Date: 29th and 30th April 2017
Venue: Auditorium, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi

The Anomaly scan is considered as the most important scan in pregnancy and it is medico-legally important to perform it to the best of standards, with proper documentation of images. Enhance your skills at detecting birth defects to the standards required by the Fetal Medicine Foundation UK and the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynaecology (ISUOG).
The course is useful for all those who are involved in obstetric scanning.
All Faculty are accredited by FMF-UK

The FMF-UK certified course for 18-23 weeks Anomaly will satisfy the theory requirements for the Certificationand for those who are eligible for the practical exam(ie those whose images have been approved by FMF-UK )will have a chance to appear for the Practical Assessment.

• Attendance of FMF Approved Theory course (30th April 2017)
• Online submission of a log-book of a series of images from one normal fetus to FMF-UK (it takes approximately 2 weeks for approval of images post submission to anomaly@fetalmedicine.org)
• Demonstration to a FMF approved examiner of competence in carrying out a 18-23 weeks scan and good knowledge of the diagnosis and management of a wide spectrum of fetal abnormalities (Dr Anita Kaul, Dr Prathima Radhakrishnan are approved examiners who will be present on 29th April 2017 to conduct the practical exam)

Additional Requirements for candidates wishing to take the practical examination in India.

I. Registration with PNDT appropriate authority (South East District, Saket, Delhi) at least 30 days in advance of the date of practical examination (29th April 2017).

Documents required for PNDT registration, to be submitted at Apollo Centre for Fetal Medicine, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi for getting registration for the hands-on

• Affidavit on INR 10 stamp paper attested by notary.
  The affidavit format is available for download below
• Copy of qualification certificates (MBBS/MD/MS) self attested.
• Copy of DMC / MCI registration (self attested).

Registration Fees :
No spot registration

INR 5000/- plus 15% service tax INR 5750/-

PAYMENT OPTIONS:
Payable to “Fetal Medicine Foundation India”

1.Bank Transfer to A/c No: 03192560004661; HDFC Bank, South Extension Branch, New Delhi; IFSC Code: HDFC0000319
2. PAYTM to 8586015738
3. Post Cheque to:
Apollo Centre for Fetal Medicine,
Gate No:7, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, Sarita Vihar, New Delhi

Web: www.fmfindia.in
Email: anita_kaul@apollohospitalsdelhi.com.

For Queries call Himanshi on 011-29873018, 26925858, Extn:3018, 9560127575 or write to fetalmedicine@apollodelhi.com

Dr Rachna Gupta, General Secretary, FMF India: 09899294499
Dr Akshatha Sharma, Programme Coordinator : 09891494545

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Kashipur outreach programme held on 20th Nov 2016, was conducted in association with Kashipur OBGYN society, faculty being Dr Anita Kaul, Dr Chanchal Singh, Dr Rachna Gupta and Dr Bharti Pant Gahtori.

With excellent brain storming from Dr Bharti, our local organiser, workshop was divided in two sessions. Morning session focussed on obstetricians – covering first trimester screening for aneuploidies as well as perinatal complications, diagnosis and management of fetal growth restriction and case discussions. Afternoon session focussed more on antenatal scanning skills and there was live demonstration of cases for first trimester screening, anomaly scan, fetal growth parameters and Dopplers.

There was positive feedback with this approach and we thank Dr Bharti for her efficient organising skills and hope she joins our team of trainers in the near future.

Faridabad outreach programme conducted in association with FOGS by Dr Anita Kaul, Dr Rachna Gupta and Dr Nidhi Arora on 29th September, 2016 was attended by almost 100 delegates, mostly OBGYNs.

The programme was an eye opener in the sense that we need to address the learning objectives of obstetricians and sonologists differently. We realised that obstetricians are more interested in clinical and counseling aspect of scan findings rather than technique of scanning. Case based discussions were well received by the audience with active interaction. Obstetricians also clarified their doubts on management of various cases they had come across.

As a result of the feedback future programmes will be split between topics of interest to the obstetricians during the first half followed by dedicated teaching to the ultrasonologists only in the second half

We are proud of Dr Vimla Dahiya, obstetrician from Sonepat, who after attending FMFI outreach programme held in Sonepat on 7th Feb 2016, was determined to get her FMF-UK certification, and with persistence and guidance from Dr Rachna Gupta (sec, outreach programme) obtained the certification on 7th Oct 2016. We expect more and more people to achieve this, to bring uniformity and quality to nuchal scans, which is the aim of our outreach programmes.

FMFIndia conducted another successful outreach program at Paras Bliss Hospital in Panchkula on 29th May 2016.

Dr Anita Kaul ably supported by Dr Rachna Gupta, Secretary, Outreach Programme, aims to propagate the foundation’s mission of delivering high quality training of fetal diagnostic skills to medical professionals all over the country. Panchkula was the 3rd leg of Plan-2016 to cover tier-II and tier-III cities across India.

The outreach programme saw enthusiastic discussion on how to make Combined First Trimester Screening (NT with Dual marker test) feasible and universally applicable in clinics and government hospitals and the important role that obstetricians can play in ensuring Sonographers do the NT scan as per FMF UK standard. Special thanks to Dr Rashmi Bagga and Dr Alka Sehgal, for their valueable inputs and feedback, it really made the outreach worth its idea.

The programme covered all aspects of First trimester scan including combined screening, anomalies, screening for preeclampsia, multiple pregnancy, impact being enhanced with live demonstration and MCQ discussion.

The FMFIndia team is thankful to Dr Nupur Shah, Dr Rishi Mangat and the entire Paras Bliss management team for a stellar programme.

Date: 3 april 2016
Time: 10.30 am

This session will be useful for practitioners who deal with counseling patients regarding the findings of the second trimester fetal ultrasound scan.

Minor markers for fetal aneuploidies form a major cause of anxiety in patients and consultants alike. These markers may be variations of normal anatomy if not associated with aneuploidies. However, the call of whether or not to investigate further for fetal aneuploidies and how to follow up these cases through pregnancy is ridden with tremendous confusion. The aim of this session will be to clarify these issues.

Dr.Chinmayee Ratha, an FMF-UK accredited faculty will conduct the one-hour lecture. Dr Ratha works as a Lead Consultant – Fetal Medicine with Navodaya Hospitals, Hyderabad. There will be short MCQ during the lecture on what you have learnt. You will also have the opportunity to interact with the speaker and clear your doubts at the end of the lecture.

This was part of the mission statement of FMFI to enhance scanning skills in the periphery.

The interaction was particularly good between the attendees and the FMFI faculty as the Chief Guest Dr J S Punia could give feedback on the problems faced at the government hospital level in implementing the NT programme.

It is clear that although the gold standard of screening is the combined test using FMF software and accredited labs, this may be a bit difficult to implement at a government hospital level. Dr Punia was pleasantly surprised to learn that a number of fetal abnormalities can be picked up at the First trimester scan and requested the FMFI team to give hima document of the “always detectable 9” structural abnormalities that should not be missed on the scan.This along with a correctly taken CRL and NT should constitute the absolute minimum requirements of scanning at the peripheral level.

FMFI will be preparing this document and will be interested in overseeing its implementation at a district hospital level

Minimum requirements of the First trimester scan at the Peripheral level

1. Correctly taken CRL
   
2. Fetal heart rate
3. Nuchal translucency
4. Check of the anatomy

Always detectable anomalies in first trimester:

1. Body stalk anomaly
2. Acrania
3. Iniencephaly
4. Encephalocele
5. Exomphalos
6. Gastroschisis
7. Alobar holoprosencephaly
8. Megacystis
9. Limb reduction defects