Introduction to OB/GYN Ultrasound - Live Course

Introduction to OB/GYN Ultrasound - Live Course is organized by Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute (GCUS) Inc and will be held from Nov 11 - 12, 2021 at Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute, St. petersburg, Florida, United States of America.

Target Audience:
Sonographers, physicians, physician assistants, nurse midwives, nurse practitioners, and other medical professionals involved in performing OB-GYN ultrasound examinations. Participants may include (but are not limited to) those involved with: OB-GYN, family practice, endocrinologists, internal medicine, and emergency medicine.

CME Accreditation:
The Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute designates this live activity for a maximum of 16.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 16.00 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Ultrasound Imaging Fundamentals: the Basics - Online Video:
The Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute designates this internet activity enduring material for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Description:
Introduction to OB/GYN Ultrasound Live Training Course is taught by leading OB/GYN ultrasound experts and covers transabdominal and endovaginal GYN scan techniques well as OB applications. Extensive hands-on skills training is provided with an industry low 3:1 participant to faculty hands-on scan ratio allowing the participant to immediately integrate the skills learned into clinical practice. The course includes lectures, interactive case studies and scanning workshops. All topics covered are based on AIUM, ACR, and ACOG ultrasound practice guidelines.

Objectives:
• Increase the participants’ knowledge to better perform and/or interpret gynecology and obstetrical ultrasound examinations.
• Demonstrate proper transducer manipulation and system optimization to produce diagnostic images.
• Demonstrate routine scan protocols for performing transabdominal & endovaginal GYN scanning.
Outline routine scan protocols for performing 1st, 2nd, and 3rd trimester obstetric ultrasound exams.
• State the normal and abnormal imaging characteristics of the ovaries and uterus and differentiate commonly seen pathology.
• List the indications and ultrasound findings for suspicion of an ectopic pregnancy.
• Identify normal fetal anatomy and perform biophysical profile.
• Apply appropriate measurement techniques to assess fetal dates and appropriate fetal development.
• Recognize commonly seen fetal abnormalities and their corresponding ultrasound imaging characteristics.
• Increase confidence to incorporate protocols, scan techniques, and interpretation criteria to improve diagnostic/treatment accuracy.

Topics:
• Imaging Fundamentals
• GYN Anatomy
• Scan Protocol (TAS & TV)
• GYN Pathology/Case Studies
• First Trimester Ultrasound & Case Studies
• Fetal Survey & Biometry
• Placenta, Cervix, BPP & Twins
• Fetal Abnormalities.