CardioMD Initial Training

Philips Clinical Education Specialists will provide twenty-four (24) hours of OnSite Education for up to four (4) students, selected by customer, including technologists from night/weekend shifts if necessary and two physicians. The first four (4) hours onsite will be spent configuring new equipment for specific clinical needs, as well as reviewing important safety features and quality procedures. Course content is intended to provide the framework for operational workflow and clinical applications as they pertain to your site specifically. Students should attend all 24 hours. CEUs are not available in all cases. Please read the Training Guidelines for more information, which will be provided to you during the scheduling process. Note: Site must be patient-ready. Philips personnel are not responsible for actual patient contact or operation of equipment during education sessions except to demonstrate proper equipment operation.

Topics will include:

• Gantry 0verview and 0peration
• Safety features
• System shutdown and reboot
• Collimator exchange
• Protocol creation and editing
• NM quality control procedures
• Camera Feature Overview
• Workstation Overview and Configuration
• Cardiac imaging best practices
• Using Astonish effectively (if applicable)
• Protocol editing
• Contacting support
• Gantry and workstation backup/restore

​​Recommendations:  To enhance customer satisfaction with the camera and workstation over the first year of use, 989801292154 (NM Additional OnSite 16h) should also be purchased. ​