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Fetal Abdomen:  A Review of Normal Anatomy vs. Anomalies

October 30 @ 7:00 pm 8:00 pm EDT

ULTRASOUND SOLUTIONS CORP. is delighted to welcome back Jim Baun, MEd, RDMS, RVT, FSDMS, Sonography Scholar Emeritus, for a comprehensive discussion on the fetal abdomen.

Course Description:

When was the last time you had a chance to refresh your knowledge of the possible anomalies associated with the fetal abdomen? This course will provide a review of normal fetal abdominal anatomy and pertinent embryological processes that contribute to the formation of common abdominal wall anomalies. An overview of gastrointestinal, herniation, and genitourinary anomalies will be presented with key points highlighted permitting their recognition and differentiation. (Approved for 1 SDMS CME credit, provided one is present for the entire event)

Course Objectives:  Upon completion of this educational activity, the participant will be able to:

  • Understand pertinent embryological processes that contribute to common fetal abdominal herniation abnormalities: gastroschisis, omphalocele, bladder exstrophy, and diaphragmatic hernia.
  • Recognize and differentiate between the most common gastrointestinal fetal abnormalities.
  • Describe the most common genitourinary fetal abnormalities.

About Our Speaker:

Jim Baun, MEd, RDMS, RVT, FSDMS, is a pioneering clinical, research, and academic Sonographer who has been practicing since the early days of the profession. With over forty years’ experience in the field, his areas of expertise have come to include Vascular and OB/GYN Sonography, Hemodynamics, Ultrasound Physics and Instrumentation, as well as emerging technologies.
Jim is widely published in medical literature and has authored several academic textbooks, along with over twenty peer-reviewed journal articles. He has served on the faculty and advisory councils for several university and college-based sonography programs and has developed didactic curricula for private educational organizations throughout the United States and abroad. In recognition of his contributions to the profession, Jim was elevated to Fellow status in the Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography in 1997, was the recipient of the Joan Baker Pioneer Award in 2016, and delivered the prestigious McLaughlin Memorial Lecture at the SDMS Annual Conference in 2019.
After living and working for 35 years in the San Francisco Bay Area, Jim retired to his hometown of Toledo, Ohio in 2019 but remains active as a clinical, education, and research consultant for ultrasound device manufacturers and sonography educational programs.

This activity is an approved SDMS CME activity – approved for 1.0 SDMS CME credit.

Please note that partial credit will not be issued.

The CME participant roster will be reported by Ultrasound Solutions Corp. to the

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Important update from the SDMS:

SDMS no longer allows its CME providers to issue Partial Credit for attendance. If you join late or leave early, the SDMS will no longer permit us to award partial pro-rated credit.

Therefore, from now on, in order to receive CME credit, you must be in attendance for the ENTIRE event via your own unique Zoom link that Zoom emailed to you when you registered. Then, and only then, will USC be able to award you any credit. So, please be prompt and attentive to the time schedule. We apologize for any inconvenience, but again, this is a new SDMS policy we must abide by. Thank you for understanding.

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