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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
Moderators: UH faculty

8:00 – 8:30
Lawrence Platt (USA) – 

8:30 – 9:00
Yaron Zalel (Israel) – Early anomaly scan at 12–13 weeks

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

9:30 – 10:00
Bernat Serra (Spain) – Update in the prevention of prematurity

10:00 – 10:30 Coffee Break

Session II – Artificial Intelligence & Digital Medicine
Moderators: UH faculty

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

11:00 – 11:30
Eberhard Merz (Germany) – Application of 3D ultrasound for the precise detection of fetal malformations in the first trimester

11:30 – 12:00
Amos Grunebaum (USA) – Talking to Claude: A Hands-On Workshop for ObGyns

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

12:30 – 1:30 Lunch

AFTERNOON PROGRAM

Session III – Global Perspectives in Perinatal Medicine
Moderators: UH faculty

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 IV – Complex Obstetrics
Moderators: UH faculty

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

4:30 – 5:00
Discussion Panel: Matijevic, Artyomenko, Voto, Bianchi, Stefanovic

Adjourn

Day 2 – Saturday, August 1

Ethics, Imaging & Future Directions

MORNING PROGRAM

Session V – Advancements in Perinatal Medicine
Moderators: UH faculty

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
Moderators: UH faculty

10:30 – 11:00
Eberhard Merz (Germany) – 3D ultrasound – a useful technique for detecting isolated fetal limb defects

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

11:30 – 12:00
UH Faculty and Fellows: Just images: Stump the Professors

12:00 – 12:30 Discussion Panel:

12:30 – 1:30 Lunch

AFTERNOON PROGRAM

Session VII – Challenges in Women’s Health
Moderators: UH faculty

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

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

2:30 – 3:00
Panos Antsaklis (Greece) – To be confirmed

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

3:30 – 4:00 Coffee Break

Session VIII – Ethics, Innovation & Leadership
Moderators: UH faculty

4:00 – 4:30
Frank Chervenak (USA) – Ethical dimensions of medical leadership

4:30 – 5:00
Panel Discussion – Future of Perinatal Medicine and Women’s Health

Adjourn