Ultrasonography in patients with gynecological cancers

Join us on Sunday 30th June 2024 for our advanced education course on 'Ultrasonography in patients with gynecological cancers' led by A/Prof. Simone Ferrero. Update your knowledge of the ultrasonographic anatomy of the normal pelvis and gain experience in assessing adnexal masses. This course offers attendees a valuable opportunity to gain a comprehensive understanding of the role of ultrasound in the assessment of gynecological cancers.

'Ultrasonography in patients with gynecological cancers' will be centered around exploring the ways in which ultrasound is used for various gynecological cancers. It will provide lively discussions on a variety of dynamic lectures updating delegates about the most recent information in this area. It will also provide attendees with the knowledge on how to use 3D ultrasound in the assessment of gynaecological cancer

This course is relevant to obstetricians, sonographers, and midwives.

It will give you the opportunity to learn and advance in your assessment of gynecological cancers.

Why attend?

Join A/Prof. Simone Ferrero for this engaging and informative course. Together with a panel of expert speakers from around the world including Spain, Italy and Sweden, they will dive into the latest discourse surrounding the role of ultrasound in assessing gynecological cancers.This course offers attendees a valuable opportunity to gain a comprehensive understanding of the new advances in this area and learn how to apply them in practical situations.

Learning Objectives:

Improve your knowledge of the ultrasonographic anatomy of the normal pelvis
Gain expertise in assessing adnexal masses and defining their risk of malignancy
Improve the diagnosis of adnexal masses through their pattern recognition
Learn a methodology on how to assess intrabdominal spread of ovarian cancer
Become familiar with the ultrasonographic features of endometrial cancer
Learn which imaging is required to complement ultrasound in staging endometrial and cervical cancer
Hear more about the use of ultrasonography in vulvar and vaginal cancer
Learn how to use 3D ultrasound in the assessment of gynaecological cancer

Program

This program for this course has been meticulously curated by A/Prof. Simone Ferrero. This is a 1 day course with 7.5 hours of interactive learning and lectures from a variety of expert speakers.

Education course - oncologia V6.pdf

*Program is subject to change

Registration

Date: Sunday 30th June 2024

Time: 08:00 - 15:30 BST (UTC+1)

Start time in different time zones

New York	London	Berlin	India	Beijing	Sydney
04:00	09:00	10:00	13:30	16:00	18:00

Please check a world clock website for your own time, for example: https://www.timeanddate.com/

The course will be recorded. Recordings are available on-demand for registered delegates for two months after the course on the live streaming website.

Course fees

ISUOG Members	£160
ISUOG Non-members*	£230
ISUOG Member - Trainee/Sonographer	£110
ISUOG Non- member - Trainee/Sonographer	£130
Middle Income Country ISUOG Member	£60
Middle Income Country ISUOG Non-member*	£125
Lower Resources Country Member	£25
Lower Resources Country Non-Member*	£40

*Fees for non-members include ISUOG basic membership for one year. Membership will be activated after the course.

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. The document can be uploaded at the time of registering or sent by email to [email protected].

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 from low resource countries have the lowest registration fees.

Eligible countries: ISUOG's low resource country list can be viewed here. No other discounts can be used in conjunction with this rate

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 from middle income countries have access to reduced registration fees.

Eligible countries: ISUOG has identified the following countries whose economies fall within the middle income category as defined by the World Bank. Delegates from these countries can qualify for the reduced middle income registration fees. Delegates from countries categorised as low resource (see Low resource country discount section below) can qualify for even greater discounts. No other discounts can be used in conjunction with this rate.

American Samoa

Argentina

Brazil

Bulgaria

China

Costa Rica

Dominican Republic

India

Indonesia

Iran

Kazakhstan

Malaysia

Mexico

Philippines

Russia

Serbia

South Africa

Thailand

Turkey

Turkmenistan

Membership entitlements

Non-members: All non-members registering for the course will receive ISUOG basic membership for 12 months, starting approximately the week after the live event. When registering, you will have the opportunity to pay and upgrade your basic membership if you wish, to include a 12-month subscription to the Journal Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (UOG) either online (only) or hard copy print and online.

Please visit our membership page for more information about all ISUOG membership benefits.

Registration for this course is not open yet. Please register your information to find out when registration is open!

Key Speakers

Prof. Simone Ferrero (Italy) Courses Sub-Committee member

Prof. Simone Ferrero is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Genova. He graduated from the University of Genova in Northern Italy and obtained his Ph.D. in the Queen Mary University of London in the United Kingdom with a thesis entitled “Protein and cellular studies on the peritoneal fluid of women with endometriosis”. Prof. Simone Ferrero has published over 300 peer-reviewed articles and edited several international books on endometriosis, uterine fibroids and endometrial cancer.

The main areas of his research are endometriosis and uterine fibroids. Prof. Simone Ferrero has extensive experience in the ultrasonographic diagnosis of gynecological conditions, in the hormonal and the laparoscopic treatment of endometriosis and fibroids.

Country: Italy

Field: Gynaecology; Imaging; Reproductive Medicine

Specialties: endometriosis; uterine fibroids; endometrial cancer; ovarian cancer

Languages: English; Italian; French

Dr Valentina Chiappa (Italy) Patient Information Sub-Committee member

Country: Italy

Field: Gynecology

A/Prof. Ligita Jokubkiene (Sweden) Courses Sub-Committee member

Country: Sweden

Field: Gynecology; Obstetrics

Specialties: 3D & 4D ultrasound; gynecological ultrasound; gynecological oncology; early pregnancy; reproductive medicine

Languages: English; Swedish; Russian

Dr Jessica Preisler Romanow (Chile) ISUOG Trustee, ISUOG Ambassador to Latin America

Dr Jessica Preisler is Obstetrician and Gynecologist at Clínica Alemana Santiago and Hospital Clínico University de Chile, Chile as well as 2012 Clinical Research Fellow in early pregnancy and acute gynecology Imperial College London, and recently part of the ISUOG Next Generation Group. During her fellowship, she worked on research projects about Ultrasound diagnosis of miscarriage and IOTA studies. In 2013, she relocated back to Chile where she has focused her work on the Gynecological Ultrasound Unit where she also teaches OBGYN residents. In the non-clinical area, she has been the IOTA Ambassador for South America since 2017, a role that has taken her to multiple countries within the Continent where she ran IOTA training courses. She is also a member of the Chilean Ultrasound Society where she actively organises courses, lectures and teaching sessions. In January 2021, she became part of the Board of the Chilean Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (SOCHUMB). Her special interest includes education in gynecological ultrasound and early pregnancy and gynecological ultrasound training and research. During 2020, Dr Preisler was part of the Next Generation Group and collaborated with ISUOG promoting COVID webinars in Spanish. She also translated ISUOG COVID guidelines in gynecology and early pregnancy.

Country: Chile

Field: Gynecology, Early Pregnancy

Specialties: Gynecological ultrasound with special interest in adnexal masses, early pregnancy.

Languages: Spanish, English, German

Dr Mala Sibal (India) Scientific Committee member

ISUOG International Faculty Member

Dr Mala Sibal is presently a consultant physician at the department of Fetal Medicine and Obstetric and Gynecological Ultrasound, Manipal Hospital, Bangalore. She is also the course director and faculty member of the Gynecological Ultrasound online learning portal ‘’Gynecology Academy’’ (www.gynac.org).

She is the author of the book “Ultrasound in Gynecology: An Atlas and Guide” published by Springer in February 2017.

She is authorised by the IOTA steering committee to conduct IOTA certification programs both nationally and internationally. She is especially interested in Gynecological Ultrasound and has been an invited speaker at numerous national and international conferences on this subject.

She has authored peer-reviewed journal articles on novel diagnostic ultrasound techniques in the American Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. She is also a principal investigator in the ongoing International Ovarian Tumor Analysis (IOTA 5 & 7) International Research Program.

Notable publications

Mala Sibal (2017). Ultrasound in Gynecology: An Atlas and Guide, Springer Verlag, Singapore. The book has over 49,000 downloads.

Follicular Ring Sign: A Simple Sonographic Sign for Early Diagnosis of Ovarian Torsion; Sibal M; J Ultrasound Med. 2012 Nov;31(11):1803-9

Country: India

Field: Obstetrician and Gynecologist doing exclusive Fetal Medicine and Obstetric & Gynecological Ultrasound

Specialties: 3D/4D Ultrasound, Gynecological ultrasound, Gynecological oncology

Languages: English

Prof. Thierry Van den Bosch (Belgium) Scientific Committee Vice Chair

Honours Committee Member

Prof. Thierry Van den Bosch defended his PhD in 2007 on the diagnosis of endometrial disease. His clinical research focuses on the diagnosis of endometrial and myometrial pathology, endometriosis and fertility exploration. He has published over 150 papers and has been over 100 times invited speaker at international conferences in English, Dutch and French.

He completed his residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the KU Leuven (Belgium) and at the University of Pretoria (South Africa). In 1992 he was appointed consultant at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Unit of Gynecologic Oncology, of the University of Stellenbosch and Tygerberg Hospital (South-Africa). In 1994 he moved back to Belgium. He worked as gynecologist at the Regional Hospital RZ Tienen, consultant UZ Leuven and KU Leuven and became the Head of department in RZ Tienen.

He currently works at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital UZ Leuven, at the Faculty of Medicine, KU Leuven, and is Senior Clinical Investigator of the Scientific Research Fund (FWO) Flanders, Belgium.

Notable Publications

Country: Belgium

Field: Gynecology

Specialties: Gynecological ultrasound

Languages: English; French; Dutch

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