The American Society of Echocardiography 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.

February 7 – 11, 2010. 23 ^rd Annual State-of-the-Art Echocardiography . InterContinental Montelucia, Scottsdale (Paradise Valley), AZ. Co-sponsored by ASE and Mayo Clinic. A special preconference workshop will be held from February 6-7, 2010 to provide a comprehensive review of echocardiography. Separate registration will be required. Course directors: James Seward, MD, FASE; Steve Lester, MD, FASE; Thomas Ryan, MD, FASE; Michael Picard, MD, FASE; and Bijoy Khandheria, MD, FASE. Contact: Amber Buff. Tel: 919-297-7157; Fax: 919-882-9900; E-mail: abuff@asecho.org . Website: www.asecho.org .

February 8 – 13, 2010. 13 ^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 24 – 27, 2010. 13 ^th Diastology and New Echo Technologies Summit . Hyatt Regency Bonaventure Conference Center, Weston, FL. Co-sponsored by ASE and Cleveland Clinic. Course directors: Allan L. Klein, MD, FASE; James D. Thomas, MD; Craig R. Asher, MD; Annitta J. Morehead, RDCS, FASE; and W.H. Wilson Tang, MD. Contact: Cleveland Clinic/UNITECH Communications. Tel: 800-238-6750; Fax: 216-448-0783; E-mail: cmeregistration@ccf.org . Website: www.ccfcme.org/echo10 .

March 11 – 13, 2010. Florida Valve 2010: Emerging Valvular & Endovascular Therapies for the Surgeon and Cardiologist . Ritz-Carlton Orlando Grande Lakes, Orlando, FL. Jointly sponsored by ASE and the Tampa Bay Heart Foundation. Course directors: Vinay Badhwar, MD and Randolph P. Martin, MD, FASE. Contact: Tampa Bay Heart Foundation-Florida Valve Team. Tel: 727-522-9379; Fax: 727-522-9386; E-mail: info@tbhfoundation.org . Website: www.FloridaValveSymposium.com .

March 13, 2010. E3 2010: Essential Echocardiography with Experts-Integrated Imaging of Cardiovascular Interventions. Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA. Sponsored by ASE. Course directors: Roberto M. Lang, MD, FASE and Mani A. Vannan, MBBS. Contact: Joy Traynor. Tel: 919-297-7162; Fax: 919-882-9900; E-mail: jtraynor@asecho.org . Website: www.asecho.org .

March 26-27, 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: Sherry Barrow. Tel: 919-297-7151; Fax: 919-882-9900; E-mail: sbarrow@asecho.org . Website: www.asecho.org .

April 16 – 17, 2010. 16 ^th Annual Pediatric Echocardiography Conference . Westin Atlanta North, Atlanta, GA. Co-sponsored by Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and ASE. Course directors: Derek A. Fyfe, MD, FASE; C. Wesley Lindsey, MD; and Jennifer Brown, MD. Contact: Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Tel: 404-785-5198; Fax: 404-785-7673; Website: www.choa.org/cme .

April 24, 2010. ASE 2010 Chicago Sonographer Update . The Hyatt Lodge at McDonald’s Campus, Oak Brook, IL. Sponsored by ASE. Course directors: Luciana Young, MD, FASE and Kailope Berdusis, MBA, RDCS, FASE. Contact: Amber Buff. Tel: 919-297-7157; Fax: 919-882-9900; E-mail: abuff@asecho.org . Website: www.asecho.org .

April 28-30, 2010. 12 ^th Annual Echocardiography Conference: State-of-the-Art 2010 . The Roosevelt Hotel, New York, NY. Co-sponsored by Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and ASE. Course director: Rebecca Hahn, MD, FASE. Contact: Columbia University CME. Tel: 212-305-3334; Fax: 212-781-6047; E-mail: cme@columbia.edu . Website: www.columbiacme.org .

May 6 – 8, 2010. 32 ^nd Annual Recent Advances in Clinical Nuclear Cardiology and Cardiac CT. Ritz-Carlton, Washington, DC. Co-sponsored by ACCF and ASE. Course directors: Daniel Berman, MD; Guido Germano, PhD, MBA; and Jamshid Maddahi, MD. Contact: American College of Cardiology Foundation. Tel: 800-253-4636; Fax: 202-375-7000; Website: www.acc.org/nuclearcard .

June 12 – 15, 2010. ASE 21 ^st Annual Scientific Sessions . San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA. Sponsored by ASE. Course director: Vera H. Rigolin, MD, FASE. Contact: Amber Buff. Tel: 919-297-7157; Fax: 919-882-9900; E-mail: abuff@asecho.org . Website: www.asescientificsessions.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 .

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 .