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ESAVS Course “Cardiology III” Shanghai, China 19 - 23 May 2014 http://www.esavs.org/en/artikel.php?a=1039

Course Program Module III – Basic Echocardiography Course Master: PD Dr. Gerhard Wess (Dipl. ACVIM, Dipl. ECVIM-CA), Course Instructors: Dr S. Thamke, Dr. E. Maier, Monday, 19 may 2014 – Theory: The Basics of Echocardiography 08:45 – 09:00 Welcome and registration 09:00 – 10:30 Echocardiography: the normal heart – imaging planes and standard views 10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break 10:30 – 11:15 Probe Placement, Manipulation and Knobology 11:15 – 12:30 Problem based echocardiography: a practical approach to left and right heart diseases 12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break 13:30 – 15:00 Measurement of cardiac dimensions: M-Mode, Anatomic M-mode, Measurement of left atrial size, Simpson method 15:00 – 15:30 Coffee Break 15:30 – 16:30 Echocardiographic Features of Congenital Shunts: PDA 16:30 – 17:30 Echo-Lab – interactive case examples Tuesday, 20 May 2014 – Practical sessions: Measurements and standard views 09:00 – 10:30 Practical session: standard views from the right side 10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break 11:00 – 12:30 Practical session: standard views from the right side 12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break 13:30 – 15:00 Practical session: the right side, performing measurements 15:00 – 15:30 Coffee Break 15:30 – 17:00 Practical session: the right side, measurements Wednesday, 21 May 2014 – Theory: practical use of spectral Doppler measurements 09:00 – 09:45 How, Where and What to Measure using PW- and CW-Doppler 09:45 – 10:30 Echocardiographic Features of Aortic Stenosis 10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break 11:00 – 11:30 Echo-Lab – interactive case example 11:30 – 12:30 Echocardiographic Features of Pulmonic Stenosis 12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break 13:30 – 14:30 Pressure measurements using Doppler and clinical applications 14:30 – 15:30 Echocardiographic Features of Congenital Shunts: VSD and ASD 15:30 – 16:00 Coffee Break 16:00 – 17:00 Color Doppler basics: machine settings, image recognition and artifacts 17:00 – 17:30 Echo-Lab – interactive case example Thursday, 22 May 2014 – Practical sessions: Measurements and standard views 09:00 – 10:30 Practical session: standard views from the left side 10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break 11:00 – 12:30 Practical session: standard views, PW, CW, colour flow 12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break 13:30 – 15:00 Practical session: standard views, performing measurements 15:00 – 15:30 Coffee Break 15:30 – 17:00 Practical session: standard views, PW, CW, colour flow Friday, 23 May 2014 – Diseases: special considerations and practical session 09:00 – 10:30 Guidelines for DCM diagnosis: practical approach and pitfalls 10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break 11:00 – 12:00 Echocardiography in cats: Tips and Tricks 12:00 – 12:30 Echo-Lab – interactive case example 12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break 13:30 – 15:30 Echocardiographic training session: complete examination 15:30– 16:00 Wrap-up of the course – certificate ceremony

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ESAVS Course “Cardiology III” Shanghai, China 19 - 23 May 2014 http://www.esavs.org/en/artikel.php?a=1039

Introductory Basic Echocardiography Course This course is designed to give the veterinary practitioner a basic understanding of small animal echocardiography. Major topics include ultrasound principles, normal cardiac anatomy and physiology, techniques for achieving quality results, case presentations of important diseases and hands-on scanning of normal dogs. Skills taught in this course include further-on pulse wave Doppler, continuous wave Doppler, color flow Doppler, special measurements and calculations and applying the Bernoulli equation to clinical cases. The participants will rotate in the afternoon “hands-on” sessions” through different stations with experienced instructors where individual coaching of how to obtain echocardiographic views and measurements taught in the morning lectures is the main focus. The “ECHO-Lab” station focuses on pattern recognition and will present computer based Echo case presentations of clinical cases that will be solved interactive by the participants guided by an instructor. Therefore many important cardiac diseases will be seen by the participants. COURSE OBJECTIVES: At the end of this course, the participant will be able to: ♥ Discuss, identify and perform a complete diagnostic study from the right and left hemithorax. ♥ Measure 2D, M-mode and Doppler echocardiograms to quantify cardiac size and function. ♥ Compare and contrast the usefulness of 2D and M-mode Echocardiography, and of PW, CW and color Doppler. ♥ Recognize clinical uses of Doppler for estimation of intravascular pressures. ♥ Describe a complete Doppler examination and obtain Doppler derived flow signals from the heart and great vessels. ♥ Discuss use of echo and Doppler in recognition, staging and management of congenital and acquired heart disease. ♥ Describe the typical imaging and Doppler echocardiograpic findings of common acquired and congenital heart diseases. Prerequisite: ESAVS course modules I and II provide essential knowledge of cardiac diseases in small animals. These courses provide the necessary knowledge to understand and treat the most common cardiac diseases, whereas this course focuses on performing a good ultrasound exam. Course Master: Dr. Gerhard Wess (DACVIM, DECVIM-CA), Germany Hands on sessions : to be announced