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Nuclear Cardiology for the Technologist
October 11 - 12, 2008
San Antonio, TX
Holiday Inn Riverwalk
Target Audience
This course is designed for technologists performing nuclear cardiology in both private practice and hospital settings. It also will help those technologists preparing for the Nuclear Cardiology Technology exam.
Objectives
At the end of this course, the participants will be able to:
- Distinguish between the various cardiac protocols and develop acquisition parameters for one's own lab
- Discuss cardiovascular disease in detail and how it relates to patient management decisions
- Interpret basic ECG rhythms
- Recognize artifacts and potential processing problems
- Outline the future of nuclear cardiology and the role of the technologist
- Apply radiation safety parameters in accordance with national/state regulations
- Discuss the importance of quality assurance programs
CE Credit
This course has been approved by ASNC and is accepted by NMTCB for 13.25 ARRT Category 1 credits.
Program
Saturday, October 11, 2008
| The Heart: How It Works and How to Work It! |
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| 8:00 a.m. |
The Heart: Basic A&P and CAD |
| 8:45 a.m. |
EKG Interpretation and Arrhythmia Recognition |
| 10:00 a.m. |
Break |
| 10:15 a.m. |
Principles of Stress Testing (Pharmacologic & Exercise) |
| 11:15 a.m. |
EKG/Arrhythmia Case Review and Stress Lab Emergencies |
| 12:00 p.m. |
Lunch |
| The Heart: How We Image It! |
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| 1:00 p.m. |
Tracer Kinetics |
| 1:30 p.m. |
Images: How We Acquire Them (Protocols and Imaging Parameters) |
| 2:00 p.m. |
Processing Parameters: Techniques and Considerations |
| 2:30 p.m. |
Imaging: Common Sources of Artifacts |
| 3:15 p.m. |
Break |
| 3:30 p.m. |
Read with the Experts, Review, and Q&A |
| 5:00 p.m. |
Adjournment |
Sunday, October 12, 2008
| Laboratory Considerations |
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| 8:00 a.m. |
Radiation Safety |
| 8:30 a.m. |
Quality Assurance in the Nuclear Laboratory |
| 9:00 a.m. |
Risk Stratification and Outcomes |
| 9:45 a.m. |
Break |
| Advances in Nuclear Cardiology and Imaging |
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| 10:00 a.m. |
Attenuation Correction and SPECT |
| 10:45 a.m. |
Other Cardiac Imaging Modalities |
| 11:45 a.m. |
Lunch |
| More Nuclear Cardiology |
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| 12:45 p.m. |
Read with the Experts, Interactive Case Studies, and Q&A |
| 3:00 p.m. |
Adjournment |
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