Last Chance to Save $100 When You Register for Echo Florida

Discount rates for the 7th Annual Echo Florida course expire this Friday, September 7. Echo Florida takes place October 7-9 and is a comprehensive review of cardiovascular ultrasound in clinical practice with an additional offering of a preconference Learning Lab on October 6. Course Director, Gerard P. Aurigemma, MD, FASE and Co-Director Linda D. Gillam, MD, FASE, have created a program with a heavy emphasis on case-based learning that includes fun opportunities for the participants to interact with the faculty. Download the Advance Program, register, and learn more at ASEcho.org/EchoFlorida.

Aloha Abstracts! Submit Your Research to Present at Echo Hawaii in 2019

Mark your calendars! Submissions are now open for the 29th Annual Echo Hawaii. Don’t miss out and escape the January gloom. Submit your basic or clinical research for a chance to present in paradise. Submissions are free, and authors chosen to present receive $100 off their conference registration. Visit the website to review all the details for 2019’s Call to Science on the Big Island. Submission closes Thursday, November 1st.

ASE’s Next Twitter Journal Club on POCUS – Tuesday, September 4

Interact with your colleagues in our next Twitter Journal Club on Tuesday, September 4, from 8:00 – 9:00 PM US EST. From the Journal of American Society of Echocardiography, this month’s Twitter Journal Club will review  Cardiac Point-of-Care Ultrasound: State-of-the-Art in Medical School Education (Amer M. Johri, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FASE, Joshua Durbin, MD, MSc, Joseph Newbigging, MD, CCFP(EM), FCFP, Robert Tanzola, MD, FRCPC, Ryan Chow, BSc, Sabe De, MD, FRCPC, and James Tam, MD, FRCP(C), FACC).

Follow @ASE360, and please plan to join ASE’s journal club, including moderator Dr. Ritu Thamman as she discusses the article, with POCUS expert and co-author, Dr. Amer Johri. Be sure to use the hashtag, #ASEchoJC for all tweets. If you have any questions, please contact us.

Watch ASE’s Value of Echo Summit

ASE’s Value of Echo Summit took place during the ASE 2018 Scientific Sessions. Here are two recordings from this event: The Quality Echo Lab and Transitioning from Fee for Service to Value-Based Reimbursement. The summit focuses on key strategies and real-world solutions to ensure a high performing echocardiography lab, while also providing comprehensive insight into the ever-changing U.S. healthcare system.

Award Nominations Sought

Do you have a teacher and/or mentor whose impact you can still feel? ASE is looking for those excellent instructors/mentors to honor them at the 30th Annual Scientific Sessions in Portland, OR, June 21-25, 2019. Please consider nominating your mentor for one of these prestigious awards:

The deadline for nominations is October 15, 2018.  Please contact awards@asecho.org with any questions. Detailed criteria and a list of former recipients and their topics are available on the ASE Awards Page.

Join the Club – Become An ASEF Sustainer!

The new and improved ASE Portal has made contributing to the ASEF Annual Appeal easier than ever before. Log on to see for yourself and while you’re there, consider becoming an ASEF monthly sustainer. You now have the ability to set the amount you’d like to donate and the number of months you would like to donate for, or choose lifetime, to provide reliable, consistent funding to the Foundation.

Join the dedicated group of ASE Foundation Sustainers giving back to the field of echo on a monthly basis. If you have any questions, please contact foundation@asecho.org. We love to hear from our donors – you are what makes us successful!

ASE’s First Guideline Summary Available Online

The ASE Workflow and Lab Management Task Force is working to summarize guidelines to improve implementation of the guidelines in all echo labs. We are pleased to offer the first Guideline Summary Document: ASE’s Recommendations for Cardiac Chamber Quantification in Adults: A Quick Reference Guide from the ASE Workflow and Lab Management Task Force. We would love to hear any comments or suggestions you may have to improve the format or content. Please contact us here.

Mark Your Calendars – October 15 is the Deadline for Applications for Officers, Directors, and Society Awards

ASE is accepting applications for Board Officers and Directors for service beginning June 2019 as well as several other Society awards. Check out the links below to see how you can nominate someone for the Board or an award. New Officers and Board members will be inducted at the 30th Annual Scientific Sessions in Portland, OR, June 21-25, 2019. Awards will also be presented during the Awards Presentations and Edler Plenary Session during the Annual Scientific Sessions in June.

Call for Officers and Directors
Feigenbaum Lecturer
Richard Popp Excellence in Teaching Award
ASE Mentorship Award

Do you, or someone you know, qualify for one of these prestigious honors? Make sure you do not miss the upcoming deadline of October 15, 2018. If you have any questions about ASE’s awards or nomination process, please feel free to contact madilday@asecho.org.

Advance Program is Now Available for Echo Hawaii

It’s time to plan ahead and join us for the 29th Annual Echo Hawaii, January 21-25, 2019, on the beautiful Kohala Coast at the newly renovated The Westin Hapuna Beach Resort. Expert U.S. and international faculty will discuss state-of-the-art technologies with a particular focus on how they can be effectively applied in the clinical setting. Echo Hawaii Abstract Submissions will open September 1. Visit the website to review all the details for 2019’s Call to Science on the Big Island. Download the Advance Program and register today.

Sonographer Travel Grant & Scholarship Application Process Open

The ASE Foundation is now accepting nominations for the 2019 Alan D. Waggoner Student Scholarship Awards, the UltraEcho, Ltd. Cardiovascular Student Travel Grant, and the Feigenbaum Cardiovascular Student Travel Grant! Click the links to learn about each award’s nomination criteria and deadline. CAAHEP accredited DMS and CVT cardiac sonography program directors should start thinking of the students they will nominate today.

The ASE Foundation proudly offers numerous travel grants and scholarships to support the training and educational conference participation of the next generation of cardiovascular ultrasound professionals. This is one way in which ASEF is ensuring that echocardiography continues to play a prominent role in the future of healthcare.

Consider allocating your next donation to Travel Grants & Scholarships as #YourPriority so the ASE Foundation can continue its quest to foster the next generation of cardiovascular ultrasound professionals!