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Preconference Workshops: Sunday, 1 June 2008
Morning, 8:30 am — 12 pm PDT: Fetal Anomalies
Chair, Dr Alain Gagnon, University of British Columbia, Canada
Speakers, Drs Millan Patel, Tracey Pressey, Erik Skarsgard, University of British Columbia, Canada; Drs Alan Flake and R Douglas Wilson, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, USA; Dr Denise Pugash, Children's and Women's Health Center of British Columbia, Canada
Course Objectives
- Review prenatal and postnatal management, diagnosis and treatment of fetal abdominal wall defects and pulmonary lesions.
- Discuss strategies for arriving at a differential diagnosis for fetuses with multiple anomalies and normal karyotype using internet and web-based search tools.
Afternoon, 1 pm — 4:30 pm PDT: New
Molecular Techniques for the Prenatal Diagnosis of Chromosomal Aneuploidy
Chair, Dr Joyce Harper, University College London, UK
Speakers, Dr Vincenzo Cirigliano, General Lab, Italy; Diane Van Opstal, Erasmus University, Netherlands; and Lisa Shaffer, Signature Genomic Laboratories, USA
Course Objectives
- Discuss the use and limitations of the following molecular techniques
in prenatal diagnosis of chromosomal aneuploidy:
- qPCR
- MLPA
- Targeted microarray
- High resolution microarray
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Full day, 8:30 am — 4:30 pm PDT: The 11-13+6 Week Scan Theoretical
Course
Chair, Dr Jo-Ann Johnson, University of Calgary, Canada
Continuing Education: This course has been approved by the SDMS for a total of 4 CME credits for sonographers.
Course Objectives
- Review the current status of noninvasive genetic screening for chromosome abnormalities.
- Ensure that all those performing the 11 - 14 week scan for nuchal translucency screening have received the appropriate traning and that high standards of performance are maintained.
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