About CVRF

Education Programs

ACT Program

Organizing Director

Seung-Jung Park, MD

Asan Medical Center Affiliated Physicians

Jung-Min Ahn, MD, Do-Yoon Kang, MD, Soo-Jin Kang, MD, Seung-Whan Lee, MD, Pil Hyung Lee, MD, Duk-Woo Park, MD, Seung-Jung Park, MD

Invited Professors

Yasushi Asakura, MD, Bon-Kwon Koo, MD, Toshiya Muramatsu, MD, Kenya Nasu, MD, Satoru Otsuji, MD, Etsuo Tsuchikane, MD

Goal and Mission

ACT Program is an internationally recognized 4-day learning program, which provides the highest quality training in the field of interventional cardiology. Trainees will learn and develop clinical knowledge, procedural skills and techniques required as a specialist in this field and will build a close network with colleagues and faculties both regionally and internationally.

Program Organization

This program is designed and run by CVRF and the faculties of the Heart Institute of Asan Medical Center. At the end of the training day, trainees will receive a certificate of completion.

Facilities

Learning activities take place at atrium at the Asan Medical Center, Seoul, which is the largest medical institute in Korea with a total of 2,700 beds. The Heart Institute at the Asan Medical Center is divided into several functions, including Aortic Disease Center, Peripheral Artery Disease Center, Atrial Fibrillation Center, Heart Failure & Cardiac Transplantation Center, Cardiovascular Disease Prevention & Rehabilitation Center, Cardiac Imaging Center, Valvular Heart Disease Center, and Ischemic Heart Disease Center.

Target Audience

  • Interventional cardiologists
  • General cardiologists
  • Physicians interested in cardiology and vascular medicine
  • Radiologists
  • Vascular surgeons
  • Interventional pediatricians
  • Nurses
  • Technologists
  • Vascular medicine specialists

Curriculum

During the four-day program, trainees are provided with instruction and experience in patient care and management, diagnosis, and prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease.

Contact

Ms. Hyerim Yun
Tel. 82-2-3010-4792 | Fax. 82-2-475-6898
E-mail. yuyun@summitmd.com