ADVANCES IN PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS OF CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES

The 3th Annual Obstetrical Ultrasound course

May 28–30, 2014
International Exhibition Center "Crocus Expo", Moscow, Russia more

Hosted by Russian Association of Specialists in Ultrasound Diagnostics in Medicine(RASUDM) with approval of International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISUOG)

Course Description

The 3th Annual Obstetrical Ultrasound course Advances in Prenatal Diagnosis of Congenital Abnormalities will be taught by nationally and internationally prominent experts. This 3-day course will feature lectures, live hands-on demonstrations, question and answer sessions, and interactive case studies focusing on expending evidence-based care management strategies relevant to clinical practice decision making. The course is designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of the uniqueness of the fetal physiology, normal and abnormal embryologic development, ultrasound and MRI imaging of simple and complex congenital malformations, new methods of prenatal screening and testing for genetic disorders, diagnosis and therapy of fetal infections, diagnosis and management of multiple gestation and TTTS, history, indications and impact of fetal surgical interventions.

Target Audience

This course is designed for obstetricians, pediatricians, radiologists, ultrasound specialists, genetic counselors and other interested allied health professionals.

Learning objectives

Cite the various indications for a fetal cardiac evaluation illustrate the yield of fetal echocardiography and discuss the impact of antenatal diagnosis of cardiac disease in infant survival.
Teach a comprehensive, segmental approach in fetal cardiac echocardiographic imaging through both didactics and live case demonstrations with pregnant volunteers.
Discuss the techniques of evaluating the fetal cardiac function.
Discuss the ultrasonographic features of various fetal extracardiac anomalies that may affect the fetal cardiovascular system.
Describe the echocardiographic and clinical manifestations of various specific simple and complex fetal cardiac anomalies, relate them to their natural and unnatural history, and present expectations in disease severity at the course of pregnancy and at birth.
Describe the utility of new technologies including detailed first trimester anatomy scan, Tissue Doppler echocardiography and 3D/4D echocardiography.
Teach a comprehensive approach in maternal fetal Doppler imaging through both didactics and live case demonstrations with pregnant volunteers.
Promote new information in genetic screening and testing for chromosomal anomalies – including non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) and micro-array analysis.
Illustrate the use and benefits of Doppler assessment of pregnancy complications.
Discuss the ultrasonographic features of various fetal anomalies and discuss their natural history, differential diagnosis and plan for postnatal management.
Describe the technique of fetal sonographic imaging in multiple gestational pregnancies.
Determine the pregnancy complications associated with multiple gestations and in-vitro fertilization.
Recognize the hemodynamic implications of twin-reversed arterial perfusion and twin-to-twin perfusion syndromes and demonstrate the intervention for these conditions.
Discuss the current status and future of fetal interventions.
Recognize various fetal anomalies that may be encountered in one’s practice through a “quiz show jeopardy-type forum” and through audience participation by their presentation of their own difficult to diagnose cases.

Language:Russian, English

Registration fee

Early, before April 1th – 5500 rub (~110 £)

Late, after April 1th – 6500 rub (~130 £)

Registration fee includes syllabus. In an effort to “go green”, the syllabus will be available on a disk.

COURSE DIRECTOR:
Vladimir V. Mitkov, MD, PhD
Professor of Radiology
Director, Division of Diagnostic Ultrasound,
Russian Medical Academy of Advanced Studies
President, Russian Association of Specialists in Ultrasound Diagnostics in Medicine
Moscow, Russia

COURSE CO-DIRECTOR:
Elena Sinkovskaya, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Director of Research in Ultrasound
Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Norfolk, VA, USA

INVITED FACULTY:
Giancarlo Mari, MD
Professor and Chair
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Tennessee
Memphis, TN, USA

Robert Lachmann, MD, PhD
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Carl Gustav Carus University
Dresden, Germany

Boris Tutschek, MD, PhD
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Center for Fetal Medicine and Women’s Ultrasound
Basel, Switzerland

Simcha Yagel, MD
Professor and Chair
Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Hadassah Medical Centers
Jerusalem, Israel

LOCAL FACULTY
Nataliya G. Pavlova, MD, PhD
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Director, Laboratory of fetal physiology and pathophysiology,
Ott Research Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Saint Petersburg, Russia

Elena V. Yudina, MD, PhD
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University
Moscow, Russia

Roza S. Bataeva, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Division of Diagnostic Ultrasound,
Russian Medical Academy of Advanced Studies
Moscow, Russia

Eugenia V. Fedorova, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Division of Diagnostic Ultrasound,
Russian Medical Academy of Advanced Studies
Moscow, Russia

Olga L. Malmberg, MD, PhD
Director, Department of Ultrasound
Perinatal medical center
Moscow, Russia

COURSE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR:
Mina D. Mitkova, MD, PhD

CONGRESS OPERATOR:
MEDI Expo
Name of contact: Ranskaya Svetlana
e-mail: expo@mediexpo.ru
Address: Vernadskogo av., 37, build 2, Moscow, Russia, 119415
Phone: (495) 721-88-66; +7 (926) 612-91-28