News about GHSEV events, activities and updates.
Dear Greater Houston Society of Echo-Vascular members, The Echo Boards are around the corner! Join us for a virtual Jeopardy-style interactive Echo Board Review Session to help you crush the boards! Details Date: Thursday, July 8, 2021 6 – 6:30 pm: Social & Networking, Virtual Vendor Presentation. 6:30-7:30 pm: Jeopardy-style interactive echo board review session. Moderators: Dr. Bindu Chebrolu and … Read more
The 11th Annual Houston Echo Review Boot Camp for 2021 Echo Board is a two-day course of lectures, interactive discussions, and case presentations designed to prepare cardiovascular specialists for the National Board of Echocardiography (NBE) examinations, which will be held virtually on April 9 and 10, 2021. It is offered in coordination with the Texas Heart Institute and in cooperation … Read more
As is traditional, we hosted our annual holiday meeting last Thursday, December 03, 2020. We had a great turnout, vendor exhibits, a fun Jeopardy game, and outstanding educational talks, all done virtually (a first for the GHSEV!). Thanks to all of our members who attended (and if you weren’t able to make it to the live event, scroll down for…
We would like to thank our members who submitted cases for our 2020 virtual CME campaign, as well as the 2020 “Scary Cardiovascular Images” Event. You will have an opportunity to watch these excellent cases with important teaching points below. Must be logged in to watch the videos. Read more…
We want to thank all of our members who attended our first virtual GHSEV “Scary Cardiovascular Images” last night. Special thanks to the sonographers and physicians who took the time to prepare and submit “scary cases,” and to Robert Gregory from GE for sponsoring the event. After everyone had an opportunity to network and catch up, our president Dr. Jose … Read more
Do you have a “scary” echo or vascular case to present at our next GHSEV meeting? The GHSEV is happy to announce that we are resuming our educational and networking sessions with the “Scary Cardiovascular Images” event on Thursday, October 29, 2020. We will be utilizing a virtual platform, which is a first for our society. However, given the ongoing … Read more
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources for Echocardiography and Vascular Labs Dear Greater Houston Society of Echo-Vascular members and colleagues. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the provision of echocardiographic services will remain essential, and as you may know, health care personnel can be at significant risk if appropriate measures are not taken. The American Society of Echocardiography has rapidly developed a series of educational … Read more
We would like to thank Dr. Christian Lilje for the great talk on Congenital Heart Disease: Echocardiography Primer last Thursday! We’d also like to say thank you to Philips for sponsoring the meeting, the students for all of your help, and all of the great GHSEV members for coming out! If you haven’t done so yet, we would like to … Read more
Our traditional annual holiday meeting is our most attended (and fun!) and this year was not exception. Current and new GHSEV members gathered last Thursday December 12 at the Waterside Café (John P. McGovern TMC Commons) for an evening of learning, networking, and fellowship. We had the latest echo and ultrasound technology on display, a fantastic meal catered by Third … Read more
We want to thank our current and new members for attending this fantastic Halloween-themed interactive event last night, and special thanks to the sonographers and physicians who took the time to prepare and submit “scary cases”, and to Bracco Imaging for sponsoring the event and food. A total of 6 outstanding and truly “spooky” cases were selected, and presented by … Read more