Nuclear Cardiology for Fellows-in-Training
Nuclear Cardiology for Fellows-in-Training
March 8, 2013
San Francisco Marriott Marquis
55 Fourth Street
San Francisco, CA
This event is not part of the official ACC Annual Scientific Session & Expo, as planned by their Program Committees. This event does not qualify for continuing medical education (CME), continuing nursing education (CNE) or continuing education (CE) credit.
Registration is closed.
Program Preliminary Agenda
Purpose
The purpose of this program is to provide a better understanding of nuclear cardiology. The program does not offer extensive training or certification in the field.
Target Audience
All fellows-in-training for cardiology, nuclear medicine, and radiology are encouraged to attend.
Objectives
The primary objectives of this course are to enable participants to:
- Recognize the proper application of the ACC/ASNC appropriate use criteria across a variety of patients
- Employ optimal methodology to acquire, process, interpret, and report nuclear cardiology studies
- Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of new protocols and imaging technologies and how to incorporate these into clinical practice
- Review and improve interpretation skills in standard and emerging technologies in nuclear cardiology
- Recognize how to utilize clinical guidelines to enhance performance, document compliance, and improve clinical management
- Analyze and update the basic physiological approach to stress testing and perfusion imaging
- Review the role of radionuclide myocardial perfusion imaging for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease
- Evaluate the role of complementary myocardial imaging techniques
Program Chair
| Mouaz H. Al-Mallah, MD, FASNC Program Co-Chair Wayne State University & King Abdul-Aziz Center Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
Accreditation and Continuing Education Credit
No continuing medical education (CME) credits are given for this course.
Program Location
The program location will be determined in January. ASNC has not set aside a room block for this program.
Registration Fees
There are no registration fees for this course (member or non-member), but pre-registration is advised to reserve a space in this course.
Course Materials
ASNC is pleased to provide online electronic access to all syllabus materials at no additional charge to attendees. This full-size, full-color set of slides is available for your review approximately one week prior to the course. All registered attendees will receive an email with instructions on how to access the syllabus. Attendees may download the syllabus prior to the course and are encouraged to bring their laptop in order to access the syllabus during the course. Please note wireless service will not be available in the conference room.
Pre-ordered (printed) syllabi will be available for pick-up on site.
Attendees who choose to purchase a printed syllabus also have access to the electronic syllabus:
- Black-and-White Printed Syllabus ($30)
- Color Printed Syllabus ($75)
Acknowledgment of Commercial Support
This activity is supported by Astellas Pharma US, Inc.
