Tiny Tickers has collaborated with the North West England Imaging Training Academy (NWEITA) and The University of Salford to offer a free webinar for NHS staff based in North West England or London.
Taking place online on Saturday 6th September, from 10am to 3pm, Fundamentals of Fetal Echocardiology is ideal for sonographers, midwives, neonatal nurses, cardiac nurses, radiographers and advanced practitioners involved in fetal and neonatal care.
The webinar will cover:
- Embryology and fetal heart development
- Standard cardiac views and colour Doppler techniques
- Common cardiac abnormalities
- The role of the fetal cardiac nurse specialist
- Communicating unexpected news
- Postnatal cardiac interventions
- Archiving fetal cardiac images
Speakers include Tiny Tickers’ Anne Rhodes, Abigail Blackmore and Louise King, as well as Dr Joyce Lim, Gill McBurney, Vicky Jones and Nicola Harding.
Full Itinerary
- 10:00 – Welcome and housekeeping
- 10:15 – Embryology: How the fetal heart forms
- 10:35 – Standard cardiac views
- 10:55 – Using colour flow Doppler
- 11:10 – Refreshment break
- 11:30 – Common cardiac abnormalities
- 12:15 – Role of the fetal cardiac nurse specialist
- 12:30 – Lunch break
- 13:15 – Communicating unexpected news and patient experience
- 14:00 – Postnatal cardiac interventions
- 14:20 – Archiving fetal cardiac images
- 14:50 – Close of day and feedback
For queries, contact Vicky Jones at v.jones5@salford.ac.uk
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