About the Symposium
Course Overview
This 2-1/2 day symposium will discuss the various cardiovascular conditions affecting the fetus and the newborn and provide opportunity for enhancing practical skills in diagnosing and managing those conditions.
Main Objectives
Define the embryogenesis, genetics, morphology, pathophysiology, and clinical manifestations of the various cardiac defects encountered in the fetus and neonates.
Describe the differences in cardiovascular physiology and manifestations of cardiovascular diseases and cardiac rhythm disturbances in the fetus and the newborn, and discuss how they affect the management of the fetus and the newborn.
Review medical, interventional and surgical management of discussed diseases affecting the fetal and neonatal cardiovascular system.
Discuss diagnostic methods for diagnosing cardiac conditions affecting the fetus and the neonate.
Apply the discussed imaging techniques in scanning sessions to enhance proficiency in fetal echocardiography to improve diagnostic accuracy.
Develop imaging skills during interactive scanning sessions, collaborating with fetal cardiologists, sonographers, and application specialists to learn the latest advances in fetal echocardiography.
The symposium will provide the audience with the unique experience of hands-on and live demonstration sessions. There will also be plenty of opportunities for the audience to discuss interesting cases and interact with experts in the field of Fetal Cardiology. Registrants will have the chance to submit interesting cases to be presented during the course of the symposium.
Who Should Attend the Symposium
The Fetal & Neonatal Cardiac Symposium is geared toward health care professionals involved in fetal or neonatal cardiac pathologies.
The symposium will benefit:
Pediatric Cardiologists
Obstetricians
Perinatologists
Maternal-fetal Medicine Specialists
Radiologists
Family Medicine Practitioners
Neonatologists
Obstetric and Cardiac Sonographers
Other health care providers involved in the care of the fetus with heart disease
Hands-On Scanning Workshop
The symposium will feature a hands-on workshop focusing on scanning the fetal heart under the supervision of experienced faculty and using various up-to-date machines. This session is aimed at helping attendees gain additional skills in practicing the essential cardiac views when screening the fetal heart, and will provide the opportunity to scan some fetal cardiac pathologies for those interested in more advanced scanning.
The objectives of completing the Hands-On Workshop are to have participants become familiar with the following:
Identifying Situs
Obtain the 4-chamber View
Demonstrate Pulmonary Venous Flow
Obtain the Right and Left Ventricular Arterial Outflow Tracts View
Obtain the 3-vessel View
Obtain the Arch Views
In addition, depending on the availability of specific volunteers, there may be an opportunity to scan fetal hearts with cardiac pathology. Those interested in participating in the hands-on workshop will be emailed upon registration in order to specify if they are interested in scanning basic or more complex cases.
Please Note:
Participation in the Hands-on Workshop will be available on first-come, first-serve basis as space is limited. Please select this option when you register if you are interested in participating in the scanning workshop.
