1993

Continuing Education and Meeting Calendar

The American Society of Echocardiography recognizes courses as a supplement to formal training in an established echocardiographic laboratory. For more information about a course, please call the number listed with the course. To appear in the Continuing Education and Meeting Calendar, the title, sponsor, director, place, and contact telephone number for acourse should be sent to ASE, 4101 Lake Boone Trail, Suite 201, Raleigh, NC 27607. (919)787­5181. Fax: (919)787-4916.

October 10-14 Fourth International Conference on Noninvasive Cardiology. University of Rochester. Limassol, Cyprus. Program directors: Richard Meltzer, MD, Ronald Schwartz, MD, and Zvi Vered, MD. For information and abstract forms, contact Secretariat, Ind. Conference on Noninvasive Cardiology, P.O. Box 50006, Tel Aviv, Israel61500. Telephone: 972­3-5174571. Fax: 972-3-5175674.

October 10-13 9th Annual Symposium: Echocardiography in Congenital Heart Disease. Mayo Clinic. Rochester, Minnesota. Course Director: J.B. Seward, MD. (800)323-2688.

October 13-15 Invasive Echocardiography. The Cleveland Clinical Foundation. Location to be announced. Program Di­rector: William Stewart, MD. Contact: Department of Continuing Education. (800)762-8173 or (216)444-5696.

October 14-16 The 17th Annual Seminar: Cardiology Update 1993. American College of Cardiology. Carmel, California. Program Director: William W. Parmley, MD. (800)257-4739. Outside the United States and Canada, (301)897-2695.

October 14-16 Clinical Applications ofDoppler and Transesoph­ageal Echocardiography. American College ofCar­diology, Heart House Learning Center. Bethesda, MD. Program Directors: Gerald Maurer, MD, FACC, and Navin C. Nanda, MD, FACC. (800)257­4737. Outside the United States and Canada, (301)897-2653.

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October 17-19 Registry Review for Cardiovascular Principles and Instrunientation, Adult Echocardiography and Pediatric Echocardiography. Advanced Ultra­sound Seminars. Oak Brook, Illinois. Contact: Gary Tillotson, RDMS, Program Director. (510)248­0309.

October 18-22 ECHO Chicago '93. Northwestern University Medical School. Chicago, Illinois. Program Direc­tors: Drs. James Talano, David Mehlman, and David McPherson. Contact: Office of Continuing Medical Education, (312)503-8533.

October 21-23 New Techniques and Concepts in Cardiology. American College of Cardiology. Washington, DC. Program Director: Stephen E. Epstein, MD. (800)257-4739. Outside the United States and Can­ada, (301)897-2695.

October 28-30 Cases in Echocardiography: TEE, Doppler and Stress-Interpretation and Cliniectl Decision Mak­ing for the Advanced Echocardiographer. Amer­ican College of Cardiology, Heart House Learning Center. Bethesda, Maryland. Program Directors: Rick A. Nishimura, MD, FACC, and Fletcher A. Miller Jr., MD, FACC. (800)257-4737. Outside the United States and Canada, (301)897-2653.

November 4-7 Doppler Ultrasound in Vascular Diagnosis. Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Contact: Education Coordinator, (215)955-8533.

September-October 1993

November 5-6

Echocardiography: State of the Art. University of Alabama School of Medicine. Atlanta, Georgia. Pro­gram Director: Navin C. Nanda, M.D. Contact: Lindy Chapman, (205)934-8256. Fax: (205)934­6747.

December 2-4

The 26th Annual New York Cardiovascular Sym­posium. American College of Cardiology. New York, New York. Program Director: Valentin Fuster, MD. (800)257-4739. Outside the United States and Canada, (301)897-2695.

December 4-8

Williamsburg Conference on Heart Disease. American College ofCardiology. Williamsburg, Vir­ginia. Program Director: William C. Roberts, MD. (800)257-4739. Outside the United States and Can­ada, (301)897-2695.

December 6-8

Diastology: The New Frontier. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Location to be announced. Pro­gram Director: Allan Klein, MD. Contact: Depart­ment of Continuing Education. (800)762-8173 or (216)444-5696.

December 6-8

Interpretation and Treatment of Cardiac Ar­rhythmias. American College of Cardiology. Phila­delphia, Pennsylvania. Program Director: Leonard S. Dreifus, MD. (800)257-4739. Outside the United States and Canada, (301)897-2695.

December 9-11

Fifth Annual World Congress on Clinical Car­diology and Echocardiography (WORLDCON '93 and ECHOVISION '93). Delhi, India. Uni­versity ofAlabama School ofMedicine. International Director: Navin C. Nanda, MD. Contact: Lindy Chapman, (205)934-8256. Fax: (205)934-6747.

December 10-12

The lith Annual Advances in Heart Disease. American College ofCardiology. San Francisco, Cal­ifornia. Program Director: Elliot Rapaport, MD. 1­800-257-4739. Outside the United States and Can­ada, (301)897-2695.

September-October 1993

December 17

International Conference on Cardiology and Echocardiography. University of Alabama School of Medicine. Madras, India. Program Director: Navin C. Nanda, MD. Contact: Lindy Chapman, (205)934-8256.

December 13-15 Advanced Echocardiography: Case Studies and Concepts. American College of Cardiology, Heart House Learning Center. Bethesda, Maryland. Pro­gram Directors: James D. Thomas, MD, FACC, and William J. Stewart, MD, FACC. (800)257-4737. Outside the United States and Canada, (301)897­2653.

December 17-19

Tenth International Conference on Cardiology and Echocardiography. University of Alabama School ofMedicine. Delhi, India. Program Director: Navin C. Nanda, MD. Contact: Lindy Chapman, (205)934-8256.

1994

January 10-12 The Role ofEchocardiography/Doppler in Clin­ical Decision Making. American College of Car­diology, Heart House Learning Center. Bethesda, Maryland. Program Directors: Mikel D. Smith, MD, FACC, and Anthony N. DeMaria, MD, FACC. (800)257-4737. Outside the United States and Can­ada, (301)897-2653.

January 10-13 Echocardiography Workshop at Vail. American College ofCardiology, Vail, Colorado. Program Di­rectors: George M. Gura, MD, FACC, and Thomas J. Ryan, MD, FACC. (800)257-4737. Outside the United States and Canada, (301)897-2653.

January 17-21 The 25th Annual Cardiovascular Conference at Snowmass. American College of Cardiology. Snowmass, Colorado. Program Director: John H.K. Vogel, MD. (800)257-4739. Outside the United States and Canada, (301)897-2695.

January 20-22 Clinical Nuclear Cardiology. Case Review With the Experts. American College of Cardiology. Los Angeles, California. Program Director: Daniel S. Berman, MD. (800)257-4739. Outside the United States and Canada, (301)897-2695.

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January 28-30 The 13th Annual Perspectives on New Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques in Clinical Cardiol­ogy. American College of Cardiology. Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Program Director: C. Richard Conti, MD. (800)257-4739. Outside the United States and Canada, (301)897-2695.

January 31-February 2 Cardiovascular Conference at Snowshoe. Ameri­can College of Cardiology. Snowshoe, West Vir­ginia. Program Director: William H. Carter. (800)257-4739. Outside the United States and Can­ada, (301)897-2695.

January 31-February 4 Echo Hawaii 1994. American College of Cardiol­ogy. Maui, Hawaii. Program Directors: A. Jamil Tajik., MD, and James B. Seward, MD. (800)257­4739. Outside the United States and Canada, (301)897-2695.

February 3-4 Cardiology Update. American College of Cardiol­ogy. Los Angeles, California. Program Director: Prediman K. Shah, MD. (800)257-4739. Outside the United States and Canada, (301)897-2695.

February 7-11

Adult Echocardiography. Center for Medical Ul­trasound, Bowman Gray School of Medicine. Med­ical Center Blvd., Winston-Salem, North Carolina. (800)277-7654 or (910)716-4505.

February 9-12 Cardiovascular Conference at Snowbird. Ameri­can College of Cardiology. Snowbird, Utah. Pro­gram Director: Jeffrey L. Anderson, MD. (800)257­4739. Outside the United States and Canada, (301)897-2695.

February 11-13 The 6th Annual Advances in Diagnostic and Ther­apeutic Cardiac Catheterization. American College of Cardiology. Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Program Director: Carl J. Pepine, MD. (800)257-4739. Out­side the United States and Canada, (301)897-2695.

February 14-18

The 9th Annual Cardiovascular Conference at Hawaii. American College of Cardiology. Kohala Coast, Hawaii. Program Director: John H.K. Vogel, MD. (800)257-4739. Outside the United States and Canada, (301)897-2695.

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February 16-18 Advanced Pediatric Cardiac Ultrasound. Ameri­can College of Cardiology, Heart House Learning Center. Bethesda, Maryland. Program Directors: Fredrick Z. Bierman, MD, FACC, and Roberta G. Williams, MD, FACC. (800)257-4737. Outside the United States and Canada, (301)897-2653.

February 17-20

The 7th Annual State-of-the-Art Echocardiog­raphy. American College ofCardiology. Tucson, Ar­izona. Program Directors: A. Jamil Tajik, MD, and James B. Seward, MD. (800)257-4739. Outside the United States and Canada, (301)897-2695.

March 10-12 The 7th Annual Charleston Symposium on Con­genital Heart Disease. American College of Car­diology. Charleston, South Carolina. Program Di­rector: Paul C. Gillette, MD. 1-800-257-4739. Out­side the United States and Canada, (301)897-2695.

March 11-12

8th International Fetal Cardiology Symposium. Division of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Maryland School ofMedicine. Atlanta, Georgia. Im­mediately preceding the annual meeting ofthe Amer­ican College of Cardiology. Contact: Terry Slade Young, (410)328-2399.

March 11-12

lOth Annual Recent Advances in Echocardiog­raphy. University of Alabama School of Medicine. Atlanta, Georgia. Program Director: Navin C. Nanda, MD. Contact: Lindy Chapman, (205)934­8256.

March 24-26

Echocardiography for the Sonographer. American College of Cardiology, Heart House Learning Cen­ter. Bethesda, Maryland. Program Directors: A. Jamil Tajik, MD, FACC, and Barbara A. Nichols, BS, RN, RDCS. (800)257-4737. Outside the United States and Canada, (301)897-2653.

Aprll 18-19

Echo/Doppler Applications in Coronary Artery Disease with Emphasis on Exercise and Phar­macological Stress Echo. American College ofCar­diology, Heart House Learning Center. Bethesda, Maryland. Program Director: Pravin M. Shah, MD, FACC. (800)257-4737. Outside the United States and Canada, (301)897-2653.

September-October 1993

April20-22

Transesophageal Echocardiography: Demonstra­tion of Technique, Image Orientation and Inter­pretation ofSingle, Biplane and Multiplane TEE. American College of Cardiology, Heart House Learning Center. Bethesda, Maryland. Program Di­rector: Pravin M. Shah, MD, FACC. (800)257­4737. Outside the United States and Canada, (301)897-2653.

May 8-10 Congenital Heart Disease in the Adult. American College of Cardiology. Columbia River Gorge, Ste­venson, Washington. Program Director: David J. Sahn. (800)257-4739. Outside the United States and Canada, (301)897-2695.

May 9-11 Two-Dimensional and Doppler Echocardiogra­phy for the Technologist. American College ofCar­diology, Heart House Learning Center. Bethesda, Maryland. Program Directors: Arthur E. Weyman, MD, FACC, and Mary Etta King, MD, FACC. (800)257-4737. Outside the United States and Can­ada, (301)897-2653.

May 12-14 Two-D/Doppler and Color Flow Imaging: A Clinical Review with Emphasis on TEE, Stress Echocardiography and Doppler Hemodynamics. American College of Cardiology, Heart House Learning Center. Bethesda, Maryland. Program Di­rectors: A. Jamil Tajik, MD, FACC, and James B. Seward, MD, FACC. (800)257-4737. Outside the United States and Canada, (301)897-2653.

May 22-25 Advanced Echocardiography 1994. American Col­lege of Cardiology. San Diego, California. Program Director: Pravin M. Shah, MD, FACC. (800)257­4737. Outside the United States and Canada (301)897-2653.

June 1-3 Aggressive Management ofCardiovascular Emer­gencies: Featuring the Role ofEchocardiography. American College of Cardiology, Heart House Learning Center. Bethesda, Maryland. Program Di­rector: Gordon A. Ewy, MD, FACC. (800)257­4737. Outside the United States and Canada, (301)897-2653.

September-October 1993

June 13-15 American Society of Echocardiography 5th An­nual Scientific Sessions. San Francisco Marriott. Contact: ASE Headquarters, (919) 787-5181.

June 16-19 Second Biannual Scientific Congress of the In­ternational SocietyofCardiovascular Ultrasound: International Conference on Echocardiography and Cardiac Imaging. Nice Acropolis Convention Center, Nice, France. Program Director: Navin C. Nanda, MD, Dr. Jean-Christian Farcot. Contact: Ming C. Hsiung, MD, (205)934-8256.

June 20-24 2-D Echo and Cardiac Doppler: 7th Annual Core Curriculum. American College of Cardiology. Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Program Director: Anthony N. DeMaria, MD, FACC. (800)257-4737. Outside the United States and Canada, (301)897-2653.

June 22-24 Exercise Expired Gas Analysis, Nuclear Cardiol­ogy, and Echocardiography: The Noninvasive As­sessment of Ischemic Heart Disease. American College of Cardiology, Heart House Learning Cen­ter. Bethesda, Maryland. Program Directors: Ber­nard R. Chaitman, MD, FACC, and Victor F. Froe­licher, MD, FACC. (800)257-4737. Outside the United States and Canada, (301)897-2653.

September 21-24 Clinical Electrophysiology: Cardiovascular Board Review. American College of Cardiology. Philadel­phia, Pennsylvania. Program Director: Eric L. Michelson. (800)257-4739. Outside the United States and Canada, (301)897-2695.

December 18-22 5th International Conference on Noninvasive Cardiology. University of Rochester. Tel Aviv, Is­rael. Program Directors: Richard Meltzer, Ronald Schwartz, and Zvi V ered. For information and ab­stract forms, contact Secretariat, Inti. Conference on Noninvasive Cardiology, P.O. Box 50006, Tel Aviv, Israel61500. Telephone: 972-3-5174571. Fax: 972­3-5175674.

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ON-GOING COURSES

Advanced Ultrasound Seminars. Registry Review for Cardiovascular Principles and Instrumentation, Adult Echocardiography and Pediatric Echocardi­ography. Contact: Gary Tillotson, RDMS, Program Director. (510)248-0309. In Nashville, Tennessee; San Francisco, California; Boston, Massachusetts; Huntington Beach, California; New Orleans, Loui­siana; Chicago, Illinois-area; Washington, D.C.-area.

Echocardiography Technicians Inc. Three days ofhands-on instruction in cardiac imaging and dopp­ler. Workshops conducted weekly. Maximum offour attendees per workshop using two systems and sub­jects as seen in your lab. For information, contact Alyce Hutchison, 5050 Blazer-Memorial Pky. Dub­lin, Ohio 43017. (614)761-2676.

Heartland Consultants in Imaging. Tutorial Workshop in Stress Echocardiography. Overland Park, Kansas. Instructors: Rosemary Totty, RT, RDMS, and Jodi Gustafson, RDMS, RVT. Offered every other month. Two-day didactic and practical hands-on course in the technique of stress echocardiography. Contact: (913)599-5999.

Arizona Heart Institute. Contact: Terry Reynolds, BS, RDCS, Arizona Heart Institute Foundation, 2632 N. 20th St., Phoenix, Arizona 85006. 1-800­835-2920.

• School of Cardiac Ultrasound. November 1993-June 1994. 31 week program for adult echocardiography.

• PediatricEchocardiography. November 1993­August 1994. Unique 42-week program for pe­diatric echocardiography combining clinical and didactic training.

The Advanced Health Education Center. Con­tact: Marilyn Sackett, RT, MEd, FASRT, Director of Education. Houston, Texas. (713)522-8702.

• ARDMS Ultrasound Physics. October 2, Silver Spring, Maryland.

• Cardiac Doppler. September 22-24; December 8-10.

• EchocardiographyI Cardiac Doppler. Novem­ber 29-December 7.

St. Louis University School of Medicine. Con­tact: Dianne Reid, Division ofCardiology, FDT-14, 3635 Vista Ave., St. Louis, Missouri 63110-0250. (314)577-8897. The following classes include per­sonalized training, and class sizes are therefore lim­ited to 15 attendees to ensure active participation.

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• Current techniques and applications of pulsed, continuous-wave and color-flow Doppler. Course Director: Arthur J. Labovitz, MD. Three-day training programs. November 16-18.

• Transesophageal Echocardiography: New techniques and applications of transesopha­geal echocardiography. Course Director: Arthur J. Labovitz. Two-day training programs. October 12-13.

Keith Mauney & Associates, Inc. For more in­formation, please contact Kevin Rooker, director of education, 600 E. Las Colinas Boulevard, Suite 250, Irving, Texas 75039-5611. (214)402-8250.

• Hands-On Cardiac 2-D/M-Mode Tech­niques. November 8-13, Chicago, Illinois; De­cember 6-11, Dallas, Texas.

• Hands-On Cardiac Doppler: Integrating Color and Achromatic Doppler. November 15-18, Chicago, Illinois; December 13-16, Dal­las, Texas.

• Advanced Cardiac Doppler Interpretation. November 19-20, Chicago, Illinois; December 17-18, Dallas, Texas.

• Foundations in Ultrasound Technique and Physiologic Principles, Emphasizing Hands­On Techniques for Cardiac Ultrasound. No­vember 6-7, Chicago, Illinois; December 3-4, Dallas, Texas.

New York University Medical Center's School ofDiagnostic Medical Sonography. Evening con­tinuing education courses. Courses begin in January, mid-April, and late July. Each course meets one eve­ning a week and varies in length from 4 to 10 weeks. Courses include Echocardiography I and II (color flow with Doppler), Transesophageal Echocardiog­raphy, Basic and Advance Non-invasive Vascular Sonography, Physics and Instrumentation and Car­diovascular Principles. For more information, please contact Program Director Kerry Weinberg at (212)263-6644.

The Owen Brown Workshops in Cardiac and Vascular Ultrasound. Owen R. Brown, program director. For more information, please call (503) 656-7699.

• Level I 2-D/M-mode Echocardiography. Oc­tober 25-November 4, Pittsburgh; November 8-18, Stamford, Connecticut; November 29­December 9, Charlotte, North Carolina; Janu­ary 10-20; New Orleans; January 24-February 3, Indianapolis; February 7-17, Toronto; Feb-

September-October 1993

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TO BE COMPLETED BY PHYSICIAN ONLY

Discipline: D Cardiologist Pediatrician D Nuclear Medicine D Family Practitioner D Pediatric Cardiologist D Radiologist

D Other ____________________________________________________D Internist

TO BE COMPLETED BY PHYSICAL SCIENTIST ONLY

Works with clinician DYes D No Works for commericial company DYes D No

Duration of interest in echocardiography: D Fewer than 6 months D 6-12 months 1-3 years D Over 3 years

TO BE COMPLETED BY TECHNOLOGIST ONLY

Member SDMS D Yes D No Member of Cardiopulmonary Technologists DYes D No Member of Cardiovascular Technologists DYes D No

If yes, which group? _________________________________ _Member of other technological group DYes D No

Background before echocardiographic experience:

D High school graduate D College degree Registered Nurse D Radiology technologist D Medical technologist D Cardiopulmonary technologist

D Cardiovascular technologist D Prior experience with other cardiovascular tests D Prior experience with other ultrasound tests

Echocardiography examinations supervised by: D Cardiologist D Family practitioner D Pediatrician D Pediatric cardiologist D Radiologist

D Other _________________________________________________ _ D Nuclear medicine

TO BE COMPLETED BY PHYSICIANS AND TECHNOLOGISTS ONLY

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC TRAINING: 0 No formal training; 0 On the job training; 0 Formal instruction or part of fellowship residency training; 0 Fewer than 3 months;

:-c 3-6 months; D Over 6 months; POSTGRADUATE COURSE, DURATION OF COURSES: 0 None; 0 Fewer than 2 days; 0 2·4 days; D 1 week; D . TYPE OF COURSE:

D Lectures only; D Lectures and Practical. VISITS OF ESTABLISHED LABORATORIES: 0 None; 0 Fewer than 1 week; 0 1·4 weeks; D Over 4 weeks. ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC

EXPERIENCES: 0 None; D Fewer than6 months; 0 6-12 months; D 1-3 year; D Over 3 years. EXAMINATIONS CURRENTLY PERFORMED AND/OR INTERPRETED: D None;

::= Fewer than 5 per week; 0 5-10 per week; D 10·20 per week; 0 Over 20 per week. ARE YOU INVOLVED WITH ANY ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC RESEARCH: 0 Yes; D No.

HOSPITAL AFFILIATION, TYPE OF INSTITUTION: 0 Private; D Veterans Administration; D University; D City or County;D Other. SIZE OF INSTITUTION: 0 Fewer than 200 beds;

I I 200-400 beds; D 400-600 beds; 0 Over 600 beds; LOCATION OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC LABORATORY: D Cardiology section; 0 Nuclear medicine; D Pediatric cardiology;

Private office; D Radiology department; D Ultrasound department. TYPE OF PATIENTS EXAMINED BY ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY: D Adults; D Children; n Infants; D Fetal;

I All of the above. HOW MANY FELLOWS/TRAINEES/TECHNICIANS WORK IN YOUR LABORATORY: n None;[] One; [] 2-3; D 3-5; D Over 5.

ruary 21-March 3, McLean, Virginia; March 7­17, Dearborn, Michigan; April ll-21, Hilton Head, South Carolina; April 25-May 4, Kansas City; May 9-19, San Francisco; June 6-16, Dal­las; July ll-21, Baltimore; August 1-10, At­lanta; August 15-25, Ponce, Puerto Rico; Sep­tember 19-29, Los Angeles. .

• Physicians, Level I 2-D/M-mode Echocar­diography. December 13-17, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida; May 9-13, San Francisco; July ll-15, Baltimore.

• Level TI Echocardiography 2-D/M-mode. October 11-14, Chicago; October 25-28, Pitts­burgh; November 8-11, Stamford, Connecticut; November 29-December 2, Charlotte, North Carolina; December 13-16, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida; January 10-13, New Orleans; January 24-27, Indianapolis; February 7-10, Toronto; February 21-24, McLean, Virginia; March 7­10, Dearborn, Michigan; April 11-14, Hilton Head, South Carolina; April 25-28, Kansas City; May 16-19, San Francisco; June 6-9, Dal­las; July 18-21, Baltimore; August 1-4, Adanta; August 15-18, Ponce, Puerto Rico; August 30­September 2, Brisbane, Australia; September 19-22, Los Angeles.

• Level ill EchOcardiography 2-D/M-mode. October 13-15, Chicago; May 18-20, San Fran­cisco; July 20-22, Baltimore.

• Standard Cardiac Doppler. October 15-17, Chicago; October 29-31, Pittsburgh; Novem­ber 12-14, Stamford, Connecticut; December 3­5, Charlotte, North Carolina; December 17-19, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida; January 14-16, New Orleans; January 28-30, Indianapolis; February ll-13, Toronto; February 25-27, McLean, Vir­ginia; March 11-13, Dearborn, Michigan; April 15-17, Hilton Head, South Carolina; April29­May_l, Kansas City; May 20-22, San Francisco; June 10-12, Dallas; July 22-24, Baltimore; Au­gust 5-7, Adanta; August 19-21, Ponce, Puerto Rico; September 3-5, Brisbane, Australia; Sep­tember 23-25, Los Angeles.

• Color Cardiac Doppler. October 18-19, Chi­cago; November 1-2, Pittsburgh; November 15-16, Stamford, Connecticut; December 6-7, Charlotte, North Carolina; December 20-21, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida; January 17-18, New Orleans; January 31-February 1, Indianapolis; February 14-15, Toronto; February 28-March 1, McLean, Virginia; March 14-15, Dearborn, Michigan; April 18-19, Hilton Head, South Carolina; May 2-3, Kansas City; May 23-24, San Francisco; June 13-14, Dallas; July 24-26,

Baltimore; August 8-9, Adanta; August 22-23, Ponce, Puerto Rico; September 6, Brisbane, Australia; September 26-27, Los Angeles.

• Carotid Duplex Ultrasound. October 18-20, Chicago; November 2-4, Pittsburgh; November 16-18, Stamford, Connecticut; December 7-9, Charlotte, North Carolina; January 19-20, New Orleans; February 1-3, Indianapolis; February 15-17, Toronto; March 1-3, McLean, Virginia; March 15-17, Dearborn, Michigan; April 19­21, Hilton Head, South Carolina; May 23-25, San Francisco; July 25-27, Baltimore; August 23-25, Ponce, Puerto Rico; September 7-8, Brisbane, Australia; September 27-29, Los An­geles.

• Registry Review/Interp Seminar. September 28-29, Los Angeles.

Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute, Inc. For more in­formation contact: Program Coordinator, Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute, P.O. Box 66700, St. Peters­burg Beach, Florida 33736, (813)345-8174.

• Introduction to 2D/M-Mode, Echocardiog­raphy and Cardiac Doppler/Color Flow. Oc­tober ll-15, St. Petersburg Beach, Florida.

JRC-DMS-APPROVED SCHOOLS FOR ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY TRAINING

Academic Sponsors

Bellevue Community College. Diagnostic Ultra­sound Technology, Health Sciences Division­B243, P.O. Box 92700, Bellevne, WA 98009­2037. Director: Beverly Skinner, RDMS.

Bergen Community College. Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program, 400 Paramus Road, Paramus NJ 07652-1595. Director: Carole E. Schanel, MEd, RDMS.

Broward Community College. Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program, Central Campus-Center of Health Science Education, 3501 S.E. Davie Road, Davie, FL 33314. Director: Sharon Calton, MS, RDMS.

Community College ofAllegheny County. Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program, Boyce Campus, 595 Beatty Road, Monroeville, PA 15146. Director: Lynn Gigandet, BA, RDMS.

Delaware Technical and Community College. Diag­nostic Medical Sonography Program, Allied Health Department, 333 Shipley Street, Wilmington, DE 19801. Director: Ronald H. Veasey, RDMS.

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Loma Linda University. Medical Sonography Pro­gram, School of Allied Health Professions, Lorna Linda, CA 92350. Director: Marie DeLange, RT, RDMS.

Pitt Community College. Diagnostic Medical So­nography Program, P.O. Drawer 7007, Greenville, NC 27834-7007. Director: Jessica M. Davis, BS, RDMS.

Seattle University. Diagnostic Ultrasound Tech­nology Program, Broadway & Madison, Seattle, W A 98122. Director: Andrea Skelly, BS, RDMS.

State University ofNew York Health Sciences Center at Brooklyn. College of Health Related Professions, Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program, 450 Clarkson Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11203. Director: Mimi Berman-Sandier, PhD, RDMS.

University of Oklahoma. Ultrasound Program, Health Sciences Center, College ofAllied Health, PO Box 26901, Oklahoma City, OK 73190. Director: Jean Lea Spitz, MPH, RDMS.

Weber State College. Diagnostic Medical So­nography Program, 3750 Harrison Blvd., Ogden, UT 84408. Director: Jane A. Van V aiken burg, PhD.

Hospital Sponsors

Jackson Memorial Medical Center. Diagnostic Med­ical Sonography Program, 1611 NW 12th Ave., Mi­ami, FL 33136, Joseph Schnetzer, BS, RDMS, Di­rector.

New York University Medical Center. Diagnos­tic Medical Sonography Program, 550 First Ave., New York, NY 10016, Trudy Dubinsky, BS, RDMS, Director.

University ofWisconsin Hospital and Clinics. School of Diagnostic Medical Sonography, 600 Highland Ave., Madison, WI 53792, John Parks, RT, RDMS, Director.

Proprietary Sponsor

Maryland Institute of Ultrasound Technology) Inc. Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program, Lower Level, 2947 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD 21218. Diana Kawai, BS, RDMS, Director.

CAHEA ACCREDITED PROGRAMS FOR CARDIOVASCULAR TECHNOLOGY

Grossmont College. (Accredited in invasive, non­invasive, and peripheral vascular). 8800 Grossmont College Drive, El Cajon, CA 92020-1799. Rick Kirby, CVT, MA, Director.

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Spokane Community College. North 1810 Greene Street, MS 2150, Spokane, WA 99207. Dennis K. Carney, AS, RCVT, Noninvasive Program Director, and J. Wesley Todd, VS, RCVT, Invasive Program Director.

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. (Accredited in invasive and noninvasive cardiovascular technology). 600 Gresham Drive, Norfolk, VA 23507. Dave Helfer, Director.

University of Toledo Community and Technical College. (Accredited in noninvasive cardiovascular technology.) Scott Park Campus, Toledo, Ohio 43606-3390. Suzanne Wambold, Director of Car­diovascular Technology.

PRECEPTORSHIP TRAINING PROGRAMS*

Division of Diagnostic Ultrasound, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Educational programs are offered on an ongoing ba­sis and cover varying time periods. Participants may choose from one or more weekly courses, the 5-week series, or the individually customized preceptor pro­grams that last a week or longer. Contact: Education Coordinator, Division of Diagnostic Ultrasound, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, 7 Main, Philadelphia, PA 19107. (215)955-4867.

Stress Echocardiography Training, San Fran­cisco-Peninsula Cardiovascular Medical Group, Daly City, California. Directors: Harvey Hecht, MD, and Larry DeBord, MS, RDCS, RCVT. For phy­sicians and technologists. Two to four days of inten­sive one-to-one hands-on training in supine bike, treadmill, and pharmacologic protocols, imaging, frame grabbing, trouble shooting, management, and interpretation. Models and text included: $600­$1,200. Personal instruction can be provided in trainee's lab. Contact: Larry DeBord, Director, 1500 Southgate, Suite 202, Daly City, Ca. 94015.

Echocardiographic Laboratories, University Hospital and Krannert Institute of Cardiology, Indianapolis, Indiana. Directors; Harvey Feigen­baum, MD, and Cris Davis, RDMS. Training in stress echocardiography. We will accept students with significant echocardiography experience to fa­cilitate learning stress echo interpretive skills using our computer network. Extensive "hands-on" com­

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puter interpretive sessions with self-assessment, case review conferences, reading sessions, and observation of stress echo examinations and the operation ofour digital laboratory. $125/day or $600/week. Con­tact: Cris Davis, RDMS, Krannert Institute of Car­diology, Ill West lOth St., Indianapolis, IN 46202. (317)630-7079.

Echocardiography Laboratory, University Hos­pital, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash-· ington. Directors: Alan S. Pearlman, MD, and Carolyn L. Janko Gardner, RDMS. Training in Doppler and two-dimensional echocardiography. $600/week. Contact: Carolyn L. Janko Gardner, RDMS, Supervisor, Echo Laboratory, Division of Cardiology, RG-22, University of Washing­ton, Seattle, WA 98195. (206)548-4257.

Non-Invasive Cardiac Laboratory, Tufts Uni­versity, New England Medical Center Hospitals, Boston, Massachusetts. Directors: Natesa G. Pan­dian, MD, and Marjory Caldeira. "Hands-on" ex­perience, didactics, teaching tapes, and reading ses­sions in Doppler echocardiography, color Doppler echocardiography, and two-dimensional echocardi­ography. Exercise echocardiography and contrast echocardiography. $500/week for both physicians and technologists. Contact: Natesa G. Pandian, MD, New England Medical Center, Box 32, Boston, MA 02111. (617)956-6151.

Cardiac Ultrasound Laboratory, LikoffCardio­vascular Institute, Hahnemann University, Phil­adelphia, Pennsylvania. Directors: K. Chandrase­karan, MD, and John Ross, RCPT. "Hands-on" training in M-mode, two-dimensional, and Doppler echocardiography with a variety of systems for the physician and technologist. $625/week. Contact: Catherine Coin, Cardiac Ultrasound Laboratory, Hahnemann University Hospital, 230 Broad and Vine, Philadelphia, PA 19102-1192. (215)448­8258.

Cardiac Ultrasound Program, Presbyterian Med­ical Center, Philadelphia Heart Institute, Phila­delphia, Pennsylvania. Directors: George W. Lighty Jr., MD, PhD, FACC, and Richard R. Poynton, RT, CMMT, RDCS. Hands-on and didactic training in Doppler and 2-D echocardiography, including color­flow and stress echocardiography. Multiple labora­tories and instruments. Individually customized pre­ceptorship programs lasting one week or longer. $500/week. Contact: Richard R. Poynton, manager, Cardiac Ultrasound Laboratory, Philadelphia Heart Institute, Presbyterian Medical Center, 51 N. 39th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104. (215)662-9048.

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Echocardiography Laboratory, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina. Direc­tors: Joseph Kisslo, MD, and David Adams, RCPT, RDMS. ''Hands-on" training in two-dimensional, Doppler, and color flow echocardiography, includ­ing transesophageal and intraoperative images. Two hundred to 250 patients a week. $600/week. Con­tact: Peggy Rudd, Box 3818, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710. (919)684­6398.

Echocardiography and Non-invasive Hemody­namics Laboratory, UniversityofRochester Med­ical Center, Rochester, New York. Director: Karl Q. Schwarz, MD. The program consists of one-on­one didactic sessions, "hands-on" experience and in­terpretive sessions. All echocardiographic modalities are offered; M-mode, two-dimensional, conven­tional, and color-flow Doppler. Perceptorships are tailored to suit individual interests. Training in trans­esophageal and exercise echocardiography is offered on an individually determined basis. Extensive teach­ing tapes and texts available. Variety of echocar­diographic systems. High patient volume. Cost: $100/day or $400/week. Contact: Deborah Culver, AS, RDCS, Cardiology, Box 679, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York 14642. (716)275-8218.

Echocardiography Laboratory, Temple Univer­sity, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Director: John P. Panidis, MD. ''Hands-on" experience and training in two-dimensional, and color flow Doppler echocar­diography conventional for physicians and technol­ogists. Transesophageal (multiplane probe), exercise and pharmacologic (Dobutamine) stress echocardi­ography and intravascular ultrasound available. In­dividualized program to suit particular training needs. Afternoon "reading sessions" for physicians available. $600/week or $125/day. Contact: Ray Gonzales, ChiefTechnologist, Non-invasive Cardiac Laboratory, Temple University Hospital, Broad and Tioga Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19140. (215)221-7096.

University of Alabama School of Medicine and UAB Division ofContinuing Medical Education, Birmingham, Alabama. Director: Navin C. Nanda, MD. Faculty: Navin C. Nanda, MD, Frederick Helmcke, MD, Pohoey Fan, Sally Moos. Preceptor­ship Training Programs in Color Doppler, Conven­tional Doppler, 2D and Transesophageal echocar­diography. Emphasizes latest theory, technique, and practice, including transesophageal echocardiogra­phy with particular emphasis on Doppler color flow mapping in normal and pathological states. Monday­

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Friday. $500/week. Contact: Preceptorship Pro­gram, UAB Heart Station SWB/S102, Birming­ham, AL 35294. (205)934-2300 or (205)934­8256.

University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, Massachusetts. Directors: Linda A. Pape, MD, and Andrea M. Sweeney, BS, RDCS. For car­diac sonographers. Adult and pediatric echocardi­ography. Didactic lectures, case reviews, interpretive sessions, clinical pathologic observation, continuous wave and color flow imaging, contrast echocardi­ography, and transesophageal echocardiography; ex­tensive video tape library. $100/day, $500/week. Contact: Andrea Sweeney, U-Mass Medical Cen­ter, 55 Lake Ave. North, Worcester, MA 01605. (508)856-3465.

Pediatric Echocardiography Laboratory, Uni­versity of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California. Directors: Roberta G. Williams, MD, Yasser Al Khatib, MD, and Ah-Lin Wong, RDMS. State-of-the-art in pediatric echocardiography. B­mode color, hands-on, one-on-one didactics in a stimulating atmosphere. Segmental approach to most complex congenital heart disease. $500/week. Con­tact: Ah-Lin Wong, Pediatric Echocardiography Laboratory, Division ofCardiodiagnostics, Rm. B2­337, MDCC, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90024­1752. (213)825-8953 or (213)206-4129.

St. Louis University School ofMedicine, St. Louis, Missouri. M -mode, two-dimensional, color flow, and conventional Doppler echocardiography. Sessions range from one to four weeks. Accept beginners through advanced students who want to learn or perfect current techniques. Prices vary. Contact: Kathleen Habermehl, Division of Cardiology FDT­14, 3635 Vista Ave., St. Louis, Missouri 63110­0250. Telephone: (314)577-8897.

Echocardiography Laboratory, University ofMi­ami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center, Miami, Florida. Directors: Martin Blisker, MD, Joseph Bauerlein, MD, and Juan C. Castrillon, RDMS. Training in M-Mode, 2-D, Conventional and Color Doppler, Transesophageal Echocardiography. In­cludes didactic sessions and extensive teaching tapes. $600/week. Contact: Juan C. Castrillon, RDMS, Jackson Memorial Hospital, 1611 N.W. 12th Ave., Miami, Florida 33136. (305)585-7946.

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The Cardiac Ultrasound Physiology Laboratory, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, features M-mode, 2D color flow and spectral Doppler echo­cardiography with emphasis on noninvasive hemo­dynamics and LV function quantitation. Courses are didactic and involve "hands on" experience in all car­diac echocardiographic modalities. Training is avail­able for both beginner and expert, and time period is from days to weeks as needed. Please contact Teri Henderson, (614)293-8761.

Mid-America Cardiology, Echocardiography Laboratory at Mid-America Heart Institute ofSt. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri. Director: Linda J. Crouse, MD. Preceptorship program for sonographers in our high-volume, digitized echo­cardiography laboratory, with emphasis on exercise echo and Dobutamine echo. Participants will observe studies being performed and have the opportunity to observe interpretive sessions. Video library and case review available. Contact: Mary Field, BS, RDCS, Mid-America Cardiology, Suite 4000, 4321 Washington, Kansas City, Missouri 64112-3210. (816)531-5510.

Echocardiographic Laboratory, Cooper Hospi­tal/University Medical Center, Camden, New Jer­sey. Directors: William H. O'Connor, MD, FACC, and Michele Weiss, RDCS. Preceptorships for phy­sicians and technologists are personalized for indi­vidual needs. "Hands-on" experience and training in 2D, Doppler, and color flow techniques, involve­ment with transesophageal echo. Didactic lectures, teaching tapes, and reading sessions. Programs last 1 week. $600/week. Contact: Michele Weiss, RDCS, manager, Echocardiography Laboratory, Cooper Hospital/University Medical Center, One Cooper Plaza, Camden, New Jersey 08103. (609) 342-3058.

CORPORATE AFFILIATE MEMBERS

Acuson, Inc. Advanced Technology Laboratories, Inc. American Echo, Inc. Berlex Laboratories, Inc. Biosound Inc. General Electric Medical Systems Group Hewlett-Packard Company lnterspec Inc. Mallinckrodt Cardiology Molecular Biosystems Nova Microsonics Sayreville Cardiac Laboratory Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. Ving Med Sound, Inc.

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