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President's Workshop

President's Workshop on Preterm Birth Day One co-sponsored by ACOG and NICHD

Tuesday, January 28, 2025
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM  
Location: Red Rock 8 - 9, Upper Level
CE: 0

This 1.5-day workshop will examine environmental and social factors associated with preterm birth as well as preclinical, clinical, and translational evidence for current and emerging preventative therapies. The event will combine presentations, panel sessions, and breakout group discussions; active participation is encouraged for all attendees. As a group, we will generate actionable next steps in preterm birth prevention.

Presentations:

  • 8:00 AM – 8:20 AM  
    Welcome, introduce coleaders, goals, objectives

    Workshop Chair: Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – University of California, San Diego

  • 8:20 AM – 8:40 AM  
    Epidemiology part 1

    Speaker: Bo Jacobsson, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden

  • 8:40 AM – 9:00 AM  
    Epidemiology part 2

    Speaker: Rupsa C. Boelig, MD (she/her/hers) – Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University

  • 9:00 AM – 9:20 AM  
    Q&A
  • 9:20 AM – 9:40 AM  
    History – major clinical trials

    Speaker: Martijn A. Oudijk, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Amsterdam UMC, location University of Amsterdam

  • 9:40 AM – 10:00 AM  
    Current Strategies

    Speaker: Joseph R. Biggio, Jr., MD, MSc (he/him/his) – Ochsner Health

  • 10:00 AM – 10:20 AM  
    Break- Coffee Available
  • 10:20 AM – 10:40 AM  
    Q&A
  • 10:40 AM – 11:00 AM  
    Bioengineering

    Speaker: Michael House, MD (he/him/his) – Tufts Medical Center

  • 11:00 AM – 11:20 AM  
    Genetics, Multiomics, and Biomarkers for Prediction

    Workshop Co-Leader: Tracy A. Manuck, MD, MSCI (she/her/hers) – University of North Carolina

  • 11:20 AM – 11:40 AM  
    Q&A
  • 11:40 AM – 12:00 PM  
    Infectious Diseases and Basic Science

    Speaker: Ina Stelzer, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of California San Diego

  • 12:00 PM – 1:10 PM  
    Break
  • 1:10 PM – 1:30 PM  
    Environmental Exposures

    Speaker: Blair Wylie, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Columbia University Medical Center

  • 1:30 PM – 1:50 PM  
    Q&A
  • 1:50 PM – 2:10 PM  
    Stress and Preterm Birth

    Speaker: Sarahn M. Wheeler, MD – Duke University Medical Center

  • 2:10 PM – 2:30 PM  
    Q&A
  • 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM  
    Breakout Group #1: Clinical Evidence for Current and Emerging Therapies

    Workshop Co-Leader: Eva Pajkrt, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – Amsterdam UMC

    Speaker: Rupsa C. Boelig, MD (she/her/hers) – Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University

  • 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM  
    Breakout Group #2: Preclinical and Translational Evidence for Current and Emerging Therapies

    Workshop Co-Leader: Andrea G. Edlow, MD, MSc (she/her/hers) – Massachusetts General Hospital

    Speaker: Ina Stelzer, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of California San Diego

    Speaker: Michael House, MD (he/him/his) – Tufts Medical Center

    Speaker: Kristin Myers, PhD (she/her/hers) – Columbia University

    Speaker: Nardhy Gomez-Lopez, PhD (she/her/hers) – Center for Reproductive Health Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine

    Speaker: Kristin D. Gerson, MD, PhD – University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

  • 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM  
    Breakout Group #3: Environmental and Social Factors in Preterm Birth

    Workshop Co-Leader: Tracy A. Manuck, MD, MSCI (she/her/hers) – University of North Carolina

    Speaker: Sarahn M. Wheeler, MD – Duke University Medical Center