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American Society of Echocardiography Elects 10 New Members to its 2023-2024 Board of Directors

(DURHAM, NC, April 20, 2023)—The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) is pleased to announce that its membership has elected 10 new Board of Directors members to serve the Society starting July 1, 2023. The new Board will be introduced at ASE’s 34^th Annual Scientific Sessions in National Harbor, MD, from June 23-26, 2023.

The ASE Executive Committee welcomes newly elected Vice President David H. Wiener, MD, FASE, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, who will serve a one-year term.

The following new Board members were elected to serve two-year terms: Craig Fleishman, MD, FASE, Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Orlando, FL (Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease Council); Enrique Garcia-Sayan, MD, FASE, FACC, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX (Member at Large); Allison Hays, MD, FASE, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, (Member at Large); Lanqi Hua, ACS, APCA, RDCS (AE, PE, FE) MS, FASE, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA (Member at Large); Sheela Pai-Cole, MD, FASE, Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA (Perioperative Echocardiography Council); Lucy Safi, DO, FASE, Mount Sinai, New York City, NY (Leadership Academy Representative); Seda Tierney, MD, FASE, Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA (Member at Large); and Susan Wiegers, MD, FASE, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA (Past President Representative).

Paul Mayo, MD, FASE, Northwell Health, New Hyde Park, NY (Critical Care Echocardiography Council) will serve a one-year term.

Previously elected members of the 2022-2023 ASE Executive Committee transitioning to a new position on the 2023-2024 Board are Theodore Abraham, MD, FASE, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA (President-Elect); Benjamin W. Eidem, MD, FASE, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (President); and Stephen H. Little, MD, FASE, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX (Immediate Past President).

Keith Collins, MS, RDCS, FASE, Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, IL, (Council Representative); Cynthia C. Taub, MD, MBA, FASE, Dartmouth Hitchcook Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, (Treasurer); and Kelly Thorson, DHSc, MSRS, ACS, RDCS, FASE, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, Palo Alto, CA (Secretary) will continue their service on the ASE Executive Committee through June 2024.

Directors continuing with their final year of service include Jose Banchs, MD, FASE, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO (Member at Large); Akhil Narang, MD, FASE, Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, IL (Member at Large); Kian-Keong, Poh, MA, MMed, FRCP, FASE, National University Heart Centre, Singapore (International Representative); Fadi Shamoun, MD, FASE, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ (Circulation & Vascular Ultrasound Council); Neha Ringwala Soni-Patel, Med, BSME, RCCS, RDCS (AE/PE), FASE, Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital, Cleveland, OH (Member at Large); and G. Monet Strachan, ACS, RDCS, FASE, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA (Cardiovascular Sonography Council).

ASE thanks the following 10 Board members who will complete their service on June 30, 2023: Carolyn Altman, MD, FACC, FAHA, FASE, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (Pediatric & Congenital Heart Disease Council); Sujatha Buddhe, MD, MS, FASE, Seattle Children’s Hospital, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (Leadership Academy Representative); Anthony Gallagher, MHA, RDCS (AE, PE), FASE, Baptist Health Lexington, Lexington, KY (Member at Large); Arthur Labovitz, MD, FASE, Naples Cardiac & Endovascular Center (Retired), Naples, FL (Critical Care Echocardiography Council); Leo Lopez, MD, FASE, Stanford Children’s Hospital, Palo, Alto, CA (Member at Large); G. Burkhard Mackensen, MD, PhD, FASE, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (Perioperative Echocardiography Council) Susan Mayer, MD, FASE, Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute, Kansas City, MO (Member at Large); Thomas Ryan, MD, FASE, Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC (Past President Representative); Vandana Sachdev, MD, FASE, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, MD (Member at Large); and Raymond Stainback, MD, FASE, Texas Heart Institute, Houston, TX (Immediate Past President).

About American Society of Echocardiography
The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) is the Society for Cardiovascular Ultrasound Professionals™. ASE is the largest global organization for cardiovascular ultrasound imaging serving physicians, sonographers, nurses, veterinarians, and scientists and as such is the leader and advocate, setting practice standards and guidelines for the field. The Society is committed to advancing cardiovascular ultrasound to improve lives. For more information, visit ASE’s website ASEcho.org or social media pages on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or Instagram.

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New ASE Guideline Outlines Training Standards for Interventional Echocardiography
The guideline provides comprehensive recommendations for training interventional echocardiographers and defines clear standards for training programs

(DURHAM, NC, April 4, 2023)—Interventional echocardiography (IE) is the primary imaging modality used to support and guide structural heart disease (SHD) interventions, such as heart valve replacements and other cardiac catheterization procedures. Successful medical outcomes are highly dependent upon the skill of the echocardiography team. A new guideline document from the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) outlines clear and uniform training standards to help increase the number of skilled interventional echocardiographers and improve patients’ access to quality care.

Recommendations for Special Competency in Echocardiographic Guidance of Structural Heart Disease Interventions: From the American Society of Echocardiography provides guidance on all critical aspects of training for cardiology and anesthesiology trainees and post-graduate echocardiographers who plan to specialize in IE. The document outlines the requirements of the training institution, the duration and core competencies of training, minimal procedural volume for competency in IE, and knowledge of specific SHD procedures.

“SHD interventions rely on echocardiography before, during and after procedures,” says ASE’s President and Co-Chair of the guideline writing group, Stephen H. Little, MD, FASE. “IE techniques are unique since imaging is performed in real-time, it is highly dependent on 3D and non-standard views, and it has immediate and profound implications for patient management. Additionally, IE requires candid, accurate and timely communication with other members of the multidisciplinary SHD team.”

The document addresses core competencies common to all transcatheter therapies, as well as specific transcatheter procedures. A core principle is that the length of IE training and achieved procedure volumes are less important than the demonstration of procedure-specific competencies within the milestone domains of knowledge, skill and communication.

“Transcatheter therapies for SHD continue to grow at a rapid pace, which means that the demand for skilled interventional echocardiographers has steadily increased,” added Vera H. Rigolin, MD, FASE, Co-Chair of the guideline writing group. “Training standards are needed to ensure that interventional echocardiographers have the necessary expertise to provide fast, accurate and high-quality image acquisition and interpretation in real-time.”

This document is endorsed by 21 ASE International Alliance Partners and is published in the April 2023 issue of the Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. View all ASE Guidelines by visiting ASEcho.org/Guidelines.

About American Society of Echocardiography
The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) is the Society for Cardiovascular Ultrasound Professionals™. ASE is the largest global organization for cardiovascular ultrasound imaging serving physicians, sonographers, nurses, veterinarians, and scientists and as such is the leader and advocate, setting practice standards and guidelines for the field. The Society is committed to advancing cardiovascular ultrasound to improve lives. For more information, visit ASE’s website ASEcho.org or social media pages on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or Instagram.

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Registration and housing for ASE’s 34th Annual Scientific Sessions are now open! Make plans to join us at the the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland, June 23-26, 2023.

ASE 2023 Program Chairs James Kirkpatrick, MD, FASE, and Madeline Jankowski, BS, RDCS, ACS, FASE, as well as the entire Scientific Sessions Program Committee, are pleased to present a comprehensive program that allows for plenty of time for individualized learning and networking opportunities.

Two Registration Options are Available:

• ASE 2023 In-Person: Registration includes up to 29.75 CME/MOC credits. ASE Members who register by May 23, 2023, can save up to $225!
• ASE 2023 Virtual: Registration includes live streaming from the main plenary room and up to 24.25 CME/MOC credits.

Download the Schedule at a Glance to explore more details of this exciting meeting and register today

Limited time remains to register for the 35th Annual State-of-the-Art Echocardiography live course in sunny Scottsdale, Arizona, February 18-20, 2023.

Join outstanding faculty at the beautiful Westin Kierland Resort and Spa property to learn the latest on structural heart disease, myocardial and pericardial disease, coronary artery disease, interventional echocardiography, and more!

Don’t miss Pfizer’s Science & Technology Theater on Sunday, February 19, 12:45 – 1:45 PM, titled Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM): Evaluating Clinical Findings to Support Earlier Diagnosis and Management. Board Certified Cardiologist Roxana Ghashghaei, MD, will be the speaker.

A total of 31.75 AMA PRA Category 1 credits™ will be offered for the preconference Learning Lab (15 credits) and main course (16.75 credits). In addition to offering CME credits, this activity has been developed and registered with ACCME to provide MOC, MOC Part 2, and MOCA 2.0 credits in alignment with AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.