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First Trimester Point of Care Ultrasound

Course Description
This will be an overview of the scope of Point-of-Care Ultrasound in the first trimester. It will cover the anatomy and physiology that takes place during the first 13 weeks of gestation and the images that capture the many changes. Dating of early pregnancy will be covered. Early loss of pregnancy is also reviewed. We will review the ultrasound signs and images associated with an ectopic pregnancy. In addition, the indications for referral and the process of documentation will be discussed.

Learning Objectives
At the end of this session, the participant will be able to

  1. identify components of the first-trimester obstetric exam
  2. identify physiologic changes in the developing pregnancy throughout the first trimester
  3. indicate means of measuring images for gestational dating
  4. identify signs of a failed pregnancy  discuss the ultrasound and clinical findings of an ectopic pregnancy
  5. know the indications for the use of transabdominal vs transvaginal scanning
Speaker
Carolyn L. Gegor, CNM, MS, FACNM

















Speaker Bio
Carolyn L. Gegor, CNM, MS, FACNM earned her MS in Midwifery from Georgetown University in 1988. Her clinical practice primarily took place at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Most of her academic work was as faculty and then Program Director of the Georgetown University Midwifery and WHNP Program. In her early nursing years, Ms. Gegor learned the skills of ultrasound beginning in 1972 when it was a new medical field. She worked as a sonographer for 3 years and then returned to the bedside of laboring and birthing women as a nurse and then as a midwife. Throughout her midwifery career she continued to teach nurses, midwives, and physicians the skills of ultrasound. When Carolyn retired from clinical and academic practice, she started Ultrasound for Midwives, a company with the goal of helping midwives and nurse practitioners with the skills of obstetric and gynecologic ultrasound. Now this is done via online courses as well as hands-on courses offered across the United States. 
CEs Offered: 1 CE

Course expiration: Sept. 26, 2025