Live Case Visiting Fellowships

Satisfy the ACR’s 3 year credentialing criteria and the ACC’s Level 2 credentialing criteria for both CME and case experience in a single five day course.

Learning Objectives

• Identify and discuss proper patient selection.
• Discuss proper patient preparation.
• Distinguish the differences in technique between 16 and 64 slice Coronary CTA (CCTA).
• Analyze and differentiate CCTA techniques when dealing with arrythmias, COPD and the morbidly obese.
• Identify the potential problems that can affect spatial and temporal resolution.
• Illustrate how to create MPR, MIP and 3-D rendered images.
• Depict the four triage protocols.
• Identify what information must be included in a CCTA report.

Teaching Method

The teaching method for this educational activity will be lectures, case study discussions and workstation demonstrations.

Live Case Visiting Fellowships

Visiting fellowships consist of daily one hour lectures, live case demonstrations and progressing to workstation reconstruction. This is ideal for the Master Series Course graduates seeking a higher confidence level but not beyond the learning capabilities of a beginner.

The Live Case Visiting Fellowship course features:

• Coronary CTA Technique - including Prospectively Gated Coronary CTA - the lowest radiation dose technique in the world.
• Post-Processing and Interpretation - live cases daily - all patients given results with the visiting fellow present.  Additional teaching file cases available.
• Business Development - discuss how to create a business plan and market your Coronary CTA program.

Students will be trained to use both 16 and 64 slice MDCT technology, but live cases will be conducted on only the 64 slice scanner.

Dr. Dowe uses GE Healthcare’s 64 slice Volume CT and the Advantage Windows Workstation version 4.3.

Typical Day

A typical day will start promptly at 7:15 am and end at approximately 3:30 pm with a morning lecture from 7:15 am - 8:00 am . Live cases will be scheduled preferentially in the morning. Cases will be immediately reconstructed by Dr. Dowe and patients will be given their results with the visiting fellow present. As the week progresses the fellow will begin setting up the protocol for patients and will eventually process these cases on an independent workstation. Those findings are evaluated and compared to Dr. Dowe’s reconstruction. Independent study time and teaching file evaluation will be in the afternoon. Lunch will be provided.

Coronary CTA Program Director

David A. Dowe, MD
Medical Director
Atlantic Medical Imaging
Galloway , New Jersey

David A. Dowe, MD a radiologist at Atlantic Medical Imaging since 1992, performed his first Coronary CTA in December 2001. Since then he has performed more than 7,000 Coronary CTAs.

Dr. Dowe is the Director of Atlantic Medical Imaging’s GE Healthcare Show Site in Galloway Township , NJ . He teaches a monthly, two day GE Healthcare Cardiac CT Master Series Course at the Galloway location of Atlantic Medical Imaging that has received the highest reviews of any Master Series Course and repeatedly sells out months in advance.

Dr. Dowe directs courses, lectures internationally and has given many Coronary CTA Grand Rounds. His clinical experience and unique, dynamic teaching style have earned him worldwide acclaim.

Disclosure

David A. Dowe, MD is a consultant for GE Healthcare and is on the Speaker’s Bureau for GE Healthcare and MEDRAD, Inc. Dr. Dowe will not discuss any off-label or investigational uses of pharmaceutical products during his presentations.

SUNY Upstate Medical University CME Accreditation & Credits Designated

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of SUNY Upstate Medical University and Atlantic Medical Imaging. SUNY Upstate Medical University is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. SUNY Upstate Medical University designates this educational activity for a maximum of 34 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.  Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Registration

Please contact Susan Christopher at 609-653-6708 to confirm availability. No more than three fellows will be permitted per day with preferential scheduling given to those taking a full week course.

Tuition and Fees

• Visiting fellowships fees are $5,000.00 per week for a five day session beginning on a Monday.
• Five day sessions are recommended to maximize the learning experience, although three day sessions are available for $3,000.00.
• No more than ten fellows will be permitted per day.  Preferential scheduling will be given to those taking a five day session.
• All payments must be in advance. You must cancel 1 week prior to course date to receive a full refund.

Course registration and payments may be completed by phone, fax, mail or secure web.

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For additional information, please contact Susan Christopher at 609-653-6708.