XXII European Congress

PERiNATAL MEDICINE

Preliminary Programme

Saturday, May 29th, 2010

08.30 - 09.30
OPENING LECTURE
Plenary Session 3:  Perinatal brain protection: from bench to bedside
  A.D Edwards (UK)
Introduction by F. Chervenak (USA)
09.30 - 11.30
PLENARY SESSION III
The brain development and damage
  Chairpersons: K. Nicolaides (UK),  H. Hallliday (UK)
Speakers:
I. Amer Whalin (Sweden) - The value of intrapartum FECG monitoring
R. Gagnon (Canada) - The effect of recurrent hypoxia and progressive metabolic acidosis on fetal neurodevelopment
E. Saliba (France) - Perinatal inflammation and brain damage
M. Levene (UK) - Drugs to treat brain damage in the neonatal period
H.Hagberg (UK) - Brain development, insults and gender
D. Azzopardi (UK) - Therapeutic hypothermia and neonatal encephalopathy
11.30 - 12.00
Coffee Break
11.30 - 15.00
Poster 3
12.00 - 13.30
SPECIAL COURSES
 
HANDS ON FETAL ECHOGRAPHY
  G. Clerici (Italy), E. Gratacos (Spain)
 
HANDS ON NEONATAL ECHOGRAPHY
  L.A. Ramenghi (Italy), F. Cabanas (Spain)
12.00 - 13.00
CHALLENGE THE SPEAKER
  Rising caesarean section rates- why?
M. Robson
Chairpersons: F. Chervenak (USA),  O. Sanchez Nieves (Spain)
Discussants: A. Antsaklis (Greece), T. Frusca (Italy)
  Can mechanical ventilation be avoided?
E. Bancalari (USA)
Chairpersons: M. Vento (Spain), O. D. Saugstad (Norway)
Discussants: A.Valls i Soler (Spain), E. Molloy (Ireland)
13.00 - 14.00
SPECIAL LECTURE
LECTURE V Induction of labor  and prolonged pregnancy
C. O’Herlihy (Ireland)
Chairpersons:  I. Meizner (Israel)
+3 communications
LECTURE VI Combination of genetics and epigenetic regulations to modulate gene expression in human pathological placentas   D. Vaiman (France)
Chairpersons: M. Weindling (UK), C. Campoy (Spain)
+3 communications
14.00 - 15.30
WORKING LUNCH - MEET THE PROFESSORS 3
  A. Antsaklis - Cesarean section
G.C.Di Renzo - Preterm labour
A.D. Edwards - Brain damage
F. Facchinetti - Progesterone
M. Gallo - Prenatal diagnosis
G. Greisen - Brain circulation and oxygenation
H. Halliday - Surfactant
M. Levene - Injury of the developing brain
K. Nicolaides - Prenatal diagnosis
M. Robson - Management of labor
O. Saugstad -Oxygenation
C. Sen - Congenital heart defects
15.30 - 17.30
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
SESSION IX Lungs and steroids in perinatal medicine
Chairpersons:  A. Perales (Spain), A. Aksit (Turkey)
Speakers:
M. Anceschi (Italy) - Antenatal steroids: are we confident on the evidence?
H.L. Halliday (UK)
J. Deprest  (Belgium) - Fetal MRI: lung assessment
G. Visser (The Netherlands) - Side effects of antenatal corticosteroids
E. Shinwell (Israel) - Postnatal steroids and long-term outcome
SESSION X Perinatal echocardiography
Chairpersons:  D. Maulik (USA), A. Galindo (Spain)
Speakers:
U. Gembruch (Germany) - Diagnosis and treatment of left heart obstruction
F. Stamatian (Romania) - Fetal echocardiography: 2D vs. STIC and 3D/4D
J.S. Carvalho (UK)
D. Maulik (USA)
C. Sen (Turkey) - The four chamber view: is it enough?
L. Fermont (France)
SESSION XI Perinatal infections and later diseases
Chairpersons:  B. Stray Pedersen (Norway), M. Thió (Spain)
Speakers:
Y.A. Maldonado (USA)
A. Athanasiadis (Greece) - Is TORCH screening compulsory for all pregnant women?
M. Sanchez Luna (Spain) - Perinatal infection and BPD, any relationship?
Z. Hajek (Czech Republic) - The correct time for termination of pregnancy due to infection/inflammation
SESSION XII Growth and system development
Chairpersons:  L.A. Hanson (Sweden)
Speakers:

N. Cameron (USA) - Maternal programming of the reproductive system of the offspring
M.R.G. Carrapato - Intrauterine growth and late metabolic syndrome
L.A. Hanson (Sweden)
M. Weindling (UK) - Ontogeny of the hypothalamo-pituitary-thyroid axis and its interaction with the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis
A. Garcia Alix (Spain)
A. Matias (Portugal) - Development of face and detection of dysmorphisms
J. Nijhuis (The Netherlands) - Neurobehavioural development
17.30 - 18.00
CLOSING CEREMONY
  C. Sen, C. P. Speer, U. Simeoni, Y. Ville

 

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