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CME Credit Offered
CME Credit Offered

Postgraduate Courses

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Postgraduate Courses, held concurrently Monday – Wednesday prior to the start of the scientific sessions portion of the program, and offer CME credit, with select courses offering AIUM Ultrasound credit.  Postgraduate Course format range from 3.5 – 7 hours of didactic, interactive panel discussion, case studies and hands on demonstrations. Popular with MFM Fellows in training, topics range from bread-and-butter MFM topics such as genetics, ultrasound, critical care, and medical complications to emerging issues such as  infectious disease and environmental health. Additional registration fee required.

Postgraduate Courses

  • Monday, Jan 27th
    8:00 AM – 5:00 PM  
    Clinically Relevant Prenatal Genetics Updates for the Practicing Maternal Fetal Medicine Provider
    Location: Aurora Ballroom C, Lobby Level
    Course Chair: Huda B. Al-Kouatly, MD – Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
    Course Chair: Melissa L. Russo, MD – Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, Alpert Medical School of Brown University
    Postgraduate Courses
  • Monday, Jan 27th
    8:00 AM – 5:00 PM  
    Controversies in Maternal-Fetal Medicine
    Location: Aurora Ballroom B, Lobby Level
    Course Chair: Yinka Oyelese, MD (he/him/his) – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School
    Course Chair: Yalda Afshar, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of California, Los Angeles
    Postgraduate Courses
  • Monday, Jan 27th
    8:00 AM – 5:00 PM  
    Evidence-Based Labor Management
    Location: Summit 8-9, Lobby Level
    Course Chair: Kfier Kuba, MD – Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Northwell Health
    Course Chair: Vincenzo Berghella, MD (he/him/his) – Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University
    Postgraduate Courses
  • Monday, Jan 27th
    8:00 AM – 5:00 PM  
    Mastering Fetal Cardiology: Essentials to Improve Your Practice and Patient Care – Collaboration with the Fetal Heart Society
    Location: Crest 3-5, Lobby Level
    Course Chair: Christopher Lindblade, MD – Phoenix Children's Hospital
    Course Chair: Katie Jo Stauffer, BS, RDCS, FASE – Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford
    Postgraduate Courses
  • Monday, Jan 27th
    8:00 AM – 5:00 PM  
    Using Technology (CGM and Pumps) for Diabetes Management in Pregnancy: Practical Strategies and Clinical Pearls
    Location: Aurora Ballroom D, Lobby Level
    Course Chair: Celeste Durnwald, MD (she/her/hers) – Hospital of University of Pennsylvania
    Course Chair: Gladys (Sandy) A. Ramos, MD – University of California, San Diego
    Postgraduate Courses
  • Monday, Jan 27th
    8:00 AM – 5:00 PM  
    When do I refer the patient? An MFM’s Guide to Fetal Interventions - presented jointly with the North American Fetal Therapy Network (NAFTNet)
    Location: Summit 6-7, Lobby Level
    Course Chair: Eyal Krispin, MD (he/him/his) – Harvard Medical School
    Course Chair: Nahla Khalek, MD, MPH, MMedEd (she/her/hers) – Richard D. Wood Jr. Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment at CHOP
    Postgraduate Courses
  • Tuesday, Jan 28th
    8:00 AM – 5:00 PM  
    Buprenorphine and Beyond: Management of Perinatal Substance Use Disorders
    Location: Summit 2-3, Lobby Level
    Course Chair: Cresta W. Jones, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Minnesota Medical School
    Course Chair: Niraj R. Chavan, MD, MPH, MS (he/him/his) – Saint Louis University School of Medicine
    Postgraduate Courses
  • Tuesday, Jan 28th
    8:00 AM – 5:00 PM  
    Fetal Growth Restriction: Consensus and Controversies presented jointly with the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISUOG)
    Location: Aurora Ballroom D, Lobby Level
    Course Chair: Hiba J. Mustafa, MD (she/her/hers) – Indiana University and Riley Children's Hospital
    Course Chair: Asma Khalil, MD, MSc (she/her/hers) – Fetal Medicine Unit, St George's Hospital, St George's University of London
    Course Chair: Ahmet A. Baschat, MD (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins Medicine
    Postgraduate Courses
  • Tuesday, Jan 28th
    8:00 AM – 5:00 PM  
    First Trimester Anatomic Imaging: A Critical Time to Evaluate the Pregnancy
    Location: Aurora Ballroom C, Lobby Level
    Course Chair: Bryann Bromley, MD – Massachusetts General
    Course Chair: Marti D. Soffer, MD, MPH – Massachusetts General Hospital, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine
    Postgraduate Courses
  • Tuesday, Jan 28th
    8:00 AM – 5:00 PM  
    The HEART of the Matter: Cardio-Obstetrics for the MFM Specialist
    Location: Aurora Ballroom B, Lobby Level
    Course Chair: Stephanie Purisch, MD – Columbia New York Presbyterian
    Course Chair: Ponnila Marinescu, MD – University of Rochester Medical Center
    Postgraduate Courses
  • Tuesday, Jan 28th
    8:00 AM – 5:00 PM  
    Ultrasound of the Fetal Brain
    Location: Colorado B, Upper Level
    Course Chair: Jose R. Duncan, MD (he/him/his) – Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of South Florida, Morsani College of Medicine
    Course Chair: Francesco D' Antonio, MD, PhD – Università di Chieti
    Postgraduate Courses
  • Tuesday, Jan 28th
    1:00 PM – 5:00 PM  
    Needleworks: A Hands-on Workshop for Ultrasound Guided Needle Procedures
    Location: Summit 6 - 7, Lobby Level
    Course Chair: Joshua F. Nitsche, MD, PhD – Wake Forest School of Medicine
    Course Chair: Brian C. Brost, MD (he/him/his) – University of Kansas Medical Center
    Course Chair: Elisabeth Codsi, FRCS, MDCM (she/her/hers) – Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine, University of Montreal
    Course Chair: Jean-Ju Sheen, MD – New York Presbyterian, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
    Postgraduate Courses
  • Wednesday, Jan 29th
    8:00 AM – 12:00 PM  
    Building Bridges Between Hospitals and Community Partners to Promote Birth Equity and Improve Birth Outcomes
    Location: Summit 2 - 3, Lobby Level
    Course Chair: Rolanda Lister, MD (she/her/hers) – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Course Chair: Ann EB Borders, MD, MPH, MSc (she/her/hers) – Endeavor Health, Evanston Hospital
    Postgraduate Courses
  • Wednesday, Jan 29th
    8:00 AM – 12:00 PM  
    Innovation and Challenges in Diagnosis and Management of HTN Complications
    Location: Aurora Ballroom C, Lobby Level
    Course Chair: Michal Fishel Bartal, MD (she/her/hers) – UTH Houston & Sheba Medical Center Israel
    Course Chair: Baha M. Sibai, MD – McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston
    Postgraduate Courses
  • Wednesday, Jan 29th
    8:00 AM – 12:00 PM  
    Maternal Critical Care: Hands-On Simulation
    Location: Colorado B, Upper Level
    Course Chair: Arthur J. Vaught, MD – Johns Hopkins University
    Postgraduate Courses
  • Wednesday, Jan 29th
    8:00 AM – 12:00 PM  
    Maternal Fetal Precision Medicine: From Early Diagnosis to Targeted Fetal Therapy
    Location: Aurora Ballroom B, Lobby Level
    Course Chair: Teresa N. Sparks, MD, MS – University of California, San Francisco
    Course Chair: Ronald J. Wapner, MD (he/him/his) – Columbia University
    Postgraduate Courses
  • Wednesday, Jan 29th
    8:00 AM – 12:00 PM  
    Needleworks: A Hands-on Workshop for Ultrasound Guided Needle Procedures (Wednesday)
    Location: Summit 6 - 7, Lobby Level
    Course Chair: Joshua F. Nitsche, MD, PhD – Wake Forest School of Medicine
    Course Chair: Brian C. Brost, MD (he/him/his) – University of Kansas Medical Center
    Course Chair: Elisabeth Codsi, FRCS, MDCM (she/her/hers) – Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine, University of Montreal
    Course Chair: Jean-Ju Sheen, MD – New York Presbyterian, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
    Postgraduate Courses
  • Wednesday, Jan 29th
    8:00 AM – 12:00 PM  
    What’s New in Perinatal Infectious Disease?
    Location: Aurora Ballroom D, Lobby Level
    Course Chair: Brenna L. Hughes, MD, MSc (she/her/hers) – Duke University School of Medicine
    Course Chair: Naima T. Joseph, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Boston Medical Center
    Postgraduate Courses