9th Annual

Comprehensive Review & Update of

Perioperative Echocardiography

 Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina, San Diego, CA

February 13-18, 2006

 

SCA wishes to thank the following

2006 ECHO Meeting Supporters:

 

GE Healthcare

Siemens Medical Solutions USA

 

Edwards Lifesciences

Philips Medical Systems

 

Biosound Esaote, Inc.

National Academy of Perioperative Echocardiography (NAPE)

PCI Medical Inc.

Scios Inc.

 

Cambridge University Press

JLS Interactive, LLC - e-echocardiography.com

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Ministry Health Care, Weston/Wausau, Wisconsin

National Board of Echocardiography (NBE)

Saunders/Mosby/Churchill

TeraRecon, Inc.

 

  

PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS:

 

 

 

 

Biosound Esaote, Inc.

8000 Castleway Drive

Indianapolis, IN  46250

Phone:  317 813.6000 · 800 428.4374

Fax:  317 813.6600

Contact:  Sales Administration

Email:  info@biosound.com · www.biosound.com ·  www.esaote.com

 

Featuring the MyLab™OR ultrasound system, the first premium compact ultrasound imaging system optimized for anesthesiologists. MyLab offers a multi-plane TEE probe as well as probes for vascular access and nerve blocks.  For over 25 years Biosound Esaote delivers ultrasound that meets today’s diagnostic imaging requirements.

 

 

Cambridge University Press

 

 

Edwards Lifesciences 

Edwards Lifesciences (NYSE: EW) is a global leader in products and         

technologies to treat advanced cardiovascular disease and the number-one   

heart valve company in the world. Headquartered in Irvine, California,     

Edwards focuses on four main cardiovascular disease states: heart valve    

disease, coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease and          

congestive heart failure. The company leverages its design, development and

marketing expertise through four main product categories: Heart Valve      

Therapy, Critical Care, Cardiac Surgery and Vascular Therapy.              

                                                                             

Edwards’ global brands, which are sold in approximately 100 countries,     

include Carpentier-Edwards, Cosgrove-Edwards, Fogarty, Research Medical,   

Starr-Edwards and Swan-Ganz. The company’s Credo, “Helping Patients is Our 

Life’s Work, and Life is Now” summarizes Edwards’ commitment to working as 

trusted partners in the community fighting cardiovascular disease, helping 

patients and improving the quality of life around the world.               

                                                                             

 

GE Healthcare

GE Healthcare provides medical technologies that will shape a new age of patient care. With expertise in anesthesia delivery, ventilation, medical imaging, information technologies, medical diagnostics and patient monitoring systems, GE Healthcare offers a broad range of services to improve productivity in healthcare and enable providers to better diagnose, treat and manage patients.

www.gehealthcare.com

 

 

JLS Interactive, LLC provides e-Echocardiography.com

e-Echocardiography.com is a web based, interactive course and resource for learning transesophageal echocardiography.  The website has interactive, authoritative text with thousands of high quality video loops, colorful diagrams and animations.  Earn CME credits and gain access to the video database, echo formulas and a wealth of other echo information.

 

 

Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins

 

Ministry Health Care

Ministry Health Care in Weston/Wausau, Wisconsin has recently built Saint Clare’s Hospital, a state-of-the-art facility and  integrated medical campus.  Saint Clare’s Hospital is searching for dedicated BC/BE Anesthesiologists to assist in the continued development of our Cardiovascular Surgery Department.

 

 

National Academy of Perioperative Echocardiography (NAPE)

The National Academy of Perioperative Echocardiography (NAPE) provides

efficient post-graduate education for physicians in learning rapidly

advancing and more complex technologies that require certification.  The

echoTEACH program trains/prepares practicing anesthesiologists (without

having to leave their practice) for certification in the field of

echocardiography and how obtain reimbursement from third parties.

In addition, NAPE offers a unique ultrasound nerve block training program.

 

 

National Board of Echocardiography (NBE)

The NBE was established to:

• develop and administer examinations in the field of Clinical Echocardiography,

• recognize physicians who successfully complete an Examination of Special Competence in Echocardiography

• develop a certification process to recognize physicians who have completed an approved training program in echocardiography and passed the NBE’s Special Competence Exam. 

National Board of Echocardiography, Inc.
1500 Sunday Drive, Suite 102
Raleigh, NC 27607
Phone 919-861-5582

 

 

PCI Medical Inc.

PCI Medical introduces the TD-100, the only automated reprocessor for TEE probes. The TD-100 provides rapid, hands-free turnaround of under 17 minutes; a printed verification is generated at the end of the cycle. The compact design of the TD-100 allows it to be placed close to where it is used, eliminating the need to send the probes off to Central Sterile. FDA clearance.

www.pcimedical.com

1-800-862-3394

 

Philips Medical Solutions

Philips Medical offers ultrasound systems for every budget.  Philips OMNI III probe with harmonic imaging features a unique electrocaudery interference suppression technology to ensure artifact free imaging in the surgical suite. 

 

The newly-introduced iE33 and HD11 XE offers extraordinary levels of 2D image quality, next generation Live 3D and powerful on-cart 2D and 3D Quantification.  Its anti-glare flat panel display with independent adjustment of the monitor and control panel is ideal for the surgical environment.  

 

Philips extremely flexible and portable EnVisor delivers superior image quality for ultrasound guided regional anesthesia.

 

Philips offers medical technology designed to simplify our lives. Advanced yet easy to experience.

Philips – it just makes sense.  1-800-229-6417 www.medical.philips.com     

 

 

Saunders/Mosby/Churchill

ELSEVIER, now a combined premier worldwide health science publishing company, incorporating SAUNDERS, MOSBY, CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE, BUTTERWORTH HEINEMANN and HANLEY-BELFUS presents our latest titles in Cardiovascular Anesthesia. Visit and browse through our complete selection of publications including books, periodicals, and software. 

 

Scios Inc.

Scios Inc., a Johnson & Johnson company, is dedicated to changing the way heart failure is treated with Natrecor®

(nesiritide), a breakthrough therapy for acutely decompensated congestive heart failure.  Applying its winning combination of integrated research and clinical experience, Scios is bringing new therapeutics for cardiovascular disease, inflammatory disease and cancer to patients with unmet medical needs.

 

 

Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.

ACUSON Sequoia™ Echocardiography System

ACUSON CV70™ Cardiovascular System

ACUSON Cypress™ Cardiovascular System

All ACUSON systems image with the same V5Ms transesophageal transducer

 

TeraRecon Inc.

TeraRecon Inc. is an imaging technology company that develops, markets, and supports systems and subsystems for professional imaging applications, with special emphasis on medical imaging. Its mission is to develop and deploy innovative products that deliver high performance and superior image quality based on unique technologies for professional imaging applications in medical, geophysical, industrial and scientific markets.

 

 

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