Certificate Course in First Trimester Ultrasound

This course caters to practicing sonologists, gynecologists and radiologists and those who are training to become practitioners in Fetal Medicine and Obstetric Ultrasound, as well as postgraduate medical students in these fields.

The recent years have witnessed an evolutionary change in imaging the fetus at 11-14 weeks. No longer is ultrasound in first trimester limited to localization of pregnancy, establishing viability and accurate dating. With the advent of high‐resolution ultrasound and transvaginal scanning, a significant amount of information about the fetus can be obtained early in first trimester. The first trimester module provides an overview of the role of first trimester ultrasound in screening and diagnosis of fetal anomalies. A number of fetal anomalies can now be consistently diagnosed in the first trimester and their appearance at 11-14 weeks is discussed in a systematic manner. Current concepts of aneuploidy screening and screening for preclampsia has also been discussed in this module with case scenarios.

Salient Features:

1. This three-month course includes a panoramic coverage of all the aspects in prenatal screening in first trimester.
2. Principles of aneuploidy screening and screening for preclampsia is discussed in elaborate with numerous case scenarios.
3. Systematic approach to evaluating the fetus for structural anomalies at 11-14 weeks is emphasized in this course module.
4. A major highlight of the course is that it embraces the current literature including the newly proposed signs and markers to evaluate fetal pathology at 11-14 weeks scan
5. A self-assessment test will be present at the end of each lecture.
6. Facility for answering questions and clarification of doubts on material provided is also available.

Course Content:

There are 9 talks in this course covering all aspects of first trimester ultrasound, starting from early pregnancy to 14 weeks. Once you viewed the lectures, please complete the self-assessment of each lecture to receive the certificate of participation.