Program

12.00-16.00

– 12-14 Organizing committee meeting

– 14-16 Steering committee meeting

14.00

Hotel room check in opens

16.00

Registration desk opens

18.00-22.00

Get together dinner

07.30-09.00

Registration desk open

08.30-09.00

Coffee & Exhibition

09.00-09.30

Official welcome and introduction to the event. Annette Wind Olesen, Fetal Medicine Unit, Odense University Hospital (OUH) (DK)

09.30-12.00

Gastrointestinal and abdominal wall malformations in a fetal medicine, genetic, surgical and pediatric perspective.
Chairs: Mark Bremholm Ellebæk, Surgical Dept. OUH (DK), Pernille M. Tørring, Dept. of Clinical Genetics, OUH (DK)

09.30-09.35

Introduction to GI malformations. Mark Bremholm Ellebæk, Surgical Dept. OUH (DK)

09.35-10.00

Preoperative preparation and surgical management of esophageal atresia (EA) and congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). Jan Svensson, Surgical Dept., Stockholm (S)

10.00-10.15

Minimally invasive surgery for EA and CDH – experiences from implementation in Odense, Denmark. Mark Bremholm Ellebæk, Surgical Dept. OUH (DK)

10.15-10.30

Nutrition before and after EA and CDH surgery. Gitte Zachariassen, Neonatology, OUH (DK)

10.30-10.45

Short coffee break

10.45-10.55

Introduction to omphalocele and Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome. Pernille M. Tørring, Dept. of Clinical Genetics, Odense University Hospital (DK) and Maja Thode Rask, Fetal Medicine Unit, Odense University Hospital (DK)

10.55-11.20

Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome; from pre- and postnatal phenotype to genetic testing. Susanne E. Boonen, Dept. of Clinical Genetics, Odense University Hospital (DK)

11.20-11.35

Ongoing study on methylation levels in the imprinted region associated with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome relative to gestational age in prenatal samples. How early can the diagnosis be established? Trine Østergaard Nielsen, Dept. of Clinical Genetics, Aarhus University Hospital (DK)

11.35-12.15

Panel discussion – Abdominal wall defects – Approaches across the Nordic/Baltic countries (test for BWS, induction, mode of delivery).
Moderator Geske Bak, Fetal Medicine Unit, Odense University Hospital (DK)

12.15-13.15

Lunch & Exhibition

13.15-14.15

AI in fetal medicine.
Chair: Olav Bjørn Petersen, Fetal Medicine Unit, Copenhagen University Hospital (DK)

13.15-13.40

AI, fetal cardiac biometries and remodelling. Caroline Taksøe-Vester, CAMES (DK)

13.40-14.05

Estimating fetal growth using AI. Kamil Mikolaj, DTU (DK)

14.05-14.15

Discussion

14.15-14.45

GE HealthCare Symposium: “Transforming OB Ultrasound: Experience the future with Voluson™ efficiency and AI-powered Workflows”. Jos Stas, Women’s Health Segment Manager

14.45-15.30

Coffee & Exhibition

15.30-17.00

Growth Scans – For Whom and When?
Chairs: Ylva Carlsson, Women’s Department, Sahlgrenska University Hospital (S); Amar Bhide, Fetal Medicine Unit, Sct. Georges Hospital, London (UK)

15.30-15.35

Nordic and Baltic overview. Ylva Carlsson, Women’s Department, Sahlgrenska University Hospital (S)

15.35-16.00

Fetal growth restriction: Impact of smallness. Amar Bhide, Sct. Georges Hospital, London (UK)

16.00-16.20

Assessing fetal growth – a matter where the reference matters. Linda Lindström, Women’s Department, Uppsala University Hospital (S)

16.20-16.35

Selective growth scans. Synnøve Lian Johnsen, Fetal Medicine Unit, Haukeland University Hospital (N)

16.35-17.00

Panel Discussion

19.00-01.00

Dinner

08.30-09.00

Registration desk open

09.00-10.00

Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS).
Chair: Øivind Braaten, Genetic Dept. Oslo (N)

09.00-09.05

Introduction. Øivind Braaten, Genetic Dept., Oslo (N)

09.05-09.20

Two years of genome diagnostics of fetal anomalies, experiences from Oslo University Hospital. Aleksandra Jadwiga Ratajska, Genetic Dept., Oslo (N)

09.20-09.35

Update on fetal genomes in Denmark – indications and genetic results. Olav Bjørn Petersen, Fetal Medicine Unit, Copenhagen University Hospital (DK); Naja Becher, Dept. of Clinical Genetics, Aarhus University Hospital (DK)

09.35-09.55

Prenatal genome sequencing in ongoing pregnancies – four years clinical and academic experience. Erik Iwarsson, Genetic Dept, Stockholm (S)

09.55-10.00

Discussion

10.00-10.30

Coffee & Exhibition

10.30-11.30

New NIPT techniques and indications.
Chairs: Chair Ida Vogel, Genetics and Fetal Medicine Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, (DK); Kristiina Rull, Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tartu (ES)

10.30-10.50

desNIPT: Comprehensive noninvasive fetal screening by deep trio-exome sequencing. Martin Larsen, Dept. of Clinical Genetics, OUH (DK)

10.50-11.10

Cell-based NIPT: the future of prenatal testing, one trophoblast at a time. Ida Vogel, Aarhus University Hospital (DK)

11.10-11.30

The Norwegian experience with NIPT. Ragnhild Glad, Fetal Medicine Unit, Tromsø (N)

11.30-12.00

Samsung Symposium: Assessing Fetal Neurodevelopment through Ultrasound: A Synergistic Approach with 2D, Doppler Mode, and AI. Egle Machtejeviene, Lithuanian University Hospital, Lithuania.

12.00-13.00

Lunch & Exhibition

13.00-14.00

First trimester preeclampsia screening & prevention.
Chairs: Peter Conner, Fetal Medicine Unit, Stockholm (S); Hulda Hjartardóttir, Obstetrics and Prenatal Diagnosis Unit, Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavík (IS)

13.00-13.20

Preeclampsia screening in Denmark; The PRESIDE study and PREPRED implementation project. Charlotte Ekelund, Fetal Medicine Unit, Copenhagen University Hospital (DK)

13.20-13.40

The IMPACT study. Ylva Carlsson, Women’s Department, Sahlgrenska University Hospital (S)

13.40-14.00

Panel discussion

14.00-14.15

Coffee & Exhibition

14.15-15.45

Invasive treatment.
Chairs: Aydin Tekay, Fetal Medicine Unit, Helsinki (FI); Lone Nørgaard, Fetal Medicine Unit, Copenhagen University Hospital (DK); Maria Stefopoulou, Center for Fetal Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital (S)

14.15-14.25

Introduction and update regarding Nordfetal TTTS cases. Aydin Tekay, Lone Nørgaard, Maria Stefopoulou

14.25-14.45

Treatment of TRAP sequence in monochorionic twins. Lone Nørgaard, Fetal Medicine Unit, Copenhagen University Hospital (DK)

14.45-15.05

Radiofrequency ablation in complicated monochorionic twin pregnancies. Maria Stefopoulou, Center for Fetal Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital (S)

15.05-15.30

Fetal reductions – long-term outcome. Maria Kierbye Rasmussen, Copenhagen University (DK)

15.30-15.45

Discussion

15.45-15.50

Closing Remarks