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President's Greetings
Greetings. Despite my many flaws, I have been elected president of the society for this upcoming term, Korean Society of Echocardiography was founded on February 15, 1993. For the following 20 years, I believe the society has been growing most dynamically in South Korea. I remember the first KSE conference at Shinyang Park Hotel on April 29, 1993, which was attended by many honorable professors and seniors of mine. From then on, we have successfully organized spring and fall conferences and training lectures every year, as well as regular workshops and echocardiography lectures at local branches, universities, and hospitals, almost as if they are in an academic competition. The growing domestic academic competitiveness soon led to international results. In just a few years after the foundation, KSE hosted the 5th World Congress of Echocardiography and Vascular Ultrasound in 2001, which, I believe, proved South Korea's competence as a center of echocardiography in the Asia-Pacific Region.
When I look at the academic passion of our honorable members of KSE, I have no doubt KSE will grow further both qualitatively and quantitatively in the future. During my term, I will do my utmost and contribute to development of the society with the help of the director Park Seung woo and directors of the organization.
April 2016
Chairman of Council
Kim Soon Kil, Hanyang University
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Director's Greetings
I am Park Seung woo, the new director who will lead Korean Society of Echocardiography for the next two years. I feel an enormous sense of responsibility for succeeding the role and continuing development of the society. Although the society has, externally, grown to become a large organization with over 2,000 members, I feel the weight on my shoulder when looking at the reality of current echocardiography. Compared to other imaging techniques, it is developing slowly, and, also, in the newly expanded health insurance system, echocardiography is in a difficult situation due to the relatively low insurance fee and indication problem. However, with the unstinting support and passion of the members, I believe KSE can overcome these issues. First, I will make continuous effort for indication and appropriate insurance fee for echocardiography. And, as part of the continuing effort of globalizing KSE, we will reinforce cooperation with various international echocardiography associations including that in the US, Europe, Japan and AAE (Asia-Pacific Association of Echocardiography) and strive to enhance research activities within the society. Also, online education including video journals will be reinforced so that new and accurate information can be delivered fast to the members. In addition, in response to the increasing demand for echocardiography education, we will actively try to use our know-how in the field based on the certificate system to train internal medicine specialists.
April 2016
President of KSE and Chairman of Executive Board
Park Seung Woo, Sungkyunkwan University
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KSE News
1. 2016 New Year’s Greetings of Korean Society of Echocardiography / January 11, 2016/ Millennium Seoul Hilton The new year's celebration of Korean Society of Echocardiography was held at Millennium Seoul Hilton on January 11, 2016. The event started with the speech of the president Chung Sang Man , which was followed by wishing remarks and toast of director Shin Joon-Han, and then, witty speech of the manager Prof. Hong Geu-Ru. During the event, members of KSE enjoyed long-awaited celebration and socialization.
2.The 25th Korean Society of Echocardiography Workshop / February 13, 2016/ B1 Auditorium, Gonggamdong, Bundang Seoul National University Hospital
At the end of the fading winter, the first KSE workshop in 2016 was held at Bundang Seoul National University Hospital. In the workshop, the first session was focused on intracardiac hemodynamics, while the second session involved unusual and regrettable situation in heart. During this meaningful event, attendants shared their experiences and discussed best practices in relevant cases.
3. 2016 Kyung Hee Echocardiography Training Course for beginners / April 3, 2016 / 3F Auditorium, COEX
This year marked the 14th session of the 'Kyunghee Echocardiography Training Course for Beginners,' which was held first in 2003. Over 1,000 people filled the 1,000 seats at COEX auditorium and additional 200 seats in the relay lecture hall. During this year's event, a lecture and live demonstration related to 'basic principles and machine operation of echocardiography' was provided to those who are beginning to learn, and a live demonstration of basic echocardiographic tests was shown to offer practical help to the audience. In addition, the lecture helped them better understand echocardiography based on evaluation of left ventricular systolic and diastolic and right ventricle, pulmonary hypertension, and basic mistakes commonly made by novices. As always, the hands-on session during the lecture allowed many attendants to practice echocardiography on their own.
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