06/25/2009 |
| Comment: |
Excellent hands on workstation experience. Articulate and helpfull mentoring from Dr De-France and Dr David Brown. |
06/23/2009 |
| Comment: |
Dr. DeFrance's course was excellent. He was very thorough and provided a breadth of interesting cases. |
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06/23/2009 |
| Comment: |
Hands-on Level 1 with Live Cases:
Great course. Detailed complete evaluation of each case and thorough explanation of scanning parameters. |
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06/22/2009 |
| Comment: |
Excellent course, great case selection, well organized, handout materials are superb back-up to presentations. Dr. DeFrance is an excellent teacher! |
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06/22/2009 |
| Comment: |
Great pace and very practical information who to obtain, process and review CTA cases |
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06/22/2009 |
| Comment: |
Great course. Highly interactive with each student having a workstation. Excellent progression of easy to complex cases. |
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06/21/2009 |
| Comment: |
I attended CVCTA training course in San Francisco over 5 days from June 2-6, 2009. The course was comprehensive, with pre-attendance online didactics and learning to prepare for the hands-on training.
I found the pre-course didactics to be very helpful and did infact prepare one to begin the hands on training immediately without further delay.
Hands on training was educational and challenging with both Dr Tony DeFrance and Dr David Bush participating. The different styles and points of view with interpretation and emphasis was excellent and enhanced the outcome for myself and colleagues present.
Throughout the course a number of live CT examinations were witnessed and then followed up in class. This provided some reality to the course as a work in progress.
Following the course I am now confident with performing Cardiac Ct examinations at my practice and have instituted the necessary proforma in the practice for this to occur. |
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06/21/2009 |
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Technically advanced, very good trainining of buttonology, good mix of cases. |
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06/20/2009 |
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Fantastic course and Dr DeFrance is an expert teacher. Extraordinary!. |
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06/19/2009 |
| Comment: |
I found the course extremely useful. Dr. DeFrance did a great job teaching the course. |
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06/19/2009 |
| Comment: |
excellent course |
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06/19/2009 |
| Comment: |
excellent course |
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04/27/2009 |
| Comment: |
Excellent presentation and planning for a such a short time. |
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04/27/2009 |
| Comment: |
Excellent experience |
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04/26/2009 |
| Comment: |
Attended Dr. DeFrance's Level II 3 day course . |
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04/25/2009 |
| Comment: |
A good experience. I have had a moderate amount of experience with Vitrea so me could have moved faster but I need to learn the cardiac anatomy better, so it's a balance. The progression in difficulty of cases was good |
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04/24/2009 |
| Comment: |
Excellent course |
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04/23/2009 |
| Comment: |
Excellent, structured initiation into CCTA. Presentation and repetition of one approach to comprehensive interpretation was extremely helpful. |
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04/23/2009 |
| Comment: |
Excellant course |
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04/23/2009 |
| Comment: |
I have been to three hands on courses and Dr. DeFrances course was the best. We systematically review each case which I think is the right way to train people to independently read. The set up in San Francisco has been fine tuned for a great student focused experience. I would go back for my updates. |
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04/21/2009 |
| Comment: |
Terrific course with great structure to the process of reading these studies. Good combination of the vitrea software with the clinical envirnment. Live cases were also a good learning tool. Very practical with a lot of take home value. |
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04/20/2009 |
| Comment: |
I would wholeheartedly recommend the course to anyone interested in pursuing Cardiac CT |
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04/13/2009 |
| Comment: |
The course was outstanding and gave me an excellent overview of cardiac CT. Tony DeFrance has an engaging teaching style & he's extremely knowledgeable in the field. The cases we reviewed provided excellent teaching material, and the live cases were instructive as well. I would not hesitate to recommend the class to anyone who is interested in cardiac CT, and San Francisco is a terrific place to take the course. |
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02/28/2009 |
| Comment: |
Excellent instructor and course. |
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02/28/2009 |
| Comment: |
Dr. DeFrance's December 2008 cardiac CTA course in San Francisco was an excellent introduction. |
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02/17/2009 |
| Comment: |
I am so glad that I have the opportunity to take this excellent course. Great didactics , easy to follow and understand. |
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02/17/2009 |
| Comment: |
Very organized, fantastic teacher. |
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02/17/2009 |
| Comment: |
Excellent intro to CTA; very practical. There could have been more hands-on help available fpr one-on-one assistance. |
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02/17/2009 |
| Comment: |
Dr. DeFrance utilizes an unorthodox approach to teach a difficult subject and is simply outstanding doing it! By the third day I felt like I have been doing Cardiac CTA for months!
Dr. DeFrance is very personable, easy-going and possesses tremendous wealth of clinical and practical knowledge. |
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02/16/2009 |
| Comment: |
good course |
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02/16/2009 |
| Comment: |
Level II 3 day course:
great didactics, observed live cases, fantastic workstations. Instructor paced course well and instruvted appropriately. |
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02/16/2009 |
| Comment: |
level I course
very clear explanations
systematic approach
would appreciate more emphasis on bypass cases
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02/16/2009 |
| Comment: |
excellent, would recommend this course to anyone. The basics of reading are covered well in a very systematic approach. |
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02/16/2009 |
| Comment: |
This was a superb course which combined Dr. DeFrance's systematic approach to reading CTAs with plenty of interesting cases to review. |
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02/13/2009 |
| Comment: |
Excellent course! |
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02/12/2009 |
| Comment: |
I was satisfied with the course. |
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02/12/2009 |
| Comment: |
I think every case should have cath correlation, if possible, realizing that cases with mild or moderate disease may not get a cath. |
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02/05/2009 |
| Comment: |
Great course.
The way all CME should be done. |
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02/05/2009 |
| Comment: |
The Hands-on Level I course was excellent. The instructor, Dr. DeFrance, was able to get us oriented to the Vitrea workstation easily, and had a very organized and effective approach to teaching. I had no formal CT training prior to the course, and by the end felt very comfortable with both using the workstation and reviewing CT studies. This course exceeded my expectations overall. |
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02/05/2009 |
| Comment: |
Dr. DeFrence was very approachable and was willing to assist with even stupid, mundane requests. Excellent method of presentation to allow novices to gear up rapidly. |
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01/24/2009 |
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I thought the level 1 course was good but more cases should have been covered. I was unimpressed by the level 2 course where I obtained the hard drive and did the cases via the mentor system. |
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01/12/2009 |
| Comment: |
Tony DeFrance's course was excellent
He is a superb teacher |
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01/07/2009 |
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Both courses (3 day level 1 and 4 day level 2) run by Dr DeFrance were excellent. The quality of the cases, the level of supervision and guidance were outstanding. Dr DeFrance has a great teaching method and the course is delivered in an interesting and stimulating way. I would definitely (and have) recommend both courses to any interested colleagues. |
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01/07/2009 |
| Comment: |
EXCELLENT |
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01/06/2009 |
| Comment: |
excellent well |
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01/05/2009 |
| Comment: |
The course for Level I was well organized and well taught.
Due to bad weather I was unable to stay in San Francisco to complete Level II. The lap top with the ability to finish the course has had several glitches and has caused frustration and delays. The help given by Dr. DeFrance and IT while the course was taught in Houston was very helpful but the laptop continues to be unbearably frustrating. I am sure some of my attempted answers were inappropriately scored by the computer as it kept taking an answer I was not marking. |
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01/04/2009 |
| Comment: |
Very educational. Oriented toward proficiency with the workstation and establishing a routine for image evaluation. Not enough time to do much in the way of didactic teaching about the conditions themselves---a lot of this was assumed perhaps because many of the students are cardiologists who know all about the conditions but little about cross sectional image analysis. This is perhaps the only deficiency from a radiologist viewpoint. |
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01/02/2009 |
| Comment: |
Excellent course, good examples and good teaching methods. Recommend it to anyone. |
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01/01/2009 |
| Comment: |
I attended the Level I course. It is an excellent course. The best That I have attended over many years |
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01/01/2009 |
| Comment: |
Practical systematic approach. Excellent. |
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12/31/2008 |
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This was an excellent, well constructed and well conducted 3 day course. I have no hesitation in recommending it to others. |
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12/30/2008 |
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Dr. DeFrance is an excellent teacher with a great review of reading various cases on the workstation. Spends ample time with every trainee and answers pertinent questions adequately. I would highly recommend this course to others |
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12/30/2008 |
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Dr DeFrance is a gifted teached. I attended one of the best courses ever ! Well organized, good cases from daily practice. Also, Dr DeFrance really learns you how to review the MSCT in a systematic fashion. Highly recommended MSCT course ! |
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12/30/2008 |
| Comment: |
Excellent course. Thorough w/ didactic, hands on, live cases. |
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12/30/2008 |
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Dr Tony De France is an excellent teacher. His experience and expertise is appreciated (and not diminished by the following comment), but his greatest value to a student is his skill in teaching. |
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12/29/2008 |
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Level 1 hands on course with live cases is excellent introduction to ctca training |
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12/29/2008 |
| Comment: |
Dr De France is an outstanding teacher. The course provides an excellent variety of cases, at an appropriate and flexible pace.
The computers and software work extremely well. |
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12/29/2008 |
| Comment: |
Good basic course with an approachable tutor! Would be happy to recommend to other people. |
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12/29/2008 |
| Comment: |
Excellent training course--Level I and II
Good combination of technical training and clinical perspective of the cases. |
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12/29/2008 |
| Comment: |
Excellent course. Practical, educational and easy to follow. Great tutors. |
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12/29/2008 |
| Comment: |
very comprehensive and well done |
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12/29/2008 |
| Comment: |
The systematic approach to reading CT's is fantastic. As a group back in my own institution, we have decided to use this system as our main way of teaching fellows and reading studies. Dr. DeFrance was always readily accessible for any questions and assistance. All of the staff were excellent and the technicians doing the scans were extremely helpful and informative during the live studies. All, in all, it's a very impressive course and packed with practical experience. I have recommended this to colleagues who have taken other courses as well. They have all been extremely impressed with Dr. DeFrance's course. Well done! |
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12/29/2008 |
| Comment: |
Excellent format with good hands on scan review and interpretation and good interation and feedback from Dr De-France. Having individual workstations was very helpfull in upskilling. |
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12/29/2008 |
| Comment: |
The course was excellent and good hands on experience. |
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12/29/2008 |
| Comment: |
this was a fantastic training course |
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12/29/2008 |
| Comment: |
Great educational experience.
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12/29/2008 |
| Comment: |
Good for practical experience in interpreting cardiac CT. Could have gone faster though to cover more cases.
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12/29/2008 |
| Comment: |
I completed the Level I and Level II course. Both were stimulating and challenging. Really were eye-openers to the variations and subtleties of Cardiac imaging. |
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12/29/2008 |
| Comment: |
Level I course was conducted in our home city, while I attended the Level II course in San Francisco. Dr. De France's teaching style and knowledge imparted is first rate. In addition, so much of CTA review relates to the specific workstation used, and with Dr. De France's approach, I felt very comfortable on the WS after a number of cases. |
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12/29/2008 |
| Comment: |
The hands-on Level I with Live Cases presented by Dr. DeFance more than met my expectations. |
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12/29/2008 |
| Comment: |
thorough systematic excellent |
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12/29/2008 |
| Comment: |
The course overall was excellent. The only area I would like more information was regarding specific details of the CT protocols. I would like to have the specific protocols written down in the syllabus. |
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12/29/2008 |
| Comment: |
Excellent course, great exposure to the Vitrea software and well explained by Dr DeFrance |
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12/29/2008 |
| Comment: |
Excellent course; would like to see the cost reduced for training. |
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09/25/2008 |
| Comment: |
This is an excellent course. The online didactic lectures prior to the 3 day hands on / face to face lectures are very helpful and contributes enormously to understanding the rest of the course. The didactics are very well structured , informative and well presented. Even though I am a radiologist, the radiology aspect of the didactic taught me a few things that I did not know. The lectures on cardiac anatomy and pathology were excellent and enabled me to understand the rest of the course.
The 3 day lectures were also very well presented and organized.
For me, the Mentor Program is the preferred way to complete the extra 100 hundred cases to get to Level II. It has been immensely useful for my learning being able to do it at my own pace, my own time and at home or at the office. The ability to get instant feedback from the mentor program greatly facilitates learning. The ability to have time to think about the cases and refer back to the notes or to the didactic online lectures is a better way to learn that doing an intensive course over a few days, where you become overwhelmed with information and not being able to digest them properly and end up remembering and retaining little of what is taught. The ability to email the lecturers with queries is useful.
There are some limitations with the mentor program, if you think that the instant answers/feedback provided are wrong or need clarification, you would need to wait until a lecturer send you a reply email. There were a few cases where there were inconsistencies with the answers provided and I still await the reply. I have just finished the course.
Overall, it was probably the best course that I have ever attended.
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09/03/2008 |
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This was an excellent training course -Tony is first class. |
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09/03/2008 |
| Comment: |
Excellent course well perform and very informative , especially for me as I am a radiographer tech |
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05/14/2008 |
| Comment: |
Excellent course! |
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05/14/2008 |
| Comment: |
This course is excellent-good range of cases and clear and enthusiastic teaching
joseph selvanayagam MD, PhD (adelaide, australia) |
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05/14/2008 |
| Comment: |
Excellent course with plenty of hands on experience. |
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05/13/2008 |
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An excellent first time hands-on experience. A suggestion might be to separate the cardiologists from the radiologists as their issues, both technical and intellectual, seem somewhat different. |
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05/13/2008 |
| Comment: |
I highly recommend this course for anyone planning on using the Vital Images, Vitrea, workstation to do cardiac CTA.
Dr. DeFrance has a structured and comprehensive approach to the evaluation of cardiac CT that is better and more organized than any other I've come across.
He is an excellent teacher and very pleasant and knowledgeable. The web-based materials are fantastic and allow for review before the hands on course. |
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05/13/2008 |
| Comment: |
Dr DeFrance is expert in both CTA and teaching CTA |
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05/13/2008 |
| Comment: |
This was my first hands on course for Cardiac CTA and the training was excellent. |
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05/13/2008 |
| Comment: |
Outstanding course! Dr. DeFrance did a great job and I give the highest rating. |
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05/13/2008 |
| Comment: |
Great course with personalized instruction on individual workstation, thorough case review algorithm approach presented, and extensive case library and live cases reviewed. |
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05/13/2008 |
| Comment: |
This was an outstanding course. Dr DeFrance provided excellent instruction. Supplied materials were comprehensive and detailed. The computer equipment and software as well as the cases were likewise excellent. |
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05/13/2008 |
| Comment: |
The CVCTA course and especially Dr DeFrance were excellent. Truly innovative learning in a demanding but managable setting. Staffed for plenty of individual attention but flexible enough to accomadate the more experienced or faster learning physician. |
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05/13/2008 |
| Comment: |
Dr. DeFrance's course was excellent in providing a systematic way to evaluate and read all aspects of a study. Dorian Hollis, his executive assisstant, did a great job in setting up logistics, and was helpful in every aspect.
I highly recommend the course. |
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02/07/2008 |
| Comment: |
The course was excellent. I had no experience with using the reading station but after 2 days I felt comfortable with most of it's applications. The requirement for observing 50 live cases is unnecessarily onerous. This concept should be revoked giving the lack of financial reimbursement for reading these studies. |
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02/06/2008 |
| Comment: |
Excellent course. Very good experience.
Some of the opinions on how to treat findings are not exactly what interventional cardiologists do today. |
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02/06/2008 |
| Comment: |
Excellent Course- Tony is a very good teacher
I would have benefitted from more buttonology prior to the course |
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02/06/2008 |
| Comment: |
Excellent Course |
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02/06/2008 |
| Comment: |
Excellent course, excellent teacher |
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02/05/2008 |
| Comment: |
excellent course, made me feel very comfortable with CT |
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02/05/2008 |
| Comment: |
Excellent hands-on course with Dr DeFrance. The systematic approach taught creates confidence and consistency to this important discipline. |
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01/30/2008 |
| Comment: |
Excellent instruction overall. Well-organized systematic approach to interpretation. Good classroom setting with individual computer stations. Excellent case selection. |
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01/22/2008 |
| Comment: |
I thought it was well organized, professional, and educational. DeFrance was helpful and covered not only the medical aspects but the small tidbits of information necessary to run a CV CTA that only comes from experience. |
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01/21/2008 |
| Comment: |
I trained at the CVCTA course in San Francisco with Dr Tony DeFrance. In a word, the course was outstanding. The didactic portion was crisp and complete, the thought process well outlined and the repetition to assure learning was effective.
I would recommend this course to anyone interested in cardiac CTA and will be sending my partners to the course. |
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01/21/2008 |
| Comment: |
Terrific course. Dr DeFrance is an extremely enthusiastic and methodical teacher. I recommend him highly. |
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12/08/2007 |
| Comment: |
This was an excellent course. Dr. DeFrance presented comprehensive material in a clear manner, and was especially helpful in providing personal attention to this and other attendees as we practiced the techniques of CVCTA. Having individual work stations throughout the course made it possible to get maximal hands-on experience. |
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11/19/2007 |
| Comment: |
Excellent course. |
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11/17/2007 |
| Comment: |
Excellent presentation, informative, and practical. Level II 3 day course was worth the time and effort. |
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11/17/2007 |
| Comment: |
Outstanding course. Dr. DeFrance is an excellent teacher. The workstations are set up to be optimally interactive. |
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11/16/2007 |
| Comment: |
The course design was excellent. A logical and systematic review paradigm was introduced and consistently followed. |
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11/15/2007 |
| Comment: |
Excellent. |
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11/15/2007 |
| Comment: |
The course format with hands-on instruction in learning to use Vital software was excellent. I cannot think of a better way to train an individual to use the Vitrea software. The case selection was great. Dr DeFrance's method of teaching and review was superb. |
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11/15/2007 |
| Comment: |
Excellent course, teacher and material. |
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11/15/2007 |
| Comment: |
Super course, actually hands on. Wonderful experience. Would love to do it again.
Thank you Dr. Defrance. |
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11/15/2007 |
| Comment: |
Excellent course, confident to perform and interpret CCTA. |
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11/15/2007 |
| Comment: |
Dr. DeFrance is an excellent teacher. Consistent aproach is key. |
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11/15/2007 |
| Comment: |
Highly recommended. Very well organized. I would have liked to have a little more anatomy and normal variations in coronaries included. A minor issue. I would certainly recommend the course to my radiologist friends. One more minor issue- the sandwiches were all non-vegetarian. Would have liked to have some with cheese (without meat or fish). I happen to be a vegetarian. |
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11/14/2007 |
| Comment: |
Hands-on Level I with Live Cases. Excellent course, with individualized teaching. |
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11/14/2007 |
| Comment: |
Excellent course. My expectations were far exceeded. Lots of practical experience and perfect teaching style. |
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11/14/2007 |
| Comment: |
Excellent course with many interesting cases, thoroughly reviewed and explained by Dr DeFrance. |
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11/14/2007 |
| Comment: |
Excellent course. Recommended. |
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11/14/2007 |
| Comment: |
Excellent course. Extremely well organized and presented. Highest possible recommendation. Lecturer is knowledgeable in field and presents material in understandable manner. Course is well staffed to assure all participants are receiving maximal instruction. Would give this the highest possible evaluation. All material presented is pertinent to the field. |
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11/14/2007 |
| Comment: |
Very organized and detailed. |
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11/14/2007 |
| Comment: |
I attended the level 1 CTA course by Dr. DeFrance in Orlando earlier this month. It was outstanding. Best course I have had in a very long time. |
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11/14/2007 |
| Comment: |
Excellent, easy to follow teaching points.
Enjoyed using work station.
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11/08/2007 |
| Comment: |
Excellent course! |
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11/06/2007 |
| Comment: |
Hands-on Level I with Live Cases: Very thorough training with good direct mentoring and hands-on experience with the workstation. |
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10/19/2007 |
| Comment: |
Dr. DeFrance had a wealth of cases, with cath correlation. His structured manner of interpretation will serve me and my patients well, when I put it to use. An excellent and engaging teacher! |
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10/18/2007 |
| Comment: |
Excellent course by knowledgeable instructor.
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10/15/2007 |
| Comment: |
Excellent hands-on experience for learning how to interpret cardiac CTA's. |
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10/12/2007 |
| Comment: |
superb in all aspects. |
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10/05/2007 |
| Comment: |
Extremely educational & informative.
Good learning experience. |
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10/02/2007 |
| Comment: |
Excellent pre-course didactics. Great selection of patient cases for variety. Supervisory staff very helpful. Good live case studies.
Syllabus and references were very helpful. |
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09/27/2007 |
| Comment: |
An excellent course by a great teacher. |
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09/26/2007 |
| Comment: |
Dr. DeFrance did an excellent job training our group. He was pleasant and very helpful. |
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09/25/2007 |
| Comment: |
I learned so much from this course. It greatly helped me as a radiologist to understand CTA from a cardiologist's point of view. I am highly recommending his course to my colleagues. |
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09/25/2007 |
| Comment: |
Dr DeFrance is one of the best teachers of imaging I've ever had. His classroom manner is great, but what really sets him apart is the system he's developed. |
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09/25/2007 |
| Comment: |
This class is excellent. I appreciated the structured approach to coronary CT angiogram interpretation, and the "hands-on" experience. Dr. DeFrance is an excellent instructor and was present for the entire course. This course will definitely change the way that I approach CT angiogram interpretation in my practice. |
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09/23/2007 |
| Comment: |
it was very good hands on course. since it was a small group, I got lots of personal attention.
there was plenty of discussion. lots of time for interaction. |
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09/20/2007 |
| Comment: |
Excellent overall course. Dr. DeFrance is easy to listen to and taught a very clinically oriented course. Although I am an experienced operator, I picked up several useful additions to my repertoire. |
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09/12/2007 |
| Comment: |
I thought the course was very focused and practical. I found the interactive design and methodical approach of the course were a perfect fit; very effective and enjoyable. I would strongly recommend the course to my peers. |
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09/12/2007 |
| Comment: |
Excellent hands-on course. I would highly recommend this course to other radiologists. |
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09/12/2007 |
| Comment: |
Great course. Dr. DeFrance is outstanding. Thank you. |
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09/12/2007 |
| Comment: |
Great course (level II-3 day course) |
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09/11/2007 |
| Comment: |
The systematic approach in achieving step by step essential basic and more advanced knowledge by presenting all important topics related to CCTA with a very complete series of video lectures provided a level of familiarity and understanding for the hands-on course portion making it very natural and easy to absorb more and more of what was presented. Dr. DeFrance is an extremely experienced and knowledgeable teacher who, with his calm, patient and organized didactic approach impressed me as an excellent teacher. Also, the course manual and provided material is excellent. This was the best course I have attended!! |
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09/11/2007 |
| Comment: |
Hands on level I: A great course. Very rigorous. We really learned the material in depth through repetition of the standardized approach. A great teaching file with lots of interesting and varied pathology. Also, the small size of the class allowed for great interaction. Dr. DeFrance is a born teacher. |
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09/06/2007 |
| Comment: |
Very good! |
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08/31/2007 |
| Comment: |
Excellent course. Very hands on. Easy to openly discuss cases and suggest variations, argue etc without getting the "I'm the professor you are the student attitude." I plan on returning for the peripheral CTA course. |
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08/29/2007 |
| Comment: |
I have completed both courses and they are excellent. The beginners level course in particular is very well done with Tony's invasive cath correlations with each case. Because the course attracts radiologists also, there is a nice collegial dynamic exchange of opinions on each case that allows both professions to benefit from each other's expertise. |
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08/25/2007 |
| Comment: |
Course met all my expectations. |
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08/24/2007 |
| Comment: |
level II 3 day course |
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08/20/2007 |
| Comment: |
EXCELLENT and INFORMATIVE course!! |
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08/20/2007 |
| Comment: |
Excellent course with plenty of available tech and professional support. |
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08/15/2007 |
| Comment: |
The facilities were very good. The instructors did a great job.
There were able assistants providing individual attention.
The live cases were instructive. |
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08/14/2007 |
| Comment: |
Gifted teacher !!
Leaves you with the skill sets that leave you confident to read your studies the day you return to your practice.
A course for the busy cardiologist with limited time who needs to "get it" the first time around.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
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08/14/2007 |
| Comment: |
well organized, friendly atmosphere. |
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08/13/2007 |
| Comment: |
very complete and practical course
covers complete method of reading a case as well as future triple rule out in conjunction with
key specific " buttonology" for your workstation. |
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08/12/2007 |
| Comment: |
Very good course. Well organized. the topics were presented at the correct level. Excellent staff. I really feel that I know how to interpret studies and use the equipment now. The organizers made this a very easy program to register for and attend. |
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08/10/2007 |
| Comment: |
Dr. DeFrance, Dr. Hellinger and Dr. J. Adams made this course an excellent experience well balanced with coronary, peripheral vascular and anatomic and functional CTA. The instructors were experts, the course content was organized, diverse, correctly paced with excellent one to one interaction with the experts. The combination of CTA, history, catherization images provides a good format for learning. This was an A quality experience and Dorian made us feel welcome and was organized. |
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08/09/2007 |
| Comment: |
Thought the course was just what a novice like me needed. The hands on was very useful for building confidence in the interpretation of the studies. I would highly recommend it to others. |
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08/08/2007 |
| Comment: |
excellent course |
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08/08/2007 |
| Comment: |
Excellent course, perfect, clear, lots of cases, gets you up to speed, cannot do better. |
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08/07/2007 |
| Comment: |
Excellent course. The self study cases are a good addition to the level one course. |
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08/07/2007 |
| Comment: |
This was an immensley helpful and informative course.
The teaching method was superb.
Much knowledge gained. |
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08/07/2007 |
| Comment: |
Outstanding course with full-time hands on experience and ample number of proctors available for one-on-one instruction. |
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08/07/2007 |
| Comment: |
Good exposure to images, good process for analysis of the studies, excellent environment for becoming comfortable with the technology and interface. |
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08/07/2007 |
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Well done! |
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08/07/2007 |
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First Rate
Excellent instruction
Excellent cases
More than ample hands-on. |
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08/07/2007 |
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This course was simply outstanding. Dr. DeFrance was personally present throughout the entire course and reviewed each case with us in great detail. By frequent review and repitition, he was able to teach to us his detail oriented, practical, and systematic approach to case review. Undoubtedly, I will adopt his method of reading cases in my own practice. Having already been to other introductory courses on CTA interpretation, I can state that his course was "hands down" the best by far. |
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08/07/2007 |
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VERY WELL ORGANIZED
RECEIVED LOT OF INFORMATION
GOOD TEACHER. |
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08/07/2007 |
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Excelent course, great instuctor. |
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08/06/2007 |
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This was an excellent session. Well organized and thorough, plenty of hands on education. Dr. De France was outstanding, would recommend the course highly. |
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08/06/2007 |
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Great course! |
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08/06/2007 |
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I did the four day course. It was excellent. All hands on activity. My own work station the whole time. Extensive one on one with Dr DeFrance. Lots of cases with varying pathology.
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08/06/2007 |
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Dr. DeFrance has a real passion for teaching and it helps tremendously in this complex subject. It appears he has no ego and that adds to the learning. He is one cool cat. |
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08/06/2007 |
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Dr. DeFrance did an excllent job in the course. |
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08/06/2007 |
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Best course I attended. Dr. DeFrance is very knowledgeable, approachable and very energetic and friendly person. His staff, especially Ms. Hills was outstanding. She was very cooperative and answer all our questions before, during and after the course.
I highly recommend this course. |
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08/06/2007 |
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Excellent course. Plenty of live questions and very individualized system. |
08/06/2007 |
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too expensive.
tedious.
need to teach more for speed. |
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08/06/2007 |
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excellent instructor. good cases. well organized. would recommend. |
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08/06/2007 |
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Excellent course. Very informative and useful. |
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08/06/2007 |
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This course was a great experience in terms of background information, buttonology, pathology and and systematic approach to coronary CTA . |
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08/06/2007 |
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Excellent course. The goal of the course is well-met. Dr. DeFrance's systematic approach to CTA reading makes the interpretation a lot easier. During the course, we covered numerous cases with a wide variety of different cardiac pathology. |
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08/06/2007 |
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Excellent course. Hands on workstation very useful. |
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08/05/2007 |
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The online form of didactic lectures was great and saved time and gave ample opportunity for hands on. Dr. DeFrance is a great teacher and I will recommend his course highly to anyone. |
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08/04/2007 |
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Excellent hands-on course. Very practical. I was level II trained prior to this course and still found the format and very strong emphasis on clinical cases most helpful. |
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08/03/2007 |
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Excellent, well run course. Knowledgeable, well prepared instructors. |
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08/02/2007 |
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excellent course. |
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08/02/2007 |
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Dr. DeFrance was an excellent teacher - there was not a question he couldn't answer. |
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08/02/2007 |
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Well-organized, well explained. Good teaching style and easy going manner. Dealt well with other physicians, always a tough group to teach. |
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08/02/2007 |
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Excellent course, Dr DeFrance was a very knowledgable and engaging instructor. |
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07/25/2007 |
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Excellent course. Dr. DeFrance was knowledgeable, interesting, and able to interact well with the course participants. The course material was pertinent and thorough. |
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07/22/2007 |
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Good Course.
Solid foundation for workstation performance on vital images and Terrarecon. |
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07/21/2007 |
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Excellent course where you get your own workstation, many cases and you are in downtown San Francisco. The didactics are organized and Dr. DeFrance teaches a very organized, systematic approach to reading. |
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07/20/2007 |
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Excellent teacher. Highly recommend Dr. DeFrance's course. |
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07/20/2007 |
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Very systematic and comprehensive.
Much superior to other courses that I attended. |
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07/20/2007 |
| Comment: |
Excellent and thorough course. |
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07/20/2007 |
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Excellent course design, setup and organization. One of the best CME courses I have attended. |
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07/20/2007 |
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Well organized, good cases, good equipment and good teachers. Unfortunately the coronary angiogram correlation aspect was suboptimal since they were unable to enlarge the projections or freeze frame images so it was relatively unhelpful for non cardiologists. Objectives met. |
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07/11/2007 |
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Excellent, organized, systematic and very complete.
Amazingly thorough course in a matter of 3 days.
Dr. DeFrance is there ALL THE TIME. |
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07/09/2007 |
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excellent course. |
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07/09/2007 |
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He taught us a systematic approach so that we can learn very quickly. Vigorous drills during the 3-day course made me feel comfortable with fully using the workstation. |
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07/09/2007 |
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Excellent tutorial. |
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07/05/2007 |
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One of, if not the best course, of this type that I have attended. |
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06/29/2007 |
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Dr. Defrance offers an excellent CCTA course. He is very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about what he does. I would highly recommend the course to anyone, and have already sent several of my current partners to his course. |
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06/24/2007 |
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An excellent tutorial. Dr DeFrance is an exellent instructor. |
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06/24/2007 |
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Dr. DeFrance is very knowledgable and an excellent teacher. |
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06/23/2007 |
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The course was designed for beginners. Dr. DeFrance took our group of novices through the didactics, buttonology and reduced the 2 hours it took for the first review to 10 minutes at the end of the third day. I am very appreciative and am waiting for the interactive case review mode to become available. |
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06/23/2007 |
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Excellent course. Makes the subject very easy. |
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06/22/2007 |
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This was an extremely well presented, comprehensive, and well organized training course with all day and daily teaching and support from Dr. DeFrance. I highly recommend it. |
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06/22/2007 |
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no complaints... |
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06/22/2007 |
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Tony DeFrance is by far the best CT trainer out there. I have seen alot, and it is not even a comparison. |
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06/21/2007 |
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Great course. Very good organized method of reading. Steady pace and full day with good organization. Felt very worth the time and expense. |
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06/21/2007 |
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I thought Dr. DeFrance did a tremendous job of teaching a lot of material in a structured, easy-to-learn format. The course had ample time for questions and opportunities for direct observation of scan acquisitions. |
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06/21/2007 |
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Excellent course with good hands on teaching and help. I attended the on-site course and found it to be outstanding and helpful.
I plan on going back for further CME. |
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06/21/2007 |
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Excellent - and I rarely use that word - learning environment. Especially appreciated having cath correlation for most cases. |
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06/20/2007 |
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Excellent. |
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06/20/2007 |
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Excellent training program.
Sylalabus was well prepared and matched the course progress.
Examples of various pathologies were clear and non-confusing
Good mix of commonly seen clinical pathologies (valve disease, ASD/VSD, infarcts etc.
DeFrance comfortable in teaching role, accepts questions well. |
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06/20/2007 |
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Great hands-on experience with work station. Good didactic sessions. Good approach to reading. |
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06/20/2007 |
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Well organized with a lot of good approach to reading thoroughly and logically. A lot of good case material. |
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06/20/2007 |
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Tony was excellent. Cases were very helpful. |
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06/20/2007 |
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Excellant course design and execution.
Dr. DeFrance keeps his audience fully engaged.
Interactive component is extremely well done.
Highly recommended for both cardiologists and radiologists. |
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06/20/2007 |
| Comment: |
great learning experience. |
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06/20/2007 |
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Excellent 1 on 1 training. |
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06/20/2007 |
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This was an excellent hands on 3 day cardiac CTA course for level 1. It really prepared me for cardiac CTA and use of the Vital Images workstation. I look forward to the followup 3 day course for level 2. |
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06/20/2007 |
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Excellent course. Gave good hands-on training. |
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06/20/2007 |
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An excellent course and a very good format. Hands-on training makes the adjustment from class to actual clinical use very easy. |
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06/19/2007 |
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Excellent course with lots of hands-on experience and many different types of pathology. |
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06/19/2007 |
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The course was excellent. Good instruction and ample one-on- one time using the workstations. Ample time for live patient demonstrations. |
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06/18/2007 |
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excellent course. Dr DeFrance is a very good teacher. |
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06/14/2007 |
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very intense. good faculty |
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06/14/2007 |
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great experience.....Tony is one of a kind! |
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06/12/2007 |
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Excellent instructor who was patient and provided great, practical information on how to perform and interpret CVCTA in a systematic, organized fashion. I believe that Dr. De France's organized approach to reading CVCTA will provide a nice framework from which I will be able to learn how to read CVCTA and eventually apply it to my practice. It was a superb learning experience. |
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06/12/2007 |
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I had plenty of time to go through, on line, all the course's didactic lectures
before attending the class in San Francisco. Therefore, I had 3 full days
spending on live cases and mentored cases. Throughout the course, I had
my own workstation to work on all those cases with close supervision from
Dr. DeFrance and his staff. I learned a lot there. |
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06/12/2007 |
| Comment: |
Very good hands-on practical course. |
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06/12/2007 |
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An excellent course. Userfriendly. His approach to a study was similar to the way we all learned ECG interpretation, rate, rhythm, and axis. His way is systematic and easy to follow. I learned, and truly enjoyed the course. |
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06/11/2007 |
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Course was great!! Would recommend to others. |
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06/11/2007 |
| Comment: |
an excellent course...no weak points...Dr.Defrance is a superb instructor with outstanding presentation skills. there was plenty of time for individual attention/questions. |
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06/11/2007 |
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The best course I ever attended. |
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06/11/2007 |
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CVCTA course was excellent.
Need more peripheral vascular training to process images on the Vitrea. |
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06/11/2007 |
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Very good course. Limited number of people which helped with personal instruction. I got what I went there to get. Reviewed lots of cases and learned from the other students as well as Dr DeFrance. Well organized. |
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06/11/2007 |
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I attended a 5-day course which resulted in Level II certification. The course was excellent in every way. Dr. Defrance and his staff presented a comprehensive course that allowed us to become very familliar with a great number of the important aspects of CTA. We were able to do enough hands-on and proctored cases to become comfortable with analysis of study appropriateness and quality, as well as interpretation and reporting of our findings. I would recommend this course to any physician who would desire to be trained. |
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06/11/2007 |
| Comment: |
Excellent teaching. Every student has their own workstation. Live cases held on site. |
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06/11/2007 |
| Comment: |
Excellent class--small size, lots of feedback, great cases.
Dr. France is a very good teacher. |
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06/11/2007 |
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Thorough, well-organized and structured course presented in a collegial environment. Dr. DeFrance is a superb instructor. He is approachable,affable and seems genuinely intent in assuring all attendees master the art of interpreting coronary CTA to their personal level of satisfaction. His prior interventional experience provides him with an excellent clinical perspective of the potential coronary CTA offers. He provides an excellent well-balanced curriculum of clinical cases with cath correlations and integrated hands on work station manipulation of the data. |
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06/11/2007 |
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Very interactive course. Hands on experience and tutoring are very good. |
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06/10/2007 |
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Excellent course. Thorough in all aspects. |
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06/10/2007 |
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The course that I attended was actually a five day course.
It was excellent. It provided an extensive case load, with significant amounts of live cases and computer cases.
The didactics were also extremely well taught.
I am strongly recommending this course to my colleague. |
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06/10/2007 |
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Dr. DeFrance is a good teacher and was quite effective in teaching the basics of CT angiography. He was able to use and demonstrate the software with ease and confidence. He showed many interesting cases illustrating the appropriate application of this important new technology. We observed a number of procedures on site.
We have separately provided him feedback regarding the cases we analyzed independently following the hands on course. Dan from the digital team was helpful in assisting with the software and computer issues.
Overall I enjoyed the course and the exercise in going thru the cases. |
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06/10/2007 |
| Comment: |
Very efficient course. |
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06/10/2007 |
| Comment: |
I attended two sessions and found Dr Defrance and the entire program to be an outstanding teaching experience combining actual cases, proctored review of an extensive teaching library using state of the art workstations and a excellent didactic program. |
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06/10/2007 |
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Dr. De France is a phenomenal teacher. He is patient, meticulous and inspiring. AKC |
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06/10/2007 |
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Outstanding! |
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06/10/2007 |
| Comment: |
Excellent Course! |
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06/09/2007 |
| Comment: |
Best CTA course that I attended |
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06/09/2007 |
| Comment: |
Excellent hands- on course |
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06/09/2007 |
| Comment: |
Excellent course overall. |
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06/09/2007 |
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Super job |
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06/09/2007 |
| Comment: |
excellent course, very well taught and organized |
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06/09/2007 |
| Comment: |
I attended a course given at Scripps Hospital in early 2007.
The course was great- very informative and well run. |
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06/09/2007 |
| Comment: |
Very well designed methodical program. He is an excellent teacher. |
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06/09/2007 |
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Excellent training course. Small class size. Each participant has own workstation. I believe I will feel confidant in reading CTA coronary after completing level II. |
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06/09/2007 |
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Superb. Clinical emphasis. |
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06/09/2007 |
| Comment: |
Nice Job. |
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06/09/2007 |
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I thought that Dr. DeFrance's systematic method of teaching CTA is excellent. He has a great collection of cases with good image quality and excellent pathology to review. During this course and the independent case review, the student is exposed to almost every disease process and instructed how the CT can assist the clinician. |
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06/08/2007 |
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A wonderful learning experience. A Job very well done by Dr DeFrance. |
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06/08/2007 |
| Comment: |
outstanding instructor, excellent course |
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06/08/2007 |
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Excellent program. Dr. DeFrance is very approachable and an excellent teacher. Entire staff is courteous and helpful. Class size was small which allowed for considerable 'one on one' teaching. I enjoyed the course and would recommend it to anyone. |
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06/08/2007 |
| Comment: |
Outstanding Teacher and course. Well worth the time and effort I invested.
Dr. DeFrance is an outstanding teacher. |
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06/08/2007 |
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Dr. DeFrance presents a well thought out and organized 3 day Level II CTA course that teaches the CTA student an excellent, systematic approach to interpeting cardiac CT scans...the patterned approach is simple enough that even a radiologist like myself can follow it, and if one follows the systematic evaluation format taught all pathology should be discovered.
JT |
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06/08/2007 |
| Comment: |
excellent course, and surroundings |
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06/08/2007 |
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Excellent course reviewing the systematic review of a coronary CT angiogram. The course starts out slow, but as the systematic review gets engrained into your reading style, the cases become quicker to solve. Live case "unknowns" added an element of variety and yielded some interesting pathology. |
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06/08/2007 |
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Dr. de France provided an excellent method of navigation using the TerraRecon and/or VitalImage work station. There was excellent correlation between CVCTA and cath data. Various lesions and clinical situations were discussed, including a great method of looking at grafts. The environment was very relaxed and conducive to education. We came away feelng more grounded and confident in our ability to approach a CCTA in systematically and without "getting lost". I would highly recommend his course. |
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06/08/2007 |
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Difficult material was discussed and explained systematically and clearly!! Excellent course. Thank you Dr. Defrance!! |
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06/08/2007 |
| Comment: |
the best course i have ever taken. very comprehensive. highly
recommended. |
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06/08/2007 |
| Comment: |
I believe Dr Defrance's course in San Fransisco is not only excellent but all inclusive. It trains for ease of operation and depth of insight with true care for details and complete knowledge and reporting of the CTA science.
I have recommended it to all my partners and collagues.
Vijay Shah |
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06/08/2007 |
| Comment: |
Very good teacher |
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06/08/2007 |
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It was really an excellent course. The atmosphere was superb with very good teaching materials and suppoting staff. They were quite uptodate with knowlede and always willing to teach. I have gained a lot and willing to visit for the level III course in the near future. |
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06/08/2007 |
| Comment: |
Excellent course! Educational. Got great experience interpreting cardiac CT and using the software. Dr DeFrance explained things well. I feel very confident as we start our CT program. |
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06/08/2007 |
| Comment: |
This was an excellent course. Dr. DeFrance did an outstanding job of orienting us to CTA and to the use of the workstation we used. He then instructed us to review a series of cases, arriving at an interpretation on our own, then going over that with us. He encouraged us to collaborate among us in the class, and to share our experiences. We also participated in a number of "live" cases, which were performed under his supervision, but with us in attendance, at his center. It was an outstanding experience. |
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06/07/2007 |
| Comment: |
Excellent course with case reviews which were challenging. Emphasis on learning by doing |
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06/07/2007 |
| Comment: |
Dr. De France was a fabulous teacher to introduce new 3-dimension of the Heart. I enjoyed all the hands-on course a lot and learned all new different anatomy of heart and gteat vessels, I can recommend all cardiologists or other specialists to know about 64 CT scans without any reservation. |
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06/07/2007 |
| Comment: |
Outstanding course. Well organized. |
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06/07/2007 |
| Comment: |
This was a 5 day course. Wonderful Course! |
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06/07/2007 |
| Comment: |
Tony DeFrance was terrific. He is a gifted instructor who knows how to the most information transmitted in a short period of time. I appreciated his practical pointers for interpreting CTA images. |
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06/07/2007 |
| Comment: |
Outstanding -- great environment to learn. Tony is a fantastic teacher. |
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06/06/2007 |
| Comment: |
This 5 day course was well organized. I learned alot from the interesting cases that were presented by Dr. DeFrance. He is an excellent course instructor. The live cases were an even mix of coronary, congenital and valvular disease.
The conference was excellent. Dr. DeFrance has a great command of cardiac CT and presented a wide variety of cases. |
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06/06/2007 |
| Comment: |
Absolutely superb course. |
