American College of Cardiology

Participate in this comprehensive and interactive Meeting on Demand and review noninvasive imaging in office-based practice. Hone your skills in performing and interpreting SPECT, myocardial perfusion PET and cardiovascular CT studies. The MOD will focus on assessing the various imaging options applicable to office-based providers and on achieving and documenting high quality imaging for interpreting clinicians. Listen to our expert faculty as they address emerging new developments that could improve office practices through better image quality and efficiency while addressing physician certification and laboratory accreditation processes.

Objectives

Upon completion of this program, attendees should be able to:

• Identify the latest advances in nuclear cardiology, including SPECT and PET.
• Apply optimal methods to acquire, process, interpret and report cardiacimaging studies.
• Evaluate new SPECT, PET and CT technologies for the office-based practice.
• List the key steps in establishing imaging laboratory accreditation and physician certification.
• Demonstrate improved nuclear cardiology (SPECT and PET), cardiovascular CT and CT angiography interpretation skills using both standard and emerging technologies.
• Utilize clinical guidelines and appropriateness criteria to enhance performance, document compliance and improve clinical management.
• Discuss the value of SPECT as a diagnostic tool for special populations, new imaging agents and new pharmacologic agents.
• Recognize new imaging agents and new pharmacologic agents.
• Implement strategies to improve laboratory efficiency and image quality.

Editors

Timothy M. Bateman, MD, FACC
Gary V. Heller, MD, PhD, FACC

Target Audience

This program is intended for cardiologists; radiologists; fellows in training; nuclear medicine specialists, nurse practitioners, nurses and physician assistants who perform or are interested in performing nuclear cardiology and cardiac CT imaging studies.

Format:
This product, available in a convenient online format, features a video capture of the meeting synchronized with the presentation slide set.

Date of Release:
December 2008

Term of Approval / Date of CME Expiration:
December 2011

CME Credit

The American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The ACCF designates this educational activity for a maximum of 21.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credits commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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