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The Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education(ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This course also meets CME/CEU requirements for ARDMS. Note: While offering the CME credit hours noted above, activities are not intended to provide extensive training or certification for exam performance or interpretation.

• Medical_Professionals
• Medical_students
• Nurses

Introduction to Obstetrics (OB) Sonography: The First Trimester is organized by Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute (GUI) Inc and will be held during Dec 09, 2015 - Dec 09, 2018.

The target audience for this medical event is Sonographers, physicians, nurse practitioners, PA’s and other medical professionals involved with First trimester OB ultrasound examinations. Physicians may include (but are not limited to) those involved with: OB-GYN, family medicine, internal medicine, emergency medicine and radiology. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 1.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.

Course Description:

This enduring material provides a comprehensive review of embryology of pregnancy, indications for the study, normal findings, measurements and values for a 1st trimester study, and abnormal findings.

Topics

• Embryology

• Biochemistry

• Indications for study

• Gestational sac

• Yolk sac

• Embryo

• Age determination

• Multiples

• Amnionicity and chorionicity

• Placenta

• CRL

• Landmarks

• Heart rate

• Bleeding

• Ectopic

• Complications

• Hydatidiform mole

• Abnormal/absent sac

Conference Objectives are : 

• Increase knowledge/competence to better perform and/or interpret first trimester OB sonography

• Identify the presence or absence of the gestational sac

• Differentiate between extra uterine or intrauterine embryo

• Identify the fetal number

• Identify the presence or absence of cardiac activity

• State the accurate length of the crown rump for gestational age

Salvatore LaRusso

M.Ed. RDMS, RT(R)

Senior Instructor Radiology.

Chief Sonographer.

Penn State Children's Hospital.

Hershey PA.

No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

USD

Group registrations not allowed

Accompanying persons not allowed

We don’t accept Online Abstracts

Submission Info

Contact No.: 727.363.4500

Email: learn@gcus.com

Contact No.: 727.363.4500

Email: learn@gcus.com