Which Cardiovascular Imaging Modality is best for my Patient?
Saturday February 16, 2013
7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Kingsgate Marriott, University of Cincinnati
Online Registraton: http://www.regonline.com/UCCardiologyCMEImaging
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:
To understand 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.
To understand the role of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in the correct identification of patients with
hypertrophy that might be suggestive of infiltrative disorders, myocarditis, and myocardial viability.
To understand 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.
8:00-8:45 a.m.
Registration/Continental Breakfast
Welcome: Angel Lopez-Candales, MD
Course Director
Predictors of Increased Mortality in Patients with Left Ventricular Diastolic
Dysfunction, Angel Lopez-Candales, MD
8:45-9:30 a.m.
Requests for Echocardiography in 2013: Does my Patient Needs a
3Dimensional Echo or Mechanical Assessment of Cardiac Function?, Angel
Lopez-Candales, MD
9:30-9:45 a.m.
Break/Complete Session Evaluations
9:45-10:30 a.m.
Imaging for the Adult Patient with Congenital Heart Disease, Christopher
Learn, MD
10:30-11:15 a.m.
Right Ventricular Dysfunction: Why to care and when?, Angel LopezCandales, MD
11:30-12:30 p.m.
12:30-1:15 p.m.
Lunch/Complete Sesson Evaluation/View Vendor Diplays
Would a Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging test is needed for my patient?,
Robert O’Donnell, MD
1:15-2:00 p.m.
Which nuclear imaging modality is most useful?, Myron Gerson, MD
2:00-2:15 p.m.
2:15-3:00 p.m.
Break/Complete Session Evaluation
Let’s do Coronary Tomographic angiography in everyone: Hold that thought
for now, Robert O’Donnell, MD
Wrap Up/UC Health Cardiology
3:00 p.m.
The University of Cincinnati designates this educational activity for a maximum of 5.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians
should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their particpation in the activity.
The University of Cincinnati is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical
education for physicians.
According to the disclosure policy of the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, all faculty, planning committee mebers,a nd 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 Disease
Ph. 513-558-3070
Email: meunieem@uc.edu