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06:45 - 07:45 |  Breakfast and Exhibition
06:45-07:45 06:45 Breakfast and Exhibition
07:45 - 08:30 |  Sonographer Forum/Accreditation Update/CSCMRI Session 1
07:45-08:30 07:45 Salon AB Salon AB SF Sonographer Forum

Jennifer Hutchinson, Canada
The Sonographers' Role in Championing Guideline Integration into Clinical Practice
Jennifer Hutchinson, Canada
The Sonographers' Role in Championing Guideline Integration into Clinical Practice
Tara Chegwin, Canada
Sonography Canada - Current State of Affairs
Tara Chegwin, Canada
Sonography Canada - Current State of Affairs
Javier Ganame, Canada
Empowering Sonographers: A Physician's Perspective on Collaboration
Javier Ganame, Canada
Empowering Sonographers: A Physician's Perspective on Collaboration
07:45-08:30 07:45 Salon CD Salon CD AU Accreditation Update

Shireen Persaud, Canada
Introducing New Echo Lab Requirements for Accreditation (Revised Standards)
Shireen Persaud, Canada
Introducing New Echo Lab Requirements for Accreditation (Revised Standards)
Annabel Chen-Tournoux, Canada
Pressure Points: How Can Practicing Physicians Maintain Their Credentials Based Upon New Training Guidelines?
Annabel Chen-Tournoux, Canada
Pressure Points: How Can Practicing Physicians Maintain Their Credentials Based Upon New Training Guidelines?
Anthony Sanfilippo, Canada
Finding Balance: Accreditation Improves Quality, But Does It Limit Access?
Anthony Sanfilippo, Canada
Finding Balance: Accreditation Improves Quality, But Does It Limit Access?
Amer Johri, Canada
Discussion
Amer Johri, Canada
Discussion
08:00-09:00 08:00 King King CSCMRI1 CSCMRI: Everything You Need to Know to Scan Your Patient

Michael Chetrit, Canada
Intro
Michael Chetrit, Canada
Intro
Michael Chetrit, Canada
Case 1
Michael Chetrit, Canada
Case 1
Kim Connelly, Canada
Basics of MRI, Techniques/Indications & Basic Techniques (mapping and LGE)
Kim Connelly, Canada
Basics of MRI, Techniques/Indications & Basic Techniques (mapping and LGE)
Yin Ge, Canada
Pacemakers & CMR
Yin Ge, Canada
Pacemakers & CMR
Michael Chetrit, Canada
New Technologies
Michael Chetrit, Canada
New Technologies
08:30 - 09:35 |  Plenary 7/Contrast Workshop/CSCMRI Session 2
08:30-09:35 08:30 Salon AB Salon AB Plenary Session: PL7 Plenary 7: Image Quality is Key: Unlocking the True Potential of Your Echocardiogram

James W Tam, Canada
Plenary introduction
James W Tam, Canada
Plenary introduction
Cheryl Shaw, Canada
Intro by chairs
Cheryl Shaw, Canada
Intro by chairs
Santiago Luna, Canada
From Frustration to Clarity: Strategies for Capturing Optimal Echocardiographic Images
Santiago Luna, Canada
From Frustration to Clarity: Strategies for Capturing Optimal Echocardiographic Images
Muhamed Saric, United States
Artful Imaging: Understanding and Navigating Artifacts
Muhamed Saric, United States
Artful Imaging: Understanding and Navigating Artifacts
Rob Moss, Canada
Exploring Extracardiac Findings: Understanding their Significance and Interpretation
Rob Moss, Canada
Exploring Extracardiac Findings: Understanding their Significance and Interpretation
08:30-09:30 08:30 Salon CD Salon CD C-WKP Contrast Workshop

Howard Leong-Poi, Canada
Contrast Workshop
Howard Leong-Poi, Canada
Contrast Workshop
Vene Evangelista, Canada
Contrast Workshop
Vene Evangelista, Canada
Contrast Workshop
09:00-10:00 09:00 King King CSCMRI2 CSCMRI: CMR and Coronary Disease

Idan Roifman, Canada
Case 2
Idan Roifman, Canada
Case 2
Andreas Kumar, Canada
MI, Scar Assessment, Viability & MI Classification
Andreas Kumar, Canada
MI, Scar Assessment, Viability & MI Classification
Bradley Sarak, Canada
Stress CMR - OS CMR
Bradley Sarak, Canada
Stress CMR - OS CMR
Judy Luu, Canada
MINOCA - Microvascular Disease
Judy Luu, Canada
MINOCA - Microvascular Disease
Idan Roifman, Canada
Q/A
Idan Roifman, Canada
Q/A
09:30 - 09:50 |  Coffee Break
09:50 - 10:20 |  Jim Swan Lecture
09:50-10:20 09:50 Grand Ballroom Grand Ballroom Jim Swan Lecture: Charting the Course: The History, Current Advances and Future Directions of Ultrasound-Enhanced Echocardiography

Harald Becher, Canada
Jim Swan Lecture: Impact of Contrast on Echocardiography
Harald Becher, Canada
Jim Swan Lecture: Impact of Contrast on Echocardiography
10:20 - 11:00 |  Special Initiatives Session/CSCMRI Debate
10:20-10:50 10:20 King King CSCMRI3 CSCMRI: Great debate - Waves vs Protons: Echo vs CMR for Valvular Regurgitation

Davinder Jassal, Canada
Case 3
Davinder Jassal, Canada
Case 3
Lawrence Rudski, Canada
Echo in primary, functional MR and TEER
Lawrence Rudski, Canada
Echo in primary, functional MR and TEER
Amit Patel, Canada
CMR Echo in primary, functional MR and TEER
Amit Patel, Canada
CMR Echo in primary, functional MR and TEER
Davinder Jassal, Canada
Debate
Davinder Jassal, Canada
Debate
10:20-11:00 10:20 Grand Ballroom Grand Ballroom SI Special Initiatives Session

Amer Johri, Canada
Special Initiatives Introduction
Amer Johri, Canada
Special Initiatives Introduction
Robin Ducas, Canada
CREATE Grant Update - Echocardiography Online Quality Assessment and Direct Feedback Modules
Robin Ducas, Canada
CREATE Grant Update - Echocardiography Online Quality Assessment and Direct Feedback Modules
Marcello Na, Canada
A Heart for Africa: CSE and MTIMA Collaborate to Improve Access to Echocardiography
Marcello Na, Canada
A Heart for Africa: CSE and MTIMA Collaborate to Improve Access to Echocardiography
Sharon Mulvagh, Canada
A Heart for Africa: CSE and MTIMA Collaborate to Improve Access to Echocardiography
Sharon Mulvagh, Canada
A Heart for Africa: CSE and MTIMA Collaborate to Improve Access to Echocardiography
Maala Sooriyakanthan AMS, RDCS, FASE, Canada
CSE Goes Global! Our Experience in Malawi as the First CSE-MTIMA Travel Scholars
Maala Sooriyakanthan AMS, RDCS, FASE, Canada
CSE Goes Global! Our Experience in Malawi as the First CSE-MTIMA Travel Scholars
Kim D Weir, Canada
CSE Goes Global! Our Experience in Malawi as the First CSE-MTIMA Travel Scholars
Kim D Weir, Canada
CSE Goes Global! Our Experience in Malawi as the First CSE-MTIMA Travel Scholars
11:00-12:00 11:00 King King CSCMRI4 CSCMRI: CMR & Myopathies - Beyond the Coronaries

Andreas Kumar, Canada
Case 4
Andreas Kumar, Canada
Case 4
François Simard, Canada
CMR in Inflammatory CMP
François Simard, Canada
CMR in Inflammatory CMP
Natalie Ho, Canada
CMR Approach to Non Hypertrophic
Natalie Ho, Canada
CMR Approach to Non Hypertrophic
Andreas Kumar, Canada
Q&A
Andreas Kumar, Canada
Q&A
11:00 - 12:00 |  Plenary 8
11:00-12:00 11:00 Grand Ballroom Grand Ballroom Plenary Session: PL8 Plenary 8: Pulmonary Hypertension: The Trajectory of Imaging and Echo Reports in the Patient Journey to Improved Outcomes

Heather Cooley, Canada
As a Sonographer, How Do I Tailor My Acquisitions to Detect PH Early?
Heather Cooley, Canada
As a Sonographer, How Do I Tailor My Acquisitions to Detect PH Early?
Joshua Durbin, Canada
As an End User, How Do I Use Your Echo Report to Refer?
Joshua Durbin, Canada
As an End User, How Do I Use Your Echo Report to Refer?
Lisa Mielniczuk, Canada
As a PH Clinic Doc, How Do I Use Your Report to Monitor Therapy?
Lisa Mielniczuk, Canada
As a PH Clinic Doc, How Do I Use Your Report to Monitor Therapy?
12:00 - 13:00 |  Lunch and Exhibition
12:30-13:30 12:30 Lunch Break: Lunch Break
13:00 - 13:30 |  ASE Lecture
13:00-13:30 13:00 ASE Lecture: Emerging Novel Therapies and the Role of Multimodality Imaging in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Theodore Abraham, Canada
ASE Lecture: Emerging Novel Therapies and the Role of Multimodality Imaging in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Theodore Abraham, Canada
ASE Lecture: Emerging Novel Therapies and the Role of Multimodality Imaging in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
13:30 - 14:30 |  Plenary 9 and Workshop
13:30-14:30 13:30 Grand Ballroom Grand Ballroom Plenary Session: PL9 Plenary 9: What Do Canadian Echo Labs Need to Know about Novel HOCM Therapies?

Kibar Yared, Canada
Discerning Disease: How can Genetics and MRI Complement Echo?
Kibar Yared, Canada
Discerning Disease: How can Genetics and MRI Complement Echo?
Kenneth Szeto, Canada
Excellence in Image Acquisition: Pre- and Post-Therapy Optimization in Valsalva and Stress Echo
Kenneth Szeto, Canada
Excellence in Image Acquisition: Pre- and Post-Therapy Optimization in Valsalva and Stress Echo
Gillian Nesbitt, Canada
Frequency and Flow: The Hub and Spoke Model developed for Regional and Referral Centres
Gillian Nesbitt, Canada
Frequency and Flow: The Hub and Spoke Model developed for Regional and Referral Centres
13:30-14:30 13:30 Carleton Carleton LL-4 Learning Lab: Transcatheter Intervention of the Mitral/Tricuspid Valve: Required Views and Measurements

Neil Fam, Canada
Learning Lab: Transcatheter Intervention of the Mitral/Tricuspid Valve: Required Views and Measurements
Neil Fam, Canada
Learning Lab: Transcatheter Intervention of the Mitral/Tricuspid Valve: Required Views and Measurements
Tasnim Vira, Canada
Learning Lab: Transcatheter Intervention of the Mitral/Tricuspid Valve: Required Views and Measurements
Tasnim Vira, Canada
Learning Lab: Transcatheter Intervention of the Mitral/Tricuspid Valve: Required Views and Measurements
14:30 - 15:30 |  Plenary 10
14:30-15:30 14:30 Grand Ballroom Grand Ballroom PL10 Plenary 10: CSE/CHFS Joint Session: Echocardiography in Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction

Myriam Bellemare, Canada
Oral Abstract: New INESSS guidelines to facilitate access to echocardiography for heart failure patients: What could be the potential impact for our echo laboratories?
Myriam Bellemare, Canada
Oral Abstract: New INESSS guidelines to facilitate access to echocardiography for heart failure patients: What could be the potential impact for our echo laboratories?
Jeremy Adams, Canada
Unraveling the Etiology and Prognosis of Cardiomyopathy through Echocardiography
Jeremy Adams, Canada
Unraveling the Etiology and Prognosis of Cardiomyopathy through Echocardiography
Ian Paterson, Canada
When to Use MRI - The Role of Advanced Imaging in HFrEF
Ian Paterson, Canada
When to Use MRI - The Role of Advanced Imaging in HFrEF
Aws Almufleh, Canada
Echocardiography in LVAD Recipients and Post-Transplantation
Aws Almufleh, Canada
Echocardiography in LVAD Recipients and Post-Transplantation
15:30 - 16:30 |  Classic Cases Across Canada
15:40-16:40 15:40 Grand Ballroom Grand Ballroom Plenary Session: CC Classic Cases Across Canada

Doug Hayami, Canada
Atlantic Team: Physician and Sonographer
Doug Hayami, Canada
Atlantic Team: Physician and Sonographer
Cyrus Tariq, Canada
Atlantic Team: Physician and Sonographer
Cyrus Tariq, Canada
Atlantic Team: Physician and Sonographer
Maria Fadous, Canada
Central Team: Physician and Sonographer
Maria Fadous, Canada
Central Team: Physician and Sonographer
Karen Paré, Canada
Central Team: Physician and Sonographer
Karen Paré, Canada
Central Team: Physician and Sonographer
Yang Zhan, Canada
Prairies Team: Physician and Sonographer
Yang Zhan, Canada
Prairies Team: Physician and Sonographer
Sherry Yumul, Canada
Prairies Team: Physician and Sonographer
Sherry Yumul, Canada
Prairies Team: Physician and Sonographer
Darwin Yeung, Canada
West Team: Physician and Sonographer
Darwin Yeung, Canada
West Team: Physician and Sonographer
Shane Balthazaar, Canada
West Team: Physician and Sonographer
Shane Balthazaar, Canada
West Team: Physician and Sonographer
16:30 - 16:35 |  Concluding Remarks
16:30-16:35 16:30 Grand Ballroom Grand Ballroom Plenary Session: Concluding Remarks
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