SOPHIE Course – Safe Obstetric Practice for High risk and Emergency Course Curriculum

Date

Series

 

Topics

Feb 25

1

Shoulder dystocia
  • Shoulder dystocia: Does HELPPER mnemonic help?
  • A modified sling method to deliver posterior arm
  • Changing pattern of shoulder dystocia: 20 year data from Prince of Wales Hospital

Mar 25

2

ECV and vaginal breech delivery
  • External cephalic version: tips on improving success rate and safety
  • Vaginal breech delivery: tips on improving success rate and safety + panic behavior
  • Preterm vaginal breech delivery

May 13

3

Cord prolapse and vaginal twin delivery
  • Cord prolapse: best maneuvres to relieve cord compression
  • Vaginal twin delivery: tips on improving success rate and safety
  • Interval twin delivery

May 20

4

Fetal distress and neonatal arrest / Intrapartum fetal heart rate monitoring and neonatal resuscitation
  • Pitfalls in interpreting CTG
  • Urgency in Caesarean delivery
  • Unexpected neonatal arrest in postnatal ward:
    • Resuscitation before neonatologists’ arrival
    • Important investigation for the underlying cause

Jun 3

5

Instrumental delivery and second stage and Caesarean
  • To pull or not to pull? Dilemma in the second stage
  • Intrapartum USG to improve success rate and safety of instrumental delivery
  • Reducing complications in second stage CS 

Jun 10

6

Maternal collapse and resuscitation
  • Teamwork in managing maternal arrest
  • Maternal resuscitation
  • A case of sudden maternal cardiac arrest and successful resuscitation in a private hospital

Jul 8

7

PPH
  • Prevention of PPH: back to basic
  • Treatment of PPH: medical method: which when and how
  • Experience in using Carbetocin
  • Treatment of PPH: tamponade method: tips for success

Jul 29

8

Hypertensive disorders, eclampsia and maternal sepsis
  • Emergent antihypertensive in severe hypertension
  • Managing eclampsia
  • Early recognition of maternal sepsis and Sepsis bundles

 

SOPHIE Course – Hands-on Workshop
Date: 19 June
Time: 2-6pm
Venue: CUHK Medical Centre, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong

Station

Topic

Station 1

Shoulder dystocia

Station 2

Vaginal breech delivery

Station 3

External cephalic version

Station 4

Second stage CS at internal version

Station 5

Neonatal resuscitation

Station 6

Maternal resuscitation

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