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.
>>>>>>Information and registration: [email protected]<<<<<<
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.
UOG Editorial Board, Courses Task Force
Senior Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lund University, Sweden since 2016
Major research interest: Obstetric and Gynecologic Ultrasound
More than 200 scientific publications, h- index 61
Invited speaker at more than 150 scientific meetings since 2005
Teacher at more than 100 national and international courses in obstetrics and gynecology (mainly
ultrasound courses)
Course organizer of more than 40 postgraduate courses in ultrasound
Editor of the journal Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology 2005 – 2011
Honorary officer of numerous scientific associations and committees over the years, for example of
ISUOG board 2004 – 2007, of ISUOG standards committee 2007-2015, the safety committee (ECMUS) of
the European Federation of Ultrasound Societies in Medicine and Biology (EFSUMB) 2002-2012, and
chairperson of the educational committee of EFSUMB 2002-2006, secretary (1994 to 2000) and
chairperson (2000 to 2003) of the Swedish Society for Ultrasound in Medicine.
One of the founders of the International Ovarian Tumor Analysis (IOTA) and International Endometrial
Tumor Analyses (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
Field: Gynecology
Specialties: Gynecological ultrasound; gynecological oncology; early pregnancy; safety of ultrasound
Languages: English; Swedish
Country: Sweden
Field: Gynecology; Obstetrics
Specialties: 3D & 4D ultrasound; gynecological ultrasound; gynecological oncology; early pregnancy; reproductive medicine
Languages: English; Swedish; Russian
ISUOG Trustee (2011-2019), ISUOG Committees and Working Groups: Editorial Board of UOG, VISUOG Task Force, Governance group
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, Nominations Committee
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
Davor Jurkovic is a Consultant Gynaecologist and Director of Gynaecology Diagnostic and Outpatient Treatment Unit at University College Hospital London. His main clinical and academic interest is the use of ultrasound in the diagnosis and management of early pregnancy and gynaecological abnormalities. He has pioneered the use of colour Doppler in gynaecology and early pregnancy as well as the use of three-dimensional ultrasound for the diagnosis of congenital uterine anomalies. He has published more than 250 papers in the international peer review journals and has edited five books on gynaecological ultrasound. Read more.
Country: UK
Field: Gynecology
Specialties: Endometriosis, early pregancy complications, ultrasound in gynaecology, benign gyanecological conditions, diagnosis of uterine and ovarian cancer.
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].