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| Session I: Physics, Instrumentation, Radionuclides, Radiation Safety | |
| Physics for the Boards | James Case, PhD, MASNC |
| Production and Management of Radionuclides and Radiopharmaceuticals | Wendy Galbraith, PharmD, FAPha, BCNP |
| The Basics of Radiation Safety | Nick Dorrell, MS, CHP |
| Instrumentation (SPECT and PET) | C. David Cooke, MSEE |
| Practice Exam 1 (self-paced) | |
| Session II: Acquisition and Quality Control, Gated SPECT, Artifact Recognition, and MUGA | |
| Technical Aspects of Acquisition and Processing | Mark C. Hyun, CNMT, NCT, RS, RT(N,R,CT), FASNC |
| Gated SPECT | E. Gordon DePuey, MD, MASNC |
| Artifact Recognition | E. Gordon DePuey, MD, MASNC |
| Instrumentation Quality Control | Mark C. Hyun, CNMT, NCT, RS, RT(N,R,CT), FASNC |
| Radionuclide Angiocardiography | Ronald G. Schwartz, MD, MS, MASNC |
| Practice Exam 2 (self-paced) | |
| Session III: Test Selection, Stress, Nuclear Protocols Interpretation, and Risk Stratification | |
| Stress Testing | Jamieson Bourque, MD, MHS, FASNC |
| Nuclear Imaging Protocols and Interpretation | Jamieson Bourque, MD, MHS, FASNC |
| Patient-Centered Imaging and Appropriate Use | Rami Doukky, MD, MHS, FASNC |
| Focused Topic: SPECT Viability: Protocols and Case Review | Karthikeyan Ananthasubramaniam, MD, FASNC |
| Risk Stratification SPECT | David E. Winchester, MD, MS, FASNC |
| Practice Exam 3 (self-paced) | |
| Session IV: Cardiac PET and Cases, Multimodality Imaging, Cardiac Amyloidosis | |
| Cardiac PET: Basics of Perfusion, Viability, and Sarcoidosis | Marcelo F. Di Carli, MD, MASNC |
| Focused Topic: Nuclear Integration in Multimodality Imaging | Saurabh Malhotra, MD, MPH, FASNC |
| Focused Topic: 99mTc PYP Imaging Case Review | Prem Soman, MD, PhD, MASNC |
| Cases with the Expert, PET | Karthikeyan Ananthasubramaniam, MD, FASNC |
| Cases with the Expert, SPECT | Panithaya Chareonthaitawee, MD |
| Practice Exam 4 (self-paced) | |
| Supplemental Eduction | |
| Cases with the Expert, Amyloid | Saurabh Malhotra, MD, MPH, FASNC |
| Case-based Application of Nuclear Cardiology Foundations | Karthikeyan Ananthasubramaniam, MD, FASNC; Jamieson Bourque, MD, MHS, FASNC; Panithaya Chareonthaitawee, MD |
| Interpretation of Incidental Cardiac and Non-Cardiac Findings on SPECT and PET CT | Andrew Homb, MD |
2023 Nuclear Cardiology Board Exam Prep Course
Live, Virtual Meeting October 14-15, 2023
| Saturday, October 14, 2023 | ||
| Eastern Daylight Time | Title | Speaker |
| 9:00 am | Welcome & Opening Remarks | Jamieson Bourque, MD, MHS, FASNC |
| 9:10 am | Exam 1: Practice Questions Answer Review |
James Case, PhD; C. David Cooke, MSEE; Wendy Galbraith, PharmD, FAPha, BCNP; Nick Dorrell, MS, CHP Moderator: Jamieson Bourque, MD, MHS, FASNC |
| 10:10 am | Break | |
| 10:20 am | Exam 2: Practice Questions Answer Review | Mark C. Hyun, CNMT, NCT, RS, RT(N,R,CT), FASNC; E. Gordon DePuey, MD, MASNC; Ronald G. Schwartz, MD, MS, MASNC Moderator: Karthikeyan Ananthasubramaniam, MD, FASNC |
| 11:30 am | Technology-focused Townhall Q&A |
Day 1 Faculty & Moderators:
Jamieson Bourque, MD, MHS, FASNC and Karthikeyan Ananthasubramaniam, MD, FASNC |
| 12:30 pm | Adjourn for the day | |
| Sunday, October 15, 2023 | ||
| Eastern Daylight Time | Title | Speaker |
| 9:00 am | Brief Introduction | Jamieson Bourque, MD, MHS, FASNC |
| 9:05 am | Exam 3: Practice Questions Answer Review | Karthikeyan Ananthasubramaniam, MD, FASNC; Rami Doukky, MD, MHS, FASNC; David Winchester, MD, MS, FASNC Moderator: Jamieson Bourque, MD, MHS, FASNC |
| 10:05 am | Break | |
| 10:15 am | Exam 4: Practice Questions Answer Review | Marcelo Di Carli, MD, MASNC; Saurabh Malhotra, MD, MPH, FASNC; Panithaya Chareonthaitawee, MD; Prem Soman, MD, PhD, MASNC Moderator: Karthikeyan Ananthasubramaniam, MD, FASNC |
| 11:15 am | Break | |
| 11:30 am | Clinical-focused Townhall Q&A | Day 2 Faculty & Moderators: Karthikeyan Ananthasubramaniam, MD, FASNC and Jamieson Bourque, MD, MHS, FASNC |
| 12:30 pm | Closing Remarks & adjourn | Jamieson Bourque, MD, MHS, FASNC |