Typical Course Schedule

Day 1

• Probe Manipulation and Image Acquisition
• Comprehensive Intraoperative TEE Exam
• Ultrasound Physics and Doppler Principles
• Echocardiography in Non-Cardiac Surgery
• Echocardiographic Examination of the Thoracic Aorta

Day 2

• Echocardiographic Evaluation of the Mitral Valve
• Problem Based Learning Discussion – Mitral Valve Cases
• Echocardiographic Evaluation of Diastology with Case Based Learning
• Echocardiography for MitraClip and Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion

Day 3

• Perioperative Transthoracic Echocardiography
• Left Ventricular Systolic Functional Assessment
• Echocardiography for Mechanical Assist Devices
• Echocardiography for the Right Heart and the Pulmonary Hypertensive patient
• Cardiac Masses and Anatomic Pitfalls

Day 4

• Echocardiography of the Aortic Valve
• Problem Based Learning Discussion – Aortic Valve Cases
• Echocardiographic Approach to Prosthetic Valves
• POCUS Session: Lung and Vascular Access
• POCUS Session: The Abdominal Exam