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    Basic Obstetric Ultrasound

    for Interprofessional Maternity Care Providers

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    • Course Description

      This course was developed to provide interprofessional learners with the knowledge and skills needed to perform basic obstetric ultrasound examinations for dating or fetal surveillance purposes. The course includes:

      1. Ten web-based learning modules with pre and post tests
      2. Participation in an interprofessional case-based seminar and evaluation
      3. Participation in a skills lab with hands-on orientation to ultrasound equipment and pregnant volunteers                                                                             

      This course was developed with assistance from the Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources Administration, Advanced Nursing Education grant D09HP25023-01-00, for the project entitled Interprofessional Care for Childbearing Families (2012-2015).

    • Course Description and Objectives (2014-2015) File
    • Learning modules content outline File
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      You may find this outline helpful to review and use as a foundation for note-taking while you complete the modules (below).

    • Resources and references for learning modules File
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    • Resources and readings Folder
    • OB US handouts (BRING TO CLASS) Folder
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      Request for Feedback

      Although faculty have previously taught this course, the partial delivery via asynchronous online modules is new format. The online content is the result of interprofessional teamwork by faculty and students in the Schools of Medicine and Nursing. We would very much appreciate your feedback about the technical aspects (e.g. software, length and depth of modules), and any additional ultrasound exams or related topics you would like to see addressed in future iterations of the modules or during in-person sessions. Please keep this in mind as you review the modules in order to provide specific and actionable feedback when asked to evaluate aspects of the course in the post-test and following the in-person sessions. 

      Thank you very much,

      Juan Vargas, MD

      Jenna Shaw-Battista, CNM, PhD

      Nichole Young-Lin (MS4)

      Sage Bearman, RN (CNM/WHNP class of 2014)

      Holly Carpenter, RN (CNM/WHNP class of 2014)

  • OB ULTRASOUND MODULES

    Ten learning modules have been designed to facilitate knowledge and skill acquisition for interprofessional maternity care providers who perform basic obstetric ultrasound in pregnancy:

    1. Indications for obstetric ultrasound
    2. Documentation, communication, liability and risk reduction strategies
    3. Ultrasound physics, equipment and optimizing image quality
    4. Normal 1st trimester ultrasound
    5. Abnormal 1st trimester ultrasound
    6. Limited 2nd and 3rd trimester ultrasound
    7. Fetal biophysical profile
    8. Second and third trimester fetal biometrics
    9. Use of obstetrical ultrasound on the labor and delivery ward
    10. Interprofessional obstetric ultrasound training and practice

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      Pre and Post-Tests

      Trainees must complete a required pre-test before beginning the modules. Pre-test scores are NOT important so please do not waste your time looking up answers; just respond to the questions based on your current obstetric ultrasound knowledge and skill or lack thereof. The pre-test scores will simply be compared to post-test scores in order to evaluate how effective the learning modules were.

      However, trainees must achieve a score of at least 80% on the mandatory post-test. You may not attend the seminar and hands-on skills labs without completing the prerequisite online learning modules and successfully completing the post-test beforehand.

    • PRE-TEST SCORM package

  • LEARNING MODULE 1:

    Indications For Obstetric Ultrasound

  • LEARNING MODULE 2:

    Documentation, Communication, Liability and Risk Reduction Strategies

  • LEARNING MODULE 3:

    Ultrasonography Physics, Equipment and Optimizing Image Quality

  • LEARNING MODULE 4:

    Normal First Trimester Ultrasound

  • LEARNING MODULE 5:

    Abnormal First Trimester Ultrasound


  • LEARNING MODULE 6:

    Limited Second and Third Trimester Ultrasound


  • LEARNING MODULE 7:

    Fetal Biophysical Profile


  • LEARNING MODULE 8:

    Second Trimester Fetal Biometrics


  • LEARNING MODULE 9:

    Use of Obstetrical Ultrasound on the Labor and Delivery Ward


  • LEARNING MODULE 10:

    Interprofessional Obstetric Ultrasound Training and Practice

     

  • Post-Test for OB Ultrasound Modules

    • After reviewing the modules, you must complete the post-test an earn a score of at least 80% before you may complete the course by attending an interprofessional seminar and hands-on skills lab: 

    • Post-Test SCORM package
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      Receive a score of 80 or more

  • Resources and Continuing Education