Duration
30 Oct 2009 - 02 Nov 2009
Fifth annual meeting of International Academy of Perinatal Medicine
PRETERM BIRTH: PREDICTION, PREVENTION AND OBSTETRIC AND NEONATAL TREATMENT
Chairman: Professor Asim Kurjak
October 31 and November 1, 2009
Hotel Hilton Imperial - Dubrovnik, Croatia
Pre-Congress Program
Venue: Inter-University Centre, Don Frana Bulica 4, Dubrovnik
October 29, 2009
IAN DONALD INTER-UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICAL ULTRASOUND
Croatian branch: Director B. Miskovic, Secretary O. Vasilj
October 30, 2009
3rd ERICH SALING WORLD SCHOOL OF PERINATAL MEDICINE
School directors: A. Kurjak, F.A. Chervenak, X. Carbonell-Estrany
www.iandonald-croatia.org
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Fifth annual meeting of International Academy of Perinatal Medicine
October 31, 2009
07:40-10:30 Ceremonial meeting of Academy
13:00-20:00
Preterm Birth: Prediction, Prevention and Obstetric and Neonatal Treatment
Chairman: Professor Asim Kurjak
Welcome and introduction
Asim Kurjak, Croatia
Opening Lecture – 30 minutes
Erich Saling, Germany: Current problems in prevention of premature birth
Keynote Address – 60 minutes
Roberto Romero, USA: Mechanism of disease for preterm parturition
Pedro Barri, Spain: Reproductive medicine perspective: Single embryo transfer in the prevention of prematurity
Frank Chervenak, USA: Ethics of prematurity
Joseph Schenker, Israel: The Frequency, Obstetrical circumstances and burden of disease
Birgit Arabin, The Netherlands: Predicting preterm birth: Cervical sonography vs. biochemical markers
Zoltan Papp, Hungary: Cervical cerclage for preventing preterm birth
Luis Cabero, Spain: The Pessary for preventing preterm birth
Roberto Romero, USA: Progestins in the prevention of preterm birth
Joachim W. Dudenhausen, Germany: The diagnosis of preterm labor with intact membranes
Asim Kurjak, Croatia: Fetal assessment in preterm labor
Kazuo Maeda, Japan: Can fetal lung maturity be predicted non-invasively?
Gian Carlo Di Renzo, Italy: Tocolysis: when, which and to whom?
Giampaolo Mandruzzato, Italy: Steroids: Single vs. repeat courses
Isaac Blickstein, Israel: Mode of delivery of the extreme preterm birth: Vaginal vs. abdominal
Manuel R.G. Carrapato, Portugal: Long-term outcome of the preterm neonate around the limits of viability
Chiara Benedetto, Italy: Diagnosis of PROM: Newer approaches
Radu Vladareanu, Romania: The diagnosis of subclinical infection
Radu Vladareanu, Romania: Antibiotic administration in preterm PROM
Yves Ville, France: Can PROM be sealed?
Anton Mikhailov, Russia: The management of PROM between 22 and 26 weeks
Cihat Sen, Turkey: How should the fetus with preterm PROM be monitored?
November 1, 2009
08:00-12:00
Liliana S. Voto, Argentina: Expectant management vs. induction of the patient with preterm PROM
Zehra Nese Kavak, Turkey: PROM in multiple pregnancies
Aris Antsaklis, Greece: Selective reduction in twins and multiple pregnancies
Badreldeen Ahmed, Qatar: Secondary prevention of preterm birth: Management of pregnant patients with a history of preterm delivery
Serge Uzan, France: Maternal cancer as a cause of preterm birth
Jose Maria Carrera, Spain: Prematurity in developing countries. A challenge for all of us
Robert Brent, USA: Immunization of women in reproductive age and pregnant women: A strategy to prevent preterm birth and neonatal disease
Wolfgang Holzgreve, Germany: Folate supplementations in premature labor and birth defects prevention: New concepts
Xavier Carbonell-Estrany, Spain: Pharma-economic concepts and evaluation of cost-effectiveness of RSV prophylaxis
Apostolos Papageorgiou, Canada: Management and outcome of extremely low birth weight infants
Eduardo Bancalari, USA: Perinatal factors and outcome in the extreme premature infant
Milan Stanojevic, Croatia: Continuity in neurobehavior between preterm fetus and preterm newborn
Claudine Amiel Tison, France: Neurological examination of neonates and long-term follow up
Dharmapuri Vidyasagar, USA: Impact of transfer of technology on the outcome of premature infants in developing countries