| 10:50 a.m. |
The Basics of Radiation Safety |
| 12:00 p.m. |
Lunch |
| 1:00 p.m. |
Radionuclide Ventricular Function Imaging |
| 2:10 p.m. |
Assessment of Myocardial Viability, Including PET |
| 3:00 p.m. |
Break |
| 3:15 p.m. |
Exam Questions |
| 4:15 p.m. |
Question and Answer Session |
| 4:30 p.m. |
Closing Remarks and Course Evaluation |
| 4:45 p.m. |
Adjourn |
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