Echo Fiesta: An In-Depth Review of Adult Echocardiography for Sonographers and Physicians

COURSE LOCATION
Hyatt Regency Hill Country
9800 Hyatt Resort Dr
San Antonio, TX 78251

This program will be offered as a live, in-person conference at the Hyatt Regency Hill Country in San Antonio, TX and will also be offered by livestream format. When registering, you will be required to choose in-person or livestream. 

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. The recorded lectures take approximately 3-4 weeks to be posted on the course dashboard and ABIM MOC credit must be claimed within 30 days of the livestream course. 

Mayo Clinic In Collaboration with Baptist Health System

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Echo Fiesta is designed to provide a practical review of the current uses and limitations of 2-D echocardiography, Doppler and color flow imaging in the assessment of adult myocardial, ischemic, pericardial, and valvular heart disease. Traditional topics in the field of echocardiography including the assessment of systolic and diastolic function, quantitative Doppler, and stress echocardiography will be presented. In addition, newer techniques including 3-D echo and Doppler and 2-D strain imaging will be presented.  The program will concentrate on practical points regarding daily use of these techniques with illustrative examples from a wide variety of cardiovascular disorders.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Identify current two-dimensional, three-dimensional, and Doppler methods to assess left ventricular systolic function
• Develop an integrated approach to the assessment of valvular stenosis and valvular regurgitation
• Describe the diastolic filling patterns in diverse cardiac disorders including cardiomyopathies, systemic diseases, and pericardial disease
• Recognize echocardiographic findings of ischemic heart disease, including clinical applications and interpretation of stress echocardiography, detection of mechanical complications of myocardial infarction
• Define the role of echocardiography in the evaluation and management of the cardiomyopathies
• Describe echocardiography findings in congenital heart disease
• Recognize the potential of new technology in the field of echocardiography

INTENDED AUDIENCE
This course is designed for cardiologists, cardiovascular trainees, and cardiac sonographers who perform and interpret echo exams and wish to enhance their knowledge of the echocardiographic assessment of adult cardiac disease. Participants with a basic knowledge of echocardiographic techniques and applications will benefit most from this program.