2024 Fetal Echocardiography: Normal and Abnormal Hearts – A Video CME Teaching Activity

About This CME Teaching Activity

2024 Fetal Echocardiography: Normal and Abnormal Hearts – A Video CME Teaching Activity The CME Activity provides detailed information on the evaluation of the normal fetal heart both from an anatomic and functional approach. Detailed information on the use of three-dimensional ultrasound in fetal echocardiography and cardiac imaging in the early gestation is included. The activity also provides a comprehensive evaluation of various cardiac malformations, involving abnormalities of the cardiac chambers and the outflow tracts.

This activity provides a broad review and dialogue on fetal echocardiography and should be extremely helpful to physicians and sonographers involved in prenatal diagnosis and in caring for children born with congenital heart disease.

Target Audience

This course will greatly benefit physicians and sonographers in the fields of obstetric imaging, fetal echocardiography and pediatric cardiology. Residents in obstetrics and gynecology, as well as fellows in maternal fetal medicine and pediatric cardiology, will also benefit greatly. It should also prove valuable to those physicians and sonographers wanting to gain a more in-depth knowledge of fetal echocardiography.

Educational Objectives

At the completion of this CME teaching activity, you should be able to:

• Discuss indications for fetal echocardiography, review existing guidelines and the approach to patient counseling.
• Optimize ultrasound equipment for the use of 2D and Doppler in fetal echocardiography.
• Review the normal fetal cardiac anatomy.
• Describe the abnormalities of the venous system of the fetal heart.
• Discuss in detail anomalies of the cardiac chambers to include septal defects and anomalies of the right and left ventricle.
• Review in detail anomalies of the outflow tracts to include transposition of great arteries, tetralogy of Fallot complex and aortic arch abnormalities.

PROGRAM

• National Guidelines for Fetal Echocardiography: What is Included?
  Tracy L. Anton, BS, RDMS, RDCS, FAIUM
• Normal Fetal Cardiac Anatomy: The Cardiac Chambers
  Julia E. Solomon, MDCM, FACOG, FAIUM
• How to Screen for Congenital Heart Disease in the First & Second Trimester
  Elena Sinkovskaya, M.D., Ph.D., RDMS, RDCS
• Optimizing Your Image in Fetal Cardiac Screening
  Tracy L. Anton, BS, RDMS, RDCS, FAIUM
• Just Images & Movie Clips: Do You Know the Diagnosis?
  Elena Sinkovskaya, M.D., Ph.D., RDMS, RDCS
• Anomalies of the Cardiac Chambers I: Atrial & Ventricular Septal Defects
  Julia E. Solomon, MDCM, FACOG, FAIUM
• Anomalies of the Cardiac Chambers 2: Atrioventricular Septal Defects
  Edgar Jaeggi, M.D., FRCPC
• Anomalies of the Cardiac Chambers 3: Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome & Critical Aortic Stenosis
  Anita J. Moon-Grady, M.D.
• Anomalies of the Cardiac Chambers 4: Abnormal Right Ventricle (Tricuspid Atresia, Ebstein Anomaly, Pulmonary Atresia with Intact Septum)
  Bettina F. Cuneo, M.D.
• Hands-on Scanning Session 1: Image Optimization for Cardiac Screening
  Tracy L. Anton, BS, RDMS, RDCS, FAIUM
• Anomalies of the Cardiac Chambers 5: Single Ventricle-Type Congenital Heart Disease
  Bettina F. Cuneo, M.D.
• Systemic Fetal Venous Malformations: A Standardized Approach to Diagnosis
  Alfred Abuhamad, M.D.
• Fetal Ectopy and Tachyarrhythmias: Diagnosis & Management
  Edgar Jaeggi, M.D., FRCPC
• Case Presentation I
  Julia E. Solomon, MDCM, FACOG, FAIUM
• Case Presentation II
  Edgar Jaeggi, M.D., FRCPC
• Artificial Intelligence in Fetal Cardiac Imaging
  Anita J. Moon-Grady, M.D.
• Normal Fetal Cardiac Anatomy: The Great Vessels & Upper Mediastinum
  Alfred Abuhamad, M.D.
• Tips & Tricks of Fetal Echocardiography
  Tracy L. Anton, BS, RDMS, RDCS, FAIUM
• Genetic Aspects of Congenital Heart Disease
  Julia E. Solomon, MDCM, FACOG, FAIUM
• Just Images & Movie Clips: Do You Know the Diagnosis?
  Elena Sinkovskaya, M.D., Ph.D., RDMS, RDCS
• The Use of 3D/4D Ultrasound in Fetal Cardiac Imaging
  Elena Sinkovskaya, M.D., Ph.D., RDMS, RDCS
• Anomalies of Great Vessels 1: Transposition of Great Vessels
  Julia E. Solomon, MDCM, FACOG, FAIUM
• Anomalies of the Great Vessels 2: Tetralogy of Fallot
  Alfred Abuhamad, M.D.
• Anomalies of the Great Vessels 3: Aortic Arch Abnormalities
  Anita J. Moon-Grady, M.D.
• Hands on Scanning Session 2: The Cardiac Exam-Gray Scale and Color Doppler
  Alfred Abuhamad, M.D.
• Bradyarrhythmias and Long QT Syndrome
  Bettina F. Cuneo, M.D.
• Anomalies of Pulmonary Venous Return
  Anita J. Moon-Grady, M.D.
• Fetal Cardiac Interventions
  Edgar Jaeggi, M.D., FRCPC
• Case Presentation III
  Elena Sinkovskaya, M.D., Ph.D., RDMS, RDCS
• Hands on Scanning Session 3: Doppler / Arrythmias
  Elena Sinkovskaya, M.D., Ph.D., RDMS, RDCS & Faculty
• Update on Management of Pregnancies with Sjogren’s Antibodies
  Bettina F. Cuneo, M.D.
• Cardiac Imaging in Early Gestation
  Alfred Abuhamad, M.D.
• Prenatal Evaluation of Cardiac Function
  Elena Sinkovskaya, M.D., Ph.D., RDMS, RDCS
• Heterotaxy Syndrome
  Edgar Jaeggi, M.D., FRCPC
• Review of Course: Fetal Cardiac Imaging Know What to Look For
  Alfred Abuhamad, M.D.
• Just Cases
  Elena Sinkovskaya, M.D., Ph.D., RDMS, RDCS and Tracy L. Anton, BS, RDMS, RDCS, FAIUM