SCCT Winter|2020: Tel Aviv

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The upcoming meeting will focus on innovation in cardiovascular CT, while combining original scientific contributions and clinically oriented lectures divided into focused sessions covering a variety of subjects.

Leading experts in the field of cardiovascular CT and cardiovascular medicine from around the globe will discuss the current state of cardiovascular CT and the role it will play in 2020 and beyond. Topics will include broadening clinical application, updates on technical optimization and discussion of current and future innovation and research in this rapidly evolving field.

SCCT Winter|2020: Tel Aviv will explore all aspects of cardiovascular CT, including debates on areas of contention, with the aim of informing and educating participants on cardiovascular CT's strengths, weaknesses, and increasing clinical indications.

Pre-courses will include a one-day CTA academy for beginners and a one-day Technologist course.

An interesting exhibition of innovative devices and imaging modalities as well as from other medical companies will be presented in the exhibit hall within the convention site.

The meeting will take place in Tel-Aviv, a lively city combining modern facilities in a Mediterranean style. The meeting venue is located at the Dan Panorama Hotel, facing the wonderful promenade of the Tel Aviv beach.

We therefore welcome you to submit your abstracts and join us at this exciting conference combining high quality lectures, original research, innovative technologies in a unique and friendly scientific atmosphere.

We do hope that you will take the opportunity to participate in this esteemed scientific meeting and look forward to welcoming you to a wonderful visit to Israel in January 2020.

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Suhny Abbara, MD, MSCCT	Andrew Kelion, MD
Stephan Achenbach, MD, MSCCT	Paul Knappen, MD
Nina Arcuri	Ran Kornowski, MD
Galit Aviram, MD	Jonathon Leipsic, MD, MSCCT
Shmuel Banai, MD	Jonathan Lessick, MD
Mona Bhatia, MD, FRCR	Pal Maurovich-Horvat, MD, PhD, MPH, FSCCT
Marcio Bittencourt, MD, PhD, MPH	Aloha Meave, MD
Philipp Blanke, MD, FSCCT	Khurram Nasir, MD, MPH, FSCCT
Ron Blankstein, MD, MSCCT	Ed Nicol,MD, MBA, FSCCT
Jeffrey Carr, MD, FSCCT	Trupti Patel
Patrick Donnelly, MD, MBBS MRCP, FSCCT	Francesca Pugliese, MD, PhD, FSCCT
Ronen Durst, MD	Ronen Rubinshtein, MD
Timothy Fairbairn, MBChB, PhD	Yishay Salem, MD
Paul Fefer, MD	Amit Segev, MD
Natalie Gartland	Aryeh Shalev, MD
Tamar Gaspar, MD	Leslee Shaw, PhD, MSCCT
Orly Goitein, MD	Mati Shnapp
Phil Greenland, MD	Ahmad Slim, MD, FSCCT
David Halon, MBChB	Yan Topilsky, MD
Ashraf Hamdan, MD	Todd Villines, MD, MSCCT
Eyal Herzog, MD	Eric Williamson, MD, FSCCT
Lynne Hurwitz-Koweek, MD, FSCCT	Arik Wolak, MD
Dinesh Kalra, MD, FACC, FSCCT	Doron Zahger, MD

Poster presenters: Guidelines and tips

Start preparing to present your work at this premier cardiovascular CT event. Review the following guidelines and tips for successful abstracts.

SCCT abstract and poster guidelines

SCCT Winter | 2020 Tel Aviv Organizing Committee

Ronen Rubinshtein, MD, chair
Stephan Achenbach, MD, MSCCT
Ron Blankstein, MD, MSCCT
Jonathon Leipsic, MD, MSCCT
Edward Nicol, MD, FSCCT
Leslee Shaw, PhD, MSCCT

For additional information, please email education@scct.org or call +1.703.766.1706.

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Both pre-courses are currently sold out. If you would like to be placed on the waitlist should a spot open up, please email info@scct.org.

CTA Academy Course
Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020 | Dan Panorama | Tel Aviv, Israel

Mentored interpretation of coronary CTA on dedicated cardiac CT workstations. Learn to read cardiac CT scans using various post-processing tools, interpret coronary artery disease, and handle common artifacts. All cases will be accompanied by correlation with invasive coronary angiography and clinical scenario. Workshop includes 25 hands-on cases.

Learning objectives:

Apply cardiac workstation and available post-processing techniques to interpret coronary CT angiograms.
Diagnose and report coronary artery disease on CT angiograms and correlate the results with invasive coronary angiography.
Recognize the strengths and pitfalls of coronary CT angiography.

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Faculty:

Jonathon Leipsic, MD, MSCCT
Aryeh Shalev, MD
Arik Wolak, MD

This activity is supported by workstations and in-kind support from Philips Healthcare.

Technologist/Radiographer Course

Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020 | Dan Panorama | Tel Aviv, Israel

This broad-spectrum training course, delivered by a highly experienced team, will provide radiographers with a complete understanding of both theoretical and practical aspects of the acquisition of cardiac CT. This training will be delivered to candidates through a series of lectures and small group learning. The overall outcome is to provide candidates with the knowledge base and practical skills to competently perform cardiac CT in their own workplace.

Topics covered include understanding cardiac anatomy and ECG, recorded scanning seminars, CT pitfalls and perils and post-processing and reporting.

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Faculty:

Ed Nicol, MD, FSCCT
Jeffrey Carr, MD, FSCCT
Orly Goitein, MD

This activity is supported by Medtronic.

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SCCT Winter | 2020: Tel Aviv Meeting

Includes:

Registration includes scientific courses, tea and coffee breaks, lunch and drinks reception. Non-member registrants are eligible for complimentary SCCT membership following the close of SCCT Winter|2020: Tel Aviv.

For a limited time, Emerging Markets membership is free (regularly$95) thanks to a grant from Arineta Cardio Imaging. Use the promo code ARINETA19100 at checkout. Emerging Markets membership is available to physicians and scientists employed outside the United States in countries other than Australia, Canada, Europe, Japan, and New Zealand.

Registration rates

	SCCT 2020 Winter Meeting
SCCT member	₪1,325*	€ 338*	$375
Non-member	₪2,349*	€ 599*	$665
Technologist/Radiographer	₪521	€ 135*	$150


	Technologist/Radiographer Course
Price	₪636*	€ 162*	$180
Registration includes the Technologist/Radiographer Course and one-year of SCCT membership. Membership begins/renews in February 2020.

	CTA Academy
SCCT member	₪971*	€ 248*	$275
Non member	₪1,855*	€ 473*	$525
SCCT Trainee	₪795*	€ 203*	$225
Non-member Trainee	₪971*	€248*	$275

*Registration fees are charged in US$. ‎ILS and Euro figures are provided for comparison purposes only and may vary with currency exchange rates. Rate conversions we last pulled Oct. 28, 2019.

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Cancellation Policy

The SCCT Winter | 2020 registration fee is partially refundable if you cancel your registration by 11:59pm EST on September 30, 2019. Any cancellation made by September 30, 2019 is subject to a $150 administration fee. Any cancellation after this deadline will not result in refund.

The registration fees for all pre-program courses are non-refundable or transferable.

Cancellation of conference or meeting registration does not constitute a cancellation of your hotel room. Please be sure to handle both separately.

Hotel

Dan Panorama Tel -Aviv
Kaufmann St 10
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel

Tel Aviv Room rates:
$220.00 USD – Single
$235.00 USD – Double
$262.00 USD - Triple

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Travel

Airport to City
TLV International Airport (Ben Gurion) is located just 25 kilometers outside of the city centre. Israel Railways operates a 24 hour train service during the week to Tel Aviv’s main train station (Savidor). During daytime, the train stops at all 4 stations in Tel Aviv, including the Tel Aviv Convention Centre Station.

Train Travel Time from TLV International Airport
Tel Aviv Haganah Station – 12 minutes
Tel Aviv Shalom Station – 16 minutes
Tel Aviv Savidor Central Station – 21 minutes
Tel Aviv Convention Centre Station – 26 minutes

Letter of invitation

If you require a letter of invitation for your Visa application, please fill out the following form:

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Invitation from Philips-Israel*

You are cordially invited to an open house at the Philips CT R&D and manufacturing center in Haifa, Israel on Monday, January 13, 2020.

This is a great opportunity to tour our facility, interact with our team and get to know the diversity of innovative solutions developed by Philips in Israel in the area of Cardiac CT and in Cardiology.

Round-trip transportation and dinner provided.

Please contact Eran Langzam (eran.langzam@philips.com) for further details and to reserve your spot.

Program:

13:30 - Departure from Tel Aviv
15:00 - Tour demos and meetings
18:00 - Dinner
19:30 - Departure back to Tel Aviv

*This event is not affiliated with SCCT.

Trip to Caesarea – Sponsored by Arineta Ltd.*

Arineta is glad to invite you to a guided trip at the Caesarea National Park – one of Israel’s most fascinating archeological sites located north of Tel Aviv at the cost of the Mediterranean sea. Caesarea is also a modern community and the home of Arineta Ltd. where we develop and manufacture the CardioGraphe, a single heartbeat ultrafast Stereo CT scanner. The tour will take place on Tuesday January 14 2020 afternoon.

Transportation, guided tour and dinner provided.

Tentative program:

13:00    Departure from the Dan Panorama hotel, Tel Aviv
14:30    Tour of the Caesarea old city, Roman theater, Roman aqueduct
17:00    Visit to Arineta, meet R&D, facility tour
18:30    Dinner
20:00    Departure to Tel Aviv

For further details: Dr. Sigal Spector Sigal.Spector@Arineta.Com

For registration please fill the following online form. Family members are welcome. We’ll appreciate early registration for organizational reasons.

*This event is not affiliated with SCCT.

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