PRELIMINAR PRE CONGRESS DETAILS

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DATE: NOVEMBER 8TH 2011

1 - FETAL AND NEONATAL NEUROSCAN – NEW CHALLENGES
Chairpersons: A. Kurjak (Croatia), R.K. Pooh (Japan)
Asim Kurjak (Croatia): Functional test for fetal CNS
Ritsuko K. Pooh (Japan): Early development of fetal brain structures
Vincenzo D’Addario (Italy): Fetal ventriculomegaly – state of art
Alexandra Matias (Portugal): Could we prevent fetal brain damage?
Milan Stanojevic (Croatia): Fetal and neonatal brain – most changeable organ
Manuel R.G. Carrapato (Portugal): Fetal brain in low birth weight babies
Frank A. Chervenak (USA): Ethico-legal aspects of the investigation of fetal CNS
Badreldeen Ahmed (Qatar): Neurobehavior in diabetic pregnancies
Ritsuko K. Pooh (Japan) and Asim Kurjak (Croatia): New advances in the study of vascularization of fetal brain
Aida Salihagic (Croatia): Advances in Neurophysiology

Official Language: English (simultaneous translation to Spanish)

2- SECOND ADVANCED COURSE - IAN DONALD INTER-UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICAL ULTRASOUND

Uruguay branch Director: Ana Bianchi
Chairpersons: A. Kurjak, Croatia and F.A. Chervenak, USA
Jiri Sonek (USA): First trimester ultrasound screening – un update
Ritsuko K. Pooh (Japan): New advances in study of early brain development
Zehra Nese Kavak (Turkey): Early normal and abnormal pregnancy
Frank Chervenak (USA): Gestational age assessment
Ivica Zalud (USA): Placenta – update
Cihat Sen (Turkey): IUGR and preterm labor
Eberhard Merz (Germany): 3D and 4D sonography and fetal abnormalities
Asim Kurjak (Croatia): The assessment of integrity of young CNS by new KANET test
Alaa Ebrashy (Egypt): Feto-maternal infection
Aris Antsaklis (Greece): Multiple pregnancy
Ana Bianchi (Uruguay): Fetal echocardiography – update
Aris Athanasiadis (Greece): Multiple pregnancy
Aleksandar Ljubic (Serbia): Anomalies of fetal thorax
Alexandra Matias (Portugal): Present role of ductus venosus in screening in the first trimester
Badreldeen Ahmed (Qatar): Middle cerebral artery Doppler
Waldo Sepúlveda (Chile) : 3D sonography is advantageous in detecting fetal facial and palate abnormalities during all three trimesters of pregnancy
John Hyett (Australia): Screening for PET/IUGR at 12 weeks: the future of 12 week imaging

Official Language: English (simultaneous translation to Spanish)

3 - ERICH SALING WORLD SCHOOL OF PERINATAL MEDICINE

Chairpersons: X. Carbonell Estrany (Spain) and A. Antsaklis (Greece)
Erich Saling (Germany): Past history of perinatal medicine
Frank Chervenak (USA) / Asim Kurjak (Croatia): Present and future of perinatal medicine
Asim Kurjak (Croatia): History of perinatal sonography
Luis Cabero (Spain): Postpartum hemorrhage
GianCarlo Di Renzo (Italy): Importance of fetal gender
Roberto Romero (USA): Preterm labor – update
Aleksandar Ljubic (Serbia): Obeisity and human reproduction
Xavier Carbonell Estrany (Spain): Update in the brain assessment of very low birth weight babies
Apostolos Papageorgiou (Canada): Sepsis in neonatology
Eduardo Bancalari (USA): New modalities of respiratory support. State of art.

Official Language: English (simultaneous translation to Spanish)

4 - ADVANCES IN NEONATAL CARE

Chairpersons: Raul Bustos (Uruguay), Apostolos Papageorgiou (Canada) and Eduardo Bancalari (USA)
Peter Davis (Australia) : Room air resuscitation – New insights into oxygen monitoring and treatment in the delivery room
Máximo Vento (Spain): Fetal Asphyxia during labour and nenonatal asphyxia: prevention, diagnosis and treatment (including hypothermia)
Alan Jobe (USA):  Respiratory support in the NICU - CPAP versus ventilation strategies
Eduardo Bancalari (USA):  New modalities of respiratory support in the preterm infant
Néstor Vain (Argentina):  New approach to the fetal delivery complicated with meconium amniotic fluid.
Apostolos Papageorgiou (Canada):  Medical and ethical issues related to extreme prematurity
Augusto Sola (USA): Neonatal screening of congenital heart diseases by last generation pulse oxymeter
José Luis Tapia (Chile):  Main perinatal results in a South American Network
Umberto Simeoni (France):  Patent ductus arteriosus in premature infants

Round Table – Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia. What is new ?
Peter Davis (Australia):  Cafeine to reduce BPD
 Wally Carlo (USA): Oxygen targeting to Prevent BPDEduardo Bancalari(USA) Non invasive respiratory support to prevent BPD
Mikko Hallman (Finland): Antenatal prevention of BPD
Nicholas Evans (Australia):  Low systemic blood flow in preterm babies
Máximo Vento (Spain): Fetal Asphyxia during labour and nenonatal asphyxia: prevention, diagnosis and treatment (including hypothermia)
Official language: English (simultaneous translation into Spanish).

5 - PERINATAL PSYCHOLOGY- COMMUNICATIONAL ISSUES BETWEEN PARENTS AND PERINATAL TEAMS

Chairman: Miguel Larguia (Argentina) Co Chairman: Denise Defey (Uruguay)
Denise Defey (Uruguay) : Postpartum maternal and paternal depression: a hidden issue.
Nora D´Oliveira (Uruguay): The effect of parental postpartum depression on infant health.
Miguel Cherro (Uruguay): The aftermath for parents and health care staff of the perinatal death of a twin.
Ma. Aurelia González (Argentina) :A change of paradigm: including families within maternity services.
Ma. Aurelia González (Argentina): Stress assessment in mothers of preterm infants hospitalized in intensivecare units. Ps.
José Luis Tapia (Chile): Stress protocol for parents of very low birthweight infants.
Miguel Larguía (Argentina): The Model of Safe, Family-Centered Maternity Services.

Official language: Spanish ( NO simultaneous translation into English)

6 – NEW TRENDS IN GENETICS IN PERINATAL MEDICINE

Chairpersons: Eduardo Castilla (Brasil) ,. Enrique Gadow (Argentina) and Roberto Quadrelli (Uruguay).
Enrique Gadow (Argentina): Introduction and ) Genetic counseling
Eduardo Castilla (Brazil):  Perinatal epidemiology of congenital anomalies: A worldwide approach.
Lawrence Longo (USA):  Overview on Epigenetics and Perinatology.

Scientific Simposium (advances in prenatal diagnosis of genetic diseases)
Horacio Aiello (Argentina): Prenatal detection of chromosomal abnormalities by ultrasonography programs
Aubrey Milunsky (USA): New techniques in cytogenetics and molecular genetics.
Lucas Otaño (Argentina):  3D-CT in the prenatal diagnosis of skeletal dysplasias
Wolfgang Holzgreve (Germany): Prenatal diagnosis in maternal plasma
Controversies: pre and post natal screening of congenital defects in all cases:
Purificacao Tavarez (Portugal):  For
Hernan Muñoz (Chile):  Against
Wolfgang Holzgreve (Germany): The role of free DNA in the pathophysiology of  pre-eclampsia
Thé – Hung Bui (Sweden):   Classical cytogenetics in the post array-CGH era.
Eduardo Isfer (Brasil):  30 Perinatal management of congenital defects: diagnosis and therapy
Official language: English (simultaneous translation into Spanish)

IN HONOR AND RECOGNITION TO

Prof. Dr. Erich Saling

Prof. Dr. Kazuo Maeda

Prof. Dr. Roberto Caldeyro Barcia

FIGO EDUCATIONAL SEMINAR

This is not a pre-congress activity.

This FIGO SEMINAR is part of the Congress. All delegates registered in the 10th World Congress of Perinatal Medicine are welcome.

Registration to this Seminar is welcome to all delegates free of charge. Restrictions may apply if capacity of the hall is complete

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