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: Cheryl Williams, 2100 Gateway Centre Boulevard, Suite 310, Morrisville, NC 27560; Tel: 919-861-5574 x7160; E-mail: cwilliams@asecho.org .
Ongoing courses, preceptorships, accredited programs, and schools will be listed only once a year. Please refer to the ASE Web site, www.asecho.org , for a complete listing of course offerings.
January 20–24, 2014. 24 th Annual Echo Hawaii . Hapuna Beach Price Hotel, Kohala Coast, Big Island, HI. Jointly sponsored by ASE and the ASE Foundation. Course Director: Jonathan Lindner, MD, FASE. Contact: Beth Fulk. Tel: 919-297-7157; Fax: 919-882-9900; E-mail: echohawaii@asecho.org ; Web site: www.asecho.org/education .
February 14–18, 2014. 27 th Annual State-of-the-Art Echocardiography. Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort and Spa, Scottsdale, AZ. Jointly sponsored by ASE and the ASE Foundation. Course Director: Vera Rigolin, MD, FASE. Contact: Brandi Delany. Tel: 919-297-7171; Fax: 919-882-9900; E-mail: sota@asecho.org ; Web site: www.asecho.org/education .
March 21–22, 2014. 20 th Annual Pediatric Echocardiography Conference: Screening, Diagnosing, and Following the Patient with Congenital Heart Disease . Atlanta Marriott Buckhead Hotel and Conference Center, Atlanta, GA. Sponsored by Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and held in cooperation with ASE. Course Directors: M. Eric Ferguson, MD and Ben Toole, MD. Contact: Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Tel: 404-785-7532; Fax: 404-785-7817; E-mail: tara.truscott@choa.org ; Web site: www.eply.com/20thAnnualPediatricEchocardiographyConference .
April 4–6, 2014. Echo Revolution: Adult Echocardiography for Physicians and Sonographers. Fairmont Copley Plaza, Boston, MA. Sponsored by Mayo Clinic and held in cooperation with ASE. Course Directors: Patricia Pellikka, MD, FASE and Sunil Mankad, MD, FASE. Contact: Mayo Clinic. Tel: 800-283-6296; E-mail: cvcme@mayo.edu ; Website: http://www.mayo.edu/cme/cardiovascular-diseases-2014R280 .
May 11–13, 2014. 2014 ASCeXAM/ReASCE Review Course. Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Philadelphia, PA. Jointly sponsored by ASE and the ASE Foundation. Course Director: Steven Lester, MD, FASE. Contact: Brandi Delany. Tel: 919-297-7171; Fax: 919-882-9900; E-mail: reviewcourse@asecho.org ; Web site: www.asecho.org/education .
June 20–24, 2014. ASE 25 th Annual Scientific Sessions. Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR. Jointly sponsored by ASE and the ASE Foundation. Course Director: Jonathan Lindner, MD, FASE. Contact: ASE. Tel: 919-297-7157; Fax: 919-882-9900; E-mail: registrar@asecho.org ; Web site: www.asescientificsessions.org .
October 11–14, 2014. 3 rd Annual Echo Florida . Disney’s Grand Floridian, Walt Disney World ® , FL. Jointly sponsored by ASE and the ASE Foundation. Course Director: Michael H. Picard, MD, FASE. Contact: Beth Fulk. Tel: 919-297-7157; Fax: 919-882-9900; E-mail: echoflorida@asecho.org ; Web site: www.asecho.org/education .