Saturday, August 8
ASE HAPPY HOUR AND COUNCIL NETWORKING
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
A welcome message, toast to healthcare workers, and an exciting karaoke contest hosted by Immediate Past President, Madhav Swaminathan, MD, FASE, President, Judy Hung, MD, FASE, and Scientific Sessions Program Chairs, Theodore Abraham, MD, FASE, and Sue Phillip, RCS, FASE will kick off this networking event.
The second half of the event will be Council Networking sessions where you can visit different “rooms” to learn more about the ASE Councils and hear from the Council steering committee representatives. Each of our four Councils, Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease, Cardiac Sonography, Circulation and Vascular Ultrasound and Perioperative Echo, will have a separate room. You do not need to be a member of the Council to join in, in fact this is a great way to learn about their activities. Attendees have an opportunity to ask questions through the chat function too,
Sunday, August 9
NETWORKING AND HAPPY HOUR
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Visit just one channel or go between channels if more than one topic is of interest. Attendees have an opportunity to ask questions through the chat function and listen to conversations in a much more casual and relaxed setting.
Ask the Luminaries
ASE luminaries including Pam Douglas, MD, FASE; Judy Hung, MD, FASE; Bijoy Khandheria, MD, FASE; Roberto Lang, MD, FASE; Jane Marshall, RDCS (AE/PE), FASE; Margaret Park, BS, ACS, RDCS, RVT, FASE; Vera Rigolin, MD, FASE; and William Zogbhi, MD, FASE will all be on hand to share their expertise while answering attendee questions.
Women in Echo
Athena Poppas, MD, FASE, ACC’s president, who is a leading echocardiographer and long-time ASE member, will give a short presentation titled “Woman in Cardiology: Navigating Your Career” and then she will also participate in a lively panel discussion with Peg Knoll, RDCS, RCS, FASE; Sharon Mulvagh, MD, FASE; Alina Nicoara, MD, FASE; and Ritu Thamman, MD, FASE.
Emerging Echo Enthusiasts (E3) and Early Career
Interested in hearing exciting news about one of ASE’s new specialty interest groups (SIG), the Emerging Echo Enthusiasts? Join SIG chairs Serge Harb, MD and Lucy Safi, DO, FASE; along with Enrique Garcia-Sayan, MD, FASE and Akhil Narang, MD, FASE;, as they share how to become involved with this group as well as tips for advancing your career. , as they share how to become involved with this group as well as tips for advancing your career.
Research
AIUM’s past president Brian Fowlkes, PhD, FAIUM; along with Past President Jonathan Lindner, MD, FASE; Treasurer Carol Mitchell, PhD, RDMS, RDCS, RVT, RT(R), ACS, FASE; and past Scientific Sessions Chair Marielle Scherrer-Crosbie, MD, PhD, FASE will explain how research is a major component of their career and answer audience questions.