Level 1 and 2 Training with Harvey S. Hecht, MD, FACC
Director of Cardiovascular CT
Lenox Hill Heart & Vascular Institute
01 – 05 March 2010
Four Points by Sheraton Hotel, Sydney
|  | | |   | | Course Overview | This 5-day course, taught by cardiologists and/or radiologists, is intended for cardiologists and radiologists who want to gain advanced intensive knowledge of scanning and interpreting cardiac CTA. Cardiac CTA scanning procedures as specified in the ACCF/AHA clinical competency statement, which will include learning and
familiarity with patient and scanner setup, contrast injection techniques, image acquisition and reconstruction, post processing and interpretation. In addition, a total of 150 cases will be interpreted with hands-on learning.
The content of the course does meet the ACCF/AHA clinical competence statement guidelines for Level 2 competency. Attendee will receive a certificate reflecting appropriate AMA PRA Category I CME credits* where applicable. 106 RANZCR CME points can be claimed for the full 5 day attendance. | | | | Tuition Fee | | | $8,800 inc. GST
Does not include hotel or airfare | | | | Objectives | | | •Demonstrate proficiency related to scanning procedures including scanner set up, patient preparation, indications and procedures for contrast use, image acquisition, and image reconstruction
• Process and analyze increasingly complex cases including stent and CABG evaluation, analysis of patients with calcium scores > 1000, plaque characterization using quantitative analysis (TIVA).
• Account for artifacts and arrhythmias
• Correlate findings with cardiac catheterization, IVUS, virtual histology, and nuclear stress testing
| | | | Special Features | | | • Unique QCA approach: stenosis MLA & MLD
• Tomographic Intravascular Analysis (TIVA)
• Correlation with cath and IVUS
• Identification of vulnerable plaque
• No case is too difficult
• Atrial fibrillation and high calcium scores
• New paradigm of CTA guided PCI
• Integration into ED care
• Comparison with nuclear stress testing
• Complex stent and CABG analysis
• Fulfill Level 2 SCCT accreditation requirements
• CME credit points pending | | | | About Harvey S. Hecht, MD, FACC: | | |  Dr. Hecht is a nationally and internationally recognized expert in cardiac imaging and preventive cardiology, and is the author of more than 100 publications in peer reviewed journals.
After achieving acclaim as a leader in the fields of nuclear cardiology and stress echocardiography, Dr. Hecht established and directed successful Electron Beam Tomography screening centers in Phoenix and New Jersey, emphasizing physician referrals, and patient interaction and education. He has pioneered the development of noninvasive coronary computed tomographic angiography (CTA) and is the driving force behind CTA guided percutaneous coronary intervention and the relationship between CTA and intravascular ultrasound.
His imaging experience is paralleled by recognition as an expert in the prevention of heart disease. Dr. Hecht has been credited with the creation of the new field of "interventional lipidology", integrating early detection by imaging with an aggressive approach to the drug treatment of cholesterol disorders. He was the first to demonstrate the poor relationship between risk factors and atherosclerosis, and is a driving force in changing the conventional approach to the prevention of heart disease.
| | | | Accommodation | | | | Conference Room Rates are available at the Four Points by Sheraton Sydney at 161 Sussex Street, Darling Harbour, Sydney. A booking rate of $220 per night is available by completing the form below. To ensure you receive this special negotiated rate, please contact the Hotel Reservations directly on +61 2 9290 4000 or 1800 074 545 and quote the unique conference rate code - XPHIL. | | |
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