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Echo Guru by Tony Forshaw @echoguru.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Early bird pricing for ESS8 closes TODAY ! Last chance to secure it: 11:59 PM PDT, Friday 9 October (that's 5 PM AEST Saturday) Want access to the replays, 15 hours of CME and a certificate for your CME/CPD hours? Premium gives you all of that. Live 29-30 Oct (USA) / 30-31 Oct (AUS)

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Echo Guru by Tony Forshaw @echoguru.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Dr Laila Khan walked us through the real red flags & 3 live case calls in last week's session in The Echo Chamber. It's not a checklist to memorise. It's a shared language, so the whole team can catch a problem early and act on it together, not just leave it to one person's gut call! #echofirst

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Echo Guru by Tony Forshaw @echoguru.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

This week inside The Echo Chamber, our very own Tony Forshaw is presenting: Diastolic Function Assessment! Watch the free live stream: 4 PM PDT · Sun 11 Oct | 9 AM AEST · Mon 12 Oct 🔗 Join the Echo Chamber free ⭐ Premium members get 9 months of on-demand replay access. #echofirst #echoguru

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Echo Guru by Tony Forshaw @echoguru.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

15 hours of CME/CPD with Premium access. Early bird ends THIS WEEK, 9 October. Live 29-30 Oct (USA) / 30-31 Oct (AUS) Register: echoguru.com/echo-supervi... *Programe may be subject to change. #echofirst #echoguru #echosupervisor #echocme

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Echo Guru by Tony Forshaw @echoguru.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It's Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month! You see it before anyone else does. Join us in raising awareness & appreciation for the professionals who use their expertise to provide life-saving insights through ultrasound. Thank you for your hard work & commitment! Be proud to be a sonographer I am!!!

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Echo Guru by Tony Forshaw @echoguru.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Cardiovascular disease is still the world's leading cause of death. Early detection changes outcomes and that detection starts with the people behind the probe. For most people, World Heart Day is a reminder to check in. For echo professionals, it's just Tuesday. Don't miss a beat. It's what we do.

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Echo Guru by Tony Forshaw @echoguru.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Ashleigh's been with us three summits running. Not because the content changes every year, but because having a room (even a virtual one) full of people who get what you're carrying makes the job easier. That's who ESS is for. Register now → echoguru.com/echo-supervi...

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Echo Guru by Tony Forshaw @echoguru.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Back in 2018, I sat down to design an event for one very specific person. 📅 29–30 Oct (USA) / 30–31 Oct (AUS) Early bird pricing ends 9 Oct Premium: full replay access until July 2027, CME/CPD credits, digital certificate Limited: free live stream access Register now: echoguru.com/echo-supervi...

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Echo Guru by Tony Forshaw @echoguru.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Here's what your early bird spot includes 💙 Early bird pricing ends 9 October. After that, the price goes up so if you've been meaning to register, now is your chance! 👉 Secure your spot: echoguru.com/echo-supervi... #ESS8 #EchoSupervisorSummit #EchoEducation #EchoFirst #EchoGuru

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Echo Guru by Tony Forshaw @echoguru.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

A few weeks ago we asked: What's the one aspect of learning echo that took you the longest to feel confident with and what finally made it click? Some of our favourite answers 👉 What finally made something click for you? Tell us below, we still read every one 👇 #echofirst #echoguru

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Echo Guru by Tony Forshaw @echoguru.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Registration is OPEN for the 8th Annual Echo Supervisor Summit! 🚨 Join the largest online event dedicated to echo supervisors, lab managers and leads, and educators. 2-Day Event Starts: 4 PM PDT, Oct 29 / 9 AM AEST, Oct 30 👉 Register: echoguru.com/echo-supervi... #ESS8 #Echosupervisorsummit

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Echo Guru by Tony Forshaw @echoguru.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

From bubble evolution to UEA safety to sono-reperfusion, the 4th Contrast Echo Summit program goes from the fundamentals to the edge of clinical practice. Replay access available until Dec 2026, with CME/CPD credits available on completion. Get replay access now echoguru.com/contrast/ #echofirst

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Echo Guru by Tony Forshaw @echoguru.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Before you trust that EF number, check these 5 things first. Cardiology leans on this number more than almost any other. Worth knowing exactly what's baked into it. Your turn, what else belongs on this list? Mitral regurgitation? Heart block? Let's build the full list together 👇

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Echo Guru by Tony Forshaw @echoguru.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Part 2 of "Things Only Sonographers Understand" is here 👀 You loved the first post so much, we thought we'd share some of your own comments from it this time! Any others? #echofirst #echoguru #echohumour

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Echo Guru by Tony Forshaw @echoguru.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Today's R U OK Day. A good day to actually ask a colleague how they're doing, and mean it. Long lists, tight schedules, physically demanding scans & sometimes carrying findings you can't say out loud yet. Echo asks a lot of the people who do it & it's easy for that to go unnoticed.

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Echo Guru by Tony Forshaw @echoguru.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Fixing your setup, one habit at a time 🛠️ You spotted the signs... here's how to fix them. None of these take long. A few small adjustments can save you a lot of strain over a scan day. Save this for your next shift 👇 #echofirst #echoguru

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Echo Guru by Tony Forshaw @echoguru.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Signs your scanning setup is working against you 🖥️ Before you blame your technique, check your setup. Little friction points add up over a scan day. None of these are about skill. They're about the environment fighting you before you've even started. Which one hits closest to home? #echofirst

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Echo Guru by Tony Forshaw @echoguru.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Lynette summed up exactly what Premium feels like, something for everyone, whether it's brand new to you, keeping you current, or a refresher on something you learned long ago. The best part? It's all just there. Log in and watch, whenever works for you. 👉 echoguru.com/echochamber #echofirst

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Echo Guru by Tony Forshaw @echoguru.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Weekend question for the echo community 🫀 What's the one aspect of learning echo that took you the longest to feel confident with and what finally made it click? Drop it below we read every one 👇 #echofirst

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Echo Guru by Tony Forshaw @echoguru.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Quality echo education doesn't have to come with a high price tag. Team Membership gives your whole team accredited CPD/CME, all in one place. Save up to 30% for groups of 5+ 👉 echoguru.com/team-membership #echofirst #echoguru

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Echo Guru by Tony Forshaw @echoguru.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Did you know the aortic valve isn't always tricuspid? 🫀 Bicuspid is the most common congenital heart defect- quadricuspid and even uni-cuspid valves exist too. Anywhere from 1 to 4 cusps. Worth keeping in mind next time cusp morphology looks off on short axis.

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Echo Guru by Tony Forshaw @echoguru.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Whether you're optimizing your protocols, assessing cardiac masses, or using contrast in the ICU, there's a session for you. Watch on your own time. Replay access is available until Dec 2026 ~8 CME/CPD credits available on completion. 🔗 echoguru.com/contrast/ #echofirst #contrastecho

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Echo Guru by Tony Forshaw @echoguru.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

📣 Attention Premium Members of The Echo Chamber It is that time again, the November 2025 presentations are being archived at the end of this month! Catch up now and make sure you've downloaded your CME/ CPD certificates from these high-value sessions! #echofirst

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Echo Guru by Tony Forshaw @echoguru.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Emojis we got: 🫀🩺📢💻📉 vs what we deserved... Tag a sonographer who needs this. Did we miss any? #echofirst #echoguru

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Echo Guru by Tony Forshaw @echoguru.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

New here? Here's how to be part of The Echo Chamber 👋 Start free, upgrade when you're ready, or get in touch about team pricing. We'd love to have you in the community 🙌 #echofirst #echoguru #theechochamber

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Echo Guru by Tony Forshaw @echoguru.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Every Echo Chamber Premium replay comes with instant CME/CPD certificates the moment you finish watching. No forms, no chasing paperwork, no waiting around. hallelujah 🤏 Team Millennial or Team Gen Z, either way upgrade to Premium and start collecting your hours 🎓 #echofirst #echoguru #echohumour

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Echo Guru by Tony Forshaw @echoguru.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

This is just one moment from Chelsea's full tricuspid regurgitation session in The Echo Chamber! Views, grading, PISA, hepatic vein flow, 3D acquisition tips, all of it. 🎓 Premium Members get instant replay access + CME/CPD certificates, anywhere, anytime. Join Premium to catch the full talk!

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Echo Guru by Tony Forshaw @echoguru.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

POV: you said "I'll catch up on CME/CPD this weekend" three months ago 🙃 No judgment. The Echo Chamber is designed for exactly this. Jump in whenever, pick up where you left off, no guilt. #echofirst #EchoChamber #EchoGuru

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Echo Guru by Tony Forshaw @echoguru.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Constriction isn't complicated, it's one mechanism wearing a lot of costumes. Tony talked on Pericardial Disease inside the Echo Chamber, replay available for Premium members - constriction vs restriction, effusive-constrictive physiology, tamponade & the exact criteria you need before you call it 🎓

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Echo Guru by Tony Forshaw @echoguru.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

A team membership gives your whole team access to 4 hours of high-quality echo education every month. Live sessions, CME-accredited replays, instant certificates. No need for travel, no disruption to patient lists. 🔗 echoguru.com/team-membership #echofirst #echoguru #echoeducation #echocme

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Echo Guru by Tony Forshaw @echoguru.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Some of our favourite moments in The Echo Chamber happen after the presentation, in the comments 💬 From first-year sonographers finding their people, to seasoned scanners still asking the good clinical questions this is what happens when a community actually talks to each other #echofirst #echoguru

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Echo Guru by Tony Forshaw @echoguru.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Every session you complete in The Echo Chamber comes with a downloadable CME/CPD -accredited certificate. Already a member? Head to your dashboard → Premium Membership and Summits → sort by "Completed" → download away. Not a member? Sign up to Premium today and start your risk-free 2-week trial!

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Echo Guru by Tony Forshaw @echoguru.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Planning your professional development for the second half of 2026? 🔹The Echo Chamber for free or premium access: echoguru.com/echochamber/ 🔹Strain Imaging Workshop: bit.ly/44PCxZ4 🔹 8th Echo Supervisor Summit: bit.ly/4f2r2Cf #echofirst #echo

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Echo Guru by Tony Forshaw @echoguru.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

This week inside The Echo Chamber, our very own Tony Forshaw is presenting on the topic Pericardial Diseases! Watch the free live stream: 4 PM PDT · Thu 9 July | 9 AM AEST · Fri 10 July 🔗 Join the Echo Chamber free! ⭐ Premium members get 9 months of on-demand replay access. #echofirst #echoguru

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Echo Guru by Tony Forshaw @echoguru.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Good supervision isn't one thing your lab does. It's the thing everything else depends on 🫀 What's the one thing your lab does well that others could steal? 👇 #echofirst #echoguru #echocardiography

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Echo Guru by Tony Forshaw @echoguru.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

📣 Attention Premium Members of The Echo Chamber It is that time again, the October 2025 presentations are being archived at the end of this month! Catch up now & make sure you've downloaded your CPD certificates from these sessions! Replay access exclusive to Premium subscriptions #echofirst

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Echo Guru by Tony Forshaw @echoguru.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

It's happening today! 🎉 Tony is presenting Pericardial Diseases at the San Diego Society of Echocardiography's 40th Anniversary Meeting live at 6:00 PM PST (that's 11:00 AM AEST for our Aus community 👋) Register here 👉 sdecho.org #echoguru #echofirst #echocardiogra

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Echo Guru by Tony Forshaw @echoguru.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Halfway through 2026. How's your CPD looking? 😬 Tell us in the comments 😬,😅 or ✅ No judgement here. Just a lot of echo education. And also replays. #echofirst

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Echo Guru by Tony Forshaw @echoguru.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Michelle Lew's Echo Chamber talk on meds & images is a must-bookmark 🔵 Propofol can mask MR severity on TEE 🔵 Diuretics can worsen LVOT gradients 🔵 Inotropes = hyperdynamic ventricle (drug, not heart) 🎓 Premium replay live now 👉 echoguru.com/echochamber #echofirst #echoguru

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Echo Guru by Tony Forshaw @echoguru.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Halfway through 2026 and what a ride it's been!! From our weekly Echo Chamber sessions to a landmark summit, the Echo Guru community has shown up in a BIG way this year. Here's a look back at the highlights so far 👉 This community is something special. Thank you for being part of it 🙌 #echofirst

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Echo Guru by Tony Forshaw @echoguru.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Exciting news: Tony will be presenting at the San Diego Society of Echocardiography's 40th Anniversary Meeting! 🎉 It's a hybrid event, so you can join in person in La Jolla or virtually via Microsoft Teams! Register via the link in our bio 👉 sdecho.org #echoguru #echofirst #ASA2026GC

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Echo Guru by Tony Forshaw @echoguru.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Why does mitral inflow optimisation matter? Poorly acquired traces = unreliable E & A velocities = incorrect diastolic grading. Per the 2025 ASE guidelines: • Apical 4Ch + colour for alignment • 1–3mm sample volume at leaflet tips • Low wall filter/gain • 100mm/s sweep speed

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Echo Guru by Tony Forshaw @echoguru.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Speaker Spotlight: Michelle Lew 🩺 Learn how cardiac drugs affect hemodynamics, preload, afterload, HR, and contractility and how to apply it to your echo interpretation. Free Live Stream: Thu 25 June, 4 PM PDT | Fri 26 June, 9 AM AEST 🔗 Join the Echo Chamber free: echoguru.com/echochamber/

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Echo Guru by Tony Forshaw @echoguru.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Join a global community of cardiac sonographers and physicians learning together! 🌍 Earn CMEs on your lunch break and get the accessible, quality echo education you deserve. Try Premium free for 2 weeks, cancel anytime. 👉 echoguru.com/echochamber #echofirst #echoguru

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Echo Guru by Tony Forshaw @echoguru.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Deliberate Scanning is built on a simple idea: every movement you make at the machine should be a conscious, intentional choice. Not a reflex. Not a fumble. A decision. There are 4 main probe movements in echo. Swipe through for the full breakdown 👉

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Echo Guru by Tony Forshaw @echoguru.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

5 Principles of a Great Echo Protocol: Why a good protocol is the backbone of every high-performing echo lab A solid protocol isn’t just about ticking boxes. It’s about building a workflow that’s complete, consistent, and efficient no matter who’s scanning. #echofirst #echoguru

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Echo Guru by Tony Forshaw @echoguru.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Quality Improvement (QI) in echo doesn’t have to be complicated, but it does have to be intentional Every echo lab is different, but these principles work anywhere. What's one thing stopping your lab from starting a QI activity?

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Echo Guru by Tony Forshaw @echoguru.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

The 4th Contrast Echo Summit is available on demand: ✅ 13 presentations on UEAs in echo ✅ Practical, case-based learning from an international faculty ✅ ~8 CME/CPD credits on completion ✅ Watch anywhere, anytime Replay access closes Dec 2026! 👉 echoguru.com/contrast

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Echo Guru by Tony Forshaw @echoguru.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Yesterday's Scan Check Challenge had a DI of 1.199. A DI > 1.0 isn't physiologically possible so something's wrong with the measurement, not the patient. Swipe for the 3 reasons why. 👉

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Echo Guru by Tony Forshaw @echoguru.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Something on this screen should be setting off alarm bells 🚨 What is it and why? Drop your answer in the comments. Check back tomorrow for the answer! #echofirst

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