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.
August 2–5, 2012. ePIC: Excellence in the Practice of Cardiovascular Ultrasound. Coronado Island Marriott, Coronado, CA. Jointly sponsored by MedMeetingsEtc., Ltd. and ASE and held in cooperation with Aurora Health Care and University of California, San Diego. Program Directors: Anthony DeMaria, MD, FASE; Bijoy Khandheria, MD, FASE; Roberto Lang, MD FASE; and Mani Vannan, MBBS, FASE. Contact: Denise Mezydlo. Tel: 414-649-5616; Fax: 414-385-7158; E-mail: denise@medmeetingsetc.com ; Web site: www.medmeetingsetc.net .
August 10–12, 2012. ECHONAGPUR 2012. Nagpur, India. Organized by Nagpur Echo Summit and CSI Vidharbha Chapter, Nagpur. Endorsed by ASE. Course Director: Shantanu Sengupta, MD, FASE. Contact: Event Manager. Tel: +91 9923190925; E-mail: echonagpur@gmail.com ; Web site: www.echonagpur.com .
August 18–19, 2012. Echo Milwaukee Pyramid of Success II—Challenging and Informative New Strategies for the Echo Lab in 2012: Integration of Echo Information into Practice. Crowne Plaza Milwaukee West, Wauwatosa, WI. Co-sponsored by ASE and Aurora Health Care. Course Directors: Timothy E. Paterick, MD; Bijoy Khandheria, MD, FASE; and A. Jamil Tajik, MD. Contact: Laurel Landis. Tel: 414-219-7364; Fax: 414-219-7676; E-mail: laurel.landis@aurora.org ; Web site: www.Aurora.org/EchoMilwaukee .
October 6–10, 2012. Echo Florida: Contemporary Echocardiography . Includes special sessions on hand held echocardiography and echocardiography for transcatheter interventions . Disney’s Contemporary Resort, Walt Disney World®, FL. Jointly sponsored by ASE and the ASE Foundation. Program Director: Michael H. Picard, MD, FASE. Contact: Beth Woloski. Tel: 919-297-7157; Fax: 919-882-9900; E-mail: echoflorida@asecho.org ; Web site: www.asecho.org / education .
October 6–8. 2012. Echo Northwestern 2012: Echo Innovations to Meet Today’s Clinical Challenges. Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL. Co-sponsored by Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Program Directors: Kameswari Maganti, MD, FASE; David J. Mehlman, MD, FASE; Issam Mikati, MD, FASE; Vera H. Rigolin, MD, FASE. Contact: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Tel: 312-503-8533; E-mail: a-kick@northwestern.edu ; Web site: www.cme.northwestern.edu/conferences .
November 3, 2012. Focused Cardiac Care Ultrasound Workshop . Chicago Marriott Downtown, Chicago, IL. Jointly sponsored by ASE and the ASE Foundation. Program Directors: Kirk Spencer, MD and Nilam Soni, MD. Contact: Beth Woloski. Tel: 919-297-7157; Fax: 919-882-9900; E-mail: bwoloski@asecho.org ; Web site: www.asecho.org / education .
January 21–25, 2013. 23 rd Annual Echo Hawaii . Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel, Kohala Coast, Big Island, HI. Jointly sponsored by ASE and the ASE Foundation. Program Director: James D. Thomas, MD, FASE. Contact: Beth Woloski. Tel: 919-297-7157; Fax: 919-882-9900; E-mail: echohawaii@asecho.org ; Web site: www.asecho.org/education .
February 9–13, 2013. 26 th Annual State-of-the-Art Echocardiography . Montelucia Resort and Spa, Scottsdale, AZ. Jointly sponsored by ASE and the ASE Foundation. Program Co-Directors: Roberto M. Lang, MD, FASE; Bijoy Khandheria, MD,FASE; Vera Rigolin, MD, FASE; and Peg Knoll, RDCS, FASE. Contact: Brandi Delany. Tel: 919-297-7171; Fax: 919-882-9900; E-mail: SOTA@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 .
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 25–27, 2013. Second Echocardiography Societies World Summit . New Delhi, India. Primary World Summit 2013 Partners (to date): American Society of Echocardiography (ASE), European Association of Echocardiography (EAE), a branch of the European Society of Cardiology, Indian Academy of Echocardiography (IAE), Asociacion de Ecocardiografia de la Sociedad Interamericana de Cardiologia (ECOSIAC), Chinese Society of Echocardiography (CSE), and Canadian Society of Echocardiography (CSE). Program Directors: J.C. Mohan, MD and Partho P. Sengupta, MD, MBBS, DM, FASE. Contact: Rhonda Price. Tel: 919-297-7159; Fax: 919-882-9900; E-mail: rprice@asecho.org ; Web site: www.asecho.org/worldsummit .