In the rapidly changing medical environment, coupled with the expanding arena in which ultrasound is now used, medical professionals in all disciplines need to keep abreast of information in a broader, timely fashion. This new series of interactive, distance educational programs for Cardiovascular, Radiology, and Women’s Healthcare professionals was developed to meet these needs, and to provide you with “what you want/when you need it” education. The course schedule will be updated as new courses become available.

Click here for a schedule of upcoming programs or to view archived programs.

Click here for a list of completed/archived programs.

Types of Programs

Webchats – These are focused clinical presentations followed by Q&A with the presenter(s). They are also offered in an archived version.

Webinars – These are focused, interactive clinical presentations that are accredited. They are also offered in an archived version.

Webcasts – These are focused clinical presentations, some containing elements from the long running Echo in Context teleconference. Webcasts are not interactive. However, they are offered for purchase in the DVD format.

In order to view these programs you will need to have the latest Flash Plug-in (version 9). If you are unsure or need to update please click on the icon below. This is a free download. Please note that you do NOT need to install the Yahoo Toolbar component.

Schedule of Upcoming Programs –

(Check back frequently as more programs will be added.)

Fetal Heart Anatomy Webinar

SDMS Credit: This course has been approved for 1.0 CEU by the SDMS This credit is ONLY available on the day of the program (SDMS Requirement)

To Join: The link to this webinar will be active one hour before the program on Friday, March 28.
In the meantime use the link below to register for SDMS credits.

To Register and Apply for the SDMS Credit: Make sure you enter your name and e-mail into the Survey Link below: http://www.websurveys.medical.philips.com/wsb.dll/philipsmedical/SDMS.htm

Shortly after the Webinar, you’ll receive an e-mail with a link to the post-test located on the Philips Online Learning Center. (If you do not have an account on the Philips Online Learning Center, please do so today, so you can receive the post-test link).

Note: This is an interactive, clinical presentation. Make sure you have the latest version of Adobe Flash, see link provided above. You can test your ability to connect to the meeting by clicking here. If for any reason you are unsuccessful you will need to ask your IT Department to open TCP/IP port 1935 and 443 so that the streaming media will play through your firewall. In most cases you WON'T have an issue but please test prior to the event so you know you will successfully connect the day of the event.

What the webinar will cover:

Embryological aspects of fetal heart development and anatomy that are necessary to perform fetal echocardiography and to diagnose common congenital heart defects.

The goals and objectives of the fetal heart webinar are:

1. To briefly describe the embryological development of the fetal heart with emphasis on the most relevant events that relate to the understanding of fetal heart anatomy and the embryological basis for common congenital heart disease.

2. To provide the participants with the anatomical knowledge that is relevant to proper performance of a fetal echocardiographic examination and prenatal diagnosis of common congenital heart disease.

To register for this event, click on the link above under "To Register and Apply for SDMS Credit".

Analytic Approaches to Volume Sonography

Thank you for participating in this webinar. We hope you enjoyed this learning experience and will join us again soon for our next one. This webinar has concluded.

Date: Friday, February 15, 2008

Time: 1:00pm - 2:00pm Eastern Time

Presenter: Wesley Lee, MD
Attending Physician in the Division of Fetal Imaging
William Beaumont Hospital
Royal Oak, Michigan
Clinical Associate Professor, OBGYN
Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan

This will be a one-hour, interactive program. After Dr. Lee's presentation you will have the opportunity to participate in Q&A.
There is no charge for this program.

Program Outline

This program will inform attendees about how 3D and 4D ultrasonography can be used to evaluate the fetus and placenta. Specific emphasis will be placed on the variety of visualization tools that are available to analyze volume data sets, depending on the clinical questions being asked.

This course has been accredited for 0.5 CE's by the SDMS (Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers). More details on the accreditation will follow.

Learning Objectives

1. To understand basic principles for the use of 3D multi-planar imaging and volume rendering as complementary diagnostic techniques to 2D ultrasonography.
2. To describe technical advantages and limitations for the use of volumetric ultrasound data for structures such as the fetal face, spine, placenta, and heart.

Completed Programs - Archived Events –

MV Anatomy Webcast

Presenter: Ivan Salgo, MD
Chief, Cardiovascular Investigations
Philips Healthcare

Philips would like to acknowledge the contributions to this Webcast by:
Gregory W. Fischer, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Anesthesiology & Cardiothoracic Surgery
Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York, N.Y.

There is no credit attached to this webinar and is free.

Purpose of the Webcast:
Dr. Salgo discusses:
benefits of Live 3D TEE for patients with mitral valve disease
mitral valve quantification.
benefits of Mitral Valve Repair

Click here to launch the webcast!

NEW!!!
QLAB Video Book

This book contains instructional material concerning QLAB. Chapter 1 is now available, see below. There is no FEE for this program or CE Credit.
(Please return periodically as more Chapters will be added throughout the course of this year.)

Chapter 1 - QLAB 6.0 - 3DQA and EF Calculations

Presenter: Karen Lamble, Global Training & Education Manager, Cardiovascular (CV) Ultrasound, responsible for designing, planning and implementing training programs for the CV market. Now based in the United States, she previously worked for Philips in Europe both as a clinical specialist and as part of the marketing group. She has traveled throughout Europe supporting ultrasound, and having been part of the core team for the launch of Live 3D, she trained Live 3D on the road throughout Europe. Prior to working in the medical ultrasound industry, Karen was employed as a Clinical measurement technician in the UK, performing a wide range of cardiology examinations including echocardiography.

3D Ultrasound in Gynecology

The archived version of this Webinar presentation has been approved for 1.0 credit by the ASRT.

To access this program, you’ll need to log onto the Online Learning Center, and select Course Catalog. You’ll locate this presentation under Ultrasound (Obstetrics and Gynecology).

Click here for a direct link to the catalog. Please Note: You will be required to sign-in but will then be taken to the course catalog description for this course. If you have NOT registered before you will need to do so before attempting to use this direct link.

Webinar Objectives:

1. Describe how to do 3D ultrasound of the uterus and ovaries
2. To demonstrate various display techniques used to assess the uterus and ovaries
3. To understand current clinical applications of 3D ultrasound in the pelvis

Presenter: Dolores H. Pretorius, M.D., Professor of Radiology University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA  92037

dpretorius@ucsd.edu

Dr. Pretorius is a Professor in the Department of Radiology at the University of California, San Diego.  Dr. Pretorius did her residency at the University of California, San Diego, her fellowship and initial academic career at the University of Colorado Health Science Center and then returned to UCSD in 1986.  She has been involved in research in the areas of obstetrical and gynecological ultrasound for many years.  She wrote a textbook on Obstetrical Ultrasound with Drs. Nyberg and Mahony which has been used as a reference worldwide.  She has assisted in developing clinical applications for three-dimensional ultrasound (3DUS) imaging (3D Ultrasound Imaging Group Home Page) with Dr. Thomas Nelson at the University of California, San Diego for the last 18 years.  She has worked on the use of 3DUS primarily in obstetrics but also in other areas including gynecology, vascular, measurement accuracy and interventional radiology.

Title: Echo Assessment of the Heart Failure Patient

Format – Webchat – a clinical presentation followed by Question and Answer period.

Objective: To provide a better understanding of the echocardiography tools currently available for assessment of heart failure.

Presenter: Karen Lamble, Global Training & Education Manager, Cardiovascular (CV) Ultrasound, responsible for designing, planning and implementing training programs for the CV market. Now based in the United States, she previously worked for Philips in Europe both as a clinical specialist and as part of the marketing group. She has traveled throughout Europe supporting ultrasound, and having been part of the core team for the launch of Live 3D, she trained Live 3D on the road throughout Europe. Prior to working in the medical ultrasound industry, Karen was employed as a Clinical measurement technician in the UK, performing a wide range of cardiology examinations including echocardiography.

Date/Time: Concluded This is now an archived event.

Archive Link: Click here or on the image to the left to launch the archive event. Click on the PDF graphic to view a transcript of questions asked during the presentation.