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THE ENRICO FERMI YEAR
A TRIBUTE TO THE "ITALIAN NAVIGATOR" FATHER OF THE WEAK FORCES
GALILEO GALILEI FOUNDATION
WORLD FEDERATION OF SCIENTISTS
ETTORE MAJORANA CENTRE FOR SCIENTIFIC CULTURE
GALILEO GALILEI CELEBRATIONS
Four Hundred Years Since the Birth of MODERN SCIENCE
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
107th Course:
RECENT ADVANCES IN PERINATAL MEDICINE
ERICE-SICILY: 9 - 15 JUNE 2001
Sponsored by the:
PROGRAMME AND LECTURERS
OPENING LECTURES
Examples of why the fetus is not a small adult; cautionary tales for funding agencies
Causes and prevention of cerebral palsy
IMPLANTATION
The pathology of early pregnancy
Angiogenic factors
New placental factors in early pregnancy
Endometrial paracrine mechanisms and implantation
Blood flow of the early human development
MATERNAL, FETAL, AND NEONATAL HEMODYNAMICS
Antenatal steroid treatment and the fetal cardiovascular system
Effects of fetal breathing movements on fetal circulation
Fetal circulation during endotoxemia and its role in brain damage
Clinical significance of abnormal feto-placental Doppler findings
Neonatal cardiovascular adaptation at birth
PLACENTA AND FETAL MEMBRANES
The role of placental examination in Perinatal Medicine
Paracrine, autocrine interaction in fetal membranes and placenta
Inflammatory gene expression in gestational tissues
Angiogenic gene expression in the placenta
Placental inhibins and gestational diseases
Placental vascular function in gestational diseases
HAPPY HOURS SESSION
The Noah's ark of Perinatal Research
The ewe
The monkey
The chick embryo C.E. BLANCO, Academic Hospital, Maastricht, NL
PARTURITION
New thoughts on mechanisms of preterm labor
Role of estrogens
Prostaglandin receptors on myometrium — Targets for tocolysis
Pharmacological aspects of preterm labor
FETAL PROGRAMMING OF ADULT DISEASE
The influence of prenatal stress on child behaviour and development
Glucocorticoids and fetal programming of adult disease
Early structural basis for adult arterial hypertension
Adult vascular diseases related to maternal-fetal infections
PERINATAL HYPOXIA
Myometrial contractures and physiological and pathophysiological states of oxygenation
Antenatal antecedents and fetal susceptibility to acute hypoxia
Vasoactive agents and fetal chronic hypoxia
In utero diagnosis of fetal hypoxia
Neonatal management of birth asphyxia
Near infrared spectroscopy in neonatal apnea
FETO-NEONATAL BRAIN DAMAGE
Occurrence of fetal brain damage in early pregnancy
The interaction between maternal and fetal genes and neonatal brain damage
Early biochemical markers of neonatal brain injury
Short and long term consequences of perinatal asphyxia
Immunoglobulins for fetal cytomegalovirus encephalopathy
HAPPY HOURS SESSION
Do new technologies improve perinatal outcome?
Research in Perinatology: from basic to peculiar aspects
NEONATAL CARE
Surveillance of cardiovascular performance in the neonate
New trends for phototherapy in neonatal jaundice
State of the art in the management of perinatal asphyxia
Evaluation of the newborn brain with NMR
Kangaroo mother care: an alternative care for premature infants
Neonatal transport
Closing remarks
PURPOSE OF THE COURSE
The aim of the Course is to enable lecturers and participants to exchange ideas, explore and evaluate recent advances in Perinatal Medicine in order to promote progress in clinical care. The Course will provide an informal environment for scientific interchange of the highest quality. In this light the Scientific Committee invites the submission of abstracts to be considered for presentation as posters. Posters will offer an excellent way of presenting up-to-date scientific data to an interested audience and they will provide a great opportunity for scientific interchange by young investigators.
APPLICATIONS
Persons wishing to attend the Course should apply in writing to:
specifying:
i) date and place of birth together with present nationality;
ii) degree and other academic qualifications;
iii) present position and place of work.
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