The Greater Kansas City ECHO SOCIETY Symposium Saturday Sunday, April 26 27, 2014 Truman Forum Auditorium, Plaza Library 4801 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri This educational activity is co-sponsored by The Greater Kansas City Echo Society and University of Kansas Medical Center Continuing Education. This symposium is supported in part by educational grants from: Visit our New Website kcechosociety.org
COURSE DIRECTOR Denise Strickler, RDCS, RDMS OVERVIEW The purpose of this program is to present the latest of established and emerging technologies. The faculty is composed of experts in the field who will discuss the strengths and limitations of these new advancements. TARGET AUDIENCE This symposium is designed for cardiologist, cardiac and vascular sonographers, nurses as well as all healthcare professionals working in cardiovascular-related settings. OBJECTIVES At the completion of this symposium, participants should be able to: Access the current application of 3D imaging techniques in Pediatric Echocardiography Implement new technology in the laboratory as part of your echocardiography protocol Utilize methods to evaluate pacemaker therapy in refractory heart failure Evaluate the right heart function in adult echocardiography. Recognize characteristics of pericardial diseases with echocardiography Identify new lab accreditation standards and how this impacts a lab Apply advanced echocardiography modalities for PFO imaging in 2014 Explain the latest on left atrial appendage closure for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation Utilize echocardiography for left atrial function assessment PLANNING COMMITTEE Ashutosh Bapat, MD, FACC, FASE, Cardiology, St. Joseph Medical Center, Kansas City, Mo. Lynn Canning, RDCS, Cardiac Vascular Sonographer, Carondolet Heart Institute, Kansas City, Mo. Elizabeth Dang, MD, FACC, Midwest Heart and Vascular Specialists; Director, Cardiovascular Services, Belton Regional Medical Center, Belton, Mo.; Chairman of Medicine, Menorah Medical Center, Overland Park, Kan. Jennifer Durst, RDCS, Cardiac Sonographer, Children s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Mo. Doug Jones, BA, RVT, RDMS, RDCS, RCVT, Washburn University, Topeka, Kan. Michael Main, MD FACC, FASE, Professor of Medicine, University of Missouri- Kansas City; Medical Director, Echocardiography Laboratory, Saint Luke s Mid America Heart Institute, Kansas City, Mo. Jayant Nath, MD, FACC, Associate Professor, Cardiovascular Diseases, KU Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan. Terri Rezen, BS, RDCS, Northland Cardiology, North Kansas City, Mo. Karla Samrany, RDCS, RDMS, Cardiac and Vascular Sonographer, Technical Director, Midwest Cardiology Associates, Independence, Mo. Annette Stevenson, RDCS, RVT, Northland Cardiology, North Kansas City, Mo. Denise Strickler, RDCS, RDMS, Application Specialist, CV Ultrasound, GE Healthcare, Kansas City, Mo. Rhonda Taylor, AS, RDCS, North Kansas City Hospital, North Kansas City, Mo. Dan Thieman, RDCS, Non Invasive Cardiovascular Services Supervisor, Centerpoint Medical Center, Independence, Mo. Justin Totty, RDCS, Saint Luke s Mid America Heart Institute, Kansas City, Mo. Kara Wardlow, RN, RDCS, Cardiovascular Nurse, Cardiac Sonographer, Lee Summit Hospital, Kansas City, Mo. Lance Wiedner, RDCS, Cardiac Sonographer, Research Medical Center, Kansas City, Mo. David Wilson, MD, FACC, FASE, Division Director of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan. Marla Sutton, MS, Senior Program Manager, Office of Continuing Education, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan. Mary Gambino, RN, PhD, Assistant Dean for Community Affairs, Director of Nursing Continuing Education, University of Kansas School of Nursing, Kansas City, Kan.
FACULTY David Adams, RCS, RDCS, FASE, Cardiac Sonographer, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C. Ashutosh Bapat, MD, FACC, FASE, Cardiology, St. Joseph Medical Center, Kansas City, Mo. Beverly Gorman, RDCS, Director of Accreditation, Echocardiography, Intersocietal Accreditation Commission, Elliott City, Md. Paul Grayburn, MD, FACC, FASE, Professor of Medicine, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center; Medical Director, Cardiology Research, Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Dallas, Tex. Michael Main, MD, FACC, FASE, Professor of Medicine, University of Missouri- Kansas City, Saint Luke s Mid America Heart Institute, Kansas City, Mo. Richard Marcus, MD, FACC, FASE, Director, Cardiovascular Ultrasound Laboratories, Iowa Heart Center and Mercy Hospital Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa; Chief Medical Officer, Iowa Heart Center; Chairman of Cardiology, Mercy Hospital Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa Nelson B. Shiller, MD, FACC, FASE, Professor of Medicine and Anesthesia, John J. Sampson-Lucie Stern Endowed Chair in Cardiology, UCSF Echocardiography Laboratory, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, Calif. Girish Shirali, MD, MBBS, FASE, FACC, Melva and Randall L. O Donnell, PhD, Chair in Pediatric Cardiology, Division Director, Cardiology; Co-Director, The Ward Family Heart Center, Children s Mercy Hospital and Clinics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, Mo. Peter Tadros, MD, FACC, FASE, FSCAI, Director, Lynn Kindred Cardiovascular Catheterization Laboratories, University of Kansas Hospital, Kansas City, Kan. Dan Thieman, RDCS, Supervisor, Non Invasive Cardiovascular Services, Centerpoint Medical Center, Independence, Mo. ACCREDITATION All participants are required to sign attendance rosters at the beginning of each day. A certificate of completion will be provided to all activity participants based on documentation of actual attendance time, meeting minimum attendance requirements specific to the activity, and payment in full. If you are not paid in full, your certificate will be mailed to you upon receipt of payment. Physicians: The University of Kansas Medical Center, Office of Continuing Medical Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The KU Medical Center Office of Continuing Medical Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 10 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Nurses: Up to 10 contact hours will be awarded to all individuals based on documentation of actual attendance time, meeting minimum attendance requirements specific to the activity, and payment in full. University of Kansas School of Nursing is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center s Commission on Accreditation. Sonographers: This Symposium has been approved for 10 SDMS credits by the Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography. Approval #19881. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Financial contributions and supporters 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 email mfloyd2@kumc.edu for an application or more information.
AGENDA Saturday, April 26, 2014 7:00 a.m. Registration, Exhibits and Continental Breakfast 7:55 a.m. Welcome and Introductions Denise Strickler, RDCS, RDMC 8:00 a.m. Update on Left Atrial Appendage Closure for Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation Michael Main, MD, FACC, FASE, Kansas City Mo. 9:00 a.m. Pacemaker Therapy in Refractory Heart Failure: The Art of Relaxation Richard Marcus, MD, FACC, FASE, Des Moines, Iowa 10:00 a.m. Refreshments and Exhibits 10:30 a.m. Defining the Mechanism and Severity of Mitral Regurgitation Paul Grayburn, MD, FACC, FASE 11:30 a.m. PFO 2014: Is There Enough RESPECT? Peter Tadros, MD, FACC, FASE, FSCAI, Kansas City, Kan. 12:30 p.m. Lunch Provided 1:30 p.m. Left Atrial Function Assessment Nelson Schiller, MD, FACC, FASE, San Francisco, Calif. 2:30 p.m. Multi-Center Studies in Pediatric Echocardiography, 2D, 3D and Beyond Girish Shirali, MD, MBBS, FASE, FACC, Kansas City Mo. 3:30 p.m. Refreshment Break and Exhibits 4:00 p.m. You Want Me to do WHAT?: Implementing New Technology David Adams, RDCS, FASE, Durham, N.C. 5:00 p.m. Reception Sunday, April 27, 2014 8:00 a.m. Registration, Exhibits and Continental Breakfast 8:30 a.m. IAC Echocardiography: Quality Improvement Update Beverly Gorman, RDCS, FASE, Elliott City, Md. 9:30 a.m. Evaluation of Pericardial Diseases, Review of 2013 ASE Guidelines Ashutosh Bapat, MD, FACC, FASE, Kansas City, Mo. 10:30 a.m. Break 10:45 a.m. Echo Assessment of the Adult Right Heart Dan Theiman, RDCS, FASE, Independence, Mo. 11:45 a.m. Adjourn REGISTRATION AND FEES Payment is required at the time of registration. Only registrations accompanied with payment will be accepted. Please register in advance. Fees include course materials, continental breakfast, lunch, refreshments and continuing education credit. LOCATION AND PARKING All events will take place at the Truman Forum Auditorium Kansas City Public Library, Country Club Plaza, 4801 Main Street, Kansas City, MO 64112. Parking is complimentary at the library. Please bring a sweater or jacket, since temperatures can be difficult to control in large rooms. For more information about Kansas Cityarea events, call the Visitor Information Line, 816-691-3800. LODGING KU Medical Center maintains a rate with Hampton Inn & Suites Country Club Plaza at a daily rate of $110 for a standard room (one king or two double beds). To take advantage of the special rate, call 816-448-4600, and mention corporate ID number 560001763, or mention KU Medical Center.
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