Observership in Fetal Medicine

Course Salient Features:

1. This is a 15-day course that covers Fetal Medicine, Fetal Echocardiography or Fetal Interventions.
2. About 30 scans are done in the department per day. Majority of these are high risk cases, second opinions and multiple pregnancies.
3. Around 40 to 45 procedures are done each month in the department.
4. Other than observership there will be classes conducted for the observers.
5. An optional observership of the genetic laboratory Is available for those interested.

Course Content:

1. In The fetal medicine course, you will be able to observe how to do a proper NT scan, Anomaly scan and a growth and Doppler scan along with practical lessons on counselling patients as and when problems arise.
2. In the fetal echo course, the specifics of doing a proper fetal echo will be taught along with access to the CIMAR fetal echo archives where each anomaly will be discussed in detail under the guidance of our consultants.
3. In the fetal intervention course, you will be able to observe diagnostic procedures like amniocentesis and CVS, and therapeutic procedures like fetal reduction. Intrauterine transfusion, BPCC, RFA and fetoscopic laser can also be observed subject to availability of cases during the period of observership.