About The Event
ASE Foundation volunteers traveled to Havana, Cuba where they conducted a 3-day training event for 300+ Cuban cardiologists. In partnership with th Echocardiography Section of the Cuban Society of Cardiology, and InterAmerican Association of Echocardiography, the volunteers organized a training event at theatre of Hermanos Ameijeiras Hospital, the premier hospital in Havana.
Interest of holding an event in Cuba increased as travel became less restrictive for US citizens. Working with Dr. Prohias as the Cuban echocardiographer, discussions began to identify the right type of event to coduct in Cuba to best fit the needs of the country. In this case, there was a need for advanced training for physicians. Expert speakers would travel to Cuba to make advanced training available for all echocardiographers in that country. The goal of this event was deepening relationships with a potential long-term partner in Cuba, advanced training for attendees in Cuba, improved patient care, and cultural and educational exchange.
Highlights
Staffed with faculty from North America, Cuba, and South America, over 300 Cuban cardiologists participated. Cuban officials estimated that 91% of the country’s echocardiographers were reached.
Participants & Collaborators
ASE’s volunteer team consisted of seven clinicians, and two staff members. Our volunteers works alongside faculty from Cuba, and from South America.
In addition to the ASE team we had faculty from Cuba: Ángela Ma. Castro Arca, MD; Reinaldo Milán Castillo, MD; Adel González Morejón, MD; Aylen Pérez Barreda, MD; Reinier López Plasencia, MD; Carlos Ramos Emperador, MD; Roberto Bermudez, MD; GarcÍa Morejón, MD; Giselle Serrano Ricardo, MD; Carlos Yun Angarica, MD; Rafael Martin Torres, MD; Leticia Pardo Perez, MD; Rafael Leon de la Torre, MD.
As well as faculty from South America: Mirta Casella, MD – Buenos Aires, Argentina; Diego Lowenstein, MD – Buenos Aires, Argentina; Jorge Lowenstein, MD, FASE – Buenos Aires, Argentina; Ricardo Ronderos, MD, PhD, FASE – La Plata, Argentina; Salvador Spina, MD – Buenos Aires, Argentina; Marcelo Luis Vieira, MD, PhD –São Paulo, Brazil
Team Leaders
Roberto M. Lang, MD, FASE
University of Chicago Chicago, Illinois, USA
Juan ProhÍas Martínez, MD
Hermanos Ameijeiras Hospital Havana, Cuba
Team Members
Federico M. Asch, MD, FASE Washington, DC
José Banchs, MD, FASE Houston, TX
Javier Ganame, MD, PhD, FASE Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Rachel Marcus, MD Washington, DC
Julio E. Pérez, MD, FASE St. Louis, Missouri
Juan Carlos Plana, MD, FASE Houston, TX
Danny Rivera, RCS Durham, NC
Rhonda Price ASE Staff Liason
Liliana Lang ASE Translator/Special Projects
Partners In Care
ASE Partners for this event:
Hermanos Ameijeiras Hospital, Havana, Cuba
Echocardiography Section of the Cuban Society of Cardiology
InterAmerican Association of Echocardiography (ECOSIAC)
The ASE Foundation thanks our partner Philips Latin America for their generous financial support of this training event.
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