The Symposium on Advanced Perinatal Medicine & Imaging

2009 Presentations

Thursday, October 8

12:00- 1:00 p.m.
Registration

1:00 – 1:05 p.m.
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Hugh E. Mighty, MD, MBA
Associate Professor and Chair,
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
University of Maryland School of Medicine

1:05 – 1:10 p.m.
Ahmet A. Baschat, MD
Associate Professor,
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
University of Maryland School of Medicine

1:10 – 2:10 p.m.
The New Role of the First Trimester Examination
Kypros Nicolaides, MD
Professor and Director,
Harris Birthright Research Centre for Fetal Medicine,
Kings College Hospital
London, United Kingdom

2:10 – 2:45 p.m.
Beyond the Nuchal – The Detailed First Trimester Fetal Examination
Ahmet A. Baschat, MD

2:45 – 3:00 p.m.
Question & Answer Session

3:00 – 3:15 p.m.
Break

3:15 – 3:45 p.m.
Three and Four Dimensional Ultrasound
Alfred Abuhamad, MD
Chairman and Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology,
Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine,
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Norfolk, Virginia

3:45 – 4:10 p.m.
Embryology, Genetics and the Fetal Heart
Ahmet A. Baschat, MD

4:10 – 4:45 p.m.
The Fetal Heart: Imaging in the First and Second Trimesters
Sifa Turan, MD,
Research Associate,
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
University of Maryland School of Medicine

4:45 – 5:00 p.m.
Question & Answer Session

5:00 p.m.
Adjournment

5:15 – 6:15 p.m.
Welcome Reception

Friday, October 9

7:00 – 8:00 a.m.
Registration

8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
Debate
Moderator – Kypros Nicolaides, MD

Prenatal Imaging of the CNS – The Case for Ultrasound
Alfred Abuhamad, MD

Prenatal Imaging of the CNS – The Case for MRI
Daniella Prayer, MD,
Professor, Department of Neuroradiology,
University of Vienna
Vienna, Austria

9:00 – 9:45 a.m.
Assessment of Fetal Behavior
Christopher Harman, MD,
Professor and Vice Chairman,
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
University of Maryland School of Medicine

9:45 – 10:00 a.m.
Assessment of the Fetal Circulation
Ahmet A. Baschat, MD

10:00 – 10:15 a.m.
Break

10:15 – 11:00 a.m.
Integrated Management of Fetal Growth Restriction
Ahmet A. Baschat, MD

11:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Management of Severe Complications of Pregestational Diabetes Mellitus
E. Albert Reece, MD
Vice President for Medical Affairs, University of Maryland,
John Z. and Akiko K. Bowers Distinguished Professor and Dean,
University of Maryland School of Medicine

11:30 – 12:00 p.m.
Fetal Anemia and Hydrops
Christopher Harman, MD

12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch

1:30 – 2:00 p.m.
Twin Pregnancy: No Longer an Acceptable Description
Ahmet Baschat, MD

2:00 – 2:45 p.m.
Management of Monochorionic Twins
Tim Van Mieghem, MD

2:45 – 3:15 p.m.
A European View on the Problem of Isolated CDH
Tim Van Mieghem, MD

3:15 – 3:30 p.m.
Question & Answer Session

3:30 – 3:45 p.m.
Break

3:45 – 4:15 p.m.
The North American Fetal Therapy Network
Christopher Harman, MD

4:15 – 4:30 p.m.
Fetal Therapy Coordination: The Perspective of the Perinatal Nurse Specialist
Debbie Kirby RNC, BSN,
Center for Advanced Fetal Medicine,
University of Maryland Medical Center

4:30 – 4:45 p.m.
Interventions for Fetal Cardiac Valvular Lesions: An Update
Sifa Turan, MD

4:45 – 5:00 p.m.
Question & Answer Session

5:00 p.m.
Closing Remarks & Adjournment