Echocardiography in the Nation's Capital: Practical Review of Adult Echocardiography for Physicians and Sonographers
April 21-23, 2017
Fairmont Washington D.C., Washington DC, District of Columbia
Registration Closed
Credit Types:
AMA PRA Category 1™
(17.5),
ABIM MOC
(17.5),
MOC Points (17.5),
Price: $675 - $725
Program
Friday, April 21 2017
| 7:15 a.m. | Registration – Continental Breakfast |
| 7:55 a.m. |
Welcome and Course Overview Drs. Patricia Pellikka, M.D. and Sunil Mankad, M.D. |
| 8:00 a.m. | Orientation to the Audience Response System and Knowledge Assessment |
|
Assessment of Cardiac Function Moderator: Patricia A. Pellikka, M.D. |
|
| 8:15 a.m. |
Echocardiography for Assessment of Left Ventricular Systolic Function: 2-D and 3-D Echo and Doppler Jeffrey B. Geske M.D. |
| 8:40 a.m. |
Echocardiographic Assessment of Diastolic Function: Basic Concepts and Practical Points Barry L. Karon, M.D. |
| 9:05 a.m. |
Echocardiographic Assessment of Right Heart Pressures and Right Ventricular Function Garvan C. Kane, M.D. |
| 9:30 a.m. |
Strain Imaging for Assessment of Left and Right Ventricular Function Grace Lin, M.D. |
| 9:55 a.m. |
Panel Discussion Drs. Geske, Karon, Kane, & Lin |
| 10:15 a.m. | Refreshment Break |
|
Diastolic Function and Myocardial Disease Moderator: Sunil V. Mankad, M.D. |
|
| 10:35 a.m. |
Echo in Heart Failure – Implementing Guidelines Grace Lin, M.D. |
| 11:00 a.m. |
Echocardiographic Assessment for Patients with Cardiac Amyloid, Eosinophilic Endomyocardial Disease, and Primary Restrictive Cardiomyopathy Michael W. Cullen, M.D. |
| 11:25 a.m. |
Echocardiography for Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Jeffrey B. Geske, M.D. |
| 11:50 a.m. |
Echocardiography in Pericardial Disease and Constriction Joseph F. Maalouf, M.D. |
| 12:15 p.m. |
Panel Discussion Drs. Lin, Cullen, Geske, and Maalouf |
| 12:30 p.m. | Lunch |
|
Coronary Artery Disease Moderator: Patricia A. Pellikka, M.D. |
|
| 1:30 p.m. |
ECHO EXTRA Optimizing Imaging Carin Moe, R.D.C.S. |
| 1:40 p.m. |
Stress Echo – Ischemic Heart Disease Patricia A. Pellikka, M.D. |
| 2:05 p.m. |
Case Studies in Contrast Echocardiography Tasneem Z. Naqvi, M.D. |
| 2:30 p.m. |
Echocardiography Cases: Mechanical Complications of Myocardial Infarction Sunil V. Mankad, M.D. |
| 2:55 p.m. |
Panel Discussion Drs. Naqvi & Mankad |
| 3:15 p.m. | Adjourn |
| 3:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
Optional Session: Myocardial Strain Workshop Drs. Kane, Lin and Karon |
Saturday, April 22 2017
| 7:30 a.m. | Continental Breakfast |
|
Valvular Heart Disease I Moderator: Patricia A. Pellikka, M.D. |
|
| 8:00 a.m. |
Echocardiography for Aortic Valve Stenosis: Comprehensive 2-D and Doppler Assessment Patricia A. Pellikka., M.D. |
| 8:25 a.m. |
Echocardiography for Mitral Stenosis Sunil V. Mankad, M.D. |
| 8:50 a.m. |
Echocardiography for Mitral Regurgitation including Assessment with PISA Sorin V. Pislaru, M.D. |
| 9:15 a.m. |
Echocardiography for Aortic Regurgitation including Assessment with Continuity Equation Joseph F. Maalouf, M.D. |
| 9:40 a.m. |
Panel Discussion Drs. Pellikka & Mankad |
| 10:00 a.m. | Refreshment Break |
| 10:15 a.m. |
ECHO EXTRA PISA Calculations Pearls Carin Moe, R.D.C.S. |
| 10:30 a.m. |
Assessment of Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation Naser M. Ammash, M.D. |
| 10:55 a.m. |
Echocardiography for Prosthetic Valves Sorin V. Pislaru, M.D. |
| 11:20 a.m. |
Which Valve for Which Patient Joseph A. Dearani, M.D. |
| 11:50 a.m. |
Panel Discussion Drs. Pislaru, Ammash and Dearani |
| 12:20 p.m. | Lunch |
|
1:30 - 2:15 p.m.
Rotate to another session
2:30 - 3:15 p.m. |
Concurrent Session - Breakouts (Pick 2) Session 1: Stress Echo – Non-Ischemic Echo Dr. Pellikka Session 2: 3-D Echo Drs. Mankad, Maalouf, and Pislaru Session 3: Imaging Tips and Tricks and Artifacts Drs. Cullen, Geske, and Carin Moe |
| 3:15 p.m. | Adjourn |
Sunday, April 23 2017
| 7:00 a.m. | Continental Breakfast |
|
Congenital Heart Disease and Special Topics Moderator: Sunil V. Mankad, M.D. |
|
| 7:30 a.m. | Knowledge Assessment |
| 7:45 a.m. |
Multimodality Imaging Brian P. Shapiro, M.D. |
| 8:10 a.m. |
What the Adult Cardiologist Needs to Know About Congenital Heart Disease Naser M. Ammash M.D. |
| 8:35 a.m. |
3-D Echocardiography: Practical Applications Sunil V. Mankad, M.D. |
| 9:00 a.m. |
Controversies in Adult Congenital Screening & Follow-up Naser M. Ammash, M.D. |
| 9:25 a.m. |
Intraoperative Echocardiography: Cases Where Echo Made a Difference Sorin V. Pislaru M.D. |
| 9:50 a.m. |
Interventional Echo: Watchman / Mitral Clip Jeffrey B. Geske, M.D. |
| 10:15 a.m. |
Panel Discussion Drs. Shapiro, Ammash , and Pislaru |
| 10:30 a.m. | Refreshment Break |
|
Special Topics Moderator: Patricia A. Pellikka, M.D. |
|
| 10:45 a.m. |
Imaging in TAVR Steven A. Goldstein, M.D. |
| 11:10 a.m. |
Heart Failure, Transplant & LVADs: Role of Echocardiography Barry L. Karon, M.D. |
| 11:35 a.m. |
Role of Cardiac Surgery for Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Joseph A. Dearani, M.D. |
| 12:00 p.m. |
Cardiac Masses: Key identifying/differentiating Features Michael W. Cullen, M.D. |
| 12:25 p.m. | Adjourn |
Credit Types Offered
-
AMA PRA Category 1™17.5
-
ABIM MOC17.5
-
MOC Points17.5
Price: $675 - $725
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