Programme

Below you will find the programme and list of speakers who participated in the World Congress.

 

Sunday 22nd

 

   

08.30 hrs

Registration
   

09.00-11.00 hrs

 

THIS AND THAT

Discussants: Kypros Nicolaides (UK), Mark Evans (USA)

Reuwen Achiron (Israel) Early fetal anomaly scan
Tze Kin Lau (China) Fetal products in maternal blood
Howard Cuckle (UK) USA for chromosomal abnormalities
Seshadri Suresh (India) Sonopathological correlation of fetal anomalies
Carl Weiner (USA) A case of ?
Mark Evans (USA) Molecular techniques vs cytogenetics
Chantal Stewart (S Africa) Acceptance of termination for serious fetal abnormalities
Israel Shapira (Israel) 3D ultrasound: breakthrough or gimmick?
   

11.00-11.30 hrs

Coffee

   

11.30-13.00 hrs

 

FETAL INTERVENTIONS

Discussant: Zarko Alfirevic (UK)

Lisandra Stein Bernardes (France) Obstructive uropathy: outcome after prenatal diagnosis
Mark Kilby (UK) RCT: Vesicoamniotic shunting for obstructive uropathy
Elena Carreras (Spain) Endoscopic surgery for amniotic bands
Jan Deprest (Belgium) Amniopatch: an unfulfilled dream
   

CMV INFECTION

Discussant: Yves Ville (France)

Anna Gonce (Spain) Diagnosis in the absence of a screening programme
Shlomo Lipitz (Israel) Fetal ultrasound & MRI after 1ry infection
Yves Ville (France) RCT: fetal treatment
   

14.00-15.00 hrs

Lunch

   

18.00-20.00 hrs

 

FETAL INTERVENTIONS

Discussants: Rabih Chaoui (Germany), Ahmet Baschat (USA)

Maria Kiaffas (Greece) Primary fetal cardiac tumors
Francisca Molina (Spain) Laser for fetal cardiac tumors
Lindsey Allan (UK) Fetal cardiac surgery
JacK Jani (Belgium) CDH: Prediction of outcome by ultrasound and MRI
Tim Van Mieghem (Belgium) CDH: Prediction of outcome by fetal cardiac function
Edgar Hernandez-Andrade (Spain) CDH: Prediction of outcome by Doppler of the pulmonary artery
Tim Van Mieghem (Belgium) CDH: Prediction of outcome by the oxygen test
Jan Deprest (Belgium) RCT: Tracheal occlusion for moderate diaphragmatic hernia
   

THIS AND THAT

Discussant: Steve Robson (UK)

Ahmet Baschat (USA) A paper I liked
David Williams (UK) Pregnancy as a screening test for adult disease
Yves Ville (France) The fetus in art
   
   
   
20.30-24.00 hrs
WELCOME PARTY
   

   

Monday 23rd

 

   

09.00-11.00 hrs

 

PRETERM DELIVERY

Discussants: Gian Carlo Di Renzo (Italy), Zarko Alfirevic (UK)

Tullio Ghi (Italy) Intra-amniotic sludge & risk of preterm delivery
Delia Paternoster (Italy) Biophysical & biochemical prediction of preterm delivery
Zarko Alfirevic (UK) A paper I liked
Carl Weiner (USA) Update on the value of proteomics/genomics
Gerry Visser (Netherlands) Update on the use of steroids & tocolytics
Tullio Ghi (Italy) Type of early preterm delivery and perinatal outcome
Alexander Kofinas (USA) Indomethacin for cervical shortening
Alessia Atzei (Italy) RCT: Progesterone in threatened preterm labor
Steve Thornton (UK) RCT: Barusiban in threatened preterm labour
Steve Thornton (UK) RCT: Progesterone in singletons
Maria Goya (Spain) RCT: Arabin pessary in singletons
Ann Tabor (Denmark) RCT: Progesterone in twins
Kypros Nicolaides (UK) RCT: Arabin pessary in twins
Panel discussion Challenges in prediction & prevention
   

11.00-11.30 hrs

Coffee

   

11.30-13.00 hrs

IMPAIRED PLACENTATION

Discussants: Ahmet Baschat (USA) Steve Robson (UK)

Asma Khalil (UK) PE: Antihypertensive effect on uterine Doppler & biochemistry
Barbara Vasapollo /Gian Paolo Novelli (Italy) PE/FGR: Maternal cardiac function
Peer Dar (USA) 1st trimester 3D power Doppler of the intervillus space
Lorenza Driul (Italy) PE: 1st trimester serum PAPP-A & free ß-hCG
Mauro Parra (Chile) PE: 1st trimester serum markers & uterine artery Doppler
Esther Wortelboer (Netherlands) PE: 1st trimester serum PP13 and PlGF
Leona Poon (UK) PE: 1st trimester serum PAPP-A, ADAM12 & PlGF
Steve Robson (UK) A case of ?
   

14.00-15.00 hrs

Lunch

   

18.00-20.00 hrs

 

IMPAIRED PLACENTATION

Discussants: Steve Robson (UK), Eduard Gratacos (Spain)

Torben Larsen (Denmark) Is the term FGR useful in practice?
Katia Billardo (Netherlands) RCT: TRUFFLE update
Ahmet Baschat (USA) Early- and late-onset FGR
Fatima Crispi (Spain) Cardiovascular indices to predict perinatal outcome in FGR
Montse Comas (Spain) Cardiovascular function in FGR with & without PE
Rafal Kocylowski (Poland) Cardiac specific injury markers in postpartum cord blood
Sifa Turan (USA) Cardiovascular transition to extrauterine life in FGR
Elisenda Eixarch (Spain) Rabbit model for FGR
Edgar Hernandez-Andrade (Spain) 3D volume of intracranial structures in FGR
Gerry Visser (Netherlands) Neurodevelopmental follow up of early FGR
Rogelio Cruz-Martinez (Spain) Cerebral blood perfusion and neurodevelopment in FGR
Ahmet Baschat (USA) Predictors of neurodevelopment in FGR
Carl Weiner (USA) Mechanism of brain damage in chronic fetal hypoxemia
   

   

Tuesday 24th

 

   

09.00-11.00 hrs

 

FETAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

Discussants: Lindsey Allan (UK), Rabih Chaoui (Germany)

Devender Roberts (UK) An abnormal four - chamber view: what next?
Yaron Zalel (Israel) Fetal ARSA and trisomy 21
Marisa Borenstein (UK) Fetal ARSA in the 1st & 2nd trimester
Juan Carlos Bello Munoz (Spain) Inter-observer agreement on cardiac defects by STIC & VCAD
Surasak Jantarasaengaram (Thailand) 11 standard cardiac views using 4D with STIC
Joyce Lim (UK) Unbalanced ventricles: is prenatal diagnosis useful?
Mar Bennasar (Spain) Feasibility and accuracy of STIC in the first trimester
Sifa Turan (USA) Standardization of first trimester STIC with TUI
Rabih Chaoui (Germany) Anomalies of the aortic arch
Dario Palladini (Italy) Joy STICK: from expert to beginner
Lindsey Allan (UK) Diagnosis of cardiac defects
   

11.00-11.30 hrs

Coffee

   

11.30-13.00 hrs

THIS AND THAT

Discussant: Yves Ville (France)

Neil Sebire (UK) Minimally invasive autopsy
Gian Carlo Di Renzo (Italy) Use of cocoa in pregnancy
Alexandra Benachi (France) RCT: Amniotic fluid exchange for gastroschisis
Nikos Kametas (UK) Maternal obesity
   

FETAL MONITORING

Discussants: Gerry Visser (Netherlands), Ahmed Baschat (USA)

Ditte Martin (Slovakia) 4D ultrasound assessment of fetal activity
Catalina De Paco (Spain) Photogrammetry of fetal breathing movements
Margo Graatsma (Netherlands) Transabdominal monitoring of fetal ECG & uterine EMG
Sifa Turan (USA) New classification of ductus venosus blood flow patterns
Juan Carlos Bello Munoz (Spain) 3D Power Doppler to evaluate ductus venosus shunting
   

14.00-15.00 hrs

Lunch

   

18.00-20.00 hrs

 

LABOUR AND DELIVERY

Discussant: Gianluigi Pilu (Italy), Gerry Visser (Netherlands)

Suzanna Daud (UK) Is home birth a good choice?
Payal Patel (UK) Decision to delivery interval
Aly Youssef (Italy) Neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy in low-risk pregnancies
Lai Wa Law (China) Delivery after previous CS: maternal psychological dynamics
Sharifah Halimah Jaafar (Malaysia) Delivery of breech at term
Hong Soo Wong (Australia) Placenta accreta: diagnosis & management
Nina Schirin Salomon (Germany) Nuchal cord detected by ultrasound at term
Tullio Ghi (Italy) 2D/3D ultrasound in the 2nd stage of labour
Silke Michaelis (Germany) Transperineal ultrasound in prolonged 2nd stage of labor
Ilka Fuchs (Germany) Transperineal ultrasound for intrapartum levator visualisation
Arati Rao (UK) Cervical length at 41 wks for prediction of vaginal delivery
   

   

Wednesday 25th

 

   

09.00-11.00 hrs

 

TWINS

Discussants: Kurt Hecher (Germany), Eduard Gratacos (Spain)

Charlotte Ekelund (Denmark) TTTS in a dizygotic pregnancy
Birgit Arabin (Netherlands) Infantile myofibromatosis in a MC twin
Leanne Bricker (UK) Outcome of uncomplicated MC twins
Karien Hack (Netherlands) Timing of delivery MC twins
Kurt Hecher (Germany) Long term outcome of survivors from severe TTTS?
Birgit Arabin (Netherlands) Delayed interval delivery
Teresa Loureiro (Portugal) Renal artery Doppler and bladder volume in MC twins
Leonardo Gucciardo (Belgium) Middle cerebral artery Doppler in MC twins
Sonia Duarte (Portugal) CRL, NT and ductus venosus flow in prediction of TTTS
Elena Carreras (Spain) Limb ischemia in the recipient twin
Eduard Gratacos (Spain) Bipolar cord occlusion in selective IUGR with iAREDF
Catalina Valencia (UK) Discordant SVT in MC twins
Yves Ville (France) Myocardial performance index in TTTS
Eduard Gratacos (Spain) Myocardial performance index in TTTS and sIUGR
Yves Ville (France) RCT: Expectant management vs Laser in Stage-I TTTS
   

11.00-11.30 hrs

Coffee

   

11.30-13.00 hrs

THIS AND THAT

Discussant: Carl Weiner (USA)

Celia Burrell (UK) DM: 20yrs after the St Vincent Declaration
Dorota Bomba-Opon (Poland) GDM: Relation of maternal lipids and glucose with fetal biometry
Gerry Visser (Netherlands) A case of ?
Neil Sebire (UK) Prenatal Features and unexpected neonatal death
Ron Maymon (Israel) Polydactyly: A big issue of a small tissue
Eugene Pergament (USA) Update on pre-implantation prenatal diagnosis
   

14.00-15.00 hrs

Lunch

   

18.00-20.00 hrs

 

FETAL NEUROIMAGING

Discussant: Yves Ville (France)

Lourens Pistorius (Netherlands) 2D / 3D evaluation of normal fetal cortical development
Efstathios Varvarigos (Italy) Imaging of the midline and posterior fossa
Maria Segata (Italy) Findings and outcome of posterior fossa anomalies
Lourens Pistorius (Netherlands) Middle cerebral artery PI in fetal CNS abnormalities
Gianluigi Pilu (Italy) Fetal neuroimaging
   
Waldo Sepulveda (Chile) MEDISON 3D ultrasound: Practical demonstration
   
   
   
20.30-24.00 hrs
PARTY
   

   

Thursday 26th

 

   

09.00-11.00 hrs

 

CHROMOSOMAL DEFECTS

Discussants: Ann Tabor (Denmark), Katia Bilardo (Netherlands)

Ron Maymon (Israel) The long history of the short chromosome
Marta Arigita Lastra (Spain) NT thickness and chromosomal translocations
Zarko Alfirevic (UK) Cochrane systematic review of antenatal screening for trisomy 21
Ann Tabor (Denmark) First-trimester national screening for trisomy 21 in Denmark
Pranav Pandya (UK) Effectiveness of the integrated test in screening for trisomy 21
Lut Geerts (S Africa) Prenatal diagnosis of aneuploidy in a resource-poor setting
Ishraq Dhaifalah (Czech Republic) Uncontrolled introduction of new methods in prenatal diagnosis
Georgios Rembouskos (Italy) Impact of NT screening on invasive testing in women >35 yrs of age
Katia Bilardo (Netherlands) Relation of NT thickness to neonatal weight and sex
Line Rode (Denmark) Relation of NT thickness to maternal and neonatal weight
Tze Kin Lau (China) True mid-sagittal section of the fetal face
Ann Tabor (Denmark) Assisted conception and first trimester screening markers
Leona Poon (UK) Maternal serum ADAM12 and PlGF in fetal aneuploidy
   

11.00-11.30 hrs

Coffee

   

11.30-13.00

 

CHROMOSOMAL DEFECTS

Discussant: Kypros Nicolaides (UK)

Waldo Sepulveda (Chile) First-trimester screening for aneuploidy in multiple pregnancy
Nicola Persico (UK) Nasal bone in the 2nd trimester
Carmina Comas (Spain) Ductus venosus flow in screening for trisomy 21
Nerea Maiz (UK) Ductus venosus flow in euploid and aneuploid fetuses
Katia Bilardo (Netherlands) The hepatic artery buffer response in compromised fetuses
George Papaioannou (UK) Sonographic markers of trisomy 21 at 6-9 wks
George Makrydimas (Greece) Update on celocentesis
David Wright (UK) Calculation of risks as probabilities
Howard Cuckle (UK) Combining 1st & 2nd trimester risks
Oliver Kagan (Germany) The new FMF algorithm for aneuploidies
Kypros Nicolaides (UK) The new FMF algorithm for pre-eclampsia & preterm delivery
   

14.00-15.00 hrs

Lunch

   

End of Congress

 


Speakers

     

Reuwen Achiron (Israel) Torben Larsen (Denmark)
Zarko Alfirevic (UK) Tze Kin Lau (China)
Lindsey Allan (UK) Lai Wa Law (China)
Birgit Arabin (Netherlands) Joyce Lim (UK)
Marta Arigita Lastra (Spain) Shlomo Lipitz (Israel)
Alessia Atzei (Italy) Teresa Loureiro (Portugal)
Ahmet Baschat (USA) Nerea Maiz (UK)
Alexandra Benachi (France) George Makrydimas (Greece)
Mar Bennasar (Spain) Ditte Martin (Slovakia)
Lisandra Bernardes (France) Ron Maymon (Israel)
Katia Bilardo (Netherlands) Silke Michaelis (Germany)
Dorota Bomba-Opon (Poland) Francisca Molina (Spain)
Marisa Borenstein (UK) Juan Carlos Bello Munoz (Spain)
Leanne Bricker (UK) Kypros Nicolaides (UK)
Celia Burrell (UK) Gian Paolo Novelli (Italy)
Elena Carreras (Spain) Dario Palladini (Italy)
Rabih Chaoui (Germany) Pranav Pandya (UK)
Carmina Comas (Spain) George Papaioannou (UK)
Montse Comas (Spain) Mauro Parra (Chile)
Fatima Crispi (Spain) Payal Patel (UK)
Rogelio Cruz-Martinez (Spain) Delia Paternoster (Italy)
Howard Cuckle (UK) Eugene Pergament (USA)
Peer Dar (USA) Nicola Persico (UK)
Suzanna Daud (UK) Gianluigi Pilu (Italy)
Catalina De Paco (Spain) Lourens Pistorius (Netherlands)
Jan Deprest (Belgium) Leona Poon (UK)
Ishraq Dhaifalah (Czech Republic) Arati Rao (UK)
GianCarlo Di Renzo (Italy) Georghios Rembouskos (Italy)
Lorenza Driul (Italy) Devender Roberts (UK)
Sonia Duarte (Portugal) Steve Robson (UK)
Elisenda Eixarch (Spain) Line Rode (Denmark)
Charlotte Ekelund (Denmark) Nina Schirin Salomon (Germany)
Mark Evans (USA) Neil Sebire (UK)
Ilka Fuchs (Germany) Maria Segata (Italy)
Lut Geerts (S Africa) Waldo Sepulveda (Chile)
Tullio Ghi (Italy) Israel Shapiro (Israel)
Anna Gonce (Spain) Chantal Stewart (S Africa)
Maria Goya (Spain) S Suresh (India)
Margo Graatsma (Netherlands) Ann Tabor (Denmark)
Eduard Gratacos (Spain) Steve Thornton (UK)
Leonardo Gucciardo (Belgium) Sifa Turan (USA)
Karien Hack (Netherlands) Catalina Valencia (UK)
Kurt Hecher (Germany) Tim Van Mieghem (Belgium)
Edgar Hernandez-Andrade (Spain) Efstathios Varvarigos (Italy)
Sharifah Halimah Jaafar (Malaysia) Barbara Vasapollo (Italy)
Surasak Jantarasaengaram (Thailand) Yves Ville (France)
Oliver Kagan (Germany) Gerry Visser (Netherlands)
Nikos Kametas (UK) Carl Weiner (USA)
Asma Khalil (UK) David Williams (UK)
Maria Kiaffas (Greece) Hong Soo Wong (Australia)
Mark Kilby (UK) Esther Wortelboer (Netherlands)
Rafal Kocylowski (Poland) David Wright (UK)
Alexander Kofinas (USA) Aly Youssef (Italy)
    Yaron Zalel (Israel)
       

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