Cardiology In Colorado: A Case Based Approach to Echocardiography and Complementary Imaging Modalities
March 8-12, 2026
In-Person or Livestream | The Peaks Resort & Spa, Telluride, CO
Currently accepting registrations!
Credit Types:
AMA PRA Category 1™
(20.0),
ANCC
(20.0),
Price: $775 - $975 | Register Early to Save $100!
Program
12:00 a.m.
SUNDAY, MARCH 8, 2026
3:00 p.m.
Registration - Telluride Conference Center (TCC)
3:30 p.m.
Workshop: TEE Simulator, POCUS, Live Scanning Demonstrations
Charles Luoma, RDCS, Sunil Mankad, MD, Rekha Mankad, MD, Serena Van Lanen, RDCS, ACS
4:30 p.m.
Satellite Symposium (sponsored by an unrestricted educational grant from ***): Cardiac Amyloidosis: From Green Slopes to Black Diamonds: Basic to Advance Management & Tips for Clinic Setup
Ian Chang, MD, Robert Frantz, MD, Martha Grogan, MD
12:00 a.m.
MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2026
6:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast - Telluride Conference Center (TCC) Mountain Village Lobby
7:00 a.m.
Welcome and Course Overview and Objectives
Martha Grogan, MD, Kyle Klarich, MD
7:15 a.m.
9th Annual George M. Gura Memorial Lecture
7:15 a.m.
9th Annual George M. Gura Memorial Lectureship – Unexplained Dyspnea: A Clinical Dilemma We Can Solve
Robert Frantz, MD
7:50 a.m.
Cardiac Function and Heart Failure
Moderator: Rick Nishimura, MD
7:50 a.m.
Evaluation of the LV: Echo and Beyond - Is There A Gold Standard?
Bastiaan Kietselaer, MD, PhD
8:10 a.m.
Strain: Practical Applications – Real World Implementation
Steven Lester, MD
8:30 a.m.
RV: No Longer Forgotten - How to Assess Function, Measurements and Pressures Noninvasively
Garvan Kane, MD, PhD
9:20 a.m.
Questions and Answers
3:30 p.m.
WORKSHOPS
3:30 p.m.
Pathology Is the Ultimate Cardiac Image: CV M& M: “Greatest Hits”
Melanie Bois, MD, Joseph Maleszewski, MD
Moderators: Martha Grogan, MD, Sunil Mankad, MD
4:30 p.m.
Case-Based Approach to Diastolic Function: Where Do the Guidelines Work and When Do They Fall Short?
Rick Nishimura, MD
Moderators: Garvan Kane, MD, PhD, Charles Luoma, RDCS
5:45 p.m.
Welcome Dinner – Family Members Invited – This will be held at The Peaks Hotel
12:00 a.m.
TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 2026
6:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
7:00 a.m.
Structural Heart Disease
Moderator: Gabor Bagameri, MD
7:00 a.m.
Multi-Modality Imaging of Cardiac Valves: What Test(s) Should I do?
Ian Chang, MD
7:20 a.m.
Mitral Annular Disjunction - Big Hype or Not?
Rekha Mankad, MD
7:40 a.m.
Low Flow, Low Gradient Aortic Stenosis; What Is the Current Understanding - Don’t Miss It!
Bastiaan Kietselaer, MD, PhD
8:00 a.m.
Echo Evaluation of MV Clips
Sunil Mankad, MD
8:20 a.m.
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: New Medications How Have They Changed our Practice and the Role of Echo
Kyle Klarich, MD
8:40 a.m.
How to Choose the Right Intervention AS, MR; Where Surgery Shines
Gabor Bagameri, MD
9:00 a.m.
Panel Discussion
3:30 p.m.
WORKSHOPS
3:30 p.m.
Valve Workshop
Gabor Bagameri, MD, Joseph Maleszewski, MD, Rekha Mankad, MD, Rick Nishimura, MD, Serena Van Lanen, RDCS, ACS
4:30 p.m.
HCM Cases: How to Manage the Various Subtypes of HCM
Kyle Klarich, MD, Steven Lester, MD
12:00 a.m.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2026
6:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
7:00 a.m.
Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases
Moderator: Martha Grogan, MD
7:00 a.m.
Cardiac Sarcoid-Quintessential Review
Panithaya Chareonthaitawee, MD
7:20 a.m.
ATTR Amyloid: How To Choose the Right Therapies
Martha Grogan, MD
7:40 a.m.
Constriction-A reversable cause of HF, still challenging to diagnose
Garvan Kane, MD, PhD
8:00 a.m.
ICI Myocarditis – How To Recognize It
Ian Chang, MD
8:20 a.m.
Advanced HF – How do I use imaging to guide management decisions
Robert Frantz, MD
9:00 a.m.
Panel Discussion
3:30 p.m.
WORKSHOPS
3:30 p.m.
Echo in the Diagnosis of Congenital Heart Disease: Cases Not to be Missed
Luke Burchill, MBBS, Carole Warnes, MD
4:30 p.m.
Satellite Symposium: Nuclear Cardiac Scintigraphy in Amyloid: Getting the Diagnosis Right! (Sponsored by an unrestricted medical grant from ***)
John Bois, MD, Ian Chang, MD, Panithaya Chareonthaitawee, MD, Martha Grogan, MD
12:00 a.m.
THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2026
6:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
7:00 a.m.
SPECIAL TOPICS
Moderator: Luke Burchill, MBBS
7:00 a.m.
HF In Adults With CHD
Luke Burchill, MBBS
7:20 a.m.
Pregnancy and Heart Disease: Update 2026
Carole Warnes, MD
7:40 a.m.
AI in Echocardiography: “Are We There Yet?”
Steven Lester, MD
8:00 a.m.
A Pathologists View: Ascending Aortic Aneurysms
Joseph Maleszewski, MD
8:20 a.m.
Ascending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms – Imaging In the Diagnosis and Monitoring
John Bois, MD
8:40 a.m.
American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) Presidency Year In Review
Panithaya Chareonthaitawee, MD
9:00 a.m.
Panel Discussion
3:30 p.m.
WORKSHOPS
3:30 p.m.
Most Common Primary Cardiac Tumors Found By Echo: What To Do Next
Melanie Bois, MD, Kyle Klarich, MD
4:30 p.m.
Rapid Fire Review: Key Take Home Points
Kyle Klarich, MD, Sunil Mankad, MD
5:20 p.m.
Adjourn - Closing Comments
Credit Types Offered
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AMA PRA Category 1™20.0
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ANCC20.0
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