KU Medical Center Continuing Education

This educational activity is co-provided/co-sponsored by
the Greater Kansas City Echo Society and University of Kansas Medical Center Continuing Education.

Overview

The purpose of this program is to present the latest advancements in cardiovascular technologies. The faculty will focus on how these technologies apply to clinical practice. Topics will include: the clinical utility of strain imaging; carotid intimal medial thickness imaging; echocardiographic markers for dyssynchrony; contrast-enhanced echocardiography; low-flow, low-gradient aortic stenosis; the segmental approach to congenital heart disease; and lab accreditation.

Target Audience

This symposium is designed for cardiologists, nurses, cardiac and vascular sonographers; and other healthcare professionals working in cardiovascular-related settings.

Objectives

At the completion of this symposium, participants should be able to:

• Recognize the safety of contrast for patients and the methods to incorporate use of contrast in the echocardiography laboratory.
• Apply and evaluate echocardiographic markers of dyssynchrony.
• Discuss the intimal medial thickness of the carotid.
• Evaluate aortic stenosis severity and doppler assessment in the challenging low-flow and low-gradient case.
• Analyze congenital heart disease in a step-by-step segmental approach.
• Identify new lab accreditation standards and how they impact a lab.
• Recognize how strain imaging has evolved and how to incorporate it into the clinical echocardiography laboratory.

Acknowledgments

This symposium is supported in part by educational grants from

Exhibitors of this program will be acknowledged in print at the symposium.

Exhibits

Commercial vendors are invited to exhibit at this meeting. Limited exhibit space will be available. Call Monya Floyd at 913-588-4478 or e-mail mfloyd2@kumc.edu for an application or more information.