Save the Date for our Fall 2026

NESE Conference!

Program Information Coming SOON!
Saturday, October 24th, 2026

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Lebanon, NH

PROGRAM SCHEDULE - COMING SOON!

7:30 AM - 8:20 AM

Registration, Continental Breakfast and Exhibits

8:20 AM – 8:30 AM

Welcome, Housekeeping

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM‍ ‍

9:30 AM – 10:00 AM‍ ‍

10:00 AM – 10:15 AM

Refreshment Break and Exhibits

10:15 AM– 11:30 AM

11:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Industry and Exhibit Trot

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

1:00 PM – 1:30 PM

1:30 PM – 2:00 PM

2:00 PM – 2:30 PM

Refreshment Break, Industry and Exhibit Trot

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM

3:30 PM – 4:15 PM

4:15 - 4:30 PM

Prize Giveaway, Closing Remarks, Adjourn

Plan your stay

Planning to stay the night? We’ve included a list of hotels in the area. When contacting a hotel to make a reservation, be sure to ask for the Medical Promotional Rate for Maine Medical Center to receive any available discounts.

Downtown Portland, Maine

Congratulations to our 2025 NESE Scholarship Winner!

Ashley Meyer

Ashley Meyer 2025 NESE Scholarship Winner

Thank you to our conference sponsors!

CREDIT:

The Accrediting Body designates this educational activity for a maximum of 6.0 CEU Credits. Continuing education credits are honored by the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) and Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) towards registry requirements for sonographers. Credits are not valid towards ARRT of physician requirements.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

The faculty members of this program will utilize their clinical expertise and experience to improve attendees’ awareness and understanding of basic measurements and application of conventional and advanced technology. Teaching methods will include lectures, case presentations, live scanning, and audience participation.

FACULTY DISCLOSURE:

In order to ensure the highest balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor, faculty are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest related to the subject matter of the educational activity. Faculty also will disclose any off-label and/or investigational use of pharmaceuticals or instruments discussed in their presentation. Disclosure will be published in course material so the participants may formulate their own judgments regarding the presentation. 

FACULTY:

Bryan Doldt, MS, RDCS, FASE

Program Director, Echocardiography Programs

School of Medical Imaging and Therapeutics MCPHS University, Worcester, MA

Zachary Bukowski, BS, RDCS

Echocardiography Sonographer

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center

Lebanon, NH

Scott Friedman, MD

Chief of Cardiology and Associate Chief of Medicine White River Junction VA Medical Center

White River Junction, VT

Bryon A. Gentile, MD, FASE

Director of Interventional Echocardiography

UMass Chan Medical School, 55 Lake Ave North, Worcester, MA

Jeff Hill, MSc, ACS, FASE

Assistant Professor, Echocardiography Programs

School of Medical Imaging and Therapeutics, MCPHS University, Worcester, MA

Vincent Lipari, DO

Advanced Imaging Cardiologist and Director of Cardiovascular CT

Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT

Christina Lynch, MHA, RDCS

Cardiac Sonographer

Hartford Hospital

Hartford, CT

Richard A. Palma, BS, ACS, RCCS, RCS, RDCS, FACVP, FSDMS, FASE

Director, Duke Cardiac Ultrasound Program Duke School of Medicine, Raleigh, NC

Steve Walling, BS, ACS, RDCS, FASE

Program Director and Clinical Coordinator

Hoffman Heart School of Cardiovascular Technology

Saint Francis Hospital, Hartford, CT

Tiffani E. Wood, ACS, RDCS (AE, PE, FE)

Lead Cardiac Sonographer

University of Vermont Medical Center

Burlington, V

Our Spring 2026 conference was a huge success!

Thank you to all who participated.