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.
April 3–5, 2013. 15 th Annual Echocardiography Conference: State-of-the-Art 2013. The Roosevelt Hotel, New York, NY. Sponsored by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation and held in cooperation with ASE. Course Director: Rebecca Hahn, MD, FASE. Contact: Lizette Rivera. Tel: 646-434-4386; E-mail: lrivera@crf.org ; Web site: www.nyechocourse.com .
April 6, 2013. 2013 ASE Chicago Sonographer Update: Complex Congenital Heart Disease Series—Surgical, Echo, and Pathology Review. Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL. Sponsored by ASE. Course Directors: Luciana Young, MD, FASE; Lynne Brown, RDCS, FASE; Jennifer Acevedo, RCS. Contact: Beth Fulk. Tel: 919-297-7157; Fax: 919-882-9900; E-mail: BWoloski@asecho.org ; Web site: www.asecho.org/education .
April 28–30, 2013. 2013 ASCeXAM/ReASCE Review Course. Marriott Copley Place, Boston, MA. Jointly sponsored by ASE and the ASE Foundation. Program 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 .
May 6–11, 2013. 16 th Annual Comprehensive Review & Update of Perioperative Echo . Loews Atlanta Hotel, Atlanta, GA. Sponsored by the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists and held in partnership with ASE. Program Directors: Douglas Shook, MD, FASE; Nikolaos Skubas, MD, FASE; Madhav Swaminathan, MD, FASE; Katherine Grichnik, MD, FASE; and Christopher Troianos, MD. Contact: SCA. Tel: 804-282-0084; Fax: 804-282-0090; Web site: www.scahq.org .
June 29–July 2, 2013. ASE 24 th Annual Scientific Sessions. Minneapolis Convention Center, Minneapolis, MN. Jointly sponsored by ASE and the ASE Foundation. Course Chair: Judy Hung, MD, FASE. Contact: ASE. Tel: 919-297-7157; Fax: 919-882-9900; E-mail: registrar@asecho.org ; Web site: www.asescientificsessions.org .
October 12–16, 2013. 2 nd Annual Echo Florida . Disney’s Contemporary Resort, 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 .
October 25–27, 2013. 2 nd World Summit on Echocardiography . Leela Kempinski Gurgaon Hotel, New Delhi, India. An Educational Collaboration by the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE), European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI), a branch of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), Indian Academy of Echocardiography (IAE), Asociacion de Ecocardiografia de la Sociedad Interamericana de Cardiologia (ECOSIAC), Chinese Society of Echocardiography (CSE), Japanese Society of Echocardiography (JSE), Korean Society of Echocardiography (KSE), and Canadian Society of Echocardiography (CSE). International Chair: Partho P. Sengupta, MD, DM, FASE. Program Chair: Jagdish C. Mohan, MD, DM. Contact: Rhonda Price. Tel: 919-297-7159; Fax: 919-882-9900; E-mail: rprice@asecho.org ; Web site: www.wsecho.org .
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 15–18, 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: Michael H. Picard, MD, FASE. Contact: Brandi Delany. Tel: 919-297-7171; Fax: 919-882-9900; E-mail: sota@asecho.org ; Web site: www.asecho.org/education .