Placenta Localization for Delivery Planning: Prior Cesarean, LUS Assessment, and PAS Risk
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Course Overview
Educational Need / Practice Gap: Patients with prior uterine surgery require precise placental mapping; inconsistent evaluation can delay PAS risk recognition and care planning.
Objectives
1. Map placental location relative to internal os and prior scar region.
2. Identify patterns that increase PAS suspicion and prompt targeted evaluation.
3. Communicate findings using structured reporting to support delivery planning.
Content Outline (Subtitles):
● Placental mapping technique: TA vs TV
● Lower uterine segment overview and practical assessment
● Previa + prior cesarean: risk pattern recognition
● When to recommend targeted PAS imaging
● Reporting language + referral workflow
● Case examples
Target Audience
OB/GYN physicians, MFM specialists, sonographers
Faculty & Disclosure
Faculty
Aly Sida (ADMIN)
Disclosure
In compliance with the Essentials and Standards of the ACCME, the author of this CME tutorial is required to disclose any significant financial or other relationships they may have with commercial interests. IAME has assessed conflict of interest with its faculty, authors, editors, and any individuals who were in a position to control the content of this CME activity. Any identified relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated. IAME's planners, content reviewers, and editorial staff disclose no relationships with ineligible entities.
Credits
* AMA PRA Category 1™ credits are used by physicians and other groups like PAs and certain nurses. Category 1 credits are accepted by the ARDMS, CCI, ACCME, and Sonography Canada.
Course Details
Accreditation
The Institute for Advanced Medical Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Institute for Advanced Medical Education designates this enduring material for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Sonographers: These credits are accepted by the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS), Sonography Canada, Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI), and most other organizations.
