2024 Fetology Chicago: Practice and Discovery (LIVE)

Thursday, September 19, 2024, 7:30 AM - 6:30 PM, Hybrid - Virtual platform and in-person at Simpson Querrey Biomedical Research Center, Chicago, IL


The focus this year will be on the multi-disciplinary approach to evaluation, care and intervention for a spectrum of congenital diseases including TTTS, vasa previa, conjoined twins, craniofacial disease, cleft lip and palate, currarino syndrome, micrognathia, omphalocele-exstrophy-imperforate anus-spinal defects (OEIS), caudle regression, vein of galen malformation, fetal central nervous system vascular malformations, spina bifida, and neuraxial disorders. The program will also include a topic update on novel treatment for genetic syndromes, including ectodermal dysplasia and cystic fibrosis, neonatal cardiac surgery, fetal cardiac intervention and genetic abnormalities in congenital heart disease.

1. Discuss recent advancement in the treatment of common fetal conditions that are amenable to fetal surgery.
2. Describe the evidence that currently exists for the practice of fetal intervention.
3. Identify current knowledge gaps that limit broader application of fetal surgery.
4. Characterize innovative approaches currently used in the study of fetal intervention.
5. Review the indications, outcomes and future directions in congenital heart disease diagnosis and research.
6. Discuss the advances in diagnostics technology, including medical imaging for the fetus and genetic therapies.

The registration fee for this event is $20. Please click here to register.

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 9.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (9.50 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (9.50 hours)

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Feinberg School of Medicine adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. All individuals in a position to control the content of a Continuing Education activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others are required to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

Thursday, September 19, 2024