Learning Objectives
After attending the seminar the participant will be able to:
1. Discuss the rapidly advancing field of genetics and prenatal diagnosis; current screening and testing recommendations; as well as cutting edge technology and research.
2. Identify the maternal serum, ultrasound and carrier screening options which are currently available to preconceptional and pregnant patients.
3. Discuss the newer applications and technologies available in prenatal diagnosis, including microarray CGH and noninvasive prenatal diagnosis.
4. Recognize newer technologies and applications of ultrasonography in prenatal diagnosis and specifically fetal heart.
Contact Information
Drexel University College of Medicine
Office of Continuing Medical Education
1427 Vine Street, Suite 405, MS 1013, Philadelphia, PA 19102
Phone: 215-762-2580 • Fax: 215-762-2589
Drexel University College of Medicine is a separate not-for-profit subsidiary of Drexel University.
Plenary Session
7:00 – 7:50 a.m. Breakfast and Registration
7:45 – 8:00 a.m. Welcome and overview
Owen Montgomery, MD
Chairman, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Drexel University College of Medicine
Ossie Geifman-Holtzman, MD
Drexel University College of Medicine Pregnancy, Genetics and Ultrasound Center of Philadelphia
8:00 – 9:30 a.m. 22q11.2 Syndrome: Implications for prenatal testing and counseling
A tribute to Dr. Angelo DiGeorge
Presentation and Panel Discussion
Moderator: Deborah A. Driscoll, MD University of Pennsylvania
Panelists: Beverly S. Emanuel, PhD Elaine H. Zackai, MD Elizabeth Goldmuntz, MD Donna M. McDonald-McGinn, MS, CGC The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
9:30 – 10:45 a.m. Current trends in invasive prenatal diagnosis — from the bedside to the laboratory
Ronald Wapner, MD Columbia University Medical Center
10:45 – 11:00 a.m. BREAK
11:00 – 12:00 p.m. Assisted reproductive technology and congenital anomalies
David Keefe, MD, New York University
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Commercial interests vs. public good in genetic testing and prenatal diagnosis
David H. Ledbetter, PhD Emory University School of Medicine
1:00 p.m. LUNCH
“Highlights in
Prenatal Diagnosis for
practitioners caring for pregnant women.”Update Conference Agenda • Friday, June 4, 2010
Breakout Sessions
Genetics
1:45 – 2:30 p.m. Cutting edge prenatal diagnosis — CGH array and non invasive prenatal diagnosis
David H. Ledbetter, PhD
Emory University School of Medicine
Ossie Geifman-Holtzman, MD Drexel University College of Medicine
2:30 – 3:15 p.m. The clinical conundrum of psychotropic medication use in pregnancy
C. Neill Epperson, MD, University of Pennsylvania
3:15 – 3:30 p.m. BREAK
3:30 – 4:15 p.m. Thrombophilia — what’s on your panel?
James Airoldi, MD, MPH
St. Luke’s Hospital and Health Network
Ultrasound
1:45 – 2:30 p.m. The fetal anatomy — fetal structural and anomaly detection at 9–16 weeks
Ilan Timor-Tritsch, MD, New York University
2:30 – 3:15 p.m. Pitfalls and artifacts in 3Dultrasound
Israel Shapiro, MD, Technion, Haifa, Israel
3:15 – 3:30 p.m. BREAK
3:30 – 4:15 p.m. Doppler studies — their clinical utility in maternal and fetal disease
Stuart Weiner, MD, Thomas Jefferson University
Plenary Session
4:15 – 5:00 p.m. 3-4 dimensional ultrasound — gimmick or breakthrough?
Israel Shapiro, MD, Technion, Haifa, Israel
5:00 p.m. Wrap-up, evaluation and adjournment
Fetal Echo Course • Saturday, June 5, 2010
7:30 – 8:15 a.m. Breakfast and Registration
8:15 – 8:30 a.m. Welcome and overview
Ossie Geifman-Holtzman, MD Drexel University College of Medicine
8:30 – 9:30 a.m. Fetal ECHObasics — Normal views in fetal echocardiography: principle and techniques
Israel Shapiro, MD, Technion, Haifa, Israel
9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Indications and genetics implications for fetal ECHO
Dennis Wood, RDMS, RDCS, RCPT
Thomas Jefferson University
10:30 – 10:45 a.m. BREAK
10:45 – 11:45 a.m. Fetal cardiac arrhythmias — their diagnosis and their management
Jack Rychik, MD, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
11:45 – 12:45 p.m. Cardiovascular Doppler: normal, fetal disease and twins
Dennis Wood, RDMS, RDCS, RCPT
Thomas Jefferson University
12:45 – 1:30 p.m. Lunchand panel discussion with the experts
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Complex heart disease in the fetus — diagnosis and management
Jack Rychik, MD, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
2:30 – 3:30 p.m. 3-4 dimensional techniques — a glance at new 3-dimensional techniques in fetal ECHOIsrael Shapiro, MD, Technion, Haifa, Israel
3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Teaching and presentation of complicated cases
Dennis Wood, RDMS, RDCS, RCPT
Thomas Jefferson University
Israel Shapiro, MD, Technion, Haifa, Israel
Jack Rychik, MD, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
4:30 p.m. Wrap-up, evaluation and adjournment
“Best group of speakers in the field of prenatal genetics and ultrasound diagnosis.”