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

April 27-30, 2023
In-Person and Livestream | Hyatt Regency Hill Country, San Antonio, TX

Registration Closed
Credit Types: AMA PRA Category 1™ (22.0), Nursing (22.0), ABIM MOC (22.0), Price: $875.00

Program

April 27
7:00 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast - Fredericksbrug Ballroom Foyer
7:45 a.m.
Welcome, Introduction, Course Overview, Get to Know the Audience Drs. Klarich, Lester and Grogan
UTILITY OF ECHO - BASICS AND BEYOND
Moderator: Kyle Klarich, MD
8:00 a.m.
2-D and 3-D Evaluation of LV & LA Size and Function. Will 2-D Methods Become a Relic of Historical Perspective?
Rekha Mankad, MD
8:20 a.m.
Tips and Tricks for the 3-D Assessment of LV & LA Size and Function
Abby Biers, RDCS, Sunil Mankad, MD
8:35 a.m.
Echocardiographic Evaluation of Diastolic Function: A Practical Approach
Steven Lester, MD
8:55 a.m.
Echocardiographic Evaluation of RV Size and Function - Tips and Tricks for the 3-D Assessment of RV Function
Said Alsidawi, MD
9:30 a.m.
RV Enlargement: Distinguishing the Congenital Causes from Acquired Disorders
Sabrina Phillips, MD
9:50 a.m.
Panel Discussion Drs. Lester and Alsidawi
Moderator: Kyle Klarich, MD
10:00 a.m.
Refreshment Break
MYOCARDIAL IMAGING
Moderator: Steven Lester, MD
10:20 a.m.
Clinical Utility of Strain Imaging: LV, RV and LA
Steven Lester, MD
10:40 a.m.
Tips and Tricks for Strain: Accept or Reject?
Jennifer Warmsbecker, RDCS
11:00 a.m.
Myocardial Work: What Is this? Is It Ready for Prime Time?
Said Alsidawi, MD
11:15 a.m.
Abnormal Strain Patterns: Case Review All Mayo Clinic Sonographers with clinical commentary from Drs. S. Mankad and Lester
11:35 a.m.
Panel Discussion Ms. Warmsbecker and Dr. Alsidawi
Moderator: Steven Lester, MD
12:00 p.m.
Lunch - Courtyard Deck Special Feature for Sonographers - Lunch With Mayo Clinic Sonographers – Ask Your Questions
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Moderator: Steven Lester, MD
1:15 p.m.
Artificial Intelligence: Its Emerging Role in Medicine and Echocardiography
Steven Lester, MD
1:35 p.m.
Emerging Clinical Trends for Artificial Intelligence in Echocardiography
Reza Arsanjani, MD
2:00 p.m.
Black Box vs White Box AI: Help Us Briefly Understand What You Computational Biologist Do?
Imon Banerjee, PhD
2:15 p.m.
Panel Discussion Dr. Arsanjani and Dr. Banerjee
Moderator: Steven Lester, MD
2:30 p.m.
Refreshment Break
BREAKOUT SESSIONS: Small Groups Reviewing Cases and Techniques
Attendees rotate in and out as they wish
3:00 p.m.
Strain Imaging (Main Ballroom) Live Scanning
Reza Arsanjani, MD, Jared Bird, MD, Jennifer Warmsbecker, RDCS, A. Landon Wellford, MD
3:00 p.m.
Hands-on TEE Simulator (Hondo Ballroom)
Abby Biers, RDCS, Rekha Mankad, MD
3:00 p.m.
Diastology: Cases and Practice Review (Bandera Ballroom)
Said Alsidawi, MD, Steven Lester, MD
BREAKOUT SESSIONS: Small Groups Reviewing Cases and Techniques
Attendees rotate in and out as they wish
4:00 p.m.
3D Imaging/Knobology (Main Ballroom) With machine - no live scanning
Abby Biers, RDCS, Jared Bird, MD, Vuyisile Nkomo, MD
4:00 p.m.
Hands-on TEE Simulator (Hondo Ballroom)
Rekha Mankad, MD, Jennifer Warmsbecker, RDCS
4:00 p.m.
Hands-on Live Scanning (Bandera Ballroom)
Runqing Huang, RDCS, ACS, S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD, A. Landon Wellford, MD, Melissa Willers, RDCS
5:00 p.m.
Adjourn
5:30 p.m.
Welcome Reception - Fredericksburg Ballroom Foyer - Family Members Invited
April 28
7:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast - Visit Exhibits
THICK WALLED CARDIOMYOPATHIES
Moderator: Martha Grogan, MD
8:00 a.m.
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: State of the Art, the Role of Echo in Diagnosis and Management in 2023
Kyle Klarich, MD
8:25 a.m.
Drug Therapy for HCM - What Is New?
Steven Lester, MD
8:45 a.m.
Amyloid Heart Disease: What’s New in the Toolbox
Martha Grogan, MD
9:10 a.m.
Thick Walls -- What's the Diagnosis?
Kyle Klarich, MD
9:30 a.m.
TTR Amyloid a new Epidemic
Martha Grogan, MD
9:55 a.m.
Panel Discussion Dr. Klarich and Dr. Lester
Moderator: Martha Grogan, MD
10:15 a.m.
Refreshment Break - Visit Exhibits
CANCER AND SYSTEMIC DISEASES
Moderator: Reza Arsanjani, MD
10:35 a.m.
Cardio-Oncology: What Every Clinician and Imager Should Know
Reza Arsanjani, MD
11:00 a.m.
Cardiac Masses: What’s That Blob in the Heart?
Kyle Klarich, MD
11:25 a.m.
Echo Evaluation of Systemic Diseases
Rekha Mankad, MD
11:50 a.m.
Case Review With Expert Commentary
S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD, Rekha Mankad, MD, Melissa Willers, RDCS
12:15 p.m.
Panel Discussion Dr. Klarich and Dr. R. Mankad
Moderator: Reza Arsanjani, MD
12:30 p.m.
Adjourn - Afternoon to see The Alamo, Walk the Riverwalk, Have Fun at Six Flags, Play a Round of Golf or Just Enjoy San Antonio!
April 29
7:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast – Visit Exhibits
AORTIC VALVE DISEASE
Moderator: Vuyisile Nkomo, MD
8:00 a.m.
Echocardiographic Evaluation of Aortic Stenosis: A “Rules Based Approach”
Patricia Pellikka, MD
8:25 a.m.
Aortic Stenosis: Area/Gradient Mismatch
Vuyisile Nkomo, MD
8:50 a.m.
Pre and Post Procedural Echocardiographic Assessment for TAVI
Sunil Mankad, MD
9:05 a.m.
Evaluation of Aortic Regurgitation: Get With the Guidelines
Jared Bird, MD
9:30 a.m.
Panel Discussion Drs. Pellikka, S. Mankad, and Bird
Moderator: Vuyisile Nkomo, MD
9:50 a.m.
Refreshment Break - Visit Exhibits
MITRAL VALVE DISEASE
Moderator: Sunil Mankad, MD
10:10 a.m.
Why Does the Mitral Valve Leak? The "Anatomy" of Mitral Regurgitation
Sunil Mankad, MD
10:30 a.m.
Pre-Procedural TEE for TEER
S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD
10:45 a.m.
Calcific Mitral Stenosis: An Emerging Problem, What Do We Need to Know?
Jared Bird, MD
11:05 a.m.
Tricuspid Regurgitation; Changing our Mindset
Steven Lester, MD
11:25 a.m.
Tricuspid Valve Interventions: What’s New and Pre-Procedural Planning Considerations
S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD
11:45 a.m.
Crop Off: Live Cropping of Mitral and Tricuspid Valve Cases
Steven Lester, MD, Sunil Mankad, MD, Jennifer Warmsbecker, RDCS
12:05 p.m.
Panel Discussion Drs. Luis, Nkomo, and Bird
Moderator: Sunil Mankad, MD
12:30 p.m.
Lunch - Grab & Go - Bring your lunch back into the ballroom
12:30 p.m.
PRODUCT THEATER – Sponsored by Pfizer – No CME Credit Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM): Evaluating Clinical Findings to Support Earlier Diagnosis and Management. Dr. Barry Trachtenberg
PROSTHETIC VALVE DISEASE
Moderator: Martha Grogan, MD
1:30 p.m.
Echo Evaluation of Aortic Valve Prostheses
S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD
1:55 p.m.
Mitral Valve Prostheses: Practical Approach
Vuyisile Nkomo, MD
2:20 p.m.
Panel Discussion Drs. Luis and Nkomo
Moderator: Martha Grogan, MD
2:30 p.m.
Refreshment Break
2:45 p.m.
Breakout Sessions: Small Groups Reviewing Cases and Techniques
Attendees may rotate in and out as they wish
Valvular Heart Disease: Rapid Fire Cases (Main Ballroom)
S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD, Sunil Mankad, MD, Vuyisile Nkomo, MD
Stress Echo Cases (Uvalde Ballroom)
Reza Arsanjani, MD, Jared Bird, MD, Patricia Pellikka, MD
Diastology: Cases and Practice Review (Hondo Ballroom)
Said Alsidawi, MD, Steven Lester, MD
3:45 p.m.
Breakout Sessions: Small Groups Reviewing Cases and Techniques
Attendees may rotate in and out as they wish
Valvular Heart Disease: Rapid Fire Cases (Main Ballroom)
S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD, Sunil Mankad, MD, Vuyisile Nkomo, MD
3:45 p.m.
Stress Echo Cases (Uvalde Ballroom)
Reza Arsanjani, MD, Jared Bird, MD, Patricia Pellikka, MD
Sonographer Tips and Tricks: Live Scanning With Hands-On (Hondo Ballroom)
Martha Grogan, MD, Runqing Huang, RDCS, ACS, A. Landon Wellford, MD, Melissa Willers, RDCS
4:45 p.m.
Adjourn
April 30
7:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast - Visit Exhibits
ADDITIONAL STRUCTURAL INTERVENTIONS
Moderator: Said Alsidawi, MD
8:00 a.m.
PFO and ASD
Sabrina Phillips, MD
8:25 a.m.
Left Atrial Appendage Closure: Why and How?
Said Alsidawi, MD
8:50 a.m.
Perivalvular Leak Closure: Decision and Intraprocedural Guidance
Sunil Mankad, MD
9:10 a.m.
Panel Discussion Dr. Sunil Mankad
Moderator: Said Alsidawi, MD
9:30 a.m.
Refreshment Break - Visit Exhibits
CLINICAL CASE REVIEW
10:00 a.m.
Case 1
Martha Grogan, MD
10:10 a.m.
Case 2
S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD
10:20 a.m.
Case 3
Said Alsidawi, MD
10:30 a.m.
Case 4
Vuyisile Nkomo, MD
10:50 a.m.
Case 5
Kyle Klarich, MD
12:10 p.m.
Adjourn
Credit Types Offered
  • AMA PRA Category 1
    22.0
  • Nursing
    22.0
  • ABIM MOC
    22.0

Price: $875.00

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