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Postgraduate Courses

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Postgraduate Courses, held concurrently Sunday – Tuesday prior to the start of the scientific sessions portion of the program, and offer CME credit, with select courses offering AIUM Ultrasound credit. Postgraduate Course formats range from 3.5 – 7 hours of didactic, interactive panel discussion, case studies and hands on demonstrations. Popular with MFM Fellows in training, topics range from bread-and-butter MFM topics such as genetics, ultrasound, critical care, and medical complications to emerging issues such as infectious disease and environmental health. Additional registration fee required.

Recordings for most courses will be available February 16 - May 2 and are eligible for credit.

Postgraduate Courses

  • Sunday, Feb 8th
    8:00 AM - 3:00 PM  
    Barriers to Reducing Maternal Healthcare Disparities and Achieving Health Equity
    Course Chair: Donna M. Neale, MD – University of Maryland School of Medicine
    Course Chair: Marisa Gilstrop-Thompson, MD (she/her/hers) – Delaware Center for Maternal Fetal Medicine
    Postgraduate Courses
  • Sunday, Feb 8th
    8:00 AM - 3:00 PM  
    Cerclage: Evidence-based Indications and Technique
    Course Chair: Vincenzo Berghella, MD (he/him/his) – Thomas Jefferson University
    Course Chair: Rupsa C. Boelig, MD – Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University
    Postgraduate Courses
  • Sunday, Feb 8th
    8:00 AM - 3:00 PM  
    Following the Guidelines: Prenatal Evaluation of Congenital Heart Disease
    Course Chair: Christopher Lindblade, MD – Phoenix Children's Hospital
    Course Chair: Katie Jo Stauffer, BS, RDCS, FASE – Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford
    Postgraduate Courses
  • Sunday, Feb 8th
    8:00 AM - 3:00 PM  
    From Insight to Impact: Advancing Maternal Mortality Review to Save Lives
    Course Chair: John J. Byrne, MD, MPH – University of Texas Health San Antonio
    Course Chair: Patrick S. Ramsey, MD, MSPH (he/him/his) – Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio
    Postgraduate Courses
  • Sunday, Feb 8th
    8:00 AM - 3:00 PM  
    Innovative Medical Therapy Approaches to Enhance Pregnancy and Neonatal Outcomes
    Course Chair: Kenneth J. Moise, Jr., MD (he/him/his) – Department of Women’s Health, Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin
    Postgraduate Courses
  • Sunday, Feb 8th
    8:00 AM - 3:00 PM  
    Maternal Medical Complications: A Focus on Hepatobiliary Disease in Pregnancy
    Course Chair: Heather A. Frey, MD, MSCI (she/her/hers) – The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
    Course Chair: Bethany Stetson, MD (she/her/hers) – The Ohio State University
    Postgraduate Courses
  • Monday, Feb 9th
    8:00 AM - 5:00 PM  
    Cardio-Obstetrics: Health Disparities and the Rise in Acquired Heart Disease
    Course Chair: Allison Faucett, MD (she/her/hers) – Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Colorado
    Course Chair: Omar M. Young, MD (he/him/his) – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Postgraduate Courses
  • Monday, Feb 9th
    8:00 AM - 5:00 PM  
    Complex Obstetric Delivery: Expecting the Unexpected from the Bedside to the OR
    Course Chair: Karin A. Fox, MD, MEd – Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, The University of Texas Medical Branch Health
    Course Chair: Amir A. Shamshirsaz, MD – Texas Children's Hospital, Pavilion for Women
    Postgraduate Courses
  • Monday, Feb 9th
    8:00 AM - 5:00 PM  
    Diabetes in Pregnancy: Integrating Care and Innovation in collaboration with the ADA
    Course Chair: Michal Fishel Bartal, MD (she/her/hers) – UTH Houston & Sheba Medical Center Israel
    Course Chair: Gladys A. Ramos, MD (she/her/hers) – Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
    Postgraduate Courses
  • Monday, Feb 9th
    8:00 AM - 5:00 PM  
    First Trimester Anatomic Imaging: A Critical Time to Evaluate the Pregnancy
    Course Chair: Bryann Bromley, MD – Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
    Course Chair: Marti D. Soffer, MD, MPH – Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, MassGeneral Brigham; Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine; Harvard Medical School
    Postgraduate Courses
  • Monday, Feb 9th
    8:00 AM - 5:00 PM  
    Pregnancy and Substance Use: From Basic Management to the Latest Innovations
    Course Chair: Justine Keller, MD – Saint Louis University/SSM Health
    Course Chair: Stephanie L. Pierce, MD, MS – University of Oklahoma/OU Health
    Postgraduate Courses
  • Monday, Feb 9th
    1:00 PM - 5:00 PM  
    Needleworks: A Hands-on Workshop For Ultrasound Guided Needle Procedures
    Course Chair: Brian C. Brost, MD (he/him/his) – University of Kansas Medical Center
    Course Chair: Joshua F. Nitsche, MD, PhD – Wake Forest School of Medicine
    Postgraduate Courses
  • Tuesday, Feb 10th
    8:00 AM - 12:00 PM  
    Antepartum & Peripartum Considerations in the Management of Fetal Anomalies
    Course Chair: Yair J. Blumenfeld, MD – Stanford Medicine
    Course Chair: Raphael C. Sun, MD – Oregon Health & Science University
    Postgraduate Courses
  • Tuesday, Feb 10th
    8:00 AM - 12:00 PM  
    Hands on Critical Care Simulation Course
    Course Chair: Ayisha B. Buckley, MD (she/her/hers) – Weill Cornell Medical Center
    Course Chair: Angi Shaddeau, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
    Postgraduate Courses
  • Tuesday, Feb 10th
    8:00 AM - 12:00 PM  
    Needleworks: A Hands-on Workshop For Ultrasound Guided Needle Procedures
    Course Chair: Elisabeth Codsi, FRCS, MDCM (she/her/hers) – Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine, University of Montreal
    Course Chair: Jean-Ju Sheen, MD – New York Presbyterian, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
    Postgraduate Courses
  • Tuesday, Feb 10th
    8:00 AM - 12:00 PM  
    Obstetric Ultrasound – Collaboration with AIUM Obstetrics Community of Practice
    Course Chair: Joan M. Mastrobattista, MD – Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, Pavilion for Women
    Course Chair: Lorraine E. Toner, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – CompHealth
    Postgraduate Courses
  • Tuesday, Feb 10th
    8:00 AM - 12:00 PM  
    Practical Applications of Coding for Maternal and Fetal Conditions
    Course Chair: Barbra Fisher, MD PhD – Kaiser Permanente
    Course Chair: Daphne Landau, MD – Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Penn Medicine
    Postgraduate Courses
  • Tuesday, Feb 10th
    8:00 AM - 12:00 PM  
    What’s New in Perinatal Infectious Diseases
    Course Chair: Martina Badell, MD (she/her/hers) – Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine Emory University School of Medicine
    Course Chair: Ahizechukwu C. Eke, MD, PhD, MPH – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Postgraduate Courses