OCTOBER 1, 2020
SESSION 1

10:15-11:30am
WHAT TRIGGERS THE DECISION TO DELIVER BASED ON CTG + ST?
Coordinator: Karl G. Rosen, Sweden
Speakers: Karl G. Rosen, Sweden; Susana Pereira, UK; Edwin Chandraharan, UK, Gerd Gigerenzer, Germany, Vanessa Cole, UK
SESSION 2

11:30-1:00pm
VAGINAL ASSISTED DELIVERY: THE ODON DEVICE
Coordinators: Tim Draycott, UK;
Gian Carlo Di Renzo, Italy
Speakers: Tim Draycott, United Kingdom; TBA
OPENING

1-1:30pm
OPENING LECTURE
Chairs: Roberto Romero, USA
Gian Carlo Di Renzo, Italy
SESSION 3

1:30-2:30pm
QUALITY MEDICINE IN PPH PREVENTION
Chairs: Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, UK;
Daniel Surbek, Switzerland
Welcome and introduction
Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, UK
Quality of medicine used to prevent PPH in low-and middle-income countries
Mariana Widmer, WHO Switzerland
Project CHAMPION: addressing the need for quality medicine in PPH prevention in low-and middle-income countries
Edith Bahmanyar, Switzerland
Peripartum management with high anticoagulation: lesson for the COVID -19 era
Jacky Nizard, France
Closing remarks
Daniel Surbek, Switzerland
SESSION 4

2:30-4 pm
CESAREAN SECTION TECHNIQUES
Coordinators: Vincenzo Berghella, USA;
Michael Stark, Germany / Israel
Preoperative care
Vincenzo Berghella
Evidence based surgical technique for cesarean delivery
Michael Stark
Intra and post-operative care
Vincenzo Berghella
Discussion: where do we disagree?
Michael Stark, Vincenzo Berghella and audience
Impact of cervical dilatation on the location and integrity of the CS scar
Rasha Ahmed Mostafa Kamel, Egypt
SESSION 5

4-6 pm
PLACENTA ACCRETA SPECTRUM (PAS) DISORDERS
Coordinators: Josè Palacios Jaraquemada, Argentina;
Eric Jauniaux, United Kingdom
FIGO classification
Eric Jauniaux, United Kingdom
Ultrasound diagnosis
Sally Collins, United Kingdom
PAS management around the world
Diogo Ayres de Campos, Portugal
Conservative – Resective treatment in PAS. Ten years’ experience
Josè Palacios Jaraquemada, Argentina
OCTOBER 2, 2020
SESSION 1

11am -12:30pm
ANALGESIA AND ANESTHESIA IN LABOR AND DELIVERY
Chairs: Emilia Guasch, Spain; Edoardo De Robertis, Italy
General concepts and informed consent
Edoardo De Robertis, Italy
Organizational and clinical aspects
Emilia Guasch, Spain
SESSION 2

1-3 pm
SPONTANEOUS PRETERM LABOR (A PREIS SCHOOL ACADEMY SESSION)
Chairs: Luis Cabero, Spain;
Roberto Romero, USA
Prediction of preterm birth
Eduard Gratacos, Spain
Diagnosis and work up of preterm labor
Teresa Cobo, Spain
Progesterone, pessary or cerclage for prevention
Eduardo Fonseca, Brazil
Corticosteroids: controversial issues (late gestation and repeated treatment)
Gerry H Visser, the Netherlands
Antibiotic treatment (GBS, intra-amniotic infection)
Roberto Romero, USA
Discussion Q & A
SESSION 3

3-5 pm
ACUTE EMERGENCIES IN LABOR: CASE DISCUSSIONS
Chairs: Roberto Romero, USA;
Daniela Vazquez, Argentina
Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome
Alexander Makatsarya, Russia;
Victoria Bitsadze, Russia
Uterine scar dehiscence and placental herniation
Sergey Barinov, Russia
Disseminated intravascular coagulation
Offer Erez, Israel
Peripartum acute abdomen
Wolfgang Henrich, Germany
Acute cervical insufficiency and rescue cerclage
Alfredo Perales Marin, Spain
Discussion Q & A
OCTOBER 3, 2020
SESSION 1

10.30am -1pm
INDUCTION AND ACCELERATION OF LABOR
Chairs: Alfredo Perales Marin, Spain;
Daniel Surbek, Switzerland
Maternal oxygen administration during labor: what does evidence tell us
Agustin Conde-Agudelo, Colombia
Oxytocin, most used drug during labor
Daniel Surbek, Switzerland
New concepts about oxytocin
Bruno Carbonne, Monaco
Induction: mechanical vs pharmacological
Janesh Gupta, United Kingdom
Should patients be induced at 39 weeks?
Gerry H. Visser, the Netherlands
The ARRIVE trial will not “arrive” to Europe
Fabio Facchinetti, Italy
The challenge of induction in twins
Maria de la Calle, Spain
Discussion Q & A
SESSION 2

1:30-3:00 pm
AN APPRAISAL ON Rh DISEASE PREVENTION (A WIRhE SYMPOSIUM)
Chairs: Gerry H. Visser, NL;
Steven Spitalnik, USA
Rh hemolytic disease is still a global burden
Rubina Sohail, Pakistan
The action and guidelines to implement eradication
Gerry H. Visser, the Netherlands
The WIRhE concept and activities
Steven Spitalnik, USA
SESSION 3

3-4 pm
VAGINAL OPERATIVE DELIVERY
Chair: Ross McQuivey, USA
Facilitators: Tori O’Daniel, USA;
Angela Morgan, USA;
Alexander Taylor, UK
SESSION 4

4-5:30 pm
ULTRASOUND IN LABOR AND DELIVERY
Chairs: Karim Kalache, Qatar;
Josè Morales Roseló, Spain
Voyage of the fetus through the birth canal as seen via ultrasound
Torbjorn M. Eggebo, Norway
Prediction of labour outcome
Christopher Lees, United Kingdom
Ultrasound prior to assisted vaginal delivery
Tullio Ghi, Italy
Prediction of successful VBAC
Giuseppe Rizzo, Italy
Discussion Q & A