A Comprehensive Learning Experience With Expert Faculty!

The 44th Annual AIUM Advanced OB-GYN Ultrasound Seminar is a must-attend course to learn about the latest advances and techniques in the field. This course combines a unique blend of lectures and networking opportunities to provide you with the information and resources you need to improve patient care. As an attendee, you will experience:

As an attendee, you will experience:

• Premiere FacultyꟷLed by past AIUM Presidents as well as other OB-GYN ultrasound experts, the presenters are top-notch and have consistently received a rating of “excellent” from year to year. In addition, the faculty are accessible throughout the event to answer questions.
• Diverse ContentꟷCourse faculty will share the latest advances in the field and share cutting-edge tips and techniques to assist you in providing top-tier care to your patients. They will cover everything from assessing ovarian masses to evaluating the fetal heart.
• Expanded Learning OpportunitiesꟷAttendees who are new to the field can attend the preseminar workshop to increase their knowledge, understanding, and skills.

By attending this course you will not only increase your knowledge of OB-GYN ultrasound, but you can also earn up to 16.75 CME credits. Don’t delay, register today!

For questions pertaining to this course, please contact the AIUM Events and Continuing Education Department at learn@aium.org

Preseminar Agenda

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Preseminar Course: Principles of Sonography and Doppler Ultrasound
Program Leader: Frederick W. Kremkau, PhD, FAIUM
11:00 am – 5:00 pm

Earn up to 5.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ (accepted by the ARDMS) or 5.5 ARRT Category A Credits.

This course covers the major topics involved in how modern ultrasound imaging and Doppler ultrasound work. It provides an introduction for participants who are new to the field, as well as a review for practicing physicians, sonographers, and other healthcare professionals.

At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:

• Explain how ultrasound interacts with tissue;
• Explain how transducers work;
• Explain how sonographic and Doppler instruments produce displays from echoes; and
• Recognize and manage common artifacts.

Time	Title	Presenter
11:00 am – 12:00 pm	Ultrasound	Frederick W. Kremkau, PhD, FAIUM
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm	Transducers
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm	Instruments
2:00 pm – 2:15 pm	Question and Answer
2:15 pm – 2:45 pm	Break
2:45 pm – 3:15 pm	Artifacts
3:15 pm – 4:15 pm	Doppler Principles
4:15 pm – 4:45 pm	Virtual Beam-Forming
4:45 pm – 5:00 pm	Question and Answer
5:00 pm	Adjourn

Main Seminar Agenda

Thursday, February 18, 2021–Saturday, February 20, 2021

The course will feature 3 days of learning covering major topics in advanced OB-GYN care.

Earn up to 11.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ (accepted by the ARDMS) or 11.25 ARRT Category A Credits.

Thursday, February 18, 2021

Time	Title	Presenter
11:00 am – 11:05 am	Introduction	Beryl Benacerraf, MD, FAIUM
11:05 am – 11:35 am	How to Approach the Acute Pelvic Pain Patient	Beryl Benacerraf, MD, FAIUM
11:35 am – 12:05 pm	Pelvic Endometriosis – Not Just an Endometrioma	Yvette Groszman, MD, MPH, FAIUM
12:05 pm – 12:35 pm	Ovarian Masses: How to Predict Whether a Mass is Benign or Malignant and Lose the Term Complex Cyst (and Applying IOTA)	Beryl Benacerraf, MD, FAIUM
12:35 pm – 12:50 pm	Question and Answer	Beryl Benacerraf, MD, FAIUM
12:50 pm – 1:30 pm	Lunch Break
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm	Ultrasound Evaluation of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding – Is the Endometrial Echo Measurement Important	Yvette Groszman, MD, MPH, FAIUM
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm	Ectopic, Interstitial, Cervical Pregnancies and PUL	Beryl Benacerraf, MD, FAIUM
2:30 pm – 3:00 pm	Artificial Intelligence - Today and Future	Lawrence Platt, MD, FAIUM
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm	Question and Answer	Beryl Benacerraf, MD, FAIUM
3:30 pm	Adjourn Day 1

Friday, February 19, 2021

Time	Title	Presenter
11:00 am – 11:05 am	Introduction	Beryl Benacerraf, MD, FAIUM
11:05 am – 11:35 am	Placental Imaging; Accreta Markers and Novel	Alfred Abuhamad, MD, FAIUM
11:35 am – 12:05 pm	Never Take Your Eyes Off Monochorionic Twins	Lynn Simpson, BSc, MSc, MD, FACOG
12:05 pm – 12:35 pm	Fetal Growth - Latest Update and Charts to Use	Lawrence Platt, MD, FAIUM
12:35 pm – 12:50 pm	Question and Answer	Beryl Benacerraf, MD, FAIUM
12:50 pm – 1:30 pm	Lunch Break
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm	What Doppler Evaluation Should We Use for What?	Lawrence Platt, MD, FAIUM
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm	What to Do About a Short Cervix	Joanne Stone, MD, MSHCDL
2:30 pm – 3:00 pm	Using Ultrasound on L&D	Lynn Simpson, BSc, MSc, MD, FACOG
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm	Question and Answer	Beryl Benacerraf, MD, FAIUM
3:30 pm	Adjourn Day 2	Beryl Benacerraf, MD, FAIUM

Saturday, February 20, 2021

Time	Title	Presenter
11:00 am – 11:05 am	Introduction	Beryl Benacerraf, MD, FAIUM
11:05 am – 11:35 am	Infertility Evaluation All in One Ultrasound Exam	Yvette Groszman, MD, MPH, FAIUM
11:35 am – 12:05 pm	The Detailed First-Trimester Scan: New Guideline	Reem Abu-Rustum, MD, FACOG, FACS, FAIUM
12:05 pm – 12:35 pm	Evaluating the Heart in the First Trimester	Alfred Abuhamad, MD, FAIUM
12:35 pm – 12:50 pm	Question and Answer	Beryl Benacerraf, MD, FAIUM
12:50 pm – 1:30 pm	Lunch Break
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm	Impact of Cell-Free DNA on the Use of Ultrasound	Joanne Stone, MD, MSHCDL
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm	How Far Can We Go With the Four Chamber View?	Reem Abu-Rustum, MD, FACOG, FACS, FAIUM
2:30 pm – 3:00 pm	The Value of the 3-Vessel Trachea View	Alfred Abuhamad, MD, FAIUM
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm	Question and Answer	Beryl Benacerraf, MD, FAIUM
3:30 pm	Adjourn Meeting

Program Leaders

Alfred Z. Abuhamad, MD, FAIUM*
Alfred Abuhamad, MD
Professor & Chairman
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Norfolk, VA

Beryl Benacerraf, MD, FAIUM*
Clinical Professor of Radiology & OB-GYN
Harvard Medical School
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA

*Will also serve as faculty

Faculty

Reem S. Abu-Rustum, MD, FACOG, FACS, FAIUM
Associate Professor
Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Florida College of Medicine
Gainesville, FL

Yvette Groszmann, MD, MPH, FAIUM
Clinical Instructor in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Frederick W. Kremkau, PhD, FAIUM
Past President, AIUM
Professor of Radiologic Sciences
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, NC

Lawrence D. Platt, MD, FAIUM
Professor Ob Gyn (Clinical)
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Los Angeles, CA
Director CEO Center for Fetal Medicine and Women's Ultrasound
Los Angeles, CA

Lynn L. Simpson, MD
Hillary Rodham Clinton Professor of Women's Health
Columbia University Medical Center
New York, NY

Joanne Stone, MD, MSHCDL
Professor
Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science
The Mount Sinai Hospital
New York, NY

Preseminar Registration Rates

Registration Type	Rate
Member Physician	$195
Member Sonographer/Nonphysician	$165
AIUM Students/Residents/Fellows	$25
Nonmember Physician	$260
Nonmember Sonographer/Nonphysician	$230

Main Seminar Registration Rates

Registration Type	Rate
Member Physician	$495
Member Sonographer/Nonphysician	$395
AIUM Students/Residents/Fellows	$295
Member One-Day Rate	$195
AIUM Students/Residents/Fellows (no CME)	$100
Nonmember Physician	$850
Nonmember Sonographer/Nonphysician	$595
Nonmember One-Day Rate	$295

Register and access the online content for 30 days following the end of the course (March 22, 2021)

• You will receive information about technical requirements prior to the event.
• Participants will be able to login approximately 15 minutes prior to the start of each day.

Cancellation Policy

Cancellations must be submitted by e-mail to ddelanko@aium.org January 11, 2021. There is a $150 cancellation fee. After January 11, 2021, no refunds will be issued. In the unlikely event that the program is canceled, seminar registration fees will be refunded.

Videotaping, Streaming, and Photography Policy

The AIUM does not allow any unauthorized videotaping, streaming, or screen grabs during the event except by management and its designated agents. The AIUM reserves the right to photograph, stream, or videotape any exhibits or attendee for use in promotional materials or any other AIUM publication. The AIUM may videotape educational courses for inclusion in the AIUM’s educational video program library.

44th Annual Advanced OB-GYN Ultrasound Preseminar Course

Continuing Medical Education (CME) Information

Principles of Sonography and Doppler Ultrasound

Course Description

This course covers the major topics involved in how modern ultrasound imaging and Doppler ultrasound work. It provides an introduction for participants who are new to the field, as well as a review for practicing physicians, sonographers, and other healthcare professionals.

Target Audience

Participants who are new to the field of ultrasound as well as practicing physicians, sonographers, and other health professionals who are interested in a review of the basic fundamentals.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:

• Explain how ultrasound interacts with tissue;
• Explain how transducers work;
• Explain how sonographic and Doppler instruments produce displays from echoes; and
• Recognize and manage common artifacts.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The AIUM designates this internet live activity for a maximum of 5.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AIUM Ultrasound Practice Accreditation

This activity can be used to meet part of relevant AIUM Training Guidelines and/or maintenance credits for accreditation purposes. Learn more about AIUM Ultrasound Practice Accreditation here.

ARRT Category A Credit

The AIUM is a Recognized Continuing Education Evaluation Mechanism (RCEEM) for the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT). The AIUM is the owner and sponsor of this activity. This activity is approved by the AIUM for 5.5 ARRT Category A credits. This activity may be available in multiple formats or from different sponsors. This CE activity may be available in multiple formats or from different CE sponsors. ARRT does not allow CE activities (e.g., Internet courses, home study programs, directed readings, live lectures) to be repeated for CE credit in the same CE biennium.

Additional Credit Information

• American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS). The ARDMS accepts AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credit(s)™.

Disclosure Policy

In accordance with the ACCME’s Standards for Commercial Support of Continuing Medical Education, all individuals in control of content must disclose any financial relationship(s) or other relationship(s) held within the past 12 months. The AIUM implements a mechanism to identify and resolve all conflicts of interest prior to delivering the educational activity to learners.

Disclosures for this Activity

• Frederick W. Kremkau, no relevant financial relationships to disclose
• Jamie Parreco, no relevant financial relationships to disclose

44th Annual Advanced OB-GYN Ultrasound Seminar

Continuing Medical Education (CME) Information

Course Description

Prominent leaders in the field of diagnostic ultrasound will present the latest principles and techniques in obstetric and gynecologic ultrasound during this intense 3-day online seminar.

Target Audience

Physicians, sonographers, and other health care providers who use obstetric and gynecologic ultrasound

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

• Apply new diagnostic techniques in patient care;
• Explore new approaches and treatments in obstetric and gynecologic ultrasound; and
• Compare and relate ultrasound knowledge and skills with peers.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The AIUM designates this internet live activity for a maximum of 11.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AIUM Ultrasound Practice Accreditation

This activity can be used to meet part of relevant AIUM Training Guidelines and/or maintenance credits for accreditation purposes. Learn more about AIUM Ultrasound Practice Accreditation here.

ARRT Category A Credit

The AIUM is a Recognized Continuing Education Evaluation Mechanism (RCEEM) for the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT). The AIUM is the owner and sponsor of this activity. This activity is approved by the AIUM for 11.25 ARRT Category A credits. This activity may be available in multiple formats or from different sponsors. This CE activity may be available in multiple formats or from different CE sponsors. ARRT does not allow CE activities (e.g., Internet courses, home study programs, directed readings, live lectures) to be repeated for CE credit in the same CE biennium.

Additional Credit Information

• American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS). The ARDMS accepts AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credit(s)™.

Disclosure Policy

In accordance with the ACCME’s Standards for Commercial Support of Continuing Medical Education, all individuals in control of content must disclose any financial relationship(s) or other relationship(s) held within the past 12 months. The AIUM implements a mechanism to identify and resolve all conflicts of interest prior to delivering the educational activity to learners.

Disclosures for this Activity

• Disclosures will be updated as they are available.

Exhibitors and Sponsors

The AIUM partners with leading industry manufacturers to be at the forefront of the development of ultrasound equipment. Show your support for our supporters by visiting their virtual booths, chatting with them, and exploring what they have to offer.

Check back for updates on who will be participating in this year’s meeting.

Interested in becoming an exhibitor or sponsor? Email us today at learn@aium.org