TORONTO - An education program targeted at sonographers and radiologists in Ontario significantly increased the amount of severe congenital heart disease detected during prenatal ultrasound screening.
Better detection of congenital heart disease allowed parents to make treatment decisions prior to birth, said Jean Trines, a sonographer at the Hospital for Sick Children and lead investigator of the study examining the outcomes of the education program. Trines presented the results at the 2003 Canadian Cardiovascular Congress here last month.
"The study showed with educational intervention, she was able to increase the pickup of these defects and also improve the outcomes of the babies," said Dr. Brian McCrindle, an investigator of the study, a cardiologist at the Hospital for Sick Children and a professor of pediatrics at the University of Toronto.
"The priority was to detect the complex defects so the baby could be delivered in an appropriate setting," Dr. McCrindle said.
TORONTO - An education program targeted at sonographers and radiologists in Ontario significantly increased the amount of severe congenital heart disease detected during prenatal ultrasound screening.
Better detection of congenital heart disease allowed parents to make treatment decisions prior to birth, said Jean Trines, a sonographer at the Hospital for Sick Children and lead investigator of the study examining the outcomes of the education program. Trines presented the results at the 2003 Canadian Cardiovascular Congress here last month.
"The study showed with educational intervention, she was able to increase the pickup of these defects and also improve the outcomes of the babies," said Dr. Brian McCrindle, an investigator of the study, a cardiologist at the Hospital for Sick Children and a professor of pediatrics at the University of Toronto.
"The priority was to detect the complex defects so the baby could be delivered in an appropriate setting," Dr. McCrindle said.
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