Thursday July 6, 2017 2:30 pm - 6:30 pm

This technologist-specific education consists of programming planned by technologists, for technologists! Topics range from introductory to advanced, and include patient preparation and indications, radiation dose, TAVI, principles and more! This program will offer CE credits, and is a great opportunity to learn from and with SCCT's Technologist and Nurse Committee.

Technologist and Nurse Workshop Schedule

Thursday July 6, 2017 | 2:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Part 1 – Technologist-Nurse Workshop 2:30 pm – 3:45 pm

Part 2 – Technologist – Nurse Workshop 4:00 pm – 6:40 pm

Chairs:

Patricia Dickson, LRT(CT)

Ralph E. Gentry

2:30PM - Post Processing - John Leal, BSRT, MBA

2:50PM - Normal Cardiac Anatomy - Ralph E. Gentry

3:10PM - Abnormal Cardiac Anatomy - Michael Gallagher

3:30PM -Radiation Dose - Review of CTDI and DLP on 10 Routine Cardiac CTA - Karen Dobeli

3:50PM - Break

4:05PM - Dose Saving Techniques and Ways to Implement Them - Karen Dobeli

4:25PM – SCCT Guidelines on Radiation Reduction - Mahadevappa Mahesh, MS, PhD

4:45PM - Review of Cardiac Rhythms to Include ECGs - Patricia Dickson, LRT(CT)

5:05PM - How to Effectively Scan Patients with Irregular Rhythms - Gilbert Raff, MD, FSCCT

5:25PM - Basic Scan Modes: Prospective, Retrospective, Padding, Dose Modulation - James Earls, MD

5:40PM - Other CTs Performed in the Lab: CAD, Grafts, Calcium Scores - James Earls, MD

5:55PM - Other CTs Performed in the Lab: TAVI - Jonathon Leipsic, MD, FSCCT

6:05PM - Other CTs Performed in the Lab: PVI,EP - Quynh Anh Truong, MD, MPH

6:20PM - Evaluation of Coronary Veins - Jerold Shinbane