Registration fee: 65 € (plus 22% VAT)
Course Overview
This comprehensive 5-hour web course is designed to enhance the skills of maternal-fetal medicine specialists and sonographers in the prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart disease (CHD). The program features expert-led lectures, interactive case studies, and artistic insights into fetal heart imaging.
Target audience
- Maternal-fetal medicine specialists
- Obstetricians
- Sonographers
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Perform a systematic ultrasound evaluation of the fetal heart.
- Identify and diagnose common and complex congenital heart defects.
- Understand the integration of artistic perspectives in medical imaging.
- Apply multimodality imaging techniques in the assessment of CHD.
- Engage in collaborative discussions to enhance diagnostic skills.
Program Schedule
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM: Artistic Perspective on Fetal Imaging
- Lecture 1: The Art and Science of Seeing
Speaker: Trina O’Hara
Content: Exploration of the intersection between art and medical imaging in understanding the fetal development.
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Foundations of Fetal Heart Anatomy and Screening
- Lecture 2: Tips & Tricks: The Methodological Approach to the Fetal Heart
Speaker: Graziano Clerici
Content: How to improve the ability in scanning the fetal heart.
- Lecture 3: Congenital Heart Disease Screening at 11-14 weeks.
Speaker: Valentina Tsibizova
Content: Techniques for early detection of CHD in the first trimester.
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Detailed Imaging and Diagnosis
- Lecture 4: Second Trimester Fetal Echocardiography
Speaker: Marcin Wiechec
Content: Detailed assessment of fetal heart during the second trimester
- Lecture 5: Focus on Specific Anatomical Areas of the Fetal Heart
Speaker: Graziano Clerici
Content: To highlight some specifical areas of the fetal heart.
- Lecture 6: Critical Congenital Heart Disease, vascular rings and slings
Speaker: Valentina Tsibizova
Content: Prenatal Diagnosis Approaches in the First, Second, and Third Trimesters.
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM: Multimodality Imaging and Advanced Techniques
- Lecture 7: Multimodality Imaging in CHD
Speaker: Marcin Wiechec
Content: Integration of ultrasound, MRI, and 3D printing in the assessment of congenital heart defects.
- Lecture 8: Fetal CMR in Practice: From Application and Imaging Techniques to Clinical Decision-Making
Speaker: Domenico Gullà
Content: Fetal cardiac MRI – why is it needed, how is it implemented and what is the worldwide status today?
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM: Interactive Case Studies and Discussion
- Session: Case-Based Learning and Q&A
Facilitators: All Speakers
Content: Interactive discussion of real-life cases, diagnostic challenges, and management strategies.
