ASE 2026 offers multiple opportunities for hands-on experiential learning.

Discovery Zone: Hands-on Imaging Experience
The new Discovery Zone is a hands-on engagement space designed to highlight how cardiovascular ultrasound is evolving across the patient journey through interactive learning, case-based challenges, and practical image optimization experiences.

Virtual Reality Sessions
Additional conference option: Special ticketed event that requires registration.
Cost: $40 USD.

These immersive sessions are designed to deepen understanding of cardiac anatomy and its echocardiographic images by using virtual reality (VR). The VR environment allows users to visualize spatial relationships, practice procedural perspectives, and connect anatomical knowledge with imaging findings in a vivid, intuitive way.

  • Left Atrial Appendage
  • ASDs & PFOs
  • Aortic Valve Interventions
  • Adult Congenital Heart Disease

Structural Imaging Bootcamp: Advanced Imaging for Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Therapies—TEER and Tricuspid Valve Replacement
Additional conference option: Special ticketed event that requires registration.
Cost: $150 USD

This session will combine focused didactics, case-based discussions, and interactive workstations training to enhance the skills of attendees in this fast-growing field. The curriculum is designed to address both foundational anatomy and cutting-edge procedural imaging techniques, ensuring participants leave with immediately applicable knowledge and skills.

UEA DIY: US guided IV Placement
In this hands-on session, participants will learn the fundamentals of ultrasound-guided IV placement. Using tofu simulation models, attendees will practice needle guidance and visualization in a controlled, low-risk environment.

Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Sessions
Additional conference option: Special ticketed event that requires registration.
Cost: $30 USD

DIY sessions allow for individualized learning and most sessions include patients and/or models. DIY topics include:

  • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
  • Tricuspid Valve Diagnosis
  • Left Atrial Appendage Occluder Devices
  • Left Atrial and Right Ventricular Strain
  • Vascular
  • Pediatrics