2nd European Spontaneous
Preterm Birth Congress
26th - 28th of May 2016
Welcome to meet the world leading experts in Gothenburg, Sweden!
One problem - One congress - One session at a time
Epidemiology of Preterm Birth (PTB):
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Worldwide and European Perspectives
Aetiology
Sequelae
Fetal Inflammatory Response Syndrome
Financial Costs of PTB
Systematic Review & Metaanalysis in Evidence
Based Medicine in relation to PTB
Mechanisms of Spontaneous Preterm Labour (SPTL):
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The Major Obstetric Syndromes
Viral Infections and PTB
The Preterm Parturition Syndrome
Vaginal Microbiome
Metabolic Inflammatory Conditions
Genetics
Clinical Aspects of SPTL:
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Diagnosis Interventions Cerclage Antibiotics
Tocolytics
Mode of Delivery
New Perspectives and Future Research:
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Vaginal Microbiota and Inflammatory
Disease in Childhood
Probiotics
Phenotypes?
Screening
Surrogate - and Clinically Relevant Outcomes
in Relation to PTB
Visit our website at www.espbc.eu
Congress presidents: Bo Jacobsson and Verena Sengpiel
ESPBC meeting is endorsed by FIGO and March of Dimes
Welcome to meet the world leading
experts in Gothenburg, Sweden!
One problem - One congress - One session at a time
Confirmed speakers and chairs of sessions
Marian Kacerovsky (Czech Republic)
Holger Maul (Germany)
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Ø Ramkumar Menon (USA)
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Ø Nils-Halvdan Morken (Norway)
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Ø Seppo Heinonen (Finland)
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Ø Karin Pettersson (Sweden)
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Ø Montse Palacio (Spain)
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Ø David Olson (Canada)
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Ø Morten Hedegaard (Denmark)
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Ø Joachim Dudenhausen (Germany)
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Ø Piotr Laudanski (Poland)
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Ø Jarek Kalinka (Poland)
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Ø Angela Vinturache (Romania)
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Ø Peter Celec (Slovakia)
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Ø Pavol Zubor (Slovakia)
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Ø Pep Vilanova (Andorra)
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Ø Shali Mazaki-Tovi (Israel)
Ø Rogelio Cruz Martinez (Mexico)
Ø Ernesto Castelazo (Mexico)
Ø Felipe Vadillo (Mexico)
Scientific committee Ø Miguel Parra Saavedra (Colombia)
Ø Michael Robson (Ireland)
Ø Bo Jacobsson (Sweden)
Ø Hanns Helmer (Austria)
Ø Jane Norman (UK)
Ø Eva Pajkrt (Netherlands)
Ø Khalid Khan (UK)
Ø Lars Hedin (Qatar)
Ø Nancy C. Chescheir (USA)
Ø Vincenzo Berghella (USA)
Ø Ganesh Acharya (Norway)
Ø Kai Lit Tan (Singapore)
Ø Gian Carlo Di Renzo (Italy)
Ø Indira Mysorekar (USA)
Ø Verena Sengpiel (Sweden)
Ø Yves Ville (France)
Ø Jan-Stener Jørgensen (Denmark)
Ø Cynthia Gyamfi Bannerman (USA)
Ø Ronnie Lamont (Denmark/UK)
Ø Fabio Facchinetti (Italy)
Ø Henrik Hagberg (Sweden)
Ø Victor Radzinsky (Russia)
Ø Teresa Cobo (Spain)
Ø Gerard Visser (Netherlands)
Ø Christina Vinter (Denmark)
Ø Joseph K. Hwang (USA)
Ø Kjersti Aagaard (USA)
Ø Irina Burd (USA)
Ø Ben Willem Mol (Australia)
Ø Irene Cetin (Italy)
Ø Andrew Shennan (UK)
Ø Shilpa Nambiar (Malaysia)
Ø Abd Aziz Yahya (Malaysia)
Ø Fatima Palma (Portugal)
Ø Thomas Roos (Switzerland)
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Kjersti Aagaard (USA)
Jane Norman (UK)
Craig Pennell (Australia)
Ramkumar Menon (USA)
Ben Willem Mol (Australia)
Gian Carlo Di Renzo (Italy)
Ronnie Lamont (Denmark/UK)
Jan-Stener Jørgensen (Denmark)
Kristina Adams Waldorf (USA)
David Aronoff (USA)
Louis Muglia (USA)
Nancy C. Chescheir (USA)
Teresa Cobo (Spain)
Henrik Hagberg (Sweden)
Bo Jacobsson (Sweden)
David Edwards (UK)
Ulla-Britt Wennerholm (Sweden)
Advisory committee
Visit our website at www.espbc.eu
Congress presidents: Bo Jacobsson and Verena Sengpiel
ESPBC meeting is endorsed by FIGO and March of Dimes
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