Objectives

After participating in this educational activity, attendees should be able to:

1. Define ventriculomegaly and identify common postnatal clinical features of ventriculomegaly and their etiologies.  
2. Discuss the potential progression of ventriculomegaly throughout infancy.
3. Apply two NICU cases to the available information to determine possible interventions and outcomes in ventriculomegaly.  
4. Review the prenatal diagnosis of fetal ventriculomegaly and fetal ventricular anatomy.
5. Summarize the different etiologies of fetal ventriculomegaly.
6. Review the post-diagnostic evaluation of fetal ventriculomegaly.
7. Recognize the prognostic findings of fetal ventriculomegaly. 
8. Discuss the prenatal care considerations for pregnancies affected by fetal ventriculomegaly.  
    

 Faculty

Alyssa Purdy, MD
Pediatric Resident/PGII
UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate Medical Center   

Shelby Burton, DO
Pediatric Resident/PGII
UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate Medical Center  

Megan Murnane, MD
OBGYN Resident/PGIII
UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate Medical Cent

Faculty Disclosure

Baystate Health Continuing Interprofessional Education follows the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education.  The design and content of Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education (CE) activities support quality improvement in healthcare and provide fair and balanced views of therapeutic options. Any relevant financial relationships are mitigated prior to the educational activity.

None of the planners or faculty for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. 

Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Baystate Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 

Physicians
Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM.  Physicians should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses
Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 contact hour(s).  Nurses should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team and learners will receive 1.0 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.