Learning Objectives Back to WebApp
At the end of this program, participants will be able to:
- Describe the current role and application of echocardiography in patients with suspected and overt cardiac disease
- Identify how novel and evolving echocardiography techniques can be applied to the clinical practice of echocardiography
- Describe how echocardiography integrates with other cardiac imaging modalities to optimally evaluate the patient with suspected or confirmed cardiovascular disease
Overall and individual session goals will be obtained by offering expert speakers combined with an interactive and usually case-based format to enhance applicability of transmitted information.
Adequate time will be reserved for audience questions, comprising approximately 25% of each talk/session. In addition, faculty will be available for audience questions during breaks. To optimize audience concentration, presentations will be available to the registrants in a PDF format prior to the live presentations.
Cases Across Canada:
At the end of this session, the participant will be able to:
- Learn from interesting echo cases from across Canada as presented by our national and international faculty members.
- Understand the controversies and key learning points from the cases presented.
- Engage in the discussion around these challenging cases using Twitter audience response and live questioning.
Workshops and Learning Labs – General Objectives:
Review six clinically important areas in echocardiography (Strain, 3-D, Contrast Echo, POCUS, ACHD, Cardiomyopathy) in smaller group settings including computer interaction or live scanning to enhance learning and enable interactions among participants.
Strain Learning Lab:
At the end of this session, the participant will be able to:
- Understand the practical aspects of performing 2D strain imaging
- Review the specific 2D strain online and offline echo analysis packages.
- Demonstrate in a small group setting how to optimally use the 2D strain analysis in clinical applications such as follow-up of cancer chemotherapy patients and cardiomyopathies.
3-D Learning Lab:
At the end of this session, the participant will be able to:
- Review the specific 3D online and offline echo analysis packages offered on the GE and Philips platforms.
- Demonstrate in a small group setting how to optimally use the 3D cropping methods.
- Demonstrate in a small group setting how to optimally use the LV and mitral valve analysis packages.
POCUS Workshop:
At the end of this session, the participant will be able to:
- Understand how POCUS can be used by the cardiologist in day-to-day practice
- Perform lung ultrasound technique.
- Recognize the training requirements for the optimal use of POCUS.
- Describe the limitations of hand-help and point-of-care ultrasound to ensure its complementary role with a comprehensive echocardiographic exam.
Contrast Workshop:
At the end of this session, the participant will be able to:
- Demonstrate in a live and interactive setting how to utilize echo contrast and incorporate the echo contrast in the workflow of a busy echo lab.
- Describe the basic concepts, indications, and practical considerations in contrast echocardiography
- Recognize the incremental value of contrast echo for left ventricular opacification and perfusion.
ACHD (Adult Congenital Heart Disease) Workshop:
At the end of this session, the participant will be able to:
- Describe and perform the standard echocardiography views in the segmental sequential approach to imaging a patient with congenital heart disease.
- Outline the lesion-specific imaging views for the evaluation of common, moderately complex, cardiac anatomy.
- List imaging windows and maneuvers to help optimize visualization of conduits, patches and shunts in patients after surgical repair of congenital heart lesions.
Thick Heart Workshop:
At the end of this session, the participant will be able to:
- Review the technical pearls and pitfalls of view standardization and wall thickness measurements for accurate and reproducible measurement of left ventricular mass and hypertrophy distribution .
- Understand the skills required to assess the multiple relevant findings associated with left ventricular hypertrophy to provide the information needed to refine the differential diagnosis of a thick heart (such as mitral valve abnormalities, diastolic function, interatrial septal thickness).
- Recognize the incremental value – and apply – global longitudinal strain and interpret clues to its value and pattern.