Events Fetal Cardiology Quarterly Virtual CME Series
Fetal Cardiology Quarterly Virtual CME Series
Lurie Children's nationally recognized Heart Center is hosting a 5 hour virtual CME series dedicated to fetal cardiology topics. Each session will be presented by a Lurie Children's fetal cardiology expert who will be discussing diagnoses and management of common fetal cardiology anomalies. Each live CME event will provide for an interactive panel discussion involving attendees and the Lurie Children's cardiologist. Each session will be recorded and will be available to view on-demand. Both live and on-demand sessions will be available for CME credit through Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Registration includes access to all five events.
Dates and Topics
Normal and Abnormal Three Vessel Tracheal View in the Fetus
Date: April 18, 2024
Time: 12 - 1 p.m.
Speaker: Nina Gotteiner, MD
Learning Objectives
- Become familiar with the three vessel and three vessel tracheal views in the fetus
- Identify echocardiographic features in a fetus with normal and abnormal cardiac anatomy
Diagnosis and Management of Fetal Bradycardia
Date: June 6, 2024
Time: 12 - 1 p.m.
Speaker: Nikkan Das, MD
Learning Objectives
- Review the etiologies and echocardiographic assessment of fetal bradycardia
- Discuss management of fetal bradycardia, including heart block and Long QT syndrome
- Explore considerations for management of labor and delivery for fetal bradycardia
Vein of Galen Malformations
Date: August 22, 2024
Time: 12 - 1 p.m.
Speaker: Ali Shaibani, MD
Learning Objectives
- Detect vascular congenital abnormality features in a fetus with malformations with the Vein of Galen
Complex Single Ventricle Abnormalities
Date: September 5, 2024
Time: 12 - 1 p.m.
Speaker: Justin Jin, MD
Learning Objectives
- Review the anatomical characteristics of the most common single ventricle lesions
- Discuss “high risk” anatomical substrates within each lesion that can influence prenatal counselling and postnatal management
Health Equity in Fetal Cardiology
Date: November 7, 2024
Time: 12 - 1 p.m.
Speaker: Joyce Woo, MD
Learning Objectives
- Discuss existing research in the disparities and inequities in prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart defects
- To identify interventions and areas for improvement at the provider, hospital, and societal levels to address barriers to prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart defects.
Accreditation Statement
The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation Statement
The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Each session will be rewarded 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit hour. A total of 5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit hours can be earned.
The speaker, course director and planning committee have not financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
Intended Audience
The intended audience for the series is fetal sonographers, maternal fetal medicine providers, and MFM nurses.
Registration Information
Registration for this event is $50 for the entire series.
All presentations will be recorded for on-demand viewing after the live events. CME will be granted for live and on-demand participation through Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
A Zoom webinar link will be emailed to the registered email address a few days prior to the live program. Please use this Zoom invite to enter the live CME program.
Questions
Please email Julie Kalchbrenner at jkalchbrenner@luriechildrens.org with any questions.