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 .
August 6—7, 2010. ASE Foundation Learning Lab — Fundamentals in Echocardiography: A Road to Comprehensive Quantification Using ASE Guidelines. ASE Foundation Learning Lab, Research Triangle Park, NC. Jointly sponsored by ASE and the ASE Foundation. Course Directors: Roberto M. Lang, MD, FASE and Bijoy K. Khandheria, MD, FASE. The ASE Foundation Learning Lab facilitates small-group, hands-on learning opportunities in a state-of-the-art computer classroom facility. Learning Lab courses are limited to 40 participants to ensure one-on-one interaction with faculty and hands-on training at an individual desktop computer system. Contact: ASE Foundation Learning Lab. Tel: 919-861-5574; Fax: 919-882-9900; E-mail: learninglab@asecho.org . Website: www.asefoundation.org .
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, 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 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. Quiñones, 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: resource@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. The ASE Foundation Learning Lab facilitates small-group, hands-on learning opportunities in a state-of-the-art computer classroom facility. Learning Lab courses are limited to 40 participants to ensure one-on-one interaction with faculty and hands-on training at an individual desktop computer system. 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: ASE. Tel: 919-861-5574; Fax: 919-882-9900; E-mail: ase@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 .
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.asecho.org .