Nuclear Cardiology NOW Agenda
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View the three-day Nuclear Cardiology NOW virtual meeting agenda and see the list of faculty who led the program.
Now available OnDemand: Bracco Diagnostics Preview Webinar: "Precision Perfusion Imaging in 2022 - From Flow Reserve to Flow Capacity", presented by Michael E. Merhige, MD, FASNC.
This is an industry-sponsored non-CME session not planned by the NC NOW program.
Monday, March 7 |
Now available OnDemand: Bracco Diagnostics Preview Webinar: "Precision Perfusion Imaging in 2022 - From Flow Reserve to Flow Capacity", presented by Michael E. Merhige, MD, FASNC.
This is an industry-sponsored non-CME session not planned by the NC NOW program.
Friday, March 11 |
INTENSIVE 1:
Multimodality Imaging in Patients with Chronic Chest Pain Moderators: Dennis Calnon, MD, MASNC and David Wolinsky, MD, MASNC (U.S. Eastern Standard Time) |
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6:00 PM | Welcome and Pre-meeting Questions | Dennis Calnon, MD |
6:10 PM | Chest Pain Guidelines: What They Say and Don’t Say | Mouaz Al-Mallah, MD |
6:30 PM | Prospective versus Real World Studies: How Do They Impact Decision Making |
David Wolinsky, MD |
6:50 PM | Clinical Cases 1: Choosing the Right Test | Dennis Calnon, MD |
Panelists: Mouaz Al-Mallah, MD; Ron Blankstein, MD; Randall Thompson, MD; David Wolinsky, MD | ||
7:15 PM | Break | |
7:30 PM | Clinical Cases 2: Choosing the Right Test | Dennis Calnon, MD |
Panelists: Mouaz Al-Mallah, MD; Ron Blankstein, MD; Randall Thompson, MD; David Wolinsky, MD | ||
8:30 PM | Final Comments and Adjourn | Dennis Calnon, MD |
Saturday, March 12 |
INTENSIVE 2:
Moderator: David Wolinsky, MD, MASNCThis intensive is supported by an educational grant from Pfizer. Cardiac Amyloidosis: Best Practices to Optimize Patient Care and Your Practice (U.S. Eastern Standard Time) |
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8:55 AM | Welcome and Pre-meeting Questions | David Wolinsky, MD |
9:00 AM | Suspecting Cardiac Amyloidosis and Laboratory Testing | Mathew S. Maurer, MD |
9:15 AM | Integrated Role of Multimodality Imaging | Paul Cremer, MD |
9:30 AM | Acquisition, Interpretation and Reporting Tc-99m PYP Studies |
Edward Miller, MD, PhD |
9:45 AM | Educating Your Referring Physicians and New Tools to Help Set-up or Expand Your Practice |
Saurabh Malhotra, MD |
10:00 AM | Questions about Starting a CA Practice | Saurabh Malhotra, MD; David Wolinsky, MD; and Denise Brown |
10:30 AM | Break | |
11:00 AM | Challenging Cases | David Wolinsky, MD |
Panelists: Denise Brown; Dennis Calnon, MD; Paul Cremer, MD; Saurabh Malhotra, MD | ||
12:00 PM | Break |
INTENSIVE 3:
SPECT Imaging: Maximizing Laboratory Efficiency Moderators: Dennis Calnon, MD, MASNC and David Wolinsky, MD, MASNC (U.S. Eastern Standard Time) |
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1:00 PM | Stress First Imaging—Solutions to Make it Happen | Lane Duvall, MD |
1:15 PM | Solid State SPECT Imaging: Why is it a Valuable Upgrade? | |
1:30 PM | Calcium Scoring: Why Is It Important NOW? | Randall Thompson, MD |
1:45 PM | Structured Reporting: How to Take Your Report From Good to Great |
Panithaya Chareonthaitawee, MD |
2:00 PM | Making the Case With Your Administrator That You Need Upgraded or New Equipment |
Denise Brown |
2:15 PM | Q&A | Faculty |
2:30 PM | Break | |
3:00 PM | Clinical SPECT Cases: Best Practices—The Case for Stress First Imaging |
Lane Duvall, MD |
Panelists: Denise Brown; Dennis Calnon, MD; Panithaya Chareonthaitawee, MD; Paul Cremer, MD; Randall Thompson, MD; David Wolinsky, MD | ||
3:30 PM | Clinical SPECT Cases: Mistakes You Don’t Want to Make | Paul Cremer, MD |
Panelists: Denise Brown; Dennis Calnon, MD; Panithaya Chareonthaitawee, MD; Lane Duvall, MD; Randall Thompson, MD; David Wolinsky, MD |
INTENSIVE 4:
PET Imaging: Demonstrating Value to Enhance Efficiency and Patient Management Decisions
Moderators: Dennis Calnon, MD, MASNC and David Wolinsky, MD, MASNC (U.S. Eastern Standard Time) |
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4:00 PM | Clinical Value of Cardiac PET: How ASNC Can Help You Get Started | Dennis Calnon, MD |
4:15 PM | Clinical Cases | |
Clinical Cases: Cleveland Clinic Clinical Cases: Houston Methodist Clinical Cases: Mayo Clinic |
Paul Cremer, MD; Mouaz Al-Mallah, MD; Panithaya Chareonthaitawee, MD |
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5:30 PM | Q&A Session | Dennis Calnon, MD; David Wolinsky, MD; Faculty |
6:00 PM | Adjourn |
Sunday March 13 |
INTENSIVE 5:
Practical Dilemmas In Every Day Practice: Strategies For Difficult Situations Moderators: Dennis Calnon, MD, MASNC and David Wolinsky, MD, MASNC (U.S. Eastern Daylight Savings Time) |
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8:55 AM | Welcome, Final Logistics | Dennis Calnon, MD |
Interventionalist's Perspective: What They Want from Nuclear Cardiology | ||
9:00 AM | I have a patient with chest pain and moderate stenosis by CTA. What should I do next | Mouaz Al-Mallah, MD |
9:20 AM | Patient has at least moderate ischemia by SPECT or PET. Coronary angiogram reveals 60% stenosis in the same territory as the MPI study. Is invasive FFR necessary? | David Wolinsky, MD |
9:40 AM | Panel Discussion | Mouaz Al-Mallah, MD; Wael Jaber, MD; Jacqueline Tamis-Holland, MD; and David Wolinsky, MD |
10:00 AM | Can ER patients with borderline stress test or CTA be discharged to complete their work-up as outpatient? | David Wolinsky, MD |
10:15 AM | Is CAC a value in patients with chest pain? | Khurram Nasir, MD |
10:30 AM | How do I determine pre-test probability of CAD in a symptomatic patient in 2022? | David Wolinsky, MD |
10:45 AM | Break | |
11:15 AM | The patient has minimal-to-no increase in myocardial blood flow during vasodilator stress PET MPI. |
Dennis Calnon, MD |
11:30 AM | Patient has a very high calcium score (2200) with no symptoms but leads a sedentary live style. What to do next. |
Khurram Nasir, MD |
11:45 AM | The patient reaches target heart rate at less than 5 METS of exercise due to severe deconditioning and anxiety: is this an adequate stress for MPI? |
Randall Thompson, MD |
12:00 PM | What does it mean if the myocardial blood flow reserve is abnormal because resting MBF is elevated? Should we report corrected MBFR or peak stress MBF? |
Mouaz Al-Mallah, MD |
12:15 PM | Should Tc-99m PYP be done routinely pre-TAVR? If Tc-99m PYP is positive, should we proceed with TAVR? |
David Wolinsky, MD |
12:30 PM | Final Comments and Adjourn | Dennis Calnon, MD and David Wolinsky, MD |