Postgraduate Courses

AIUM Credit

When do I refer the patient? An MFM’s Guide to Fetal Interventions - presented jointly with the North American Fetal Therapy Network (NAFTNet)

Course Chair(s)

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  Eyal Krispin, MD (he/him/his)

  Fetal Surgeon
  Harvard Medical School
  Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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  Nahla Khalek, MD, MPH, MMedEd (she/her/hers)

  Associate Professor
  Richard D. Wood Jr. Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment at CHOP
  Philadelphia, PA, United States

Fetal therapy-related issues are often identified during routine examinations conducted by specialists in Maternal Fetal Medicine. This course aims to provide guidance on when to consider fetal interventions to enhance the care of the maternal-fetal dyad facing a prenatal diagnosis of congenital anomalies or physiological disruptions. It will highlight paradigms in prenatal diagnosis and utilize image-based algorithms to improve obstetric and neonatal outcomes for pregnant individuals with conditions suitable for maternal-fetal surgery. The curriculum will cover specific categories of prenatal diagnoses, strategies for determining when to make referrals, available options at fetal therapy centers, and the postoperative strategies for maternal-fetal care that are implemented. This course is designed to unite professionals interested in maternal-fetal medicine, clinical genetics, prenatal imaging, maternal-fetal surgery, neonatology, and pediatric surgery.

Presentations:

• 8:00 AM - 8:15 AM  

  Welcome and Introductions
  

  Presenter: Eyal Krispin, MD (he/him/his) – Harvard Medical School

  Presenter: Nahla Khalek, MD, MPH, MMedEd (she/her/hers) – Richard D. Wood Jr. Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment at CHOP
• 8:15 AM - 8:45 AM  

  (Not) Going With The Flow: Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome
  

  Presenter: Asma Khalil, MD, MSc (she/her/hers) – Fetal Medicine Unit, St George's Hospital, St George's University of London
• 8:45 AM - 9:15 AM  

  When the Twins Are Not Sharing: sFGR
  

  Presenter: Eyal Krispin, MD (he/him/his) – Harvard Medical School
• 9:15 AM - 9:45 AM  

  Starry Skies and Dichotomous Placentas: TAPS
  

  Presenter: Liesbeth Lewi, MD PhD (she/her/hers) – University Hospital Leuven
• 9:45 AM - 10:00 AM  

  Panel Discussion with Q&A
• 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM  

  Break
• 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM  

  FETO: Is Bigger Better?
  

  Presenter: Jena L. Miller, MD (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins Medicine
• 11:05 AM - 11:40 AM  

  To Scope or Not to Scope: Considering Prenatal Closure of MMC
  

  Presenter: Ramesha Papanna, MD, MPH – McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston
• 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM  

  Break
• 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM  

  Complex Pulmonary Malformations: When do I drain?
  

  Presenter: Yair J. Blumenfeld, MD – Children's Hospital at Stanford
• 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM  

  Alloimmunization: Moving Beyond Titers
  

  Presenter: Hiba J. Mustafa, MD (she/her/hers) – Indiana University and Riley Children's Hospital
• 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM  

  When to Realize Urine Trouble
  

  Presenter: Sarah G. Obican, MD – Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of South Florida
• 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM  

  Panel Discussion with Q&A
• 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM  

  Break
• 3:30 PM - 4:05 PM  

  When EXIT is the best way out
  

  Presenter: Alireza A. Shamshirsaz, MD – Boston Children’s Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School
• 4:05 PM - 4:40 PM  

  Genetic Considerations In Fetal Interventions
  

  Presenter: Nahla Khalek, MD, MPH, MMedEd (she/her/hers) – Richard D. Wood Jr. Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment at CHOP
• 4:40 PM - 4:55 PM  

  Panel Discussion with Q&A
• 4:55 PM - 5:00 PM  

  Wrap-up and Evaluations