About this Event
The "Advanced Echocardiography Course & Workshop" is a 4-day event, which will allow the trainees to learn and practice all contemporary techniques and applications of 3D echocardiography and strain imaging. It is designed for sonographers, SpR's, echocardiography fellows, and consultants with experience and competency in 2D echocardiography.
Only 20 places are available for the event due to limited availability of workstations. One workstation will be shared between 2 delegates.
The registration fee for the 4-day course is £200.
The registration will be on first-come first-served basis, and no payment is required at the time of registration. An email with payment details will be sent to the first 20 delegates, and once the payment has been received the registration will be confirmed.
The course has been endorsed by the BSE and 12 BSE points will be awarded.
The programme of the event in PDF format can be found following the link:
Advanced echo course - programme.pdf
Saturday – Day 1
08.00 – 08.15: Reception
08.15 – 08.30: Introduction – Dr. Alexandros Papachristidis
08.30 – 08.50: Basic 3D echo principles – Dr. Alexandros Papachristidis
08.50 – 09.15: Optimization of 3D datasets with a GE machine.
09.15 – 09.45: 3D LV assessment with EchoPack/GE - Introduction/demonstration
09.45 – 10.30: 3D LV assessment with EchoPack/GE - Examples and hands on.
10.30 – 10.50: Coffee break
10.50 – 11.15: Global longitudinal strain – How it works? Prof. Joseph Kisslo
11.15 – 11.45: 2D LV strain analysis with EchoPack/GE - AFI LV - Introduction/demonstration.
11.45 – 12.30: 2D LV strain analysis with EchoPack/GE - AFI LV - Examples and hands on.
12.30 – 13.15: Lunch break
13.15 – 14.15: Hands-on training for 3D optimization – GE Vivid iE95
14.15 – 14.35: LA strain – usefulness, diagnostic and prognostic value. Dr. Ali Vazir.
14.35 – 15.30: LA strain analysis - Examples and hands on.
15.30 – 15.50: Coffee break
15.50 – 16.10: 3D assessment of the right ventricle – Dr. Julia Grapsa
16.10 – 16.30: 3D RV assessment with EchoPack/GE-Introduction/Demonstration.
16.30 – 17.00: 3D RV assessment with EchoPack/GE - Examples and hands on.
17.00 – 18.00: RV strain analysis – with EchoPack/GE - Examples and hands on.
Sunday – Day 2
08.00 – 08.30: Reception
08.30 – 08.45: Myocardial work - Introduction/demonstration.
08.45 – 09.30: Myocardial work - Examples and hands on.
09.30 – 10.15: 3D cropping tool with EchoPack/GE- TTE and TOE Dual Crop tool.
10.15 – 10.30: Coffee break
10.30 – 10.50: Mitral valve anatomy and echocardiographic aspects – Dr. Alison Duncan.
10.50 – 11.45: 3D TTE MPR mitral valve analysis with EchoPack/GE. Examples and hands on.
11.45 – 12.30: 3D TOE MPR mitral valve analysis with EchoPack/GE - Examples and hands on.
12.30 – 13.15: Lunch break
13.15 – 14.15: Hands-on training for 3D optimization – GE Vivid iE95
14.15 – 14.45: Tricuspid valve, anatomical considerations, tips, and tricks for TV TEER – Prof. Rebecca Hahn.
14.45 – 15.30: 3D TTE MPR tricuspid valve analysis with EchoPack/GE - Examples and hands on.
15.30 – 15.45: Coffee break
15.45 – 16.45: 3D TOE MPR tricuspid valve analysis with EchoPack/GE - Examples and hands on.
16.45 – 17.45: 3D TOE MPR aortic valve analysis - Examples and hands on.
17.45 – 18.00: Mixed cases review - Q&A
Monday – Day 3
08.00 – 08.30: Reception
08.30 – 08.50: 3D LV assessment – Dr. Alexandros Papachristidis
08.50 – 09.30: 3D LV assessment - QLab.
09.30 – 10.15: 3D LV assessment - 4D LV analysis, TomTec - Examples and hands on
10.15 – 10.45: 3D LV assessment Dynamic Heart Model - Examples and hands on
10.45 – 11.00: Coffee break
11.00 – 11.30: Activation – contraction, coupling segmental strain – Prof. Joseph Kisslo
11.30 – 12.15: 2D LV strain analysis with LV AutoStrain - Examples and hands on.
12.15 – 13.00: 2D LA strain analysis with LA AutoStrain - Examples and hands on.
13.00 – 13.45: Lunch break
13.45 – 14.45: Hands-on training for 3D optimization – Philips Epiq CVx machine
14.45 – 15.00: 3D RV assessment – Introduction and anatomical considerations
15.00 – 15.45: 3D RV assessment – 4D RV analysis, TomTec - Examples and hands on
15.45 – 16.00: Coffee break
16.00 – 16.45: RV strain analysis with AutoStrain- examples and hands on
16.45 – 17.30: Mixed cases review – Q&A
17.30 – 18.00: New advances in echocardiography – Philips. Dr. Alexandros Papachristidis
Tuesday - Day 4
08.00 – 08.15: Reception
08.15 – 08.35: Aortic valve in the TAVI era – anatomical considerations and 3D echo – Dr. Mehdi Eskandari
08.35 – 09:30: 3D TOE aortic valve analysis for TAVI procedures
09.30 – 10.15: 3D cropping tool with QLab
10.15 – 10.30: Coffee break
10.30 – 11.30: Hands-on training for 3D optimization – Philips Epiq CVx machine
11.30 – 12:15: 3D TTE mitral valve analysis with QLab - MPR
12.15 – 12.45: Transoesophageal echocardiography for mitral TEER – Prof. Stamatios Lerakis
12.45 – 13.30: Lunch break
13.30 – 14.30: 3D TOE mitral valve analysis with QLab - MPR
14:30 – 15.15: 3D mitral valve analysis with 3D Auto MV
15.15 – 15.30: Coffee break
15.30 – 16.30: 3D TTE tricuspid valve analysis with QLab - MPR
16.30 – 17.30: 3D TOE tricuspid valve analysis with QLab - MPR
17.30 – 17.45: Q&A
17.45 – 18.00: Closing remarks
Course Director:
Dr. Alexandros Papachristidis, MD, PhD, MRCP, FESC
Consultant Cardiologist and Adjunct Senior Lecturer
King’s College Hospital and King’s College London, UK
Faculty:
Dr. Alison Duncan
Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals ,London UK
Dr. Mehdi Eskandari
King’s College Hospital and King’s College London, UK
Dr. Julia Grapsa, MD, PhD
Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospital, London UK
Prof. Rebecca Hahn
Columbia University, Irving Medical Center
Columbia Structural Heart and Valve Center, New York, USA
Prof. Joseph Kisslo, MD
Duke University Medical Center, North Carolina, USA
Prof. Stamatios Lerakis, MD
Mount Sinai Health System, Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA
Dr. Ali Vazir
Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Weston Education Centre, 10 Cutcombe Road, London, United Kingdom
GBP 0.00
