GCUS Midwife Sonography Certificate Review 2019 (VIDEOS)

GCUS Midwife Sonography Certificate Review 2019 (VIDEOS)

• GCUS Midwife Sonography Certificate Review 2019 Online Course is designed for nurse midwives who are preparing to take the ARDMS midwifery focused examination. It is also beneficial for OB-GYN physicians who need a review of OB-GYN ultrasound techniques and/or to ensure the ultrasound practice protocols implemented are consistent with published guidelines for physicians and midwife practitioners.

OBJECTIVES

• Increase knowledge and competence for successful ultrasound registry examination completion
• Outline routine scan protocols & measurements for performing transabdominal and endovaginal GYN scanning
• State the normal and abnormal imaging characteristics of the ovaries and uterus and differentiate commonly seen pathology seen in premenarchal, postmenarchal, and post-menopausal patients
• Outline first trimester normal reproductive physiology and identify normal anatomy
• List first trimester complications and associated ultrasound findings
• Perform 2nd and 3rd trimester measurement techniques
• Identify normal and abnormal fetal anatomy in the 2nd and 3rd trimesters in each of the fetal body systems
• State coexisting disorders affecting pregnancy
• State the elementary principles of ultrasound including definition of ultrasound, basic properties, and units of measure
• Describe the fundamental principles of sound and the propagation of sound in soft tissue.
• Recognize the different types of transducers
• Describe focusing, sound beam formation, and the types of resolution including axial and lateral
• Recognize components and terminology of ultrasound equipment and instrumentation
• Differentiate imaging artifacts by their cause and characteristic appearance
• Outline safety, quality control, quality assurance and bio-effects concerns regarding operation and maintenance of ultrasound equipment
• Identify areas of weakness that require additional self-study for successful exam completion
• Implement scan protocols and diagnostic criteria into clinical practice based on published inter-professional ultrasound guidelines and certification exam outlines. (ACNM, AIUM, ARDMS).

AUDIENCE

• Any nurse midwife who is preparing to take the ARDMS Midwife Sonography Certificate exam. Physicians who need a comprehensive review to increase knowledge and competence and to integrate consistent protocols that meet inter-professional guidelines into clinical practice. Physician participants may include OB-GYN, Primary Care, and Family Practice.

TOPICS

• GYN Anatomy and Physiology, Congenital Abnormalities
• Transabdominal and Transvaginal Exam
• Gynecological Pathology: Uterine
• Gynecological Pathology: Ovarian
• GYN Pathology: Adnexal
• Mock Exam 1: GYN
• First Trimester OB: Reproductive Physiology, Measurements, Pathology
• Mock Exam 2: First Trimester
• 2nd & 3rd Trimesters: Fetal Age Assessment/Measurements, Ultrasound of Fetal Brain
• Ultrasound Evaluation of the Fetal Face and Neck, Placenta and Umbilical Cord
• Ultrasound Evaluation of: Amniotic Fluid, Multiple Gestations, Maternal Complications, Fetal Complications, and 3D Ultrasound
• Mock Exam 3
• Essentials of Diagnostic Ultrasound
• Pulse Echo Instrumentation, Storage and Display, and Propagation of Ultrasound through Tissue
• Transducers
• Image Controls
• Imaging Artifacts
• Quality Assurance and Safety
• Mock Exam 4 – Sonography Principles and Instrumentation