Fetal Heart Scan (Fetal Echo)

Training protocols, training material and articles to improve the antenatal detection of congenital heart disease (CoHD) using obstetric ultrasound at the routine "20 week" scan.

This is for anyone scanning the fetal heart for congenital heart disease - e.g. perinatal cardiologists, obstetricians, ultrasonographers, radiologists, midwives and echo technicians. 

News & Articles

1. How to sponsor training

2. JOBS: Volunteer Fetal Heart Scan Trainers

3. Guidelines for Obstetric Ultrasound Screening (and what they mean for fetal heart screening)

4. Screening in Europe

5. Communication Skills: "Breaking bad news"

6. Fetal Echo related Courses & Conferences

7. Fetal Heart Model

Training: Questions & Answers

• Training: Practical vs Theoretical (updated 2009)
• Hands-on Fetal Heart Scan Training Q&A
   

Training Materials

• 5 View Protocol - fetal heart screening protocol (2009)
• Diagnosis (May 2007 article)
• Fetal Heart Conditions

• Normal Fetal Heart Sketch

• Fetal Heart Scan CD

• Detection & Diagnosis

• The 5 View Poster (out of stock)
• Publications - a list of our publications
• Links (includes UK Maternity Hospitals & Statistics)

Fetal Cardiology Online

A selection of links to conferences, web-sites, organisations and journals on the web in Fetal Cardiology (i.e. Pediatric Cardiology, Fetal Medicine and Obstetric Ultrasound).

This may be of particular interest to doctors & scientists working in this area.

Fetal Cardiology links

• Conferences (a selection)
• Online information
  incl. Fetal Heart Model
  plus Scientific literature searches
  and Custom Search (in health & medicine)
• Organisations & Societies
• Journals

plus

• Useful, non-medical links (UK)
   

Note: these links are just a small selection, featuring UK, European & some International sites and are not intended to be comprehensive.

Abbreviations

We often abbreviate congenital heart disease as CoHD or CHD.

This should not be confused with adult coronary heart disease which is also commonly abbreviated as CHD.

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