The Program
We offer a clinically oriented workstation based course designed to meet Level 1 or Level 2 ACC competency guidelines while training you to perform and interpret CT coronary angiograms. Our class is a workstation based course that is led by highly experienced Level 3 certified instructors. We keep our educational standards high and we take pride in training physicians to an expert level in cardiac CT.

In our experience, physician trainees learn best by manipulating the images on their own workstations and working through the cases in a comprehensive and systematic fashion. We do not believe that a course in which physician trainees passively watch an expert review 50 cases a day trains you to interpret cardiac CT. Without manipulating the data and committing to a diagnosis, the required expertise is not obtained. We believe this may result in liability for the physician and the training program. We have specifically designed our course to keep this high quality of training, while minimizing the time you are away from the clinic and your family.

This three day program is designed to teach you how to interpret and perform CT angiograms and to move you towards Level 2 ACC accreditation. You will have individualized instruction on your own 3D workstation and learn how to interpret CT angiograms (not just listen to lectures). On average, you will review over 20 CT angiograms a day and get a solid overview of important didactic CTA concepts. You will review a total of approximately 60 cases during the course.

Level Two 3 Days Onsite:
Total training time = 64 hours
Includes: 1 day of online didactics, 3 days of onsite training, & 32 hours of interactive self study software or live training

Schedule

San Francisco, CA			Lecturer(s)	Registration
Dec 12-14, 2011	Mon-Wed	Vital Images Open to: - Beginners - Level 1 or Level 2 students who want a refresher -Level 2 students who need 50 maintenance cases - Those who want a refresher or 50 cases includes 25 live cases, done on site	DeFrance	Register
Melbourne, Australia			Lecturer(s)	Registration
Oct 17-22, 2011	Mon-Sat	AquilionONE Vital Images Open to: - Beginners - students going from Level 1 to Level 2 - Those who need a refresher (enroll for 3 days) Location: Monash Heart Monash University, Clayton Campus 246 Clayton Road, Clayton Victoria 3168	DeFrance, Antonis, Hope, Seneviratne	Please call 1.800.728.2884 or email info@cvcta.com

Class times:
All courses are 8:30am-5:30pm unless noted otherwise.

If you are unable to attend one of these scheduled courses, please call our office at 1.800.728.2884.

We may be able to arrange course dates to accommodate your schedule (for large groups). The classes can be taught in our center or at your facility.

*This CTA course is followed by an optional PVD Course.

3 Day Course Agenda

Before you come to the course:
Complete online didactics and basic buttonology:  View a sample

Class times:
All courses are 8:30am-5:30pm


Actual case numbers vary from class to class. After three days, you will
usually leave with 50-60 total cases, 25 of which are live cases.