Echocardiography Basic Course

Echocardiography Basic Course

COURSE Content:

This course will discuss basic and advanced echocardiography systematic approach and interpretation in clinical context.

Course Chairperson: Dr Yasser Sadek, MD, FSCAI

Course Directors: Dr Yasser Sadek

• Dr Abdullah El-Asry 
• Dr Housam Magdy 
• Dr Amr Kandil

COURSE Goals:

• Identify Echo views
• Understand assessment of different cardiac structures.
• Identify different pathological diseases
• Echo assessment in emergency situations
• Echo assessment in complex interventions
• Introduction to special features in echo assessments (3D echo, contrast echo, TEE, dobutamine stress) 

Estimated number of sessions: 7

Estimated Time: 840 min.

Topic session:

• Basic physics, image optimization and views
• Basic concepts of Doppler and Hemodynamics
• Assessment of left and right ventricular systolic and diastolic functions
• Assessment of valvular and prosthetic heart disease
• Assessment of coronary artery disease
• Echo assessment in emergency situations and extracardiac pathologies (Aorta, pulmonary, pericardial, lung ultrasound)
• Introduction to advanced echo assessment (Speckle tracking, TEE, dobutamine and 3D echocardiography)

Instructors:

Dr Haitham Badran: Professor of Cardiology Ain Shams University