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 New generation CT scanner
(64, 128 or 256 slice CT)
Cardiac CT and Cardiac MRI
Cardiovascular Imaging (CVI) Training Programs,
Courses, Classes and Fellowship Training
Hands-on Courses by Dr Duerinckx
(Level I & II Credentialing possible in short time)
CME:
Up to 15.5 hours for CT Courses and ... hrs for MRI Courses
For information about CME and the Case School of Medicine CME Program (Case) .....please click here to download .
CEU: 13 hrs of Category A ASRT Credit for CT Courses
CEU: 18.5 hrs of Category A ASRT
Credit for MRI Courses
Courses
based on the ACCF/AHA and ACR Guidelines.
Looking
for DATES for future courses? Click here...
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CT
COURSES: Course Registration at 7:30 AM
First Lecture at 8:00 AM
MRI Courses: start at 8:30 AM
FELLOWSHIPS *: Scanning and Reading sessions
start at 1 PM and can run to 7 PM or later;
Read-with-expert Sessions start at 9 AM;
* If a lecture is offered during a Fellowship,
it will start at 9 AM or later
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For any questions .....
Call Dr Duerinckx's Office
Cardiac Education Coordinator's office
Ask for
Cindy Frederick
Cardiac CT/MR Education Coordinator
Department of Radiology
MetroHealth Medical Center
2500 MetroHealth Drive
Cleveland, Ohio 44109-1998
Phone: 216-778-4034
Fax: 216-778-4046
e-mail RadiologyCourses@MetroHealth.org
Spending
a week-end in Cleveland, OH?
TOURISM Info can be downloaded here....click here
Hotel Information.. download here.
Directions to Metro.....here
Info on Cleveland....here
We
only accept VISA or Mastercard Card.
We can not accept DISCOVER or American Express or other cards.
Sorry.
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We are
planning to offer secure web-based payment options for several
educational products:
1. Coronary CTA Courses : $3,600 (2 days)
(Level I ) ;
2. Cardiac MR Courses: $3,500
(4 days);
3. Half day of Clinical Visiting Fellowship:
$1,200 (half-day
session, runs into evening)
Observation of life cases: CT
scanning
after 1 PM only; can last till 7 PM
4. READ-WITH-EXPERT
Sessions:
Special 3 hour Reviews
of
Cardiac CT Teaching File
cases
(15 to 20 cases per 3 hour session):
Cost: $
1,200 per person
(only for groups of 3 people or more);
When?
from 9 AM to noon (3 hours) - call to reserve.
Can
allow Level I to II Credentilaing in 3 days;
5. One month Fellowship / visits: $15,000/month;
(Very
flexible: any combination of up to 15 days,
can be spread over several
months)
Allows
Level II to III Credentialing
6. Any
other special request: please call Dr Duerinckx
7. NEW:
Take our Cardiac CT Course in your location... call
Dr
Duerinckx at 216-466 4141
or
at 216-778 4020
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We
now offer daily to weekly Clinical
64 slice Cardiac CTA Short Visiting Fellowships....click here
We also offer 1
month to 1 year Fellowships (see elsewhere)
List
of present and past Scholars and Visitors - 2005 (WIP)
** Detailed Program & Alumni
(web page)
Recent
2005 and 2006 ALUMNI
New Category III CPT Codes for Cardiac CT in 2006
Cleveland, OH - airport, hotels...
Fun in Cleveland, OH ...
Cardiac CT & MR Course Faculty & Facilities
Options for Registration
Download
MAP to our facilities.
EARLY Registration: $3,600 for CT Course; $3,500 for MRI Course
(Combination & other discounts for Techs & Students available)
LATE registration (4 week limit): Add $100 per course
CREDIT
CARD Registration:
We only accept VISA, Mastercard and DISCOVER Card. We can not
accept American Express or other cards. Sorry.
Cardiac
CT (64 slice) Courses - 64 slice Coronary CT Angiography
Using
the 64-slice CT scanner from Philips.
Click
here to Download FINAL Cardiac CT Lecture Series
Year 2008
Program 1: Jan 18-19, 2008
Program 2: March 21-22, 2008
Program 1: May 16-17, 2008
MR
Courses - Cardiac MR & MRA (Monday to Thursday)
Using
the 1.5 Tesla and 3 Tesla from Philips
Click
here to Download FINAL Cardiac MR Lecture Series
Dates: TBA .. starting after March 2008 using 1.5 & 3 Tesla MR
Course
Coordinator: Cindy Frederick
Program
Director: Andre J. Duerinckx, MD-PhD
with occasional Guest Speakers & other Faculty
Courses sponsored by the Department of Radiology at
a the MetroHealth Medical Center, in Cleveland, OH and
a the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine CME program.
CME
Category 1 up to 15 hours per 2-day CT course (7 hrs/day) and
(to be re-approved)
up
to 24 hours per 4-day MRI Course (6 hrs/day).
Category
A ASRT Credit approved for Cardiac CT Courses for CT technologists
in June 2005 for 8.5 hours per course.
Category
A ASRT Credit for Cardiac MR Courses for MRI also approved in July
2005 till Jan 2007.
ASRT Application resubmitted for Feb 2007 Courses (and approved).
 For
Photos of
alumni of prior 2002 - 2004 courses
and
Alumni of 2005-2006 Courses
& More
Detailed Program Description.... click here
CPT CODES
for Cardiac CT: June 2005 Update from AMA:
(Category III CPT codes went into effect on Jan 17, 2006 in NC)
0144T : No contrast
for CaScoring (CaSc)
0145T: CT C-/C+ structure & Morphology
0146T: Coronary CTA (no calcium score)
0147T: Coronary CTA (with Ca score)
0148T: Cardiac CT & Cor CTA (no CaSc)
0149T: Cardiac CT & Cor CTA(with CaSc) *** used
0150T: Cardiac CT for congenital heart
Add-on Code 0151T: Cardiac CT (C-/C+) for function
AMA released
the new listing of CPT Codes on July 1th. With a joint effort between
ACC and ACR, 7 new category III codes for CTA were introduced and
one add-on code. Please review the definition of Category III codes
for further explanation about their usage. To view all new codes
use the following link:
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/3885.html
The codes related to CTA are listed above.
LONGER
TRAINING & RESEARCH fellowships are also offered... click here....
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Course
Location:
Training will take
place in state-of-the art Radiology
Imaging Centers in Cleveland, in the state of Ohio , in the USA
How
to reach the city of Cleveland, OH?
Wi
(we
apologize for this blurry map.. see mapquist for a better
one)
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Faculty:
The Faculty for these courses prior to 2007 did consist of practitioners
from several great academic and private practice radiology
and cardiology groups in the Winston-Salem Metroplex area,
including some of the centers listed below:
Radiology Department at Forsyth
Medical Center
Staff
from Forsyth Radiological Associates (FRA)
We
may also have guest faculty from vendors, such as
Philips medical Systems,
Siemens Medical Solutions,
Inc. or other corporations.
For the non-CME hands-on portion of the course we will have
application engineers
from several corporations (3D workstations; injectors,..).
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Facilities:
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These facilities and their addresses are all described on
the MetroHealth web site.
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Prior to 2007 these courses were sponsored by the
Novant Health CME Office in Winston-Salem, NC
for CME Category 1 credit.
Prior
to 2005 these courses were sponsored by the
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, TX
for
CME Category 2 credit.
Information on these and similar courses
can be found on the websites of
The American College of Radiology (ACR)
The
Society for Cardiovascular MR (SCMR)
RECOMMENDED
PREREQUISITES: Read one of the recommended textbooks (see above),
or
attend a 2-day weekend CVI Course as offered by the ACR
or NASCI or IAME
or SCMR or AHA
or ACC
To
prepare for these courses you can order the latest TEXTBOOKS on
Cardiovascular MRI by Dr Duerinckx on-line (see at bottom of this
page),
or by contacting Springer-Verlag
in NY
Where
to stay in Cleveland, OH....
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