Provide a comprehensive overview of the sonographic appearance, evaluation, and management of the most common fetal arrhythmias.
Overview
Course name: ATC4 Fetal heart - fetal arrhythmias, tumors and other cardiac defects
Duration of course: 6 hours (+ supplementary materials)
Length of access for each course: 12 months
Certificates: 6 CME credits and ISUOG Certificate of Completion
Access: Online learning, learn at your own pace.
Education level: Advanced
Program language: English
Suitable for: Practicing obstetricians, trainees, fellows, residents, radiographers, sonographers, GPs and healthcare professionals providing antenatal care and performing ultrasound scans.
Why do this course?
This course provides a comprehensive and in-depth understanding of fetal cardiac abnormalities, including arrhythmias, cardiomyopathies, and rare congenital defects like ectopia cordis. By enrolling, participants will enhance their diagnostic skills in identifying and assessing fetal arrhythmias such as tachycardias, bradycardias, and irregular rhythms. They will also gain expertise in advanced sonographic techniques for evaluating different types of fetal cardiomyopathies, allowing for more accurate assessments. Additionally, the course helps improve clinical decision-making by equipping learners with the knowledge to recognize and differentiate between various fetal cardiac conditions, ultimately leading to better patient outcomes. A unique aspect of this course is the focus on uncommon cardiac defects like ectopia cordis, ensuring a well-rounded understanding of fetal cardiology. This makes it an essential learning opportunity for sonographers, obstetricians, fetal medicine specialists, and other healthcare professionals looking to deepen their expertise and improve diagnostic accuracy.
Course description
This course offers a detailed review of fetal arrhythmia, cardiomyopathies and other cardiac defects. Participants will acquire knowledge related to fetal arrhythmia including tachycardias, bradycardias and irregular fetal rhythm. The course also provides a comprehensive overview of the sonographic assessment of the different types of fetal cardiomyopathies. Furthermore, an uncommon cardiac defect i.e. ectopia cordis will also be explained in this course.
Contributors to this course
Course contributors: Lina Youssef, Supriya Seshadri, Suseela Vavilala, Angela Ranzini & Sonia Paolucci
Course materials: J. S. Carvalho, B. Tutschek, K. Bilardo, J. Chen, J. Wang, H. Sun, X. Gu, X. Hao, Y. Fu, Y. Zhang, X. Liu, H. Zhang, L. Han, Y. He, D. Paladini, R. Chaoui, Bettina Cuneo MD, Joshua A. Copel MD
Learning objectives
- Understand the definition, embryology, prevalence, and risk factors for fetal arrhythmias
- Know the subtypes of irregular fetal rhythms, and understand how they are assessed
- Understand monitoring of fetal arrhythmias, their management and prognosis
- Know the different types of fetal cardiomyopathies and how to detect them by ultrasound
- Learn about other less common cardiac anomalies like ectopia cordis
Key questions
- What is the prevalence of fetal arrhythmias? Are there any risk factors?
- How are fetal arrhythmias assessed and classified? What are the various subtypes of Bradyarrhythmias and Tachyarrythmias?
- How are fetal arrhythmias managed? What is their prognosis?
Prices
Prices for ISUOG members
| ISUOG member | £75 |
| ISUOG member - with trainee/sonographer discount | £40 |
| ISUOG member in middle-income setting | £40 |
| ISUOG member in lower-resource setting | £10 |
Prices for ISUOG non-members*
| Non-member | £85 |
| Non-member - with trainee/sonographer discount | £50 |
| Non-member in middle-income setting | £50 |
| Non-member in lower-resource setting | £15 |
* Prices for non-members does NOT include ISUOG membership. Join as an ISUOG member first for discounted prices to our online training courses (allow 24 hours for systems to update).
Trainees/residents and sonographers/radiographers
Proof of status: All trainees, residents, sonographers and radiographers will need to submit proof of their trainee, resident, sonographer or radiographer status by way of a letter from their Department or Institution. The letter must be in English and dated within the last 3 months and submitted by email to [email protected] along with the name of the course you wish to purchase.
Sonographer definition: A sonographer is a non-physician medical imaging professional who performs diagnostic medical sonography, or diagnostic ultrasound.
Trainee/resident definition: A trainee is a medical professional who is not yet fully qualified or practicing without supervision within their chosen specialty and in accordance with the relevant national regulatory authorities; a resident is in residency training which leads to specially or subspecialty) certification.
Low resource country discount
ISUOG's mission is to disseminate the highest quality education to the broadest audience. To support this aim, we have ensured that attendees based in, currently residing in, or currently working in low resource countries have the lowest purchase costs. ISUOG's low resource country list can be viewed here https://www.research4life.org/access/eligibility/.
No other discounts can be used in conjunction with this rate. These rates will appear automatically in the ISUOG Academy based on your membership details, or registered details. Please make sure these details are up to date.
Middle income country discount
ISUOG's mission is to disseminate the highest quality education to the broadest audience. To support this aim, we have ensured that attendees based in, currently residing in, or currently working in middle income countries have access to reduced purchase costs. ISUOG has identified the following countries whose economies fall within the middle income category as defined by the World Bank: American Samoa, Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic , India, Indonesia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mexico, Philippines, Russia, Serbia, South Africa, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan.
No other discounts can be used in conjunction with this rate. These rates will appear automatically in the ISUOG Academy based on your membership details, or registered details. Please make sure these details are up to date.
Further information
Accreditation and CME Credits
CME credits
The European Accreditation Council (EACCME) accredits this online course for Continuing Medical Education (CME). European CME credits (ECMEC®) will be awarded on successful completion of this course. Through an agreement between the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) and the American Medical Association (AMA), physicians may convert EACCME credits to an equivalent number of AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Information on the process to convert EACCME credit to AMA credit can be found at www.ama-assn.org/go/internationalcme.
CME Subcommittee
The CME Subcommittee oversees the CME requirements for our CME accredited courses.
Conflict of Interest
No commercial support has been accepted related to the development or publication of this course. This course underwent peer review in line with the standards of editorial integrity and publication ethics maintained by the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology (ISUOG). Conflicts of interest have been identified and resolved in accordance with EACCME guidelines.
You can find out how we adhere to the essential criteria for EACCME accreditation requirements here.
Technical requirements
You can study on your phone, tablet or laptop. To participate and access this activity you will need a good internet connection and an up to date browser:
- MS Internet Explorer 11 (Not including compatibility modes)
- MS Edge
- Mozilla Firefox version 60 Extended Support Release (ESR)
- Google Chrome 73
- Safari 10 auf OS X
- Mobile Browser Android >4 and iOS > 9
- Current versions of Adobe Reader plugin
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