Annual Comprehensive Review & Update of Perioperative Echo 2014

The format of this program will include didactics, workshops, and small group interactive case discussions to review the role of perioperative echocardiography in diagnosing cardiac and great vessel pathology in patients undergoing cardiac and noncardiac procedures or interventions in surgical or other clinical settings. Upon completion of this course, the participant will be able to understand the application of fundamental echocardiographic principles, including the physics of ultrasound, Doppler echocardiography, and hemodynamic quantification. The participant will have a better understanding of the pathophysiology of valvular heart disease, cardiac function and dysfunction, and diseases of the great vessels.