th
The 4 International Fetal Neurology
Conference
26th and 27th March 2015
Venue: Crown Plaza Hotel Bucharest
The first 100 registered participants will receive 60% discount* (final
price: 40 euro) on “R.Pooh, A. Kurjak. Fetal Neurology, 2nd edition”
and a free copy of “Ian Donald School - Past, Present, and Future”
*full price 100 euro
Faculty
Senior Lecturer Panos Antsaklis, Greece
Prof. Toshiyuki Hata, Japan
Senior Lecturer Dominic Iliescu, Romania
Prof. Asim Kurjak, Croatia
Docent Ana Tikvica Luetic, Croatia
Dr. Raul Moreira Neto, Brazil
Prof. Sonal Panchal, India
Prof. Ritsuko Pooh, Japan
Prof. Aida Salihagic-Kadic, Croatia
Prof. Kohei Shiota, Japan
Prof. Florin Stamatian, Romania
Prof. Ana Stavljenic-Rukavina, Croatia
Prof. Milan Stanojevic, Croatia
Senior Lecturer Stefania Tudorache, Romania
Docent Oliver Vasilj, Croatia
Senior Lecturer Simona Vladareanu, Romania
Prof. Radu Vladareanu, Romania
Scientific Program
Thursday 26th March 2015
Crown Plaza Hotel Bucharest - Room A
08:00-09:00 - Registration
09:00 - Conference Opening - Welcome Speech
09:15-09:45 - Introductory lecture
“Fetal neurology - evolving challenges”
Asim Kurjak
09:45-10:15 - “Fetal neurology - the role of fetal stress”
Aida Salihagic-Kadic
10:15-10:45 - “Molecular genetics in normal and abnormal brain
development”
Ana Stavljenic-Rukavina
10:45-11:00 - Coffee break
11:00-11:30 - “Fetal EEG, Ultrasound and MRI. A new approach for
the study of the development of the central nervous
system in utero”
Florin Stamatian
11:30-12:00 - “Magnetic resonance spectroscopy: a promise for
detection of metabolic changes in the brain of IUGR
fetuses?”
Radu Vladareanu
12:00-12:30 - “HDlive and 4D ultrasound in the assessment of fetal
facial expressions”
Toshiyuki Hata
12:30-13:00 - “3D Ultrasound Sonoembriology”
Ritsuko Pooh
13:00-14:00 - Lunch break
14:00-14:30 - “HDlive and 4D ultrasound assessment of twin
pregnancy”
Toshiyuki Hata
14:30-15:00 - “Antenatal and postnatal assessment of
neurobehavior - which one should be used?”
Milan Stanojevic
15:00-15:30 - “Fetal isolated mild ventriculomegaly (IMVM) - are
there neonatal consequences?”
Simona Vladareanu
15:30-15:45 - Coffee break
15:45-16:15 - “First trimester diagnosis in isolated open spina
bifida"
Stefania Tudorache
16:15-16:45 - “Controversies surrounding early diagnosis of fetal
brain anomalies”
Dominic Iliescu
16:45-17:15 - “Is in-utero fetal neurological assessment comparable
to postnatal neurological assessment?”
Oliver Vasilj
17:15-17:45 - “Assessment of fetal neurobehavior in diabetic
pregnancy”
Panos Antsaklis
Friday 27th March 2015
Crown Plaza Hotel Bucharest - Room B
09:00-09:30 - “KANET test in fetal anomalies of the CNS”
Ritsuko Pooh
09:30-09:50 - “First clinical experience with KANET”
Ana Tikvica Luetic
09:50-10:20 - “KANET in Brasil: First study”
Raul Moreira Neto
10:20-10:30 - Coffee break
10:30-12:30 - Round Table Session, Moderator - Asim Kurjak
“Is KANET ready for introduction into clinical practice?”
with:
Milan Stanojevic, Simona Vladareanu, Ritsuko Pooh,
Stefania Tudorache, Ana Tikvica Luetic, Florin Stamatian,
Panos Antsaklis, Dominic Iliescu, Toshiyuki Hata,
Radu Vladareanu, Oliver Vasilj, Raul Moreira Neto
12:30 - Closing Conference