This is the On Demand version of the live course delivered in October 2022. This course will provide a comprehensive overview of the most recent research developments and clinical aspects of early prediction and prevention of pre-eclampsia.

Overview

Course name: Pre-eclampsia: from early pregnancy to postpartum management
Duration of course: 5 hours 
Length of access for each course: 3 months
Certificates: 5 CME credits and ISUOG Certificate of Completion
Access: On demand lectures, learn at your own pace.  
Education level: Advanced 
Program language: English

Suitable for: This course is for obstetricians and gynaecologists, fetal medicine specialists, obstetric physicians, midwives, nurses, and O&G specialty trainees from high- and low/middle-income countries. 

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Why do this course?

To support your day to day work, this course will bring you up to date with recent developments in individualised risk assessment, recommendations for prevention, adequate triage in patients with suspected disease, as well as treatment, timing of delivery, postpartum monitoring and treatment will be discussed, providing readily applicable clinically useful information to health care professionals who look after pregnant individuals.

This course will provide a comprehensive overview of the most recent research developments and clinical aspects of early prediction and prevention of pre-eclampsia, individualised antenatal care, triage of women with suspected pre-eclampsia, appropriate resource allocation, prediction of adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes and timing of delivery in women diagnosed with pre-eclampsia, as well as monitoring and treatment in the postpartum period to minimise long-term complications.

Course description

This is the on demand version of the live course delivered in October 2022. It was chaired by Daniel Rolnik (Australia) and Basky Thilaganathan (UK) and  contains the following lectures:

  • Early prediction of Pre-eclampsia - Liona Poon (Hong Kong)
  • Prevention of Pre-eclampsia - Kypros Nicolaides (UK)
  • Screening implementation and cost-effectiveness - Case examples - Jon Hyett (Australia)
  • Live Scan - Daniel Rolnik (Australia)
  • Early diagnosis and prediction of outcomes - the sFLT-1/PLGF ratio - Stefan Verlohren (Germany)
  • Maternal hemodynamics for triage and diagnosis - Christoph Lees (UK)
  • Which diagnostic criteria should we use? - Laura Magee (UK)
  • Phenotype-directed BP control in pre-eclampsia - Case examples - Kelsey McLaughlin (Canada)
  • The optimal blood pressure monitoring and antihypertensive therapy in the postpartum period - Jamie Kitt (UK)

Learning objectives

  • Understand the different options for preeclampsia risk stratification and the advantages and disadvantages of multi marker screening compared to the use of maternal characteristics alone.
  • Recognise important aspects of preeclampsia prophylaxis, including target population, dose and timing of aspirin use.
  • Appreciate the differences between the most commonly used sets of diagnostic criteria, and the role of biomarkers in outcome prediction and triage to facilitate resource allocation.
  • Gain insights on the role of maternal haemodynamic characteristics on pathophysiology and their possible use in triage, diagnosis and treatment selection.
  • Obtain knowledge on the long term implications of preeclampsia and on postpartum blood pressure management.

 

Prices

Prices for ISUOG members

ISUOG member  £70     
ISUOG member - with trainee/sonographer discount  £35
ISUOG member in middle-income setting  £35
ISUOG member in lower-resource setting  £10
 

Purchase this course as a member

Members receive a discounted price for this course.


Prices for ISUOG non-members*

Non-member £80   
Non-member - with trainee/sonographer discount  £40
Non-member in middle-income setting  £40
Non-member in lower-resource setting  £15

* Prices for non-members does NOT include ISUOG membership. Join as an ISUOG member first for discounted prices to our online training courses (allow 24 hours for systems to update).

Purchase this course as a non-member

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Trainees/residents and sonographers/radiographers

Proof of status: All trainees, residents, sonographers and radiographers will need to submit proof of their trainee, resident, sonographer or radiographer status by way of a letter from their Department or Institution. The letter must be in English and dated within the last 3 months and submitted by email to [email protected] along with the name of the course you wish to purchase.

Sonographer definition: A sonographer is a non-physician medical imaging professional who performs diagnostic medical sonography, or diagnostic ultrasound.

Trainee/resident definition: A trainee is a medical professional who is not yet fully qualified or practicing without supervision within their chosen specialty and in accordance with the relevant national regulatory authorities; a resident is in residency training which leads to specially or subspecialty) certification.

Low resource country discount

ISUOG's mission is to disseminate the highest quality education to the broadest audience. To support this aim, we have ensured that attendees based in, currently residing in, or currently working in low resource countries have the lowest purchase costs. ISUOG's low resource country list can be viewed here https://www.research4life.org/access/eligibility/.

No other discounts can be used in conjunction with this rate. These rates will appear automatically in the ISUOG Academy based on your membership details, or registered details. Please make sure these details are up to date.

Middle income country discount

ISUOG's mission is to disseminate the highest quality education to the broadest audience. To support this aim, we have ensured that attendees based in, currently residing in, or currently working in middle income countries have access to reduced purchase costs. ISUOG has identified the following countries whose economies fall within the middle income category as defined by the World Bank: American Samoa, Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic , India, Indonesia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mexico, Philippines, Russia, Serbia, South Africa, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan.

No other discounts can be used in conjunction with this rate. These rates will appear automatically in the ISUOG Academy based on your membership details, or registered details. Please make sure these details are up to date.

 

Further information

Accreditation and CME Credits

CME credits
The European Accreditation Council (EACCME) accredits this online course for Continuing Medical Education (CME). European CME credits (ECMEC®) will be awarded on successful completion of this course. Through an agreement between the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) and the American Medical Association (AMA), physicians may convert EACCME credits to an equivalent number of AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Information on the process to convert EACCME credit to AMA credit can be found at www.ama-assn.org/go/internationalcme.

CME Subcommittee
The CME Subcommittee oversees the CME requirements for our CME accredited courses.

Conflict of Interest
No commercial support has been accepted related to the development or publication of this course. This course underwent peer review in line with the standards of editorial integrity and publication ethics maintained by the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology (ISUOG). Conflicts of interest have been identified and resolved in accordance with EACCME guidelines.

You can find out how we adhere to the essential criteria for EACCME accreditation requirements here.

Technical Requirements

You can study on your phone, tablet or laptop. To participate and access this activity you will need a good internet connection and an up to date browser:

  • MS Internet Explorer 11 (Not including compatibility modes)
  • MS Edge
  • Mozilla Firefox version 60 Extended Support Release (ESR)
  • Google Chrome 73
  • Safari 10 auf OS X
  • Mobile Browser Android >4 and iOS > 9
  • Current versions of Adobe Reader plugin

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