8th World Congress in Fetal Medicine 28th June - 2nd July 2009 Portorose, Slovenia

Sunday 28th June Session 1 Discussants 09.00-11.00 Gerard Visser, Ahmet Baschat

Kypros Nicolaides (Uk) Welcome

Rabih Chaoui () 3D/4D scanning

Kypros Nicolaides (Uk) The 12 wks clinic

Ahmet Baschat (USA) Diabetes: First trimester risk assessment

Makrina Savvidou (UK) GDM: Prediction at 11-13 wks

Hassan Shehata (UK) GDM: Metformin vs insulin

Katharina Klein () GDM: weight discrepancy in twins

Gerard Visser (Netherlands) Are boys more sweet than girls?

Rabih Chaoui (Germany) Manfred Hansman

11.00-11.30 Coffee break

Session 2 Discussants 11.30-13.30 Steve Thornton, Carl Weiner

Hassan Shehata (UK) Obesity: RCT of Metformin vs placebo at 12 wks

George Makridimas (Greece) Cervical length and threatened preterm labor

Alexis Sotiriades (Greece) Biochemical tests and threatened preterm labor

Ann Tabor (Denmark) Pregnancy outcome after cervical conisation

Steve Thornton (UK) Birth at 34-36 wks

Carl Weiner (USA) Fetal inflammatory response syndrome

Gerard Visser (Netherlands) SSRI's: Effects on fetal and neonatal outcome

13.30 Lunch

Session 3 Discussants 18.00-20.30 Eduard Gratacos, Gerard Visser

Steve Thornton (UK) Proteomics in chromosomal defects

Maurizio Fontanarosa () FGR: Prenatal ultrasound screening

Gerard Visser (Netherlands) FGR: Early vs late disease

Ahmet Baschat (USA) A case of…

Juan Carlos Munoz (Spain) FGR: 3D Power Doppler of Ductus venosus

Rogelio Cruz (Spain) FGR: Brain perfusion and neurodevelopment

Elisenda Eixarch (Spain) FGR: Tissue Doppler myocardial velocities

Ramesh Ganapathy (UK) Effects of anticoagulants on trophoblast invasion

Ahmet Baschat (USA) Fetal growth and placental dysfunction

Carl Weiner (USA) The fetal brain and chronic hypoxia

Welcome Party

Monday 29th June

Session 4 Discussants 09.00-11.00 Jan Deprest, Yves Ville

Shlomo Lipitz (Israel) Echogenic lungs

Kypros Nicolaides (UK) A case of…

Edward O'Mahony (Australia) CDH: Perinatal outcome with expectant management

Jacques Jani (Belgium) CDH: FETO in the treatment of severe disease

Jacques Jani (Belgium) CDH: Tracheal effects of FETO

Elisa Done (Belgium) CDH: Predicting outcome by maternal hyperoxygenation test

Rogelio Cruz (Spain) CHD: LHR & Doppler in the prediction of response to FETO

Elisa Done (Belgium) CDH: Findings in referral hospital and fetal surgery unit

Jan Deprest (Belgium) CDH: RCT of FETO vs expectant in moderate disease

Natasa Tul (Slovenia) Death in monochorionic and dichorionic twins

Jan Derks (Netherlands) Delivery of ‘low risk’ monochorionic pregnancies

11.00-11.30 Coffee break

Session 5 Discussants 11.30-13.30 Eduard Gratacos, Yves Ville

Alexandra Matias (Portugal) TTTS: Screening at 11-13 wks

Nerea Maiz (Spain) Ductus venosus Doppler in prediction of outcome in twins

Jan Deprest (Belgium) TTTS: Amniorrhexis and fetoscopic cannula diameter

Jan Deprest (Belgium) TTTS: Outcome–effect of anaesthesia for laser therapy

Yves Ville (France) TTTS: Perioperative factors

Elisenda Eixarch (Spain) TTTS: Prediction of preterm delivery after laser therapy

Elisenda Eixarch (Spain) TTTS: Prediction of death after laser therapy

Rogelio Cruz (Spain) TTTS: implications of septostomy after laser therapy

Jan Deprest (Belgium) TTTS: MCA PSV before and after laser therapy

Leonardo Gucciardo (Belgium) The Twin Anemia Polycythemia Sequence

Krzysztof Preis (Poland) TTTS: Ventricle shortening fraction before and after laser

Tim Van Mieghem (Belgium) TTTS: Fetal cardiac function before and after laser therapy

Tim Van Mieghem (Belgium) Cardiac function in MC twins discordant for amniotic fluid

Yves Ville (France) TTTS: Cardiac assessment by analysis of DV flow pattern

Inaki Gonzalez (Spain) TTTS: Prevalence and prognosis of pulmonary stenosis

13.30 Lunch

Session 6 Discussants: 18.00-18.30 Eduard Gratacos, Yves Ville

Esperanza Gonzales (Spain) TRAP: intra-fetal laser

Magda Sanz (Spain) MRI and neurodevelopment in FGR and preterm

Session 6 Discussants 18.30-20.30 Lindsey Allan, Rabih Chaoui, Dario Paladini

Lindsey Allan (UK) CHD: Use of Doppler in prenatal diagnosis

Dario Palladini (Italy) CHD: A case of…

Haeusler Martin (Austria) CHD: European registries

Pilar Prats (Spain) CHD: Prenatal diagnosis and outcome

Nicola Persico (UK) CHD: First-trimester diagnosis

Danielle DeFigueiredo (UK) CHD: Association with single umbilical artery

Rabih Chaoui (Germany) CHD: A case of…

Tuesday 30th June

Session 7 Discussants 09.00-11.00 Ann Tabor, Catia Bilardo

Bostjan Lovsin (Slovenia) From Santorio Santorio Iustinopolitanus to NT

Karl Oliver Kagan (Germany) Deviation in the measurement of NT

TK Lau (Hong Kong) Matrix probe in acquisition of a true midsagittal section

Jose Moratalla (UK) Automated measurement of NT

George Rembouskos (Italy) Feasibility and duration of the 11-13 wks scan

Jader Cruz (UK) Effects of temperature on free ß-hCG and PAPP-A

David Wright (UK) Effect of inaccurate CRL on risk for trisomy 21

Ismini Staboulidou (UK) Uterine artery PI to distinguish aneuploidies from PE

Howard Cuckle (USA) NT in twin 1 will alter the DS risk in twin 2

Karl Oliver Kagan (Germany) Timing of combined screening

Ha To Nguyen (Vietnam) Outcome of fetuses with enlarged NT

Ann Tabor (Denmark) 1st trimester screening for autosomal trisomies

Pavel Calda (Czech Republic) Major defects at 11-13 wks

Rabih Chaoui (Germany) Intracerebral translucency at 11-13 wks

Waldo Sepulveda (Chile) Retronasal triangle at 11-13 wks

Athena Souka (Greece) Attitudes on termination for fetal abnormality

11.00-11.30 Coffee break

Session 8 Discussant 11.30-13.30 Ann Tabor, Ahmet Baschat

Patricia Ward (UK) UK National screening program

Martin Procházka (Czech Republic) PE: Markers of endothelial activation at 11-13 wks

Chefetz I (Israel) PE: Prediction by serum PP13 at 11-13 wks

Asma Khalil (UK) PE: Prediction by serum PP13, arterial stiffness and Doppler

Eva Meler (Spain) PE: Prediction by retinal perfusion at 11-13 wks

Howard Cuckle (USA) PE: Standardising screening detection rates

Leona Poon (UK) PE: Prediction by MAP and Doppler at 11-13 wks

Ranjit Akolekar (UK) PE: Prediction by biochemistry at 11-13 wks

Neil Sebire (UK) Is your research worthwhile?

13.30 Lunch

Session 9 Discussant 18.00-19-00 Ann Tabor, Ahmet Baschat

Nikos Kametas (UK) Hypothyroidism in pregnancy

Ghalia Ashoor (UK) Thyroid function at 11-13 wks

Sadia Bhatti (UK) Thyroid function in PE and trisomies at 11-13 wks

Francisca Molina (Spain) Fetal goiter

Yves Ville (France) Diagnosis of placenta accreta at 11-13 wks

Yves Ville (France) Preterm birth and cervix length at 11-13 wks

Session 9 Discussants 19.00-20.30 Mark Evans, Eugene Pergament

Reuwen Achiron (Israel) A case of…

Mark Evans (USA) When can we close the cytogenetics lab?

Carmina Comas (Spain) QF-PCR vs cytogenetic karyotyping in amniocentesis

Sue Gross (Netherlands) BACs on Beads

TK Lau (China) Targeted array CGH-based fetal DNA chip

Eugene Pergament (USA) Developing the 5% solution

Neil Sebire (UK) Minimally invasive autopsy

20.30 BBQ Party

Wednesday 1st July Session 10 Discussants 09.00-11.00 Catia Bilardo, Reuwen Achiron

Kypros Nicolaides (UK) A case of …

David Mankuta (Israel) Intra-abdominal umbilical varix

Catia Bilardo (Netherlands) A case of…

Mark Evans (USA) Fetal reduction in twins

Dee McCormack (Australia) Approach to recurrent miscarriage

Reuwen Achiron (Israel) A case of…

Javier Miguelez (Brazil) Prenasal thickness in trisomy-21 at 16-24 weeks

Javier Miguelez (Brazil) Relation of NT to 2nd trimester soft markers

Howard Cuckle (USA) Modifying DS screening risks after an anomaly scan

Ariel Zimerman (Israel) Events leading to prenatal diagnosis of trisomy 21

11.00-11.30 Coffee break

Session 11 Discussants 11.30-12.35 Mark Evans, Eugene Pergamentv

Stavros Sifakis (Greece) Fetal cells from endocervical sampling

Eugene Pergament (USA) Non-invasive prenatal diagnosis

Stavros Sifakis (Greece) ffDNA in maternal blood in PE and trisomy 21 at 11-13 wks

TK Lau (China) Diagnosis of trisomy 21 by parallel genomic sequencing

Howard Cuckle (USA) Design faults in non-invasive prenatal diagnosis studies

Waldo Sepulveda (Chile) A case of…

Session 11 Discussants 12.35-13.30 Reuwen Achiron, Yves Ville

Reuwen Achiron (Israel) A case of…

Nikos Vrahnis (Greece) Maternal mortality in

Katarzyna Luterek (Poland) Rh disease: NT-proBNP and MCA PSV

Walter Plasencia (Spain) Ductus venous Doppler at 11-13 wks: effect of nuchal cord

Ismini Staboulidou (UK) Agenesis of ductus venosus at 11-13 wks

13.30 Lunch

Session 12 Discussants 18.00-20.30 Reuwen Achiron, Yves Ville

Lisandra Stein Bernardes (Spain) Gastroschisis: prediction of outcome

Gianluigi Pilu (Itay) Prenatal diagnosis of anomalies in Europe

Renato Ximenes (Brazil) Sonoembryology: 3D USS and MRM

Michelle Fink (Australia) MRI: fetal head and neck defects

Yves Ville (France) A case of…

Marisa Borenstein (Spain) Brain fissures in normal fetuses

Ricardo Palma-Dias (Australia) MRI: Isolated mild ventriculomegaly

Juan Carlos Munoz (Spain) MRI: vs Ultrasound in fetal CNS defects

Gianluigi Pilu (Italy) Fetal neurosonography

Thursday 2nd July Session 13 Discussants 09.00-11.30 Gianluigi Pilu, Waldo Sepulveda

Waldo Sepulveda (Chile) 3D/4D practical demonstration

Fred Ushkov (UK) Vasa previa

Themis Dagklis (Greece) SUA: relation to FGR and aneuploidies

Salwa Taher (UK) SUA: perinatal outcome

Andreja Trojner Bregar (Slovenia) Cesarean delivery in Ljubljana 1955-2005

Alin Basgul Yigiter (Turkey) Cervical volume and vascularization

Delia Maria Paternoster (Italy) Induction of labour: prediction of success

Tamara Stampalija (UK) Fetal ECG before and during labour

Catalina De Paco (Spain) Early versus delayed cord clamping

Gianluigi Pilu (Italy) Ultrasound in labour

11.30 Coffee break

Session 14 12.00-13.00

Kypros Nicolaides (UK) Questions of interest

13.00 Lunch

End of Congress Trip to Trieste

Speakers

Reuwen Achiron (Israel) Eva Meler (Spain) Ranjit Akolekar (UK) TimVan Mieghem (Belgium) Lindsey Allan (UK) Javier Miguelez (Brazil) Ghalia Ashoor (UK) Francisca Molina (Spain) Ahmet Baschat (USA) Jose Moratalla (UK) Sadia Bhatti ((UK) Juan Carlos Munoz (Spain) Katia Bilardo (Netherlands) Kypros Nicolaides (UK) Marisa Borenstein (Spain) Edward O'Mahony (Australia) Andreja Trojner Bregar (Slovenia) Dario Paladini (Italy) Pavel Calda (Czech Republic) Ricardo Palma-Dias (Australia) Rabih Chaoui (Germany) Delia Maria Paternoster (Italy) Carmina Comas (Spain) Eugene Pergament (USA) Jader Cruz ((UK) Nicola Persico (UK) Rogelio Cruz (Spain) Gianluigi Pilu (Italy) Howard Cuckle (UK) Walter Plasencia (Spain) Themis Dagklis (Greece) Leona Poon (UK) Catalina De Paco (Spain) Pilar Prats (Spain) Danielle DeFigueiredo (UK) Krzysztof Preis (Poland) Jan Deprest (Belgium) Martin Procházka (Czech Republic) JanDerks (Netherlands) George Rembouskos (Italy) ElisaDone (Belgium) Magda Sanz (Spain) Elisenda Eixarch (Spain) Makrina Saviddou (UK) Mark Evans (USA) Neil Sebire (UK) Michelle Fink (Australia) Waldo Sepulveda (Chile) Esperanza Gonzales (UK) Hassan Shehata (UK) Inaki Gonzalez (Spain) Stavros Sifakis (Greece) Sue Gross (Finland) Alexis Sotiriades (Greece) Leonardo Gucciardo (Belgium) Athena Souka (Greece) Nguyen Ha To (Vietnam) Ismini Staboulidou (UK) Martin Haeusler (Austria) Tamara Stampalija (UK) Chefetz I (Israel) Lisandra Stein Bernardes (Spain) Jacques Jani (Belgium) Ann Tabor (Denmark) Karl Oliver Kagan (Germany) Salwa Taher (UK) Nikos Kametas (UK) Steve Thornton (UK) Asma Khalil (UK) Natasa Tul (Slovenia) Katharina Klein (Austria) Fred Ushkov (UK) TK Lau (Hong Kong) Yves Ville (France) Shlomo Lipitz (Israel) Gerard Visser (Netherlands) Bostjan Lovsin (Slovenia) Nikos Vrakhnis (Greece) Pasquini Lucia (Italy) Patricia Ward (UK) Katarzyna Luterek (Poland) Carl Weiner (USA) Nerea Maiz (Spain) David Wright (UK) George Makridimas (Greece) Renato Ximenes (Brazil) David Mankuta (Israel) Alin Basgul Yigiter (Turkey) Alexandra Matias (Portugal) Ariel Zimerman (Israel) Dee McCormack (Australia)