The ALARA Group - Accreditation, Licensing, and Radiological Associates


Follow these instructions to take the courses:

Go to Cardiovillage.
Either login or click New User(if you are not already registered). After you have registered, whenever you visit the site, simply log in. You will be at the main page. Click "Nuclear Cardiology" from the menu at the top of the screen, select the tabs at the far left and identify the courses (see list below on this page.)
After finishing these courses, go back to the main page. Now   Click "Coronary Artery Disease."   Select the tabs at the far left and identify the courses from list below on this page.
After finishing these courses, go back to the main page. Now   Click "Preventive Cardiology."   Select the tabs at the far left and identify the courses from list below on this page.
For all courses you will accumulate credit based on the total number of pages studied.   You must visit all pages to accumulate the total number of credits.   When finished print out and save your transcript. Your transcript will list each course that you have taken and the sum total of credits.

Under Nuclear Cardiology:

(# cmes) Course Name

(.75)      Nuclear Cardiology Pretest

(.5)     Isotope Basics

(.5)     Sensitivity and Specificity

(.5)     Bayes' Theorem

(.75)   Nuclear Stress Testing to Diagnose CAD

(.5)     Nuclear Imaging Pre- and Post-PTCA

Under Coronary Artery Disease

(1)     Cardiac Output and Shunts

(1)     Radiation Safety

(1)    The Cardiologist's Resources Including Sestamibi and Thallium 201

(1)    Non-invasive CAD Risk Assessment in a Patient with Diabetes Mellitus

(1)    Case Study: 46-year-old Woman with Hypertension & Dyslipidemia

Under Preventive Cardiology

(.5)     Cardiac Imaging - Noninvasive

(0.5)    Approach to the Cardiac Patient: 5. Cardiac Imaging - Stress Testing

(1.5)    Approach to the Cardiac Patient: 1. Common Presentations

Total Credits 11.0


NEXT: Follow these instructions to take the following MEDSCAPE courses:

Go to MEDSCAPE.
Either login or click Register(if you are not already registered). After you have registered, whenever you visit the site, simply log in. You will be at the main page. Click on the links below to take you to the courses. When finished print out and save your transcript. Your transcript will list each course that you have taken and the sum total of credits.



(# cmes) Course Name

(1.0)      Innovations in Cardiac PET Imaging

(2.75)      Stable Ischemic Heart Disease: Navigating the Decision to Intervene

(1.5)      Neuroimaging for Parkinson Disease

Total Credits 5.25