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 Website, www.asecho.org , for a complete listing of course offerings.
November 5–6, 2010. ASE Foundation Learning Lab—Computer-Based Learning in Echocardiography: Incorporating New Technology into Contemporary Clinical Practice. ASE Foundation Learning Lab, Research Triangle Park, NC. Jointly sponsored by ASE and the ASE Foundation. Course Directors: Steven J. Lester, MD, FASE and Sunil Mankad, MD, FASE. Contact: ASE Foundation Learning Lab. Tel: 919-297-7171; Fax: 919-882-9900; E-mail: learninglab@asecho.org . Website: www.asefoundation.org .
December 5, 2010. The Right Heart: Imaging Right for Optimal Patient Care. NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY. Co-sponsored by ASE and NYU Post-Graduate Medical School. Course Director: Colin K.L. Phoon, MPhil, MD. Contact: NYU Post-Graduate Medical School. Tel: 212-263-5295; Fax: 212-263-5293; Website: http://cme.med.nyu.edu/echo .
January 21–22, 2011. ASE Foundation Learning Lab—3D Echocardiography: Is the Extra Dimension Worth It? ASE Foundation Learning Lab, Research Triangle Park, NC. Jointly sponsored by ASE and the ASE Foundation. Course Directors: Roberto M. Lang, MD, FASE; Girish S. Shirali, MBBS, FASE and Mani A. Vannan, MBBS. Contact: ASE Foundation Learning Lab. Tel: 919-297-7171; Fax: 919-882-9900; E-mail: learninglab@asecho.org . Website: www.asefoundation.org .
January 24–28, 2011. 21 st Annual Echo Hawaii 2011 featuring CONCERTO 2011, “Integrating Echocardiography in Medicine. ” Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel, Kohala Coast, Big Island, HI. Co-sponsored by ASE and Mayo Clinic in cooperation with The Queens Medical Center. Program Chair: James D. Thomas, MD. Contact: Amber Buff. Tel: 919-297-7157; Fax: 919-882-9900; E-mail: abuff@asecho.org . Website: www.asecho.org
February 7 -12, 2011. 14 th Annual Comprehensive Review & Update of Perioperative Echo. Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina, San Diego, CA. Sponsored by the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists in partnership with the ASE. Course Directors: Katherine P. Grichnik, MD, FASE and Christopher A. Troianos, MD. Contact: SCA. Tel: 804-282-0084; Fax: 804-282-0090; Website: www.scahq.org .
February 13–16, 2011. 24 th Annual State-of-the-Art Echocardiography. InterContinental Montelucia, Scottsdale, AZ. Co-sponsored by ASE and Mayo Clinic. Program Chairs: Bijoy K. Khandheria, MD, FASE and Roberto M. Lang, MD, FASE. A special preconference workshop will be held from February 12-13, 2011. Contact: Deidre Lewis. Tel: 919-297-7171; Fax: 919-882-9900; E-mail: dlewis@asecho.org . Website: www.asecho.org
February 23 -26, 2011. 14 th Diastology and New Echo Technologies Summit—Featuring Heart Valve and Contrast Echo Mini-Symposium. The Westin Beach Hotel, Fort Lauderdale, FL. Co-sponsored by ASE and Cleveland Clinic. Course Director: Allan L. Klein, MD, FASE. Contact: Cleveland Clinic. Tel: 216-448-0777; Fax: 216-448-0783; E-mail: cmeregistration@ccf.org. Website: www.ccfcme.org/echo11 .
February 25–26, 2011. ASE Foundation Learning Lab—Echocardiography in 2011: A Hands-on Workshop for Cardiac Sonographers . ASE Foundation Learning Lab, Research Triangle Park, NC. Jointly sponsored by ASE and the ASE Foundation. Course Directors: David B. Adams, RCS, RDCS, FASE and Marti L. McCulloch, RDCS, FASE. Contact: ASE Foundation Learning Lab. Tel: 919-297-7171; Fax: 919-882-9900; E-mail: learninglab@asecho.org . Website: www.asefoundation.org .
March 13–16, 2011. 17 th Charleston Symposium—Multi-Modality Imaging . Francis Marion Hotel, Charleston, SC. Co-sponsored by the Medical University of South Carolina and ASE. Course Chair: Girish S. Shirali, MBBS, FASE. Contact: Debbie Bryant. Phone: 843-792-3286; Fax: 843-792-3284; E-mail: bryantd@musc.edu ; Website: www.asecho.org .
March 25–26, 2011. ASE Foundation Learning Lab—Echocardiography in Adult Congenital Heart Disease . ASE Foundation Learning Lab, Research Triangle Park, NC. Jointly sponsored by ASE and the ASE Foundation. Course Directors: Wyman W. Lai, MD, MPH, FASE and Leo Lopez, MD, FASE. Contact: ASE Foundation Learning Lab. Tel: 919-297-7171; Fax: 919-882-9900; E-mail: learninglab@asecho.org . Website: www.asefoundation.org .
April 2, 2011. E3 2011—Essential Echocardiography with Experts: Congenital Heart Disease . New Orleans, LA. Sponsored by ASE. Program Chair: Mani A. Vannan, MBBS. Contact: Lindsay Coble. Tel: 919-297-7158; Fax: 919-882-9900; E-mail: lcoble@asecho.org ; Website: www.asecho.org .
April 15–16, 2011. ASE Foundation Learning Lab—Managing Valvular Heart Disease: Using Echo Appropriately . ASE Foundation Learning Lab, Research Triangle Park, NC. Jointly sponsored by ASE and the ASE Foundation. Course Directors: Thomas Ryan, MD, FASE and Maryellen Orsinelli, RN, RDCS. Contact: ASE Foundation Learning Lab. Tel: 919-297-7171; Fax: 919-882-9900; E-mail: learninglab@asecho.org . Website: www.asefoundation.org .
April 30, 2011. 8 th Annual ASE Chicago Sonographer Update: Adult Congenital Heart Disease: An Echo, Surgical and Pathology Review . The Hyatt Lodge at McDonald’s Campus, Oakbrook, IL. Sponsored by ASE. Course Directors: Luciana Young, MD, FASE and Kaliope Berdusis, MBA, RDCS, FASE. Contact: Amber Buff. Tel: 919-297-7157; Fax: 919-882-9900; E-mail: abuff@asecho.org . Website: www.asecho.org
May 22–24, 2011. 2011 ASCeXAM/ReASCE Review Course . Omni at CNN Center, Atlanta, GA. Sponsored by ASE. Program Chair: Gerard P. Aurigemma, MD, FASE. Contact: Amber Buff. Tel: 919-297-7157; Fax: 919-882-9900; E-mail: abuff@asecho.org ; Website: www.asecho.org/education .
June 11–14, 2011. ASE 22 nd Annual Scientific Sessions. Palais des Congrès de Montréal , Montréal, Québec, Canada. Sponsored by ASE. Program Chair: Susan E. Wiegers, MD, FASE. Contact: ASE. Tel: 919-861-5574; Fax: 919-882-9900; E-mail: ase@asecho.org ; Website: www.asescientificsessions.org .