The Chicago Institute for Fetal Health Presents: Fetology Chicago 2025

Thursday, September 18, 2025

Participate Virtually or In-Person at:

Louis A. Simpson and Kimberly K. Querrey Biomedical Research Center
303 East Superior Street
1st Floor
Chicago, IL 60611

7:30 a.m. - 5:40 p.m. (Reception to follow)

Registration Closed

Accessing Recorded Fetology Sessions

Step 1: Go to the Conference Site

Step 2: Log In

• Email: Use the email address you registered with
• Password: fetology25
• Click Login

Step 3: View Recordings

• Navigate to the Agenda or Contents tab (see screenshot below).
• Select the session you wish to watch

Step 4: Access Window

• Recordings will remain available for on-demand viewing until October 19, 2025.

Claiming Your Continuing Education Credits

CME	CEUs (Nursing, Genetic Counseling, and Social Work)
Step 1: Sign in to the Northwestern University CME website using the email you registered with. *First time users: Select “Sign In with Email and Password” → “Forgot Your Password?” to reset. NM faculty/staff may use NM single sign-on.	Step 1: Attend the full activity.
Step 2: Click “My CME” → “Evaluation & Certificate”, select this activity, and enter the number of credits you are claiming.	Step 2: Complete the respective online evaluation. Nursing         Genetics         Social Work
Step 3: Complete the evaluation. Your certificate auto-generates and can be saved or printed. Your transcript (including MOC points) is available under My CME > Transcript. Deadline: 11:59 p.m., October 20, 2025	Step 3: Certificates will be issued electronically after evaluation submission. Save or print for your records. Deadline: 11:59 p.m., October 20, 2025
Support Contact: cme@northwestern.edu	Support Contacts: Nursing: Shukri Jumale – sjumale@luriechildrens.org Genetic Counseling: Hailey Funk – hfunk@luriechildrens.org Social Work: Beth Moorhouse – emoorhouse@luriechildrens.org

Course Description

Fetology Chicago is an educational event focused on educating professionals about advances in fetal medicine. This event is sponsored by The Chicago Institute for Fetal Health and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Office of Continuing Medical Education. 

The focus this year will be on the multi-disciplinary approach to evaluation, care and intervention for a spectrum of congenital diseases including single ventricle heart defect, congenital diaphragmatic hernia, persistent fetal lung lesion, non-immune hydrops/hydrothorax, hemolytic disease, twin-twin transfusion syndrome, selective intrauterine growth restriction, abdominal cysts and wall defects, gastroschisis, congenital diseases of liver, tuberous sclerosis complex, congenital hydrocephalus, spina bifida, and supporting families through difficult decisions.

See Agenda

Registration Information

The Chicago Institute for Fetal Health is committed to accessibility.

Your presence is what matters most. Our top priority is ensuring broad participation across disciplines and communities, and we are committed to making this event as accessible as possible. 

Registration is required, but complimentary by default.

If you're able, you may select a registration tier that helps offset event expenses and supports access for others. A suggested fee of $50 helps cover meals, materials, and continuing education credit processing. 

We are deeply grateful for your participation - your attendance, engagement, and the diversity of voices in the room are the true measures of this event’s success. 

Individuals planning to claim CME credit or CEUs need to register individually. Event recordings will be available to registrants for one month after the live event. 

Target Audience

The curriculum is designed for obstetricians, maternal fetal medicine specialists, neonatologists, cardiologists, radiologists, sonographers, nurses, pediatric surgical specialists, genetic counselors, social workers, and other perinatal specialists and staff.

Educational Objectives

• Discuss recent advancement in the treatment of common fetal conditions that are amenable to fetal surgery 
• Describe the evidence that currently exists for the practice of fetal intervention 
• Identify current knowledge gaps that limit broader application of fetal surgery 
• Characterize innovative approaches currently used in the study of fetal intervention 
• Review the indications, outcomes and future directions in congenital heart disease diagnosis and research 
• Recognize the advances in diagnostics technology, including medical imaging for the fetus and genetic therapies

CME Accreditation Statement

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

CME Credit Designation Statement

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of  9.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

American Board of Surgery Continuous Certification Program and Self-Assessment

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME and Self-Assessment requirement(s) of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.

Continuing Nursing Professional Development

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Midwest Multistate Division, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

The American Nurses Credentialing Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 9.3 Credits. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

In order to obtain nursing contact hours, you must attend the entire activity and complete the evaluation. 

Continuing Genetic Counseling Professional Development 

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago is approved as a provider of genetic counseling continuing professional development by The National Society of Genetic Counselors.

The National Society of Genetic Counselors designates this live activity for a maximum of 9.3 Credits. Geneticists should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

In order to obtain genetic counseling contact hours, you must attend the entire activity and complete the evaluation. 

Continuing Social Work Professional Development 

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago is approved as a provider of social work continuing professional development by The National Association of Social Worker.

The National Association of Social Worker designates this live activity for a maximum of 9.0 Credits. Social Workers should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

In order to obtain social work contact hours, you must attend the entire activity and complete the evaluation.

Questions?

Email Courtney Dugan at ccdugan@luriechildrens.org with any questions about Fetology Chicago.