Join us for this one day online education course to learn about neurosonography. The program will include in-depth lectures and panel discussions with world class experts.
Overview
Why attend?
Join us for this one day online education course to learn about neurosonography on Saturday the 21st of August. The program will include in-depth lectures and panel discussions with world class experts.
Learning Objectives:
- To become aware of the new indications published by ISUOG on how to screen and diagnose CNS malformations
- To familiarize with normal and abnormal brain anatomy at 12-13 gestational weeks, as displayed with high resolution – high emission frequency transducers
- To understand the adequacy/inadequacy of indications to neurosonography and prenatal surgery for open spina bifida
- To become aware of the challenges and uncertainties encountered in defining a prognosis for major brain developmental and acquired anomalies
CME
The live event has been accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) with up to 5 European CME credits (ECMEC®s). Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity. See below for more details and reciprocal credits with the American Medical Association and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
Registration
Date: Saturday 21 August 2021
Time: 08:30 - 16:00 BST (UTC+1)
Start time in different time zones
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London |
Berlin |
Dubai |
Beijing |
Sydney |
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08:30 |
09:30 |
11:30 |
15:30 |
17:30 |
Please check a world clock website for your own time, for example: https://www.timeanddate.com/
The course will be recorded. Recordings are available on-demand for registered delegates until 21 September 2021 on the live streaming website.
Course fees
| ISUOG Members | £150 |
| ISUOG Non-members* | £210 |
| ISUOG Member - Trainee/Sonographer | £100 |
| ISUOG Non- member - Trainee/Sonographer | £115 |
| Middle Income Country ISUOG Member | £50 |
| Middle Income Country ISUOG Non-member* | £65 |
| Lower Resources Country Member | £25 |
| Lower Resources Country Non-Member* | £40 |
*Fees for non-members include ISUOG basic membership for one year. Membership will be activated after the course.
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.
CME accreditation
ISUOG advanced neurosonography course: the dark side of the brain and changing the paradigm
London, United Kingdom, 21/08/2021-21/08/2021
has been accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) for a maximum of 5 European CME credits (ECMEC®s).
Each medical specialist should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.
The EACCME® is an institution of the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS), www.uems.eu.
Through an agreement between the European Union of Medical Specialists and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert EACCME® credits to an equivalent number of AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Information on the process to convert EACCME® credits to AMA credits can be found at www.ama-assn.org/education/earn-credit-participation-international-activities.
Live educational activities occurring outside of Canada, recognised by the UEMS-EACCME® for ECMEC® credits are deemed to be Accredited Group Learning Activities (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
Supplement your learning
Key Speakers
Honours Committee Member
Prof. Dario Paladini is currently the Head of the Fetal Medicine and Surgery Unit at G. Gaslini Children's Hospital in Genova, Italy.
Prof Paladini has had several roles in ISUOG over the years: Education committee chair and member, Course co-chair, Board member, member of the Outreach committee, nomination committee, CSC committee, Fetal heart task force, CNS guidelines task force (chair). He was awarded the Stuart Campbell Award in 2011 and he is now Chair of the Stuart Campbell award committee.
Prof. Paladini has published > 200 original papers in high IF peer-review journals and led and was involved in hundreds of training courses and congresses worldwide.
Country: Italy
Field: Gynecology; Obstetrics
Specialties: Fetal anomaly screening T2; fetal anomalies; fetal heart; fetal brain; 3D & 4D ultrasound; fetal surgery; gynecological ultrasound.
Languages: English; Italian; Spanish
Senior physician in the Obstetric Ultrasound department at Lis Hospital, Ichilov
Dr Roee Birnbaum is an obstetrician and gynecologist, focusing on fetal ultrasound and prenatal diagnosis of fetal malformations, including early diagnosis. He is currently working in the OB-GYN Ultrasound division at the Tel Aviv medical center, focusing on fetal brain malformations, and early diagnosis of fetal anomalies. Previously, he was working under the direct instruction of Prof. Dario Paladini, at the Istituto Giannina Gaslini pediatric hospital, Genova, Italy, focusing on fetal heart and brain malformations. He is a faculty member of several teaching courses worldwide. His main research focus is the fetal brain (normal and pathology), and early brain development.
Notable publications
Birnbaum R, Ben-Sira L, Lerman-Sagie T, Malinger G. The use of fetal neurosonography and brain MRI in cases of cytomegalovirus infection during pregnancy: A retrospective analysis with outcome correlation. Prenat Diagn. 2017 Dec;37(13):1335-1342.
Birnbaum R, Parodi S, Donarini G, Meccariello G, Fulcheri E, Paladini D. The third ventricle of the human fetal brain: Normative data and pathologic correlation. A 3D transvaginal neurosonography study. Prenat Diagn. 2018 Aug;38(9):664-672
Country: Israel
Field: Obstetrics; Gynecology
Specialties: Fetal anomaly screening T1 & T2; fetal heart; fetal anomalies screening; fetal anomalies; 3D/4D ultrasound; neurosonography and brain malformations
Language: Hebrew, English
Prof. Dr Rabih Chaoui, was born and schooled in Beirut, Lebanon. His medical studies and specialisation in obstetrics and gynecology were undertaken at the Charité Medical School, Humboldt University, in Berlin, Germany. Between 2001 and 2004, he was professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the Charité University Hospital, Berlin and since 2004 he has worked at the Center of Prenatal Diagnosis and Human Genetics in Berlin. An ISUOG member since 1994, he has been a Board member from 2003 to 2013, including two terms as Chair of the Education Committee, and received the Stuart Campbell Award for Education in 2018.
Prof. Dr Chaoui has written three books on fetal ultrasound and more than 250 papers and monographies. Since 1986, his major interest has been in fetal ultrasound to include fetal heart, fetal 3D, first trimester ultrasound, ultrasound in genetic diseases and high-resolution ultrasound.
Executive Committee, Finance & Risk Committee, Courses Sub-Committee, Twins Special Interest Group, Doppler Special Interest Group
Prof. Asma Khalil is a Professor of Obstetrics and Maternal-Fetal Medicine at St George’s University Hospital (University of London). She is a subspecialist in Maternal and Fetal Medicine, specialising in scanning women and babies with complications in pregnancy. She is the lead for the Multiple Pregnancy service at St George’s Hospital, the referral unit for the South West London region, but also cares for women with low risk pregnancies.
Prof. Khalil gained her MD at the University of London in 2009 following two years’ research into pre-eclampsia (high blood pressure in pregnancy). She also has a Masters degree in Epidemiology from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and an MRC scholarship. She has published more than 45 peer reviewed research papers in medical journals, and many review articles and book chapters. She has been awarded many research prizes, at both national and international meetings.
Her research interests include hypertensive disease in pregnancy, multiple pregnancy, and other complications of pregnancy.
You can follow her on twitter @ProfAsmaKhalil
Notable publications: She has published more than 45 peer reviewed research papers in medical journals, and many review articles and book chapters. Read more.
Country: UK
Field: Obstetrics; Fetal Medicine
Specialties: Fetal anomaly screening T1 & T2; fetal biometry and wellbeing; aneuploidies; fetal anomalies; fetal growth restriction; maternal and fetal Doppler; multiple pregnancy; preeclampsia; prenatal diagnosis; fetal therapy; interventional procedures during pregnancy.
Languages: English; Arabic
"I am committed to supporting ISUOG’s membership growth and providing educational opportunities in underrepresented regions of the world. I have contributed to the Society’s scientific program, speaking at their Intensive education courses and even running two Approved courses of my own, which have become popular in their own right. One of these courses takes place in Egypt, the other in the UK, where there is a shortage in opportunities for basic training in the field. Through these initiatives I have introduced more than 70 new members to the Society in the last year alone and strive to continue delivering ISUOG’s resources in areas where there is most in need."
Leading the Regional 3rd level Unit for the prenatal diagnosis and management of fetal malformations, Dr Volpe is author of more than 200 articles, as well as of textbooks, book chapters and ad hoc reviews, regarding the prenatal diagnosis and the management of fetuses with malformations. He’s also involved in several national and regional educational programs for improving maternal health and pregnancy outcome.
Over the years he trained a large number of residents in Obstetrics and Gynecology in the use of ultrasound technology. In view of his extensive and specific expertise, he joined many national and international ultrasound courses and seminars as invited speaker.
Member of the ISUOG Advisory Group 2012-2020.
In 2016 and 2020 he joined the National Committee of the Italian Major Health Institute (ISS) as counsellor for the validation and use of cell free DNA testing in the national screening program.
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Over the years he trained a large number of residents in Obstetrics and Gynecology in the use of ultrasound technology. In view of his extensive and specific expertise, he joined many national and international ultrasound courses and seminars as invited speaker.
Member of the ISUOG Advisory Group 2012-2020.
In 2016 and 2020 he joined the National Committee of the Italian Major Health Institute (ISS) as counsellor for the validation and use of cell free DNA testing in the national screening program.
Associate Professor Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Baylor College of Medicine
Dr Sanz Cortes current academic position is in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Baylor College of Medicine (Houston, Texas), as an Associate Professor. She is a fetal surgeon at Texas Children's Hospital providing care for patients who receive any fetal intervention from the time of pre-surgical evaluation, surgery and until delivery. Part of her clinical care is also dedicated to the management of the fetal neurosonology clinic at the same center. She is also very invested in multiple research projects related to fetal conditions that require utero therapy from a multidisciplinary approach and with particular emphasis on advanced imaging techniques. She is passionate about research mentorship, education, development of biomedical devices and innovation. One of the main focus of her research has been dedicated to understanding the effects of fetal spina bifida repair and its minimally invasive approach, leading initiatives such as the International Consortium for Fetoscopic Myelomeningocele Repair.
Other current affiliations that she holds are: Member of the Steering Committee of Texas Children's Hospital Fetal Center, Steering Committee of the North American Fetal Therapy Network, Scientific Committee of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISUOG), part of the Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Prenatal Diagnosis journal editorial boards.
Country: USA
Field: Obstetrics
Specialties: Fetal anomalies; fetal brain; fetal growth restriction; maternal and fetal Doppler; fetal therapy and intervention
Languages: English; Spanish
PD Dr med. Katrin Karl has received her MD at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich, where she studied from 1996-2003. Currently, she is working at the Center of Prenatal Diagnosis at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich/Germany. She was working with the San Franciso Perinatals in California in 2008. She has authored several research articles and book chapters. She is a member of several national and international societies of fetal medicine and ultrasound in Ob/Gyn.
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Gregor Kasprian, MD is Associate Professor at the Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy at the Medical University of Vienna, Austria. Clinically he serves as a neuroradiologist with specific background in pediatric neuroradiology. His scientific interest lies in the field of developmental and – in particular - fetal brain imaging. He is member of the IRC5 imaging board, the Organization of Human brain mapping, European Society of Radiology, RSNA and serves as associate editor in the journal “European Radiology”.
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