About The Event
11,300+
Participants Trained
625
Patients Scanned
During the first week of September, a team of ASE Foundation volunteers participated in free patient scanning and physician training events spanning multiple sites in central China. The week concluded with the 3rd Xijing International Summit Forum on Cardiovascular Ultrasound.
This event was supported by a grant from the Edwards Lifesciences Foundation Every Heartbeat Matters program.
Highlights
Three free scanning events
The team provided free scans at a children’s welfare home in Yan’an, the Ganquan People’s Hospital, and the Zhidan People’s Hospital.
3rd Xijing International Summit Forum on Cardiovascular Ultrasound
The team participated in this day of lectures which showcased the latest international ideas of medicine and innovated results of medical research. There were over 300 attendees on site and the lectures were live-streamed to over 11,000 viewers!
Free copies of the translated Evaluation of Mitral Regurgitation Poster
At the 3rd Xijing International Summit Forum on Cardiovascular Ultrasound, translated copies of the Evaluation of Mitral Regurgitation poster from the Recommendations for Noninvasive Evaluation of Native Valvular Regurgitation guideline document (Zoghbi, et al) were given away to attendees.
Participants & Collaborators
The volunteer team consisted of 7 ASE Foundation sonographers and physicians. Our team worked side by side with the local clinicians which provided the perfect opportunity to collaborate and share knowledge. The expected long-term, residual impact of this specific event is a deepening relationship with a potential long-term partner in China, advanced training for attendees in China, improved patient care in rural areas, cultural and educational exchange, and a unique volunteer opportunity for ASE members.
Team Leaders
Cynthia Taub, MD, FASE
Liwen Liu, MD
Xijing Hospital
Team Members
Robin Billman, RN, BS, RDCS, CHFN
Nancy Cutler, MD, FASE
Rajesh Janardhanan, MD, FASE
Yan Wang, RDCS, FASE
Neil Weissman, MD, FASE
Feng Xie, MD
Staff: Mary Carmody and Robin Wiegerink, MNPL
Partners In Care
The ASE Foundation thanks our partners for this event: Xijing Hospital in Xi’an; the Dongguan Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease Specialist Ward of the First Affiliated Hospital of Yan’an University; Edwards Lifesciences Foundation; Siemens Healthineers; Philips China; and Hitachi.
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