Use and Effectiveness of Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) for Echocardiography – CME

This webinar titled “Use and Effectiveness of Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) for Echocardiography” discusses a practical overview of UEA imaging principles, understanding UEA quantification, and reviewing the developing technology with potential clinical applications tailored to individual patients. The purpose of this webinar is to provide Sonographers, Imaging Nurses, Administrators, Researchers, and Others with current clinical data to make informed decisions in their clinical settings.

1. Discuss indications for UEA use and evidence base for efficacy in practice.
2. Identify how best to optimize image quality and promote appropriate UEA use in the echocardiography laboratory.
3. Review updated literature regarding the contemporary safety of UEAs and best practices for the use of UEAs in echocardiography laboratories.

The content of this CME webinar is intended for healthcare professionals including Radiologists, Cardiologists, and Other Physicians, Radiologic and Imaging Nurses, Facility Managers, Researchers, and others.

This CME activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the sponsorship of Northwest Imaging Forums. NWIF is accredited by the ACCME to provide CME for physicians. NWIF designates this educational activity for 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity for which they attended.

Nurses may claim credit for activities approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™ in most states, for up to 50% of the nursing requirement for recertification. This course is designated for 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™.

Release Date: 5/5/25 | Expires: 7/2/26

Faculty and Planner Disclosures:
As an accredited provider of continuing medical education, it is the policy of Northwest Imaging Forums, Inc. (NWIF) to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all of its live activities. In accordance with this policy, faculty and planners must disclose any financial relationships with ineligible companies. Any relevant financial relationships have been mitigated by NWIF to ensure the integrity of the CME activity. The planner has nothing to disclose.

Jordan B. Strom, MD, MSc,
FACC, FASE

Medical Director, Echocardiography Laboratory,
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine,
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School,
Boston, MA