
Ultrasound in Obstetrics: Prenatal Imaging & Fetal Heart Screening
When:
Saturday, June 7, 2014
8:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.
Where:
Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center
Hermann Conference Center
6411 Fannin
Houston, TX 77030
This event is approved for 6 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
Overview
Ultrasound in Obstetrics: Prenatal Imaging & Fetal Heart Screening symposium is sponsored by the Texas Fetal Center at Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital and the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth.
Objectives
At the completion of this course, physicians and sonographers should be able to:
- Utilize new strategies in the first trimester evaluation to identify pregnancies that require additional surveillance for fetal anomalies commonly affecting multiple births, including strategies such as incorporating first trimester determination of chorionicity and twin designation for multiple gestations
- Examine the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine’s (AIUM) ‘as low as reasonably achievable’ (ALARA) principle and identify the importance of appropriate probe selection and image processing options that exist in order to achieve the ALARA goal while optimizing ultrasound imaging quality
- Explain how to use tools such as Doppler and color flow to enhance understanding of fetal heart physiology and compliment the standard structural evaluation of the fetal heart
- Explain the new recommendations for cervical length screening for risk of preterm labor and identify which patients should be referred to a specialist for cervical length screening
- Identify the importance of prenatal detection of major congenital heart defects (mCHD) to decrease the perinatal morbidity and mortality rates; Improve screening modalities for the early detection of mCHD and explain the importance of a timely referral to a specialist for a fetal ECHO and how the multidisciplinary management of a patient diagnosed with the condition can improve the neonatal treatment and quality of care
Target Audience
Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialists and sonographers


With questions about the event, email: texasfetalcenter@memorialhermann.org
Saturday, June 7, 2014
7:15 - 8:00 | | Check In and Continental Breakfast |
8:00 - 8:15 | | Welcome, Introductions and Announcements Michael Bebbington, M.D., M.H.Sc.
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8:15 - 9:00 | | Fetal Evaluation in the First Trimester: Where Are We Going? Blair Stevens, M.S., C.G.C.
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9:00 - 9:45 | | Improving Your Ultrasound Image While Maintaining the ALARA Principle Erin Canon, B.S., R.D.M.S. Genevieve Campbell, B.S., R.D.M.S
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9:45 - 10:30 | | The Functional Evaluation of the Fetal Heart Gurur Biliciler-Denktas, M.D.
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10:30 - 11:00 | | Coffee Break
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11:00 - 11:45 | | What About the Cervix? Screening for Preterm Delivery Michael Bebbington, M.D., M.H.Sc.
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11:45 - 12:30 | | Fetal Cardiac Screening Helena Gardiner, M.D., Ph.D.
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12:30 - 1:15 | | Lunch
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1:15 - 1:30 | | Break Walk over to the Texas Fetal Center (UTP, Suite 210) for afternoon workshop
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1:45 - 3:45 | | Cardiac Screening Hands-On Workshop Break Out Session: Presentation of Common Fetal Heart Anomalies Break Out Session: Morphology of the Fetal Heart
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3:45 - 4:00 | | Post Test and Conclusion Michael Bebbington, M.D., M.H.Sc. |
Speakers
Michael Bebbington, M.D., M.H.Sc. Course Director
 | | Director, Prenatal Diagnosis and Fetal Imaging Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital Professor, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, McGovern Medical School
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Helena Gardiner, M.D., Ph.D. Course Director
 | | Co-Director, Fetal Cardiology Program, Texas Fetal Center Professor, Department of Ob/Gyn and Division of Pediatric Cardiology, McGovern Medical School
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Gurur Biliciler, M.D.

| | Co-Director, Fetal Cardiology Program, Texas Fetal Center Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, McGovern Medical School |
Genevieve Campbell, B.S., R.D.M.S.

| | Perinatal Sonographer, Texas Fetal Center |
Erin Canon, B.S., R.D.M.S.

| | Perinatal Sonographer, Texas Fetal Center |
Blair Stevens, M.S., C.G.C.

| | Perinatal Genetic Counselor |
Registration Information
Thank you for your interest.
Ultrasound in Obstetrics: Prenatal Imaging & Fetal Heart Screening event has already taken place.
Meeting Materials
All registered attendees will be emailed a copy of the meeting materials the week of the event.
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If you have questions regarding the event please email us at texasfetalcenter@memorialhermann.org