Introducing Eko Vet+ | CANINEBEAT® AI: A Canine AI Heart Murmur-Assessment Tool

April 9, 2026 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM MT

1.50 CE

CE Hours

Registration will open on March 16

Webinar

SAIM (Small Animal Internal Medicine)

Course Overview

In an increasingly AI-driven clinical landscape, leveraging artificial intelligence offers a powerful opportunity to enhance the diagnostic skills of general practice veterinarians and support them in their daily clinical work. Building on the proven performance of the human Eko Core device, developed by Eko Health (USA) to detect heart murmurs in people, leading veterinary cardiologists, in collaboration with Boehringer Ingelheim and Eko Health, have created an AI‑based algorithm designed to detect and grade canine heart murmurs.

We will present the largest canine auscultation study conducted to date, integrating thousands of cardiac sound recordings from both healthy dogs and those with heart disease, each paired with corresponding echocardiographic evaluations, to train and validate a canine specific algorithm for murmur detection and grading. The pioneering experts behind this initiative will explain the development of this new tool, demonstrate the functionality of the smartphone app, and share the first dataset emerging with their interpretation of the results.

Thank you to Boehringer Ingelheim and Eko Vet+ for their generous support of this webinar.

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Who Should Attend

ACVIM Diplomates and Candidates
European affiliate partners Diplomates and Candidates
Non-member DVMs
Specialty Technicians

Agenda

Learning Objectives

Upon completion, the attendee will gain an understanding of the clinical applications of AI-enhanced digital auscultation tools designed to support general practice veterinarians in informed decision making.
Upon completion, the attendee will develop familiarity with the Eko Vet+ | CANINEBEAT® AI platform, including its core features, functionality, and anticipated clinical benefits.
Upon completion, the attendee will learn how improved murmur detection and assessment may improve canine patient outcomes, strengthen collaboration with referral networks, and enable veterinary teams to confidently identify heart murmurs and pursue advanced cardiac evaluation.

This course was made possible thanks to the generous support of Boehringer Ingelheim and Eko Vet+.

Meet the Instructors

Brian Scansen, DVM, MS, DACVIM (Cardiology)

Professor, Service Head of Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery

Colorado State University

Dr. Scansen is originally from Snohomish, Washington. Following veterinary school at Michigan State University, he completed an internship and cardiology residency at The Ohio State University, followed by a fellowship in Interventional Radiology at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Scansen is a Diplomate of the ACVIM, specialty of Cardiology. He is currently Professor of Cardiology and Service Head of Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery at Colorado State University. His research interests include congenital heart disease in animals, advanced cardiac imaging, and minimally invasive therapeutics.

Gerhard Wess, Dr. med. Vet. Habil, DECVIM-CA (Cardiology and SAIM), DACVIM (Cardiology), EBVS

Head of Cardiology Service

Ludwig-Maximilian University

Prof. Gerhard Wess is Head of the Cardiology Service at the Small Animal Clinic, LMU University of Munich, Germany. He graduated from the University of Munich and completed an internship and residency in Internal Medicine in Zurich, Switzerland, and Georgia, USA, followed by a residency in Cardiology at UC Davis, USA. In 2003, he became Head of the Cardiology Service at LMU Munich. His research interests focus on clinical trials, interventional cardiology, and the development of new echocardiographic methods. He has published numerous scientific papers in the field of veterinary cardiology

Ingrid Ljungvall, DVM, MSc, PhD, DECVIM-CA (Cardiology), EBVS

Associate Professor

Swedish University of Agricultural Science (SLU)

Dr. Ljungvall earned her veterinary degree at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) in Uppsala, Sweden, where she is currently based in the Department of Clinical Sciences. Her main research focus is acquired heart disease in dogs and cats. She is particularly interested in optimizing diagnostic methods, identifying genetic risk factors, and improving prognostication as well as the therapeutic management of cardiac patients. Dr. Ljungvall has authored numerous original research articles published in international peer reviewed journals, as well as several textbook chapters.

Jens Häggström, DVM, PhD, DECVIM-CA

Professor

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)

Dr. Häggström graduated 1990 from the veterinary program in 1990 in Uppsala, Sweden. He earned his PhD in 1996 and ECVIM Diploma in cardiology in 1998. In 2003 he became full professor in internal medicine in Uppsala. He has authored a comparably large number of scientific publications and textbook chapters in the area of veterinary cardiology. Furthermore, he has been a Lead Investigator of 4 clinical drug trials, including the SVEP, QUEST and EPIC trials and he has acted as a panelist for the 2009 and 2019 ACVIM Consensus Statement for myxomatous mitral valve disease in dogs and for the 2020 ACVIM Statement for feline cardiomyopathy. He enjoys skiing and racket sports as hobbies.

CE Credits

This webinar has been approved for 1.5 live, interactive-distance, medical continuing education credit in jurisdictions which recognize AAVSB RACE-approval.