Cases in Echocardiography, Cardiac CT, and MRI

October 23-26, 2024
In-Person or Livestream | The Meritage Resort, Napa, CA

Currently accepting registrations!
Credit Types: AMA PRA Category 1™ (21.75), Nursing (21.75), Price: $675-$850 | Early Registration Saves $100

Overview

COURSE LOCATION
The Meritage Resort and Spa
875 Bordeaux Way
Napa, CA 94558


COURSE DESCRIPTION
This advanced course is designed to provide the clinician and advanced sonographer with an update on transthoracic, stress, and transesophageal echocardiography as well as cardiac CT and MRI. This is not a "how-to" course, but instead will concentrate on the application of these modalities to clinical decision making.

The program consists primarily of clinical cases which illustrate the problems cardiovascular specialists commonly encounter. Multiple choice questions addressing the clinical utility and limitations of echocardiography follow each case. Utilization of cardiac CT and MRI is also incorporated into the cases. In addition, faculty presents “rapid fire” and “unknown” cases. 

Attendees have the opportunity to share an interesting case with the faculty and audience. If you would like to share an interesting case, please make this available as an MPEG, AVI, or WMV file. The images should be deidentified. Please provide this case to the registration desk at check-in with a small written history of the patient.

This course is designed to encourage maximum audience participation and interaction with the faculty. 

COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon conclusion of this program, participants should be able to:

  • Utilize cardiovascular imaging modalities to aid in clinical decision making for management of patients with valvular heart disease
  • Identify normal and abnormal features of patients with prosthetic valves
  • Identify the pitfalls of interpretation with exercise and dobutamine stress echocardiography
  • Apply Doppler hemodynamics and strain imaging into clinical decision-making in patients with heart failure symptoms with both normal and abnormal systolic function
  • Describe a systematic approach to echocardiography for patients with complex congenital heart disease
  • Recognize the utility of cardiac imaging in patients with acute ischemic syndromes and other acute illnesses requiring admission to the intensive care unit
  • Review impact of 3-D and procedural imaging for structural heart disease
  • Identify common indications and potential pitfalls for intraoperative/interventional transesophageal echocardiography

INTENDED AUDIENCE
This course is intended for physicians and sonographers with an advanced background in echocardiography.

LIVESTREAM PARTICIPATION
Livestream participation is to be viewed during the livestreaming hours posted for the course. This course is not intended, nor approved, as an on-demand learning activity. 

 

Credit Types Offered
  • AMA PRA Category 1
    21.75
  • Nursing
    21.75

Price: $675-$850 | Early Registration Saves $100

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