Joint Echocardiography & Vascular Imaging Workshop
Sunday, 5 March 2017 – 12PM-7PM
The Mount Restaurant, UWI, St. Michael
“C- Credit” – Barbados Medical Council
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BDS$168 – Physicians
BDS$115.50 – Nurses & Allied Health
BDS$52.50 – Students
Objectives:
- To review the modalities used in imaging the Cardiovascular System
- To undertake a review of the indications for various imaging modalities
- To give physicians a better understanding of Cardiovascular Imaging to ultimately improve patient care
Programme
Chairpersons: Dr. Stephen Moe, Cardiologist and Dr. Anthony Harris, Cardiac Surgeon
CME Hours: 6
| Time | Topic | Presenter |
| 12.00-12.05 | Opening Remarks | Chairpersons |
| 12.05-1.05 |
Session A – Setting the Stage 1. What is echo/vascular ultrasound 2. What is nuclear? 3. What about radiology: CT-MR 4. Echo modalities
|
Dr. Stephen Moe, Cardiologist
Dr. Dawn Scantlebury, Interventional Cardiologist
Terese Gloumeau, Cardiac Technician |
| 1.05-2.05 | Session B Chest Pain: Coronary Artery Disease Evaluation
1. Stress Testing a. Stress ECG vs Stress Imaging 2. Anatomic Testing a. CT Coronary Angiography b. Invasive Coronary Angiography c. FFR/ IVUS
|
Dr. Dean Heller, Interventional Cardiologist
|
| 2.05-3.05 | Session C- Dyspnoea evaluation
1. History and physical exam 2. Chest X-Ray/ ECG · Should point in the correct direction · Echo? Vs CT vs PFTs · When is invasive evaluation like right heart catheterization warranted?
|
Dr. Ronald Henry, Interventional Cardiologist (Trinidad)
Terese Gloumeau, Cardiac Technician |
| 3.05-4.05 | Lunch | |
| 4.05-5.05 | Session D- Leg pain: That calf pain in your diabetic is claudication, until proven otherwise!
· Recognizing PAD · Poor circulation vs venous disease · Check pulses · ABI with or without exercise · Dopplers · CT
|
Dr. Alan Smith, Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Ian Sealy/ Katrina Carter, Cardiac Technicians |
| 5.05-6.05 | Session E- Stroke Evaluation: causes are cardio-embolic, other embolic events, in-situ
1. PVD: Signs & symptoms 2. Echo: TTE vs TEE 3. Arrhythmia detection 4. Carotid evaluation
|
Dr. Dawn Scantlebury, Interventional Cardiologist
Dr. Michael Fakoory, Cardiac Anaesthesiologist/ Dr. Tamara Greaves
Ian Sealy/ Katrina Carter, Cardiac Technicians |
| 6.05-6.35 | Session F- So you have an Echo: how do you interpret the report | Dr. Dawn Scantlebury, Interventional Cardiologist |
| 6.35-7.00 | Discussion/ Closing Remarks | Chairpersons |
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