Professor Richard Underwood and Dr Andrew Kelion
Now in its 12th year, this popular two-week course in January 2012, aims to provide a thorough grounding in the theoretical and practical aspects of nuclear cardiology. Both weeks will be suitable for professionals involved in using or delivering a nuclear cardiology service, whether medical, nursing or technical. Attendance should satisfy at least part of the usual requirements for training in basic nuclear cardiology required of all specialist medical trainees in cardiology, depending upon local requirements. Attendance at both weeks is desirable for a thorough grounding in the subject but attendance at either week alone is an option.
Week one – 16th – 20th January:
This week will be based at the Education Centre of the National Heart and Lung Institute and the Nuclear Medicine department of the Royal Brompton Hospital. A series of talks will address all aspects of clinical nuclear cardiology including: radiopharmaceuticals, stress, physics and instrumentation; perfusion scintigraphy in the diagnosis and prognosis of coronary disease, and imaging in heart failure. The talks will be complimented by practical exposure to stressing, emission tomographic acquisition, and there will be a significant component of image interpretation with live reporting experience.
Week two – 23rd – 27th January:
The second week of the course will be mostly based at the Nuclear Medicine Department of Harefield Hospital. The emphasis will be on practical nuclear cardiology sessions including stress, emission tomographic acquisition and processing, radionuclide imaging in heart failure, and daily reporting. This week will be supported with talks including: setting up and running an efficient nuclear cardiology service; radiation protection issues; and acquiring, processing, and interpreting studies. There will also be daily sessions reviewing interesting cases.
