Provide a comprehensive overview of the sonographic appearance of fetal exposure to the most common teratogens and maternal infections.
Overview
Course name: ATC4 Fetal anomalies - infectious syndromes/teratogens
Duration of course: 11 hours (+ supplementary materials)
Length of access for each course: 12 months
Certificates: 11 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 and gynecologists, trainees, fellows, residents, midwives, nurses, radiographers, sonographers, GPs and healthcare professionals providing antenatal care and performing ultrasound scans.
Why do this course?
This course is essential for healthcare professionals looking to enhance their understanding of congenital infections and their impact on fetal development. It provides in-depth knowledge of common pathogens, prenatal diagnosis, treatment options, and long-term outcomes. With a strong emphasis on ultrasound’s role, following the latest ISUOG guidelines, the course also covers emerging concerns like COVID-19 and re-emerging infections such as congenital syphilis. Through case studies and evidence-based insights, learners will gain the skills needed for early detection, effective management, and prevention, ultimately improving maternal and fetal health outcomes.
Course description
Congenital infections are an important cause of birth defects worldwide. This course will explore in detail the most common pathogens that are associated with congenital infection syndromes. The course will focus on epidemiology and pathophysiology of congenital infections, prenatal diagnosis and treatment and short and long term outcomes. The important role of ultrasound in the diagnosis of congenital infection is emphasized in a separate lesson with multiple cases included. Prevention strategies are also reviewed. The resources included in this course are aligned with 2020 ISUOG Practice Guidelines on the role of ultrasound in congenital infection. The lesson on COVID 19 infection in pregnancy is also included, as it has been proven that the vertical transmission of SARS-CoV-2 virus exists, although it is considered a rare event. The lesson on less common infectious causes of congenital syndromes (e.g. congenital rubella and varicella syndromes) is included along with globally re-emerging congenital syphilis infection.
Contributors to this course
Course contributors: Lea Tuzovic, Lior Drukker, Angela Ranzini, Willem Gheysen & Lina Youssef
Course materials: A. Khalil, Y. Ville, M. Leruez-Ville, C. O. Kagan, M. Herrera, L. Salomon, M. Meyer-Wittkopf, L. Pomar, C. Coutinho, G. Malinger, F. Costa, L. Poon, R. Chaoui, K. Haratz, R. Birnbaum, ISUOG Practice Guidelines: role of ultrasound in congenital infection
Learning objectives
By the end of this session, learners will be able to describe the epidemiology and prevalence of maternal infections associated with congenital infections and identify key diagnostic approaches for detecting maternal primary infections during pregnancy. They will explain the relationship between the timing of maternal infection, the risk of vertical transmission, and the severity of the congenital syndrome. Additionally, learners will discuss the role of amniocentesis, including the optimal timing for diagnosis, and evaluate the use of ultrasound and fetal MRI in diagnosing and monitoring affected pregnancies. They will also recognize common ultrasonographic findings and develop an evidence-based approach for optimal follow-up and management of congenital infections during pregnancy.
Key questions
- How common are various congenital infections?
- What is the role of amniocentesis in diagnosing congenital infections
- What is the role of ultrasound and what are the common sonographic findings associated with specific congenital infections?
- What is the optimal diagnostic approach to diagnosing primary maternal infection?
- What are the pros and cons of various management options for prevention and treatment of congenital infections?
- What are the long-term sequelae of various congenital infections
- What is the relationship between the timing of maternal primary infection and vertical transmission?
- What is the relationship between the timing of maternal primary infection and severity of the congenital infection syndrome?
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
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Obstetrics - mid trimester fetal anomalies scan course list
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- ATC4: Fetal heart - septal defects and ventricular anomalies
- ATC4: Fetal heart - Outflow tract and valvular defects
- ATC4: Fetal heart - Fetal arrhythmias, tumors and other cardiac defects
- ATC4: Fetal anomalies - brain and CNS part 1
- ATC4: Fetal anomalies - brain and CNS part 2
- ATC4: Fetal anomalies - face and neck
- ATC4: Fetal anomalies - thorax
- ATC4: Fetal anomalies - upper and lower gastrointestinal
- ATC4: Fetal anomalies - urinary and genitalia (use repeated content, link to other course)
- ATC4: Fetal anomalies - skeletal dysplasia
- ATC4: Fetal anomalies - placenta
- ATC4: Fetal anomalies - chromosomal/genetic syndromes