Hosted by Akron Children’s Hospital and directed by The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, this full-day, interactive online course brought to you by GlobalCastMD will review the basics of fetal surgery and address current concepts and controversies. The broadcast will include presentations from leaders in the field followed by an opportunity for participants to join in the discussions.
This course will review the basics of fetal surgery as well as address current concepts and controversies. Directed by Drs Alan Flake and Mark Johnson, from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), this truly interactive world broadcast will have brief presentations from world leaders on the field followed by heated debates of controversial issues and will allow the viewers to join in the discussions and debates.
Director, Clinical Growth and Transformation; Pediatric Surgeon, Division of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center; Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati
Dr. Flake is an attending surgeon and director of the General Surgery Fellowship Program atThe Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, where he holds the Ruth M. and Tristram C. Colket, Jr.Endowed Chair in Pediatric Surgery. He serves as director of CHOP's Center for Fetal Researchand is professor of Surgery and Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Perelman School of Medicineat the University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Adzick is the surgeon-in-chief and director of the Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). He is the C. Everett Koop Professor of Pediatric Surgery at CHOP and professor of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Professor Spitz currently is the Emeritus Nuffield Professor of Paediatric Surgery, Honorary Consultant Paediatric Surgeon at Great Ormond Street Hospital. Professor Spitz has served in many leadership capacities.London, England
Professor of Surgery, Obstetrics & Gynecology & Pediatric, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Co Director, Fetal Treatment Center, Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, Ohio.
Professor & Chairman of the Department of OB & Fetal Medicine @ Necker-Enfants-Malades Hospital, Paris, France.
Co director of the Texas Children's Fetal Center, Texas Children’s Hospital Pavilion for Women, Houston, Texas.
Chair of the Department of Surgery at UC Davis Health Systems, Sacramento, California.
Pediatric Surgery Clinic of the University Children's Hospital Zurich, Switzerlandnbsp
Medical Director of the Garbose Family Special Delivery Unit; Assistant Prof. of Clinical Ob & GYN in Surgeyr, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Pediatric Surgeon and Assistant Professor of Surgery at UCSF Medical Center, San Francisco, California.
Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences Professor of Pediatric Surgery McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Co-Director, The Fetal Center at Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital
Director, Division of Neurosurgery Director, NeuroDevelopmental Science Center Akron Children's Hospital. Akron, Ohio
Assistant Professor in the Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine; Director of Perinatal Research & Perinatal Director of the Vanderbilt Fetal Center at the Monroe Carroll Junior Children's Hospital. Nashville, Tennessee
Fetal and Pediatric Surgeon, UCSF Medical Center, San Francisco, California
Head and Professor of Maternal Fetal Medicine; Fetal Medicine Research Center/Barcelona Hospital. Barcelona, Spain
Professor of Obstetrics & GYN, University Hospitals Gasthuisberg. Leuven, Belgium.
Professor of Surgery, Ob-Gyn & Reproductive Health Systems; Chief, Division of Pediatric Surgery; Director, Fetal Treatment Center; Surgeon in Chief, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, San Francisco, California
The Ponzio Chair and Surgeon-in-Chief at Children’s Hospital Colorado and Professor and Vice Chair of the Department of Surgery at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.
Recognize how to better decide the need for open fetal surgery vs. less invasive approaches including fetoscopy as they pertain to various pathologies.
Recognize benefits and drawbacks of minimally invasive approaches to treatment of CCAM and MMC and better understand how to apply data from the MOMS trial.
Describe the outcomes of treated and untreated TTTS.
Review guidelines for selective termination for sIUGR
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas, Elements & Policies of the Ohio State Medical Association through the joint sponsorship of Children’s Hospital Medical Center of Akron and Globalcastmd. Children’s Hospital Medical Center of Akron is accredited by the OSMA to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Children’s Hospital Medical Center of Akron designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.
