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 date(s), title, location, sponsor, course director(s), and contact information to ASE, Attn: Andrea Van Hoever, 1500 Sunday Drive, Suite 102, Raleigh, NC 27607; Tel: 919-8614535; 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.
October 6-9, 2006. ECHO New York ’06. Crowne Plaza Times Square, New York, NY. Sponsored by St. Luke’s and Roosevelt Hospitals. Course Director: Farooq A. Chaudhry, MD, FASE. Contact: St. Luke’s and Roosevelt Hospitals. Tel: 212-523-2138; Fax: 212-253-2074; E-mail:
[email protected]. October 8-11, 2006. 22nd Annual Echocardiography in Pediatric and Adult Congenital Heart Disease. Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. Cosponsored by the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) and the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine. Course Director: Patrick W. O’Leary, MD, FASE. Contact: Mayo Clinic. Tel: 507-266-6703; Fax: 507-266-7403; E-mail:
[email protected]. October 19-21, 2006. Cases in Echocardiography. The Westin Seattle, Seattle, WA. Co-sponsored by the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) and the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine. Course Directors: Fletcher A. Miller, Jr., MD, FASE, and Rick A. Nishimura, MD. Contact: Mayo Clinic. Tel: 507-266-6703 or 507-284-0536; Fax: 507-2667403; E-mail:
[email protected]. October 19-21, 2006. X World Congress of Echocardiography and Vascular Ultrasound. Hilton Hotel, Rome, Italy. Co-sponsored by the International Society of Cardiovascular Ultrasound and the Italian Society of Cardiovascular Echocardiography (SIEC). Congress President: Dr. Francesco Fedele. Tel: 205-934-8256; Fax: 205-934-6747; E-mail:
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[email protected]. October 20-21, 2006. The Heart-Brain Connection: Transcranial Doppler Specialty Course – Monitoring Applications. Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, WA. Sponsored by the Swedish Heart & Vascular Institute at Swedish Medical Center. Course Directors: Mark Reisman, MD, David Newell, MD, and Colleen Douville, BA, RVT. Contact: CME Office. Tel: 206-386-2755; Fax: 206-326-3180; E-mail: CME.
[email protected]; Web site: www.swedish. org/cme.
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October 21-23, 2006. 28th Annual Echo Northwestern 2006. Northwestern University, School of Law, Rubloff Building, Chicago, IL. Sponsored by Northwestern University and Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Course Directors: David J. Mehlman, MD, FASE, Vera H. Rigolin, MD, FASE and Issam A. Mikati, MD, FASE. Contact: Amanda O’Rourke. Tel: 312-503-8533; Fax: 312-503-4531; E-mail: nums-cme@ northwestern.edu; Web site: www.cme.northwestern. edu. October 25-29, 2006. Cardiovascular Ultrasound: From Pictures to Information. Camelback Inn Marriott Resort, Golf Club & Spa, Phoenix, AZ. Co-sponsored by the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE), the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, and the Heart Rhythm Society. Course Directors: Fletcher A. Miller, Jr., MD, FASE, David L. Hayes, MD, Michael H. Picard, MD, and Steven J. Lester, MD. Contact: Mayo Clinic. Tel: 507-266-6703 or 507-284-0536; Fax: 507-266-7403; E-mail: echocme@ mayo.edu. October 26-28, 2006. Advanced Echo 2006. Hilton Waterfront Resort, Huntington Beach, CA. Co-sponsored by the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) and the Hoag Heart and Vascular Institute of Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian. Course Director: Pravin Shah, MD. Contact: Ellen Chitjian. Tel: 949-764-8123; Fax: 949-548-3188; E-mail:
[email protected]. October 27-28, 2006. Michigan Society of Echocardiography 25 Year Jubilee: Celebrating the Past, Imagining the Future. The Dearborn Inn, Dearborn, MI. Sponsored by the Michigan Society of Echocardiography, St. John Hospital & Medical Center, and the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE). Course Director: Julius M. Gardin, MD, FASE. Contact: Kathleen Steiner. Tel: 313343-6390; Fax: 313-343-3912. October 27-29, 2006. 2nd Annual Cardiothoracic CT Summit: Focus on CT Angiography and Extra Cardiac Disease. The Naples Grande Resort & Club, Naples, FL. Sponsored by the Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education. Course Directors: Moulay Meziane, MD, Manuel Cerqueira, MD, and Mario Garcia, MD. Contact: Center for Continuing Education. Tel: 800-238-6750 or 216297-7330; Web site: www.clevelandclinicmeded.com/ cardioct06. November 9-10, 2006. 21st Annual Advances in Contrast Ultrasound/Bubble Course 2006. The Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel, Chicago, IL. Sponsored by Advances in Contrast Ultrasound and the Illinois State Medical Society. Course Director: Steven B. Feinstein, MD. Contact: Gerri Somerville. Tel: 312-942-4601; Fax: 312-942-6334; E-mail: gsomervi@ rush.edu; Web site: www.bubbleconference.com.
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November 11, 2006. iMAX 2006: Maximizing Imaging for Superior Diagnosis of Cardiovascular Disease. Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile, Chicago, IL. Sponsored by the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) and developed in collaboration with the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC), the Society of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR), and the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCVCT). A multi-modality case-based learning experience, this one-day event precedes the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions. Program Chair: Mani A. Vannan, MBBS. Contact: ASE. Tel: 919-861-5574; Fax: 919-787-4916; Web site: www.asecho.org. November 11, 2006. 16th Annual International Conference in Echocardiography: Case Studies and Recent Advances in Echocardiography. Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers, Chicago, IL. Sponsored by the University of Alabama at Birmingham Echo Lab and the International Society of Cardiovascular Ultrasound. Course Directors: Navin C. Nanda, MD, Julius M. Gardin, MD, FASE, Natesa G. Pandian, MD, and David J. Sahn, MD, FASE. Contact: Lindy Chapman. Tel: 205-934-8256; Fax: 205-9346747; E-mail:
[email protected]. November 18-25, 2006. Sights and Sounds of Cardiology. A cruise along the Mexican Riviera aboard the Diamond Princess. Jointly sponsored by the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) and UltraEcho, Ltd. Course Directors: Bijoy K. Khandheria, MBBS, and A. Jamil Tajik, MD. Contact: UltraEcho, Ltd. Tel: 507-266-6703 or 507-284-0536; Fax: 507-266-7403. November 30 –December 1, 2006. Heart Failure: A multi-professional approach to identify problems, manage problems, and resolve problems of an unwanted evolution of heart diseases. 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. February 5-10, 2007. 10th Annual Comprehensive Review & Update of Perioperative Echo: Clinical Decision Making in the Cardiac Surgery Patient. Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina, San Diego, CA. Sponsored by the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists (SCA) and Offered In Cooperation with the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE). 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]; Web site: www.scahq.org. March 5-8, 2007. 14th 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), Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, and Duke University Heart Center. Course Directors: George M. Gura, Jr., MD,
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[email protected]. March 23-24, 2007. 23rd International Conference on Recent Advances in Echocardiography. New Orleans, LA. Sponsored by the University of Alabama at Birmingham Echo Lab. Course Director: Navin C. Nanda, MD. Contact: Lindy Chapman. Tel: 205-934-8256; Fax: 205-934-6747; E-mail: lindyc@ uab.edu. March 24, 2007. E3: Essential Echocardiography with Experts. New Orleans, LA. Sponsored by the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE). Course Directors: Malissa J. Wood, MD, and Mani A. Vannan, MBBS. Contact: ASE. Tel: 919-861-5574; Fax: 919-787-4916; Web site: www.asecho.org. March 28-30, 2007. Florida Valve Symposium: Current Controversies in Valve Management. The Renaissance Vinoy Resort, St. Petersburg, FL. Jointly sponsored by the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) and the Tampa Bay Heart Institute Foundation. Course Directors: Vinay Badhwar, MD, and Randolph P. Martin, MD, FASE. Contact: Tampa Bay Heart Institute Foundation. Tel: 727-522-9379; Fax: 727-5229386; E-mail:
[email protected]; Web site: www. floridavalvesymposium.com. April 12-14, 2007. 3rd Annual CT Angiography for the Cardiologist. Hyatt Regency O’Hare, Chicago, IL. Co-sponsored by the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) and the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE). Course Directors: L. Samuel Wann, MD, FASE, and Randall C. Thompson, MD. Contact: ASNC. Tel: 301-215-7575; Fax: 301-215-7113; E-mail:
[email protected]; Web site: http://www.asnc.org/section_166.cfm. April 18-20, 2007. 2007 ASCeXAM/ReASCE Review Course. Omni Hotel at CNN Center, Atlanta, GA. Sponsored by the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE). Course Director: Gerard P. Aurigemma, MD, FASE. Contact: ASE. Tel: 919-8615574; Fax: 919-787-4916; Web site: www.asecho.org. May 2-4, 2007. 9th Annual Echocardiography Conference: State-of-the-Art 2007. The Roosevelt Hotel, New York, NY. Sponsored by the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System and Offered in Cooperation with the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE). Course Director: Rebecca T. Hahn, MD. Contact: Rick Hostnik. Tel: 516-465-2500 or 516-4652512; Fax: 516-465-8204; E-mail:
[email protected]; Web site: www.northshorelij.org/cme. May 7-11, 2007. 22nd Annual Two-Dimensional Echocardiography and Cardiac Doppler: Comprehensive Review, Core Curriculum, Parallel Tracks and Self-Assessment Exam. Walt Disney World Swan Hotel, Lake Buena Vista, 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. Con-
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[email protected]. June 16-20, 2007. 18th Annual ASE Scientific Sessions. Washington State Convention & Trade Center, Seattle, Washington. 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:
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Roberto M. Lang, MD, FASE. Contact: ASE. Tel: 919-861-5574; Fax: 919-787-4916; Web site: www. asecho.org. October 14-16, 2007. Fifth International Meeting on Intensive Cardiac Care. Tel Aviv, Israel. Organized in collaboration with the Working Group on Acute Cardiac Care of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), the European Board for Accreditation in Cardiology (EBAC), and the Israel Heart Society. Contact: The Secretariat. Tel: 972-26520574; Fax: 972-2-6520558; E-mail: seminars@isas. co.il; Web site: www.isas.co.il/cardiac-care2007.
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