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.
September 19–21, 2010. 2010 ASCeXAM/ReASCE Review Course. Boston Marriott Copley Place, Boston, MA. Sponsored by ASE. Course Directors: Gerard P. Aurigemma, MD, FASE; Ravin Davidoff, MBBCh, FASE; Dennis A. Tighe, MD; and Susan E. Wiegers, MD, FASE. Contact: Amber Buff. Tel: 919-297-7157; Fax: 919-882-9900; E-mail: abuff@asecho.org ; Website: www.asecho.org .
September 23–26, 2010. 5 th Annual The Beat Goes On . Ritz-Carlton Orlando Grande Lakes, Orlando, FL. Co-sponsored by ASE and Wake Forest University School of Medicine and offered in collaboration with Aurora Health Care, Advanced Cardiovascular Services, Aurora/St. Luke Medical Center, and Aurora/Sinai Medical Center. Course Directors: Pamela R. Burgess, BS, RDCS, RDMS, RVT, FASE; Bijoy K. Khandheria, MD, FASE; and Frederick W. Kremkau, PhD. Contact: Wake Forest University Health Sciences. Tel: 336-716-4505; Fax: 336-716-2447; E-mail: cmu@wfubmc.edu ; Website: www.wfubmc.edu/ultrasound .
October 1–3, 2010. Cardiology 2010: A Weekend Review At Lake Geneva . Grand Geneva, Lake Geneva, WI. Co-sponsored by ASE and Aurora Health Care. Course Directors: A Jamil Tajik, MD; Bijoy K. Khandheria, MD, FASE; Tanvir Bajwa, MD; and Masood Akhtar, MD. Contact: Aurora Health Care. Tel: 414-219-7364; Website: www.Aurora.org/CMEActivities .
October 2–3, 2010. Multi-Modality Cardiovascular Imaging for the Clinician: Update in Echocardiography, Nuclear, CT, & CMR . J.W. Marriott, Houston, TX. Co-sponsored by The Methodist Hospital System, ASE, and ACCF. Course Directors: William A. Zoghbi, MD, FASE; John J. Mahmarian, MD; Miguel A. Quinones, MD; and Dipan J. Shah, MD. Contact: Brianna Masterson. Tel: 713-441-4878; Fax: 713-441-0589; E-mail: BLMasterson@tmhs.org ; Website: www.methodisthealth.com/CVImaging .
October 7–9, 2010. Heart Valve Summit 2010: Medical, Surgical, and Interventional Decision Making . Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile, Chicago, IL. Co-sponsored by AATS, ACCF, and ASE. Course Directors: David Adams, MD; Steven Bolling, MD; Robert Bonow, MD; and Howard Herrmann, MD. Contact: ACC Resource Center. Tel: 800-253-4636 x 5603; E-mail: r esource@acc.org .
October 7–10, 2010. ePIC: Excellence in the Practice of Cardiovascular Ultrasound. Rancho Las Palmas Hotel, Rancho Mirage, CA. Jointly sponsored by ASE and MedMeetingsEtc., Ltd. and held in cooperation with Ohio State. Course Directors: Roger L. Click, MD, PhD; Bijoy K. Khandheria, MD, FASE; Anthony N. DeMaria, MD, FASE; and Mani A. Vannan, MBBS. Contact: MedMeetingsEtc., Ltd. Tel: 414-385-7160; Fax: 414-385-7157; E-mail: info@medmeetingsetc.org ; Website: www.asecho.org .
October 9, 2010. ASE 2010 Vascular Imaging Symposium: Vascular Techniques and Interpretation. The Hub Cira Centre, Philadelphia, PA. Sponsored by ASE through an educational partnership with the Society for Vascular Medicine. Course Directors: Emile R. Mohler, III, MD, FASE and Jeffrey Olin, DO. Contact: Lindsay Coble. Tel: 919-297-7158; Fax: 919-882-9900; E-mail: lcoble@asecho.org ; Website: www.asecho.org .
October 9–11, 2010. Tenth Annual Echo New York 2010. Crowne Plaza Times Square, New York, NY. Co-sponsored by St. Luke’s and Roosevelt Hospitals, Division of Cardiology, and ASE. Course Director: Farooq A. Chaudhry, MD, FASE. Contact: Office of Continuing Medical Education. Tel: 212-523-2138; Fax: 212-523-2074; E-mail: aroman@chpnet.org ; Website: www.chpnet.org/cme .
October 16–18, 2010. Echo Northwestern 2010. Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, IL. Co-sponsored by Northwestern Memorial Hospital Division of Cardiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and ASE. Course Directors: Kameswari Maganti, MD, FASE; Issam Mikati, MD, FASE; David Mehlman, MD, FASE; and Vera Rigolin, MD, FASE. Contact: Northwestern University. Tel: 312-503-8533; Website: www.cme.northwestern.edu/conferences .
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: 919-861-5574; Fax: 919-882-9900; E-mail: learninglab@asecho.org ; Website: www.asefoundation.org .
January 24–28, 2011. 21 st Annual Echo Hawaii “Integrating Echocardiography in Medicine”—featuring CONCERTO 2011. Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel, Kohala Coast, Big Island, HI. Sponsored by ASE. Program Chairs: James D. Thomas, MD and Jonathan R. Lindner, MD, FASE. Contact: Amber Buff. Tel: 919-297-7157; Fax: 919-882-9900; E-mail: abuff@asecho.org ; Website: www.asecho.org .
February 13–16, 2011. 24 th Annual State-of-the-Art Echocardiography . InterContinental Montelucia, Scottsdale, AZ. Sponsored by ASE. 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 Amber Buff. Tel: 919-297-7157; Fax: 919-882-9900; E-mail: abuff@asecho.org ; Website: www.asecho.org .
February 25–26, 2011. 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: 919-861-5574; 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. Contact: ASE. Tel: 919-861-5574; Fax: 919-882-9900; E-mail: ase@asecho.org ; Website: www.asecho.org .
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 .