Philips Med-Talk Series
Ultrasound Webinar for Cardiac Imaging
Explore with us novel 3D techniques and case presentations in the peri-operative TEE setting. We will also have a closer look at the cardiac evaluation of the endurance athlete using ultrasound.
Register now; this webinar is CPD points accredited.*
*CPD Point accreditation is only available for South African attendees
Professor Justiaan Swanevelder
MBChB(Stell), DA(SA), FCA(SA), MMed(Anes), FRCA,
Professor and Head of UCT Department of Anesthesia and peri-operative Medicine, Groote Schuur and Red Cross War Memorial Children Hospitals, since 2012.
Prof worked as a consultant Cardiothoracic Anesthetist at Glenfield Hospital, University Hospital of Leicester NHS Trust from 1995-2012. There he initiated & developed the regular, one-week Glenfield Hospital hands-on Perioperative TOE course.
He was involved as part of ACTA-BSE task force to develop the first UK peri-operative TOE examination & accreditation process. In addition to an undergraduate & postgraduate anesthesia education, he presents clinical & academic interests in adult and congenital cardiothoracic anesthesia. As well as in the value of peri-operative transesophageal echocardiography in patient outcomes.
Dr JP Smedema
MD, MMed (Int), MSc (stroke med, ESO) PhD. FCP
Dr JP Smedema is an interventional cardiologists with special interest in sports cardiology and stroke medicine. He is currently practising at Netcare Blaauberg hospital in Cape Town. He underwent his specialist training at Tygerberg Hospital in Cape Town and at Erasmus Medical Centre in Rotterdam.
Program Thursday, 8 October 2020 (South African Time) GMT+2 19.00 - 19.10 Welcome & Opening - DeWet van der Westhuizen, Clinical application specialist, Cardiovascular ultrasound, Philips 19.10 - 19.35 Case presentations showing added value of advanced and 3D TEE in the peri-operative setting - Prof Swanevelder 19.40 - 20.00 Contemporary cardiac evaluation of the endurance athlete with ultrasound - Dr JP Smedema 20.00 - 20.15 Q&A and Closing
General description of the webinar:
In this webinar, by means of case studies, our expert speakers will lecture on the usefulness and added value of 3D and strain echocardiography in the peri-operative setting. We will have a closer look at the novel ‘photo-realistic’ 3D rendering and other advanced technologies. Moving from the theatre to the sports field there will be an in-depth discussion on the cardiac evaluation of the endurance athlete with ultrasound.
Target audience:
Cardiologists, cardiac anesthesiologist, clinical technologists, sonographers, specialist physicians & cardiac ICU nurses. This is an in-person live webinar with Q&A.
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