- Email: [email protected]
Continuing Education and Meeting Calendar
Continuing Education and Meeting Calendar The American Society of Echocardiography recognizes courses as supplements to formal training in an established echocardiographic laboratory. For more information about a course, please call the number listed with the course. To list a course in the Continuing Education and Meeting Calendar, send the title, date(s), sponsor, course director(s), place, and contact telephone number to ASE, Attn: Jessica Factor, 1500 Sunday Drive, Suite 102, Raleigh, NC 27607. Tel: 919-861-5574, Ext. 202; E-mail: [email protected]. Ongoing courses, preceptorships, accredited programs and schools will be listed only once a year in January. Please refer to the ASE Web site, www.asecho.org, for a complete listing of course offerings.
December 3, 2005. Heart Failure and Cardiac Muscle Dysfunction: Role of Cardiovascular Ultrasound. Auditorium Ospedale A Manzoni, Lecco, Italy. Sponsored by the Italian Society of Cardiovascular Echocardiography (SIEC) and Offered In Cooperation with the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE). Contact: SIEC. Web site: www.siec.it. December 7-10, 2005. EuroEcho 9. Firenze Fiera S.p.A, Florence, Italy. Sponsored by the European Association of Echocardiography, a Registered Branch of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), in cooperation with the Italian Society of Cardiovascular Echocardiography. Directors: Alan G Fraser, MB FRCP, Petros Nihoyannopoulos, MD. Contact: EUROECHO 9 Secretariat; Phone: ⫹33 (0)4 92 94 76 00; Fax: ⫹33 (0)4 92 94 76 0; E-mail: euroecho@ escardio.org; Web site: www.euroecho.org. December 8, 2005. 4th Annual Vascular Imaging Symposium and Board Review. Lighthouse International Conference Center, New York, NY. Jointly Sponsored by the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) and the Society for Vascular Medicine and Biology (SVMB); Co-sponsored by the American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF). Course Directors: Shunichi Homma, MD, Marie Gerhard-Herman, MD, Randolph P. Martin, MD, FASE, and Emile R. Mohler, III, MD. Contact: ASE; Phone: 919-861-5574; Fax: 919-787-4916; Web site: www. asecho.org. January 30 – February 3, 2006. Echo Hawaii 2006. Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel, Big Island, HI. Co-sponsored by the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) and the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine. Course Directors: A. Jamil Tajik, MD, and James Seward, MD, FASE. Contact: Mayo Clinic. Tel: 800-283-6296 or 507-266-0677; Fax: 507-538-0146; Web Site: www.mayo.edu/cme; E-mail: cvcme@ mayo.edu. February 2-4, 2006. Emerging Techniques in Cardiovascular Imaging: Comparing the Old to the New: A Cardiologist’s Guide to MRI, CTA,
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and Echo. Marco Island Marriott Resort, Marco Island, FL. Co-sponsored by the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) and the Duke Heart Center. Course Directors: James G. Jollis, MD, and David Kandzari, MD. Contact: Monica Roberson. Tel: 919419-5506; Fax: 919-489-8670; E-mail: rober148@ mc.duke.edu. February 13-18, 2006. 9th Annual Comprehensive Review & Update of Perioperative Echo: Clinical Decision Making in the Cardiac Surgery Patient. Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina, San Diego, CA. Offered in Cooperation with the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) and Sponsored by the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists (SCA). Course Directors: Gregg S. Hartman, MD, and Stanton K. Shernan, MD, FASE. Contact: SCA. Tel: 804-282-0084; Fax: 804-282-0090; E-mail: [email protected]. February 19-23, 2006. 19th Annual State-ofthe-Art Echocardiography. Camelback Inn Marriott Resort, Golf Club & Spa, Phoenix, Ariz. Cosponsored by the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) and the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine. Course Directors: James B. Seward, MD, FASE, Bijoy Khandheria, MD, and A. Jamil Tajik, MD. Contact: Mayo Clinic. Tel: 507-2666703 or 507-284-0536; Fax: 507-266-7403; E-mail: [email protected]. February 21, 2006. Congenital Echo Workshop: Review of Common Congenital Cardiac Lesions in the Adult. Camelback Inn Marriott Resort, Golf Club & Spa, Phoenix, Ariz. Co-sponsored by the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) and the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine. Course Director: Frank Cetta, Jr., MD. Contact: Mayo Clinic. Tel: 507-266-6703 or 507-284-0536; Fax: 507266-7403; E-mail: [email protected]. February 27 – March 3, 2006. Cardiology at Cancun 2006: Integration of Multimodality Imaging in Clinical Practice: Echo, CMR, PET & MSCT. Marriott Casa Magna Resort, Cancun, Mexico. Co-sponsored by the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) and the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, and Offered in Cooperation with the Ignacio Chávez National Institute of Cardiology. Course Directors: A. Jamil Tajik, MD, and Guy S. Reeder, MD. Contact: Mayo Clinic: Tel: 800-2836296 or 507-266-0677; Fax: 507-538-0146; E-mail: [email protected]. March 6-9, 2006. 13th Annual Echocardiographic Workshop on 2-D and Doppler Echocardiography at Vail. Vail Marriott Mountain Resort & Spa, Vail, CO. Co-sponsored by the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) and the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine. Course Directors: George M. Gura, Jr., MD, and Thomas Ryan, MD, FASE. Contact: Mayo Clinic. Tel: 507-266-6703 or
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507-284-0536; Fax: 507-266-7403; E-mail: echocme@ mayo.edu. March 11, 2006. E3: Essential Echocardiography with Experts. Hyatt Regency, Atlanta, GA. Sponsored by the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE). Course Director: Mani Vannan, MBBS. Contact: ASE. Tel: 919-861-5574; Fax: 919-787-4916; Web site: www.asecho.org. April 5-7, 2006. ASCeXAM Review Course. Omni Hotel at CNN Center, Atlanta, GA. Sponsored by the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE). Course Director: Gerard P. Aurigemma, MD. Contact: ASE. Tel: 919-861-5574; Fax: 919-787-4916; Web site: www.asecho.org. April 8, 2006. ASE New England Sonographer Update: Optimizing Echocardiographic Studies in Clinical Practice. St. Francis Hospital, Hartford, CT. Sponsored by the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE). Course Directors: Rick Rigling, BS, RDCS, FASE, and Jeffrey C. Hill, BS, RDCS, FASE. Contact: ASE. Tel: 919-861-5574; Fax: 919-787-4916; Web site: www.asecho.org. April 20-23, 2006. 3rd Annual Team Echocardiography: The Heart of Cardiovascular Medicine. Hilton Head Island Marriott Beach & Golf Resort, Hilton Head Island, SC. Co-sponsored by the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE), the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, and Wake Forest University. Course Directors: Bijoy K. Khandheria, MD, Dalane W. Kitzman, MD, Roger L. Click, MD, PhD, and Pamela R. Burgess, RDCS, RDMS, FASE. Contact: Wake Forest University Center for Medical
Ultrasound. Tel: 336-716-4505; Fax: 336-716-2447; E-mail: [email protected]. April 22, 2006. ASE Chicago Sonographer Update: Update for the Practicing Sonographer. Wojcik Conference Center at Harper College, Palatine, IL. Sponsored by the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE). Course Directors: Roberto M. Lang, MD, FASE, and Kaliope Berdusis, MBA, RDCS, FASE. Contact: ASE. Tel: 919-861-5574; Fax: 919-787-4916; Web site: www.asecho.org. May 15-19, 2006. Two-Dimensional Echocardiography and Cardiac Doppler: 21st Core Curriculum and Self-Assessment. Walt Disney World Swan Hotel, Orlando, FL. Co-sponsored by the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) and the University of California, San Diego. Course Directors: Anthony N. DeMaria, MD, FASE, and Arthur E. Weyman, MD, FASE. Contact: Kate Greathouse. Tel: 619543-6031; Fax: 619-543-3305; E-mail: kgreathouse@ ucsd.edu. June 3-7, 2006. ASE 17th Annual ASE Scientific Sessions. Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland. Sponsored by the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE). The five-day program includes invited lectures, manufacturers’ exhibits, symposia, case reviews, and both oral and poster presentations describing original work. The featured speakers are national and international leaders and teachers in the field of echocardiography and allied disciplines. Program Chair: William Zoghbi, MD, FASE. Contact: ASE. Tel: 919-861-5574; Fax: 919-7874916; Web site: www.asecho.org.
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December 3, 2005. Heart Failure and Cardiac Muscle Dysfunction: Role of Cardiovascular Ultrasound. Auditorium Ospedale A Manzoni, Lecco, Italy. Sponsored by the Italian Society of Cardiovascular Echocardiography (SIEC) and Offered In Cooperation with the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE). Contact: SIEC. Web site: www.siec.it. December 7-10, 2005. EuroEcho 9. Firenze Fiera S.p.A, Florence, Italy. Sponsored by the European Association of Echocardiography, a Registered Branch of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), in cooperation with the Italian Society of Cardiovascular Echocardiography. Directors: Alan G Fraser, MB FRCP, Petros Nihoyannopoulos, MD. Contact: EUROECHO 9 Secretariat; Phone: ⫹33 (0)4 92 94 76 00; Fax: ⫹33 (0)4 92 94 76 0; E-mail: euroecho@ escardio.org; Web site: www.euroecho.org. December 8, 2005. 4th Annual Vascular Imaging Symposium and Board Review. Lighthouse International Conference Center, New York, NY. Jointly Sponsored by the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) and the Society for Vascular Medicine and Biology (SVMB); Co-sponsored by the American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF). Course Directors: Shunichi Homma, MD, Marie Gerhard-Herman, MD, Randolph P. Martin, MD, FASE, and Emile R. Mohler, III, MD. Contact: ASE; Phone: 919-861-5574; Fax: 919-787-4916; Web site: www. asecho.org. January 30 – February 3, 2006. Echo Hawaii 2006. Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel, Big Island, HI. Co-sponsored by the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) and the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine. Course Directors: A. Jamil Tajik, MD, and James Seward, MD, FASE. Contact: Mayo Clinic. Tel: 800-283-6296 or 507-266-0677; Fax: 507-538-0146; Web Site: www.mayo.edu/cme; E-mail: cvcme@ mayo.edu. February 2-4, 2006. Emerging Techniques in Cardiovascular Imaging: Comparing the Old to the New: A Cardiologist’s Guide to MRI, CTA,
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and Echo. Marco Island Marriott Resort, Marco Island, FL. Co-sponsored by the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) and the Duke Heart Center. Course Directors: James G. Jollis, MD, and David Kandzari, MD. Contact: Monica Roberson. Tel: 919419-5506; Fax: 919-489-8670; E-mail: rober148@ mc.duke.edu. February 13-18, 2006. 9th Annual Comprehensive Review & Update of Perioperative Echo: Clinical Decision Making in the Cardiac Surgery Patient. Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina, San Diego, CA. Offered in Cooperation with the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) and Sponsored by the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists (SCA). Course Directors: Gregg S. Hartman, MD, and Stanton K. Shernan, MD, FASE. Contact: SCA. Tel: 804-282-0084; Fax: 804-282-0090; E-mail: [email protected]. February 19-23, 2006. 19th Annual State-ofthe-Art Echocardiography. Camelback Inn Marriott Resort, Golf Club & Spa, Phoenix, Ariz. Cosponsored by the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) and the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine. Course Directors: James B. Seward, MD, FASE, Bijoy Khandheria, MD, and A. Jamil Tajik, MD. Contact: Mayo Clinic. Tel: 507-2666703 or 507-284-0536; Fax: 507-266-7403; E-mail: [email protected]. February 21, 2006. Congenital Echo Workshop: Review of Common Congenital Cardiac Lesions in the Adult. Camelback Inn Marriott Resort, Golf Club & Spa, Phoenix, Ariz. Co-sponsored by the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) and the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine. Course Director: Frank Cetta, Jr., MD. Contact: Mayo Clinic. Tel: 507-266-6703 or 507-284-0536; Fax: 507266-7403; E-mail: [email protected]. February 27 – March 3, 2006. Cardiology at Cancun 2006: Integration of Multimodality Imaging in Clinical Practice: Echo, CMR, PET & MSCT. Marriott Casa Magna Resort, Cancun, Mexico. Co-sponsored by the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) and the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, and Offered in Cooperation with the Ignacio Chávez National Institute of Cardiology. Course Directors: A. Jamil Tajik, MD, and Guy S. Reeder, MD. Contact: Mayo Clinic: Tel: 800-2836296 or 507-266-0677; Fax: 507-538-0146; E-mail: [email protected]. March 6-9, 2006. 13th Annual Echocardiographic Workshop on 2-D and Doppler Echocardiography at Vail. Vail Marriott Mountain Resort & Spa, Vail, CO. Co-sponsored by the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) and the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine. Course Directors: George M. Gura, Jr., MD, and Thomas Ryan, MD, FASE. Contact: Mayo Clinic. Tel: 507-266-6703 or
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507-284-0536; Fax: 507-266-7403; E-mail: echocme@ mayo.edu. March 11, 2006. E3: Essential Echocardiography with Experts. Hyatt Regency, Atlanta, GA. Sponsored by the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE). Course Director: Mani Vannan, MBBS. Contact: ASE. Tel: 919-861-5574; Fax: 919-787-4916; Web site: www.asecho.org. April 5-7, 2006. ASCeXAM Review Course. Omni Hotel at CNN Center, Atlanta, GA. Sponsored by the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE). Course Director: Gerard P. Aurigemma, MD. Contact: ASE. Tel: 919-861-5574; Fax: 919-787-4916; Web site: www.asecho.org. April 8, 2006. ASE New England Sonographer Update: Optimizing Echocardiographic Studies in Clinical Practice. St. Francis Hospital, Hartford, CT. Sponsored by the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE). Course Directors: Rick Rigling, BS, RDCS, FASE, and Jeffrey C. Hill, BS, RDCS, FASE. Contact: ASE. Tel: 919-861-5574; Fax: 919-787-4916; Web site: www.asecho.org. April 20-23, 2006. 3rd Annual Team Echocardiography: The Heart of Cardiovascular Medicine. Hilton Head Island Marriott Beach & Golf Resort, Hilton Head Island, SC. Co-sponsored by the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE), the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, and Wake Forest University. Course Directors: Bijoy K. Khandheria, MD, Dalane W. Kitzman, MD, Roger L. Click, MD, PhD, and Pamela R. Burgess, RDCS, RDMS, FASE. Contact: Wake Forest University Center for Medical
Ultrasound. Tel: 336-716-4505; Fax: 336-716-2447; E-mail: [email protected]. April 22, 2006. ASE Chicago Sonographer Update: Update for the Practicing Sonographer. Wojcik Conference Center at Harper College, Palatine, IL. Sponsored by the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE). Course Directors: Roberto M. Lang, MD, FASE, and Kaliope Berdusis, MBA, RDCS, FASE. Contact: ASE. Tel: 919-861-5574; Fax: 919-787-4916; Web site: www.asecho.org. May 15-19, 2006. Two-Dimensional Echocardiography and Cardiac Doppler: 21st Core Curriculum and Self-Assessment. Walt Disney World Swan Hotel, Orlando, FL. Co-sponsored by the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) and the University of California, San Diego. Course Directors: Anthony N. DeMaria, MD, FASE, and Arthur E. Weyman, MD, FASE. Contact: Kate Greathouse. Tel: 619543-6031; Fax: 619-543-3305; E-mail: kgreathouse@ ucsd.edu. June 3-7, 2006. ASE 17th Annual ASE Scientific Sessions. Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland. Sponsored by the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE). The five-day program includes invited lectures, manufacturers’ exhibits, symposia, case reviews, and both oral and poster presentations describing original work. The featured speakers are national and international leaders and teachers in the field of echocardiography and allied disciplines. Program Chair: William Zoghbi, MD, FASE. Contact: ASE. Tel: 919-861-5574; Fax: 919-7874916; Web site: www.asecho.org.
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