2026 All Florida Pediatric Echo Society

Miami, FL US
October 17, 2026

This is an annual Florida-based pediatric echocardiography conference to provide educational updates for cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons, pediatric cardiac sonographers, and medical students.

Target Audience

Pediatric cardiologist, pediatric cardiac fellows, pediatric and adult cardiac sonographers, ultrasound students

Learning Objectives

The objective of this activity is to...

  1. Increase knowledge of difficult cardiac abnormalities and how to improve patient outcomes
  2. Equip and improve pediatric cardiac sonographers' techniques as it relates to fetal and transthoracic echocardiograms
  3. Make participants aware of pitfalls as they relate to the field of pediatric echocardiography.

Course summary

Available credit: 
  • 5.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    Nicklaus Children's Hospital designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 5.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
    • 1.00 Medical Errors
  • 5.50 Attendance
    Acknowledging attendance at this educational activity.
    • 5.50 Approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Course opens: 
08/21/2026
Course expires: 
11/30/2026
Event starts: 
10/17/2026 - 8:00am EDT
Event ends: 
10/17/2026 - 4:30pm EDT
Cost:
$100.00
Rating: 
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Saturday, October 17, 2026

8:00 AM to 4:30 PM

5.50 CME Hours

8:00 am 
Registration
8:45 am  - Welcome & Opening Remarks
Liz Welch, Curt DeGroff
9:00 am (60 minutes): Double Outlet Right Ventricle
Leo Lopez
10:00 am (60 minutes): Surgical Valve repairs and Replacements
Dr. Kalfa
11:00 am (60 minutes): Novel Interventional Transcatheter Procedures/SVASD/bedside PDA closures
Dr. Sathanadam
12:00 pm
Lunch
1:00 pm (15 minutes): Echo Riddles
Dr. Kara Gay-Simon
1:15 pm (60 minutes): Fetal Echo
Dr. Jaime Alkon
2:15 pm (15 minutes)
Break
2:30 pm (60 minutes): Echo Cases - 15 min per case
Dr. Kara Gay Simoin, Dr. Kathryn Forbes
3:30 pm (60 minutes): Q&A
All Speakers
Nicklaus Children's Health System Headquarter's
5301 Waterford District Drive
Miami, FL 33126
United States

Program Faculty

Dr. Jyothsna Akam-Venkata
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Speaker

Joe Dimaggio Hospital

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Dr. Jaime Alkon
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Speaker

Holtz Children's Hospital

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Dr. Carmen Ceron Velasquez
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Cardiac Fellow
Holtz Children's Hospital

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Dr. Kathryn Forbes
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Cardiac Fellow
Nicklaus Children's Hospital

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Dr. Kara Gay-Simon
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Cardiac Fellow
Nicklaus Children's Hospital

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Dr. David Kalfa
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Speaker

Nicklaus Children's Hospital

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Dr. Leo Lopez
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Speaker

Stanford University

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Dr. Angela Melchor
Theola Ray
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Course Director

Nicklaus Children's Hospital

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Dr. Shyam Sathanadam
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Speaker

Nicklaus Children's Hospital

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Dr. Elizabeth Welch
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Committee Member, Course Director

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Erlian D. Liendo
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Planner

Sr. Manager, Heart Institute
Nicklaus Children's Hospital

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Accreditation Statement

Nicklaus Children's Hospital is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Faculty/Planner Disclosure Policy: In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education’s Standards for Integrity & Independence in Accredited Continuing Medical Education, all planners, teachers, and authors involved in the development of CME content are required to disclose to the accredited provider their financial relationships. Relevant financial relationships will be disclosed to the activity audience. All relevant conflicts of interest disclosed have been mitigated before the start of the session.

Commercial Support Disclosure: No commercial support was received for this activity.

Credit Designations & Certificates

AMA
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital has approved and designated this live activity for a maximum of 5.50 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Attendance/CE
This is an accredited educational activity. Non-Physician participants who complete the activity requirements will receive a certificate of completion commensurate with their time participating in this course, approved for AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM.

Certificate Availability: Registered learners will be able to download a certificate after completing all the required portions of this activity indicating the credit type earned. Learners are only able to earn the credits they are eligible for. You may download your certificate after completing the requirements directly from your learner transcript.

Reporting

Florida Board of Medicine Licensed Physicians ONLY:

Badge: Provider Reports to CE BrokerCredits Reported to CE Broker Automatically: Credits earned by completing this course are reported directly to CE Broker automatically once requirements are met. Make sure your profile is complete to avoid errors in reporting.

All Other Learners:

All other licensees (including but not limited to Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, etc.) must download their transcript/certificate and manually report credits earned for this activity to CE Broker.

Visit our CE Broker Reporting page for more information on how we report to CE Broker.

Available Credit

  • 5.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    Nicklaus Children's Hospital designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 5.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
    • 1.00 Medical Errors
  • 5.50 Attendance
    Acknowledging attendance at this educational activity.
    • 5.50 Approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

Price

Cost:
$100.00
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Registration will be available on-site for a flat fee of $35.

Registrant AffiliationRegistration Rates
Providers$100
Sonographers$45
Students$35
NCHS Medical & Non-Medical Staff
(Physicians, Residents, Fellows, Geographic, Emeritus, Alumni, & other non-physician staff)
Free

Refund policy

Refunds, less a $15 processing fee, will be issued when requested in writing to [email protected] and if submitted prior to October 12, 2026. No refunds will be honored after this date.

Required Hardware/software

We recommend the following hardware/software to successfully view and complete the contents of this course:

For ease of use, we strongly recommend using a desktop computer to complete this course. The following desktop web browsers are compatible with our system:

Desktop: Google Chrome, Apple Safari, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer 11, Microsoft EDGE, and Opera

While not recommended, if you are familiar with completing courses online you may complete this course using a mobile device. For those wishing to complete this activity on Mobile, the following systems are recommended:

Apple iPhones and iPad devices on iOS 10 or later
Android phones and tablets on Android OS 4.4 or later using the supported web browsers listed above.

If you encounter any issues while accessing our courses, please contact [email protected]