Obstetric Ultrasound Foundation Course - Theory

The Obstetric Ultrasound Foundation Course - Theory is dedicated to O&G trainees, specialist midwife sonographers, and anyone working towards their RCOG qualification.

Key Topics

• Introduction: What you are going to learn and why?
• How ultrasound works and safety
• What the RCOG modules require
• Setting up the machine for scanning: TV and TA ultrasound; knobs, functions and probes
• Databases, documentation and communication
• Diagnosing miscarriage
• Scanning the normal early intra-uterine pregnancy up to 12 weeks, measuring embryonic structures and CRL
• Biometry, amniotic fluid and the placenta
• Presentation of Case Studies
• Multiple pregnancies: what to look out for
• The Anomaly Scan: FASP criteria
• Fetal growth and assessment in the third trimester