Basic Training Practical Course Hybrid

Why attend?

Join Dr. Gihad Chalouhi and a panel of expert speakers from around the world for this engaging and informative course. Together, they will guide you through the Basic Training methodology, including the 6-step and 20+2 planes approaches, and equip you with practical skills to perform a heart scan. This course offers attendees a unique opportunity to gain a comprehensive understanding of Basic Training and learn how to effectively apply it in real-world scenarios.

Learning Objectives:

Know the theory about the BT approach to fetal scanning with the 6-step approach and the 20+2 planes approach
Know the theory about the BT approach to fetal heart ultrasound scanning
Get the practical skills to perform the 6-step approach and the 20+2 planes approach
Acquire the method for fetal heart ultrasound scanning
Get practical skills to perform a heart scan
Acquire the skill to identify an abnormal heart on simulators
Know the theory about the BT approach to gynecological scanning
Get practical skills to perform a gynecological scan
Acquire the skill to identify an abnormal gynecological scan on simulators

Onsite delegates who attend the one-day course in person on the Saturday will be able to book a time slot to take the BT Practical Assessment for the following day. Please read the FAQs on how to book a slot.

Program

This program for this course has been meticulously curated by Dr Gihad Chalouhi. This course features 9 hours of interactive learning and lectures from a variety of expert speakers.

Program

*Program is subject to change

Delegates have a choice to attend this course virtually or on-site at the ISUOG offices in West London. Delegates attending on-site will be provided with refreshments during the breaks and lunch. Following the course delegates on-site will have the exclusive opportunity to network with the on-site invited faculty and other delegates, light drinks and refreshments will be provided.

Delegates attending on-site will be invited to the ISUOG office by Latimer Road in West London, where the course will be held. You will receive joining instructions with the full information. On-site delegates will have the opportunity to engage in practical workshop sessions, using simulators to explore demo scenarios and cases.

Delegates attending via live stream will receive the web link to attend the course virtually. You will receive live-streaming joining instructions with the full information. Live-stream delegates will have access to all lectures and will be guided through the scanning simulations by one of the invited faculty members, with plenty of opportunities to ask questions throughout the sessions.

Registration

Date: Saturday 11th of January 2025

Time: 09:00 - 18:15 GMT (UTC+0)

Start time in different time zones

New York	London	Berlin	India	Beijing	Sydney
04:00	09:00	10:00	13:30	16:00	18:00

Please check a world clock website for your own time, for example: https://www.timeanddate.com/

Course fees

On-site, London	ISUOG Members	£180
On-site, London	ISUOG Non-members*	£250
On-site, London	ISUOG Members - Trainee/Sonographer	£130
On-site, London	ISUOG Non-members - Trainee/Sonographer	£150
Online	ISUOG Members	£20
Online	ISUOG Non-members*	£80
Online	ISUOG Member - Trainee/Sonographer	£20
Online	ISUOG Non- member - Trainee/Sonographer	£35
Online	Middle Income Country ISUOG Member	£10
Online	Middle Income Country ISUOG Non-member*	£25
Online	Lower Resources Country Member	£5
Online	Lower Resources Country Non-Member*	£20

*Fees for non-members include ISUOG basic membership for one year. Membership will be activated after the course.

ISUOG offers discount to our members from countries with lower income, see the eligibility information below. Unfortunately for attending the course on-site, no discount is available.

If you registered for this course on the day of its live stream, there might be a brief delay before your registration is recognised on the live streaming platform. Recordings are available on-demand for registered delegates until March 11th, 2025.

Registration for attending this course in person at our London office will be limited to 35-capacity and will be first come, first serve.

Attending an on-site course at the ISUOG offices offers a comprehensive and immersive learning experience, combining expert instruction, hands-on training, and valuable networking opportunities to enhance the professional development of delegates in the field of ultrasound in obstetrics and gynecology. Following the course delegates on-site have an exclusive opportunity to network with their peers and faculty. Light refreshments and alcoholic beverage menus will be provided. Come along to our London offices and meet the esteemed faculty and your peers!

Remember on-site delegates will be able to book a time slot for the BT practical assessment the following day on Sunday 12th of January 2025, to certify their learning.

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. The document can be uploaded at the time of registering or sent by email to [email protected].

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 registration fees.

Eligible countries: ISUOG's low resource country list can be viewed here. No other discounts can be used in conjunction with this rate

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 registration fees.

Eligible countries: ISUOG has identified the following countries whose economies fall within the middle income category as defined by the World Bank. Delegates from these countries can qualify for the reduced middle income registration fees. Delegates from countries categorised as low resource (see Low resource country discount section below) can qualify for even greater discounts. No other discounts can be used in conjunction with this rate.

American Samoa

Argentina

Brazil

Bulgaria

China

Costa Rica

Dominican Republic

India

Indonesia

Iran

Kazakhstan

Malaysia

Mexico

Philippines

Russia

Serbia

South Africa

Thailand

Turkey

Turkmenistan

Membership entitlements

Non-members: All non-members registering for the course will receive ISUOG basic membership for 12 months, starting approximately the week after the live event. When registering, you will have the opportunity to pay and upgrade your basic membership if you wish, to include a 12-month subscription to the Journal Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (UOG) either online (only) or hard copy print and online.

Please visit our membership page for more information about all ISUOG membership benefits.

Key Speakers

Dr Gihad Chalouhi (France / Lebanon) Basic Training Sub-Committee Chair

Specialist in fetal medicine and surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Lebanon

Co-Founder of CéBB (Centre d’échographie Boulogne-Billancourt) and Centre SFFERe (Spécialiste Fœtus, Femme Enceinte et Reproduction). Part timer in the Fetal surgery center, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, Paris, France.

Dr Gihad E. Chalouhi MD, PhD is an Obstetrics and Gynecology specialist. He worked for 8 years with Prof. Yves Ville Y and Prof. Laurent Salomon in Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, Paris and is subspecialized in in prenatal diagnosis, fetal medicine, fetoscopy and fetal surgery with more than 300 performed fetoscopies. He is specialized in fetal imaging and obtained his PhD in fetal functional MRI in Paris Descartes University and INSERM unit U970. He is a member of the CNGOF (French National College of obstetrics and Gynecology), the LSOG (Lebanese Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology) and the CFEF (French College of Fetal Ultrasound).

He is a pioneer in the implementation of simulation in obstetrical and gynecological ultrasound education, and remains actively involved in this integration. He is an active member of ISUOG's Basic Training Task Force, and leader of the Simulation Work Group. For the last five years he has worked as part of ISUOG's Clinical Standards Committee for the establishment of ISUOG’s Guidelines.

He is the co-founder and President of SimECHOle, the school for ultrasound training and education using simulators in Paris, France.

Notable Publications: Dr Chalouhi has co-authored more than 70 scientific publications in internationally renowned journals and more then 10 chapters.

Use of simulators for the assessment of trainees' competence: trendy toys or valuable instruments?
Tolsgaard MG, Chalouhi GE. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2018 Apr 17. doi: 10.1002/uog.19071. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29667240.

"Fake it until they make it": Practical obstetrical and gynecological ultrasound education nowadays in France.
Chalouhi GE, Gueneuc A, Levaillant JM, Ville Y. Gynecol Obstet Fertil Senol. 2017 Nov;45(11):579-581. doi: 10.1016/j.gofs.2017.09.008. Epub 2017 Nov 3. French. PubMed PMID: 29108903.

Evaluation of trainees' ability to perform obstetrical ultrasound using simulation: challenges and opportunities.
Chalouhi GE, Bernardi V, Gueneuc A, Houssin I, Stirnemann JJ, Ville Y. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Apr;214(4):525.e1-525.e8. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2015.10.932. Epub 2015 Nov 10. PubMed PMID: 26546849.

Ultrasound simulators in obstetrics and gynecology: state of the art.
Chalouhi GE, Bernardi V, Ville Y. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2015 Sep;46(3):255-63. doi: 10.1002/uog.14707. PubMed PMID: 25346451.

Country: Lebanon and France

Field: Obstetrics/Gynecology/Fetal medicine and surgery

Specialties: Fetal anomaly screening 1st trimester and 2nd trimester; fetal biometry and wellbeing; fetal anomalies screening; aneuploidy screening; fetal anomalies; fetal heart; fetal growth restriction; maternal and fetal Doppler; fetal interventional procedure; multiple pregnancy; early pregnancy; fetal growth; education in Ob-Gyn ultrasound; fetal MRI and functional MRI; fetal surgery.

Languages: French; English; Arabic

Dr Suresh Seshadri (India) Outreach Committee member

Dr S.Suresh is the Managing Director of Mediscan Systems a tertiary referral centre for Fetal Medicine in India. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of O&G London (honoriscausa) and is actively involved in training over 4000 physicians from India and other countries in Ultrasound and Fetal Medicine for over 35 years. He has several publications to his credit and is involved in various Research projects in Fetal Medicine. He has set up the Birth Defects Registry of India which is recognized as a subnational registry by the WHO. He is the managing Trustee of Fetal Care Research Foundation a Charity organisation that aims to provide access to treatment options for the underprivileged. He is a recipient of several awards and was one of the earliest to set up a Fetoscopic surgical service in India.

He is a visiting Prof in Perinatology at the Sri Ramachandra Medical University and the Chief functionary of the Voluntary Health Services, a charitable hospital in Chennai which aims to achieve affordable quality health care for all .

Notable publications:

Radio frequency ablation in Complicated Monochorionic Pregnancy : Initial Experience DOI: 10; 1007/s/40556-017-0145 Journal of Fetal Medicine, 2017 Nov PP 1-6. Pm;ome [in;ocatopm 30th Nov 2017]

Suresh Seshadri; Down Syndrome Screening in India, Are we there yet? Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology India; 2017 Dec 17. 67(6) ; 393-399, Epub 2017 August 17 DOI : 10. 1007/S12098-017-2528-5

Country: India

Field: Fetal medicine

Specialties: Fetal anomaly screening 1st trimester and 2nd trimester; fetal biometry and wellbeing; fetal anomalies screening; aneuploidy screening; fetal anomalies; fetal heart; fetal growth restriction; maternal and fetal Doppler; multiple pregnancy; 3D & 4D ultrasound; fetal intervention procedure; early pregnancy; fetal growth.

Languages: English

Dr. Catalina María Valencia González (Colombia) Obstetrician and Gynaecologist from Universidad del Rosario, ISUOG Basic Training Task Force member

Basic Training Task Force

Obstetrician and Gynaecologist from Universidad del Rosario (Bogotá – Colombia), Clinical Epidemiologist from Universidad del Rosario and Universidad CES, Sub-Specialist in Maternal Fetal Medicine from Universidad del Rosario and Diploma in Fetal Medicine and Fetal Surgery from the Fetal Medicine Foundation – Kings College Hospital (London – UK).

She has special interest in clinical research, teaching and coordination of projects in the area of fetal medicine and high-risk obstetrics. Lecturer in international conferences and seminars, faculty of the different certification courses in obstetric ultrasound and training courses in obstetric emergencies.

Coordinator of the Maternal Fetal Medicine Unit at Clinica del Prado, Medellin – Colombia. She works as Maternal Fetal Specialist and researcher at SURA and Universidad CES – Medellín - Colombia.

Member of the ISUOG Basic Training Task Force and Vice chair of the FIGO Preterm Birth Committee. She co-directs FUNDARED-MATERNA in Colombia a Foundation dedicated to capacity building and development of implementation research in Obstetrics, Gynecology and in Reproductive Health.

Country: Colombia

Field: Obstetrics

Specialties: Fetal echo/ cardiology

Languages: English; Spanish

Dr. Chiara Landolfo (Italy) Clinical Standards Committee member, BT-Sub-Committee member

Chiara Landolfo, Italian MD and PhD, French and English-speaking, is a consultant Gynaecological Oncologist Surgeon at Imperial College London. She completed her training at Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna (Italy), combining her education at Policlinico Sant’Orsola Malpighi (Bologna) by also working at CHU Saint-Pierre in Brussels and KU Leuven (Belgium). With a special interest in gynaecologic ultrasonography, she joined the International Ovarian Tumour Analysis group (IOTA), one of the largest multicentric diagnostic trials on ovarian tumours in the world. She worked together with Prof D. Timmerman at KU Leuven, Prof T. Bourne at Imperial College London and Prof A. Testa at Gemelli Hospital in Rome. She is active in research on gynaecologic ultrasound, translational analyses and artificial intelligence. She also contributes to the International Endometrial Tumour Analysis (IETA) and the Morphological Uterus Sonographic Assessment (MUSA) studies. She is member of ISUOG, SIEOG (Italian Society of Ultrasound in Gynaecology and Obstetrics), and ESGO (European Society of Gynaecological Oncology). Chiara is an active member of the ISUOG Clinical Standards Committee and of the ISUOG Task Force for the Basic Training in Gynaecology. She also collaborates to VISUOG project , and worked as a member of the ISUOG Next Generation group. She regularly takes part in education, scientific presentations and courses on gynaecologic ultrasound at national and international conferences.

Dr Maya Al-Memar (UK) Education Committee Chair, NGen Committee member

Maya Al-Memar is a Consultant Gynaecologist at Imperial College NHS Healthcare Trust, with specialist clinical interests in complex benign gynaecology, acute diagnostic services including early pregnancy and acute gynaecology, rapid access for suspected gynaecological cancer, and paediatric & adolescent gynaecology. She completed her training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology in North-West London including specialty training at Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea Hospital, and St Mary’s Hospital. Having worked in the largest gynaecology & reproductive medicine service in London at Imperial, she has experience in managing complex patients. Her focus is to provide the best possible care for women using high quality diagnostics ultrasound skills to streamline care. She graduated from Imperial College School of Medicine with first class honours in 2007, where she also completed her PhD and is now an honorary clinical lecturer. She is widely published in peer-reviewed journals. She currently has on-going research projects in the fields of early pregnancy, miscarriage, ovarian cysts and use of ultrasound to improve diagnosis of ovarian masses.

Country: UK

Field: Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Specialties: Early pregnancy and gynaecology imaging, adnexal masses, paediatric and adolescent gynaecology

Languages: English, Arabic

Prof. Nikos Vrachnis (Greece) Accreditation & Certification Sub-Committee Chair

Education Committee

Prof. Nikos Vrachnis is an Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Athens Medical School, Attiko University Hospital in Athens, and Chair of the ISUOG Validation Task Force. Currently, he serves as President of the Hellenic Authority for Medically Assisted Reproduction. He is also a Visiting Reader in Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine at St George’s University Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, London.

Nikos has written or edited 15 books, has more than 150 scientific publications and has been awarded four times for his research work. He has a special interest in medical education, simulation and training, preterm labour, Down’s syndrome, fetal anomalies and 3D/4D ultrasound. Has run more than 100 practical courses in Greece and Cyprus, including Obstetric and Gynecologic Ultrasound courses, as well as courses in Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Presently serves as President of the Hellenic Society of Obstetric and Gynecologic Emergency.

Within the ISUOG he is a member of the Educational Committee, of the Basic Training Task Force and of the Patient Leaflets task force.

Notable publications
Soluble Fas and Fas-ligand levels in mid-trimester amniotic fluid and their associations with severe small for gestational age fetuses: a prospective observational study.
Vrachnis N, Dalainas I, Papoutsis D, Samoli E, Rizos D, Iliodromiti Z, Siristatidis C, Tsikouras P, Creatsas G, Botsis D. J Reprod Immunol. 2013 Jun;98(1-2):39-44

The fetus that is small for gestational age.
Vrachnis N, Botsis D, Iliodromiti Z. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2006 Dec;1092:304-9

Elevated mid-trimester amniotic fluid ADAM-8 concentrations as a potential risk factor for preterm delivery.
Vrachnis N, Malamitsi-Puchner A, Samoli E, Botsis D, Iliodromiti Z, Baka S, Hassiakos D, Creatsas G. J Soc Gynecol Investig. 2006 Apr;13(3):186-90.

Resistin in mid-trimester amniotic fluid in trisomy 21.
Vrachnis N, Gkogkas L, Iliodromiti S, Grigoriadis C, Samoli E, Iliodromiti Z, Pangalos C, Pappa KI, Drakoulis N, Creatsas G, Botsis D. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2013 Nov;26(16):1576-80

Three-dimensional ultrasound and three-dimensional power Doppler improve the preoperative evaluation of complex benign ovarian lesions.
Vrachnis N, Sifakis S, Samoli E, Kappou D, Pavlakis K, Iliodromiti Z, Botsis D. Clin Exp Obstet Gynecol. 2012;39(4):474-8.

Hospital visiting in obstetrics and gynecology: a tool for the advancement of training.
Creatsas G, Vrachnis N. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2006 Dec;95(3):298-301

Placental growth factor (PlGF): a key to optimizing fetal growth.
Vrachnis N, Kalampokas E, Sifakis S, Vitoratos N, Kalampokas T, Botsis D, Iliodromiti Z. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2013 Jul;26(10):995-1002.

Doppler assessment of the intrauterine growth-restricted fetus.
Botsis D, Vrachnis N, Christodoulakos G. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2006 Dec;1092:297-303

Country: Greece

Field: Obstetrics, Gynecology, Fetal-Maternal Medicine

Specialties: Preterm labour, Down’s syndrome, fetal anomalies, and 3D/4D ultrasound

Languages: Greek, English

FAQs

How do I book on to the BT Practical Assessment?

The BT Practical Asssessment on the Sunday is only available for delegates who attended on-site.

To book a slot for the assessment, please follow the surveymonkey link on your registration confirmation email and number the time slots to your most preferred time to least preferred.

You will then be notified what time your assessment will take place.

Does ISUOG offer certificates of attendance for education courses?

Yes, ISUOG offers certificates of attendance for our education courses. Please note the ISUOG certificate of attendance will be available for one year after a course.

How do I download my certificate?

Following a course registered delegates will receive an email with a link to submit an evaluation form. After completing the evaluation form, registered delegates will be redirected to their certificate, which can be filled in before downloading. Please be sure to download your certificate before exiting the survey.

I'm attending the course on-site, where should I stay?

For your accommodation, we highly recommend staying at the Dorsett Hotel Shepherds Bush. This hotel has been a preferred choice for many of our delegates in the past, offering a convenient location and excellent amenities.

To make your reservation, please contact the hotel directly.

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