Save the Date for our Spring 2026

NESE Conference!

Saturday, May 2nd, 2026

UMass Memorial Medical Center | Albert Sherman Center

55 Lake Avenue North

Worcester, MA 01655

Registration Now Open!

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PROGRAM SCHEDULE:

7:00 AM - 7:45 AM

Registration, Welcome Breakfast and Vendors Open

7:45 AM – 8:00 AM

Welcome, Housekeeping

Steve Walling, ACS, RDCS, FASE

8:00 AM – 8:50 AM‍ ‍

Diastology in 2026: Are We Done Yet?

Jordan Strom, MD

8:50 AM – 9:40 AM‍ ‍

B-Lines and Baselines: Elevating HF Assessment with Cardiac Ultrasound

Katherine Clark, MD & Andrea Nicol, RDCS

9:40 AM – 9:50 AM

Silver Sponsor Presentation

9:50 AM– 10:20 AM

Vendor Trot

10:20 AM – 11:10 AM

The Rise of Artificial Intelligence in Echocardiology: Doom or Boom for Cardiac Sonographers?

Bernard Bulwer, MD

11:10 AM – 12:00 PM

Hypertrophic Cardioimyopathy Common Pitfalls and Imaging Tips

Sherif Labib, MD

12:00 PM – 12:15 PM

Gold Sponsor Presentation

12:15 PM – 1:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM – 1:50 PM

From Awareness to Implementation: Advancing Injury Prevention in Sonographer Practice

Lanqi Hua, RDCS

1:50 PM – 2:40 PM

Mitral Regurgitation

Jayashri Aragam, MD & Elham Yousefi, RDCS

2:40 PM – 2:50 PM

Silver Sponsor Presentation

2:50 PM – 3:10 PM

Break, Visit Sponsors

3:10 - 4:00 PM

Echo Jeopardy!
Sourbha Dani, MD & Julia Graspa, MD

4:10 PM

Closing Remarks and Prizes

Frequently Asked Questions

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Attendees may park in the West Garage, which is attached to the conference location at the Sherman Center. Click here for the map.

Yes, we have blocked rooms at the Beechwood Hotel in Worcester. Please call to reserve your room. More information can be found here.
We have a fantastic roster of leaders and subject matter experts joining us for the Spring 2026 NESE conference. Click here to see the agenda.

Plan your stay

Planning to stay the night? We have blocked rooms at the Beechwood Hotel in Worcester, MA, at a special rate for conference attendees. Please call to reserve your room by 4/1

Hotel Information

Congratulations to our 2025 NESE Scholarship Winner!

Ashley Meyer

Thank you to our conference sponsors!

Thank you to our breakfast sponsor, Abbott. We appreciate the huge level of support you’ve shown NESE.

Thank you to our Gold-level Sponsor:

Thank you to our Silver-level Sponsors:

Thank you to all of our sponsors!

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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.

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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.

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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:

Jordi Strom, MD, MSc, FACC, FASE

Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Director of the Echocardiography Laboratory, Director of Echocardiographic Research at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts, and Section Head for Cardiovascular Imaging Research at the Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Center for Outcomes Research in Cardiology

Katherine Clark, MD

Yale New Haven Hospital

Andrea Nicol, MS, RDMS (AB, BR, OB/GYN), RVT, RDCS (AE), RMSKS, FASE

Quinnipiac University; Yale New Haven Hospital

Lanqi Hua, ACS, APCA, FASE

Massachusetts General Hospital

Bernard Bulwer, MD, MSc, FASE

Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Sherif Labib, MD

Director of the Echocardiography Laboratory at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, with academic appointments at UMass Chan School of Medicine as Professor of Medicine, and Adjunct Professor in Medicine at Tufts Medical School

Jayashri Aragam, MD

Department of Veteran’s Affairs

Elham Yousefi, RDCS

Department of Veteran’s Affairs

Sourbha Dani, MD

Program Director of Cardiovascular Fellowship, Associate Professor at UMass, and Adjunct Associate Professor at Tufts

Julia Graspa, MD, PhD

Director for Education in echocardiography at Brigham and Women’s Hospital; Harvard Medical School