37th Annual Echocardiography Symposium

Echocardiography Symposium 37th Annual Meeting is organized by Baptist Health South Florida and will be held from Oct 26 - 27, 2018 at Hilton Miami Airport Blue Lagoon, Miami, Florida, United States of America.

The target audience for this medical event is Cardiologists, Cardiovascular Surgeons, Sonographers, Anesthesiologists, Nurses?. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 10 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.

ABIM MOC:
Successful completion of this CME activity enables the participant to earn up to 10 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program.

Conference Description :
This symposium provides a comprehensive update on the latest developments, cutting-edge technologies, current controversies and future directions in the field of echocardiography. Clinical presentations and echocardiographic studies will cover Doppler hemodynamics, valvular heart disease, cardiomyopathy, pericardial disease, native and prosthetic valve endocarditis, 3D echo, 3D rendering/printing and road mapping, contrast echo, cardiac mechanics, ejection fraction and strain measurements, echo in atrial fibrillation, cardiac remodeling in obesity, congenital heart disease and additional state-of-the-art topics in echocardiography. This course will be of special interest to physicians in the fields of cardiology, along with sonographers and other physicians interested in echocardiography.

Conference Topics :
• Clinical presentations.
• Echocardiographic studies.
• Doppler hemodynamics.
• Valvular heart disease.
• 3D echo.
• 3D rendering/printing and road mapping.
• Contrast echo.
• Many other state-of-the-art topics in echocardiography.

Conference Objectives :
• Apply accurate assessment of ventricular and valvular function using Doppler hemodynamics in the echocardiographic laboratory in order to optimize quality improvement and clinical decision making processes.
• Recognize the usefulness and limitations of imaging techniques, in order to yield a better clinical outcome, to prevent potential misuse and to preserve resources.
• Recognize the latest advances and clinical applications of 3D echocardiography.
• Examine the clinical significance to the recent advent in echocardiography research.
• Integrate echocardiographic assessment of cardiomyopathies and systemic diseases in patient management.
• Recognize constrictive pericarditis vs. restrictive cardiomyopathy.
• Assess the updated role of echocardiography in pulmonary hypertension.
• Examine the new guidelines for the evaluation of diastolic function.
• Communicate more effectively within a cross-functional team, following the principles of advanced care management to make the vision of value-based care a reality.