Limited Obstetric Ultrasound - On the Road

March 17-18, 2012 - Dallas, TX
Crowne Plaza Dallas Downtown (Reservation Code: JEF)

May 19-20, 2012 - Chicago, IL
Hilton Garden Inn - Chicago O'Hare Airport (Reserved Block: Thomas Jefferson Group)

July 21-22, 2012 - Seattle, WA

September 15-16, 2012 - Boston, MA

October 27-28, 2012 - Los Angeles, CA

November 3-4, 2012 - St. Louis, MO

December 1-2, 2012 - Denver, CO

February 9-10, 2013 - Atlanta, GA

Faculty:
Mani Montazemi, RDMS is Manager of the Maternal Fetal Center Imaging at the Baylor Collage of Medicine / Texas Children Hospital in Houston, Texas.  Mani also holds a faculty position with Thomas Jefferson University Hospital's Ultrasound Research & Education Institute in Philadelphia, PA.  He has over 25 years of clinical ultrasound experience and over 18 years of teaching experience, lecturing extensively both domestically and internationally.

Who Should Attend:
This program is designed for the nurse-midwife, nurse practitioner, physician assistant or other medical professional who has limited or no formal training in diagnostic ultrasound and wishes to learn the basic concepts of limited ultrasound applications in Obstetrics.

Course Schedule:

Saturday

  7:30 am -   8:00 am     Continental Breakfast
  8:00 am -   8:10 am     Welcome & Orientation
  8:10 am -   8:45 am     Introduction to Ultrasound Principles & Safety
  8:45 am -   9:15 am     Image Orientation & Sacnning Planes
  9:15 am -   9:30 am     Acoustic Artifacts
  9:30 am - 10:00 am     Sonographic Features of Cystic, Solid & Complex Masses
10:00 am - 10:15 am     Break
10:15 am - 11:15 am     Ultrasound Instrumentation - How To, When To & Why To Use It
11:15 am - 12:30 pm     Ultrasound Imaging of the Normal Female Pelvis
12:30 pm -   1:30 pm     Lunch (Box lunch will be provided)
  1:30 pm -   2:30 pm     Transvaginal Scanning Techniques
  2:30 pm -   2:45 pm     Break
  2:45 pm -   3:45 pm     Ultrasound Evaluation of the Cervix
  3:45 pm -   4:30 pm     Indications & Guidelines for Limited OB/GYN Ultrasound

Sunday

  8:00 am -   8:30 am     Continental Breakfast
  8:30 am -   9:30 am     Normal Sonographic Features of the 1st Trimester Pregnancy
  9:30 am - 10:15 am     Sonographic Features of Early Pregnancy Failure
10:15 am - 10:45 am     How to Determine the Gestational Age during the 1st Trimester
                                    Pregnancy
10:45 am - 11:00 am     Break
11:00 am - 12:30 pm     Sonographic Anatomy of the Normal Fetus
12:30 pm -   1:30 pm     Lunch (Box lunch will be provided)
  1:30 pm -   2:30 pm     How to Estimate Gestational Age & Fetal Weight
  2:30 pm -   2:45 pm     Break
  2:45 pm -   3:45 pm     Amniotic Fluid Volume & Biophysical Profile
  3:45 pm -   4:15 pm     Components of the OB/GYN Ultrasound Report

Program Objectives:
Upon completion of this program the participants should be able to demonstrate improved ability to:

Basic Ultrasound Physics & Instrumentation:

• Describe and apply basic ultrasound principles and instrumentation

Gynecology

• Describe normal pelvic anatomy and its representation on ultrasound images
• Describe the indications and guidelines for limited OB/GYN ultrasound examinations
• Describe the basic techniques for performing transvaginal exam

1st Trimester Pregnancy

• Describe normal 1st trimester development
• List and describe ultrasound measurements for 1st trimester pregnancy
• Identify sonographic features of early pregnancy failure

2nd & 3rd Trimester Pregnancy

• Recognize normal fetal anatomy from ultrasound scans
• Discuss the sonographic parameters for estimating gestational age
• Describe the technical factors for evaluating conditions that affect the cervix
• Describe techniques for assessing amniotic fluid volume
• Describe techniques for evaluating fetal well-being (BPP)

CME Credits:
This program is approved by the ACNM for 1.175 CEUs.  This program is approved for 16 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ .

Tuition: $950

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"Best lecture I've been to in a long time!  Speakers very well versed!"

"This course was more than I expected it to be!"

"I can't wait to get home and start scanning.  This will be a great addition to my clinical skill set - I am psyched."

"Wonderful training, very informative and useful."

Comments from Attendees of the October 29-30, 2011 Session in Chicago, IL

"An abundance of information that advanced me lightyears from what I knew just 2 days ago.  Thank you!"

"Entire workshop could easily request double the fee & have very staisfied attendants."

"Mani [Montazemi] kept my interest the entire time.  I'm glad I learned from such an expert in ultrasound technology."