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Alohilani Resort, Waikiki

Global Summit on Perinatal Medicine and Women’s Health

Day 1 – Friday, July 31

Early Diagnosis, Technology & Complex Obstetrics

Opening Ceremony
7:40 – 8:00
Hawaiian Oli
Welcome – Ivica Zalud
Remarks – Dean Sam Shomaker
Opening Address – Frank Chervenak

MORNING PROGRAM

Session I – Early Diagnosis & Prevention
Moderator: Dr. Ivica Zalud

8:00 – 8:30
Lawrence Platt (USA) – First Trimester Anatomy

8:30 – 9:00
Eberhard Merz (Germany) – Application of 3D ultrasound for the precise detection of fetal malformations in the first trimester

9:00 – 9:30
Bernat Serra (Spain) – Update in the prevention of prematurity

9:30 – 10:00
Frank Chervenak (USA) – Ethical dimensions of medical leadership

10:00 – 10:30 Coffee Break

Session II – Artificial Intelligence & Digital Medicine
Moderator: Dr. Kelly Yamasato

10:30 – 11:00
Amos Grunebaum (USA) – Large Language Models in Medicine

11:00 – 11:30
Eberhard Merz (Germany) – Detection of fetal face anomalies by means of 3D ultrasound

11:30 – 12:00
Amos Grunebaum (USA) – Using Generative AI in ObGyn Practice: A Practical Workshop

12:00 – 12:30
Discussion Panel: Platt, Merz, Serra, Chervenak, Grunebaum

12:30 – 1:30 Lunch

AFTERNOON PROGRAM

Session III – Challenges in Women’s Health
Moderators: Dr. Mark Hiraoka

1:30 – 2:00
Gwang Jun Kim (S. Korea) – External cephalic version in the outpatient department

2:00 – 2:30
Lawrence Platt (USA) – Fetal Biophysical Profile

2:30 – 3:00
Jacques Abramowicz (USA) – Ovarian cancer – is the egg-laying chicken the solution?

3:00 – 3:30
Elsa Viora (Italy) – HPV vaccination

3:30 – 4:00 Coffee Break

Session IV – Complex Obstetrics
Moderator: Dr. Jacob Garcia

4:00 – 4:30
Vedran Stefanovic (Finland) – Placenta accreta spectrum: from suspicion through management and safe cesarean delivery

4:30 – 5:00
Discussion Panel: Kim, Platt, Abramowicz, Viora, Stefanovic

Adjourn

Day 2 – Saturday, August 1

Ethics, Imaging & Future Directions

MORNING PROGRAM

Session V – Advancements in Perinatal Medicine
Moderator: Dr. Stacy Tsai

8:00 – 8:30
Frank Chervenak (USA) – Professional counseling for ultrasound detected fetal anomalies

8:30 – 9:00
Milan Stanojevic (Poland/Croatia) – Limits of viability: should we play God?

9:00 – 9:30
Simona Vladareanu (Romania) – Why heart matters in congenital diaphragmatic hernia?

9:30 – 10:00
Jacques Abramowicz (USA) – Macrosomia – the other extreme and can shoulder dystocia be predicted?

10:00 – 10:30 Coffee Break

Session VI – Advanced Imaging & Diagnosis
Moderator: Dr. Lisa Bartholomew

10:30 – 11:00
Panos Antsaklis (Greece) – Ultrasound in labor: a necessary tool for improving prenatal care

11:00 – 11:30
Sonila Pashaj (Albania/Germany) – An easy way to detect corpus callosum anomalies
using 3D ultrasound

11:30 – 12:00
Corrie Miller (USA): Just images: Stump the Professors

12:00 – 12:30 Discussion Panel: Chervenak, Stanojevic, Abramowicz, Antsaklis, Pasaj, Miller

12:30 – 1:30 Lunch

AFTERNOON PROGRAM

Session VII – Global Perspectives in Perinatal Medicine
Moderator: Dr. Joy Vink

1:30 – 2:00
Ratko Matijevic (Croatia) – Vaccination in pregnancy – EU perspectives and comparison with US regulations

2:00 – 2:30
Volodymyr Artyomenko (Ukraine) – Respectful maternity care during crisis times

2:30 – 3:00
Liliana Voto (Argentina) – Fetal Interventions in Latin America: Building and Sustaining Centers of Excellence Amidst Socio-Economic Challenges

3:00 – 3:30
Ana Bianchi (Uruguay) – Clinical Validation of Real-Time Synchronous Tele-Ultrasound in the Public Health Network of Uruguay 

3:30 – 4:00 Coffee Break

Session VIII – Innovations
Moderator: Dr. Ivica Zalud

4:00 – 4:30
Milan Stanojevic (Poland/Croatia) – Where is neonatology heading in the 21st century?

4:30 – 5:00
Panel Discussion – Matojevic, Artyomenko, Voto, Bianchi, Stanojevic

Adjourn