
Fetal Echocardiography Screening Essentials: Technique, Protocol, and Workflow
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Course Overview
This comprehensive online course introduces the foundations of fetal echocardiography, guiding learners to identify risk factors for congenital heart disease, understand standard cardiac screening views, perform structured image acquisition, optimize technical imaging parameters, and complete accurate, structured reporting for comprehensive fetal heart assessment.
Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
Identify Indications for Screening
Recognize maternal, familial, and fetal risk factors for congenital heart disease (CHD).Understand Standard Screening Views
Describe key echocardiographic views and their role in detecting cardiac anomalies.Perform Structured Image Acquisition
Apply stepwise techniques to evaluate fetal cardiac anatomy and blood flow.Optimize Technical Imaging Parameters
Adjust ultrasound settings and Doppler safely to obtain diagnostic-quality images.Document and Report Findings
Complete structured reports, noting all views, Doppler assessments, and limitations.
Target Audience
Physicians
Sonographers
Others who perform and/or interpret ultrasound
Faculty & Disclosure
Faculty
Lashell Jones RDMS, RDCS
Disclosure
Lashell Jones RDMS, RDCS discloses no such relationships exist
Credits
* AMA PRA Category 1™ credits are used by physicians and other groups like PAs and certain nurses. Category 1 credits are accepted by the ARDMS, CCI, ACCME, and Sonography Canada.
Course Details
Accreditation
The Institute for Advanced Medical Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Institute for Advanced Medical Education designates this enduring material for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Sonographers: These credits are accepted by the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS), Sonography Canada, Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI), and most other organizations.
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