ECHO Australia Conference 2019 Program Outline

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Streams
Sonographer Stream
Heart Disease Stream
Echo Stream
Live Scanning
Interactive Cases
Lecture
Computer Workshops
TOE Simulator

Time	Session Duration Cost
8:00 AM	Session 1: Aortic & Mitral Disease, brought to you by Abbott What's on during this session: Live Dissection: Aortic and Mitral Valves Making Sense of Low-flow, Low-gradient Aortic Stenosis Quantification of Aortic Regurgitation: How & When Imaging the Leaking Mitral Valve: Getting the Mechanism Right Quantification of Mitral Regurgitation: How & When Percutaneous Repair of Functional MR - Lessons from COAPT and MITRA_FR Presiding: Greg Scalia Presenters: David Adams, Aubrey Almeida, Bonita Anderson, Darryl Burstow, Steve Goldstein, Greg Scalia, Helen Thomson _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2.5 hours
11:00 AM	Session 2: Tricuspid & Pulmonary Valve Disease, brought to you by Sanofi Genzyme What's on during this session: Live Dissection: Tricuspid and Pulmonary Valves Echo for Tricuspid and Pulmonary Valve Disease Native Valve Infective Endocarditis: Role of 2D-Echo and TEE The latest ESC heart valve guidelines and their impact on structural heart disease management in Europe (pre-recorded) Applying Artificial Intelligence to RHD Screening Presiding: Darryl Burstow Presenters: David Adams, Aubrey Almeida, Jeroen Bax, Steve Goldstein, Allen Luis, Helen Thomson _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2 hours
2:00 PM	Sonographer Basics What's on during this session: Lesson Learned from 38 Years with Dr. Kisslo Valvular Regurgitation: Tips and Tricks for Young Players Sonographers Assessment of the "Forgotten Valve": How to Assess Tricuspid Regurgitation Are you a Sonographer or Photographer: What’s the Difference? Presiding: Bonita Anderson Presenters: David Adams, Rob Chamberlain, Natalie Edwards, Jill Fawcett _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1.5 hours Master Class A: Valvular Heart Disease Valvular Heart Disease 3D Echo for Valves: My 'A List' CT for LFLG AS?? The 'Forgotten Stenotic Valve': Update on Echo Assessment of MS What is M.A.D. and How Important is it? Presiding: Darryl Burstow Presenters: Christian Hamiltan-Craig, Greg Scalia, Helen Thomson _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1.5 hours Master Class B: Contrast Echo Contrast Echo How to Introduce Contrast to Your Echo Lab How to do a Contrast Echo: Tips & Tricks Cases Where Contrast Made a Difference Role of Contrast in Cardiac Masses Presiding: Ben Fitzgerald Presenters: Allen Luis, Stuart Moir, David Platts _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1.5 hours
4:00 PM	Sonographer Advanced What's on during this session; The 2 Bicaval Windows Sonographer Insights into Scanning Patients with Advanced Circulatory Support 3D Echo ... Worth the Effort? "E-Quality": Maintaining Standards in the Echo Lab Presiding: David Adams Presenters: Bonita Anderson, Rob Chamberlain, Natalie Edwards, Ruth Ramm _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1.58 hours Master Class A: Prosthetic Valve Assessment Prosthetic Valve Assessment Detecting Prosthetic Valve Dysfunction: it's a numbers game TAVR Updates: What's New for 2019? Peri-procedural TOE in TAVR: still valuable? Imaging for Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair and Replacement Presiding: Aubrey Almeida Presenters: Darryl Burstow, Steve Goldstein, Greg Scalia _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1.58 hours Master Class B: STAT! ECHO AT THE BEDSIDE STAT! Echo at the Bedside Training & Accreditation: Who should do it? Technology Available: Handheld & the Rest Echo in Cardiac Arrest: What are we looking for? Aortic Dissection: Tips and Tricks for A Quick Diagnosis Presiding: David Platts Presenters: Christian Hamilton-Craig, Stuart Moir, David Platts, Helen Thomson _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1.58 hours

Time

Session

Duration

Cost

8:00 AM

Session 1: Diastology and Cardiomyopathies, brought to you by GE Health Care
What's on during this session:

End Stage Heart Disease – The Next Horizon for Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support

Diastology 2019

Myocardial Strain: How to Use, Practical Tips, and What's New?

Imaging in Heart Failure (pre-recorded)

Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy: Echo Features and Role of Multimodality Imaging

Presiding: Julie Humphries

Presenters: Jeroen Bax, Darryl Burstow, Jonathan Chan, David McGiffin, Stuart Moir

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2.5 hours

11:00 AM

Session 2: Pulmonary Hypertension and Diseases of the Aorta
What's on during this session:

Aortic Dissection Repair: A Surgical Viewpoint

Appropriate use of Multimodality Imaging in Acute Aortic Syndromes

Appropriate use of Multimodality Imaging in Pulmonary Hypertension

State of the art Non-Invasive Assessment of Pulmonary Hypertension

Presiding: Jonathan Chan

Presenters: Aubrey Almeida, Steve Goldstein, Christian Hamilton-Craig, Julie Humphries

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2 hours

12:00 PM

Echo Jeopardy

VS
David Adams Steve Goldstein Allen Luis Christian Hamilton-Craig Helen Thomson Jill Fawcett
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1 hour

2:00 PM

Live Scanning 1: 3D ECHO

In this workshop, delegates have the opportunity to observe how 3D echocardiography is performed. This includes tips and tricks for image acquisition, image orientation, and measurement techniques.

This session is informal, so delegates can ask questions from the floor to address areas of interest.

Presiding: Greg Scalia

Presenting: Natalie Edwards, Helen Thomson

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1.33 hours
Interactive Cases: Diastology

During this session, real-life clinical cases will be presented highlighting the role and challenges of echocardiography in the assessment of LV diastolic function.

Delegates will have the opportunity to engage, debate and learn with the panel of experts. An audience response system will be used to enhance learning.

Presiding: Stuart Moir

Presenting: Bonita Anderson, Darryl Burstow, Allen Luis

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1.33 hours
Lecture: Adult Congenital Heart Disease

This session includes didactic lectures on basic adult congenital heart disease (ACHD).

These lectures will cover primer topics such as tips and tricks for assessing patients with ACHD as well as the role of echo in the assessment of shunt and obstruction congenital heart lesions.

Presiding: Christian Hamilton-Craig

Presenting: Luke Burchill, Jill Fawcett, Ruth Ramm

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1.33 hours
Computer Workshop: Basic LV Strain

In this workshop, two delegates will share one computer workstation while they learn the basics on how to perform strain imaging on the GE EchoPac clinical software.

The small group environment supports and encourages interactions between delegates, instructors and GE application specialists.

Places for this workshop or strictly limited.

Presiding: Jonathan Chan

Presenting: Rob Chamberlain

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1.33 hours

3:40 PM

Live Scanning 2: Adult Congenital Heart Disease

In this workshop, delegates have the opportunity to observe how to perform an echocardiogram on patients with various types of congenital heart disease.

This includes tips and tricks for image acquisition, image orientation, and image interpretation.

This session is informal, so delegates can ask questions from the floor to address areas of interest.

Presiding: Luke Burchill

Presenting: Jill Fawcett, Ruth Ramm

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1.33 hours
Interactive Cases: Cardiomyopathies

During this session, the real-life clinical cases will be presented highlighting the role of echocardiography in the assessment of cardiomyopathies.

Delegates will have the opportunity to engage, debate and learn with the panel of experts. An audience response system will be used to enhance learning.

Presiding: Allen Luis

Presenting: Steve Goldstein, Stuart Moir, David Platts

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1.33 hours
Lecture: Systematic Diseases

This session includes didactic lectures on systemic diseases that affect the heart.

Presiding: Darryl Burstow

Presenting: Ben Fitzgerald, Christian Hamilton-Craig, Julie Humphries

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1.33 hours
Computer Workshop: 3D ECHO

In this workshop, two delegates will share one computer workstation while they learn the fundamentals on how to acquire, crop and display 3D images on the GE EchoPac clinical software.

The small group environment supports and encourages interactions between delegates, instructors and GE application specialists.

Places for this workshop are strictly limited.

Presiding: Greg Scalia

Presenting: Natalie Edwards, Helen Thomson

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1.33 hours

Time	Session Duration Cost
8:00 AM	Session 1: Case Competition and Pericardial Disease What's on during this session: Case Competition (judged by David Adams, Ruth Ramm & David Platts) Multimodality Imaging of Pericardial Diseases Tamponade Tips for Difficult Cases (Ventilated patients, AF) Constrictive Pericarditis: How not to Miss It! Announcement of Case Competition Winners: Including "People's Choice" Vote for Best Sonographer & Best Physician Case Presiding: Natalie Edwards & Christian Hamilton-Craig Presenting: Darryl Burstow, Steve Goldstein, Allen Luis _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2.5 hours
11:00 AM	4th John O'Shea Memorial Lecture A/Prof David Prior Using Echocardiography to Understand the Athlete’s Heart Presiding: Greg Scalia _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 30 mins
11:30 AM	Session 2: Ischaemic Heart Disease and Stress Echo What's on during this session: Practical Application of Stress Echo for Ischaemic Heart Disease Using Contrast in the Stress echo lab: When and How? Complications of MI: How not to miss them! Stress Echo for Non-Ischaemic Indications Presiding: Helen Thomson Presenting: Ben Fitzgerald, Julie Humphries, Allen Luis, David Platts _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1.5 hours
2:00 PM	Live Scanning 3: Quantification In this workshop, delegates have the opportunity to observe the performance of quantitative echocardiographic measurements performed on real patients with valvular heart disease. In this informal session, delegates can ask questions from the floor to address areas of interest. Presiding: David Adams Presenting: Steve Goldstein, Ruth Ramm _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1.33 hours Interactive Cases: Cardiac Masses During this session, delegates will be challenged on how echocardiography can be utilised to identify various cardiac masses. Delegates will have the opportunity to engage, debate and learn with the panel of experts. An audience response system will be used to enhance learning. Presiding: Ben Fitzgerald Presenting: Darryl Burstow, Allen Luis, David Platts _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1.33 hours TOE Simulator In this workshop, delegates have the opportunity to perform transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE) on a simulator under the guidance and teaching of TOE experts. The small group setting provides delegates the opportunity to receive close personal instruction. Places for this workshop are strictly limited. Presenting: Christian Hamilton-Craig, Julie Humphries _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1.33 hours Computer Workshop: Advanced Strain In this workshop, two delegates will share one computer workstation while they learn how to perform for advanced strain measurements such as RV strain, LA strain and torsion on the GE EchoPac clinical software. The small group environment supports and encourages interactions between delegates, instructors and GE application specialists. Places for this workshop are strictly limited. Presiding: Jonathan Chan Presenting: Rob Chamberlain, Natalie Edwards _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1.33 hours
3:40 PM	Live Scanning 4: Strain Imaging In this workshop, delegates have the opportunity to observe how strain imaging (speckle tracking echo) is performed on real patients/models. This includes tips and tricks for image acquisition, and the value of incorporating this technology into routine clinical practice. In this informal session, delegates can ask questions from the floor to address areas of interest. Presiding: Jonathan Chan Presenting: Rob Chamberlain, Natalie Edwards _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1.33 hours Interactive Cases: Stress ECHO During this session, the real-life clinical cases will be presented of stress echo studies. Delegates will have the opportunity to review and interpret images with a group of expert echocardiologists. An audience response system will be used to enhance learning. Presiding: Allen Luis Presenting: Ben Fitzgerald, Stuart Moir _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1.33 hours TOE Simluator (repeat) In this workshop, delegates have the opportunity to perform transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE) on a simulator under the guidance and teaching of TOE experts. The small group setting provides delegates the opportunity to receive close personal instruction. Places for this workshop are strictly limited. Presenting: David Platts, Helen Thomson _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1.33 hours Computer Workshop: Quantification In this workshop, two delegates will share one computer workstation while they learn how to perform advanced echocardiographic measurements on the GE EchoPac clinical software. This workshop will include how to perform quantitative echocardiographic measurements in patients with valvular heart disease. The small group environment supports and encourages interactions between delegates, instructors and GE application specialists. Places for this workshop are strictly limited. Presiding: Darryl Burstow Presenting: David Adams, Bonita Anderson _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1.33 hours

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