Principles of OB-GYN Sonography
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Course Overview
Course Content
Credits
* AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ is designated for and awarded to physicians. Non-physician healthcare professionals, including physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and sonographers may participate in activities accredited for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™; their respective credentialing and professional organizations independently recognize such participation toward their own continuing education requirements. Organizations that accept AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™-accredited courses toward non-physician CE include ARDMS, CCI, and Sonography Canada.
Course Details
- Duration
- 1.00 hour
- Released
- Mar 29, 2013
- Last Review
- Dec 9, 2024
- Expires
- Dec 8, 2027
Objectives
After completing this activity, the learner will:
Describe the primary components of sonographic imaging: ultrasound, transducers and instruments.
Explain how the Doppler Effect is applied in sonography.
Describe anatomic imaging formats and Doppler presentation forms.
Illustrate examples of artifacts.
Target Audience
Physicians, sonographers, and others who perform and/or interpret ultrasound.
Faculty & Disclosure
Faculty
Frederick W. Kremkau, PhD
Professor and Director
Program for Medical Ultrasound
Center for Applied Learning
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, NC
Disclosure
In compliance with the Essentials and Standards of the ACCME, the author of this CME tutorial Is required to disclose any significant financial of other relationships they may have with commercial interests.
Dr. Frederick W. Kremkau discloses no such relationships exist.
No one at IAME who had control over the planning or content of this activity has relationships with commercial interests.
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 1.00 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.
