July 20, 2022 | 5:00 - 6:00 PM Eastern Time

CME Information: 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM

In addition to offering 1.0 CME credits, this activity has been developed and registered with ACCME to provide MOC, MOC Part 2, and MOCA 2.0 points in alignment with AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM.

Moderators & Speakers:  Alexandra Gardner, RDCS, FASE, Amber Taylor, MBA, ACS, RCS, RVS, Jennifer Liu, MD, FASE, Ana Barac, MD, PhD, Marielle Scherrer-Crosbie, MD, PhD, FASE

Learning Objectives

• Guide the sonographer on what information to gather and how to acquire strain
• Learn the main pitfalls in strain acquisition
• Help the provider interpret cardio-oncology cases

Sonographer's Primer:

Moderator(s): Alexandra Gardner and Amber Taylor

• What histories should the sonographer gather and include on the report?
• Considerations for acquiring images (optimization is extremely important)
  • Pitfalls- shadowing, rib artifact, breast implants, TDS, scar tissue, patient comfort, lung artifact
  • Tips and tricks- select best images, raise gain, decrease compression, make sure 4/3/2 chamber views are at the same depth, make sure to use similar EKG/HR rhythms, make sure that ALL wall segments are in the sector, etc
• Gaining and remaining competent/ QI- 50 needed for imaging competencies. Add it to your regular echo protocol to gain practice.
• Discuss the importance of sonographers echo practices and the patient outcomes.
• Walk-through examples- focus on tracking accuracy and competency building

Walk-through segments with Q&A will be a dedicated large portion of this webinar.

Physician’s primer:

Moderator(s): Jennifer Liu, MD, Ana Barac, MD, Marielle Scherrer-Crosbie, MD

• How to interpret the strain—a reminder of the existing guidelines on the normal/abnormal values
• What we do with the data- examples of decreased strain/normal EF- decreased strain/decreased EF
  • Anthracyclines/HER2
  • ICI

• Contact:
  Liz Foster