SMFM's 39th Annual Pregnancy Meeting

Lorraine Dugoff, MD - Program Chair
Alison Cahill, MD, MSCI - Poster Chair
Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman, MD, MSc - Postgraduate Course Chair
Christopher Robinson, MD, MSCR - Scientific Forum Chair
Brian Iriye, MD - Local Arrangements Chair

Social Events

Opening Reception and Exhibits
The Opening Reception combined with the opening of the Exhibits will be held on Wednesday, February 13, from 6:00 – 8:00 pm, providing an opportunity for all attendees to meet and mingle informally over drinks and light hors d’ouevres. See the exhibit floorplan here. The 2019 Pregnancy Meeting's Opening Reception is sponsored by Illumina.

Meet-the-Fellows Reception
On Thursday, February 14, from 6:30– 7:30 pm, there will be a reception for MFM Fellows-in-training. This event is sponsored by Obstetrix Medical Group and is by invitation only.

Thursday, February 14
Sponsored Hospitality Events
Philips - Please join Philips in our Hospitality Suite Discover ultra-diagnostic confidence in action and Scan with the Experts 6:00 - 7:30 PM Location: Augustus Ballroom sections I – II, Emperor's level. Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will be served. R.S.V.P. to join us .

Samsung - Celebrate Valentine’s Day with Hera!
Meet Hera, the new premium ultrasound system from Samsung. Live scanning demonstration by Dr. Martin Chavez, Director of Maternal & Fetal Medicine and Fetal Surgery, NYU Winthrop Hospital, complimentary food and beverages will be provided as well as a drawing for Samsung merchandise. Time: 6:00 pm. Location: Augustus Ballroom sections V - VI, Emperor's level.

Foundation for SMFM 5K Race
Saturday, February 16: 6:30 am
Please join the Foundation for SMFM for the annual 5K Run/Walk sponsored by Sage Therapeutics. The race will start and end outside the valet entrance to the Forum Shops at Caesars Palace, and the course will take place along Las Vegas Boulevard. Participants will receive a t-shirt on-site. Sign up at the time of meeting registration or online. Contact Michele Prince at mprince@smfm.org or 202-517-7068 with questions.

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Postgraduate Courses, Roundtables, & Other Events

Monday, February 11

Yoga: Putting the OM in MFM (Monday-Friday) 6am - 6:30pm

01. Diabesity: Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity: Practical Approaches to Clinical Management 8am - 5pm

02. Obstetric Complications Debates: Preterm Birth and Beyond 8am - 5pm

03. Critical Care: A Case-Based Approach 8am - 5pm

01. Lunch on Your Own/Not Attending 12 - 1pm

02. HCA Sponsored Lunch: "Pearls for Finding the Right Job After Fellowship: a Panel Discussion" 12 - 1pm

03. Boxed Lunch 12 - 1pm

Monday Lunch Options- Sponsored Learning Lunch 12 - 1pm

04. Fetal Therapy: Twins! (Co-Sponsored with the North American Fetal Therapy Network) 1 - 5pm

Tuesday, February 12

05. Controversies in Labor and Delivery 8am - 5pm

06. Placental Insufficiency - From Causes to Consequences, From Prediction to Prevention (Co-Sponsored with ISUOG) 8am - 5pm

07. The Pregnant Cardiac Patient, Part II: Pearls and Pitfalls 8am - 5pm

09. Hands-On Workshop for Critical Care Simulation 8am - 12pm

01. Lunch on Your Own/Not Attending 12 - 1pm

02. Myriad Women's Health, Inc. Sponsored Lunch: "An update on Rare Autosomal Aneuploidies (RAA)- What a difference a year makes!" 12 - 1pm

03. Samsung Sponsored Lunch: "Image is Everything. Transforming the Ultrasound Experience for Clinicians and the Women We Care For" 12 - 1pm

04. Boxed Lunch 12 - 1pm

08. Putting the “M” in MFM: Hypertensive Emergencies During Pregnancy 1 - 5pm

10. Hands-On Workshop for Ultrasound Guided Invasive Procedures 1 - 5pm

Research Committee Symposium: State of the Science, Defining Fetal Growth Restriction for Research and Beyond 5:30 - 7:30pm

Wednesday, February 13

11. Hands-On Workshop for Ultrasound Guided Invasive Procedures 8am - 12pm

12. Periviable Preterm Birth: Obstetric Issues and Controversies 8am - 12pm

13. Quality Metrics in Obstetrics: Why & How? 8am - 12pm

14. Update in Prenatal Genetics (Co-Sponsored with ISPD) 8am - 2:30pm

15. USA vs. Europe Debates (Diabetes, Hyperglycemia) 8am - 2:30pm

16. Medical Complications: Beyond the Usual Suspects 8am - 2:30pm

African Coalition for Excellence in Obstetric & Neonatal Care 8am - 1pm

01. Lunch on Your Own/Not Attending 12 - 1pm

02. Boxed Lunch 12 - 1pm

Primer for Navigating a New Role as Fellowship Program Director 12:30 - 3pm

Resident Forum 3 - 4pm

Thursday, February 14

Armed Forces MFM Network 11:30am - 1pm

Research Support Personnel and Investigators 11:30am - 1pm

A) The evaluation and management of stillbirth - Uma Reddy, MD 12 - 1pm

B) Prenatal application of advanced genetic technologies; Britton Rink, MD and Mary Norton, MD 12 - 1pm

C) The most common financial and management errors in an MFM practice university and community edition- Brian Iriye, MD 12 - 1pm

D) The ARRIVE trial: results and clinical implications - William Grobman, MD, MBA 12 - 1pm

E) Expanding the role of low dose aspirin in obstetrics: is it warranted? - Cynthia Gyamfi‐Bannerman, MD, MSc; Tracy Manuck, MD, MSCI; and Flint Porter, MD, MPH 12 - 1pm

Sage Therapeutics “Postpartum depression (PPD) through the eyes of the patient and healthcare provider." Industry Sponsored Learning Lunch 12 - 1pm

Friday, February 15

F) Counseling and management of the patient with early preterm IUGR; Alfred Abuhamad, MD and Juliana Gevaerd Martins, MD 12 - 1pm

G) Cell‐free DNA screening and identification of women at increased risk for cancer (ABOG-SMFM Sponsored Roundtable) - Diana Bianchi, MD 12 - 1pm

H) Antenatal management of monochorionic‐diamniotic twins: screening for TTTS, selective IUGR and TAPS - Russell Miller, MD 12 - 1pm

Hologic "Evaluating the Patient with Symptoms of Preterm Labor: What We Get Right and Where We’ve Gone Wrong" Industry Sponsored Learning Lunch 12 - 1pm

I) The use of vaginal progesterone and cerclage for the prevention of preterm birth - Vincenzo Berghella, MD and Roberto Romero, MD, DMedSci 12 - 1pm

J) Management of women with opioid addiction - Judette Louis, MD, MPH; Jason Fields, MD; and Aleksandra Polic, MD 12 - 1pm

Saturday, February 16

5K Run/Walk 6:30 - 7:30am

2019 Program Committee

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