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Current Challenges and Strategies for Enhancing the Role of Echocardiography in Clinical Practice

This report outlines the economic challenges and strategic opportunities faced by the European Association of Echocardiography (EAE) from 2008 to 2010. Key areas include the importance of non-invasive imaging modalities, increasing membership, and improving cost-effectiveness in operations. Recommended actions encompass enhancing educational offerings, reducing operational costs, promoting collaboration with national societies, and leveraging web resources for education and outreach. Through focused strategies, we aim to expand our influence and accessibility in clinical echocardiography.

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Current Challenges and Strategies for Enhancing the Role of Echocardiography in Clinical Practice

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  1. EAE Board 2008-2010

  2. Current Challenges/Opportunities Progressive restriction of “usual” economical resources Increasing clinical role of other noninvasive imaging modalities Relationships with echo national societes / WG New medical categories interested in clinical use of echo (anesthesiologists, internists, GPs, neurologists, …)

  3. Economical issue - Actions • Reduce costs • Changes in the structure of committes  6 main branches: • EuroEcho • Education • Scientific and publications • Industry relationships • Accreditation • National societes and membership • Reduction of number of people seating in committees  productivity and cost-effectiveness • Webmeetings and teleconferences for committee and board meetings • Less expensive hotels and restaurants

  4. Economical issue - Actions • Reduce dependence on industrial economical support • Increase our membership (in Italy ~ 2000 SIEC members) • Use of the web to advertise our educational offer and sell some • E-textbook on echo • 3D echo Atlas • Making web profitable • Echo seminars • Teaching course on echo (E3 project) • Careful management of our main assets • EuroEcho • Accreditation • WEB

  5. EAE Membership Update

  6. Increase Membership • Expand EAE “political” influence and accountability • 10 recommendation papers in preparation • Expand EAE accreditation policy  Lab accreditation • Meeting with echo national societes / WG • Relationships with non-European societes other than ASE (ECOSIAC, India, Korea, Japan) • Enlarge and strengthen our educational offer • 6 educational projects currently ongoing • Expand the use of the web to deliver education • Local teaching courses in strategic countries

  7. EuroEcho 2009 – Challenges & Actions • Restricted economical resources • Attract more delegates: • Improve our educational offer  more clinical sessions • Increase industry opportunities  Imaging campus • Improve EE meeting marketing • Careful faculty selection  local and EAE members • Reduce costs: • Less Expensive Hotel for hospitality • Careful faculty selection • Reduce speakers and chairpersons to no more than 300 • Avoid paying for relatives and friends • Reduce invited pax at dinners • Rediscuss EE budget with HH Congress Division

  8. EuroEcho 2009 – Challenges & Actions • Increase EAE profits • Increase attendance • Introduce on-site registration fee • No more LIVE sessions • Expand Imaging Campus with fee admittance • Introduce new formats • New Wednesday courses • Clinical pathways • EE highlights • Featured abstract sessions

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