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2026 CSE Annual Achievement Awardee: Dr. Sharon Mulvagh

Dr. Mulvagh was awarded the CSE Annual Achievement Award at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress, for her consistent dedication to the field of echocardiography. Congratulations, Dr. Mulvagh, and thank you for everything you have done for CSE and the field of echocardiography.
View the CSE’s 2026 Canadian Cardiovascular Congress schedule, featuring educational sessions, the AGM, and member events.

CSE Presence at SonoCon 2026

CSE was thrilled to attend SonoCon 2026 in Calgary September 25-27! A great opportunity to connect with the sonography community and strengthen our partnership with Sonography Canada
Join us virtually on October 22nd from 12pm to 1pm EDT for this Sonography Canada/CSE webinar, which will explore the critical role of echocardiography in the early detection of pulmonary hypertension. Registration opens soon!
Watch Episode #17 of the JASE Podcast Series, featuring the CSE Live Journal Club and Dr. Izhan Hamza. In this episode, Dr. Johri is joined by panelists Dr. Sharon Mulvagh and Dr. Patricia Pellikka to discuss the paper “Echocardiographic Phenotypic Differences Between Light-Chain and Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloid and Relation to Outcome” by Hamza et al., from the December 2025 issue of JASE.
We are proud to share that the top abstracts presented at CSE Echo Weekend 2026 have been published in the Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. Congratulations to all of our selected abstract authors!
Watch the newest collaboration between the CSE live journal club and the JASE podcast featuring Dr. Michael Picard. In this episode, Dr. Picard joins Dr. Amer Johri, Dr. Anothony Sanfilippo, and Jennifer Mercandetti to discuss the paper "Stress Echocardiography in Patients With Moderate or Severe Myocardial Ischemia: Insights From the ISCHEMIA Trial” by Picard et al., from the June 2025 issue of JASE
Up to 1 award of $50,000.00 will be granted annually based on the adjudication and recommendations of a review committee and contingent on annual budget availability. Geographic diversity (representation from Eastern, Central, and Western Canada) is encouraged. Specifically, prospective or retrospective studies are encouraged to involve at least 3 centres. The deadline for submission for the 2024 CSE CREATE grant competition will be September 30, 2024, with decisions expected by December 2024. Funding will commence January 1st, 2025.
Join us virtually on May 28th from 8pm to 9pm EST for the When Hoofbeats ARE Zebras webinar. Approach to unexplained LVH: Suspecting, Diagnosing and Treating Fabry’s Disease. This program has received an educational grant from Sanofi.
CSE is pleased to support Sonography Canada with this initiative. This census presents a remarkable opportunity for all diagnostic medical sonographers across Canada to contribute to the future of their profession.
Join us virtually on February 1st, 2024 at 12:00 EST for the CSE Virtual Echo Journal Club in Collaboration with the JASE PODCAST. Guidelines for the Evaluation of Prosthetic Valve Function With Cardiovascular Imaging: A Report from the ASE Developed in Collaboration with the Society for CMR and Society of Cardiovascular CT.
As a CCS Affiliate, the CSE provides a robust program of scientific sessions at Vascular 2023 from October 25-29, 2023 in Montreal, QC. Be sure to check out the CSE Echo Track for all other imaging and echo-related programs at CCC/Vascular.
The ECHO for Cardiac Amyloidosis: Practical Pearls and Common Questions program aims to clarify the requirements for echocardiogram use in the diagnosis of transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM). The program includes a live demonstration in the echo lab, a patient story, and tips for diagnosis and treatment.