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Day 1 - Thursday 29 October

7:30 am REGISTRATION
8:45 am WELCOME Bijoy K. Khanderia
Focus on Fundamentals: Part 1
Presiding: Dr. Gregory M. Scalia
9:00 am LV function: Bread and butter techniques for assessment Bonita Anderson
9:25 am Basic valve-echo anatomy Aubrey Almeida /
Helen L. Thomson
9:55 am Doppler Haemodynamics: Basic principles and formulae Darryl J. Burstow
10:20 am BREAK 
Focus on Fundamentals: Part 2
Presiding: Dr. Helen L. Thomson
10:45 am How to quantitate valve regurgitation - from basic to advanced measurements William J. Stewart
11:10 am Diastology: What standard parameters should I measure? Bijoy K. Khandheria
11:35 am Introduction to advanced myocardial imaging: Tissue velocity, strain and strain rate imaging Thomas Marwick
12:05 pm Fundamentals of 3D/4D assessment Gregory M. Scalia
12:35 pm LUNCH 

CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS

(90 minutes duration for each workshop)
2:00 pm  4D WORKSHOP: GETTING STARTED
Presiding: Dr. Helen L. Thomson
Panel Members: Natalie Kelly, Rebecca Perry, Jonathan Chan
(Be quick, numbers are limited to 50 delegates per session)

Hands-on session. Sit down at workstations with a partner and learn how to use basic 4D echo tools for the display of 4D images and basic quantitative measurements; LA volume, LV volumes, ejection fraction and valve areas

4D WORKSHOP: ADVANCED
Presiding: Dr. Gregory M. Scalia
Panel Members: David Platts, Dr. Krishnaswamy Chandrasekharan
(Be quick, numbers are limited to 50 delegates per session)

Hands-on session. Sit down at workstations with a partner and learn how to perform 4D echo 'slice and dice' for the assessment of valvular lesions, septal defects and associated abnormalities

FUNDAMENTALS OF SCANNING WORKSHOP WITH LIVE DEMONSTRATIONS
Presiding: Bonita Anderson
Panel Members: Cathy West, Dr. Darryl J. Burstow, Dr. William J. Stewart

Basic 2D measurements, basic Doppler measurements, quantitative Doppler assessment of valvular lesions, right heart pressures
3:30 pm BREAK 
4:00 pm  CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS
(90 minutes duration for each workshop)

4D WORKSHOP: ADVANCED
Presiding: David Platts
Panel Members: Natalie Kelly, Dr. Gregory M. Scalia, Dr. Krishnaswamy Chandrasekharan
(Be quick, numbers are limited to 50 delegates per session)

Hands-on session. Sit down at workstations with a partner and learn how to perform 4D echo 'slice and dice' for the assessment of valvular lesions, septal defects and associated abnormalities

ADVANCED MYOCARDIAL IMAGING
Presiding: Dr. Bijoy K. Khandheria
Panel Members: Dr. Thomas Marwick, Jonathan Chan
(Be quick, numbers are limited to 50 delegates per session)

Hands-on calculation and measurement session. Sit down at workstations with a partner and learn how to derive and measure tissue Doppler parameters; velocity, strain and strain rate imaging, CRT applications

FUNDAMENTALS OF SCANNING WORKSHOP WITH LIVE DEMONSTRATIONS
Presiding: Dr. Phillip Mottram
Panel Members: Dr. Helen L. Thomson, Rebecca Perry, Bonita Anderson

Basic 3D measurements for LA volumes, LV volumes, ejection fraction. See latest 'Single Beat' full volume acquisition, diastolic function assessment, more valves...
5:30 pm ADJOURN 



 
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