BSCI/BSCCT Meetings

BSCI Annual Scientific Meeting 2025

Next event date: April 4, 2025

This year the conference will be held on Thursday 3rd and Friday 4th April at the Sir Bob Burgess Building, Leicester. The Thursday conference dinner will be held at the City Rooms, Leicester and will be a Bollywood themed evening. Three pre-conference full-day workshops can also be booked on Wednesday 2nd April. .

Registration is now OPEN 

Registration closes 11:59pm 25h March 2025.


Pre meetings – Wednesday 2nd April

Three separate full-day workshops are available to book:

  • BSCI / BSCCT Introduction to Cardiac CT Level 1 – £50.00 until 2nd March / £100 from 3rd March (PROGRAMME)
    • A one day course aimed at clinicians (Cardiologists, Radiologists, Nuclear Physicians) requiring core (level 1) training in cardiac CT.
    • There is no hands-on training as the aim is to provide basic knowledge about CT technique and introduce key concepts.
    • The course material will cover the following topics using 50 case examples: Indications for Cardiac CT, Cardiac Anatomy, technical principles including CT acquisition protocols, dose reduction techniques and basics of patient preparation and administration of beta blockers. Reporting of Cardiac CT including Calcium score, CAD-RADS scoring and the identification of non-coronary and extra-cardiac incidental findings, and CT for TAVI workup will also be demonstrated.
    • Course organisers and faculty: Dr Aparna Deshpande, Dr Mark Kon, Dr Sara Elfawal
  • Nuclear Cardiology Core Curriculum Study Day £100.00 (PROGRAMME)
    • A one day course aimed at cardiology and radiology trainees requiring core (level 1) training in nuclear cardiology
    • Topics will include essential technical aspects of nuclear cardiology imaging including SPECT and PET with an emphasis on case based learning
    • The programme will cover radiopharmaceuticals and cardiac stress for SPECT and PET MPS, SPECT and PET acquisition, processing and display, How to report SPECT and PET MPS, SECT and PET MPS cases, other nuclear cardiology tests scubas ERNV, MIBG and DPD.
    • Course organisers and faculty: Dr Andrew Kelion, Dr Nik Sabharwal, Dr Andrew Crean
  • Cardiac CT Study Day for Radiographers £50.00 (PROGRAMME)
    • A one day course tailored for radiographers
    • Topics will include cardiac anatomy, ECG interpretation, patient preparation and drug administration, protocol and scanning optimisation, artefacts and how to improve cardiac CT quality, radiographer led cardiac lists, case studies and evaluation
    • Course organisers and faculty: Dr Russell Bull, Dr Anna Reid, Dr Colin Monaghan, Dr James Shambrook, Dr Sri Iyengar.

You can register for any of these pre-meeting days on their own. You are also very welcome to register for the main meeting as well. The main meeting has sessions which will be of interest to trainees, radiographers, physicists as well as consultant cardiology, radiology and nuclear physicians.


Main conference – Thursday 3rd and Friday 4th April 2025

The main meeting will begin on Thursday with the presidential plenary. Featuring two streams of sessions, packed with eminent speakers across sessions including coronary, post-intervention, congenital heart disease and multi-modality imaging.

Delegates will be invited to present their work to peers and leaders in the field in abstract-driven sessions. Sessions will include keynote lectures from internationally recognised leaders.

The society receives generous sponsorship from industry partners who showcase their products and services at the conference exhibition.

The annual conference dinner will take place at The City Rooms, Leicester, on the evening of Thursday 3 April at a cost of £10.

We are delighted to announce that the meeting provides 12 CPD credits for full attendance in accordance with the CPD Scheme of the Royal College of Radiologists.


Annual meeting registration 3rd & 4th April

Registration typeMember
Non Member
To 12 Marfrom 13 MarTo 12 Marfrom 13 Mar
Consultant £275£350£335£410
Trainee£120£180£180£240
Allied Health Professionals£60£130£120£190
  • Register HERE.
  • Early registration is highly recommended to secure your spot for the conference dinner and enjoy discounted rates until 12th March.
  • Registration closes on 25th March.
  • Booking accommodation early in Leicester is advised.

Scientific abstracts and case abstracts:

 

Submit your scientific abstracts and case study submissions for the BSCI BSCCT Annual Meeting 2025 now.

Deadline for submissions: 5 pm UK time, 31st January 2025.

Submission is now OPEN

We invite submissions for scientific abstracts and clinical case reports highlighting the latest advancements and the critical role of imaging in cardiovascular disease diagnosis, management, or follow-up. Abstracts will be considered for poster or oral abstract presentations. A monetary prize towards educational expenses will be awarded for the best presentation.

Accepted abstracts will be published in a Supplement in Heart.

 


Sponsors

We are grateful for the support of the following sponsors for this meeting.

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