California here we come!

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Bonnie J. Kane, BS, RDCS, FASE Get ready for the ASE Scientific Sessions 2010 in sunny San Diego! This beautiful location is just the icing on the cake for what is shaping up to be a phenomenal national meeting. Drs. Vera Rigolin and Roberto Lang, along with a superb program committee, have put together a very comprehensive program, with something to satisfy everyone’s particular interests. The meeting is a day shorter than in the past in an effort to make the most of your time. If you have never attended the ASE’s Scientific Sessions—this is the year! Saturday begins with a heart valve symposium, congenital track, sonographer track, two day adult echo exam prep, and the second year of the Sonographer Registry Review. The valve symposium, Heart Valve Innovations & Clinical Approaches, is designed to appeal to those interested in the integration of clinical evaluation, surgical treatments and echocardiography for the evaluation of valvular heart disease. It will be presented by world renowned cardiologists, surgeons, anesthesiologists, interventionalists, and sonographers. You won’t want to miss it. The congenital track spans all four days of the meeting and includes a comprehensive series of topics on pediatric and adult congenital heart disease. If this is your area of interest, you will be kept busy! For those studying for board or registry exams, the adult echo exam prep and the Sonographer Registry Review sessions are for you. These sessions are ticketed, so make sure you sign up early. The sonographer track opens on Saturday afternoon. Throughout the meeting, sonographerswill be treated to superbpresentations by experts in the field covering everything from chamber quantification, diastology, contrast, pericardial disease, adult congenital heart disease, and research careers, aswell as the role of sonographersoutside the echo lab. In addition, on Sunday there will be a session on the evolution of echocardiography, with legendary speakers chosen specifically for each generation—be sure to be there early, as the session is sure to fill up quickly. For some early morning fun, come meet members of the sonographer council for two informative sessions on Monday and Tuesday mornings where we will discuss current issues and professional development. As always, there will be a continental buffet breakfast where you can grab coffee and a muffin on your way!