Basic to Advanced Echocardiography | Island Ultrasound

May 13-16, 2027
In-Person | Westin Hilton Head, Hilton Head Island, SC

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Credit Types: AMA PRA Category 1™ (22.25), ABIM MOC (22.25), ABS Certificate (22.25), ANCC (22.25), Price: $775 - $925 | Early Registration Saves $100

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Program

12:00 a.m.

Wednesday, May 12, 2027

5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Precourse Registration (Heritage A/B Foyer)

7:00 a.m.

Thursday, May 13, 2027

7:00 a.m.

Registration and Continental Breakfast (Heritage A/B Foyer)

7:30 a.m.

Welcome – Get to Know the Audience

Moderator: Sunil Mankad, MD

7:40 a.m.

FUNDAMENTALS OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

Moderator: Noreen Kelly, MD

7:40 a.m.

Echocardiography for LV Systolic Function: 2-D, Doppler, and 3-D Echocardiography

Sunil Mankad, MD

8:05 a.m.

Echo for Diastolic Function: Basic to Advanced

Steven Lester, MD

8:30 a.m.

Evaluation of Right Ventricular Function (Including Strain)

Chris Ray, MD

8:55 a.m.

Left Ventricular Strain Imaging: Current Uses and Future Directions

Chadi Ayoub, MD, PhD

9:20 a.m.

Panel Discussion

9:35 a.m.

Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits

9:55 a.m.

ECHO FOR MYOCARDIAL DISEASE AND CARDIOMYOPATHIES

Moderator: Sunil Mankad, MD

9:55 a.m.

Echo for the Evaluation of New Onset Heart Failure

Daniel Borgeson, MD

10:20 a.m.

Multimodality Imaging in Cardiomyopathies Including Sarcoid and Amyloidosis

Chris Ray, MD

10:45 a.m.

Echo Evaluation in LVADs and Impella

Courtney Bennett, DO

11:10 a.m.

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: The Role of Imaging in Diagnosis and Treatment

Dermot Phelan, MD, PhD

11:35 a.m.

Panel Discussion

12:00 p.m.

Lunch

1:00 p.m.

Special Lecture: Imaging in Cardiac Amyloidosis - The Key to Accurate Diagnosis This CME activity is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from BridgeBio.

Daniel Borgeson, MD

Moderators: Chris Ray, MD, Chadi Ayoub, MD, PhD

2:00 p.m.

ECHO POTPOURRI I

Moderator: Crystal Bonnichsen, MD

2:00 p.m.

Simple Congenital Heart Disease

Crystal Bonnichsen, MD

2:25 p.m.

Complex Congenital Heart Disease

Sabrina Phillips, MD

2:50 p.m.

Echo for Athlete’s Heart: Cases and Clinical Pearls

Dermot Phelan, MD, PhD

3:15 p.m.

Panel Discussion

3:35 p.m.

Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits

3:55 p.m.

PARALLEL SESSIONS – Rotate as you wish

4:00 p.m.

Hemodynamic Workshop With Live Scanning

Pamela Burgess, ACS, BS, RDCS, RDMS, RVT, Nicholas Enger, RDCS, Lindsay Hammond, BS, RCS, RDCS, Fletcher Miller, Jr., MD, Bethany Pelke, RDCS

4:15 p.m.

Diastolic Function Workshop

Chadi Ayoub, MD, PhD, Barry Karon, MD

5:00 p.m.

Adjourn

7:00 a.m.

Friday, May 14, 2027

7:00 a.m.

Continental Breakfast - Visit Exhibits

7:45 a.m.

ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGY

Moderator: Jeremy Thaden, MD

7:45 a.m.

Stress Echo Cases for Coronary Artery Disease: Audience Interpretation

Kathleen Kopecky, MD

8:10 a.m.

Stress Echo: Going Beyond Evaluation for Ischemia

Sunil Mankad, MD

8:35 a.m.

3-D Echocardiography: Practical Applications

Hayan Jouni, MD

9:00 a.m.

AI in Echocardiography: What Physicians and Sonographers Should Know

Steven Lester, MD

9:25 a.m.

Panel Discussion

9:45 a.m.

Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits

10:00 a.m.

ECHO POTPOURRI II

Moderator: Noreen Kelly, MD

10:00 a.m.

Echo for Complications of Endocarditis

Renuka Jain, MD

10:25 a.m.

Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS): Lung Ultrasound and More

Jared Bird, MD

10:50 a.m.

Contrast-Enhanced Echo: Cases Demonstrating Benefit

Courtney Bennett, DO

11:15 a.m.

Multimodality Imaging for Acute Aortic Syndromes

Crystal Bonnichsen, MD

11:40 a.m.

Multimodality Imaging for Pericardial Disease

Jared Bird, MD

12:05 p.m.

Panel Discussion

12:30 p.m.

Adjourn

7:00 a.m.

Saturday, May 15, 2027

7:00 a.m.

Continental Breakfast - Visit Exhibits

7:30 a.m.

ECHO FOR VALVE DISEASE I

Moderator: Crystal Bonnichsen, MD

7:30 a.m.

Echo for Aortic Stenosis: Comprehensive Assessment Including Hemodynamic Variant

Kathleen Kopecky, MD

7:55 a.m.

Echo for Aortic Regurgitation: Etiology and Severity

Sabrina Phillips, MD

8:20 a.m.

Echo for Mitral Stenosis and Mitral Annular Calcification

Jared Bird, MD

8:45 a.m.

Echocardiography for Mitral Regurgitation: Etiology and Severity

Jeremy Thaden, MD

9:10 a.m.

Panel Discussion

9:25 a.m.

Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits

9:45 a.m.

ECHO FOR VALVE DISEASE II

Moderator: Jeremy Thaden, MD

9:45 a.m.

Echo for Tricuspid Regurgitation: Etiology and Severity

Jeremy Thaden, MD

10:10 a.m.

Echo to Identify Prosthetic Valve Dysfunction

Noreen Kelly, MD

10:35 a.m.

Challenging Real-World Valve Cases: Pearls, Pitfalls, and Next Steps Interactive with Audience Participation

Renuka Jain, MD, Noreen Kelly, MD, Kathleen Kopecky, MD

Moderator: Jeremy Thaden, MD

11:25 a.m.

Panel Discussion

11:45 a.m.

Lunch Grab Your Lunch and Return to the Ballroom for a Special Lecture

12:15 p.m.

Non-CME Product Theater - Kiniksa

1:15 p.m.

Break Before the Afternoon Sessions (Opportunity to Network and Visit Exhibits)

1:45 p.m.

PARALLEL SESSIONS – Basic to Advanced

1:45 p.m.

Basic: TTE and Doppler Evaluation, including illustrative cases, strain analysis (LV, RV, LA), quantification of valve disease

Crystal Bonnichsen, MD, Nicholas Enger, RDCS, Lindsay Hammond, BS, RCS, RDCS, Barry Karon, MD, Fletcher Miller, Jr., MD

1:50 p.m.

Learning Lab (Advanced: 3-D quantification and multiplanar reconstruction)

Jared Bird, MD, Pamela Burgess, ACS, BS, RDCS, RDMS, RVT, Hayan Jouni, MD, Bethany Pelke, RDCS, Jeremy Thaden, MD

2:45 p.m.

PARALLEL SESSIONS – Basic and Advanced

2:45 p.m.

Advanced: Structural Heart Cases

Jared Bird, MD, Kathleen Kopecky, MD, Jeremy Thaden, MD

2:50 p.m.

Learning Lab (Basics: Apply what you learned in the Basics lecture)

Crystal Bonnichsen, MD, Pamela Burgess, ACS, BS, RDCS, RDMS, RVT, Nicholas Enger, RDCS, Lindsay Hammond, BS, RCS, RDCS, Barry Karon, MD, Fletcher Miller, Jr., MD, Bethany Pelke, RDCS

3:45 p.m.

Adjourn

7:00 a.m.

Sunday, May 16, 2027

7:00 a.m.

Continental Breakfast - Visit Exhibits

7:30 a.m.

INTERVENTIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

Moderator: Sunil Mankad, MD

7:30 a.m.

Imaging for Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion

Karl Richardson, MD

7:55 a.m.

Echo Guidance of Periprosthetic Leak Closure

Hayan Jouni, MD

8:20 a.m.

Challenging Mitral Cases including Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair and Replacement

Renuka Jain, MD

8:45 a.m.

Echo for Tricuspid Valve Interventions

Noreen Kelly, MD

9:10 a.m.

Panel Discussion

9:25 a.m.

Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits

7:30 a.m. - 9:25 a.m.

Basics: Hands-on Live Scanning – Tips and Tricks (learn the basics, including lung US, or tips to optimize imaging)

Jared Bird, MD, Crystal Bonnichsen, MD, Pamela Burgess, ACS, BS, RDCS, RDMS, RVT, Nicholas Enger, RDCS, Fletcher Miller, Jr., MD

7:30 a.m. - 9:25 a.m.

TEE Simulator Hands-On

Roger Click, MD, PhD

9:45 a.m.

INTRA-OPERATIVE TEE

Moderator: Sunil Mankad, MD

9:45 a.m.

TEE to Guide Intra-Operative Decision-Making

Hayan Jouni, MD

10:10 a.m.

Mitral Valve Repair: Simple and Complex Cases – What’s Important Pre-Operatively and Post-Operatively for the Surgeon

Jared Bird, MD, Kathleen Kopecky, MD, Phillip Rowse, MD

10:55 a.m.

Unknown Interesting Cases With ARS Questions

12:10 p.m.

Adjourn

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Credit Types Offered

AMA PRA Category 1™

22.25
ABIM MOC

22.25
ABS Certificate

22.25
ANCC

22.25

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Basic to Advanced Echocardiography | Island Ultrasound

May 13-16, 2027In-Person | Westin Hilton Head, Hilton Head Island, SC

Program

12:00 a.m.

Wednesday, May 12, 2027

7:00 a.m.

Thursday, May 13, 2027

FUNDAMENTALS OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

ECHO FOR MYOCARDIAL DISEASE AND CARDIOMYOPATHIES

ECHO POTPOURRI I

PARALLEL SESSIONS – Rotate as you wish

7:00 a.m.

Friday, May 14, 2027

ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGY

ECHO POTPOURRI II

7:00 a.m.

Saturday, May 15, 2027

ECHO FOR VALVE DISEASE I

ECHO FOR VALVE DISEASE II

PARALLEL SESSIONS – Basic to Advanced

PARALLEL SESSIONS – Basic and Advanced

7:00 a.m.

Sunday, May 16, 2027

INTERVENTIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

INTRA-OPERATIVE TEE

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Echo Orlando: The Sound Under the Sun

Challenges in Clinical Cardiology

Artificial Intelligence in Cardiology

Mastering Electrocardiography

Congenital Heart Disease

Coronary Artery Disease

Cases in Echo, Cardiac CT and MRI

Echo Best Practice

Contemporary Review of Advances in Cardiac Ablation

Heart Rhythm & ECG: Case Based Approach

Echo on Marco Island

Snowmass Cardiovascular Cases, Controversies, and Challenges

Cardiovascular Interventions: Case-Based Masterclass

Cardiovascular Conference at Snowbird

Arrhythmias and the Heart: A Cardiovascular Update

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Cardiology In Colorado: Echo & Imaging Modalities

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Heart Failure Management

Advances in CV Critical Care and Resuscitation

Echocardiography Review for Boards & Clinical Practice

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Foundations in Cardiology Practice

May 13-16, 2027
In-Person | Westin Hilton Head, Hilton Head Island, SC