Asia Pacific Conference in Fetal Therapy 2024

Organisers

Organiser

Organizing Committee

Chair

Prof. LEUNG Tak Yeung

Members

Prof. CHOOLANI Mahesh

Prof. ENDO Masayuki

Prof. KUMAR Sailesh

Dr. SHAW Steven

Prof. SURESH Seshadri

Dr. Ada TSE Wing Ting

Prof. WATAGANARA Tuangsit

Scientific Programme

Day 1 Venue: Lecture Theatre (LT1A)

Time	Topic			Speaker
09:00-09:05	Opening Ceremony
Challenges in decision making and surgical techniques in managing complicated MC twin pregnancies Session Chair: Prof. LEUNG Tak Yeung & A/Prof. WATAGANARA Tuangsit
09:05-10:30	TTTS			Dr. SURESH Seshadri
	sFGR			Prof. KUMAR Sailesh
	TRAPS			Dr. TSE Wing Ting Ada
	TAPS			Dr. BALAKRISHNAN Bijoy
	Discussion
10:30-11:00	Tea Break
Advances and Development Session Chair: Dr. SURESH Seshadri & Dr. LEUNG Wing Cheong
11:00-12:30	Fetal Molecular Therapy, the third option?			Prof. CHAN Kok Yen Jerry
	Advances in instruments for fetal surgery			Prof. LEUNG Tak Yeung
	Tips and tricks of Simulation in prenatal interventions			A/Prof. WATAGANARA Tuangsit
	AI on maternal fetal medicine			Prof. CHOOLANI Mahesh
	Discussion
12:30-13:30	Lunch
Thalassemia Session Chair: Dr. TSE Wing Ting Ada & A/Prof. WATAGANARA Tuangsit
13:30-15:00	In utero transfusion for Hb Barts fetuses			Dr. HUI Shuk Yi Annie
	Postnatal treatment for thalassemia			Prof. LI Chi Kong
	Gene therapy for thalassemia			A/Prof. MATTAR Nurfarah Zaini Citra
	In utero Stem cell therapy			Prof. WANG Chi Chiu Ronald
	Discussion
15:00-15:30	Tea Break
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia Session Chair: Dr. HUI Shuk Yi Annie & Prof. ENDO Masayuki
15:30-17:10	CDH: Case selection for FETO			A/Prof. NISARAT YAMAPHAI Phithakwatchara
	FETO: Technical aspect			Dr. TSE Wing Ting Ada
	Recent advances in postnatal respiratory management for CDH			Dr. CHEE Yuet Yee
	Recent advances in postnatal surgical treatment for CDH			Dr. WONG Hei Yi Vicky
	Oral Presentation			Dr. CHEN Gongli
Discussion

Day 2 Venue: Lecture Theatre (LT1A)

Time	Topic			Speaker
Various Challenges in Fetal Therapy Session Chair: Dr. BALAKRISHNAN Bijoy & Dr. HUI Shuk Yi Annie
09:00-10:30	Current status of prenatal therapy for prevention/treatment of FGR			Prof. KUMAR Sailesh
	Fetal Goitre – prenatal diagnosis and management			Dr. SURESH Seshadri
	Fetal imaging in gastrointestinal atresia to predict postnatal surgical outcomes			Dr. WATANABE Miho
	Update on the development of in utero gene and cell therapy			A/Prof. MATTAR Nurfarah Zaini Citra
	Discussion
10:30-11:00	Tea Break
Urinary tract obstruction Session Chair: Prof. ENDO Masayuki & Dr. TSE Wing Ting Ada
11:00-12:30	LUTO in first trimester			Dr. WONG Lo
	Laser for LUTO			A/Prof. WATAGANARA Tuangsit
	PUJO: shunt or not?			Prof. LEUNG Tak Yeung
	Oral Presentation			Dr. WANG Ya
	Oral Presentation			Dr. SHUANG Li
Discussion
12:30-13:30	Lunch
Cardiac diseases and arrhythmia Session Chair: Dr. SHAW Steven & Dr. WAH Yi Man Isabella
13:30-15:00	Medical therapy for fetal tachyarrhythmia			Dr. CHOW Pak Cheong
	Fetal heart block: prevention, prediction and treatment			Prof. KUMAR Sailesh
	Update on in utero valvuloplasty for aortic stenosis			Prof. LEUNG Tak Yeung
	Oral Presentation			Mrs. PHAM Minh Giang
	Oral Presentation			Prof. ZHOU Yi
Discussion
15:00-15:30	Tea Break
Myelomeningocele Session Chair: Dr. SURESH Seshadri & Prof. LEUNG Tak Yeung
15:30-17:00	Prenatal neuro-sonographic evaluation of MMC			Dr. WAH Yi Man Isabella
	Training for essential skills for open and endoscopic prenatal repair			A/Prof. WATAGANARA Tuangsit
	Current situation of fetal open MMC repair in Japan			Prof. ENDO Masayuki
	Current situation of fetoscopic MMC repair in Taiwan			Dr. SHAW Steven
	Discussion

Invited Speakers

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