OB/GYN Ultrasound Course - Winston Salem

OB/GYN Ultrasound Course is organized by Wake Forest School of Medicine (WFSM) and will be held from Mar 30, 2020 - Apr 03, 2020 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston Salem, North Carolina, United States of America.

Audience:
Physicians and non-physician allied health professionals may attend to gain knowledge in performing and interpreting ultrasound examinations. Prerequisites for non-physicians: Completed training and one year of experience in an allied health profession including sonography, nursing, radiologic technology, radiation therapy, nuclear medicine technology, vascular technology, or respiration therapy - or - a B.S. with a major in a biological science and 1 year of experience in allied health.

Available Credits:
31 Hours AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
Credit: The Wake Forest School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 31.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Course Description:
The Ob/Gyn Ultrasound course combines obstetrics and gynecology with the primary emphasis devoted to the study of obstetrics. The first day is primarily gynecology, including lectures in orientation and terminology of the gynecological tract and hands-on transvaginal scanning labs. The remaining days are devoted to obstetrics, to include approximately 15 hours of dedicated lectures by experienced physicians and sonographers. Each afternoon is spent in scanning labs with obstetrical patients under the guidance of a registered sonographer.

Objectives:
• Translate core topics in basic obstetrical and gynecological ultrasound as well as physical principles of ultrasound from conceptual to practical application on a daily basis.
• Understand the orientation of the pelvic and fetal anatomy as it is displayed on the monitor using both endovaginal and abdominal transducers.
• Recognize normal female pelvic anatomy including the bladder, cervix, uterus and ovaries.
Identify basic fetal embryology and know how it applies to ultrasound imaging in the first trimester.
• Demonstrate skillful scanning techniques for performing an amniotic fluid index and biophysical profile.
• Understand the importance of determining chorionicity of multiple gestations in the first trimester.
• Identify normal fetal anatomy and the most common fetal anomalies.
• Distinguish markers of aneuploidy and to understand how they are used for the purpose of risk assessment

NOTE: For questions regarding the course curriculum and, please contact the Center for Experiential and Applied Learning directly via email: cealultrasound@wakehealth.edu.

If internal staff (i.e. clinical staff/faculty/fellows/residents) of Wake Forest Baptist Health including Network Regional and Partnership Hospitals and Clinical Sites, please contact the Center for Experiential and Applied Learning directly via email: cealultrasound@wakehealth.edu.