Echo on Marco Island: Case-Based Approach
December 14-17, 2026
In-Person | JW Marriott Marco Island, Marco Island, FL
Currently accepting registrations!
Credit Types:
AMA PRA Category 1™
(18.25),
Nursing
(18.25),
Price: $775 - $925 | Register by 11/16/26 to save $100
Program
5:00 p.m.
Sunday, December 13, 2026
5:00 p.m.
- 6:00 p.m.
Precourse Registration (Palms Ballroom Foyer)
7:00 a.m.
Monday, December 14, 2026
7:00 a.m.
Precourse Registration and Continental Breakfast (Palms Ballroom Foyer)
7:45 a.m.
Welcome, Introduction, Review Objectives
Moderators: Naser Ammash, MD, Rekha Mankad, MD
8:00 a.m.
ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY FOR THE PRACTICING CARDIOLOGIST
Moderator: Rekha Mankad, MD
8:00 a.m.
The Importance of a Good Quality Echo
Barry Karon, MD
8:25 a.m.
Strain: Should It Be Part of Everyday Practice?
Chris Ray, MD
8:50 a.m.
Use of POCUS and Basic 3-D in Your Practice
Jared Bird, MD
9:15 a.m.
Panel Discussion
9:40 a.m.
Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits
10:00 a.m.
DIASTOLOGY
Moderator: Rekha Mankad, MD
10:00 a.m.
Assessing Diastology. Reviewing the Guidelines.
Steven Lester, MD
10:30 a.m.
Cases In Diastolic Function/Filling Pressure Assessment
Steven Lester, MD, Fletcher Miller, Jr., MD, Rick Nishimura, MD
11:45 a.m.
Lunch
1:00 p.m.
ECHO IN SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Moderator: Sunil Mankad, MD
1:00 p.m.
When the CXR Guides Our Imaging
Carole Warnes, MD
1:25 p.m.
Hemodynamics of Echo
S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD
1:50 p.m.
Situations in the OR Where Echo Saved the Day (Surgeon’s Perspective)
Phillip Rowse, MD
2:15 p.m.
Panel Discussion
2:30 p.m.
Adjourn
5:30 p.m.
- 6:30 p.m.
Welcome Reception (Tiki Beach)
7:30 a.m.
Tuesday, December 15, 2026
7:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast - Visit Exhibits
8:00 a.m.
HEART FAILURE
Moderator: Naser Ammash, MD
8:00 a.m.
HF With Reduced EF: Using Echo to Guide Therapy
Melissa Lyle, MD
8:25 a.m.
Cardio-Oncology
Chris Ray, MD
8:50 a.m.
Percutaneous Approaches to Mitral Regurgitation
Sunil Mankad, MD
9:15 a.m.
Surgeons Approach to Mitral Regurgitation
Phillip Rowse, MD
9:40 a.m.
Panel Discussion
10:05 a.m.
Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits
10:25 a.m.
CASES IN VALVE DYSFUNCTION (USING THE GUIDELINES AND BEYOND)
Moderator: Rekha Mankad, MD
10:25 a.m.
Tricuspid Regurgitation: How to Evaluate on Echo
Said Alsidawi, MD
10:50 a.m.
Cases With Dr. Nishimura
Moderators: Phillip Rowse, MD, Fletcher Miller, Jr., MD, Rekha Mankad, MD
12:00 p.m.
Grab your lunch and return to the ballroom for a special lecture.
12:30 p.m.
Product Theater - No CME Credit
Sponsored by Bristol Myers Squibb
1:15 p.m.
Break for 30 minutes
1:45 p.m.
Breakouts - rotate as you wish
1:45 p.m.
TTE With 3-D Basics
Sunil Mankad, MD, Zac Stange, RDCS
1:50 p.m.
TTE With Hemodynamic Assessment
Kyle Klarich, MD, Fletcher Miller, Jr., MD, Melissa Willers, RDCS
1:55 p.m.
TEE Simulator Hands-On
Roger Click, MD, PhD
3:00 p.m.
Adjourn
7:30 a.m.
Wednesday, December 16, 2026
7:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast - Visit Exhibits
8:00 a.m.
HEART FAILURE BEYOND A LOW EF
Moderator: Rekha Mankad, MD
8:00 a.m.
HFpEF
Melissa Lyle, MD
8:25 a.m.
Constriction
S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD
8:50 a.m.
Echo for Pulmonary Hypertension
Robert McCully, MD
9:15 a.m.
Panel Discussion
9:40 a.m.
Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits
10:00 a.m.
Prosthetic Valve Dysfunction
Fletcher Miller, Jr., MD
10:25 a.m.
HCM
Said Alsidawi, MD
10:50 a.m.
Tricuspid Regurgitation Part 2: Interventional Options and Their Imaging
Jared Bird, MD
11:15 a.m.
Panel Discussion
11:40 a.m.
Grab your lunch and return to the ballroom for a special lecture on Amyloid.
12:00 p.m.
Special Lecture: Imaging in Cardiac Amyloidosis - The Key to Accurate Diagnosis
This CME activity is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from AstraZeneca.
Melissa Lyle, MD
Moderator: Rekha Mankad, MD
1:15 p.m.
Adjourn
3:30 p.m.
Echo Volleyball on Quinn’s Beach
Join Faculty on Quinn’s Beach for a Game or Two of Beach Volleyball – Who Will Take the Win This Year?
7:15 a.m.
Thursday, December 17, 2026
7:15 a.m.
Continental Breakfast - Visit Exhibits
7:45 a.m.
POTPOURRI
Moderator: Naser Ammash, MD
7:45 a.m.
Imaging Tips and Tricks for Various Percutaneous Procedures (A Potpourri)
Sunil Mankad, MD
8:10 a.m.
Basic Congenital Heart Disease for the General Cardiologist
Naser Ammash, MD
8:35 a.m.
Advanced Congenital Heart Disease for the General Cardiologist
Carole Warnes, MD
9:00 a.m.
AI In the World of Echocardiography
Steven Lester, MD
9:25 a.m.
Panel Discussion
9:45 a.m.
Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits
10:00 a.m.
Masses
Kyle Klarich, MD
10:25 a.m.
Interesting Stress Echo Cases
Robert McCully, MD
10:50 a.m.
Interesting Cases From Faculty
Jared Bird, MD, Roger Click, MD, PhD, S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD, Zac Stange, RDCS, Melissa Willers, RDCS
12:00 p.m.
Adjourn
Credit Types Offered
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AMA PRA Category 1™18.25
-
Nursing18.25
Price: $775 - $925 | Register by 11/16/26 to save $100
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