growing interest of cardiovascular computed tomography around the world, international membership in the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) has been increasing annually. • As the number of SCCT members in a particular country or region grow to a certain size, it becomes feasible for those members to be able to establish an International Regional Committee (IRC) of SCCT. • The Board of Directors recognizes this and actively encourages the formation of IRC for the mutual benefit for the local members in those regions and SCCT. • IRCs are committees set up to promote cardiovascular CT and the objectives of SCCT in a certain region.
of cardiovascular CT through professional education, establishment of standards for quality assurance and professional training, and development of evidence-based guidelines for its use to enhance patient care and improve the quality of cardiovascular medical practice • Ensure state-of-the-art application of cardiovascular CT through training and accreditation • Support coordinated research efforts to promote further development and applications of cardiovascular CT, and to investigate accuracy, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness in cardiovascular diagnosis • Serve as an advocate for cardiovascular CT in all interactions with the health care industry, medical policy development and reimbursement organizations • Cultivate close working relationships with other related societies.
Regional Committee (IRC) of SCCT, SCCT Taiwan IRC strives to promote the clinical and academic utilization of cardiovascular CT through the education and networking among the members and collaboration with SCCT and the IRCs to improve the healthcare in Taiwan
Speaker Chair 08:00~09:00 Registration 09:00~09:05 Opening Yung-Liang Wan Ming-Ting Wu 09:05~09:20 Why SCCT can success Ricardo Cury Yung-Liang Wan 09:20~09:30 Introduction of SCCT Taiwan IRC Ming-Ting Wu Wen-Jeng Lee 09:30~10:00 Tips and Tricks of acquisition and reconstruction for difficult cases Suhny Abbara Chun-Ho Yun Si-Wa Chan 10:00~10:05 Discussion 10:05~10:20 Patient preparation and medication for CCTA -- and current status in Taiwan Ding-Kwo Wu Yuan-Chang Liu Yi-Shan Tsai 10:20~10:35 Double Low - Radiation and contrast agent reduction -- and current status in Taiwan Wen-Jeng Lee 10:35~10:45 Discussion 10:45~11:00 Tea Break 11:00~11:30 Standards in interpretation and report of cardiovascular CT - 2015 Suhny Abbara Chun-Ho Yun Si-Wa Chan 11:30~11:35 Discussion 11:35~12:05 How to evaluate plaque and stenosis in clinical cardiac CT? Szilard Voros Gong-Yau Lan Yi-Wei Lee 12:05~12:25 Plaque games: Same plaques on different tools Szilard Voros Ming-Ting Wu Wen-Jeng Lee 12:25~13:35 Lunch and 3D workstation visit, demo by vendors
Speaker Chair 13:35~14:45 Read with the Experts on 3D workstation Suhny Abbara John Hoe Szilard Voros Shyh-Jye Chen Wen-Jeng Lee 14:45~14:50 Discussion 14:50~15:20 How to reduce false negative and false positive results when reporting coronary CTA John Hoe Gong-Yau Lan Yi-Wei Lee 15:20~15:50 Cardiac CT assessment of coronary arterial plaque: roadmap for the cardiologist Szilard Voros Shyh-Jye Chen Tzung-Dau Wang 15:50~15:55 Discussion 15:55~16:10 Tea Break 16:10~16:25 What to report? -- What the guidelines say and current status in Taiwan Mei-Han Wu Ding-Kwo Wu Fu-Zong Wu 16:25~16:40 The big trials-- including trials for asymptomatic population Chun-Ho Yun 16:40~16:50 Discussion 16:50~17:20 Current status and New trends in Cardiac CT John Hoe Yung-Liang Wan Chun-Ku Chen 17:20~17:30 Closing Ming-Ting Wu Yung-Liang Wan
Standardization of reporting – Structure report of healthcare check-up – Integration with NHIRD • Training and accreditation • Cardiology integration • NHI implantation • Research and development • Collaboration with SCCT and IRCs
Regional Committee (IRC) of SCCT, SCCT Taiwan IRC strives to promote the clinical and academic utilization of cardiovascular CT through the education and networking among the members and collaboration with SCCT and the IRCs to improve the healthcare in Taiwan