34th Annual Echo Hawaii | January 20-23, 2025
Fairmont Orchid | Kohala Coast, Big Island, HI

Echo Hawaii is one of ASE’s premier educational programs. Attendees receive in-depth, case-based learning on established and emerging cardiovascular ultrasound technologies in a beautiful and relaxed environment. Particular focus is placed on the application of advanced cardiovascular imaging technologies in the clinical setting. The program is structured to allow attendees to closely interact on a personal level with internationally recognized leaders in echocardiography, including special sessions on clinical dilemmas and technology-based workshops.

Program content includes state-of-the-art methods for evaluating ventricular systolic and diastolic function, valve function, pericardial disease, ischemic heart disease, critical care echo, cardiac POCUS and use of TEE. Content also includes cutting edge information on the assessment and guidance of cardiac devices, integration of echo in patients with cardiomyopathies, contrast ultrasound for cavity opacification and perfusion, strain echocardiography, and 3D imaging.

Course Highlights

Upon completion of this program, participants will be better able to:

• Integrate echocardiographic information in clinical decision making.
• Incorporate transesophageal echo to guide structural heart procedures.
• Assess ventricular and valvular function using advanced technologies and Doppler hemodynamics.
• Describe Doppler assessment of diastolic function/dysfunction.
• Explain new advances in the echocardiographic assessment of left and right ventricular function.
• Integrate echocardiographic assessment of cardiomyopathies and systemic diseases in patient management.
• Define clinical uses of TEE and 3D echocardiography.
• Recognize how echocardiography is used to help manage patients with ischemic heart disease.
• Recognize the role of echo contrast and be able to incorporate its use in the echo laboratory.
• Integrate echo information in the management of complex valvular heart disease.
• Explain the role of echocardiography in the perioperative and critical care environment.
• Explain how management for heart failure can be guided by echocardiography.
• Recognize emerging applications such as myocardial perfusion imaging, artificial intelligence, etc.
• Manage patients according to new guideline documents.
• Understand the role of echocardiography in aortic disease.

Discounts

RESIDENTS OF HAWAII can receive 10%* off full in-person conference registration. If you are a resident of Hawaii and would like to participate in ASE's 34th Annual Echo Hawaii, please email Registrar@ASEcho.org. *No other discounts can be applied.

Active or retired U.S. Military: ASE honors all active and veteran military attendees! If you have served in the U.S. military and would like to participate in 34th Annual Echo Hawaii, please email Registrar@ASEcho.org to receive a discount code for the registration fee. Please include a copy of your active or retired military ID or DD214 form and omit any personal information from the submitted document, such as your social security number.

Accommodations 

Due to the popularity of Echo Hawaii, the ASE room block will sell out fast! We encourage you to book your hotel accommodation as soon as you register for the course.  

ASE has secured a block of rooms at a discounted rate starting at $399 per night plus tax (based on single/double occupancy) at The Fairmont Orchid. There is also a $15/night plus tax (discounted from $35) resort fee that includes amenities such as self-parking, shuttle bus service with the Mauna Lani Resort, unlimited Wi-Fi, snorkel equipment, special guest activities and more. The room block will be held until December 26, 2024, or until the block is sold out.  For more information on booking your hotel, please visit here.  

A deposit equal to a two-night stay (room and tax) is required to hold each reservation. Deposits will be refunded for any cancellations made twenty-three (23) days prior to arrival date. For any reservations cancelled within 23 days prior to arrival, individuals will be responsible for 100% of room revenue.    

Please note: The ASE room block is only for Echo Hawaii attendees. Reservations without an accompanying Echo Hawaii registration are subject to being released. Please register for the conference and then make hotel reservations to avoid complications. 

CME Information

ASE is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide accredited continuing education for physicians. 

ASE designates this live course for a maximum of 25.5 (pending approval) AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. You must attend two workshop sessions to claim all 16.5 CME credits. 

In addition to offering CME credits, this activity has been developed and registered with ACCME to provide MOC and MOCA 2.0 credits in alignment with AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. 

Successful completion of this CME activity enables the participant to earn up to 25.5 (pending approval) MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program, the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) MOC program, and/or the American Board of Anesthesiology's (ABA) Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology Program® or MOCA 2.0®. It is ASE's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM and ABP MOC points and/or ABA MOCA 2.0®. 

Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Physicians will earn MOC and/or MOCA 2.0 points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. 

ARDMS, CCI, and Sonography Canada recognize ASE's certificates and have agreed to honor the CME credit hours toward their registry requirements for sonographers. 

Course Cancellation Policy 

ASE hopes that everyone who registers for the Echo Hawaii will be able to attend. However, we understand that extenuating circumstances do occur. Cancellation requests must be submitted in writing to Registrar@ASEcho.org.    

Echo Hawaii Cancellation and Refund Policy  

• Cancellation requests received on or before December 26, 2024, will receive a full refund minus a $100 administrative fee.
• Cancellations received between December 27, 2024, and January 18, 2025, will receive a refund of 50% of their registration fee.
• Cancellations received on or after January 19, 2025, or no-shows will not be refunded.

Registration fees for any ASE course are non-transferable to another participant or another course. Refunds will be processed within 5-7 business days and issued back to the original payment method (if your payment is older than 120 days, a check will be issued back to you). In the unlikely event ASE cancels an in-person course, ASE is responsible only for a refund of the registration fee and not for any additional expenses incurred by the participant, including transportation, hotel accommodations, or any other miscellaneous expenses. Membership dues are non-refundable and non-transferable if you cancel your registration.  

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