Scientific Programme
| WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 22, 2006 |
| 09:00 |
Opening of the Symposium. |
— SESSION 1: PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS Moderators:1A. Fortuny / M. Torrents Secretrary: |
| 09:30 |
First trimester biochemical screening Josep Sabrià |
| 09:50 |
Ultrasonographic screening: When? How? By whom? Zoltan Papp |
| 10:10 |
Combined screening Kyrpos Nicolaides |
| 10:30 |
Amniocentesis or CVS? Antoni Borrell |
— SESSION 2: FETAL ORIGIN DISEASES IN THE ADULTHOOD Moderators:A. Kurjak / F. Astudillo Secretary: |
| 10:50 |
Barker's hypothesis Angel Ballabriga |
| 11:10 |
Fetal origin of adult diseases H.A. Visser |
| 11:30 |
IUGR and metabolic and endocrinological diseases in the adulthood Manuel R.G. Carrapato |
| 11:50 |
Factors influencing fetal growth and long term outcome Wolfgang Holzgreve |
| 12:10 |
BREAK |
— SESSION 3: EMBRIOFETAL LOSSES Moderators:A. Antsaklis / B. Serra Secretary: |
| 12:30 |
Causes of first trimester pregnancy losses Pedro N. Barri |
| 12:50 |
Fetal death: study protocol Emili Pérez-Picañol |
| 13:10 |
General discussion |
| 13:30 |
DEBATE: Ultrasonographic versus biochemical screening A. Kurjak - K. Nicolaides Moderator: A. Fortuny |
— SESSION 4: DIAGNOSITIC IMAGING Moderators:Z. Papp / A. Muñoz Secretary: |
| 15:30 |
3-D and 4-D, What are providing? Asim Kurjak |
| 15:50 |
Diagnosis of heart malformations. Role of STIC technology Carmen Comas |
| 16:10 |
Echocardiography with the new techniques Roberto Romero |
| 16:30 |
Role of the MR in Ultrasonographic prenatal diagnosis E. Vázquez |
— SESSION 5: BIOPHISICAL TECHNIQUES OF FETAL CONTROL Moderators:L. Cabero / J. Ruiz Secretary: |
| 16:50 |
Fetal behaviour Asim Kurjak |
| 17:10 |
Fetal pulsioximetry Javier Martínez Pérez-Mendaña |
| 17:30 |
Análisis of the ST space (STAN) Vicente Cararach |
| 17:50 |
Biochemical or biophysical control? Erich Saling |
| 18:10 |
Discussion |
| 18:30 |
BREAK |
| 18:50 |
SPECIAL LECTURE: Where is prenatal diagnosis going? Kypros Nicolaides Chairperson: J.M. Carrera |

