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Events
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Middle East Regional Committee of the Society of Cardiac Computed
Tomography Initiation Meeting Program
Dear colleagues,
The ME Regional Committee of SCCT invites you to attend its initiation
meeting and activities this coming March 26 and 27 2010 as an adjunct
activity to the Lebanese Society of Cardiology meeting at Beirut, Lebanon
and in collaboration with the Lebanese Society of Radiology.
March 26 2010
14:30- 16:00
Moderators: Dr. H. Dakik, Dr. A. Mohanna (President of Lebanese
Radiology Society)
Chairman’s opening speech: current map of cardiac CT users in the region,
and goals of the ME regional committee (H. Isma’eel, Lebanon)
- Radiation concern: myth or reality; and how to reduce it?
(N. Al-Nakshabandi, KSA)
- How can cardiac CT help the Cardiothoracic surgeon?
(F.Civaia, France)
- Appropriateness criteria for Cardiac CT (R. Khalid, KSA)
16:30-18:00
Moderators: Dr. Al-Kuwari, Dr. C. Tohme
- Cardiac CT and Catheterization (S.Alam, Lebanon)
- Complementary roles of Cardiac CT and myocardial perfusion
imaging in the evaluation of CAD (H. Dakik, Lebanon)
- Cardiac CT in the ER (T. DeFrance, USA)
March 27 2010
8:30 -10:00 am
Moderators: Dr. Nakshabandi, Dr. L. Bulaybel
- How can cardiac CT help in congenital heart disease?
(R. Neematallah, UAE)
- Contrast: the best for the kidney or the image.
(A. Moussally, Egypt)
- Incidental extra-cardiac findings on cardiac CT
(M. El Kuwari, Qatar)
10:30 – 12:20
Moderators: Dr. A. Moussally, Dr. L. Abou Jawdeh
- Improve your reading: How were the ACCURACY trial CTA studies
interpreted? (MJ. Budoff, USA)
- Coronary Calcium: an aid in risk stratiication and your ally at the
preventive clinic (H. Isma’eel, Lebanon)
- Cardiac CTA perfusion: tying the anatomical to the functional
(T.DeFrance, USA)
- CT coronary angiography: a comprehensive examination
(M. Kerl, Germany)
Introduction: Dr. C. Jazra
President of the SCCT (Dr. MJ Budoff) and Board Members Declaration of
Research Initiatives & closing message to the attendance
12:30
Evidence Based Decision Making Using Cardiac CT Workshop
(Workstation Case Presentations and registration is required)
Matthew Budoff, MD
Mattias Kerl, MD
Tony DeFrance, MD
Hussain Isma’eel, M.D.
Chairman ME Regional Committee SCCT
5th floor,'La Goulee' Bldg,
Sodeco Achrafieh,
Lebanon
Tel No +961 1 616 310
Fax No +961 1 616 309
Email h.a.ismaeel@gmail.com
www.me-scct.org
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Latest News
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Dr. Hussain Isma’eel - Chairman
Dr. Maryam Alkuwari - Qatar
Dr. Nizar Al-Nakshabandi - KSA
Dr. Habib Dakik -Lebanon
Dr. Rami Neematallah - UAE/Oman
Dr. Antoine Moussally - Egypt
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Advisory Committee Members
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Dean Kamal Badr
Dr. Samir Alam
Dr. Wahid Tantawy - EGYPT
Dr. Abbass Shabestari - IRAN
Dr. Mostafa Youssef - KSA
Dr. Ahmed-Emad Mahfouz
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