Mayo Clinic Echocardiography Boards and Recertification Review Course 2023

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Mayo Clinic Echocardiography Board Review Course is an intensive course over 5 days specifically designed to prepare attendees for success on the National Board of Echocardiography (NBE) certification exam. It has a focused emphasis on the NBE examination format covering the entire field of Echocardiography including ultrasound physics, 2D and M-Mode, hemodynamics, valvular heart disease, ischemic heart disease, heart failure and cardiomyopathies, pericardial disease, congenital heart disease, and newer imaging techniques including strain and 3-D echocardiography. Well-known experts and recognized educators, comprised of Mayo Clinic faculty in each field of echocardiography will give in-depth didactic lectures pertaining particularly to integration of echocardiographic data into clinical practice. Each lecture will include multiple choice type question and answer sessions facilitated by an audience response system. This course is also an excellent choice for individuals looking to refresh and replenish their Echocardiography knowledge as it provides a comprehensive review of Echocardiography with pearls and concepts required for the clinical practice of Echocardiography.

INTENDED AUDIENCE

This course is intended for cardiologists, echocardiographers, and cardiology fellows. Participants with working knowledge of echocardiographic techniques and applications will benefit most from this program.

 Event Schedule

Mayo Clinic Echocardiography Review Course for Boards and Recertification

FUNDAMENTALS OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY I

Moderators: Garvan Kane, MD, PhD, Jae Oh, MD
Welcome and Overview
Transthoracic Quantitation of LV Dimension, Volume, and EF
Ben Nordhues, MD
Transthoracic Quantitation of RA and RV Dimensions, Volume and Function
Garvan Kane, MD, PhD
Transesophageal Echocardiography Including 3-D Echocardiography
Hayan Jouni, MD
Refreshment Break
Doppler and Color Flow Imaging for Non-Invasive Hemodynamics
Jared Bird, MD
Lunch

FUNDAMENTALS OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY II

Moderators: Garvan Kane, MD, PhD, Jae Oh, MD
NBE Exam Format and Overview
Garvan Kane, MD, PhD
Contrast Echocardiography
Jae Oh, MD
Physics in Practice: Illustrative Cases
Vidhu Anand, MBBS
Refreshment Break
Diastolic Function: The Basics
Garvan Kane, MD, PhD
Diastolic Dysfunction: Complex and Challenging Cases
Jae Oh, MD
Adjourn for the Day

SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 2023

Moderator: Garvan Kane, MD, PhD

Essentials of Strain Imaging
Ian Chang, MD
Strain Imaging for Cardio-Oncology
Hector Villarraga, MD
Strain Imaging for CM and VHD
Jae Oh, MD
HFpEF and LA Strain
Garvan Kane, MD, PhD
Refreshment Break
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Jeffrey Geske, MD
Cardiac Amyloidosis
Daniel Borgeson, MD
Lunch

MYOCARDIAL FUNCTION, HEART FAILURE, AND CARDIOMYOPATHIES

Moderator: Jae Oh, MD
HFrEF, Dilated Cardiomyopathy, and Transplantation
Daniel Borgeson, MD
Left Ventricular Devices and Cardiac Resynchronization
Rosalyn Adigun, MD
Pulmonary Hypertension
Garvan Kane, MD, PhD
Refreshment Break
Pericardial Diseases I: Cyst, Absent Pericardium, Effusion, and Tamponade
S. Allen Luis, MBBS
Pericardial Diseases II: Constrictive Pericarditis
Jae Oh, MD
Adjourn for the Day
Course Reception for Attendees & Faculty

SUNDAY, APRIL 16, 2023

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY IN VALVULAR HEART DISEASE I