This course provides a comprehensive overview of the sonographic appearance of the most common anomalies of the face detectable in the first trimester.
Overview
Course name: ATC3 First trimester face and neck
Duration of course: 4 hours (+ supplementary materials)
Length of access for each course: 12 months
Certificates: 4 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, midwives, nurses, radiographers, sonographers, GPs and healthcare professionals providing antenatal care and performing ultrasound scans.
Why do this course?
In the last 20 years, ultrasound examination of fetal face has become an essential part of the 11-13+6 week scan and has been subjected to intensive investigation.
Initially, assessment of the fetal face and in particular the nasal bone was an important component of screening for aneuploidy. However, advances in ultrasound medicine have now enabled earlier detection of craniofacial anomalies. This in turn may facilitate earlier diagnosis of chromosomal abnormalities and genetic syndromes.
Course description
In this course, we will outline the normal development of the fetal face and the normal appearance of the face at the 11-13 week’ ultrasound. We will then examine an approach to better improve the diagnosis of common craniofacial anomalies, in particular, orofacial clefts and micrognathia.
The course covers the following topic areas; Normal development of the fetal face; cleft lip and palate; micrognathia and retrognathia; eye anomalies; nose anomalies; ear anomalies; neck anomalies.
Contributors to this course
Course contributors: Simon Meagher, Daniel Rolnik, Divya Singh, Lea Tuzovic, Angela Ranzini, Maya Reddy, Lina Youssef
Course materials: Katia Bilardo, Waldo Sepulveda, S. Meagher, F. Ushakov, Leonor Ferreira, Elisabeth de Jong-Pleij, Ian Suchet, Janelle Santos.
Learning objectives
- Understand and describe the embryology and anatomy of the fetal face.
- Describe the normal appearance of the fetal face in the first trimester.
- Understand the epidemiology, pathology, aetiology, associations, management and prognosis of common facial anomalies, in particular cleft lip and palate, micrognathia/retrognathia and common eye/nose/ear anomalies.
- How to screen and diagnose cleft lip and palate and micrognathia in the first trimester.
- Limitations of diagnosis of facial anomalies in the first trimester.
Key questions
- What is the current evidence regarding detection of facial fetal anomalies on ultrasound examination in the first trimester?
- What is the normal sonographic appearance of the face between 8-14 weeks?
- What is the sonographic appearance of facial malformations detectable at 11-14 weeks of gestation?
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 from 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 from 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
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Obstetrics – first trimester scan course list
Other courses in this series:
- ATC3: First trimester protocols
- ATC3: First trimester - heart
- ATC3: First trimester - brain and CNS
- ATC3: First trimester - gastrointestinal and urinary
- ATC3: First trimester - skeletal
- ATC3: First trimester - cervix, placenta and adnexa
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- ATC4: Fetal anomalies - face and neck