20-hour Current Nuclear Cardiology Review (20 CME/MOC credits)

Technical review | Radiation Safety review | Regulations review

*earn up to 20 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program

• Title 1: Radiation Physics Made Useful: Atomic Structure
• Title 2: Radiation Physics Made Useful: Interaction with Matter and Detection
• Title 3: Radiation Physics Made Useful: Scintillation Cameras
• Title 4: Toward Better Images: Quality Control for Cameras
• Title 5: Toward Better Images: Testing Systems/Avoiding Artifacts
• Title 6: Toward Better Interpretation: Tomographic Reconstruction
• Title 7: Understanding Radiation Safety Concern: Manhatten Project
• Title 8: Real Life Radiation Safety: Chernobyl
• Title 9: Radiation Biology
• Title 10: Safeguards for Radiation Safety: Regulations
• Plus selected sessions from RICI CBNC Board Review Series

Release Date: 01/01/2016
Review Date: 02/16/2018
Termination Date: 12/31/2021

Objective:
The course shall prepare the participant to meet the requirements of the Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology and the Intersociatal Commission/ICANL.

Planning Committee:
Lucy Goodenday, MD
Professor, Internal Medicine, The University of Toledo

Steven Walter, MD
CEO Corscan
Diplomate of the Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology
Founding member of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology

Faculty:
Lindsey Tauxe
Operations Director, UAB Cardiology,Birmingham, AL

Steven W. Walter, M.D.
CEO Corscan
Diplomate of the Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology
Founding member of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology

No planning member nor faculty has any financial interest or other relationship with any manufacturer of commercial product or service to disclose which would pose a conflict of interest with regards to the content of this program.



This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the ACCME through the joint providership of the University of Toledo and Corscan. The University of Toledo is accredited by ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Toledo designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 20.0 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.


Bibliographic Sources:

NRC Medical, Industrial, & Academic Uses of Nuclear Materials
American College of Cardiology Guidelines and Clinical Documents