CMR Board Exam Review Course
April 26-27, 2025
Location: Online
Join us for the 2025 CMR Board Exam Review Course. The CMR Certification Examination Preparatory Course organized by SCMR, is intended to align to the objectives for a new physician certification in cardiovascular magnetic resonance
(CMR) launched by the Alliance for Physician Certification & Advancement™ (APCA™).
The Certification Board of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (CBCMR) examination assesses candidates on their knowledge, skills and abilities in preparing patients for CMR studies, selecting appropriate protocols, conducting CMR studies
in a spectrum of scenarios and interpreting the results, and performing post-processing tasks. For more information regarding the examination, please visit here.
Registrants will receive:
- Access to the on-demand CMR Exam Review Course in their online learning portal
- Access to the streamed talks followed by live Q&A from the presenters & moderators (see agenda below)
Ability to submit questions to the speakers live during the Q&A sessions
COURSE DIRECTORS
Dr Ming-Yen Ng, Dr Kevin Steel and Dr Stefan Piechnik.
REGISTRATION FEES
This course is $300 for SCMR members and $350 for nonmembers
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
| 26 April, 2025 | Presentation Start Time (PDT) | Presentation End Time (PDT) |
| Session 1: Basics of MRI | 8:00 AM | 10:50 AM |
| Welcome address | 8:00 AM | 8:10 AM |
| Basic MR Physics | 8:10 AM | 8:25 AM |
| Basic pulse sequences for MR imaging | 8:25 AM | 8:45 AM |
| Principles of fast imaging | 8:45 AM | 9:05 AM |
| MRI Safety | 9:05 AM | 9:25 AM |
| CMR and devices – patient preparation, safety and artifacts | 9:25 AM | 9:50 AM |
| Live Q&A | 9:50 AM | 10:50 AM |
| Break | 10:50 AM | 11:20 AM |
| Session 2: Select and perform protocols | 11:20 AM | 2:20 PM |
| Cine Imaging | 11:20 AM | 11:40 AM |
| LGE imaging | 11:40 AM | 12:00 PM |
| CMR stress perfusion imaging | 12:00 PM | 12:20 PM |
| CMR for flow quantification | 12:20 PM | 12:40 PM |
| Optimizing CMR image quality and trouble-shooting during acquisition | 12:40 PM | 1:00 PM |
| Recognizing and minimizing common CMR artifacts | 1:00 PM | 1:20 PM |
| Live Q&A | 1:20 PM | 2:20 PM |
| Break | 2:20 PM | 2:50 PM |
| Session 3: Ischemic and nonischemic heart disease | 2:50 PM | 5:50 PM |
| CMR for T1 & T2 mapping | 2:50 PM | 3:10 PM |
| CMR for assessing acute coronary syndromes | 3:10 PM | 3:30 PM |
| Acute myocarditis and the Lake Louise Criteria | 3:30 PM | 3:50 PM |
| Pericardial disease | 3:50 PM | 4:10 PM |
| CMR for cardiac involvement in systemic diseases and infections | 4:10 PM | 4:30 PM |
| CMR for assessing cardiac masses and tumors | 4:30 PM | 4:50 PM |
| Live Q&A | 4:50 PM | 5:50 PM |
| Adjourn for the day |
Day 2 – 27 April, 2025
| 27 April, 2025 | Presentation Start Time (PDT) | Presentation End Time (PDT) |
Session 4: Nonischemic heart disease, pericardial disease, | 8:00 AM | 11:00 AM |
| CMR for assessing HCM | 8:00 AM | 8:20 AM |
| CMR for assessing DCM and ARVC | 8:20 AM | 8:40 AM |
| CMR for infiltrative and storage heart disease | 8:40 AM | 9:00 AM |
| CMR for assessing non-compaction cardiomyopathy | 9:00 AM | 9:20 AM |
| CMR for iron overload | 9:20 AM | 9:40 AM |
| CMR for differentiating athlete’s heart from cardiomyopathies | 9:40 AM | 10:00 AM |
| Live Q&A | 10:00 AM | 11:00 AM |
| Break | 11:00 AM | 11:30 AM |
| Session 5: Valvular heart disease and congenital heart disease | 11:30 AM | 2:30 PM |
| CMR for valvular heart disease | 11:30 AM | 11:50 AM |
| Common congenital Heart Disease | 11:50 AM | 12:15 PM |
| Complex congenital Heart Disease | 12:15 PM | 12:45 PM |
| Understanding shunts | 12:45 PM | 1:30 PM |
| Live Q&A | 1:30 PM | 2:30 PM |
| Break | 2:30 PM | 3:00 PM |
| Session 6: Vascular Disease | 3:00 PM | 5:40 PM |
| CMR for assessment of aortic diseases | 3:00 PM | 3:20 PM |
| CMR for assessment of pulmonary arteries and veins | 3:20 PM | 3:40 PM |
| CMR for assessment of coronary arteries | 3:40 PM | 4:00 PM |
| CMR for assessment of peripheral vascular disease | 4:00 PM | 4:20 PM |
| Extracardiac and extravascular findings | 4:20 PM | 4:40 PM |
| Live Q&A | 4:40 PM | 5:40 PM |
| Adjourn |
