Prenatal Ultrasonography for Physicians

Please sign up for this course if you are a practicing physician. If you are a resident, registered nurse, nurse practitioner, or midwife, please sign up for the Non-physicians course.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the basic physics of ultrasonography
• Understand standard terminology used to describe fetal and maternal orientation
• Understand how to calculate the estimated gestational age (EGA) and estimated date of confinement (EDC)
• Know the structures which would be examined during an anatomical survey
• Understand practice management/billing issues relevant to OB ultrasound
• Think through some of the ethical issues raised by OB ultrasound
• Consider approaches to overcoming inter-specialty conflicts
• Perform a five-part labor and delivery scan, as described in the ALSO course
• Improve psychomotor skills performing fetal biometry and anotomic survey
• Obtain a list of resources for future study
• Understand how to purchase an OB ultrasound machine and the benefits and disadvantages of purchasing a new vs. old machine
• Prepare for phase of supervised scanning after course completion
• Review basic techniques for teaching OB ultrasound to residents and others once competency is achieved

Participants are expected to review course materials prior to the course for congitive pre-load. Most of the course content will involve case discussions and supervised scanning for psycho-motor skill development.

Special Needs Accommodations

If you have special dietary or accessibility needs, please email Suzanne Mcguire to arrange for accommodations