DocmedED 2026 Fetal Echocardiography Normal and Abnormal Hearts
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Target Audience: physicians and sonographers in the fields of obstetric imaging, fetal echocardiography, and pediatric cardiology
Information:
This teaching activity provides detailed information on the evaluation of the normal fetal heart both from an anatomic and functional approach. In keeping with progress in this field, detailed information on the use of three-dimensional ultrasound in fetal echocardiography and cardiac imaging in the early gestation is presented. The course also provides a comprehensive evaluation of various cardiac malformations, involving abnormalities of the cardiac chambers and the outflow tracts.
Congenital heart disease is the most common congenital malformation with a significant impact on neonatal morbidity and mortality. Prenatal diagnosis and management of congenital heart disease is a collaborative effort between maternal–fetal medicine specialists and pediatric cardiologists. The renowned course faculty represents the specialties, and all are actively involved in caring for pregnancies complicated with fetal cardiac abnormalities.
This course provides a broad review and dialogue on fetal echocardiography and should be extremely helpful to physicians and sonographers involved in prenatal diagnosis and in caring for children born with congenital heart disease. We hope that you will join us.
Target Audience
This teaching activity will greatly benefit physicians and sonographers in the fields of obstetric imaging, fetal echocardiography, and pediatric cardiology. Residents in obstetrics and gynecology, as well as fellows in maternal-fetal medicine and pediatric cardiology, will also benefit greatly. It should also prove valuable to those physicians and sonographers wanting to gain a more in-depth knowledge of fetal echocardiography.
Scientific Sponsor
Educational Symposia
Educational Objectives
At the completion of this teaching activity, you should be able to:
- Discuss indications for fetal echocardiography, review existing guidelines and the approach to patient counseling.
- Optimize ultrasound equipment for the use of 2D and Doppler in fetal echocardiography.
- Review the normal fetal cardiac anatomy.
- Describe the abnormalities of the venous system of the fetal heart.
- Discuss in detail anomalies of the cardiac chambers to include septal defects and anomalies of the right and left ventricles.
- Review in detail anomalies of the outflow tracts to include transposition of great arteries, tetralogy of Fallot complex, and aortic arch abnormalities.
Topics:
- National & International Guidelines for Fetal Echocardiography – Joshua A. Copel, M.D.
- Optimizing Your Ultrasound Examination: A Must for Fetal Cardiac Imaging – Tracy L. Anton
- Screening for Congenital Heart Disease in the First & Second Trimesters of Pregnancy – Elena Sinkovskaya
- Looking for Fetal Heart Disease – Joshua A. Copel
- Just Images & Movie Clips: Do You Know the Diagnosis? – Elena Sinkovskaya
- Anomalies of the Cardiac Chambers 1: Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome & Critical Aortic Stenosis – Jack Rychik
- Anomalies of the Cardiac Chambers 2: Atrioventricular Septal Defect – Christopher L. Lindblade
- Anomalies of the Cardiac Chambers 3: Atrial and Ventricular Septal Defects – Elena Sinkovskaya
- Anomalies of the Cardiac Chambers 4: Abnormal Right Ventricle (Ebstein Anomaly, Pulmonary Atresia with Intact Septum) – Jack Rychik
- Live Demonstration Scanning Session 1: Image Optimization for Cardiac Screening – Tracy L. Anton
- Anomalies of the Cardiac Chambers 5: Single Ventricle-Type Congenital Heart Disease – Jack Rychik
- Approach to Systemic Venous Abnormalities – Alfred Abuhamad
- Artificial Intelligence & the Future of Cardiac Imaging – Anita J. Moon-Grady
- Case Presentation I – Tracy L. Anton
- Case Presentation II – Christopher L. Lindblade
- Panel Discussion – Faculty
- Tips and Tricks of Fetal Echocardiography – Tracy L. Anton
- Genetic Aspects of Congenital Heart Disease – Joshua A. Copel
- Normal Fetal Cardiac Anatomy: The Great Vessels & Upper Mediastinum – Alfred Abuhamad
- Three and Four Dimensional Ultrasound in Fetal Echocardiography – Elena Sinkovskaya
- Just Images & Movie Clips: Do You Know the Diagnosis? – Anita J. Moon-Grady
- Anomalies of the Great Vessels 1: Transposition of Great Vessels – Christopher L. Lindblade
- Anomalies of the Great Vessels 2: Tetralogy of Fallot – Alfred Abuhamad
- Anomalies of the Great Vessels 3: Aortic Arch Abnormalities – Anita J. Moon-Grady
- Approach to Diagnosis & Management of Fetal Arrhythmias – Joshua A. Copel
- Live Demonstration Scanning Session 2: The Cardiac Exam – Alfred Abuhamad
- Fetal Cardiac Interventions – Anita J. Moon-Grady
- Anomalies of Pulmonary Venous Return – Christopher L. Lindblade
- Approach to Heterotaxy – Anita J. Moon-Grady
- Case Presentation III – Joshua A. Copel
- Live Demonstration Scanning Session 3: Doppler & Fetal Arrhythmias – Elena Sinkovskaya
- Panel Discussion – Faculty
- Parental Counseling in Fetal Cardiac Malformations – Jack Rychik
- Cardiac Imaging in Early Gestation – Alfred Abuhamad
- Prenatal Evaluation of Cardiac Function – Elena Sinkovskaya
- Pregnancies with Sjogren’s Antibodies: Controversies in Management – Anita J. Moon-Grady
- Just Images & Movie Clips: Do You Know the Diagnosis? – Elena Sinkovskaya
- Putting it All Together: Can You Make the Diagnosis? – Alfred Abuhamad
- Case Presentations IV – Tracy L. Anton
- Panel Discussion/Question and Answer Session – Faculty
