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Investigator Award Competitions

Why Submit Your Work to ASE 2020?
  • I attended the ASE Scientific Sessions for the first time in 2018 and was amazed by the length and breadth of research and scientific discovery on display, along with the highly educational oral and poster presentations. The 2019 Scientific Sessions were much the same, if not better. “ – ASE 2019 Abstract Presenter
  • “ASE 2019 provided me many exciting moments, and enabled me to know not only the history but also current trends and future directions in echocardiography.” – ASE 2019 Abstract Presenter

2020 Arthur E Weyman Young Investigator’s Award Competition
2020 Brian Haluska Sonographer Research Award Competition

2020 Arthur E. Weyman Young Investigator’s Award Competition
Supported by the National Board of Echocardiography

2019 Arthur E. Weyman Young Investigator’s Award Competition Winner:
Nobuyuki Kagiyama, MD, PhD, West Virginia University Heart and Vascular Institute Innovation Center, won the 2019 competition for his work on “Cardiac Ultrasonic Fingerprinting: A Radiomics Approach for High-Throughput Feature Phenotyping of Dysfunctional Myocardium.” He is pictured here with the National Board of Echocardiography’s president-elect Marcus Stoddard, MD, FASE.

Young investigators under the age of 40 who are no more than five years from the end of their training are eligible to participate in this annual competition supported by the National Board of Echocardiography in honor of their first president, Arthur E. Weyman, MD, FASE. Four finalists will be selected to make a fifteen minute oral presentation and a poster presentation of their research at the 31st Annual ASE Scientific Sessions. The winner will be awarded $1,500 and each of the other finalists $1,000. In addition, all four finalists will receive complimentary meeting registration and travel support to attend the meeting. The winner will also be invited to present his/her research at the December 2020 European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging’s EuroEcho meeting, and the April 2021 Japanese Society of Echocardiography’s Annual Scientific Meeting. Young investigators must submit an abstract of original work and an additional brief manuscript of up to 1,500 words to be considered for the competition. Abstracts not selected as finalists in the competition will automatically be considered for general presentation.

2020 Brian Haluska Sonographer Research Award Competition
Supported by the ASE Foundation

Natalie Edwards, ACS, AMS, FASE, Prince Charles Hospital, won the 2019 competition for her work on “Resting Global Myocardial Work Derived from Non-Invasive Left Ventricular Pressure-Strain Loops Discriminates Between True Positive and False Positive Exercise Stress Echocardiography.” She is pictured here with the competition judges (left to right): Michael Main, MD, FASE; Sue Phillip, RDCS, FASE; Lanqi Hua, RDCS (AE/PE/FE), MS, FASE; and Theodore Abraham, MD, FASE.

Sonographer (non-physician) investigators who served as the primary investigator on their project are eligible to participate in this annual competition supported by the ASE Foundation in honor of Brian Haluska, PhD, MSC (HONS), RDCS, AMS, FASE, and his incredible contributions to sonographer-led research over the course of his career. Four finalists will be selected to make an oral presentation and a poster presentation of their research at the 31st Annual ASE Scientific Sessions. The winner will be awarded $500. In addition, all four finalists will receive complimentary meeting registration. To be eligible, applicants must hold echocardiography certification from ARDMS or CCI, or an equivalent international sonography certification, and must indicate that they would like to be considered for the competition when submitting their work. Abstracts not selected as finalists in the competition will automatically be considered for general presentation.

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Questions?

View our Guidelines for Abstract Preparation and Submission and Frequently Asked Questions, or contact abstracts@asecho.org.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) & ASE Live Courses

The health, well-being, and safety of our live course attendees is of the utmost importance, and to that end ASE is closely monitoring the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation. On March 17, 2020, the ASE Executive Committee decided to cancel the live ASCeXAM/ReASCE Review Course in Boston, MA, on May 9-12 and offer it as a virtual online course. For more information on registering to attend this meeting virtually, click here.

The ASE 2020 Scientific Sessions in Denver, CO, on June 19-22 is currently still being planned to take place as scheduled.

In consultation with our leadership, we plan to continue following the recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local health organizations in the Boston and Denver areas. In addition, we will also be working with local health authorities at each of the venues to ensure that appropriate precautions are being followed. If you have any questions, please contact us at Registrar@ASEcho.org.

We will continue to post further updates as the need arises.

We  have created a COVID-19 Resources page for our members.

ASE Course Cancellation Policy
At this time, ASE’s current course cancellation policy is in effect. As we continue to monitor the COVID-19 situation, should anything change, we will re-evaluate our cancellation policy at that time in regards to registration refunds.

Current policy is:
If you wish to cancel your participation in any ASE course, your registration fee, less a $100 administrative fee, will be refunded when written notification is received at least 30 days before the first day of the meeting. No refunds will be made after that date or given for no-shows. Registration for any ASE course is non-transferable to another participant or another course. In the event that an individual is unable to attend the conference due to inclement weather or chooses not to attend due to a health epidemic, ASE is unable to refund the conference fee. In the unlikely event the course is cancelled, ASE is responsible only for refund of the registration fee, minus the administrative fee, and not for transportation, hotel accommodations, or any miscellaneous expenses incurred by the participant.