2nd Annual-Which Cardiovascular Imaging Modality is best for my Patient?
Saturday February 15, 2014
7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Kingsgate Marriott, University of Cincinnati
Online Registraton: http://www.regonline.com/UCCardiologyCMEImaging2014
Registration Fee: $25; UC/Affilate-Registration Waived
Course Description:
This course is designed for primary care physicians (adult/pediatrics), family practice physicians, internal medicine
physicians, cardiovascular disease physicians, fellows in-training, radiologists, sonographers, nurse practitioners,
cardiovascular imaging technologists in areas such as echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, cardiac CT, and cardiac
MRI managing patients with cardiovascular diseases.
Course Objectives:
Upon completion of this course the participants should be able to:
Explain the role of echocardiography in the identification and management of patients with dyspnea, risk
stratification of patients with left ventricular diastolic dysfunction, pulmonary hypertension and cardiac
hemodynamics.
Describe the role of cardiac imaging in the correct identification of patients with hypertrophy that might be
suggestive of infiltrative disorders, myocarditis, and myocardial viability.
Recognize the role of nuclear stress test, PET scanning and multidetector CT angiography in the identification
and management of patients with ischemic coronary artery disease.
7:30-8:00 a.m.
8:00 a.m.
Registration/Continental Breakfast
Welcome: Gregory Rouan, MD and Angel Lopez-Candales, MD
8:15-9:30 a.m.
Assessing Patients for Potential Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation,
Angel Lopez-Candales, MD
9:30-9:45 a.m.
Break/Complete Session Evaluations
9:45-10:30 a.m.
Stress Magnetic Resonance Imaging, David Harris, MD
10:30-11:15 a.m.
Takotsubo, Robert O’Donnell, MD
11:30-12:15 p.m.
Lunch/Complete Sesson Evaluation/View Vendor Diplays
12:30-1:15 p.m.
Solid State SPECT, Robert O’Donnell, MD
1:15-2:00 p.m.
Positron Emission Tomography (PET), Myron Gerson, MD
2:00-2:45 p.m.
Bike Hemodynamic Stress Testing, Angel Lopez-Candales, MD
2:45 p.m.
Wrap Up/UC Health Cardiology
The University of Cincinnati is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical
education for physicians.
The University of Cincinnati designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should
claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their particpation in the activity.
According to the disclosure policy of the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, all faculty, planning committee members, and
other individuals who are in a position to control content are rquired to disclose any relevant relationships with any commerical interest
related to this activty. The existence of these interests or relationships is not viewed as implying bias or decreasing the value of the
presentation. All educational materials are reviewed for fair balance, scientific objectivity and levels of evidence. Disclosures will be
made at the time of the activity.
Conference Contact:
Eva Meunier, Program Manager, Division of Cardiovascular Health and Diseases
Ph. 513-558-3070
Email: meunieem@uc.edu