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Ectopic Pregnancy

    Overview

    CME Credit Information

    Credit Type
    AMA PRA Category 1 *
    Number of Credits
    1

    Course Objectives

    After completing this course, the participant should be able to:

     

    1. Perform a complete exam to evaluate for an ectopic pregnancy 
    2. Compare the common sonographic characteristics of ectopic pregnancies in various locations

    Target Audience

    Physicians, sonographers and others who perform and/or interpret ultrasound.

    * AMA Category 1 credits are used by physicians and other groups like PAs and certain nurses.  Category 1 credits are accepted by the ARDMS, CCI and Sonography Canada.

    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 1 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.

    For information on the applicability and acceptance of continuing education credit for this activity, please consult your professional licensing board or other credentialing organization.

    Estimated Time for Completion
    1
    Date of Release
    Date of Most Recent Review
    Expiration Date

    Faculty

    Lauren Pellegrini, MHA, RDMS, RVT, RDCS

    Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program Director, St. Louis Community College-Forest Park 

    Sonographer and Clinical Sonography Instructor 

    St. Louis, MO

     

    Jason Cox, MD

    Program Director, Medical Director, and Attending Radiologist

    Institute for Advanced Medical Education

    St. Louis, MO

     

    Disclosure

    In compliance with the Essentials and Standards of the ACCME, the author of this CME tutorial is required to disclose any significant financial or other relationships they may have with commercial interests.

    Lauren Pellegrini and Jason Cox, MD, disclose no such relationships exist.

    No one at IAME who had control over the planning or content of this activity has relationships with commercial interests.

    "Information is very informative and valuable to my area of practice."

    Angela Dorosky-Lisauskas RDMS, Canton, Ohio