Re: !st Trimester Screening For Downs
From: Gary (jafar6@optonline.net)
Mon Feb 9 18:52:43 2004
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Lynn,
I am suprised by that statement too. I wasn't at the meeting and would
have found such a remark to be upsetting. My interpretation is that
the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine is trying to develop guidelines
and no one else can be qualified to follow their guidelines since they
have not been published or shared. The truth is, that I really don't
know what he meant, so maybe I shouldn't comment. I think the cat is
out of the bag. Few of us are going to wait for the Society's
guidelines before offering this service.
Such an elitist tone reminds me of my first encounter with the FMF
Theoretical Course and the lab sponsoring it. I wondered how those
impeccably dressed world travelers balanced effortlessly on their
pedestals.
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Gary Kleinman
MFM, Genetics
Bridgeport, CT
On Monday, February 9, 2004, at 11:20 AM, Lynn D. Montgomery, M.D.
wrote:
>
> Gary,
> I totally agree with all of your points. I was at the meeting and
> amazingly enough, nothing was mentioned at the time of questioning
> with regard to qualifications for obtaining the measurement.
>
> During the presentation however, Malone stated that he strongly
> recommended against everybody in the room beginning to perform nuchal
> translucency measurements because we weren't qualified. I personally
> was quite offended by this statement because the certificate on my
> wall also states that I am qualified in MFM and I am sorry, but a
> nuchal translucency measurement is not rocket science...
>
> I concur that somebody needs to develop formal
> recommendations/guidelines for all to utilize, but when doing so,
> don't use this as a means to create some elitist club and imply that I
> can't perform the measurement.
> Lynn
>
> I applaud Dan for obtaining AIUM, I mean Fetal Medicine Foundation
> certification in nuchal translucency screening. It is demanding,
> requires significant effort and shows a commitment to quality.
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Lynn,
I am suprised by that statement too. I wasn't at the meeting and would
have found such a remark to be upsetting. My interpretation is that
the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine is trying to develop
guidelines and no one else can be qualified to follow their guidelines
since they have not been published or shared. The truth is, that I
really don't know what he meant, so maybe I shouldn't comment. I think
the cat is out of the bag. Few of us are going to wait for the
Society's guidelines before offering this service.
Such an elitist tone reminds me of my first encounter with the FMF
Theoretical Course and the lab sponsoring it. I wondered how those
impeccably dressed world travelers balanced effortlessly on their
pedestals.
Gary Kleinman
MFM, Genetics
Bridgeport, CT
On Monday, February 9, 2004, at 11:20 AM, Lynn D. Montgomery, M.D.
wrote:
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<fontfamily><param>Arial</param><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param><smaller>I
totally agree with all of your points. I was at the meeting and
amazingly enough, nothing was mentioned at the time of questioning
with regard to qualifications for obtaining the measurement.</smaller></color></fontfamily>
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<fontfamily><param>Arial</param><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param><smaller>During
the presentation however, Malone stated that he strongly recommended
against everybody in the room beginning to perform nuchal translucency
measurements because we weren't qualified. I personally was quite
offended by this statement because the certificate on my wall also
states that I am qualified in MFM and I am sorry, but a nuchal
translucency measurement is not rocket science...</smaller></color></fontfamily>
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<fontfamily><param>Arial</param><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param><smaller>I
concur that somebody needs to develop formal
recommendations/guidelines for all to utilize, but when doing so,
don't use this as a means to create some elitist club and imply that I
can't perform the measurement.</smaller></color></fontfamily>
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<fontfamily><param>Arial</param><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param><smaller>Lynn</smaller></color></fontfamily>
I applaud Dan for obtaining AIUM, I mean Fetal Medicine Foundation
certification in nuchal translucency screening. It is demanding,
requires significant effort and shows a commitment to quality.
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