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Thursday, April 30

  • 14:30
    REGISTRATION OPENS
  • 16:00
    EXHIBIT OPENS
  • 16:00-17:35
    Featured Symposium
    Between Strength and Strain: Septal Hypertrophy, Athlete’s Heart and HCM
  • 17:35-18:35
    Plenary 1
    Diastolic Function in 2026: Guidelines, Progress, and Real-World Applications
  • 18:35-19:15
    President’s Reception
  • 19:15-21:30
    Welcome Dinner

Friday, May 1

  • 06:30-07:30
    REGISTRATION, BREAKFAST, POSTERS AND EXHIBITS
  • 07:30-08:45
    Welcome and Plenary 2
    Right on Track: Mastering New Guidelines for Right Heart Assessment and Pulmonary Hypertension
  • 08:50-09:55
    Plenary 3
    A Primer on Common Congenital Heart Diseases in the Adult. We’ve Got This!
  • 08:50-09:55
    Concurrent Learning Labs
    1A: Cutting-Edge 3-D Imaging for Targeted Disease Applications
    1B: Strain and Myocardial Work Analysis: Disease-Specific Clinical Applications
  • 09:55-10:25
    NUTRITION BREAK, POSTERS AND EXHIBITS
  • 10:25-11:30
    Plenary 4
    Joint CSE/CSCMRI Debate: “Which Imaging Technique is Best for Detecting Myocardial Infarction, its Complications, and Visibility: Echo or MRI?”
  • 11:30-12:30
    LUNCH BREAK, POSTERS AND EXHIBITS
  • 12:30-13:00
    ASE Keynote Lecture
    The Inroads of AI in Daily Life at the Echo Lab
  • 13:05-14:15
    Plenary 5
    Artificial Intelligence in Echo: From Automation to Precision Health
  • 14:15-14:20
    SHORT STRETCH BREAK
  • 14:20-15:35
    Plenary 6
    Joint CSE/CNCT/CSCMRI Session on Cardiac Sarcoidosis
  • 14:20-15:25
    Concurrent Sonography Workshops
    2A: Refining HCM Assessment and the Valsalva Maneuver: A Sonographer’s Guide to Best Practices
    2B: POCUS Essentials: Cardiac, Lungs and Beyond
  • 15:35-16:00
    NUTRITION BREAK, POSTERS AND EXHIBITS
  • 15:45-16:45
    Gameshow: Echo Case Challenge Cup (non-accredited)
  • 16:00-17:30
    Concurrent AI & Tech Fair (non-accredited)

Saturday, May 2

  • 06:00-06:45
    NEW ACTIVITY – 3.5KM FUN RUN/WALK IN STANLEY PARK
  • 06:30-07:30
    BREAKFAST, POSTERS AND EXHIBITS
  • 07:30-08:35
    Plenary 7
    Bridging Perspectives: Enhancing Quality Through Insights and Comparisons
  • 07:30-08:15
    CSCMRI 2nd Annual Conference Welcome and Plenary 1: Back to Basics
  • 07:30-08:35
    Concurrent Learning Labs
    3A: Transcatheter Mitral and Tricuspid Valve Interventions: Required Views and Measurements for Patient Selection
    3B: Stress Echo in Ischemia: Skills for Interpreting Wall Motion Abnormalities
  • 08:15-09:00
    CSCMRI 2nd Annual Conference Plenary 2
  • 08:40-09:25
    Concurrent Sonographer Forum and Accreditation Update
  • 09:00-09:45
    CSCMRI 2nd Annual Conference Plenary 3: VT and Me
  • 09:25-09:50
    NUTRITION BREAK, POSTERS AND EXHIBITS
  • 09:40-10:00
    Coffee Break (for CSCMRI and CNCT Conferences)
  • 09:50-10:10
    Jim Swan Lecture
    Echo Innovation: Austere Environments and Daring New Applications
  • 10:00-11:00
    CNCT 1st Annual Conference Spotlight Session
    Innovations in Coronary CT: Insights Into Ischemic Heart Disease and Functional Imaging
  • 10:10-10:45
    Special Initiatives Session
    CREATE GRANT Update 2024/2025 and MTIMA
  • 10:10-11:15
    Concurrent Learning Lab 4
    Targeted Neonatal Echo and Cardiac POCUS in the NICU
  • 10:50-11:55
    Plenary 8
    Exercise Stress Echocardiography for Non-Ischemic Indications
  • 11:00-12:00
    CNCT 1st Annual Conference Plenary Session: Cardiac Amyloidosis
  • 11:55-12:55
    LUNCH BREAK, POSTERS AND EXHIBITS
  • 12:55-13:25
    EACVI Keynote Lecture
  • 13:25-14:30
    Plenary 9
    Exploring the Latest in Systemic Illnesses: Focus on Sarcoid, Carcinoid and Lupus
  • 13:25-14:30
    Concurrent Contrast Learning Lab 5
    How to Ace Acquisition and Interpretation of Contrast Echo?
  • 14:30-15:30
    Classic Cases Across Canada
  • 15:30-15:35
    Concluding Remarks
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