Echocardiographic Workshop on 2-D and Doppler Echocardiography at Vail

March 4-8, 2018
Vail Marriott, Vail, CO

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Credit Types: AMA PRA Category 1™ (17.0), ABIM MOC Points (17.0), Price: $675 - $875 | Early registration saves $100

Program

Sunday, March 4, 2018

4:00 p.m. Registration - Grand Ballroom Foyer, Lower Level
5:00-6:00 p.m. Test Your Knowledge - Question/Answer Session
Drs. Kyle W. Klarich and Rick A. Nishimura


Monday, March 5, 2018

7:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
7:25 a.m. Welcome and Introduction
Dr. Kyle W. Klarich
  VALVULAR HEART DISEASE
Dr. Thomas Ryan, presiding
7:30-7:50 a.m.

2nd Annual Dr. George M. Gura Memorial Lectureship

Role of Echocardiography in Endocarditis: Myth and Reality
Dr. Walter R. Wilson

7:50-8:10 a.m. Imaging in Infective Endocarditis: Role of Echo From a Clinician's Perspective
Dr. Martha Grogan
8:10-8:30 a.m.

AS and the Evolving Role of TAVR
Dr. James D. Thomas

8:30-8:50 a.m.

VHD - The Tricuspid Valve Assessment: Old New Interventions, Forgotten No More!

Dr. Michael H. Picard

8:50-9:10 a.m.

What's New in the 2017 Valve Guideline Updates for 2018
Dr. Rick A. Nishimura

9:10-9:30 a.m. Questions and Answers
Drs. Wilson, Grogan, Thomas, Picard, and Nishimura; Dr. Ryan, moderator
  WORKSHOP
4:00-6:00 pm Quantification of Regurgitation: AR and MR Cases
Drs. Klarich, Mankad, and Ryan


Tuesday, March 6, 2018

7:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
  LV FUNCTION AND HEART FAILURE
Dr. Kyle W. Klarich, presiding
7:30-7:50 a.m. Multimodality Imaging in Heart Failure: Old Ways and New Tricks to the Trade
Dr. Thomas Ryan
7:50-8:10 a.m. HFpEF What Is the Big Deal: How Imaging Can Help
Dr. William F. Armstrong
8:10-8:30 a.m. 3-D Imaging: Where Does It Fit Into Everyday Practice?
Dr. Sunil V. Mankad
8:30-8:50 a.m. The Growing Importance of Strain Imaging in Clinical Echo
Dr. James D. Thomas
8:50-9:10 a.m. Amyloid: What Every Cardiologist Should Know
Dr. Martha Grogan
9:10-9:30 a.m. Questions and Answers
Drs. Ryan, Armstrong, Mankad, Thomas, and Grogan; Dr. Klarich, moderator
  WORKSHOP
4:00-6:00 p.m. Hemodynamic Workshop: A Case-Based Approach to VHD and Diastolic Function Analysis
Drs. Nishimura and Klarich
6:30-7:30 pm Welcome Reception - Ballroom Foyer
All Participants, Faculty, Exhibitors, and Guests Invited


Wednesday, March 7, 2018

7:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
  ECHO VERSATILITY IN USUAL AND UNUSUAL SITUATION
Dr. Sunil V. Mankad, presiding
7:30-7:50 a.m. Echo in the Role of Diagnosis and Management of LAA Thrombus and Other Atrial Fibrillation Issues
Dr. Sunil V. Mankad
7:50-8:10 a.m. LVAD Echocardiographic Assessment
Dr. William F. Armstrong
8:10-8:30 a.m. The Right Heart: Pulmonary Hypertension and RV Function
Dr. James D. Thomas
8:30-8:50 a.m. Cardiac Masses: How to Formulate a Differential and Plan Next Step
Dr. Kyle W. Klarich
8:50-9:10 a.m. Interventional Echo - Echo's Role in the Cath and EP Labs?
Dr. Michael H. Picard
9:10-9:30 a.m. Questions and Answers
Drs. Armstrong, Thomas, Klarich, and Picard; Dr. Mankad, moderator
  WORKSHOPS
4:00-5:00 p.m. Live Scanning: 3-D Imaging & Strain Imaging - How to Acquire and Interpret Images
Dr. Mankad, Mr. Banas, and Ms. Klug
5:00-6:00 p.m. Live Scanning: Role to the Rescue - In a Patient With Cardiac Symptoms and Unknown Diagnosis
Drs. Warnes and Grogan and Mr. Banas and Ms. Klug


Thursday, March 8, 2018

7:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
  CHD AND OTHER TOPICS
Dr. Carole A. Warnes, presiding
7:30-7:50 a.m. Adult Congenital Heart Disease - Most Common Diagnosis That a General Cardiologist May See/Miss
Dr. Carole A. Warnes
7:50-8:10 a.m. The Female Patient: Does the Approach to Imaging and Heart Disease Differ?
Dr. Rekha Mankad
8:10-8:30 a.m. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Echocardiographic Assessment
Dr. Rick A. Nishimura
8:30-8:50 a.m. The Pregnant Cardiac Patient: How Echo Helps in Management
Dr. Carole A. Warnes
8:50-9:10 a.m. Systemic Diseases Affecting the Heart Including Carcinoid, Sarcoid, and...
Dr. Rekha Mankad
9:10-9:30 a.m. Questions and Answers
Drs. Mankad and Nishimura; Dr. Warnes, moderator
  WORKSHOPS
4:00-5:00 p.m. Intraoperative Echocardiography - Echo Saves the Day and the Role of Echo in Obtaining Excellent Outcomes
(Main Ballroom)
Dr. Sunil V. Mankad
4:00-5:00 p.m. Imaging Workshop - Trips and Tricks for the Sonographer
(Foyer)
Mr. Banas and Ms. Klug
5:00-6:00 p.m. Test Your Knowledge - Post-Test and Interesting Cases
Drs. Ryan, Klarich, and Nishimura
6:00 p.m. Adjourn

 

Credit Types Offered
  • AMA PRA Category 1
    17.0
  • ABIM MOC Points
    17.0

Price: $675 - $875 | Early registration saves $100

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