The American Society of Echocardiography is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. ASE recognizes courses as supplements to formal training in an established echocardiographic laboratory. For more information about a course, please call the number listed. To list a course in the Continuing Education and Meeting Calendar, send the date(s), title, location, sponsor, course director(s), and contact information to ASE, Attn: Ronna Yates, 2100 Gateway Centre Boulevard, Suite 310, Morrisville, NC 27560; Tel: 919-861-5574 x7161; E-mail: ryates@asecho.org . Please refer to the ASE Website, www.aseuniversity.org , for a complete listing of course offerings.
September 19–21, 2015. 37 th Annual Echo Northwestern 2015. Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL. Sponsored by Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and held in cooperation with ASE. Course Director: Vera Rigolin, MD, FASE. Contact: Office of CME. Tel: 312-503-8533; Fax: 312-503-4531; E-mail: nums-cme@northwestern.edu ; Website: http://www.cme.northwestern.edu/conferences/
October 11–13, 2015 . 4 th Annual Echo Florida . Disney’s Yacht and Beach Club, Walt Disney World®, FL. Pre-conferences will be held on October 10. Jointly provided by ASE and the ASE Foundation. Course Director: Rebecca Hahn, MD, FASE. Contact: Jessica James. Tel: 919-297-7158; Fax: 919-882-9900; E-mail: echoflorida@asecho.org ; Website: www.asecho.org/education
October 23–25, 2015. 1 st Echo ASE ASEAN. Conrad Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand. Jointly provided by ASE and the ASE Foundation and held in cooperation with the Thailand Society of Echocardiography. Course Directors: Jonathan Lindner, MD, FASE and James Thomas, MD, FASE. Contact: Jessica James. Tel: 919-297-7158; Fax: 919-882-9900; E-mail: echoasean@asecho.org ; Website: www.asecho.org/education
November 7–10, 2015. Echocardiography 2015: The Role of Cardiac Imaging in Perioperative and Critical Care Medicine. The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort, Naples, FL. Provided by the UNMC Department of Anesthesiology in conjunction with the UNMC Center for Continuing Education. Held in cooperation with ASE. Course Directors: Sasha Shillcutt, MD, FASE; Nicholas Markin, MD; and Walker Thomas, BA, RDCS, FASE. Contact: Brenda Ram, CMP, CCMEP. Tel: 402-559-9250; E-mail: bram@unmc.edu ; Website: https://unmc.edu/cce/catalog/clinicmed/echo2015/index.html
November 19–22, 2015. 10 th Echo Hong Kong. Ruttonjee Hospital and Sheraton Hong Kong Hotel 7 Towers, Hong Kong. Organized by Ruttonjee &Tang Shiu Kin Hospitals and endorsed by ASE. Program Director: Dr. Yuk-Kong Lau. Contact: Conference Secretariat. Tel: 852-2566-2889; Fax: 852-2570-4773; E-mail: info@echohongkong.com ; Website: www.echohongkong.com
January 18–22, 2016 . 26 th Annual Echo Hawaii . Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel, Kohala Coast, HI. Jointly provided by ASE and the ASE Foundation. Course Director: Thomas Ryan, MD, FASE. Contact: Jessica James. Tel: 919-297-7158; Fax: 919-882-9900; E-mail: echohawaii@asecho.org ; Website: www.asecho.org/education
February 13–16, 2016. 29 th Annual State-of-the- Art Echocardiography: Echo Southwest . Hilton Tucson El Conquistador Golf & Tennis Resort, Tucson, AZ. Pre-conferences will be held on February 12. Jointly provided by ASE and the ASE Foundation. Course Director: Steven Lester, MD, FASE. Contact: Jessica James. Tel: 919-297-7158; Fax: 919-882-9900; E-mail: sota@asecho.org ; Website: www.asecho.org/education
April 16–19, 2016. 17 th Annual ASECeXAM/ReASCE Review Course. Loews Philadelphia Hotel, Philadelphia, PA. Jointly provided by ASE and the ASE Foundation. Course Director: Martin Keane, MD, FASE. Contact: Jessica James. Tel: 919-297-7158; Fax: 919-882-9900; E-mail: reviewcourse@asecho.org ; Website: www.asecho.org/education
June 10–14, 2016. 27 th Annual Scientific Sessions. Washington State Convention Center, Seattle, WA. Jointly provided by ASE and ASE Foundation. Course Director: Richard Grimm, DO, FASE. Contact: Jessica James. Tel: 919-297-7158; Fax: 919-882-9900; Email: registrar@asecho.org ; Website: www.asescientificsessions.org