OVERVIEW

Ultrasound Update 2021 is organized by UC Davis Conference and Event Services (CES) and will be held on Sep 25, 2021.

Target Audience:
This course is designed for radiologists and gynecologists/obstetricians as well as nurses, medical sonographers, and other professional health-care team members who use or need to improve their ability to perform ultrasound scans.

Accreditation:
Physician Credit:
University of California, Davis, Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 8 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Description:
This course is designed to change physician competence regarding the criteria for diagnosing ultrasound abnormalities. Course participants’ evaluations and community physician annual needs assessment surveys have identified the need cutting-edge information about obstetrical and gynecological ultrasound. Also, newer techniques have recently been introduced, including ultrasound contrast in which there is a need for better understanding. There will be review of first trimester ultrasound. Specific fetal anomalies will be reviewed, including review of fetal CNS anomalies that may be detected with ultrasound. There will be a review of the pitfalls encountered in evaluation of the fetal heart and chest. There will be a review of ultrasound use in evaluation of renal masses

Objectives:
At the end of the activity, participants should be able to:
• Understand the utility of ultrasound in the evaluation of unusual neck masses
• Understand first trimester ultrasound and its complications
• Identify the sonographic findings of placenta accreta
• Review ultrasound features of anomalies of the fetal heart
• Better understanding in pregnancy of ultrasound of chest masses
• Better evaluate renal masses
• Better understand the new O-RADS classification
• Better understand contrast enhanced ultrasound
• Understand the pitfalls in evaluating deep venous thrombosis

Highlights:
• Fetal Cardiac Assessment
• Fetal Chest
• Contrast Evaluation of the Kidney
• Renal Mass Pitfalls
• Sonography of the First Trimester
o Ectopic Pregnancy
• Abdominal Ultrasound Pitfalls
• Sonography of DVT
• O-RADS Classification