Echocardiography Cases in Contrast Consequences of Suboptimal Visualization

Target Audience

Echocardiologists and clinical cardiologists, electrophysiologists, echocardiology and cardiology fellows, sonographers, sonography nurses and other medical professionals who treat patients with cardiovascular disease.

Learning Objectives

By the close of this program, participants should gain the following learning objectives:

Gain an understanding of contrast echocardiography, and its impact on cardiology practice with regard to diagnostic efficacy and efficiency
Identify specific patient groups that are primary candidates for the use of contrast agents in echocardiography
Develop an effective assessment and administration protocol in the use of contrast echocardiography, incorporating the entire echocardiography team
Identify and differentiate the available echocardiography contrast agents

Click here to download the syllabus for this webcast (PDF format, approximately 888KB).

Presenters

Randolph P. Martin, MD
Professor of Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA

William Zoghbi, MD
Acting Chief of Cardiology
John S. Dunn Sr. Professor of Medicine
Medical Director, Baylor Heart Clinic
Director, Echocardiography Research
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX

Neil Weissman, MD
Director of Cardiac Ultrasound
and Ultrasound Core Laboratories
Cardiovascular Research Institute
Washington Hospital Center
Associate Professor of Medicine
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Washington, DC

Accreditation

Physicians

Sponsored by The Potomac Center for Medical Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Potomac Center for Medical Education designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 category 1 credits toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the activity.

Nurses

CME Consultants, Inc. is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This Activity has been planned and implemented with the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Commission on Accreditation Educational Design through the joint sponsorship of CME Consultants, Inc. and PCME.

CME Consultants, Inc. designates this program for 1.2 contact hour. Participants should claim only those contact hours actual spent in the educational activity. Any questions regarding the accreditation of this CE activity should be directed to CME Consultants, Inc.

Sonographers

The Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 SDMS credit. Each sonographer should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the activity.