Echocardiography Best Practice: A Case-Based Update

November 19-22, 2026
In-Person | Fairmont Scottsdale Princess, Scottsdale, AZ

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Program

12:00 p.m.

Thursday, November 19, 2026

12:00 p.m.

Precourse Registration (Princess H/I North Foyer)

1:00 p.m.

Welcome and Course Objective Overview

1:15 p.m.

ECHO TECHNIQUE FOR BEST INFORMATION

Moderators: Sorin Pislaru, MD, PhD, Justin Shipman, MD

1:15 p.m.

Tips and Tricks to Obtain Good Echo Views and Doppler By Echo

Jared Bird, MD, Jeffery Burse, RDCS

2:35 p.m.

Tips and Tricks to Obtain Good LV/RV and LA Strain

Sierra Erickson, RDCS, Jeremy Thaden, MD

2:55 p.m.

POCUS Workshop

Jared Bird, MD, Bobbi Heon, RDCS, Justin Shipman, MD

4:00 p.m.

Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits

4:15 p.m.

TEE Imaging – Getting the Right View and 3-D Echo

Sorin Pislaru, MD, PhD

4:35 p.m.

TEE Simulator and Machine Knobology for 3-D Imaging

Said Alsidawi, MD, Kristine Reed, RDCS, Jeremy Thaden, MD

5:05 p.m.

Stress Echo for Ischemia, Diastology, Valves

5:25 p.m.

Interesting Stress Echo Cases

Jae Oh, MD, Justin Shipman, MD

7:30 a.m.

Friday, November 20, 2026

7:30 a.m.

Continental Breakfast - Visit Exhibits

8:00 a.m.

THE LONGER CARDIAC CYCLE: DIASTOLIC HEART FAILURE

Moderators: Hari Chaliki, MD, Yee Weng Wong, MBBS

8:00 a.m.

Diastology: Do We Always Need Multiple Parameters?

Jae Oh, MD

8:30 a.m.

HFpEF How To Diagnose and Manage

Yee Weng Wong, MBBS

8:50 a.m.

Multimodality Imaging for Cardiomyopathies

9:10 a.m.

Diastology Cases and Discussion

Benjamin Hibbert, MD, Rick Nishimura, MD, Jae Oh, MD, Yee Weng Wong, MBBS

10:00 a.m.

Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits

10:20 a.m.

HCM MANAGEMENT AND AMYLOID

Moderators: Said Alsidawi, MD, Juan Crestanello, MD

10:20 a.m.

Amyloidosis This CME activity is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from AstraZeneca.

11:20 a.m.

Echo in HCM

Jeffrey Geske, MD

11:40 a.m.

Medical HCM Management in 2026

Said Alsidawi, MD

12:00 p.m.

Septal Reduction Therapy

Juan Crestanello, MD, Benjamin Hibbert, MD

12:20 p.m.

Panel Discussion

12:30 p.m.

Lunch

1:00 p.m.

Product Theater - No CME Credit

1:45 p.m.

Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits

2:15 p.m.

PERICARDIAL DISEASE

Moderators: Jae Oh, MD, Reza Arsanjani, MD

2:15 p.m.

How To Do A Good Constrictive Study By Echo and AI

Reza Arsanjani, MD

2:35 p.m.

Tamponade Evaluation By Echo and Pericardiocentesis

Vuyisile Nkomo, MD

2:55 p.m.

Management of Pericarditis

S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD

3:15 p.m.

Interesting Cardiomyopathy Cases

Yee Weng Wong, MBBS

3:35 p.m.

Echo in the Critical Ill Patients

Justin Shipman, MD

3:55 p.m.

Panel Discussion

4:15 p.m.

Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits

4:30 p.m.

Echo Hemodynamic Workshop

Jeffrey Geske, MD, Jae Oh, MD

5:30 p.m.

Adjourn

7:30 a.m.

Saturday, November 21, 2026

8:00 a.m.

VALVE DISEASE: MYTHS AND NEW PARADIGMS FOR BEST PRACTICE

Moderators: Rick Nishimura, MD, Juan Crestanello, MD

8:00 a.m.

Assessment of AS in Regular and Irregular Rhythm: What Is The Best Parameter for Severity?

Said Alsidawi, MD

8:20 a.m.

What Determines the Optimal Timing and Indication for TAVR

Hari Chaliki, MD

8:40 a.m.

Surgical Management of Aortic Valve Disease and Tissue vs Mechanical Valve

Juan Crestanello, MD

9:00 a.m.

Assessment of AR By Echo: Is Pressure Halftime Reliable?

Jeffrey Geske, MD

9:20 a.m.

When Do We Need AVR for Acute and Chronic AR?

Jared Bird, MD

9:40 a.m.

Challenging AS/AR Cases

Reza Arsanjani, MD, Hari Chaliki, MD, Vuyisile Nkomo, MD

10:10 a.m.

Panel Discussion

10:20 a.m.

Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits

10:40 a.m.

TIME FOR MITRAL VALVE

Moderators: Benjamin Hibbert, MD, Juan Crestanello, MD

10:40 a.m.

Assessment of MR By Echo (Functional vs Primary)

S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD

11:00 a.m.

Assessment of MS By and Treatment Options

Jeremy Thaden, MD

11:20 a.m.

Percutaneous Options for MR Management

Benjamin Hibbert, MD

11:40 a.m.

Imaging for Percutaneous MR Management

Jared Bird, MD

12:00 p.m.

Surgical Management of MV

Kristen Sell-Dottin, MD

12:30 p.m.

Lunch

1:00 p.m.

Product Theater - No CME Credit

1:45 p.m.

Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits

2:15 p.m.

NEW KID ON THE BLOCK – TRICUSPID VALVE

Moderators: Vuyisile Nkomo, MD, Sorin Pislaru, MD, PhD

2:15 p.m.

Severe TR: Not too Early, Not Too Late For Intervention

Vuyisile Nkomo, MD

2:35 p.m.

Imaging of Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation By Echo How Do We Describe Regurgitation Severity and Anatomy

2:55 p.m.

Surgical Management of TV Disease

Juan Crestanello, MD

3:15 p.m.

Prosthetic Valve Evaluation: Structural and Non-structural Disease and Endocarditis

Sorin Pislaru, MD, PhD

3:30 p.m.

Transcatheter Valves from Echo Core Lab: Quality Assurance for Valve Assessment

Jae Oh, MD

3:50 p.m.

Case Discussion of Mitral Valve and Tricuspid Disease

Juan Crestanello, MD, Jae Oh, MD

4:10 p.m.

Panel Discussion

4:30 p.m.

Adjourn

7:30 a.m.

Sunday, November 22, 2026

7:30 a.m.

Continental Breakfast - Visit Exhibits

8:00 a.m.

CASES

Moderators: Said Alsidawi, MD, Jae Oh, MD, Hari Chaliki, MD, Juan Crestanello, MD, Vuyisile Nkomo, MD

8:00 a.m.

Case 1

Sierra Erickson, RDCS

8:15 a.m.

Case 2

Bobbi Heon, RDCS

8:30 a.m.

Case 3

Francois Marcotte, MD

8:45 a.m.

Case 4

Hemalatha Narayanasamy, MBBS, MD

9:00 a.m.

Case 5

Reza Arsanjani, MD

9:15 a.m.

Case 6

George Wang, MD

9:30 a.m.

Case 7

9:45 a.m.

Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits

10:00 a.m.

CASES

Moderators: Said Alsidawi, MD, Hari Chaliki, MD, Juan Crestanello, MD, Vuyisile Nkomo, MD, Jae Oh, MD

10:00 a.m.

Case 8

Jeremy Thaden, MD

10:15 a.m.

Case 9

Said Alsidawi, MD

10:30 a.m.

Case 10

Vuyisile Nkomo, MD

10:45 a.m.

Case 11

Reza Arsanjani, MD

11:00 a.m.

Case 12

Justin Shipman, MD

11:15 a.m.

Case 14

F. David Fortuin, MD

11:30 a.m.

Case 15

Tahir Kafil, MD

11:45 a.m.

Case 16

Said Alsidawi, MD

12:15 p.m.

Adjourn

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Echocardiography Best Practice: A Case-Based Update

November 19-22, 2026In-Person | Fairmont Scottsdale Princess, Scottsdale, AZ

Program

12:00 p.m.

Thursday, November 19, 2026

ECHO TECHNIQUE FOR BEST INFORMATION

7:30 a.m.

Friday, November 20, 2026

THE LONGER CARDIAC CYCLE: DIASTOLIC HEART FAILURE

HCM MANAGEMENT AND AMYLOID

PERICARDIAL DISEASE

7:30 a.m.

Saturday, November 21, 2026

VALVE DISEASE: MYTHS AND NEW PARADIGMS FOR BEST PRACTICE

TIME FOR MITRAL VALVE

NEW KID ON THE BLOCK – TRICUSPID VALVE

7:30 a.m.

Sunday, November 22, 2026

CASES

CASES

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