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Scientific Program
About the Chairman
Dr Lloyd Ridley has been head of the Department of Radiology at Concord Hospital since 2000. His vision is for academic radiology departments such as Concord to be leaders and innovators in education, research and new technology. He commenced doing cardiac CT at Concord Hospital in 2001. Since that time the Departments of Radiology and Cardiology have cooperated on several research projects. Publications include articles in the leading journals “Radiology” and “Circulation”. Dr Ridley and the team continue to explore the potential use of cardiac CT for both coronary and non coronary indications.
About the Program
The aim of the CCT2008 program is to provide three days of intensive training and education for any medical professional who performs Cardiac CT. This Conference is a must include on your 2008 CPD calendar.
Partridge's Pearls
Dr John Partridge will be delivering 'Partridge's Pearls' each morning between 9 and 10am, the topics being covered are:
Friday 23rd - The Chest X-Ray
Satruday 24th - The Pericardium
Sunday 25th - A Cardiac Quiz
An exploration of the basics of Cardiac CT, these lectures would be of interest to trainees and anyone who includes CCT as part of their radiology practice. They are open to all delegates.
Vendor Workshops
In the mornings and afternoons small hands-on workshops on workstations will be run by the major vendors including GE and Siemens. During these sessions it is expected that delegates will expand their knowledge and ability to manipulate images on a workstation. Practical experience in use of workstations is increasingly vital in enabling accurate and efficient reporting of CT. Skills learnt in manipulation of cardiovascular studies can also be applied to interpretation of other studies, and even other modalities.
The full workshop program will be available in March 2008. Spaces will be limited and will be opened to already registered delegates first. To ensure your place in these sessions make sure you register now!
Main Lecture Series
The main lecture program has been designed to assist with the major challenge facing those in imaging, the need to continually upgrade skills in the use and application of technology. In 2008 the program will feature
- International experts - Dr Anno Grasser and Dr James Earls
- Plenary sessions covering a range of cardiac and vascular CT theory and new research
- Panel session focussed on the future of CCT
Preliminary Program at a Glance*
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*Please note that program is subject to change without notice.
CCT2008 Workshop Program
The Organising Committee is pleased to announce the opening of the CCT Workshop Program. All registered delegates are entitled to register and attend the workshop.
Please note, in some cases numbers are limited and the workshops will fill up quickly.
Session Descriptions
Siemens Workshops
Vascular CT Hands-On Workshop
Friday 23rd 8.00 - 10.00 am
Saturday 24th 4.30 - 6.30pm
Sunday 25th 4.30 - 6.30pm
The focus of this workshop is to provide participants with hands-on experience in the interpretation of CT angiography and general vascular data sets.
During this two-hour workshop, participants will have the opportunity to use image interpretation workstations and evaluate CT angiography and general vascular datasets, ranging from easy, introductory cases to more advanced cases with difficult diagnoses.
International CT expert, Dr Harald Seifarth from the University of Muenster, will be the tutor for this workshop.
Experienced Siemens applications and product specialists will be on hand to guide you through this interactive workshop.
This educational workshop is brought to you by Siemens Life.
Maximum participants: 10
Cardiac CT Hands-On Workshop
Saturday 24th 8.00 - 10.00 am
Sunday 25th 8.00 - 10.00 am
The focus of this workshop is to provide participants with hands-on experience in the interpretation of Cardiovascular CT, including technical principles and clinical applications.
This two-hour workshop offers an interactive analysis of case studies, hands-on training on image evaluation strategies, and image post-processing techniques for Cardiovascular CT using the syngo MultiModality Workplace.
International CT expert, Dr Harald Seifarth from the University of Muenster, will be the tutor for this workshop.
Experienced Siemens applications and product specialists will be on hand to guide you through this interactive workshop.
This educational workshop is brought to you by Siemens Life.
Maximum participants: 10
GE Healthcare Workshops
The CT Cardiac Work Shops are delivered utilizing the LightSpeed VCT images and AW Volume Share 2. A GE CT Applications Specialist conducts the workshops. A pre requisite of the course is that the participant is using the GE AW Workstation to report and review Coronary CTA. There will be 2 participants per AW Workstation.
Image interpretation is NOT part of the courses.
Routine Cardiac CTA Review for the Radiologist
Friday 23rd
8.00 - 10.00 am
The purpose of this class is to provide attendees with basic knowledge of the workstation to produce diagnostic coronary images for review. Participants will learn how to work up a coronary CTA using CardIQ Xpress (GE Healthcares dedicated Cardiac Review Software). It is assumed attendees have some clinical experience scanning patients and processing cases using the GE AW Workstation.
The workshop will include the following topics;
- 2D Review
- Cardiac Reformat
- Customising the AW
- VR and MIP Model Building and Tools
- Advanced Vessel Analysis
- Tree VR Model analysis and Transparency View
Maximum participants: 12
Advanced Cardiac CTA Review for the Radiologist
Saturday 24th
8.00 - 10.00 am
The purpose of this class is to provide attendees with the advanced knowledge of the workstation to produce diagnostic coronary images of the complicated cases. Participants will learn how to workup bypass grafts, stents and how to perform multi phase review and problem solve. It is highly recommended, but not mandatory, that the Radiologist has previous experience post-processing cases (cardiac or non cardiac) on the GE Workstation 4.2 or later versions. This course is intended to be an advanced, fast paced offering and is not designed for Radiologists with little or no experience in Cardiac CTA.
Maximum participants: 12
Routine Cardiac CTA Work Ups for the Radiographer
Saturday 24th
4.30 - 6.00pm
The purpose of this class is to provide attendees with basic knowledge of the workstation to prepare diagnostic coronary images for review by the Radiologist/ Cardiologist. Participants will learn how to work up a coronary CTA using CardIQ Xpress (GE Healthcares dedicated Cardiac Review Software). It is assumed attendees have some clinical experience scanning patients and processing cases using the GE AW Workstation.
The workshop will include the following topics;
- 2D Review
- Cardiac Reformat
- Customising the AW
- VR and MIP Model Building and Tools
- Advanced Vessel Analysis
- Tree VR Model analysis and Transparency
- Save State
Maximum participants: 12
Advanced Cardiac CTA Review for the Radiologist
Sunday 25th
8.00 - 10.00 am
The purpose of this class is to provide attendees with the advanced knowledge of the workstation to produce diagnostic coronary images of the complicated cases. Participants will learn how to workup bypass grafts, stents and how to perform multi phase review and problem solve. It is highly recommended, but not mandatory, that the Radiologist has previous experience post-processing cases (cardiac or non cardiac) on the GE Workstation 4.2 or later versions. This course is intended to be an advanced, fast paced offering and is not designed for Radiologists with little or no experience in Cardiac CTA.
Maximum participants: 12
Advanced Cardiac CT Work Up for the Radiographer
Sunday 25th
4.30 - 6.00pm
The Technologist should have extensive knowledge of Cardiac anatomy. It is highly recommended, but not mandatory, that the technologist has previous experience post-processing cases (cardiac or non cardiac) on the GE Workstation 4.2 or later versions. Special attention will be paid to the challenging issues of sub-optimal data sets, high coronary calcium levels, coronary bypass grafts, and intra-coronary stents. This course is intended to be an advanced, fast paced offering and is not designed for Technologists with little or no experience in Cardiac CTA.
PLEASE NOTE – a minimum of six bookings is required for this workshop or it will be cancelled.
Maximum participants: 12
Partridge’s Pearls
Dr John Partridge will be delivering ‘Partridge’s Pearls’ each morning between 9 and 10am, the topics being covered are:
Friday 23rd - The Chest X-Ray
Satruday 24th - The Pericardium
Sunday 25th - A Cardiac Quiz
Stellant Extravasation Workshop
Saturday 24th
4.30 - 6.30pm
The Imaxeon Extravasation workshop is a practical introduction to the MedRad Stellant XDS Extravasation Detector. The workshop will cover the use and preparation of injectors with particular discussions of the challenges of extravasation in medical imaging and discuss injection protocols useful for those involved in direct patient preparation. It will also give a hands-on demonstration of the extravasation detector set up and use in the clinical environment.
Presenter: Leona Mulcahy
- Presentation + hands on application
Maximum participants: 20
Keynote Speakers
Dr Harald Seifarth 
Dr Harald Seifarth, an experienced and respected radiologist at the University of Muenster, has been involved in extensive diagnostic and clinical radiology research. His research covers areas such as optimal positioning for coronary angiography using single and dual source CT, and virtual intra-arterial endoscopy of the carotid artery based on helical CT-Datasets.
Dr. James Earls 
Vice President and Medical Director, Director of Cardiac CT Program, Fairfax Radiological Consultants, Virginia
Co-Director Cardiac CT Program, INOVA Heart and Vascular Institute, Virginia
Director of Body and Cardiovascular MRI, INOVA Fairfax Hospital & Fairfax MRI Center, Virginia
Dr. Earls is currently Vice President of Fairfax Radiological Consultants (FRC), P.C. He is Medical Director of FRC’s large outpatient imaging practice that includes 16 free standing imaging centers. Dr Earls is also Co-Director of the Cardiac CT Lab at the Inova Heart and Vascular Institute in Falls Church, VA. He is the author of over 100 articles, book chapters, abstracts and other publications on advanced imaging technologies. Dr Earls' research interests currently include new technologies and methods for improving accuracy and reproducibility of cardiac CT. He lectures extensively on cardiac CT and has been Course Director for both national and international cardiovascular imaging meetings.
Invited Speakers
Clin. A/Prof. Paul G Bannon FRACS, AS (MacqU), PhD (Syd)
Doctor of Philosophy Heart Research Institute 1998, University of Sydney, VMO Cardiothoracic Surgery 1998, Director of Cardiothoracic Research 1998, Chairman the Baird Institute for Applied Heart and Lung Surgical research 1998, Supervisor Advanced Surgical Training RPAH, Clinical Assoc. Professor University of Sydney 2007, Advanced Scholar in Cardiothoracic Surgery Macquarie University, Advanced School of Medicine 2007..
Professor Leonard Kritharides
Associate Professor Leonard Kritharides is Head of Department and Director of Cardiology at Concord Repatriation General Hospital (CRGH) Sydney, University of Sydney, and co-leader of the Macrophage Biology Group at the Centre for Vascular Research, University of New South Wales. He has clinical and basic research interests, and holds conjoint appointments as Associate Professor at the University of Sydney and the University of New South Wales. His current active research interests include macrophage cholesterol and protein biology, reversible myocardial dysfunction, and the evaluation of native and bypass graft disease using computed tomography (CT angiography).
Dr George T Lau
Dr George T. Lau, MBBS, PhD, FRACP, FCSANZ George is an cardiologist who currently works at the Canterbury Hospital, the Sydney Adventist Hospital and the Hills Private Hospital. He completed his general cardiology and interventional cardiology training at Concord Hospital, Sydney and the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. He attained a PhD in Cardiac CT angiography with the University of Sydney and has publications in Circulation, Radiology, Heart and the American Journal of Cardiology.
Douglas Mackey
Douglas Mackey currently works as a Medical Physicist in the Nuclear Medicine Department of Concord Hospital. He graduated with a BSC (Physics) in 1979 at UNSW.
Following his long standing interest in Solar Energy, he worked from 1979 to 1986 as a research assistant at the Sydney University School of Physics in the Applied Physics department. The thrust of the department’s research at the time was the application of graded metal-carbide films to energy collection. During this period he was responsible for the testing of solar panels and the associated instrumentation and computing.
In 1984 he was awarded a Diploma of Education following part time studies at the Sydney Institute of Education
In 1986 he left the Solar Energy Field to commence work in the Nuclear Medicine Department of the Prince of Wales Hospital working with one of the pioneers of Nuclear Medicine in Australia, Professor IPC Murray. Thus began an abiding interest in pulmonary scintigraphy sparked by the realization that the hospital was using an recent Australian invention to ventilate patients with a radioactive “gas like substance derived from carbon” and no one knew what the chemical composition of the active species were.
In 1992 he was awarded a masters degree in Biomedical Engineering with a thesis entitled “The composition and application of scintigraphic agents in the measurement of pulmonary epithelial permeability”
In 1994 he moved to Concord hospital where he has carried on his interest in lungs by collaborating in Monte Carlo simulations of pulmonary scintigraphy and where he is currently the Radiation safety officer, Laser safety officer and Medical Physicist.
He is past president of the NSW branch of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nuclear Medicine and a member of Australian Radiation Protection Society and Chairman of the NSW Hospital and Universities Radiation Safety officer Group.
Tim McLellan
Radiographer for 14years.
Experience in CT and MRI with current interests in Cardiac CT and general CT angio work.
Currently works at Sydney Adventist Hospital on Dual Source CT scanner.
Proudly sponsored by
Dr John Partridge
Graduated UCH London in 1969. Fellow to Dr Peter Brandt in Auckland, New Zealand in 1973. Cardiac Radiologist to Killingbeck Hospital, Yorkshire (73-83) the Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane (83-93), Royal Brompton & Harefield Trust, London (93-06), and the Canberra Hospital (part-time 06-07). Front-line experience in all modalities in patients of all ages, with a particular interest in congenital heart disease.
partinoz@yahoo.co.uk
http://www.cardiacradiology.co.uk
Accreditation
The Conference has been accredited for the following CME points:
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR)
39 points may be claimed for attendance at the meeting.
This point allocation is for attendance at the entire program. For anyone attending only part of the meeting, points may be claimed pro rata at 1 point per learning hour and 3 points per hour for any workshop days.
Australian Institute of Radiography (AIR)
All participants enrolled in the AIR CPD program are eligible to receive 1 credit per hour to a maximum of 5 per day.