CVCTA Education
San Francisco, CA

Course Director

Anthony DeFrance, MD
Medical Director, CVCTA Education
Interventional Cardiologist

Course Description

This 3 day onsite training program is specialized in teaching a systemized, comprehensive review for CTA Level II certification. Participants will have individualized instruction on their own 3-D workstation and learn how to interpret CT angiograms. Participants will complete a pre-requisite online didactic training prior to attending the 3 day onsite training. On average participants will review an average of 20 cases per day and participate in a number of live studies being performed on site.  A self study coursework using robust CTA training software follows the 3 days of onsite proctored training.  In total, 150 cases are reviewed during the combined courses.

Class size is limited to 7 students so each physician will also cover business aspects of CTA, marketing, reimbursement, IT, clinical indications and clinical implications.

Equipment:	Toshiba Aquilion CFX 64 and Vitrea Workstations 1 workstation per student
Duration:	3 day onsite (pre-requisite online didactics)
Participants:	7 physicians per course
Target Audience:	Cardiologists, Radiologists, Cardiology Fellows, Vascular Surgeons, Cardiothoarcic Surgeons

For more details, please visit the Toshiba Learning Center.