A joint meeting with British Maternal & Fetal Medicine Society, the British Association of Perinatal Medicine and the Neonatal Nurses Association, held at the Harrogate International Centre, Harrogate, UK.
Monday 9th June 2014
11.30 – 13.00 Registration
SESSION 1: SOCIETY LECTURES
13.00 – 13.45 The BAPM Founder’s Lecture: Professor Josef Neu MD, University of Florida, USA
The intestinal microbiome, inflammation, and neonatal morbidity
13.45 – 14.30 The BMFMS Society Lecture: Professor Lyn Chitty, UCL, London
Noninvasive prenatal diagnosis in routine clinical care: The opportunities, risks and the changing face of our subspecialty
14.30 – 15.15 Tea, Exhibition, Poster Viewing
SESSION 2: FETAL MEDICINE
15.15 – 16.05 Free Papers
- 2.1 Estimation of detection rates of aneuploidy using an approach based on nuchal translucency and non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT)
A Khalil, N Mahmoodian, A Kulkarni, T Homfray, A Papageorghiou, A Bhide, B Thilaganathan, London UK ADC link - 2.2 Abnormal cerebroplacental ratio predicts adverse outcomes in dichorionic twins
EM Kent, FM Breathnach, G Burke, FM McAuliffe, MP Geary, S Daly, JR Higgins, A Hunter, JJ Morrison, S Higgens, R Mahony, P Dicker, EC Tully, FD Malone, Dublin, Ireland ADC link - 2.3 Exome sequencing improves genetic diagnosis of structural fetal abnormalities revealed by ultrasound
SC Hillman, K Carss, D McMullen, V Parthiban, E Maher, M Kilby, M Hurles, Birmingham, UK ADC link - 2.4 Whole exome sequencing of growth restricted offspring identifies gene variants implicated in maturity onset diabetes of the young
SL Hillman, MC Smart, C Bacchelli, L Ocaka, DJ Williams, London, UK ADC link - 2.5 Direct fetal DNA Fraction Enrichment using microfluidic sample presentation of maternal blood for non-Invasive prenatal testing
M Kersaudy-Kerhoas, MPY Desmulliez, J Norman, Edinburgh, UK ADC link
16.10 – 16.40 Professor Paul Griffiths, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield
The role of fetal MRI as an imaging modality of brain abnormalities
SESSION 3
16.45 – 17.45 The Tizard Lecture: Professor Andrew Hattersley, Exeter Medical School
The potential life-long implications of neonatal hyper and hypoglycaemia
17.45 – 18.45 Welcome Reception
Tuesday 10th June 2014
08.00 – 08.30 Registration
SESSION 4: HOT TOPICS
08.30 – 09.10 Professor Neena Modi, Imperial College London
The phenotype of the young adult born preterm
09.10 – 09.50 Free Papers
- 4.1 Hyperalimentation and blood glucose control in very preterm infants: a randomised controlled parenteral nutrition study ADC link
C Morgan, L Burgess, M Grosdenier, J Green, P McGowan, MA Turner, Liverpool, UK - 4.2 Infant neurodevelopmental outcomes following late and moderately preterm birth
EM Boyle, ES Draper, TA Evans, DJ Field, B Manktelow, N Marlow, S Seaton, LK Smith, S Johnson, Leicester, UK ADC link - 4.3 EPICure 2: Impact of antenatal steroid, tocolysis and caesarean delivery on condition at birth in extremely preterm babies
AS Morgan, ES Draper, K Bennett, Z Alfirevic, KL Costeloe, N Marlow, London, UK ADC link
09.50 – 10.20 Neonatal Society: Young Investigator Presentation
- 4.4 Dr Christopher Gale
Influencing long-term health through infant nutrition ADC link
10.20 – 10.50 Coffee, Exhibition and Poster Viewing
SESSION 5
10.50 – 11.50 Free Papers
- 5.7 Hyperalimentation and electrolyte requirements in very preterm infants: a randomized controlled parenteral nutrition study
J Green, P McGowan, C Morgan, Liverpool, UK ADC link - 5.8 Clinical and genetic influences on functional brain networks in preterm infants
APR Smith-Collins, A Heep, RA Kauppinen, A Varadi, S Rajatileka, E Molnar, K Luyt, Bristol, UK ADC link - 5.9 Behavioral, social and emotional outcomes following late and moderately preterm birth
S Johnson, ES Draper, TA Evans, DJ Field, A Guy, N Marlow, LS Seaton, ELK Smith, EM Boyle, Leicester, UK ADC link - 5.10 Using detailed clinical nutritional data to predict optimal energy and protein intakes for preterm infant
MJ Johnson, JP Pond, F Pearson, A Emm, AA Leaf, Southampton, UK ADC link
11.50 – 12.20 Professor Irene Roberts, Imperial College London
Haematological insights from Downs Syndrome
12.20 – 13.40 Lunch, Exhibition and Poster Viewing
SESSION 6
13.40 – 14.10 Professor David Haslam Chair, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
What next for NICE?
14.10 – 15.10 Free Papers
- 6.7 Neonatal thyroid function and the use of povidone-iodine and iodinated contrast media during labour and the postnatal period: a pilot study
FLR Williams, E Velten, C Day, A Soe, S Somisetty, Dundee, UK ADC link - 6.8 Hepatic IGF1 DNA methylation and mrna expression are influenced by gender but not by prenatal growth restriction in the young lamb
DJ Carr, JS Milne, RP Aitken, JM Wallace, Aberdeen, UK ADC link - 6.9 Up-regulation and shift in cellular and tissue localisation of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor in Acute Necrotising Enterocolitis
D Vieten, AP Corfield, RD Spicer, Bristol, UK ADC link - 6.10 A quality improvement initiative for reducing late onset infection among very low birth weight infants
CL Smith, JC Becher, J Orme, Y Freer, C Abbott-Smith, E Johnston, BJ Stenson, JP Boardman, Edinburgh, UK ADC link
15.10 – 15.40 Tea, Exhibition and Poster Viewing
SESSION 7: SGA INFANT PLENARY
15.40 – 16.20 Professor Francis de Zegher, University of Leuven, Belgium
Perinatal trajectories towards Obesity, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and the World Cup
16.20 – 17.00 BAPM: The Peter Dunn Lecture: Professor Steve Robson, Professor in Maternal & Fetal Medicine Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne
Prenatal investigation and management of the small for gestational age baby
17.15 – 18.15 Sponsored Symposium, Medela UK
Human Milk in the NICU – latest research and process improvements aimed at improving the does of human milk to the preterm infant and increase the rate of breastfeeding
19.30 – 23.00 Conference Reception and Dinner Royal Hall, Harrogate
Wednesday 11th June 2014
08.30 – 09.00 Registration
SESSION 8
09.00 – 10.00 Free Papers
- 8.7 Continuous EEG derived carbon dioxide monitor for newborn preterm babies – levels of agreement with partial pressure of arterial blood carbon dioxide
S Victor, C Jennings, C McKeering, A Buriro, P Gaydeki, Manchester, UK ADC link - 8.8 Neonatal Encephalopathy in the cooling therapy era – Preliminary cerebral magnetic resonance results from the MARBLE Consortium
SS Pauliah, PJ Lally, A Bainbridge, DL Price, S Addison, FM Cowan, P Satodia, SC Wayte, A Soe, S Pattnayak, S Harigopal, LJ Abernethy, MA Turner, P Clarke, J Cheong, SN Basheer, A Alavi, S Shankaran, EB Cady, S Thayyil, London, UK ADC link - 8.9 Microstructural changes in neonatal encephalopathy revealed with the neurite orientation dispertion and density imaging (NODDI) model
PJ Lally, H Zhang, SS Pauliah, DL Price, A Bainbridge, G Balraj, EB Cady, S Shankaran, S Thayyil, London, UK ADC link - 8.10 Cranial ultrasound findings suggest that the injury pathway may begin many hours before delivery in encephalopathic infants in Uganda
CJ Tann, M Nakakeeto, C Hagmann, E Webb, N Nyombi, K Harvey-Jones, F Namiiro, K Burgoine, AM Elliott, JJ Kurinczuk, NJ Robertson, FM Cowan, London, UK & Entebbe, Uganda ADC link
10.00 – 10.30 Professor Allyson Pollock, Queen Mary University of London
The New NHS
10.30 – 11.00 Coffee, Exhibition and Poster Viewing
SESSION 9: SPECIAL GUEST LECTURES
11.00 – 11.30 Professor Scott Nelson, University of Glasgow
Assisted conception in women with serious pre-existing medical complications: A bridge too far for maternal and perinatal mortality
11.30 – 12.00 Mr Simon Eccles, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London
Reconstructing congenital craniofacial malformations
12.00 – 12.30 Professor Phillip Gordon, MEDNAX / Pediatrix, Florida, USA
Necrotizing enterocolitis
12.30 – 13.30 Lunch, Exhibition and Poster Viewing
SESSION 10: PLATFORM POSTERS
13.30 – 14.00
- 10.1 Can essential fatty acids prevent early preterm delivery? A meta-analysis of evidence
S Kar, S Thangaratinam, M Wong, E Rogozinska, London, UK ADC link - 10.2 Association of the history of maternal-placental syndrome and cardiovascular disease in women with systemic lupus erythematosus
MC Soh, C Nelson-Piercy, F Dib, L McCowan, M Westgren, D Pasupathy, London, UKADC link - 10.3 Relative intakes of energy and protein in the first week after birth are associated with neurodevelopmental outcome at 24 months in extremely preterm infants
SHT Chan, MJ Johnson, AA Leaf, B Vollmer, Southampton, UK ADC link - 10.4 Outcomes following the diagnosis of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: changes over a 15 year period
L Peake, E Draper, D Field, Leicester, UK ADC link - 10.5 Tissue engineering approach with acellular matrix supports affected diaphragm of an atrophic mouse model with activation of resident cells
De Coppi P, Urbani L, Piccoli M, Alvarez Fallas ME, Dedja A, Magrofuoco E, Elvassore N, Franzin C, Pozzobon M, London, UK ADC link - 10.6 Influence of prenatal adenovirus-VEGF gene therapy on mRNA expression of angiogenic related genes in fetal and postnatal ovine intestine
JS Caton, GQ Jia, JS Haring, RP Aitken, JS Milne, DJ Carr, AL David, JM Wallace, Fargo, USA ADC link
14.00 – 14.10 Session/Comfort break
SESSION 11
14.10 – 14.55 Professor Jonathan Wells, Professor of Anthropology and Paediatric Nutrition Childhood Nutrition Research Centre, UCL Institute of Child Health, London
The evolution of human adiposity
14.55 – 15.00 Presentation of Prizes
SESSION 12 PROTECTING AND REPAIRING BRAINS
15.00 – 15.30 Professor Siddharthan Chandran, University of Edinburgh
Brain repair & stem cells
15.30 – 16.00 Professor Stéphane Marret, Rouen, France
The role of maternally administered Magnesium Sulphate in the antenatal period for neuroprotection in the premature baby
16.00 – 16.30 Professor Nikki Robertson, Institute for Women’s Health, London
Protecting the newborn brain: new avenues
16.30 Close of Meeting