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Physicians and Sonographers can meet their Echocardiography Lab CME requirements by completing this all new Cleveland Clinic activity, and obtain ABIM MOC points, as well. The program highlights practical issues in echocardiography, including new imaging technologies, multimodality imaging, the role of echo in clinical practice and guidance for structural heart interventions, as well as a focus on innovations. In addition to cutting edge presentations, several workshops will provide clinical guidance on echo’s optimal uses.
Fundamental to Advanced Echocardiography Topics:
Session 1: Assessment of the Left Ventricle – Fundamentals
| Imaging the LV and Measuring LV Volumes | David Homa, RDCS |
| Quantification of LV Function and Mechanics | Richard A. Grimm, DO, FACC, FASE |
| How to Interrogate for Diastolic Dysfunction | Christine Jellis, MD, PhD |
| Diastolic Function: Interpretation – Pitfalls | Allan Klein, MD, FACC, FASE, FAHA, FESC, FRCP (C) |
| Question and Answers |
Session 2: The Other Cardiac Chambers
| Quantification of RV Size and Function | Dermot Phelan, MD, PhD, FACC, FASE |
| Providing Accurate Quantification of Right Heart Pressures | Patrick Collier, MD, PhD, FASE |
| Assessment of Atrial Size and Function | Zoran Popovic, MD, PhD, FACC |
| Technical Approach to LV Contrast | Bo Xu, MD |
| Implementation and Administration of Echo Contrast | Katy Kohn, RN, BSN |
| Question and Answers |
Session 3: Valvular Heart Disease 1
| Doppler Hemodynamics | William Stewart, MD, FACC, FASE |
| The Sonographer’s Role in Interrogating for Mitral Pathology | Deborah Agler, ACS, RDCS, FASE |
| Integrative Assessment of Mitral Regurgitation Severity | Maran Thamilarasan, MD, FACC |
| How to Quantify Mitral Stenosis – New Updates | Christine Jellis, MD, PhD |
| Imaging the Tricuspid and Pulmonic Valve | Alice Bereznay, RDCS |
| Question and Answers |
Session 4: Valvular Heart Disease 2
| Interpreting Right Sided Valvular Regurgitation and Stenosis Severity | Deborah Kwon, MD, FACC |
| Technical Pearls on Imaging in Aortic Regurgitation | Andreas Marountas, RDCS |
| Quantifying Aortic Regurgitation by Doppler Echo | Brian Griffin, MD, FACC |
| How to Never Miss Significant Aortic Stenosis | Deborah Agler, ACS, RDCS, FASE |
| Interpretation Pearls in Aortic Stenosis | L. Leonardo Rodriguez, MD, FACC |
| Valvular Heart Disease Guidelines Update 2017: How Will They Impact Practice? | Richard A. Grimm, DO, FACC, FASE |
| Questions and Answers |
Session 5: Echo in Pericardial and Myocardial Disease
| Imaging in Pericardial Disease: A Real Challenge! | Amy Dillenbeck, MS, RDCS |
| Diagnosis of Constriction and Tamponade | Allan Klein, MD, FACC, FASE, FAHA, FESC, FRCP (C) |
| Pericardiocentesis | William Stewart, MD, FACC, FASE |
| Fundamentals in Imaging Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy | Natalie Ho, MD |
| The Many Faces of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathies | Harry Lever, RDCS, FASE |
| Identifying Dilated Cardiomyopathies by Echo | Deborah Kwon, MD, FACC |
| Questions and Answers |
Session 6: Stress Echo and Advanced Echo Techniques
| Performing and Interpreting Stress Echo – Technical Tips | Brian Griffin, MD, FACC |
| Stress Echo – Not Just for Coronary Artery Disease Anymore | Milind Desai MD, FACC, FAHA |
| Introduction to Strain Imaging | Zoran Popovic, MD, PhD, FACC |
| Strain Imaging in Cardiomyopathies | Dermot Phelan, MD, PhD, FACC, FASE |
| Echo Optimization in Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy | Richard A. Grimm, DO, FACC, FASE |
| Echo in LVAD, ECMO, and Impella | Maran Thamilarasan, MD, FACC |
Session 7: Hot Topics in Echocardiography
| Imaging for Cardiac Masses | Milind Desai MD, FACC, FAHA |
| Identifying Prosthetic Valve Dysfunction | Brian Griffin, MD, FACC |
| Cardio-Oncology | Patrick Collier, MD, PhD, FASE |
| Echocardiography in Systemic Disease | Bo Xu, MD |
| Echo in the Diagnosis of Aortic Disease | Vidyasagar Kalahasti, MD, FACC |
| Questions and Answers | |
| Assessment of Intracardiac Shunts and Congenital Heart Disease | David Majdalany, MD, FACC |
| The Athletic Heart | Dermot Phelan, MD, PhD, FACC, FASE |
| Questions and Answers |
Session 8: Echo Lab Fundamentals
| Echo Emergencies (Rupture, Dissection, Dehiscence, Trauma) | Patrick Collier, MD, PhD, FASE |
| Echocardiography in Critical Care | Venu Menon, MD, FACC |
| Informatics and Image Management in the Echo Lab | Neil Greenberg, PhD |
| Maintenance of Echo Lab IAC Accreditation in 2017 | Helga Lombardo, RDCS, FASE |
| Interesting Cases | L. Leonardo Rodriguez, MD, FACC |
| Point of Care Ultrasound | Allan Klein, MD, FACC, FASE, FAHA, FESC, FRCP (C) |
| Echocardiography in Endocarditis | Paul Cremer, MD |
| Questions and Answers |
Session 9: Echocardiography in Structural Heart Disease
| Echo Procedural Guidance During Structural Interventions | William Stewart, MD, FACC, FASE |
| Role of Echo in TAVR | Venu Menon, MD, FACC |
| Procedural Guidance for E-Clip, Para Valvular Leak Closure, Watchman | L. Leonardo Rodriguez, MD, FACC |
| Structural Interventions: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly | Paul Cremer, MD |
| The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Part 2 | L. Leonardo Rodriguez, MD, FACC |
| The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Part 3 | William Stewart, MD, FACC, FASE |
| Future Directions in Structural Heart Disease | Samir Kapadia, MD |
| Questions and Answers |
Session 10: Workshops
| How to Employ 3D Echo and Strain for LV Function in Your Practice | Dillenbeck, Grimm, & Popovic |
| 3D Image Reconstruction and Cropping Workshop | L. Leonardo Rodriguez, MD, FACC |
Release Date: 11/15/17
CME Expiration: 9/30/20
