Ultrasound in Reproductive Healthcare Practice

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Ultrasound in Reproductive Healthcare Practice
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Mary Pillai
Edited by Paula Briggs
Edited by Julie-Michelle Bridson
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:264
Dimensions(mm): Height 246,Width 190
ISBN/Barcode 9781316609736
ClassificationsDewey:618.1075
Audience
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 18 January 2018
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Challenge your knowledge of ultrasound to address sexual health abnormalities and early pregnancy issues, alongside identifying, classifying and managing a wide range of gynaecological conditions, with this essential manual. Authored by experts in reproductive health, this bespoke guide delivers practitioners of all levels with a broad scope of sexual and reproductive disorders, as captured by ultrasound. Presenting operational issues and suggested training, this textbook ensures high-quality care in gynaecology, sexual and reproductive health and pregnancy advisory services. For use in a traditional hospital setting through to more remote locations, this guide provides an invaluable toolkit for trainees, sonographers, nurses and clinicians worldwide. Offering clear clinical ultrasound images and extensive case studies with a focus on pregnancy advisory services, this adaptable textbook provides reliable support for those who are in contact with common, rare and understudied reproductive conditions, wishing to achieve successful diagnosis and optimal imaging first time.

Author Biography

Mary Pillai has been clinical lead for a community pregnancy advisory and a complex contraception service at Gloucestershire Care Services NHS Trust, is a member of ISUOG and on the editorial board of the Journal of FPSRHC, with 35 years' experience of ultrasound in obstetric and gynaecology services. Paula Briggs is Module Guardian for the Special Skills module in ultrasound for the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Health at Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust. She uses ultrasound regularly in her clinical practice and is involved in practical training of healthcare professionals in ultrasound. Julie-Michelle Bridson, a previous president of the British Medical Ultrasound Society (BMUS), has been involved in ultrasound education and training for 25 years, forming part of many clinical areas in medical ultrasound in women's health, with the University of Liverpool, alongside the accreditation of many ultrasound courses worldwide.