ASE is part of the WRMSD Alliance of Organizations, working to stop MSK injuries in the profession. This Alliance is hosting a Virtual Hack-a-Thon Grand Challenge to generate ideas and designs to bring an end to WRMSD – you could change the world. Find more details here.
Questions? Email Debbie Meyer at DMeyer@ASEcho.org.
The November JASE contains, “Impact of Arterial Blood Pressure on Ultrasound Hemodynamic Assessment of Aortic Valve stenosis Severity,” by Ahmad Hayek, MD, François Derimay, MD, PhD, Lisa Green, MD, Marion Rosset, MD, Hélène Thibault, MD, PhD, Gilles Rioufol, MD, PhD, and Gérard Finet, MD, PhD. Dr. Hayek said, “Arterial blood pressure impacts aortic stenosis severity assessment. Every severity parameter is essential and must be interpreted taking into account its limits.” Additional clinical investigations in this issue focus on novel displays of three-dimensional image sets, echocardiographic parameters associated with outcomes in various diseases, right ventricular pacing and tricuspid regurgitation, and fetal and pediatric echocardiography. Other topics covered by brief research communications and letters include COVID-19 related issues, improving TEE operational efficiency, and LV global longitudinal strain.
Blue page highlights include the annual photo spread from ASE’s 2020 Virtual Scientific Sessions and the education calendar showcasing extraordinary opportunities around the world to increase your expertise in the field.
The JASE Editorial Team is excited to announce that papers in the journal will now be available to readers even sooner. Within days of a paper being accepted, it will be posted on the JASE website in the Articles in Press section as a pre-proof publication. It will have a digital object identifier (DOI), and be searchable and citeable. When the corrected proof is ready, it will take the place of this version, and then eventually be placed in a JASE issue.
During the month of October, five ASE members were recognized for Going the Extra Mile and received a GEM award!
Read what their nominators had to say about them!
Do you know an ASE member who’s gone the extra mile? Join us in celebrating ASE members who are making the world a better place, be it for their dedication to the field of cardiovascular ultrasound, being an outstanding mentor to students or fellows, their commitment to quality patient care, a milestone service anniversary, or congratulating them on a major accomplishment. Learn more about how to nominate someone here.
December 1 is GivingTuesday, a global day of giving celebrated the Tuesday following Thanksgiving. ASEF is joining the movement for the 8th year in a row. We are asking for your help to reach an ambitious fundraising goal of $20,000.
Thanks to YOU, our generous donors, we’ve surpassed our goal every year except one. Mark your calendars now and plan to donate or better yet, pledge a donation today! Any pledge, big or small, brings us one step closer to our overall Annual Appeal goal. Donations will be accepted right on our website starting November 30 through December 2.
Contact Mary Carmody at MCarmody@ASEcho.org with any questions or to make your pledge. And if you want to learn more about why to give, visit ASEFoundation.org to see donations in action.
Do you have a peer who deserves recognition for the high level of their cardiovascular research? The ASE Nominations Committee is now accepting nominations for the 2021 Feigenbaum Lecturer who will present during the 32nd Annual ASE Scientific Sessions, June 18-21, 2021. The deadline for nominations is November 30, 2020.
Click here for nomination guidelines. Please email Nominations@ASEcho.org with any questions or to submit your nomination.
Are you interested in volunteering for ASE? The Society depends on its members to get involved and advance our mission. Our volunteers help set standards, develop products, create courses, direct subspecialty activities, advocate for echo on the federal and state levels, and so much more. If you are a new volunteer interested in serving on an ASE committee or a member currently serving on a committee and would like to continue to serve, log in to your ASE member portal, click on “Membership” on the top menu bar, select “Call for Volunteers” from the dropdown, and complete the interest form and annual Volunteer Disclosure Form also in the “Membership” drop down.
The application process will remain open through January 4, 2021. The term of service for new appointments will be July 2021 – June 2022.
The latest issue of CASE, ASE’s online case reports journal, is available, and includes 35 articles. This increase reflects the large jump in our submissions during the pandemic. We wish to thank you for sharing your interesting case reports. In this issue, we wish to draw your attention to “Loeffler Endocarditis as a Manifestation of Paraneoplastic Hypereosinophilia,” from Brian P. Kelley, MD, Casey Gazda, MD, and Joseph A. Siyak, MD. Lead author Dr. Kelley says, “We describe a case of Loeffler Endocarditis in a patient with paraneoplastic eosinophilia in the setting of metastatic renal cell carcinoma. Although imaging findings associated with the disease are not uncommonly equivocal, echocardiography plays an important role in its diagnosis and management.”
COVID-19 consequences, anatomic anomalies, aortic awareness, carotid strands, fetal/congenital cases, diagnosing diseases, infectious identities (including “Cardiac Manifestations of Trypanosoma cruzi Infection in a Domestic Dog“), surgical situations, and valve disease are all topics covered in this issue. CASE is a valuable tool for mentors, educators, and sonographers. CASE co-Editors-in-Chief, Karen G. Zimmerman, BS, ACS, RDCS, RVT, FASE, and L. Leonardo Rodriguez, MD, FASE, FACC, are continually grateful to the all the authors and reviewers who have dedicated their time and effort to CASE’s mission of publishing high-quality educational content. We realize this is especially challenging during this pandemic when so much more energy is necessary for navigating everyday life.
CASE always wants to hear from readers and potential authors with opinions and questions. Don’t hesitate to email managing editor, Deborah Meyer at DMeyer@ASEcho.org. We would love to know what in this issue you find especially provocative!
As a Qualified Clinical Data Registry for 2020, ImageGuide can be used to fulfill reporting requirements under MIPS. Enrollment is free for ASE members, making ImageGuide a valuable, risk-free strategy for addressing MIPS obligations and avoiding financial penalties. ImageGuide makes it easy to submit your data to CMS for all MIPS categories and offers personalized, one-to-one support. Send questions to DRodriguez@ASEcho.org or ImageGuide Contact.
The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) is pleased to announce that 15 members have been chosen to make up the second cohort of the ASE Leadership Academy. This cohort will spend 19 months in training to increase their knowledge and develop skill sets that will help them be successful leaders throughout their careers. The concept for the program, which debuted in 2018, is to create a process to mentor and train future leaders, ultimately creating a pipeline of emerging leaders with specific talents that would be helpful for ASE’s committees and Board of Directors, as well as serving in their own respective institutions or in other organizational leadership roles. ASE is committed to the professional growth of its members and a dynamic volunteer leadership team. The Leadership Academy brings together both of these goals. Read more here.
Thank you to everyone who uploaded echo images and voted on Connect@ASE during the Image Calendar Competition. Please join ASE in congratulating the following members whose images have been selected for the 2021 ASE Image Calendar:
Bonita Anderson, DMU (Cardiac), M App Sc(Med Ultrasound), ACS, AMS, FASE
Nicole Bavaro, BA, RDCS, FASE
Stefano Boemler Busato, MD, FACC
Megan Emery, RCS, RVS
David Estes, RCS
Alexander Frampton, BExSS, GradDip (Cardiac Ultrasound)
Yannis A. Amador Godoy, MD
Rahiba Ishanzai, BHS, RDCS
Yu Kang, PhD, MD
David Prior, MBBS, PhD, FRACP, DDU, FCSANZ, FACC, FASE,
Madeline Schiminger, BS, RDCS (AE, PE)
Daniel A. Sloyer, MD, FASE
Kathryn Zeigler, RDCS, FASE
To receive your copy of the 2021 Image Calendar, renew your ASE membership by December 31, 2020.
