CHOP at the SMFM Annual Pregnancy Meeting

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) will be back in person at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) 43rd Annual Pregnancy Meeting, Feb. 6-11, 2023, at the Moscone West Convention Center in San Francisco

We invite you to visit us at booth #823 throughout the conference to talk to team members and get clinical resources for the management of pregnancies complicated by birth defects, research updates and more.

Who will be there

Many members of our team will be on site at the booth and presenting in various sessions. Stop by to say hello!

Natalie Burrill, MS, LCGC
Genetic Counselor

Alan W. Flake, MD, FACS, FAAP
Pediatric and Fetal Surgeon and Director of CHOP’s Center for Fetal Research

Juliana Sanchez Gebb, MD
Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist

Joy N. Macdonald, BSN, RN
Fetal Therapy Coordinator

Catherine Mackell, BSN, RNC-NIC
Fetal Therapy Coordinator

Julie S. Moldenhauer, MD, FACMG
Medical Director, Garbose Family Special Delivery Unit and Director of Obstetrical Services at CHOP

Susan S. Spinner, MSN, RN
Director of Clinical Program Operations, Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment at CHOP

Christina Paidas Teefey, MD
Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist

Posters and presentations

Feb. 7:

Dr. Moldenhauer, oral presentation and debate: “Open Spina Bifida (OSB): The Basics” 

Feb. 8:

Dr. Gebb, oral presentation: “Neurodevelopmental outcomes after TAPS”

Feb. 9:       

• Dr. Moldenhauer, oral presentation: “Neonatal survival after serial amnioinfusions for fetal bilateral renal agenesis: Report from the RAFT trial”        
• Dr. Paidas Teefey, poster: “Symptoms of perinatal mood disorders in expectant parents with a diagnosis of a congenital anomaly”
• Natalie Burrill, MS, LCGC, poster: “Whole Exome Sequencing in an Enriched Population of Fetuses with Structural Anomalies”

Feb. 10:        

• Dr. Paidas Teefey, poster: “Impact of psychosocial collaboration on parental psychological distress in the setting of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia”
• Dr. Gebb, posters:
  • “Enlarged cavum septum pellucidum and small thymus as markers for 22q11.2 deletion syndrome”
  • “Outcomes with early and late laser for severe Twin Twin Transfusion Syndrome”
• Dr. Soni, poster: “Predictors of poor outcomes in monochorionic diamniotic twin pregnancies complicated by selective fetal growth restriction”
• Dr. Gebb, oral presentation: “Mode of delivery and motor function in infants with myelomeningocele without in-utero repair”

For the latest presentation schedule, locations and details, please refer to the conference website.

Get to know us

Tour our Fetal Center: A new video tour walks families through what to expect when they're referred to our center.

Tour our Garbose Family Special Delivery Unit: In this video, a mom who delivered her daughter in the SDU introduces viewers to the unit, what makes it unique, and what families can expect if they deliver there.

Expert Care for CDH: CHOP cares for more babies born with congenital diaphragmatic hernia than any hospital in the world. This video follows one family on their journey from prenatal diagnosis of CDH through delivery, treatment and discharge home.

We're hiring!

We are currently seeking candidates for a Fetal Surgery Nurse Coordinator role to join our team. Apply online here or email Susan Spinner for more details.

Resources

We encourage you to explore our library of educational materials and clinical resources, which include:

• Visit www.chop.edu/fetal-courses for a full library of fetal medicine education.
• Upcoming Fetal Firesides virtual CME lectures. Our just released Spring 2023 calendar includes sessions on the following topics:
  • Douglas A. Canning Memorial Lecture on Bladder Exstrophy and the Multi-institutuinal Bladder Exstrophy Consortium (MIBEC)
  • Fetal Encephalocele: Prenatal Diagnosis to Postnatal Management and Outcomes
  • Prenatal and Postnatal Management of Twin Anemia Polycythemia Sequence (TAPS)
  • What Placental Pathology Adds to a Fetal Center
  • Pathways of Care in Potentially Life-limiting Fetal Conditions
• Diagnostic tools for your practice
  • Flip charts (for managing CDH, TTTS and MMC)
  • CDH diagnosis with lung-to-head ratio
  • CCAM volume ratio prognostic tool
• Recent articles from our In Utero Insights newsletter
• Fetal medicine research
• Referral guidelines

Visit fetalsurgery.chop.edu/professionals for more. If you have questions or would like to request any educational materials, please contact us at any time.

Contact us

To refer a patient, get a second opinion, or for a general conversation, please don’t hesitate to reach us by phone at 800-468-8376 (800-IN-UTERO) or by using our online contact form.

To arrange a virtual meeting with any of our CHOP team members, please email Kristen Behrens at BEHRENSK1@email.chop.edu.

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