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Application Training 2016
Knowledge means staying ahead
Our Training Courses
Classroom Training
Classroom training sessions generally take place at our Training
Centers. Theoretical principles of
imaging are supplemented by a
wide range of practical exercises
on the most recent systems,
giving learners the opportunity
to gain skills for day-to-day clinical
work.
Clinical Workshop
Clinical workshops are training programs which last one to
several days and specifically focus
on clinical issues. They include
lectures given by clinical experts,
live examinations, and, in many
cases, practical exercises.
Training Overview
Fellowship Program
Participants accompany clinical
experts on their daily rounds in a
specialist unit, observe examinations and diagnostic procedures,
and expand their skills through
direct interaction with mentors.
E-Learning
E-Learning content is available on
CD-ROMs, as web-based training,
and in live virtual classrooms.
You receive interactive application
training in which system operation is clearly presented. Most
e-Learning courses conclude with
a certification exam.
Credit Points
CME Credits
CME
CREDITS
Several of our training courses
have been submitted to the
Bavarian Medical Association for
approval of credits in category C.
Credit Points
CREDIT
POINTS
Several of our training courses
have been submitted to the training program offered by the DIWMTA and the DVTA for voluntary
certification in category C. The
validation will be carried out by
the DIW-MTA and DVTA.
DFP Credits
DFP
CREDITS
Several of our training courses
taking place in Austria have been
submitted to the Austrian Medical
Association for approval of credits.
Welcome to the new Edition
of our Application Training Booklet
Dear valued Customer,
I am proud to introduce our new Application Training Booklet 2016 to you, our customer. This booklet
is published once a year.
It is our goal and on-going commitment to offer
you the best possible up-to-date and state of the art
education environments to ensure you stay ahead
in expertise by continuously improving your knowledge, skills and performance. We, therefore, offer
you this excellent knowledge ‘broad band’ of training opportunities, rich in quality, expert knowledge,
support and hands-on experience.
Considering the different requirements and tasks of
today’s world, our portfolio also offers internationally accepted accreditation courses in different certification programs: like CME Credit Points, Germany
MTRAs credit points and Austrian DFP Credit Points.
We invite you to browse our application training
booklet and discover all the opportunities for the
different courses to suit your needs. You see the
whole year at a glance which enables you to plan
and schedule your training programs well ahead of
time.
During the year we will update the booklet information, additional course dates and/or new training
classes will be added accordingly. Please see our
contact data on page 3 – TrainingNews.
Dr. Patrick Amarteifio
It will be our pleasure to welcome you at one of our
training programs.
Siemens Healthcare GmbH
Customer Services
Vice President Training
Dr. Patrick Amarteifio
Training Overview
Know-how in Theory and Practice
Our global training concept offers participants
learning opportunities throughout the world on the
newest systems at state-of-the-art training centers
in Germany, USA and China.
Participants can attend hands-on courses with
colleagues covering the maintenance and operation of medical systems and applications, without
the distractions of daily clinical routine. Tailored
e-Learning courseware optimally supplements our
instructor-led courses.
Many courses take place at the Imaging Science
Institute (ISI) Erlangen, Germany. The ISI Erlangen
is a cooperative project of the University Hospital
Erlangen and Siemens Healthcare. The exceptionally close cooperation facilitates practical training in
real clinical surroundings, as the ISI is located right
at the University Hospital Erlangen. The course participants attend block courses in routinely operated
radiological examination rooms with experienced
doctors acting as trainers. Participants benefit from
the comprehensive clinical and technical experience
of the University Hospital Erlangen.
Imaging Science Institute
Universitätsklinik Erlangen
Ulmenweg 18
91054 Erlangen, Germany
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Training Overview
On the following pages you will find a complete
listing of classroom courses and clinical workshops.
From “Angiography” to “Ultrasound”, our courses
give users system, application and technology training that combines theoretical principles with handson exercises in a one-day to five-day course format.
You can extend your skills and gain new knowledge
by working on course content closely with your
peers. Offering many of our courses in collaboration with various partner hospitals gives them a
strong practical emphasis.
On-site training: If the course times do not fit your
schedule, contact us about on-site training. Our
experts offer you and your employees training designed to meet your specific requirements – at your
company site, on your own systems.
E-mail: [email protected]
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Your advantages:
Updated information:
You will receive the latest news
about changes or additional information in the current course
program.
Professional expertise:
You choose your specific area
of interest and we forward your
request to the specialist.
Clear advantage in knowledge
and information:
You will be among the first to
learn about news and updates in
the training and education program of your area of interest.
Get the latest news
Please contact us for new course dates and news
in the training and continuous learning world of
Siemens Healthcare. If you are interested in a
specific field we will forward your request to the
specialist.
Please contact us:
Email: DFDGHP\[email protected]
Training Overview
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User Services
Enabling users with expertise and efficiency
Continuous education and
training delivered in flexible
and long-term plans
Clinical expertise and high efficiency are
essential to achieving quality results,
fast throughput, and optimized resource
management.
Personalized training and consulting unlock your
staff’s potential and keep your organization at the
forefront of clinical diagnostics and corresponding
outcome-based treatment.
Constantly support the
development of the operators’ skills
Clinical expertise and high efficiency are essential
to achieving quality results, fast throughput, and
optimized resource management.
Our global team of clinical education and application specialists understands your needs and delivers
training whenever and wherever you need it. You
can count on our portfolio of services to maximize
your return on investment.
n n n n Medical devices and equipment are utilized to the full
potential of their technology
Staff feels invested in and
confident, which improves
patient outcomes and the
facility’s reputation
High quality of care and economic success depends on
the performance of both systems and staff
Level of knowledge and
performance
Delivering high-quality
patient care at a predictable
cost that generates revenue
in the long run
Training
Level of safe operation
Knowledge gap
Time
Unrestricted © Siemens Healthcare GmbH 2015
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Education Plans
Continuous education that fits
Deliver high-quality,
every day
Enhance your
in-house expertise
Stand out as a
center of excellence
You are faced with the need
to reduce potential treatment
errors, rescans, and gain more
system availability at the same
time. You want to decrease overtime, efficiently onboard new
staff, and retain your well-trained
employees.
You are faced with the need to
master more complex procedures, capture additional revenue
streams with a broader case mix.
You need to reduce the fluctuation of expert staff by offering
in-house career paths that go
beyond their current responsibilities.
Your goal is to continuously build
a competitive advantage – your
institution strives for better
patient satisfaction and aims
to attract those high-potential
employees you need. Your
challenge is to further increase
your reputation and optimize
performance – above and beyond
your competitors.
Your benefit:
With the Routine Plan, you can
rely on a training concept that
helps your team reach a new
level of confidence – in your
everyday routines, without additional investment in your system
landscape.
Your benefit:
With the Expertise Plan, you will
be able to enhance your clinical
expertise. The focus of this
education plan lies on improvements in patient outcome,
standardization of quality of care
and employee satisfaction – on
a regular basis.
Your benefit:
With the Excellence Plan you
will be able to strengthen your
institution’s position as a center
of excellence. This education
plan is focused on the optimization and perfection of existing
routines and further developing
skills in terms of clinical workflow
consulting.
Three plans to address
your education needs:
An Education Plan is a comprehensive multi-year service
agreement that bundles all
your User Services training
and education activities in one
flexible package. Each
year, a Siemens Application
Specialist will help you
choose and plan the most
beneficial courses to support
your goals. With the MultiModality Option you can
expand the Education Plan to
trainings for other Siemens
imaging systems.
Your benefit:
Customized education at
predictable cost
For more information please
contact: academy.se.
[email protected]
Training Overview
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Training Overview
MT(R)A
Physicians
Physicists
Computed Tomography
Basic
skills
In-depth
skills
Course
type
Page
10
Multislice CT Scanner
8
Clinical Workshop on Coronary CTA Interpretation
12
8
13
Cardiac CT
8
8
14
Clinical Workshop on Dual Energy
8
8
15
8
8
16
Clinical Workshop on Myocardial CT Perfusion
NEW
Workshop for Physicists
8
17
Optimized TAVI Procedural Planning
8
8
18
3D Imaging with syngo and syngo.via
8
8
19
CT Colonography with syngo and syngo.via
8
8
20
MSCT Angiography with syngo and syngo.via
8
8
21
Cardiac CT with syngo and syngo.via
8
8
22
CT Oncology with syngo and syngo.via
8
8
23
CT syngo.via Imaging Advanced
8
8
24
Interventional Cardiology
26
Artis Image Quality
8
28
Interventional Cardiology, Sensis and Artis zee floor
8
8
29
Introductory Course in Interventional Cardiology
8
8
30
Interventional Radiology
32
Artis Image Quality
Interventional Radiology
6
IT
8
8
8
34
35
Training Overview
Physicists
IT
Basic
skills
In-depth
skills
Course
type
MT(R)A
Physicians
Neuroradiology, Artis zee biplane with syngo DynaCT
8
8
36
Interventional Oncology, Artis zeego
8
8
37
Innovations in Interventional Oncology
8
8
38
Institute for Radiology and Interventional Therapy, Artis zee ceiling
8
8
39
Interventional Neuroradiology, Artis zee biplane
8
8
40
Interventional Radiology, AXIOM Artis zee biplan
8
8
41
IT Solutions
Page
42
syngo.via, IT Administrator Training
syngo.via Imaging Basic
8
8
8
8
8
44
8
45
syngo.plaza, Training for Application Specialists / Clinical Admin.
NEW
syngo.plaza, Training for IT Administrators
NEW
8
47
syngo Imaging, Technical Training for IT Administrators
NEW
8
48
Mammography
Digital Breast Tomosynthesis
46
50
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8
Molecular Imaging
51
52
SPECT Imaging I
8
8
54
SPECT Imaging II
8
8
55
SPECT/CT
8
8
56
Myocardial Perfusion SPECT: 4D-MSPECT
8
8
57
PET Imaging Basics
8
8
58
Biograph PET/CT Systems
8
8
59
7
Training Overview
Course
type
Advanced PET/CT Imaging
8
8
60
PET/CT Imaging with syngo and syngo.via
8
8
61
Operating the Radioisotope Delivery System Eclipse
8
8
62
Multimodal Small Animal Imaging
8
8
63
Page
64
MRI Intensive Course Part 1 – Neuro and MSK
8
8
66
MRI Intensive Course Part 2 – Body and Angiography
8
8
67
Cardiac Imaging in MRI
8
8
68
MR Neuroradiological and Musculoskeletal Imaging
8
8
69
8
70
8
71
MRT – MDCT Abdomen
MR syngo.via Imaging Advanced
8
Ultrasound
72
General Imaging
8
74
Cardiovascular
8
75
Classroom Training
8
IT
In-depth
skills
Physicians
MR Tomography
Physicists
Basic
skills
MT(R)A
Clinical Workshop
Fellowship Program
E-Learning
Training Overview
9
Computed Tomography
10
Training Overview
MT(R)A
Multislice CT Scanner
Physicians
Physicists
Basic
skills
In-depth
skills
Course
type
Page
12
8
Clinical Workshop on Coronary CTA Interpretation
IT
8
13
Cardiac CT
8
8
14
Clinical Workshop on Dual Energy
8
8
15
8
8
16
Clinical Workshop on Myocardial CT Perfusion
NEW
Workshop for Physicists
8
17
Optimized TAVI Procedural Planning
8
8
18
3D Imaging with syngo and syngo.via
8
8
19
CT Colonography with syngo and syngo.via
8
8
20
MSCT Angiography with syngo and syngo.via
8
8
21
Cardiac CT with syngo and syngo.via
8
8
22
CT Oncology with syngo and syngo.via
8
8
23
CT syngo.via Imaging Advanced
8
8
24
Training Overview
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Computed Tomography
Multislice CT Scanner
MT(R)A
Organizer:
Imaging Science Institute
University Hospital Erlangen
Ulmenweg 18
91054 Erlangen, Germany
Location:
Siemens Healthcare
Training Center
Allee am Röthelheimpark 3
91052 Erlangen, Germany
Course fee:
6(.
Basic
skills
IT
In-depth
skills
Course
type
This three-day course is suitable for participants
who wish to extend their basic knowledge of
multislice CT. Using the most advanced scanners
available, this course covers theory and practice of
multislice CT scanning, providing participants with
detailed knowledge on multislice CT scanners and
image post-processing. Participants can immediately test their knowledge using the latest multislice
CT systems. This course is offered in cooperation
with the Radiological Institute of the University
Hospital Erlangen.
Audience:
CT users
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Course content:
Overview of safety issues, principles of image acquisition and reconstruction
Technical principles of multislice CT
Intensive training on the user interface
Image quality criteria, effects of scanning
parameters (kV, mA, convolution kernel, etc.)
Artifact formation and prevention
Quality assurance: constancy testing, contrast resolution
Bolus triggering
Introduction to data post-processing, e. g. 2D and 3D: MIP, MPR and volume rendering
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Course size:
4 –10 persons
Physicists
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Basic Course
Dates and language:
Apr 04 – 06, 2016 German
Jun 22 – 24, 2016 German
Sep 26 – 28, 2016 English
Nov 21 – 23, 2016 German
Physicians
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Registration:
To register, please go contact:
[email protected]
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Course ID:
CT8REFRESH
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CREDITS
30 CME
*
*submitted
Computed Tomography
Clinical Workshop on Coronary CTA Interpretation
MT(R)A
Physicians
Physicists
IT
Basic
skills
In-depth
skills
Course
type
8
Workshop
This two-day course provides participants with
hands-on training in the interpretation of cardiac
CTA datasets. Participants have the opportunity
to use workstations with syngo.via’s latest CT
Cardiac Engine and evaluate original images
of coronary CTA in compliance with AHA level II
certification requirements.
Dates and language:
Nov 10 –11, 2016 English
Scientific Director and
content responsible:
Prof. Stephan Achenbach, MD
University Hospital Erlangen
Ulmenweg 18
91054 Erlangen, Germany
Scientific Director and
Content responsible:
Professor Stephan Achenbach, MD
Head of Department of Cardiology
University Hospital Erlangen, Germany
Course size:
5 –12 persons
Course fee:
Prerequisites:
Experience with Cardiac CT
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Courtesy of: University Hospital Erlangen, Radiology,
Audience:
Radiologists
Cardiologists
Erlangen, Germany
Course content:
Two participants work together at a workstation,
with faculty available to provide guidance and
support. Invasive coronary angiography data will
be available for each CT angiography. Scientific
lectures round off the training syllabus.
[email protected]
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Registration:
To register, please contact:
CME
CREDITS*
*submitted
Training Overview
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Computed Tomography
Cardiac CT
Basic Course
Dates and language:
Apr 25 – 26, 2016 German
Oct 27 – 28, 2016 German
This two-day course is suitable for participants
who wish to extend their knowledge of cardiac CT
and related post-processing programs. Theoretical
content is supplemented by practical exercises to
illustrate and deepen learner knowledge.
Organizer:
Imaging Science Institute
University Hospital Erlangen
Ulmenweg 18
91054 Erlangen, Germany
n
Location:
Siemens Healthcare
Training Center
Allee am Röthelheimpark 3
91052 Erlangen, Germany
MT(R)A
Physicians
8
8
Physicists
IT
Basic
skills
In-depth
skills
Course
type
Audience:
Physicians
MTRAs with little or no experience working with cardiac CT systems
n
Course content:
Technical principles of multislice CT and
dual-source CT
Dose modulation options
Gated/triggered cardiac scan protocols
Artifact recognition and prevention
Cardiac-specific data processing
2D and 3D, MIP, MPR and VRT
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n
n
n
Course size:
6 –12 persons
n
n
Registration:
To register, please contact:
[email protected]
Course fee:
6(.
Course ID:
CT8CARDREF
POINTS
19 CREDIT
*
14
Training Overview
*submitted
Computed Tomography
Clinical Workshop on Dual Energy
Workshop
This two-day workshop introduces participants to
the physics principles of Dual Energy and provides a
supervised hands-on study of clinical data sets
using syngo.via workstations, followed by interactive proof-reading and discussions.
MT(R)A
Physicians
8
8
Physicists
IT
Basic
skills
In-depth
skills
Course
type
Date and language:
May 12 –13, 2016 English
Organizer:
Siemens Healthcare
Siemensstraße 1
91301 Forchheim, Germany
Workshop instructor:
Professor Ralf Bauer, MD, Department of Radiology,
University of Frankfurt, Germany
Course size:
5 –12 persons
Audience:
Radiologists
Radiographers with basic knowledge
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Course fee:
n
6(.
Course content:
Physics principles of Dual Energy
Interactive evaluation of data sets showing how to optimize data reconstruction and
clinical results
Clinically useful applications (e. g. syngo.CT DE Virtual Unenhanced, syngo.CT DE Brain Hemor-
rhage or syngo.CT DE Gout) will be demonstrated and discussed
Clinically proven tips and tricks on
patient examination
n
n
n
Registration:
To register, please contact:
[email protected]
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Training Overview
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Computed Tomography
Clinical Workshop on Myocardial CT Perfusion
Workshop
Dates and language:
Jan 28 –29, 2016 English
Organizer:
Siemens Healthcare
Siemensstraße 1
91301 Forchheim, Germany
Course size:
5 –12 persons
MT(R)A
Physicians
8
8
Physicists
IT
Basic
skills
In-depth
skills
Course
type
Dynamic Myocardial CT Perfusion Imaging for the
evaluation of myocardial ischemia is evolving
rapidly and has become an important dimension in
CT in recent years. This 2-day workshop covers
state-of-the-art techniques and provides participants with supervised hands-on training of
clinical data sets using syngo.via workstations.
Workshop instructor:
Francesca Pugliese, MD, PhD
Queen Mary, University of London, UK
Koen Niemann, MD, PhD
Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, NL
Ernst Klotz, Siemens Healthcare
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Course fee:
2,000
24 000EUR
SEK excl. VAT
n
Audience:
Radiologists and Cardiologists
Radiographers with basic knowledge
n
Courtesy of: Erasmus MC, Rotterdam / NL
n
Course content:
Myocardial CT Perfusion in clinical research
and application
Guided hands-on exercises using syngo.via’s
latest perfusion software solution
syngo.CT Myocardial Perfusion
Technical principles of dynamic MPI and
quantitative perfusion modelling
Interactive case review and discussion
Dose management
CT-factory and detector center tour
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Training Overview
Registration:
Registration:
To register, please
please contact:
go to:
[email protected]
http://www.siemens.com/SOMATOMEducate
Or please contact:
[email protected]
NEW
Computed Tomography
Workshop for Physicists
Workshop
MT(R)A
Physicians
Physicists
IT
Basic
skills
In-depth
skills
Course
type
8
Specialists from our physics department will discuss
in depth dose saving possibilities Siemens offers
with the SOMATOM CT systems. Participants will
learn how to perform necessary quality controls and
receive valuable tips.
Dates and language:
Mar 22 – 23, 2016 English
Oct 25 – 26, 2016 English
Audience:
Physicists
Organizer:
Siemens Healthcare
Siemensstraße 1
91301 Forchheim, Germany
n
Course content:
Physics principles of SOMATOM CT systems
Physics principles of Dual Energy
Dose management
State-of-the-art technologies such as CARE kV,
CARE Dose4D, Turbo Flash Scanning and
iterative reconstruction techniques
(e. g. SAFIRE, ADMIRE)
CT-factory and detector center tour
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Course size:
5 –12 persons
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Course fee:
6(.
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Registration:
To register, please FRQWDFW:
academy.se.healthcare#VLHPHQVFRP
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Computed Tomography
Optimized TAVI Procedural Planning
CT and Angiography Clinical Workshop and Hands-on Training
Dates and language:
Mar 08, 2016 English
Scientific Director and
content responsible:
Prof. Stephan Achenbach, MD
Head of Department of
Cardiology
University Hospital Erlangen
Ulmenweg 18
91054 Erlangen, Germany
Course size:
Max. 15 persons per course
Course fee:
On request
MT(R)A
Physicians
8
8
Physicists
IT
Basic
skills
In-depth
skills
Course
type
Professor Stephan Achenbach, MD, and Mohamed
Marwan, MD, both with several years of experience as TAVI operators, have jointly developed this
unique training concept. This one-day workshop
covers state-of-the-art pre-procedural planning tools
including 2D and 3D imaging in the cath lab and at
the CT scanner, as well as dedicated post-processing
for highly effective implantations in a small learning
group.
Prerequisite:
Experience with Cardiac CT
n
Course content:
Lectures & workstation training:
CT for TAVI: Data acquisition and reconstruction
CT for preprocedural planning:
Interpretation and clinical implications
CT for TAVI: Case demonstrations &
hands-on workstation training
Live Demonstrations:
syngo.CT Cardiac Function – Valve Pilot
application
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syngo.CT Cardiac Function – Valve Pilot
Registration:
Please contact [email protected]
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Audience:
Radiologists and Cardiologists
Cardiac Surgeons
Radiographers with basic knowledge
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CME
CREDITS*
18
Training Overview
*submitted
Computed Tomography
3D Imaging with syngo and syngo.via
Workshop
MT(R)A
Physicians
8
8
This one-day workshop not only refreshes basic
MSCT knowledge, but also includes presentation of
the syngo and syngo.via user interface and handson training. The main emphasis lies on the presentation of MSCT image post-processing. The topics of
MSCT technology and dosage, patient preparation,
examination planning and implementation, as well
as evaluation strategies and workflow concepts
are covered. Using state-of-the-art syngo MultiModality workstations and syngo.via server-client
based workplaces, participants can expand their
knowledge and practice what they have learned in
groups of no more than 12 people.
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Audience:
Radiologists
RT/MTRAs
n
n
IT
Basic
skills
In-depth
skills
Course
type
Dates and language:
Please contact:
academy.se.healthcare@
siemens.com
Organizer:
Department of Biomedical
Imaging,
Image-Guided Therapy and
Nuclear Medicine
Währinger Gürtel 18-20
1090 Vienna, Austria
Course size:
5 –12 persons
Note: This workshop can be combined with
the MSCT Angiography, the Cardiac CT or the CT
Oncology Workshop (see following pages).
Prerequisites:
Familiarity with Multislice Spiral CT and
previous experience with operating the
syngo and syngo.via user interface
Physicists
Course content:
Presentation of MSCT image post-processing, MSCT technology and dosage
syngo 3D and user interface functionality
Presentation of syngo Viewing and Inspace
Taskcards and syngo.via MM Workflows for
image processing as part of data analysis and documentation
Hands-on training
Course fee:
6(.
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Registration:
To register, please contact:
CREDITS
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DFDGHP\VHKHDOWKFDUH#VLHPHQVFRP
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*submitted
Training Overview
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Computed Tomography
CT Colonography with syngo and syngo.via
Workshop
Dates and language:
Please contact:
academy.se.healthcare@
siemens.com
Organizer:
Department of Biomedical
Imaging,
Image-Guided Therapy and
Nuclear Medicine
Währinger Gürtel 18-20
1090 Vienna, Austria
Course size:
5 –12 persons
MT(R)A
Physicians
8
8
Physicists
IT
Basic
skills
In-depth
skills
Course
type
This two-day workshop includes scientific lectures,
colon user interface presentations with main focus
on interpretation and reporting of colon cases.
Using state-of-the-art syngo MultiModality workstations and syngo.via server-client based workplaces, participants can expand their knowledge
and practice what they have learned in groups of
no more than 12 people.
Prerequisites:
Familiarity with Multislice Spiral CT and previous
experience with operating the syngo and
syngo.via user interface
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Audience:
Radiologists
RT/MTRAs
n
n
Course fee:
6(.
Course content:
syngo and syngo.via user interface functionality
Clinical presentation: polypoid lesions,
malignomas, inflammatory bowel diseases,
postoperative findings and extra colonic findings
Presentation of syngo Taskcards and syngo.via workflows: workflow concepts, evaluation strate-
gies, data analysis, contents of findings, etc.
Hands-on training
n
Registration:
To register, please contact:
[email protected]
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CREDITS
13 DFP
*
20
Training Overview
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Computed Tomography
MSCT Angiography with syngo and syngo.via
Workshop
MT(R)A
Physicians
8
8
This one-day MSCT angiography workshop covers
the topics of patient preparation, examination
planning and implementation. Participants are
additionally introduced to user interface functionality, evaluation strategies, data analysis, contents
of findings, and workflow concepts. Using stateof-the-art syngo MultiModality workstations and
syngo.via server-client based workplaces, participants can expand their knowledge and practice
what they have learned in groups of no more than
12 people.
n
IT
Basic
skills
In-depth
skills
Course
type
Dates and language:
Please contact:
academy.se.healthcare@
siemens.com
Organizer:
Department of Biomedical
Imaging,
Image-Guided Therapy and
Nuclear Medicine
Währinger Gürtel 18-20
1090 Vienna, Austria
Note: This workshop can be combined with the
3D Imaging with syngo and syngo.via, Clinical
Workshop (see p. 19).
Prerequisites:
Familiarity with Multislice Spiral CT and previous
experience with operating the syngo and syngo.via user interface and image postprocessing
Physicists
Course size:
5 –12 persons
Course content:
Application of contrast media
Examination strategies
Data management
Assessing CPR, MIP, and VRT
Indication for CTA
Clinical significance
Hands-on training
Course fee:
6(.
n
n
n
n
Audience:
Radiologists
RT/MTRAs
n
n
n
n
n
Registration:
To register, please contact:
[email protected]
CREDITS
7 DFP
*
*submitted
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Computed Tomography
Cardiac CT with syngo and syngo.via
Workshop
Dates and language:
Please contact:
academy.se.healthcare@
siemens.com
Organizer:
Department of Biomedical
Imaging,
Image-Guided Therapy and
Nuclear Medicine
Währinger Gürtel 18-20
1090 Vienna, Austria
Course size:
5 –12 persons
Course fee:
66(.
MT(R)A
Physicians
8
8
Physicists
IT
Basic
skills
In-depth
skills
Course
type
This one-day intensive course on cardiac CT
and CTA includes scientific lectures, syngo and
syngo.via user interface presentations and handson training. Using state-of-the-art syngo MultiModality workstations and syngo.via server-client
based workplaces, participants can expand their
knowledge and practice what they have learned in
groups of no more than 12 people.
Prerequisites:
Experience with Multislice Spiral CT and
some experience with operating the syngo and syngo.via user interface are required
(see 3D Imaging with syngo and syngo.via,
Clinical Workshop, p. 19)
n
Audience:
Radiologists
RT/MTRAs
n
n
Registration:
To register, please contact:
[email protected]
Course content:
Underlying technology
Patient preparation
Examination strategies
Image post-processing on real case studies
Anatomical fundamentals
Step-by-step image analysis
syngo Calcium Scoring
Coronary vessels
Clinical indications
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
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Training Overview
CREDITS
7 DFP
*
*submitted
Computed Tomography
CT Oncology with syngo and syngo.via
Workshop
MT(R)A
Physicians
8
8
This two-day clinical user training course introduces
participants to working with the syngo CT Oncology
and LungCARE applications and syngo.via MM Oncology workflows for objective tumor measurement
in oncology staging and follow-up. After a general
introduction on what is required of radiology in
daily oncological routine, special emphasis will be
placed on RECIST and volumetric analysis and the
clinical background of quantitative abdominal and
pulmonary imaging in oncology. Using state-of-theart syngo MultiModality workstations and syngo.
via server-client based workplaces, participants can
expand their knowledge and practice what they
have learned in groups of no more than 12 people.
Prerequisites:
Experience with Multislice Spiral CT and oper-
ating the syngo and syngo.via user interface
See 3D Imaging with syngo and syngo.via,
Clinical Workshop, p. 19
Physicists
IT
Basic
skills
In-depth
skills
Course
type
Dates and language:
Please contact:
academy.se.healthcare@
siemens.com
Organizer:
Department of Biomedical
Imaging,
Image-Guided Therapy and
Nuclear Medicine
Währinger Gürtel 18-20
1090 Vienna, Austria
Course size:
5 –12 persons
n
n
Audience:
Radiologists
Internists, surgeons
RT/MTRAs with advanced knowledge of
CT-Oncology
n
n
n
Course content:
syngo and syngo.via user interface functionality
n
Patient preparation, examination planning and
implementation
Clinical presentations of tumor biology of meta-
stasis, Tu-staging, Recist criteria, metastasis
Presentation of syngo Taskcards and syngo.via workflows: workflow concepts, evaluation strate-
gies, data analysis, contents of findings, etc.
Hands-on training
n
Course fee:
8 400 SEK
n
n
n
Registration:
To register, please contact:
[email protected]
CREDITS
12 DFP
*
*submitted
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Computed Tomography
CT syngo.via Imaging Advanced
Workshop
Dates and language:
Please FRQWDFW:
DFDGHP\VHKHDOWKFDUH#
VLHPHQVFRP
Organizer:
Department of Biomedical
Imaging,
Image-Guided Therapy and
Nuclear Medicine
Währinger Gürtel 18-20
1090 Vienna, Austria
MT(R)A
Physicians
8
8
Physicists
IT
Basic
skills
In-depth
skills
Course
type
This one-day syngo.via Imaging Workshop in
Com-putertomography will provide syngo.via user
with advanced CT workflow knowledge, evaluation
and documentation principles in theoretical and
practical training sessions on server – client based
demo consoles. Additionally, there will an update to
recent software version changes to get acquainted
with news on basic configuration options, different
roles and the user interface. The main topic of the
course is to assure knowledge of advanced visualization in CT Imaging throughout all CT-Engines.
Prerequisites:
Basic IT and DICOM skills, clinical workflow and basic 2D/3D imaging skills are mandatory
(see separate self-test in course details)
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Course size:
5 –12 persons
Course fee:
66(.
Course content:
Update software “state of the art”
CT Vascular
CT Cardiac
MM Oncology
CT Bone reading
CT Colon
CT Pulmo 3D
CT Neuroperfusion
CT Neuro DSA
CT Dual Energy
n
n
Audience:
syngo.via user
(radiologists, RT/MTRAs, physicians)
n
n
n
n
n
Registration:
To register, please contact:
[email protected]
n
n
n
n
CREDITS
9 DFP
*
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Training Overview
*submitted
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Interventional Cardiology
26
Training Overview
MT(R)A
Physicians
Artis Image Quality
Physicists
8
IT
Basic
skills
In-depth
skills
Course
type
Page
28
Interventional Cardiology, Sensis and Artis zee floor
8
8
29
Introductory Course in Interventional Cardiology
8
8
30
Training Overview
27
Interventional Cardiology
Artis Image Quality
MT(R)A
DFDGHP\VHKHDOWKFDUH#
VLHPHQVFRP
Organizer:
Siemens Healthcare
Training Center
Allee am Röthelheimpark 3
91052 Erlangen, Germany
Physicists
IT
Basic
skills
In-depth
skills
8
Image Quality Training for Physicists
Dates and language:
Please FRQWDFW:
Physicians
AX Image Quality specialists will discuss in depth
the influence to image quality and radiation dose
by components and settings in Artis angiography
systems.
Audience:
Clinical physicists working with Artis systems
n
Course content:
System components and system handling
Fluoro and acquisition protocols
Image quality essentials
Detector and X-Ray tube essentials
Image signal processing
Dose and dose saving
IQAP
AX factory tour
n
n
n
Course size:
6 –10 persons
n
n
n
Course fee:
6(.
n
n
Registration:
To register, please FRQWDFW:
Course ID:
AX8ARTISIQ
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DFDGHP\VHKHDOWKFDUH#VLHPHQVFRP
Course
type
Interventional Cardiology
Interventional Cardiology
AXIOM Artis dBC with AXIOM Sensis & Artis zee floor
MT(R)A
Physicians
8
8
The Leopoldina Hospital Schweinfurt, which uses
an AXIOM Artis dBC with AXIOM Sensis XP & Artis
zee floor, offers their patients state-of-the-art
diagnostic and therapeutic cardiac treatment. It is
an academic teaching hospital associated with the
University of Wuerzburg. The city of Schweinfurt
is located close to Erlangen / Forchheim and can be
reached by car or train in less than 1 hour.
Participants learn how the AXIOM Artis dBC with
AXIOM Sensis XP is used in interventional cardiology. Since both a single-plane Artis zee floor and
a biplane system are available, there is a unique
opportunity to explore clinical use and learn the
differences between a single-plane vs. a biplane
system configuration.
Audience:
Cardiologists
Radiographers and technicians
IT
Basic
skills
In-depth
skills
Course
type
Dates and language:
On request,
German or English
Organizer:
Leopoldina Hospital
Medizinische Klinik I
Gustav-Adolf-Straße 8
97422 Schweinfurt
Germany
Course size:
3 persons maximum
Course fee:
On request
n
n
n
n
n
Course content:
Diagnostic left and right heart catheter
examinations
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)
with stent implantation
Percutaneous septal ablations for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM)
Percutaneous umbrella closure of ASD and PFO
Mitral valvuloplasty
Physicists
n
Peripheral angiography
Angioplasty of peripheral vessels
Stenting of carotid stenosis
PTA for renal arterial stenosis
n
n
Registration:
Please contact [email protected]
n
n
n
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Interventional Cardiology
Introductory Course in Interventional Cardiology
Hands-on Training Vascular Models and Virtual-Reality Simulators
Dates and language:
Please contact:
academy.se.healthcare@
siemens.com
Organizer:
Cardiac Department
National University Heart
Centre, Singapore
1E Kent Ridge Road
NUHS Tower Block, Level 9
Singapore 119228
Course size:
Small group size to enhance
learning success
Course fee:
On request
During the interactive course, you will learn about
coronary angioplasty, the angiographic projections
of the stenosis, the right selection of catheters,
even tips and tricks of wire techniques and catheter
intervention. Exercises are conducted using a CATHI
computer-based simulation system and the newly
developed pulsatile coronary model, CoroSim, in
conjunction with a fully functional Siemens biplane
flat detector angiography system. A newly upgraded
scenario based virtual simulation system developed
by Terumo enables participants to refresh and experience situational procedural sequences. A silicon
vessel model using real interventional devices will
enhance reflection of knowledge transforming
into acquired skills. In addition to the hands-on
experiences, lectures are presented on topics such
as radiation protection, complications and quality
management.
Course content:
Seminar:
Optimized angiographic settings at intracar-
diac catheter examination and intervention
Basic Principles of radiation dose reduction
Quality management in the cath lab
Case studies: Complication management
in the cath lab
Hands-on Training:
Coronary intervention exercises using CATHI computer based simulation system
n
n
MT(R)A
Physicians
8
8
Physicists
IT
Basic
skills
In-depth
skills
Course
type
Coronary intervention training using a
pulsatile heart simulator with a Siemens angiocardiography system
Training with 3-dimensional coronary
quantification tool
Trans-radial access
n
n
n
n
n
n
Audience:
Physicians with little or no experience in
interventional cardiology
n
n
n
30
Training Overview
*S iemens Pte Ltd is not responsible for the content of external websites.
Registration:
Please contact [email protected]
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Interventional Radiology
32
Training Overview
MT(R)A
Physicians
Artis Image Quality
Physicists
8
IT
Basic
skills
In-depth
skills
Course
type
Page
34
Interventional Radiology
8
8
35
Neuroradiology, Artis zee biplane with syngo DynaCT
8
8
36
Interventional Oncology, Artis zeego
8
8
37
Innovations in Interventional Oncology
8
8
38
Institute for Radiology and Interventional Therapy, Artis zee ceiling
8
8
39
Interventional Neuroradiology, Artis zee biplane
8
8
40
Interventional Radiology, AXIOM Artis zee biplan
8
8
41
Training Overview
33
Interventional Radiology
Artis Image Quality
MT(R)A
DFDGHP\VHKHDOWKFDUH#
VLHPHQVFRP
Organizer:
Siemens Healthcare
Training Center
Allee am Röthelheimpark 3
91052 Erlangen, Germany
Physicists
IT
Basic
skills
In-depth
skills
8
Image Quality Training for Physicists
Dates and language:
Please FRQWDFW:
Physicians
AX Image Quality specialists will discuss in depth
the influence to image quality and radiation dose
by components and settings in Artis angiography
systems.
Audience:
Clinical physicists working with Artis systems
n
Course content:
System components and system handling
Fluoro and acquisition protocols
Image quality essentials
Detector and X-Ray tube essentials
Image signal processing
Dose and dose saving
IQAP
AX factory tour
n
n
n
Course size:
6 –10 persons
n
n
n
Course fee:
6(.
n
n
Registration:
To register, please FRQWDFW:
Course ID:
AX8ARTISIQ
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DFDGHP\VHKHDOWKFDUH#VLHPHQVFRP
Course
type
Interventional Radiology
Interventional Radiology
Simulator Training
MT(R)A
Physicians
8
8
In addition to intensive small-group training on
the treatment of stenosis of the liver, pelvic and
femoral arteries, this two-day workshop also
focuses on the fundamentals of modern radiology.
Under the guidance of experienced interventional
radiologists and through the use of practical case
studies, participants are trained how to safely
handle interventions at varying levels of difficulty
on modern, realistic simulators.
Physicists
IT
Basic
skills
In-depth
skills
Course
type
Dates and language:
Please FRQWDFW:
DFDGHP\VHKHDOWKFDUH#
VLHPHQVFRP
Organizer:
Imaging Science Institute
University Hospital Erlangen
Ulmenweg 18
91054 Erlangen, Germany
Audience:
Radiologists
Neuroradiologists
MTRAs
n
Course size:
6 – 12 persons
n
n
Course content:
Endovascular therapy of renal artery stenosis
Treatment of stenosis and occlusions in pelvis and a. femoris superficialis (AFS)
Simulator training
Case discussions
Course fee:
6(.
n
n
n
Registration:
To register, please contact:
[email protected]
Course ID:
AX8ANGKAT
n
CREDITS
15 CME
*
*submitted
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Interventional Radiology
Neuroradiology
Artis zee biplane with syngo DynaCT
Dates and language:
On request,
German or English
Organizer:
University Hospital Erlangen
Department of
Neuroradiology
Schwabachanlage 6
91054 Erlangen, Germany
Course size:
Max. 3 persons
Course fee:
On request
8
8
Physicists
IT
Basic
skills
In-depth
skills
Course
type
Prerequisites:
Advanced skills in angiography
n
Audience:
Radiologists
Neuroradiologists
Radiographers
n
n
Typical examinations:
Diagnostic angiography, including temporal
bone imaging (e. g. cochlear implants)
Treatment of stroke, aneurysms, AVM/AVF,
spine, hemorrhages, etc. with latest technology and devices
Follow-up angiography with intra-venous DynaCT
Carotid artery stenting (rotational angiography and DynaCT)
Usage of DynaPBV Neuro
n
n
n
n
n
Training Overview
Physicians
Comprising 11 departments, 6 institutes, 1,400
beds and 6,000 staff members, the University
Hospital Erlangen is driving advancement in several
modern medical fields. The Department of Neuroradiology specializes in diagnostic examinations
and minimally invasive therapies.
Participants are introduced to Neuro interventions
using an Artis zee biplane or Artis zeego system
with syngo DynaCT. The course also covers various
therapeutic neuroradiological procedures.
n
36
MT(R)A
Registration:
Please contact [email protected]
Interventional Radiology
Interventional Oncology
Artis zeego
MT(R)A
Physicians
8
8
The University Hospital Munich is one of Europe´s
largest and most progressive public healthcare facilities with over 2,300 beds and numerous specialty
institutes and departments. Dilatation and stenting
procedures using catheter balloons and stents as
well as the treatment of liver and lung tumors form
the primary focus of its Institute for clinical radiology in the area of interventional radiology.
Participants are exposed to various interventional
radiology techniques using an Artis zeego system
with syngo DynaCT.
Basic
skills
In-depth
skills
Course
type
Organizer:
University Hospital Munich
Klinikum Großhadern
Department of Angiography
and Interventional Radiology
Marchioninistraße 15
81377 Munich, Germany
Course size:
Max. 3 persons
n
n
n
IT
Dates and language:
On request,
German or English
Prerequisites:
Basic knowledge of angiography
Audience:
Radiologists and Physicists
Radiographers
Physicists
Registration:
Please contact [email protected]
Course fee:
On request
Typical examinations:
Port implantation and explantation
Chemoemoblizations
Peripheral angiography
Selective Internal Radiation Therapy (SIRT)
Transjugulary Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPSS)
n
n
n
n
n
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37
Interventional Radiology
Innovations in Interventional Oncology
Clinical Workshop and Hands-on Training
Dates and language:
1 – 2 workshops per year,
English
Scientific Director and
content responsible:
PD Dr. med. Tobias Jakobs
Department of Diagnostic
and Interventional Radiology
Barmherzige Brüder Hospital
Munich, Germany
Course size:
Max. 15 persons
Course fee:
On request
Course content:
Lectures:
Positioning IO in the set of oncologic
treatments
Limits of surgical treatment in mCRC and HCC
Management of mCRC: RFA / MWA / TACE / SIRT
Management of HCC: RFA / MWA / TACE / SIRT
Particles and beads in embolization procedures
Contrast-enhanced syngo DynaCT for
planning, complication avoidance and
outcome prediction
TACE / SIRT procedure planning with syngo Embolization Guidance
syngo DynaCT guided punctures
Interactive case discussions
Hands-on training on imaging functions:
syngo DynaCT postprocessing
n
n
Training Overview
Physicians
8
8
This two-day workshop covers state-of-the-art
tumor treatment techniques, including 2D and 3D
imaging within the angio suite and dedicated post
processing, as well as innovative embolic materials
such as drug eluting beads and radiation microspheres for highly effective embolizations.
Experienced speakers will share their expertise and
provide you with valuable tips and tricks during this
clinical training. By combining lectures, practical
exercise, expert round table discussions & a live
case, this training is the best way to broaden your
knowledge.
Physicists
IT
Cooperation
with
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
Course
type
Workshop and Hands-on Training
n
In-depth
skills
Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology,
Hospital Barmherzige Brüder Munich | Germany
n
Basic
skills
Innovations in Interventional Oncology
n
38
MT(R)A
Answers for life.
syngo Embolization Guidance
syngo Fusion
Hands-on model training on devices and particles:
Beads, coils, embolization materials
n
n
n
Audience:
Interventional radiologists
Radiologists
MT(R)As
n
n
n
Registration:
Please contact [email protected]
Interventional Radiology
Institute for Radiology and Interventional Therapy
Artis zee ceiling
MT(R)A
Physicians
8
8
The Vivantes Hospital in Berlin Neukölln is a very
modern facility with some 1,050 beds, 20 medical
specialty departments, 398 doctors and 875 nurses.
The institution is equipped with an Artis zee ceilingmounted system. Participants learn how the system
can be used to perform interventional radiology
covering abdominal and peripheral interventions,
chemoembolizations and certain hybrid procedures.
n
Course content:
Interventional radiology, abdominal & peripheral procedures
Mechanical vascular recanalization intra-arterial lysis therapy
Aspirational thrombectomy
Interventional therapy for abdominal aortic
aneurysms
Radiofrequency ablation for liver and
kidney tumors
Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPPS)
Chemoembolization of liver tumors
Embolizations of hemorrhages and tumors
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
IT
Basic
skills
In-depth
skills
Course
type
Dates and language:
On request,
German or English
Organizer:
Vivantes Klinikum BerlinNeukölln
Institute of Radiology and
Interventional Therapy
Rudower Straße 48
12351 Berlin, Germany
Audience:
Radiologists
Radiographers and technicians
n
Physicists
Course size:
1– 3 persons
Registration:
Please contact [email protected]
Course fee:
On request
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Interventional Radiology
Interventional Neuroradiology
Artis zee biplane
Dates and language:
On request,
German or English
Organizer:
Vivantes Klinikum
Berlin-Neukölln
Institute of Clinical
and Interventional
Neuroradiology
Rudower Straße 48
12351 Berlin, Germany
MT(R)A
Physicians
8
8
Physicists
IT
Basic
skills
In-depth
skills
Course
type
The Vivantes Hospital in Berlin Neukölln is a modern
1,051-bed institution with 20 speciality departments, 398 doctors and 875 nurses. The Institute
for Clinical and Interventional Neuroradiology
covers the complete spectrum of diagnostic and
interventional procedures. It also offers its services
via a teleneuroradiology network.The participants
are familiarized with various neuroradiological
techniques and procedures using the facility´s Artis
zee biplane system.
Audience:
Radiologists
Neuroradiologists
Radiographers
n
n
Course size:
1– 3 persons
Course fee:
On request
n
Course content:
Interventional neuroradiology procedures
Embolizations with different materials to treat cerebral aneurysms, cerebro-spinal vascular
malformations and arteriovenous tumors of the CNS, spine and head/neck regions
Revascularization in acute stroke therapy
Stenting of carotid and intracranial stenosis
n
n
n
n
40
Training Overview
Registration:
Please contact [email protected]
Interventional Radiology
Interventional Radiology
AXIOM Artis zee biplane
MT(R)A
Physicians
8
8
The Central Institute for Imaging Diagnostics at
the City Hospital of Karlsruhe covers the complete
radiological spectrum from diagnostics to interventional radiology, including pediatrics and neuroradiology. In the area of interventional radiology,
the institution specializes in vessel dilatation and
interventional techniques using balloon catheters
and stents as well as the treatment of liver and lung
tumors.
Participants are provided with key insights in the
use of the Artis zee biplane system to support interventional radiology procedures.
Physicists
IT
Basic
skills
In-depth
skills
Course
type
Dates and language:
On request,
German or English
Organizer:
Städtisches Klinikum
Karlsruhe GmbH
Zentralinstitut für
Bildgebende Diagnostik
Moltkestraße 90
76133 Karlsruhe, Germany
Course size:
1– 3 persons
Audience:
Radiologists
Radiographers
n
n
Course content:
Peripheral angiography
Carotid artery stenting
Port implantation and explantation
Chemoembolization
Selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT)
Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPSS)
n
Registration:
Please contact [email protected]
Course fee:
On request
n
n
n
n
n
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IT Solutions
42
Training Overview
MT(R)A
Physicians
syngo.via, IT Administrator Training
syngo.via Imaging Basic
8
8
8
8
Physicists
IT
Basic
skills
In-depth
skills
Course
type
Page
8
44
8
45
syngo.plaza, Training for Application Specialists /Clinical Admin.
NEW
syngo.plaza, Training for IT Administrators
NEW
8
47
syngo Imaging, Technical Training for IT Administrators
NEW
8
48
46
Training Overview
43
IT Solutions
syngo.via
MT(R)A
DFDGHP\VHKHDOWKFDUH#
VLHPHQVFRP
Organizer:
Siemens Healthcare
Training Center
Allee am Röthelheimpark 3
91052 Erlangen, Germany
Course size:
4 –12 persons
Course fee:
Physicists
IT
Basic
skills
In-depth
skills
8
IT Administrator Training
Dates and language:
Please FRQWDFW:
Physicians
syngo.via* is a software product for high-quality
visualization of 2D/3D/4D datasets which have
been acquired using various modalities. The close
integration between syngo.via and the imaging modalities makes the review of datasets a part of your
clinical routine. The server/client-based product
allows datasets to be accessed for various modalities and provides users with modality- and
disease-related viewing workflows. After attending
this course, participants will be familiar with the
workflow and implementation concept of syngo.via.
Practical exercises such as the use of the Service
User Interface and completing administrative tasks
round off the course syllabus. In addition, basic first
level support questions are covered.
Duration of training: 2 days
6(.
Course ID:
SY8VIAITAD
For preparation, the e-Learning course “syngo.
via IT Administrator Training“ which is included
in the course price is recommended.
This course covers IT basics and gives learners a
general introduction to clinical workflows.
Course content:
System overview and software topology
IHE, infrastructure and function view
Installing the client software
System and workflow configuration
Introduction of the Service User Interface
Introduction of troubleshooting tools
n
n
n
n
n
Audience:
IT Administrators or employees who are respon-
sible for local user management, regular main tenance tasks and first level service support
n
n
Registration:
To register, please FRQWDFW:
DFDGHP\VHKHDOWKFDUH#VLHPHQVFRP
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Training Overview
*s yngo.via can be used as a standalone device or together with a variety of syngo.via-based software options,
which are medical devices in their own right.
Course
type
IT Solutions
syngo.via Imaging Basic
Workshop
MT(R)A
Physicians
8
8
This one-day syngo.via* Imaging Basic workshop
will provide basic server-client knowledge with the
objective to train you as a clinical administrator
or key user who intends to provide theoretical
and practical training to other colleagues across
all modalities. There will be several client-server
based demo consoles to get acquainted with basic
configuration options, different roles and the new
user interface. Workflow assignment and the basic
workflow with its new application in 2D/3D imaging will also be covered. As a key user or clinical
administrator, you will be able to create your own
and your colleagues’ dedicated workflow and gain
a cross modality overview of syngo.via.
Prerequisites:
Basic IT and DICOM skills, clinical workflow and basic 2D/3D imaging skills
Physicists
IT
Basic
skills
In-depth
skills
Course
type
8
Dates and language:
Please contact:
academy.se.healthcare@
siemens.com
Organizer:
Department of Biomedical
Imaging,
Image-Guided Therapy and
Nuclear Medicine
Währinger Gürtel 18-20
1090 Vienna, Austria
Course size:
5 –12 persons
n
Course fee:
Course content:
syngo.via concept – implementation and
workflow management
RIS-PACS integration models
Hardware
Image call up, advanced search, roles
Basic workflow and workflow assignment
UI and basic 2D/3D imaging on basic workflows
66(.
n
Audience:
Key users (RT / MTRAs, physicians)
Clinical administrators (RT / MTRAs, physicians, medical technicians)
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
Registration:
To register, please contact:
[email protected]
CREDITS
8 DFP
**
*s yngo.via can be used as a standalone device or together with a variety of syngo.via-based software options,
which are medical devices in their own right.
**submitted
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45
IT Solutions
syngo. plaza
Training for Application Specialists and Clinical Administrators (VB 20)
Dates and language:
Mar02 – 04, 2016 English
Jun 22 – 24, 2016 English
Further
dates,please
pleasecontact:
see:
Further dates,
www.siemens.com/
academy.se.healthcare@
healthcare-training-center
siemens.com
Organizer:
Siemens Healthcare
Training Center
Allee am Röthelheimpark 3
91052 Erlangen, Germany
Course size:
8 persons maximum
MT(R)A
Physicians
8
8
Physicists
IT
Basic
skills
In-depth
skills
The objective of this three-day course is to give the
participants the necessary theoretical knowledge
and practical skills to routinely work with syngo.
plaza VB 20.
In addition the participant will get familiarized with
the syngo.plaza settings and configurations for
application.
Prerequisites:
Good basic knowledge in anatomy,
cross sectional imaging and DICOM
Basic understanding of clinical workflows and basic IT
n
n
Audience:
Application specialists
syngo.plaza key users (radiologists, MTRAs and clinical administrators)
n
Course fee:
1,260
15 100EUR
SEK
This course is tax-exempt according
to § 4 No.21 UStG (German VAT-law)
Course ID:
SY8PLAZAPP
46
Training Overview
n
Course content:
Demonstration and exercises on:
Patient Browser application: Filter Bar, Tool Bar, Manual Worklist
Viewer application: 2D image processing, Display Protocol incl. individual layouts
Filming application
3D Basic application vs. 3D+ application
n
n
n
n
n
Registration:
Registration:
To register, please
please contact:
go to:
[email protected]
www.siemens.com/healthcare-training-center
Course
type
NEW
IT Solutions
syngo. plaza
MT(R)A
During this four-day course the participant will get
a comprehensive overview of IT administration
required to fully utilize, administrate and maintain a
syngo.plaza system. In addition, the participant will
have a solid understanding on how to provide users
with first level support.
In-depth
skills
Course
type
NEW
Organizer:
Siemens Healthcare
Training Center
Allee am Röthelheimpark 3
91052 Erlangen, Germany
n
Audience:
System administrators
Course size:
8 persons maximum
n
n
Registration:
To register, please contact:
n
[email protected]
n
n
n
n
Basic
skills
academy.se.healthcare@
siemens.com
n
IT
Dates and language:
Mar07 – 10, 2016 English
Jun 27 – 30, 2016 English
Further dates, please contact:
Prerequisites:
Understanding of clinical workflows and basic IT
Knowledge about Microsoft Windows
administration functions
n
Physicists
8
Training for IT Administrators
Course content:
Administration and first-level support:
Backup and user management
Audit management
Central system configuration (DICOM nodes)
Configuration tool (e.g. License handling)
Message handling and first-level
trouble-shooting
Configuration and handling of options
like Mobile+, 3D+, and VNA+
Physicians
Course fee:
6(.
Course ID:
SY8PLAZAIT
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47
IT Solutions
syngo Imaging
MT(R)A
Dates and language:
Feb 22 – 26, 2016 English
Further
Further dates,
dates,please
pleasecontact:
see:
academy.se.healthcare@
www.siemens.com/
siemens.com
healthcare-training-center
Like all PACS systems, the syngo Imaging system
is embedded in the IT infrastructure. This course is
designed for IT administrators and covers administrative tasks for syngo Imaging and enables the
participants to support the users with a first level
technical support.
Duration of course: 5 days.
Organizer:
Siemens Healthcare
Training Center
Allee am Röthelheimpark 3
91052 Erlangen, Germany
n
n
n
n
n
Course fee:
2,200
26
400 EUR
SEK
This course is tax-exempt according
to § 4 No.21 UStG (German VAT-law)
Course ID:
SY8SIADMIT
Training Overview
IT
Basic
skills
In-depth
skills
Course
type
NEW
Prerequisites:
Knowledge of Microsoft Windows Administration
Knowledge of DNS, Active Directory
Experience with backup and archiving software
Operating system knowledge: Windows and Linux
Fundamental PACS knowledge
Audience:
System administrators
n
Course content:
Administration:
Backup management
Recovery concepts
Software distribution
Workplace administration:
User management (user accounts and role administration)
DICOM configuration in syngo Imaging
Audit analysis
Message handling
n
n
48
Physicists
8
Technical Training for IT Administrators
Course size:
10 persons maximum
Physicians
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
First level support, troubleshooting:
System status control (software and hardware testing procedures)
Managing access control for Siemens Remote Service
Integration in clinical IT environment
n
n
n
n
Registration:
Registration:
To
To register,
register, please
please contact:
go to:
[email protected]
www.siemens.com/healthcare-training-center
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49
Mammography
50
Training Overview
Mammography
Digital Breast Tomosynthesis
Intensive Training
MT(R)A
Physicians
(8)
8
Learn from some of our most experienced clinical
experts who will demonstrate how to use Digital
Breast Tomosynthesis (DBT) in your daily routine.
With a combination of in-depth presentations and
comprehensive reading sessions you will learn how
to evaluate 2D mammography and 3D Digital Breast
Tomosynthesis in case based demonstrations.
On the way you will also become familiar with
syngo.Breast Care application and its tomosynthesis reading tools.
In-depth
skills
Course
type
Organizer:
Siemens Healthcare
Henkestraße 127
91052 Erlangen
Germany
Course size:
15 persons
n
Course fee:
Audience:
Breast radiologists
16(.
n
Basic
skills
academy.se.healthcare@
siemens.com
n
Course content:
Technical background of breast tomosynthesis
Instruction: How to read tomosynthesis
Your first tomo reading “Don’t panic, just do it”
Tomosynthesis in the clinical routine
Morphology of lesions in 2D vs. 3D
Clinical questions to be answered with DBT
Test your knowledge: Reading sessions with
mixed cases
IT
Dates and language:
Please contact:
Speakers and hands-on tutors:
Dr. Maria Bernathova, Vienna
Prof. Dr. Chantal Van Ongeval, Leuven
n
Physicists
Registration:
To register, please contact:
[email protected]
Course ID:
XP8MAMMO
n
n
n
n
n
n
CME
CREDITS*
*pending
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51
Molecular Imaging
52
Training Overview
Physicists
IT
Basic
skills
In-depth
skills
Course
type
MT(R)A
Physicians
Page
SPECT Imaging I
8
8
54
SPECT Imaging II
8
8
55
SPECT/CT
8
8
56
Myocardial Perfusion SPECT: 4D-MSPECT
8
8
57
PET Imaging Basics
8
8
58
Biograph PET/CT Systems
8
8
59
Advanced PET/CT Imaging
8
8
60
PET/CT Imaging with syngo and syngo.via
8
8
61
Operating the Radioisotope Delivery System Eclipse
8
8
62
Multimodal Small Animal Imaging
8
8
63
Training Overview
53
Molecular Imaging
SPECT Imaging I
Basic Procedures
Dates and language:
Jan 26 – 28, 2016 English
Apr 26 – 28, 2016 English
Further dates, please contact:
academy.se.healthcare@
siemens.com
Organizer:
Imaging Science Institute
University Hospital Erlangen
Ulmenweg 18
91054 Erlangen, Germany
MT(R)A
Physicians
8
8
Physicists
Basic
skills
IT
In-depth
skills
Course
type
The learning objective for this three-day course is
the solid operational knowledge of MI applications
using the MI Application Workstation. This includes
the introduction of how to acquire, process and
display patient data. Practical implementation and
a deeper operational knowledge are reinforced by
hands-on application routines.
This course is designed for SPECT and SPECT/CT
system users with no or minor experience with the
MI APPS software.
Prerequisites:
PC-basic knowledge
n
Location:
Siemens Healthcare
Training Center
Allee am Röthelheimpark 3
91052 Erlangen, Germany
Course size:
4 – 6 persons
Course fee:
Audience:
MI APPS system user
n
Course content:
Overview MI APPS user interface
Basic principles of the workflow structure
Introduction how to acquire, process and display patient data
Hands-on exercises
n
n
Registration:
To register, please contact:
[email protected]
n
n
16(.
Course ID:
MI8MIAPPS1
POINTS
18 CREDIT
*
54
Training Overview
CREDITS
30 CME
*
*submitted
Molecular Imaging
SPECT Imaging II
MT(R)A
Physicians
8
8
Intensive Course
This four-day course provides participants with
advice and hints for customizing SPECT system
workflows to meet customer requirements. Participants gain extensive knowledge about creating and
fine-tuning workflows and flexible displays. Many
hands-on exercises give learners the opportunity to
design, process and save various types of workflows. Basic image fusion exercises round off the
topics covered in the course.
In-depth
skills
Course
type
Organizer:
Imaging Science Institute
University Hospital Erlangen
Ulmenweg 18
91054 Erlangen, Germany
Location:
Siemens Healthcare
Training Center
Allee am Röthelheimpark 3
91052 Erlangen, Germany
Audience:
SPECT and/or SPECT/CT system user
n
Basic
skills
academy.se.healthcare@
siemens.com
n
n
IT
Dates and language:
Feb 22 – 25, 2016 English
Jul 18 – 21, 2016 English
Further dates, please contact:
Prerequisites:
At least three months working experience
with MI APPS user interface
Course content:
Modification of the MI Application user interface
e.g. creating new workflow categories, filter,
saving workflow templates
Configuration of the activity Data Selector
Series Arithmetic
Image Fusion
Troubleshooting
Intensive hands-on training:
Designing workflows
Creating flexible displays
Physicists
Registration:
To register, please contact:
[email protected]
Course size:
4 – 6 persons
n
n
n
Course fee:
n
6(.
n
n
n
40
CME
CREDITS*
*submitted
Course ID:
MI8MIAPPS2
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55
Molecular Imaging
SPECT/CT
Intensive Course
Dates and language:
Apr 04 – 08, 2016 English
Further dates, please contact:
academy.se.healthcare@
siemens.com
Organizer:
Imaging Science Institute
University Hospital Erlangen
Ulmenweg 18
91054 Erlangen, Germany
Location:
Siemens Healthcare
Training Center
Allee am Röthelheimpark 3
91052 Erlangen, Germany
Course size:
4 – 6 persons
Course fee:
26(.
Course ID:
MI8SYMBIA
MT(R)A
Physicians
8
8
Physicists
IT
Basic
skills
In-depth
skills
Course
type
This five-day training course introduces learners
to the principles of operating SPECT/CT using a
Symbia® system. At the end of the course, participants perform various SPECT/CT examinations using
different energy windows. In addition, course work
includes practical exercises on modifying and
generating acquisition and evaluation workflows.
Prerequisites:
At least three months working experience with
MI APPS user interface
n
Audience:
SPECT/CT system user
n
Course content:
Operating a SPECT/CT system
SPECT/CT safety considerations demonstrated
on a Symbia Intevo system
SPECT/CT acquisition, evaluation and display
Modification of SPECT/CT acquisition and
evaluation workflow
Image fusion
Daily quality assurance
Sensitivity Calibration
xSPECT Acquisition and Processing
SUV Calculation
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
Registration:
To register, please FRQWDFW:
DFDGHP\VHKHDOWKFDUH#VLHPHQVFRP
CREDITS
50 CME
*
56
Training Overview
*submitted
Molecular Imaging
Myocardial Perfusion SPECT: 4D-MSPECT
Corridor-4DM
MT(R)A
Physicians
8
8
Myocardial perfusion SPECT has established itself
as a valuable procedure for primary diagnosis and
for determining the severity of coronary heart
disease. Training is given so that participants are
able to independently complete such routine work
as the quantification of myocardial perfusion and
the evaluation of gated SPECT data.
Physicists
IT
Basic
skills
In-depth
skills
Course
type
Dates and language:
Please contact:
academy.se.healthcare@
siemens.com
Organizer:
Imaging Science Institute
University Hospital Erlangen
Ulmenweg 18
91054 Erlangen, Germany
Workshop instructor:
German: Prof. Dr. Dr. Wolfgang Schäfer,
Head of Department of Nuclear Medicine,
Maria Hilf Clinics Mönchengladbach, Germany
English: Dr. Knollmann
Location:
Siemens Healthcare
Training Center
Allee am Röthelheimpark 3
91052 Erlangen, Germany
Prerequisites:
Experience working in quantitative coronary evaluation
n
Fundamentals of gated SPECT
Evaluation and display of gated SPECT with
4D-MSPECT
Value of highlighted parameters (EDV, ESV, LEVF,
regional wall motion)
Clinical case studies
Hands-on workshops
n
Audience:
Specialist physicians for nuclear medicine and Experienced MTRAs
n
n
Course content:
Fundamentals of myocardial perfusion SPECT
Acquisition and reconstruction protocols
Evaluation and display of myocardial perfusion SPECT with 4D-MSPECT
Clinical case studies/prognostic value of the
diagnostic findings
n
n
Course size:
4 –10 persons
n
n
Course fee:
36(.
n
n
n
n
Registration:
To register, please FRQWDFW:
Course ID:
MI84DMSPEC
DFDGHP\VHKHDOWKFDUH#VLHPHQVFRP
CREDITS
10 CME
*
*submitted
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57
Molecular Imaging
PET Imaging Basics
Principles & Technology
Dates and language:
Feb 08 – 12, 2016 English
Jul 04 – 08, 2016 English
Further dates, please contact:
academy.se.healthcare@
siemens.com
Organizer:
Siemens Healthcare
Training Center
Allee am Röthelheimpark 3
91052 Erlangen, Germany
Course size:
4 – 6 persons
The learning objective of this five-day course is to
introduce participants into Positron Emission Tomography. The class covers the medical, physical and
technological background of PET imaging.
Prerequisites:
Basic knowledge about medical imaging
modalities
n
Audience:
Technologists
Physicians and physicists
n
n
Course content:
Medical background of PET imaging
Basic nuclear physics
Radiation protection
PET technology (data acquisition, reconstruction, quantification, corrections)
FDG imaging basics
n
n
n
Course fee:
26(.
n
n
Course ID:
MI2PETBAS
58
Training Overview
Registration:
To register, please FRQWDFW:
DFDGHP\VHKHDOWKFDUH#VLHPHQVFRP
MT(R)A
Physicians
8
8
Physicists
IT
Basic
skills
In-depth
skills
Course
type
Molecular Imaging
Biograph PET/CT Systems
How to operate a PET/CT System
The objective of this five-day course is to learn how
to operate a Biograph PET/CT system. It enables
participants to carry out routine daily tasks such as
quality assurance and basic image acquisition and
processing. Practical exercises on a Biograph PET/CT
system and image processing workplaces are
included.
Prerequisites:
Basic knowledge about PET imaging
n
Audience:
Technologists
Physicians and physicists
n
MT(R)A
Physicians
8
8
Physicists
IT
Basic
skills
In-depth
skills
Course
type
Dates and language:
Feb 15 –19, 2016 English
Jul 11 –15, 2016 English
Further dates, please FRQWDFW:
academy.se.healthcare@
siemens.com
Organizer:
Siemens Healthcare
Training Center
Allee am Röthelheimpark 3
91052 Erlangen, Germany
n
Course content:
Biograph PET/CT features
• Hardware controls
• Software overview
• Performing basic PET/CT acquisition protocols
• Basic PET/CT processing
• Quality control procedures
Course size:
4 – 6 persons
n
Registration:
To register, please FRQWDFW:
Course fee:
26(.
Course ID:
MI2BIOGRAP
DFDGHP\VHKHDOWKFDUH#VLHPHQVFRP
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59
Molecular Imaging
Advanced PET/CT Imaging
Biograph PET/CT Systems
Dates and language:
Apr 11–14, 2016 English
Further dates, please FRQWDFW:
DFDGHP\VHKHDOWKFDUH#
siemens.com
Organizer:
Siemens Healthcare
Training Center
Allee am Röthelheimpark 3
91052 Erlangen, Germany
Course size:
4 – 6 persons
Course fee:
26(.
8
IT
Basic
skills
In-depth
skills
Prerequisites:
Knowledge about PET imaging and Biograph
PET/CT systems
Audience:
Technologists
Physicians and physicists
n
n
Course content:
PET image quality
PET cardiac imaging basics
PET listmode imaging
Dynamic PET/CT protocols
Cardiac gated PET/CT protocols
Respiratory gated PET/CT protocols
Respiratory gating hardware
n
n
n
n
n
Training Overview
8
Physicists
n
n
60
Physicians
Within this five-day course you will improve your
knowledge about PET image quality. Participants
will learn to use advanced PET/CT listmode protocols which can include cardiac and respiratory
gating as well as dynamic acquisition. In addition
you will get information about basic processing of
such studies including hands-on.
n
Course ID:
MI3BIOADV
MT(R)A
Registration:
To register, please FRQWDFW:
DFDGHP\VHKHDOWKFDUH#VLHPHQVFRP
Course
type
Molecular Imaging
PET/CT Imaging with syngo and syngo.via
Workshop
MT(R)A
Physicians
8
8
This one-day intensive course on the use of PET/CT
in oncology gives special emphasis to areas such as
physical condition, clinical significance, preparation
of tracers, workflow PET/CT and study protocols.
The workshop also covers patient preparation,
examination planning as well as implementation
and user interface functions of the True D software.
Data analysis, finding content and workflow concepts are treated separately. Course participants
can also visit the Biograph 64 at Vienna General
Hospital’s Center for Diagnostic Imaging. Using
state of-the-art syngo MultiModality workstations
and syngo.via server-client based workplaces, participants can expand their knowledge and practice
what they have learned in groups of no more than
12 people.
Prerequisites:
Basic knowledge of MD-CT and Nuclear Medicine (PET)
General familiarity using the syngo user interface and image postprocessing
n
n
Physicists
IT
Basic
skills
In-depth
skills
Course
type
Dates and language:
Please FRQWDFW:
DFDGHP\VHKHDOWKFDUH#
VLHPHQVFRP
Organizer:
Department of Biomedical
Imaging,
Image-Guided Therapy and
Nuclear Medicine
Währinger Gürtel 18-20
1090 Vienna, Austria
Course size:
5 –12 persons
Course content:
Physical prerequisites
Basics of PET/CT Tracer
Study strategies and workflow PET/CT
Clinical benefits of oncology and cardiology
Case studies
Presentation and training of the syngo TrueD Taskcard and MI-workflows on syngo.via
Hands-on trainings in small groups
Course fee:
6(.
n
n
n
n
n
Audience:
Radiologists
Nuclear physicians
RT/MTRAs with advanced knowledge of PET/CT
n
n
n
n
n
Registration:
To register, please contact:
CREDITS
8 DFP
[email protected]
*
*submitted
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Molecular Imaging
Operating the Radioisotope Delivery System Eclipse
Intensive Course
Dates and language:
Please FRQWDFW:
DFDGHP\VHKHDOWKFDUH#
siemens.com
Organizer:
Siemens Molecular Imaging
810 Innovation Drive
Knoxville, TN 37932 USA
Course size:
3 – 6 persons
Course fee:
On request
Course ID:
MI8ECLIPS
8
8
Physicists
IT
Basic
skills
In-depth
skills
Prerequisites:
Students must be trained and badged as Radiation
Workers, and have ES&H training appropriate for the
work. Students should have a basic grasp of pharmacy operations and routine as well as the basic
physics of the atom prior to attending this class.
Audience:
PETNET pharmacy staff who will be operating the Eclipse as part of their duties
Customers who wish to enroll members of their pharmacy staff
n
Course content:
Covering the safe and efficient operation of the Eclipse systems for normal pharmacy operations
(This training does not cover installation of the Eclipse cyclotron, nor does it cover PET tracer chemistry units.)
n
Training Overview
Physicians
This three-day course is designed for operators
of Eclipse RD, HP, and ST cyclotron systems, with
a focus on F-18 production. It covers the safe and
efficient day-to-day operation of the Eclipse system
for normal clinical and production pharmacy use.
The training includes safety instructions applicable
to operations, a simplified theory-of-operation,
and intensive, supervised hands-on experience
with computer simulators and operating the Eclipse
cyclotron.
n
62
MT(R)A
Registration:
To register, please contact:
[email protected]
Course
type
Molecular Imaging
Multimodal Small Animal Imaging
Intensive Course
MT(R)A
Physicians
8
8
This two-and-a-half-day course introduces students
to the use of multimodal imaging techniques
dedicated to small animals including CT / PET / SPECT
as combined with other techniques such as MRI and
Ultrasound. Participants set up and perform data
acquisition from all modalities, and carry out postprocessing as well as data evaluation. Overall, this
intensive course covers the spectrum from animal
handling over hard- and software usage suited for
physicians and technicians.
IT
Basic
skills
In-depth
skills
Course
type
Dates and language:
Please FRQWDFW:
DFDGHP\VHKHDOWKFDUH#
VLHPHQVFRP
Organizer:
Preclinical Imaging Platform
Erlangen (PIPE)
University Medical Center
Erlangen
Palmsanlage 5
91054 Erlangen
Scientific Director:
Prof. Dr. med. Tobias Bäuerle, Radiological Institute,
University Hospital Erlangen
Prerequisites:
General familiarity using imaging devices,
but no particular prior knowledge is needed
Physicists
Course size:
3 – 6 persons
n
Audience:
Physicians, Technicians
n
Course content:
Animal handling and preparation for
multimodal imaging
Monitoring animals during imaging
(vital functions)
Gating algorithms for small animals
Technical background from multiple modalities
Hands-on-training on scanner operation
n
Acquisition of multi-modal in-vivo and
ex-vivo data
Post-processing of data including the use of evaluation software
Course fee:
Registration:
To register, please contact:
Course ID:
MI8MULTANI
n
6(.
n
[email protected]
n
n
n
n
Training Overview
63
MR Tomography
64
Training Overview
Course
type
MRI Intensive Course Part 1 – Neuro and MSK
8
8
66
MRI Intensive Course Part 2 – Body and Angiography
8
8
67
Cardiac Imaging in MRI
8
8
68
MR Neuroradiological and Musculoskeletal Imaging
8
8
69
8
70
8
71
MR syngo.via Imaging Advanced
8
IT
In-depth
skills
Physicians
MRT – MDCT Abdomen
Physicists
Basic
skills
MT(R)A
Page
Training Overview
65
MR Tomography
MRI Intensive Course Part 1
Neuro and MSK
Dates and language:
Feb 22 – 24, 2016 German
Jun 20 – 22, 2016 German
Oct 17 – 19, 2016 German
Organizer:
Imaging Science Institute
University Hospital Erlangen
Ulmenweg 18
91054 Erlangen, Germany
Course size:
6 – 8 persons
Course fee:
16(.
Physicians
8
8
Physicists
Basic
skills
IT
In-depth
skills
Course
type
This three-day MRI intensive course provides participants with the opportunity to expand and increase
their knowledge regarding neurological and musculoskeletal (MSK) MRI imaging techniques. Combining lectures and interactive hands-on practical
sessions using Siemens Tim technology, participants will gain a better understanding of sequence
parameter settings, adaptation and optimization,
and the impact on scan time and image quality for
specific examination protocols used in their daily
routine. With focus on practical exercises and clinical relevance, this course provides participants with
valuable information they will be able to incorporate into their day-to-day routine. This course is one
of two independent course modules. The second
module focuses on abdominal and angiography MR
imaging techniques, p. 67.
Prerequisites:
A basic understanding of MR principles
One year of MRI experience are mandatory
Course content:
Review physical principles of MRI
Safety aspects regarding MR equipment
General sequences and workflows used for
brain imaging
Advanced Neuro imaging: Diffusion, Perfusion, SWI.
Musculoskeletal MRI
Image quality: recognizing and avoiding artifacts n
Course ID:
MR8APINT1
MT(R)A
in Neuro and MSK imaging
Recognizing and classifying common pathologies in Neuro and MSK imaging
Specific adaptations of examination protocols
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Audience:
Physicians and MTRAs who would like to increase their knowledge and expertise of MR imaging
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[email protected]
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POINTS
26 CREDIT
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CREDITS
30 CME
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*submitted
MR Tomography
MRI Intensive Course Part 2
Body and Angiography
MT(R)A
Physicians
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This three-day MRI intensive course provides participants with the opportunity to expand and increase
their knowledge regarding body and angiographic
MRI imaging techniques. Combining lectures and
interactive hands-on practical sessions using Siemens
Tim technology, participants will gain a better understanding of sequence parameter settings, adaptation
and optimization, and the impact on scan time and
image quality for specific examination protocols
used in their daily routine. With focus on practical
exercises and clinical relevance, this course provides
participants with valuable information they will be
able to incorporate into their day-to-day routine. This
course is one of two independent course modules.
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IT
Basic
skills
In-depth
skills
Course
type
Dates and language:
Feb 25 – 27, 2016 German
Jun 23 – 25, 2016 German
Oct 20 – 22, 2016 German
Organizer:
Imaging Science Institute
University Hospital Erlangen
Ulmenweg 18
91054 Erlangen, Germany
Course size:
6 – 8 persons
Course fee:
16(.
Prerequisites:
A basic understanding of MR principles
One year of MRI experience are mandatory
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Course content:
Review physical principles of MRI
Safety aspects regarding MR equipment
MRI sequences and parameters for fast imaging
Parallel imaging techniques
Abdominal imaging and strategies for motion
reduction (breath-hold, respiratory triggering etc.)
Image quality in body imaging: avoiding artifacts
Contrast agents in MRI
MR angiography: non-contrast and contrast enhanced techniques
Recognizing and classifying common pathologies in body imaging
Specific adaptations of examination protocols
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Course ID:
MR8APINT2
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Audience:
Physicians and MTRAs
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[email protected]
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POINTS
26 CREDIT
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CREDITS
30 CME
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*submitted
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MR Tomography
Cardiac Imaging in MRI
Workshop
Dates and language:
Mar 17 – 19, 2016 German
Apr 28 – 30, 2016 German
Sep 22 – 24, 2016 German
Nov 17 – 19, 2016 German
Organizer:
Imaging Science Institute
University Hospital Erlangen
Ulmenweg 18
91054 Erlangen, Germany
Course size:
6 –12 persons
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Physicists
Basic
skills
IT
Audience:
MTRAs with advanced knowledge in MRI
Radiologists
Cardiologists
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Registration:
To register, please contact:
[email protected]
POINTS
23 CREDIT
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Courtesy of: MAGNETOM Aera, Centre Cardio-Thoracique de Monaco
Course content:
Fundamentals of MRI physics
MRI anatomy of the cardiovascular system
Examination techniques and evaluation
strategies for cardiac MRI
Protocol optimization for cardiac MRI
examinations
Functional cardiac imaging
Practical training on different MRI systems using
clinical cases
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skills
Workshop instructor:
PD Dr. Rolf Janka, Radiological Institute
of the University Hospital Erlangen
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MR8ADVCARD
Physicians
In recent years, cardiac MRI has evolved into a key
procedure in diagnostic and functional cardiac
imaging. These imaging procedures are proven and
reliable predictive techniques for diagnosing a wide
range of cardiovascular pathologies. The objective
of this course is to give users more confidence as
they carry out MRI cardiac examinations. Under the
expert direction of the University Hospital Erlangen
and Siemens Healthcare, participants have the
opportunity to perform cardiac measurements on
volunteers and to observe examinations on real
patients in clinical settings.
Course fee:
16(.
MT(R)A
CREDITS
30 CME
*
*submitted
MR Tomography
MR Neuroradiological and Musculoskeletal Imaging
Intensive Course with syngo and syngo.via
MT(R)A
Physicians
8
8
These two one-day intensive courses on MRI scanners in neuroradiological and musculoskeletal diagnosis cover topics such as physical prerequisites,
predictive clinical value and examination protocols
as well as commonly used standard evaluations.
The course is designed for participants who wish
to refresh their existing basic knowledge, extend
their knowledge and enhance their skills through
hands-on instruction. Basic knowledge about MRI
and experience with operating the syngo and
syngo.via user interface and image post-processing
are useful.
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skills
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type
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VLHPHQVFRP
Organizer:
Department of Biomedical
Imaging,
Image-Guided Therapy and
Nuclear Medicine
Währinger Gürtel 18-20
1090 Vienna, Austria
Course size:
5 –12 persons
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Dates and language:
Please FRQWDFW:
Audience:
Radiologists, RT/MTRAs with advanced knowledge
of MRI
Course content:
Overview of high-field safety precautions
Performing an MRI examination: patient prep aration, introduction to the user interface, hands-on training on 3T device
Standard evaluations: spectroscopy, perfusion/
diffusion tensor including hands-on units on the syngo MultiModality Workplace
Physicists
Course fee:
66(. per module
Module 1: Neuroimaging
Protocols for multimodal tumor imaging and disorders of white substance
Module 2: Musculoskeletal imaging
Protocols for examining joints and the spine as well as advanced techniques for biochemical imaging, et al.
Lectures on key topics
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Registration:
To register, please contact:
[email protected]
CREDITS
9 DFP
*
*submitted
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MR Tomography
MRT – MDCT Abdomen
MT(R)A
DFDGHP\VHKHDOWKFDUH#
siemens.com
Organizer:
Department of Biomedical
Imaging,
Image-Guided Therapy and
Nuclear Medicine
Währinger Gürtel 18-20
1090 Vienna, Austria
Course size:
5 –12 persons
Course fee:
6(. SHUPRGXOH
Physicists
IT
Basic
skills
In-depth
skills
Course
type
8
Workshop with syngo and syngo.via
Dates and language:
Please FRQWDFW:
Physicians
The workshop consists of scientific lectures and
syngo user interface presentations, including
hands-on units in three independent modules. The
course is given in state-of-the-art seminar rooms
equipped with syngo MultiModality workstations
and syngo.via server-client based workplaces. Small
groups with no more than ten participants ensure
optimal learning results. Learners who attend this
workshop can focus intensively on new techniques
and actively share their experience without being
distracted by daily work.
Course duration:
Pancreas workshop: 1 day
Liver and Biliary Tract workshop: 1 day
Gastrointestinal Tract workshop: 1 day
Course content:
Choosing CT versus MRI
Examination protocols, contrast media,
image quality
Benefits of advanced sequences (diffusion,
spectroscopy)
Diagnosis of various pancreatic diseases
Correct interpretation of clinical condition based on radiological findings
Presentation and training with syngo Taskcards and syngo.via workflows
Workstation training in small groups
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Audience:
Radiologists and radiologists in training
RT/MTRAs with broad experience in abdominal imaging
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Registration:
To register, please contact:
DFDGHP\VHKHDOWKFDUH#VLHPHQVFRP
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CREDITS
8 DFP
*
70
Training Overview
*submitted
MR Tomography
MR syngo.via Imaging Advanced
Workshop
MT(R)A
Physicians
8
8
This one-day syngo.via Imaging Workshop in Magnetic Resonance Tomography will provide syngo.via
users with advanced MR workflow knowledge,
evaluation and documentation principles in theoretical and practical training sessions on serverclient based demo consoles. Additionally, there will
an update to recent software version changes to
get acquainted with news on basic configuration
options, different roles and the user interface.
The main topic of the course is to assure advanced
visualization knowledge in MR Imaging throughout
all MR-Engines.
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In-depth
skills
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academy.se.healthcare@
siemens.com
Organizer:
Department of Biomedical
Imaging,
Image-Guided Therapy and
Nuclear Medicine
Währinger Gürtel 18 - 20
1090 Vienna, Austria
Course size:
5 –12 persons
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Dates and language:
Please contact:
Prerequisites:
Basic IT and DICOM skills, clinical workflow and basic 2D/3D imaging skills are mandatory
(see separate self-test in course details)
Course content:
“State of the art”
MR Vascular
MR Cardiac
MM Oncology
MR Prostata
MR Breast
MR Neuroperfusion
MR SpektroComposing
MR specific Workflows
Physicists
Course fee:
Audience:
syngo.via user
(radiologists, physicians, RT/MTRAs)
Registration:
To register, please contact:
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8 DFP
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*submitted
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Ultrasound
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Ultrasound Diagnostics Technology
From the generation of simple gray-scale images,
diagnostic ultrasound imaging has developed into a
highly advanced technical procedure. New areas of
use and innovative applications have increased the
importance of sonography in medicine.
In collaboration with specialists across all disciplines, Siemens is developing new systems, modern
technologies and innovative methods in the field of
diagnostics. Founded on a knowledge-based workflow, it is already possible today to remodel clinical
routines through enhanced information density and
by widening the range of applications – all of which
helps achieve considerably improved diagnostic
accuracy.
Our training courses are planned within a narrow
time frame to address the rapid evolution of ultrasound diagnostics technology. At the same time the
course participants are offered the greatest possible
amount of learning content possible.
For further information, please contact
[email protected]
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General Imaging
ACUSON SC2000 Ultrasound System – Advanced System Optimization
Physicians
Sonographer
Technologist
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8
8
8
8
8
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The Use of Doppler in the Abdomen – Ultrasound
Ultrasound of the Appendix
8
Thyroid Ultrasound Imaging
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Elastography and Breast Imaging
8
8
8
Ultrasound Elasticity Imaging of the Breast
8
8
8
Automated Breast Volume Scanning
8
8
8
Strain Imaging Technologies and Automated Breast Volume Scanning
8
8
8
Sonohysterography – Ultrasound
8
8
8
The Fetal Heart – What the OB Sonographer Needs to Know
8
8
Neonatal Head Ultrasound
8
8
Infant Hip and Spine
8
8
8
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound – Upper Limb
8
8
8
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound – Overview
8
8
8
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound – Lower Limb
8
8
8
Introduction to Virtual Touch™ Imaging (VTi)
8
8
8
Virtual Touch™ Quantification (VTq)
8
8
8
Virtual Touch™ IQ (VTIQ)
8
8
8
Training Overview
Basic
skills
In-depth
skills
Course
type
Cardiovascular
Physicians
Sonographer
Technologist
Carotid Doppler Imaging
8
8
8
Intima-Media Thickness – A Window to Your Arterial Health
8
8
8
Deep Vein Thrombosis Imaging
8
8
Transcranial Imaging
8
8
Heart Sounds
8
8
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy and Strain Rate Quantification
8
8
8
Cardiomyopathy
8
8
8
How to Assess Valvular Stenosis Part 1 – Mitral Valve
8
8
8
How to Assess Valvular Stenosis Part 2 – Aortic Valve
8
8
8
Ultrasound and Pediatric Imaging in the Cardiac Cath Lab
8
8
8
Basic
skills
In-depth
skills
Course
type
Training Overview
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