Description
The course will start with an initial study period of 12 weeks. In term 1 you will develop your core knowledge and skills. This is facilitated by faculty lectures, a vast selection of videos demonstrating key early pregnancy scanning techniques and carefully selected open source learning material. During this term you will be expected to demonstrate core ultrasound scanning skills on simulation, if it is available to you, and take a number of online quizzes to demonstrate your retention of learned material.
In Term 2, you will submit for faculty review representative images or cine loops of common gynaecological case scenarios identified on transabdominal and transvaginal scans such as normal early pregnancy (singleton and multiple), failed early pregnancy, silent miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy. If appropriate to your role, you will utilise the above skills to formulate a plan of action.
During the course, you will have 30 hours of free practice on the ScanTrainer simulator in Cardiff. These may be taken in half days (09:00 – 13:00 or 13:00 – 17:00) or prearranged blocks of full-day practice. At the end of the course, you will have assessments of knowledge and practical skills.
