Echo Australia
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The Echo Australia conference is a three day workshop and symposium
. It is organised by a collaboration involving The Prince Charles Hospital
Echocardiography Department in Brisbane
and the Mayo Clinic
. It has been running on a yearly basis for 8 years.
The conference focuses on current uses and limitations of two-dimensional echocardiography
, spectral Doppler, and colour flow imaging in the assessment of adult cardiac disease. It also contains 'how to' interactive workshops. Towards the end of the conference, there is a presentation of "Case of the Year" which is based on cases presented by the delegates who attend the conference.
Symposium
In ancient Greece, the symposium was a drinking party. Literary works that describe or take place at a symposium include two Socratic dialogues, Plato's Symposium and Xenophon's Symposium, as well as a number of Greek poems such as the elegies of Theognis of Megara...
. It is organised by a collaboration involving The Prince Charles Hospital
The Prince Charles Hospital
The Prince Charles Hospital is a major teaching hospital in Brisbane's northside with an emphasis in cardiac and respiratory medicine and cardio-thoracic surgery. It also has geriatric and rehabilitation services, elective orthopaedic services and cardiothoracic services, an in-patient psychiatric...
Echocardiography Department in Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
and the Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic is a not-for-profit medical practice and medical research group specializing in treating difficult patients . Patients are referred to Mayo Clinic from across the U.S. and the world, and it is known for innovative and effective treatments. Mayo Clinic is known for being at the top of...
. It has been running on a yearly basis for 8 years.
The conference focuses on current uses and limitations of two-dimensional echocardiography
Echocardiography
An echocardiogram, often referred to in the medical community as a cardiac ECHO or simply an ECHO, is a sonogram of the heart . Also known as a cardiac ultrasound, it uses standard ultrasound techniques to image two-dimensional slices of the heart...
, spectral Doppler, and colour flow imaging in the assessment of adult cardiac disease. It also contains 'how to' interactive workshops. Towards the end of the conference, there is a presentation of "Case of the Year" which is based on cases presented by the delegates who attend the conference.