2024 Echocardiography Online Board Review

NOW WITH 18 MONTHS OF ACCESS

Date of Original Release: July 23, 2024
Date Credit Expires for this program: July 22, 2027

Online Streaming Access
Access to online streaming course is available for 18 months from the date of purchase. Credit and MOC must be claimed within that time period. Course PDF materials are available for download. 

Course Description
Mayo Clinic Echocardiography Online Board Review course has a focused emphasis on the National Board of Echocardiography (NBE) examination format covering the entire field of Echocardiography including ultrasound physics, 2-D and M-Mode, hemodynamics, valvular heart disease, ischemic heart disease, heart failure, and cardiomyopathies, pericardial disease, congenital heart disease, and newer imaging techniques including strain and 3-D echocardiography. Well-known experts and recognized educators comprised primarily of Mayo Clinic faculty, in each field of echocardiography will give in-depth didactic lectures pertaining particularly to the integration of echocardiographic data into clinical practice.

The Echocardiography Online Board Review course is delivered through an online personalized learning gateway enabling learners to take a pre-assessment to identify areas of strength and weakness, then direct their learning with personalized study recommendations that concentrate solely on areas where they need reinforcement. The Echocardiography Online Board Review course is delivered through an online personalized learning gateway enabling learners to take a pre-assessment to identify areas of strength and weakness, then direct their learning with personalized study recommendations that concentrate solely on areas where they need reinforcement. Learners can view videos from the blended (In-Person and Livestream) course, listen to streaming audio presentations, journal citations, articles and guidelines and board key takeaways, take pre- and post-assessments and more.

The Echocardiography Online Board Review requires a passing post-assessment score of 80% or higher in two attempts or less upon completion to acquire AMA PRA Category 1 Credits TM and ABIM MOC Medical Knowledge points. The post-assessment questions are broken down in modules and credit can be obtained as you complete each module.

Course Learning Objectives
Upon conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:

• State basic physical principles of ultrasound and instrumentation.
• Correlate cardiac gross pathology with echocardiographic images.
• Integrate new echocardiographic techniques to enhance disease diagnosis.
• Apply Doppler echocardiography in the assessment of cardiovascular hemodynamics.
• Evaluate acute and chronic ischemic heart disease using standard and stress echocardiography.
• Differentiate between causes of heart failure, cardiomyopathies, and pericardial disease.
• Determine the presence, etiology, and severity of native and prosthetic valvular heart disease.
• Connect systemic disease with echocardiographic manifestations of cardiovascular involvement.
• Determine the presence, etiology, and severity of diseases of the aorta based on echocardiographic testing.
• Differentiate congenital pathology from normal physiology with echocardiographic imaging.
• Evaluate cardiac chamber size, left ventricular systolic and diastolic function and right ventricular systolic function.

Attendance at this Mayo Clinic course does not indicate nor guarantee competence or proficiency in the performance of any procedures which may be discussed or taught in this course.

Target Audience
This enduring program is designed for, but not limited to, cardiologists, echocardiographers, anesthesiologists, cardiac surgeons, and cardiology fellows. Participants with working knowledge of echocardiographic techniques and applications will benefit most from this program.

Prerequisites for Participation
There are no prerequisites needed prior to participating in this education activity.

Method of Participation
Participation in this activity consists of reviewing the educational material, completing the learner assessment and evaluation.

Acknowledgement of Commercial Support
No commercial support was received in the production of this activity.

Bibliographic Resources
Alsidawi S, Khan S, Pislaru SV, et al. High Prevalence of Severe Aortic Stenosis in Low-Flow State Associated With Atrial Fibrillation. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2021;14(7):e012453. doi:10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.120.012453

Oguz D, Padang R, Pislaru SV, et al. Clinical predictors and impact of postoperative mean gradient on outcome after transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral valve repair. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2021;98(6):E932-E937. doi:10.1002/ccd.29867

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