About The Event
300+
Participants Trained
ASE Foundation volunteers traveled to Havana, Cuba where they conducted a 3-day training event for 300+ Cuban cardiologists. In partnership with the 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 best fit the needs of the country. In this case, there was a need for advanced training for physicians. Expert speakers traveled 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.
The ASE Foundation thanks Philips Latin America for their generous financial support of this training event.
Highlights
300+ Cuban Cardiologist Attended Training
Staffed with faculty from North America, Cuba, and South America, over 300 Cuban cardiologists participated in a three day training event. Cuban officials estimated that 91% of the country’s echocardiographers were reached!
Lectures Recorded for Future Use
All talks were presented in Spanish, and included advanced topics such as strain imaging/speckle tracking, cardio-oncology, congenital heart disease, the use of echocardiography in intervention, and advances in echocardiography. The talks were recorded for future dissemination throughout Spanish speaking countries.
Disseminating ASE Guidelines
A favorite giveaway at the event was USB drives loaded with ASE guideline documents, including Spanish translations, placing important ASE guideline documents in the hands of each participant.
Participants & Collaborators
The volunteer team consisted of 8 ASE Foundation clinicians listed below. Our volunteers worked alongside 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; and South America: Mirta Casella, MD; Diego Lowenstein, MD; Jorge Lowenstein, MD, FASE; Ricardo Ronderos, MD, PhD, FASE; Salvador Spina, MD; and Marcelo Luis Vieira, MD, PhD.
Team Leaders
Roberto Lang, MD, FASE
Juan ProhÍas Martínez, MD
Hermanos Ameijeiras Hospital Havana, Cuba
Team Members
Federico Asch, MD, FASE
José Banchs, MD, FASE
Javier Ganame, MD, PhD, FASE
Rachel Marcus, MD
Julio Pérez, MD, FASE
Juan Carlos Plana, MD, FASE
Danny Rivera, RCS
Rhonda Price, Staff
Liliana Lang, Translator
Partners In Care
The ASE Foundation thanks our partners for this event: Echocardiography Section of the Cuban Society of Cardiology; Hermanos Ameijeiras Hospital; InterAmerican Association of Echocardiography (ECOSIAC); and Philips Latin America.
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