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The American Society of Echocardiography designates this live activity for a maximum of 33 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Credit Breakdown By Day:

Saturday, April 29

6 hours

Sunday, April 30

9.25 hours

Monday, May 1 

10.25 hours

Tuesday, May 2

7.5 hours

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 33 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is ASE’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

ARDMS, CCI, and Sonography Canada recognize ASE’s certificates and have agreed to honor the credit hours toward their registry requirements for sonographers.

All or a portion of this educational activity may meet the CME requirement for IAC Echocardiography accreditation.

This activity is eligible for Section 1 credits in the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada’s Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Program. Participants must log into MAINPORT to claim this activity.

The American Society of Echocardiography is committed to ensuring that its educational mission and all educational programs are not influenced by the special interests of any corporation or individual, and its mandate is to retain only those speakers whose financial interests can be effectively resolved to maintain the goals and educational integrity of the program. While a monetary or professional affiliation with a corporation does not necessarily influence a speaker’s presentation, the Essential Areas and policies of the ACCME require that any relationships that could possibly conflict with the educational value of the program be resolved prior to the educational session and disclosed to the audience.

• Medical_Professionals
• Medical_students
• Nurses

Did you know that ASE has an online simulation exam? You may want to take this practice exam either before or after the course to determine where to concentrate your effort.  Click here to learn how to purchase this important self-assessment tool.

The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) has specifically designed the ASCeXAM/ReASCE Review Course as a preparatory course for the National Board of Echocardiography, Inc.TM (NBE) ASCeXAM® and ReASCE® examinations. Lectures given will emphasize illustrative cases and as such will not be “canned talks” from other cardiovascular ultrasound courses. This review course will cover all aspects of cardiovascular ultrasound essential to these examinations, including physics, valvular heart disease, ischemic heart disease, congenital heart disease, and new technologies. The expert faculty will use case studies, lectures and interactive sessions to help prepare the attendee for the ASCeXAM® or ReASCE® examinations. An Audience Response System and question and answer sessions facilitate faculty interaction and self-guided learning. The 2015 Review Course has been designed with the computer-based examination administration in mind. There is more case-based learning and increased use of Audience Response Systems to simulate a digital multiple choice examination.

The ASCeXAM/ReASCE Review Course gives attendees the unique opportunity to interact with and ask questions of the expert Faculty. In a recent survey conducted by ASE, 97% of the people who took ASE’s ASCeXAM/ReASCE Review Course passed the echo boards.

Upon completion of this course, participants should be better able to:

• Explain the essential physical principles of cardiac ultrasound.

• Recognize common ultrasound artifacts and their genesis.

• Estimate systolic function using standard M-mode and 2D echocardiography, as well as newer modalities such as strain imaging and 3D echocardiography.

• Identify and quantitate valvular heart disease severity.

• Describe the application of Doppler in the assessment of hemodynamics and diastolic function.

• Perform clinically relevant calculations of valve areas and intracardiac pressures.

• Explain proven techniques for interpreting stress echocardiographic examinations.

• Differentiate features of cardiac tamponade, constrictive pericarditis and restrictive cardiomyopathy.

• List appropriate applications of echocardiography.

• Recognize newer applications of echocardiography such as myocardial contrast.

Roberto M. Lang, MD, FASE

Past President, American Society of Echocardiography

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Co-Director

Gerard P. Aurigemma, MD, FASE

University of Massachusetts Medical School

Worcester, MA

Invited Faculty

Amr E. Abbas, MD, FASE

Beaumont Health System

Berkley, MI

David B. Adams, RCS, RDCS, FASE

Duke University Medical Center

Durham, NC

Sidney K. Edelman, PhD

ESP Ultrasound

The Woodlands, TX

Martin G. Keane, MD, FASE

Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Itzhak Kronzon, MD, FASE

Lenox Hill Hospital

New York, NY

Steven J. Lester, MD, FASE

Mayo Clinic

Scottsdale, AZ

USD

Group registrations not allowed

Accompanying persons not allowed

We don’t accept Online Abstracts

Loews Philadelphia Hotel

Philadelphia, PA

Submission Info

 ASE

Phone: 919-861-5574

Email: reviewcourse@asecho.org

 ASE

Phone: 919-861-5574

Email: reviewcourse@asecho.org