COURSE POSTPONED DUE TO COVID SITUATION - new dates are November 21-25, 2022 - Onsite ISUOG Approved Course in Malmö, SWEDEN >>>>>>Information and registration: [email protected]<<<<<< The course is suitable for: Specialists in obstetrics and gynecology with basic knowledge and experience in gynecological ultrasound.
This 5-days intensive advanced course is approved by ISUOG and organised by Skåne University Hospital. Through a series of onsite lectures, videos, case presentations and Q&A sessions, this course aims to offer a truly well-rounded and in-depth insight for anyone interested in gaining more experience about ultrasound.
Venue: Malmö, SWEDEN, Skane University Hospital, Medicinskt Konferenscentrum (MKC), Jan Waldenströms gata 5, Jubileumsaulan.
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Number of participants: 80
Faculty: Lil Valentin, Antonia Testa, Daniela Fischerova, Gian-Franco Zannoni, Davor Jurkovic, Dorella Franchi, Gail ter Haar, Per-Åke Olofsson, Sören Torp Pedersen, Povilas Sladkevicius, Ligita Jokubkiene
Program: Lectures, LIVE scanning, case presentations, interactive sessions and lectures (ultrasound physics including artefacts, examination technique, image optimization, adnexal masses, abnormal vaginal bleeding, pelvic pain, endometriosis, tree-dimensional (3D) ultrasound, uterine malformations, management of incidentally detected adnexal masses or ”thick endometrium”, screening for ovarian and endometrial cancer, early pregnancy complications, MUSA, IETA, IDEA terminology, and more). Includes IOTA (International Ovarian Tumor Analysis) certification test.
Examination: Written test at the end of the course. Possibility to become IOTA certified.
Goal: After having participated in this course, the participants should be able to use gynecological ultrasound in an optimal way in clinical practice.
Course fee: 1250 EURO plus 25% VAT.
Major research interest: Obstetric and Gynecologic Ultrasound
More than 250 scientific publications
Invited speaker at more than 100 scientific meetings since 2005
Teacher at more than 100 national and international courses
Course organizer of more than 40 postgraduate courses in ultrasound
Editor of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology 2005 – 2011
Honorary officer of numerous scientific associations and committees
One of the founders of the International Ovarian Tumor Analysis (IOTA) and International
Endometrial Tumor Analysis (IETA) collaborations
Fellow ad eundum of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (UK)
Honorary Fellow of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) 2022
Received the Ian Donald Gold Medal 2019. The Ian Donald Gold Medal is awarded once a year to an individual who has made outstanding scientific contribution to the advancement of diagnostic ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology and who has changed the way ultrasound is practiced through research or innovation.
Ligita Jokubkiene is an associate professor at Lund university, Sweden and senior consultant in obstetrics and gynecology at the Department of Obstetrics and gynecology, at Skane University Hospital Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Malmö, Swede. She has defended her thesis with the title ”Three-dimensional ultrasound studies of normal and abnormal ovaries” in 2012. Currently she is an active researcher leading several research projects with focus on ultrasound diagnostics in gynecology, particularly on endometriosis, pelvic floor birth-related injuries and pelvic pain. She is also participating in international multicenter studies lead by IOTAnstudying ovarian masses. Ligita Jokubkiene is supervising master and PhD students.
Ligita Jokubkiene organizes and leads national and international courses on ultrasound diagnostics from basic to advanced level. She has been an invited speaker at many international courses and congresses. Ligita Jokubkiene is a chair of Educational courses subcommittee at ISUOG (International Society of ultrasound in obstetrics and gynecology). She is also a chair of the Ultrasound reference group at Swedish Society of Obstetrics and gynecology in Sweden.
Ligita Jokubkiene is a chief supervisor of the medical Students at the Faculty of Medicine, Lund University.
Country: Sweden
Field: Gynecology; Obstetrics
Specialties: endometriosis, pelvic floor ultrasound; 3D & 4D ultrasound; gynecological ultrasound; gynecological oncology; early pregnancy;
Languages: English; Swedish;
ISUOG Trustee (2011-2019), AI Special Interest Group Chair
Dr Antonia Carla Testa studied medicine at the Catholic University in Rome. She did her residency in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of the same university and specialized in Obstetrics and Gynecology. She obtained a Doctorate in fetal and pediatric cardiological sciences.
Since 1998 she worked in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Catholic University in Rome. In 2004 she became an Assistant Professor in the same University. Since 1989 she has been involved in ultrasound research, at first in the use of Doppler velocimetry in pregnancy and then in the study of ovarian masses and oncological pathologies. At present she is in charge of the gyne-oncological ultrasound service at the Catholic University in Rome.
Country: Italy
Field: Gynecology
Specialties: Gynecological oncology, gynecological ultrasound
Languages: Italian, English
UOG Editorial Board
Prof. Daniela Fischerova is specialized in O&G (1st and 2nd degree, 2000, 2004), clinical oncology (2005), and gynecological oncology (2011). She hold a PhD in experimental surgery (2008). She works as a professor at the First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University (2012). Since 2016, she serves as a Board member of the International Society of Ultrasound in O&G (ISUOG) and since 2021 she also becomes a Board member of the European Society of Gynaecological Oncology (ESGO). At a national level, she serves as the Vice President of the Czech Ultrasound Society in O&G and Board member of Czech Gynecologic Oncology society. She is academically very active in ultrasound imaging of gynecological cancer and passionate about promoting implementation of ultrasound in cancer staging, particularly by teaching and international research cooperation. She established Scientific and Educational Ultrasound Centre at Charles University. Twice a year she organises International Workshop on Ultrasound in Gynecologic Oncology (IWUGO) in Prague.
Country: Czech Republic
Field: Gynecology
Specialties: Gynecological oncology, gynecological ultrasound
Languages: English; Czech; German
Professor Davor Jurkovic is a professor of gynaecology and director of the gynaecology diagnostic and outpatient treatment unit at University College Hospital, London. He is an internationally recognised expert in gynaecological and early pregnancy ultrasound. He has published extensively on these topics and has edited five books. He has helped to develop and run the RCOG training programmes in gynaecological ultrasound, acute gynaecology and early pregnancy. He is also a founding member of the educational charity Focus on Gynaecology. In 2020 he was awarded Ian Donald Gold Medal by the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology for his contribution to the advancement of diagnostic ultrasound through research and innovation.
Country: UK
Specialties: Gynaecology and Gynaecology diagnostic and treatment unit and Early pregnancy unit
Languages: English; Croatian
A/Prof. Povilas Sladkevicius has spoken on OB/GYN ultrasound all around the world as a lecturer at various courses: Sweden, Norway, Lithuania, Latvia, Germany, Russia, Poland, Egypt and the United Kingdom. A/Prof. Sladkevicius is a senior consultant of the ultrasound unit at Skane University Hospital, Sweden. He has previously worked at St. George’s Hospital, London University, London, United Kingdom.
Notable publications: A/Prof. Sladkevicius has more than 100 publications in English, Russian, Swedish and Lithuanian.
Country: Sweden
Field: Gynecology; Obstetrics; Fertility
Specialties: 3D & 4D ultrasound; gynecological ultrasound; gynecological oncology; early pregnancy; reproductive medicine
Languages: English; Russian; Swedish; Lithuanian
Additional Info:
For more information about the program, course contents, fees and registration please call + 46 73 837 9870 or email [email protected].