cardiology clinical case
A PoCUS Approach to Shock in the ICU
Details for the echo rounds on June 12, 2025. Speaker: Dr. Sophia Wen, Critical Care Fellow, St. Michael’s Hospital Topic: A PoCUS Approach to Shock in the ICU Objectives: 1. Develop a practical...
Echocardiography and the LV Inflow
Speaker: Dr. Yazeed Almalki, Echo Fellow, St. Michael's Hospital. Objectives: 1. Left ventricle (LV) inflow basic 2D anatomy with focus on the M-mode modality. 2. Basics of LV inflow spectral Doppler...
Echocardiographic Assessment of the Mitral Valve...
Speaker: Dr. Kendra Derry. Cardiac Anesthesiologist, St. Michael's Hospital Topic: Echocardiographic Assessment of the Mitral Valve for Repair Objectives: 1. Discuss the pre-operative mitral valve...
Contrast Echo: Review and Update
Contrast echo: review and update. Objectives: 1. Understand what ultrasound enhancing agents (UEA) are and how to optimize echo images. 2. Review the guidelines for current UEA clinical applications...
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy from Echo’s Perspective,...
Speaker: Dr. Ibrahim Albakri , DRCPSC Cardiology & Echocardiography consultant @ KFAFH Hospital, Saudia Arabia Objectives: 1. To identify the patterns and phenotypic expressions of Hypertrophic...
Echo Core Curriculum: A Review of Anatomy, Physiology,...
Speaker: Dr. Rudy Unni, Echo Fellow, St. Michael's Hospital Objectives: 1. Understand hepatic vein and IVC anatomy and implications on cardiac assessment. 2. Review normal hepatic vein flow and PW Doppler...
Echo Assessment of the Pulmonary Veins
Speaker: Basma Mohammed, PGY-5, University of Toronto. Objectives: 1. Anatomy of the pulmonary veins. 2. Physiology of the pulmonary veins. 3. The effect of different Pathologies in the pulmonary vein...
When an Echocardiographer and a Physicist Walk...
Speaker: Tina Zhou MD, cardiology resident, PGY5, U of T. Objectives: 1. Review the principle of continuity and conservation of energy. 2. Demonstrate how fundamental physics principles are used in...
What is the Pressure Gradient in the Left Ventricle
Speaker: Priya Koilpillai, MD FRCPC (she/her) Echocardiography Fellow, Cardiology St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto Objectives: 1) Understand the difference between LV cavity obliteration vs LVOT...
Stress Echo in the Setting of Pulmonary Hypertension
Stress Echo in the Setting of Pulmonary Hypertension. Speaker: Priya Koilpillai MD, Echo Fellow, St. Michael's Hospital. Objectives: 1. Review the principles of stress echo 2. Review the transthoracic...
Resuscitative TEE: The Next Level of POCUS
Resuscitative TEE: The Next Level of POCUS. Speaker: Pablo Perez d’Empaire, MD FRCPC FCCM FASE Cardiovascular Anesthesiology and Perioperative Echocardiography Director POCUS Fellowship Program...
That is Not Supposed to Be There … An Overview...
That is Not Supposed to Be There … An Overview of Cardiac Masses. Date: 1 Aug 2024. Speaker: Jamie Sklar, MD MSc FRCPC Objectives: 1. Provide an approach to the differential diagnosis of the cardiac...
Echo Features in Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy...
Echo Features in Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy - A Journey Through the Echo Lab. Speaker: Amer Johri, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FASE, Professor, Queen’s University, Founder of POCUS Journal,...
Use of Echocardiography in Hemodynamics Instability...
Use of echocardiography in hemodynamics Instability and Cardiac Arrest. Date: 24 October 2024. Speaker: Dr. Rosalie Brochu, Critical Care Medicine Fellow, University of Toronto. Objectives: 1. Appreciate...