Echo Fiesta: An In-Depth Review of Echocardiography for Sonographers and Physicians
April 15-18, 2027
In-Person | Hyatt Regency Hill Country, San Antonio, TX
Currently accepting registrations!
Credit Types:
AMA PRA Category 1™
(24.25),
ANCC
(24.25),
ABS MOC
(24.25),
ABIM MOC
(24.25),
Price: $785 - $885 | Register prior to March 18 to save $100
Program
12:00 a.m.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 2027
5:00 p.m.
- 6:00 p.m.
Early Registration – Fredericksburg Foyer
12:00 a.m.
THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 2027
7:00 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast
7:45 a.m.
Welcome, Introduction, Course Overview, Get to Know the Audience
Jared Bird, MD, Martha Grogan, MD, Steven Lester, MD, S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD
7:50 a.m.
EVALUATION OF THE LEFT SIDE
Moderator: Steven Lester, MD
8:00 a.m.
Left Ventricular Volumes and Function – Is 3-D Ready for Prime Time?
Reza Arsanjani, MD
8:20 a.m.
Left Ventricular Strain Imaging
Ian Chang, MD
8:40 a.m.
Practical Tips and Tricks for Optimizing 3-D and Strain Assessment of LV
Reza Arsanjani, MD, Ian Chang, MD, Nathan Doll, RDCS
8:55 a.m.
Echocardiographic Evaluation of Diastolic Function: Simplifying the New Guidelines
Steven Lester, MD
9:15 a.m.
Left Atrial Strain Imaging – Ready for Routine Clinical Practice?
Chris Ray, MD
9:35 a.m.
Panel Discussion
Reza Arsanjani, MD, Ian Chang, MD, Nathan Doll, RDCS
Moderator: Steven Lester, MD
9:45 a.m.
Refreshment Break – Visit Exhibits
10:00 a.m.
LEFT VENTRICULAR CARDIOMYOPATHIES AND APPLICATIONS IN STRAIN IMAGING
Moderator: Martha Grogan, MD
10:00 a.m.
Amyloid Heart Disease – Current and Future Therapies for Cardiac Amyloidosis
Martha Grogan, MD
10:25 a.m.
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Diagnosis and Advances in Medical and Surgical Therapy
Said Alsidawi, MD
10:50 a.m.
Pericardial Disease: Identifying and Treating Inflammatory and Non-inflammatory Constriction
S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD
11:15 a.m.
Applying Strain Imaging to Interesting Myocardial Imaging Cases
Moderators: Said Alsidawi, MD, Martha Grogan, MD, S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD
11:20 a.m.
Case #1 – Amyloid
Anna Pearce, RDCS
11:25 a.m.
Case #2 – Apical HCM
Nathan Doll, RDCS
11:30 a.m.
Case #3 – Valve disease (AS or MR)
David Pacheco, RDCS
11:45 a.m.
Panel Discussion
Said Alsidawi, MD, S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD
Moderator: Martha Grogan, MD
12:00 p.m.
Grab Your Lunch and Return to Ballroom for a Special Lecture Sponsored by Kiniksa
12:30 a.m.
Product Theater - No CME Credit
1:15 p.m.
Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits
1:00 p.m.
CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
Moderator: S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD
1:45 p.m.
State-of-the-Art Stress Echocardiography
Patricia Pellikka, MD
2:15 p.m.
CT Coronary Angiography – When/Where/How?
Ian Chang, MD
2:40 p.m.
Mechanical Complications of MI
Trevor Simard, MD, PhD
3:05 p.m.
Panel Discussion
Patricia Pellikka, MD, Trevor Simard, MD, PhD
Moderator: S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD
3:20 p.m.
Refreshment Break
3:35 p.m.
Amyloid: A to Z: Nuts and Bolts of Diagnosis and Managing Your Amyloid Practice
Ian Chang, MD, Martha Grogan, MD
4:45 p.m.
Breakout Sessions: Small Groups Reviewing Cases and Techniques
Attendees may rotate in and out as they wish.
4:50 p.m.
Diastology: Cases & Practice Review
Said Alsidawi, MD, Steven Lester, MD
4:50 p.m.
Hands-on Strain Imaging Live Scanning
Reza Arsanjani, MD, David Pacheco, RDCS, Anna Pearce, RDCS, Chris Ray, MD, Armistead Wellford, MD
5:45 p.m.
Adjourn
7:00 a.m.
FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 2027
7:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast – Visit Exhibits
7:10 a.m.
EVALUATION OF THE RIGHT SIDE
Moderators: Jared Bird, MD, Trevor Simard, MD, PhD
7:30 a.m.
Basics to Advanced Assessment of the Right Ventricle
Kathryn Larson, MD
8:00 a.m.
Acquiring 3-D RV Volumes, RVEF, and RV Strain
Said Alsidawi, MD, David Pacheco, RDCS
8:20 a.m.
RV Riddles: Case-Based Challenges from the Right Side
Said Alsidawi, MD, Nathan Doll, RDCS, Kathryn Larson, MD, David Pacheco, RDCS, Anna Pearce, RDCS
8:50 a.m.
Lung Ultrasound: How and Why to Perform on Your Patients?
Jared Bird, MD
9:20 a.m.
Panel Discussion
Said Alsidawi, MD, Nathan Doll, RDCS, Kathryn Larson, MD, David Pacheco, RDCS, Anna Pearce, RDCS
Moderator: Jared Bird, MD
9:40 a.m.
Refreshment Break – Visit Exhibits
10:00 a.m.
The 2-D and 3-D Anatomy of the Tricuspid Valve
Reza Arsanjani, MD
10:25 a.m.
Grading Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation: Are 5 Grades Really Necessary?
Gal Tsaban, MD, MPH
10:50 a.m.
Transcatheter Tricuspid Edge to Edge Repair: How to Assess Candidacy and Procedural Guidance
Jeremy Thaden, MD
11:10 a.m.
Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Replacement: Who, Why, and How?
Kathleen Kopecky, MD
11:30 a.m.
Tricuspid Troubles: Complex Cases in TR Management With a Multidisciplinary Team Discussion
Reza Arsanjani, MD, Kathleen Kopecky, MD, Jeremy Thaden, MD
Moderator: Trevor Simard, MD, PhD
12:15 p.m.
Panel Discussion
Reza Arsanjani, MD, Kathleen Kopecky, MD, Jeremy Thaden, MD, Gal Tsaban, MD, MPH
Moderators: Jared Bird, MD, Trevor Simard, MD, PhD
12:30 p.m.
Adjourn
12:00 a.m.
SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 2027
7:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast – Visit Exhibits
7:45 a.m.
IMAGING PRINCIPLES IN VALVULAR HEART DISEASE
Moderator: S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD
8:00 a.m.
Acquiring 3-D Echo for Valvular Assessment by Transthoracic and Transesophageal Echocardiography
Bastiaan Kietselaer, MD, PhD
8:30 a.m.
Quantifying Native Valvular Regurgitation: from 2-D to 3-D Echo
Reza Arsanjani, MD
8:55 a.m.
Stress Echocardiography for Valvular Heart Disease: When and How?
Patricia Pellikka, MD
9:15 a.m.
Quantifying Post-Procedural Regurgitation Following Aortic and Mitral Transcatheter Interventions
Gal Tsaban, MD, MPH
9:40 a.m.
Panel Discussion
Reza Arsanjani, MD, Bastiaan Kietselaer, MD, PhD, Patricia Pellikka, MD, Gal Tsaban, MD, MPH
Moderator: S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD
9:50 a.m.
Refreshment Break – Visit Exhibits
10:00 a.m.
LEFT SIDED VALVULAR HEART DISEASE
Moderators: S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD, Trevor Simard, MD, PhD
10:10 a.m.
Reconciling Discrepant Data in the Assessment of Aortic Valve Stenosis
Said Alsidawi, MD
10:35 a.m.
Rheumatic and Calcific Mitral Valve Stenosis: Assessment and Choice of Intervention
S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD
Moderator: Trevor Simard, MD, PhD
10:55 a.m.
Assessing Mitral Regurgitation: Patient Selection for Surgery and Transcatheter Interventions
Kathleen Kopecky, MD
11:20 a.m.
Aortic Regurgitation: Who and When to Intervene
Jared Bird, MD
11:45 a.m.
Panel Discussion
Said Alsidawi, MD, Kathleen Kopecky, MD
Moderators: Jared Bird, MD, Trevor Simard, MD, PhD
12:00 p.m.
Lunch
12:55 p.m.
INTERVENTIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
Moderators: Jared Bird, MD, Trevor Simard, MD, PhD
1:00 p.m.
A Step-by-Step Approach to Intraprocedural Transcatheter Mitral Valve Edge-to-Edge Repair
Jared Bird, MD
1:25 p.m.
A Step-by-Step Approach to Intraprocedural Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement Guidance
Bastiaan Kietselaer, MD, PhD
1:50 p.m.
Fusion Imaging in the Echo Lab: How can the Interventionalist and Interventional Echocardiologist work together
Trevor Simard, MD, PhD, Jeremy Thaden, MD
2:15 p.m.
Panel Discussion
Bastiaan Kietselaer, MD, PhD, Jeremy Thaden, MD
Moderators: Jared Bird, MD, Trevor Simard, MD, PhD
2:30 p.m.
Refreshment Break
3:00 p.m.
Breakout Sessions: Small Groups Reviewing Cases and Techniques
Attendees may rotate in and out as they wish.
3:00 p.m.
Hands-on: 3-D Dataset Cropping
Jared Bird, MD, S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD
3:00 p.m.
Hands-on TEE Simulator
Said Alsidawi, MD, Jeremy Thaden, MD, Armistead Wellford, MD
4:00 p.m.
Breakout Sessions: Small Groups Reviewing Cases and Techniques
Attendees may rotate in and out as they wish.
4:00 p.m.
Hands-on: 3-D Dataset Cropping
Bastiaan Kietselaer, MD, PhD, Kathleen Kopecky, MD
4:00 p.m.
Hands-on: Lung Ultrasound & POCUS
Jared Bird, MD, Nathan Doll, RDCS, Kathryn Larson, MD, David Pacheco, RDCS, Anna Pearce, RDCS, Armistead Wellford, MD
5:00 p.m.
Adjourn
12:00 a.m.
SUNDAY, APRIL 18, 2027
7:15 a.m.
Continental Breakfast – Visit Exhibits
7:20 a.m.
SPECIAL TOPICS IN ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
Moderator: Steven Lester, MD
7:45 a.m.
Is It Real? Artifacts, Pitfalls, and Mimics That Fool Even Experienced Echocardiographers
Sabrina Phillips, MD
8:10 a.m.
What's That Thing in the Heart? Tumor, Thrombus, Vegetation…or Nothing at All?
Kathryn Larson, MD
8:35 a.m.
AI in the Echo Lab: What Can I Actually Use Today?
Steven Lester, MD
9:05 a.m.
Microbubble Contrast Imaging for Ventricular Opacification and Perfusion
Patricia Pellikka, MD
9:30 a.m.
Panel Discussion
Kathryn Larson, MD, Patricia Pellikka, MD, Sabrina Phillips, MD
Moderator: Steven Lester, MD
10:00 a.m.
Refreshment Break – Visit Exhibits
10:25 a.m.
Interesting Cases from Faculty – You Pick the Winner!
Moderators: Jared Bird, MD, S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD, Steven Lester, MD
10:30 a.m.
Case 1
Anna Pearce, RDCS
10:35 a.m.
Case 2
Nathan Doll, RDCS
10:45 a.m.
Case 3
David Pacheco, RDCS
11:30 a.m.
Adjourn
Credit Types Offered
-
AMA PRA Category 1™24.25
-
ANCC24.25
-
ABS MOC24.25
-
ABIM MOC24.25
Price: $785 - $885 | Register prior to March 18 to save $100
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