Dates
Thursday 4 June 2026 - 8:10am to 4:30pm
Friday 5 June 2026 - 8:15am to 4:30pm
Saturday 6 June 2026 - 9:30am to 12pm
Venue
Royal Marsden Hospital and Royal Brompton Hospital, or online.
Course directors
Professor Julene Carvalho and Professor Yen Ho
Overview
The course is primarily aimed at medical and non-medical sonographers who provide a routine fetal anomaly service.
Now in its 24th year, this popular course is back to its 3-day format and with choice of attending in person or online. It includes updated interactive video clip sessions that reflect current national and international screening protocols. The course maintains its successful format and continues to provide new/ updated lecture topics, enhanced video clips and quiz sessions and provides an opportunity for all those who scan the fetal heart to update and expand their skills under the tuition of experts.
The course is primarily aimed at medical and non-medical sonographers who provide a routine fetal anomaly service. It incorporates techniques and ways of improving screening such as effective use of colour and pulsed wave Doppler. It takes into account the increasing demand for high-quality screening to be provided to all pregnant women. It is also suitable for trainees in fetal medicine, paediatric cardiology, obstetric ultrasound and advanced sonographers wishing to extend their knowledge on congenital cardiac anomalies.
For in person attendees, it provides the option of attending one or two days of presentations and discussions or three days that include interactive video and 3D models.
Course objectives
- To improve the sonographer’s technique for imaging the fetal heart
- To enable the sonographer to identify the range of appearances of the normal and abnormal heart
- To enable the sonographer to distinguish between normal and abnormal features
Full programme
Effective Prenatal Screening of Congenital Heart Disease 2026 course programme (PDF 635KB)
Fees
In person only
Day one only, Thursday 4 June 2026 - £220
Day two only, Friday 5 June 2026 - £220
Day one and day two, Thursday 4 and Friday 5 June 2026 - £415
All three days (Thursday 4 to Saturday 6 June 2026 - £515
In person fees include refreshments and course materials.
Online only
Day one only, Thursday 4 June 2026 - £110
Day two only, Friday 5 June 2026 - £110
Day one and day two, Thursday 4 and Friday 5 June 2026 - £180
Book your place
Contact
For any questions, further information about this course including full programme details and a map of how to get to the venue, please contact Mrs Christine Saddington.
Phone: 07875 109 251
Email: gstt.fetalecho@nhs.net