10th Annual Fetal Echocardiography Symposium at UCLA:
Learning State-of-the-Art Imaging from the Comfort of Your Home
Live Virtual Learning
October 10, 2020
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The 10th Annual Fetal Echocardiography Symposium at UCLA returns this year as a virtual conference, in response to the challenges and uncertainty arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. This year’s program brings together remotely a world-class group of remarkable speakers whose talks will be delivered via a live virtual, interactive format. The faculty, which includes widely-acclaimed sonographers, maternal-fetal medicine specialists, and pediatric cardiologists, will provide registrants with clinically-oriented, state-of-the-art presentations that include real-life tips and pearls directed specifically at physicians and sonographers who perform or interpret fetal cardiac screening examinations or dedicated fetal echocardiography.
Featuring live scanning by experts on patients as well as real-time patient testimonials, the state-of-the-art presentations will cover a variety of important issues including:
- Guidelines for fetal cardiac screening and fetal echocardiography
- How to optimize images
- Expanded and updated sessions on normal and abnormal four-chamber views, outflow tract views, and three-vessel views
- Fetal arrhythmias made simple
- Evaluation of cardiac function
- First trimester fetal cardiac evaluation
- Implications of fetal heart disease on obstetric surveillance and delivery
- Interactive fetal cardiac unknowns
If you are looking to improve your ability to scan or interpret scans of the fetal heart, either for fetal cardiac screening or for fetal echocardiography, this highly popular annual symposium may be one of the most valuable symposia you will ever attend — and all from the comfort of your very own home or office! In addition, the symposium will also provide registrants a virtual course “syllabus” that will provide them with on-demand access to recordings of the live virtual sessions for one week following the end of the conference.
Target Audience
This conference is targeted toward all healthcare professionals seeking to improve their ability to scan and evaluate the fetal heart—both low risk fetal cardiac screening and high risk fetal echocardiography. The symposium is aimed specifically toward obstetric/cardiac sonographers, physicians (maternal-fetal medicine subspecialists, obstetricians, radiologists, and pediatric cardiologists), sonographers/fellows in training, and nurses and other healthcare professionals involved with the management of pregnancies complicated by fetal heart disease.
Enrollment
Offered Entirely Remotely!
The Fetal Echocardiography webcast will be available through a virtual meeting web platform. Upon registering for the conference, you will receive further instructions on accessing the live conference webcast, as well as how to access the conference recording during the one week period following the conference. Each registrant will receive a virtual meeting link along with the password for accessing the webinar with your registration.
To enroll click here.
By Mail
Send the completed enrollment form to:
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Office of Continuing Medical Education
Fetal Echocardiography 2020
10920 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1060
Los Angeles, CA 90024-6512
By Fax
Fax the enrollment form with charge card information and your authorizing signature to (310) 794-2624.
Course Fee
$200
Refunds
Cancellations must be received in writing by Friday, September 18, 2020 and will be subject to a $50 processing fee. No refunds will be granted after that date. If, for any reason, the course must be cancelled, discontinued, or rescheduled by the Office of Continuing Medical Education, a full refund will be provided.
Course Director
Mark Sklansky, MD
Chief, Division of Pediatric Cardiology
James H. Nicholson Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Director, Fetal Cardiology Program
Medical Director, UCLA Children's Heart Center
Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Course Co-Director
Greggory DeVore, MD, FACOG, FAIUM
Clinical Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Director, Fetal Diagnostic Centers
Pasadena, Tarzana, Lancaster, California
UCLA Faculty
Yalda Afshar, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Sulagna C. Saitta, MD, PhD, FACMG
Clinical Professor
Division of Genetics
Department of Pediatrics
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Gary M. Satou, MD, FASE, FAHA
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Pediatric Echocardiography
Associate Director, Fetal Cardiology Program
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Guest Faculty
Reem Abu-Rustum, MD
Associate Professor
Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Florida College of Medicine
Tracy Anton, BS, RDMS, RDCS, FAIUM
Assistant Clinical Professor
Department of Reproductive Medicine
Ultrasound Practitioner
University of California, San Diego
Mishella Perez, BS, RDMS, RDCS
Clinical Ultrasound Educator
Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine
Scripps Health
San Diego, California
Saturday, October 10, 2020 |
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| 7:30 | Visit Exhibitors in Virtual Exhibit Hall |
| 8:00 |
Welcome and Introduction Mark Sklansky, MD |
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SESSION 1 Moderators: Greggory DeVore, MD and Tracy Anton, BS, RDMS, RDCS, FAIUM |
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| 8:15 |
The Sonographer’s Perspective: Screening from Start to Finish Mishella Perez, BS, RDMS, RDCS |
| 8:40 |
Optimizing the Image: Is It Abnormal, or Is It Me? Tracy Anton, BS, RDMS, RDCS, FAIUM |
| 9:05 |
First Trimester Fetal Cardiac Screening: Update on Formal Guidelines and Practice Reem Abu-Rustum, MD |
| 9:30 |
Fetal Arrhythmias: Basics of Diagnosis and Evaluation Mark Sklansky, MD |
| 9:55 | Break and Visit Virtual Exhibits |
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SESSION 2 Moderators: Yalda Afshar, MD, PhD and Reem Abu-Rustum, MD |
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| 10:15 |
Update on Guidelines for Fetal Echocardiography Tracy Anton, BS, RDMS, RDCS, FAIUM |
| 10:40 |
Four-Chamber Abnormalities: VSD, AV Canal Gary Satou, MD |
| 11:05 |
What To Do When You Identify a Fetal Heart Defect: The Geneticist’s Perspective Sulagna C. Saitta, MD, PhD, FACMG |
| 11:30 | Patient Testimonials |
| 12:15 | Questions and Answers for the Speakers |
| 12:30 | Lunch Break |
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SESSION 3 Moderators: Gary Satou, MD and Greggory DeVore, MD |
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| 1:00 |
Four-Chamber View Abnormalities: Single Ventricle Lesions Gary Satou, MD |
| 1:25 |
Secrets to the Detection of TAPVR Mishella Perez, BS, RDMS, RDCS |
| 1:50 |
Three-Vessel Views Made Easy Tracy Anton, BS, RDMS, RDCS, FAIUM |
| 2:15 |
Assessing Cardiac Function in Growth Restricted Fetuses: Using Simple Techniques Derived From Complex Analysis Greggory DeVore, MD |
| 2:40 |
Essentials of Valvar Outflow Tract Abnormalities Mark Sklansky, MD |
| 3:05 | Break |
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SESSION 4 Moderators: Reem Abu-Rustum, MD and Yalda Afshar, MD, PhD |
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| 3:20 |
The Fetus with CHD: Implications for Obstetric Care and Delivery Yalda Afshar, MD, PhD |
| 3:45 |
Essentials of Great Arterial Outflow Tract Abnormalities Mark Sklansky, MD |
| 4:10 |
Fetal Cardiac Unknowns: Pearls for 2020 Mark Sklansky, MD |
| 4:35 |
Live Scanning: Essentials of Screening and Fetal Echocardiography Greggory DeVore, MD and Mark Sklansky, MD |
| 5:00 | Adjourn |
At the conclusion of this intensive, one-day symposium, participants will be able to:
- Identify current guidelines for fetal cardiac screening
- Improve basic approach to screening low risk pregnancies for fetal heart disease
- Identify ways to optimize image quality and angle of acquisition
- Acquire and interpret clips of the four-chamber view, outflow tracts, and three-vessel views
- Evaluate and diagnose fetal arrhythmias
- Utilize novel tips and pearls of fetal cardiac screening to apply in daily practice
- Implement the use of speckle tracking for qualitative and quantitative evaluation of fetal cardiac function
The Office of Continuing Medical Education, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Office of Continuing Medical Education, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits TM. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The California State Board of Registered Nursing accepts courses approved by the AMA for category 1 credit as meeting the continuing education requirements for license renewal. Nurses from states other than California should inquire with their local State Board for specific continuing education policies.
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