 
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 |
| September 21-25, 2010 |
Tues-Sat |
Vital Images
5 days to Level 2 (open to all) |
DeFrance |
Register |
| October 12-16, 2010 |
Tues-Sat |
Vital Images
Advanced Course
(L1 prerequisite) |
DeFrance |
Register |
| Atlanta |
Lecturer(s) |
Registration |
Nov 18-20, 2010
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Thurs-Sat
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Vital Images on Aquillion ONE
(open to 64 slice users)
|
DeFrance |
Register |
| New Orleans |
Lecturer(s) |
Registration |
| October 29-30, 2010 |
Fri-Sat
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PV-CTA Course
Vital Images
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DeFrance
Fail |
please email: (info@cvcta.com)
or call (800.728.2884) |
| Outside US |
| Melbourne, Australia |
Lecturer(s) |
Registration |
| Nov 9-14, 2010 |
Tue-Sun |
Vital Images |
DeFrance, Hope, Antonis, Seneviratne |
please email: (info@cvcta.com)
or call (800.728.2884) |
| Hooglede, Belgium |
Lecturer(s) |
Registration |
| Dec 9-11, 2010 |
Thurs-Sat |
Vital Images |
DeFrance |
please email: (info@cvcta.com)
or call (800.728.2884) |
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.
| Additional Courses |
- Interested in Hands-On Peripheral CTA Training as well?
See our PVD Course Page and Schedule. You may be able to combine CTA and PVD training in just 4 days at our training center.
- Already using CTA and want additional advanced cases?
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3 Day Course Agenda
Before you come to the course:
Complete online didactics and basic buttonology: View a sample 
| Day 1 |
| 8:30 - 9:00 |
Coffee, bagels and registration |
| 9:00 - 12:30 |
Overview of CT Lecture & workstation orientation
(Live Cases throughout the day) |
| 12:30 - 1:15 |
Lunch – we will provide |
| 1:15 - 5:30 |
Review System orientation
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| Day 2 |
| 8:30 - 8:45 |
Coffee & bagels |
| 8:45 - 12:30 |
Review of cases: focus on CAD
(Live Cases throughout the day) |
| 12:30 - 1:15 |
Lunch – we will provide |
| 1:15 - 5:30 |
Focus on stents, CABG |
| Day 3 |
| 8:30 - 8:45 |
Coffee & bagels |
| 8:45 - 12:30 |
Review of cases: focus on more complex cases & Artifact
(Live Cases throughout the day) |
| 12:30 - 1:15 |
Lunch – we will provide |
| 1:15 - 5:30 |
Case review & interpretation |
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.
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