Join us for the Cardiac PET Intensive Virtual Workshop, a case-based program uniquely formatted to your knowledge level to enhance interaction and learning. Don't miss this opportunity to access the workshop virtually from the convenience of your home or office at a great price.

The next Cardiac PET Intensive Workshop is anticipated in March 2021. Check back for details.

Here’s what you will get:

• A world-class program led by Marcelo Di Carli, MD, MASNC, of Harvard Medical School,
• Eight pre-recorded lectures (starting Nov. 25) and three days of live case review,​
• Small-group discussion and personalized cardiac PET education tailored to your level,
• The latest information on how to perform, interpret and report PET myocardial perfusion and metabolic studies,
• Case studies demonstrating the clinical value of cardiac PET to use with your colleagues and administrators,
• How-to guidance on building a lab and positioning it to thrive, and 
• Essential updates on cardiac PET reimbursement, including new codes, billing for absolute quantitation of myocardial blood flow, and guidance on claims for hospitals vs. physician offices.

Program Director

​“This workshop was designed specifically 
for physicians who are just starting or planning
to start a cardiac PET lab.”

Marcelo Di Carli, MD, MASNC
Professor of Radiology and Medicine
Harvard Medical School

13.25* CME credits available

*Subject to change

Agenda

Friday, December 4, 2020
10:00 am	Welcome and Logistics
10:10 am	Breakout Sessions
Group 1	Breakout 1: Myocardial Perfusion Imaging	Marcelo Di Carli, MD Dennis Calnon, MD
Group 2	Breakout 2: Myocardial Perfusion Imaging	Tim Bateman, MD Gary Heller, MD, PhD
Group 3	Breakout 3: Metabolic Imaging	Mouaz Al-Mallah, MD Rob Beanlands, MD Robert deKemp, PhD
11:40 am	Break – Visit Exhibitor Showcase
12:10 pm	Breakout Sessions
Group 2	Breakout 1: Myocardial Perfusion Imaging	Marcelo Di Carli, MD Dennis Calnon, MD
Group 3	Breakout 2: Myocardial Perfusion Imaging	Tim Bateman, MD Gary Heller, MD, PhD
Group 1	Breakout 3: Metabolic Imaging	Mouaz Al-Mallah, MD Rob Beanlands, MD Robert deKemp, PhD
1:40 pm	Recap and Adjourn	Marcelo Di Carli, MD
Saturday, December 5, 2020
10:00 am	Highlights of Day 1	Marcelo Di Carli, MD
10:05 am	Breakout Sessions
Group 3	Breakout 1: Myocardial Perfusion Imaging	Marcelo Di Carli, MD Dennis Calnon, MD
Group 1	Breakout 2: Myocardial Perfusion Imaging	Tim Bateman, MD Gary Heller, MD, PhD
Group 2	Breakout 3: Metabolic Imaging	Mouaz Al-Mallah, MD Rob Beanlands, MD Robert deKemp, PhD
11:35 am	Break – Visit Virtual Exhibits
Noon	Cardiac PET Reimbursement	Denise Merlino, CPC, MBA, CNMT
12:20 pm	Breakout Sessions
Group 1	Breakout 4: Myocardial Perfusion Imaging	Rob Beanlands, MD Marcelo Di Carli, MD
Group 2	Breakout 5: Myocardial Perfusion: Integrating Perfusion, Flow and Calcium Score	Tim Bateman, MD Gary Heller, MD, PhD
Group 3	Breakout 6: Identifying and Troubleshooting Artifacts	Mouaz Al-Mallah, MD Dennis Calnon, MD James Case, PhD
1:50 pm	Recap and Adjourn	Marcelo Di Carli, MD
Sunday, December 6, 2020
10:00am	Roundtable Q&A	All Faculty
10:30 am	Breakout Sessions
Group 2	Breakout 4: Myocardial Perfusion Imaging	Rob Beanlands, MD Marcelo Di Carli, MD
Group 3	Breakout 5: Myocardial Perfusion: Integrating Perfusion, Flow and Calcium Score	Tim Bateman, MD Gary Heller, MD, PhD
Group 1	Breakout 6: Identifying and Troubleshooting Artifacts	Mouaz Al-Mallah, MD Dennis Calnon, MD James Case, PhD
Noon	Break – Visit Virtual Exhibits
12:30 pm	Breakout Sessions
Group 3	Breakout 4: Myocardial Perfusion Imaging	Rob Beanlands, MD Marcelo Di Carli, MD
Group 1	Breakout 5: Myocardial Perfusion: Integrating Perfusion, Flow and Calcium Score	Tim Bateman, MD Gary Heller, MD, PhD
Group 2	Breakout 6: Identifying and Troubleshooting Artifacts	Mouaz Al-Mallah, MD Dennis Calnon, MD James Case, PhD
2:00 pm	Final Q&A, Wrap-up and Adjourn	Marcelo Di Carli, MD

Registration Rates

ASNC Members: $499
Non-members: $699
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Marcelo Di Carli, MD, Program Director, PET Workshops
 

Mouaz Al-Mallah, MD, FASNC
Director of Cardiovascular PET
Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston, TX
 
Timothy Bateman, MD, MASNC
Co-Director of Cardiovascular Radiologic Imaging, Saint Luke’s Health, Kansas City, MO
Professor of Medicine at the University of Missouri-Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
 
Rob Beanlands, MD, FASNC
Chief and University Chair, Division of Cardiology
University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Ottawa, ON 
 
James Case, PhD, MASNC 
Managing Partner and Technical Director                                               
Cardiovascular Imaging Technologies
Kansas City, MO

Dennis Calnon, MD, MASNC
Director, Cardiac Imaging
McConnell Heart Hospital, Riverside Methodist Hospital
Director, Nuclear Imaging OhioHealth Heart & Vascular Physicians, Columbus, OH
 
Rob deKemp, PhD
Head Imaging Physicist, Cardiac Imaging
University of Ottawa Heart Institute.
Associate Professor of Medicine, Engineering and Physics
University of Ottawa
Ottawa, ON 
 
Gary Heller, MD, PhD, MASNC
Gagnon Cardiovascular Institute
Morristown Medical Center
Morristown, NJ

 

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