UCLA Radiology Diagnostic Cardiovascular Imaging Section: Education (Coronary CTA visiting fellowship Course)

Education

UCLA Intensive Coronary CTA Course:
"Hands-on and Case-based Approach"

Registration is open for:

Jun. 16 - 17, 2008
Jul. 21 - 22, 2008
Aug. 18 - 19, 2008
Sept. 22 - 23, 2008
Oct. 20 - 21, 2008
Nov. 03 - 04, 2008
Dec. 08 - 09, 2008

Course dates are subject to change or cancellation. Arrangements can be made for other dates depending on Faculty availability.

Course Fees:

Course fees are $2,200 and refundable up to 30 days before the course. Breakfast, lunch and coffee will be provided by UCLA DCVI.

Participants:

Maximum of 2 participants per session. Radiologists, Cardiologists and Technologists are welcome.

Pre-Registration:

Pre-Registration Package: pre-registration form, campus map & hotel accommodations.

Overview:

Recognizing the value of personalized supervision and hands-on approach, the UCLA Coronary CTA course is designed to focus on the quality of training that each participant receives. Thus, each course is structured to accommodate a small number of participants in order for us to best serve our attendees' training requirements.

Course Objectives:

The two-day course is a part of a cumulative mentored interpretative experience, that offers

in-depth clinical competence,
technical skills,
maintenance of competence,
and continuing medical education

in all aspects of Cardiac Computed Tomography and Coronary CT Angiography as required by the AHA/ACC and ACR for Levels 1 and 2 Certification. The course is designed for radiologists, cardiologists, and technologists to fulfill the individual needs of the participants and provide ample opportunities for both observation and interpretation of real-time cardiac and coronary CT cases as well as for analysis and review of the large cross-correlated database of teaching cases.

Learning Goals:

Upon completion of the course attendees will be able to:

demonstrate improved understanding of the main principles of CCT imaging;
detect, minimize, or avoid the degrading image quality artifacts;
identify and characterize the images of coronary artery in norm and pathology;
evaluate cardiac function and structure using CT;
apply the image post-processing techniques;
perform and interpret calcium scoring;
design a comprehensive structured radiological report as an effective clinical communication tool.

Accreditation:

The Office of Continuing Medical Education, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Office of Continuing Medical Education, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA designates this educational activity for a minimum of 16.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Course Schedule:

DAY ONE
08:00-09:45	Coronary CTA Technique
08:00-09:45	Coronary CTA: Normal Coronary CTA CTA of Coronary Arteries and Pathological Findings Practical Tips & Caveats; Pitfalls & Artifacts Structured Reporting - includes grading of stenosis and functional cardiac assessment Coronary Artery Calcification Screening
09:45-10:15	Catheter Angiography vs. CT Angiography (Cardiac Cath Cases)
10:15-10:30	Coffee Break
10:30-11:00	Post-processing Tutorial Coronaries
11:00-12:00	Post-processing Hands On: coronary cases
12:00-13:00	Lunch Break
13:00-14:30	Review Unknown Cases
14:30-15:15	Readout Session with Atttending
15:15-16:45	Review Unknown Cases
16:45-17:30	Readout Session with Atttending
DAY TWO
08:00-10:15	Post-processing Hands On: process coronary and non-coronary cases
10:15-10:30	Coffee Break
10:30-12:00	Post-processing Hands On: process stents/grafts, abnormal cases
12:00-13:00	Lunch Break
13:00-14:30	Review Unknown Cases
14:30-15:15	Readout Session with Atttending
15:15-16:45	Review Unknown Cases
16:45-17:30	Readout Session with Atttending

Unknown Cases:
Preprocessed on the Vitrea.

Stenosis/Pathology
CABG/Stents
Variant coronary anatomy

Handouts:

Lecture slides
Coronary CTA Report Template

Equipments:

Scanners -- Siemens SOMATOM Definition (Dual Source CT) and Sensation 64 slice
Workstations:
1. Vital Images Vitrea Workstation
2. Siemens Leonardo with circulation and vessel view software
3. TeraRecon (optional)

FACULTY

Stefan Ruehm, M.D., Ph.D
Associate Professor of Radiology,
Diagnostic Cardiovascular Imaging Section
Director, Computerized Tomography Research

Jonathan, Goldin, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Radiology & Biomedical Physics
Director, Thoracic Imaging Fellowship Program
Director, Coronary Artery Calcium Screening Program
Co-Director, Thoracic Research Imaging Lab.
Chief, Multi-Specialty Division
Chief, Radiology Department, Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center

Douglas R. Greally, M.D.
Associate Lecturer, Interventional Radiololgy

Michael Lell, M.D.
Associate Lecturer, Medical Research

J. Paul Finn, M.D.
Professor of Radiology and Medicine,
Chief, Diagnostic Cardiovascular Imaging,
Director, Magnetic Resonance Research

Antoinette Gomes, M.D.
Professor of Radiology and Medicine,
Interventional Cardiovascular Section

Margaret Hsin-Shung Lee, M.D.
Associate Professor of Radiology
Diagnostic Cardiovascular Imaging Section
Chief, Cardiovascular & Interventional
Radiology, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center

Mayil Krishnam, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Radiology,
Diagnostic Cardiovascular Imaging Section

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