Learning Objectives

Understand the mechanisms of allergic reactions related to contrast agents and the role of PEG.
Identify the importance of staff training and emergency preparedness in managing contrast-related allergic reactions.
Evaluate recent data on the safety of ultrasound contrast agents compared to other types of contrast media.

Meet Our Presenter

Dr Jordan Strom

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre, Boston, MA, USA

Dr. Jordan Strom is Director of the Echocardiography Laboratory and Director of Echocardiographic Research at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts, Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and Section Head for Cardiovascular Imaging Research at the Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Center for Outcomes Research in Cardiology. His research which has been funded by the NIH and American Heart Association involves evaluation of the relationship of cardiac structure and function to health outcomes and the optimal use and timing of cardiac imaging in practice. He has published more than 90 papers in peer-reviewed journals and is a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. He additionally served as the inaugural American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) leadership academy member elected to the Board of Directors of the ASE and the American College of Cardiology Imaging Council Leadership Committee. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the International Contrast Ultrasound Society, and is the current American College of Cardiology representative to the Board of Directors of the Joint Review Committee on Education in Diagnostic Medical Sonography, which accredits sonography training programs in the United States as well as ACC Commissioner to the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), the largest programmatic accreditor of the health sciences professions, accrediting over 2,100 education programs in 32 health sciences occupations.Dr. Jordan Strom is Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Director of the Echocardiography Laboratory, Director of Echocardiographic Research at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts, and Section Head for Cardiovascular Imaging Research at the Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Center for Outcomes Research in Cardiology. He received his B.S. in Biology from Yale University and an M.D. from Harvard Medical School, before subsequently training in Internal Medicine at the Massachusetts General Hospital and in Cardiovascular Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center where he was Chief Fellow for the 2017-2018 year. He received additional post-graduate training in Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, receiving an M.Sc. in Epidemiology in May 2018. Dr. Strom was the inaugural fellow and is currently a faculty investigator at the Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Center for Outcomes Research in Cardiology. His research which has been funded by the NIH and American Heart Association focuses on three main areas: 1) the relationship of cardiac structure and function to health outcomes, 2) the optimal use and timing of cardiac imaging in practice, and 3) the clinical role of emerging technologies in cardiac imaging. He has published more than 135 papers in peer-reviewed journals, is an Associate Editor of Echo Research and Practice, the official journal of the British Society of Echocardiography, a Guest Editor and member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, and a Guest Editor of the Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance. He additionally was the inaugural American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) leadership academy member elected to the Board of Directors of the ASE and previously served on the American College of Cardiology Imaging Council Leadership Committee. He currently serves as Secretary of the Board of Directors of the International Contrast Ultrasound Society, and is representative to the Board of Directors of the Joint Review Committee on Education in Diagnostic Medical Sonography, which accredits sonography training programs in the United States. Additionally, he was the American College of Cardiology Commissioner to CAAHEP, the largest accreditor of allied health professions in the United States. He serves as the ASE 2026 Abstract Chair and the incoming 2027 ASE Scientific Sessions Chair. Additionally, he has served on the writing committee for several ASE guidelines including Standardization of Adult Echocardiography Reporting and the forthcoming ASE Chamber Quantification Guidelines. In 2025, he was named the ASE Kalmanson Lecturer which honors worthy investigators promoting research and education in cardiovascular Doppler ultrasound.jstrom@bidmc.harvard.edu

Learning Objectives

Meet Our Presenter

Dr Jordan Strom

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UEA safety in the modern echo lab – Dr Jordan Strom

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