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Fetology Chicago: Practice & Discovery
Thursday, September 21, 2023
Participate Virtually or In-Person at the Louis A. Simpson and Kimberly K. Querrey Biomedical Research Center on Northwestern’s campus downtown Chicago (303 East Superior Street, Chicago, IL 60611) *
General Sessions: 7:30 a.m.-4:20 p.m. | Fetal Health Nursing Session: 4:30-6:30 p.m.
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.
This educational event will focus on the multi-disciplinary approach to the evaluation, care and intervention for a spectrum of congenital diseases including fetal heart disease, stroke, intracranial hemorrhage, vascular lesions, spina bifida, TTTS, placental abnormalities, CDH and anomalies of the fetal airway, thorax, kidneys & urinary tract. The program will also include a special topic update on innovative advances in differences of sex development, cell therapy and genetics relating to fetal diagnoses.
Registration Fee
The registration fee for this event is $20. Click here to register.
Please note that individuals planning to claim CME credit or nursing contact hours for participating 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, 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
- Discuss the advances in diagnostics technology, including medical imaging for the fetus and genetic therapies
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.
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. This conference is jointly provided by Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
Credit Designation Statement
The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Questions
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Fetology Chicago Past Programs
Fetology Chicago: Practice and Discovery Live Virtual Event
Date: September 8, 2022
Location: Hybrid – Louis A. Simpson and Kimberly K. Querrey Biomedical Research Center & Virtual
In 2022, focus was on the multi-disciplinary approach to the evaluation, care and intervention for a spectrum of congenital diseases including CNS infections, spina bifida, TTTS, anomalies of the pelvis and abdomen, bladder and cloacal exstrophy, and congenital heart disease. The program also included a special topic update on innovative advances in diagnostics and genetics relating to fetal diagnoses.
See the Fetology Chicago 2022 live virtual event program agenda.
Fetology Chicago: Practice and Discovery Live Virtual Event
Date: September 9, 2021
Location: Virtual
In 2021, we closely monitored the developments during the COVID-19 pandemic and made the decision to host Fetology Chicago: Practice and Discovery online for the second year. The one-day interactive educational experience was divided into six sessions: Fetal Cardiology, Hot Topics in Fetal Medicine, Fetal Airway & Thoracic Disease, Update on Infectious Disease & Pregnancy, Fetal Neurosurgery, and Fetal Health Nursing.
See the Fetology Chicago 2021 live virtual event program agenda.
Fetology Chicago: Practice and Discovery Live Virtual Event
Date: September 10, 2020
Location: Virtual
In 2020, we closely monitored the developments during the COVID-19 pandemic and made the decision to host Fetology Chicago: Practice and Discovery online. The one-day interactive educational experience was divided into six sessions: Fetal Cardiology, Fetal Urology/Nephrology, Fetal Thoracic Disease, Fetal Neurosurgery, Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS) and Fetal Health Nursing.
See the Fetology Chicago 2020 live virtual event program agenda.
Fetology Chicago: Practice and Discovery
Dates: September 19 & 20, 2019
Location: The Omni Chicago Hotel
676 N. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611
The program was divided into five general session topic areas: Fetal Neurosurgery, Fetal Thoracic Disease, Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS), Urology/Nephrology and Cardiology. The curriculum also featured two breakout sessions focusing on counseling for fetal intervention and navigating individualized care after a fetal diagnosis, as well as concurrent live scanning sessions focusing on utilizing Doppler to maximize the fetal cardiac evaluation and fetal neuro and thoracic imaging.
See the Fetology Chicago 2019 program agenda.
* More information is coming soon about the in-person venue. Virtual attendees will receive an email with a link to the virtual platform one week prior to the event date.