Webinar on Clinical Medicine | Advances in Preterm Delivery
24 Sep 2020, 00:00
Obstetrics, Preterm Delivery, Health
Webinar Information
2nd Webinar of Journal of Clinical Medicine - an Open Access Journal
Advances in Preterm Delivery
Preterm delivery (PTD; <37 weeks' gestation) complicates 5-13% of deliveries worldwide depending on the geographical and demographical characteristics of the population tested. Based on data from 184 countries, the global average preterm birth rate in 2010 was 11.1% giving a worldwide 14.9 million. It is the leading cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality as well as maternal morbidity.
Prematurity actually has both short and long-standing consequences for affected offspring, and can leave these individuals with lifelong disabilities, even after the available interventions are attempted. Because the prevalence of preterm birth is so high, it is thought to put more financial, medical, and emotional stress on affected communities than any other perinatal issue. In the past years most of the research interest resulted in the prevention of preterm birth in order to alleviate the complications of prematurity. However, recent evidence suggests that the effect of preterm birth goes beyond the impact on the future health of both the mother and her offspring far beyond the specific delivery in which preterm delivery has occurred.
With a distinguished panel of Professors Eyal Sheiner, Gian Carlo Di Renzo, Shali Mazaki-Tovi and Nir Melamed, this webinar will address and share new perspectives on the prevention and monitoring of Preterm Delivery.
Date: 24 September 2020
Time: 1.00pm (CEST) | 7 am (EDT) | 7 am (CST Asia)
Chair: Prof. Dr. Eyal Sheiner
Webinar ID: 856 8826 9334
The following experts will present and speak:
Professor Dr. Eyal Sheiner |
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Prof. Dr. Gian Carlo Di Renzo |
Prof. Dr. Di Renzo is Professor and Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Perugia in Italy. He is Director of both the Reproductive and Perinatal Medicine Center in Perugia and founder of the Permanent International and European School of Perinatal and Reproductive Medicine (PREIS) in Florence. He is full Professor at the Dept of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the I.M. Sechenov First State University of Moscow since 2019. He is coordinating the Women’s Library ( GLOWM ) of FIGO after being General Secretary for two terms (2012-2018) . Prof. Di Renzo is an Honorary Professor and Doctor Honoris Causa at 16 different Universities throughout Europe, Asia, South America, and the United States. He is an Academic Member of the Romanian and Russian Academy of Sciences. Prof. Di Renzo has received six awards for his work in human reproduction and maternal-infant's health, scientific research, and teaching. He has organized more than 350 international congresses and courses, some of these are held regularly (Diabetes in Pregnancy: DIP, Birth, World Congress of Maternal Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, TWINS, etc). His scientific production comprises over 1,300 papers of which more than 400 have been published in peer reviewed international journals ( HI 42) and 82 books. |
Prof. Dr. Shali Mazaki-Tovi |
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Prof. Dr. Nir Melamed |
Dr. Melamed is a staff physician in the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Division at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and an Associate Scientist at the Sunnybrook Research Institute. He holds an appointment of an Associate Professor at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto.Dr. Melamed is the recipient of the Waugh Family Chair in Twin Research at the University of Toronto and is the Director of the Sunnybrook Twin Research Center (https://twincentre.sunnybrook.ca/). Dr. Melamed has co-authored over 160 original research papers, as well as 10 book chapters and reviews, and his research has been presented in numerous national and international congresses.His main topics of interest include twin pregnancies, placental disease, and fetal growth. |
Programme
The webinar will start at 13:00 pm (CEST) and will last 2 hours.
Speaker & Presentation |
Time |
Introduction: Prof. Dr. Eyal Sheiner |
13:00 – 13:10 |
Prof. Dr. Gian Carlo Di Renzo Prevention of preterm birth: The evidence. |
13:10 – 13:30 |
Prof. Dr. Shali Mazaki-Tovi Bad rest or bed rest: efficacy and safety of decreased physical activity for the prevention of preterm birth. |
13:30 – 13:50 |
Prof. Dr. Eyal Sheiner Preterm delivery and other “placental” complications, and long-term maternal morbidity. |
13:50 – 14:10 |
Prof. Dr. Nir Melamed Is there a role for serial monitoring of cervical length in twin pregnancies?
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14:10 – 14:30 |
Q&A moderated by Prof. Dr. Eyal Sheiner (Chair) Attendees are welcome to type in their questions in the Zoom Q&A section. |
14:30 – 14:50 |
Discussion and concluding remarks |
14:50 – 15:10 |
Webinar Content
The second webinar of the Journal of Clinical Medicine, entitled “Advances in Preterm Delivery”, was held on Thursday 24 September 2020 and was chaired by Prof. Dr. Eyal Sheiner from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
After a brief introduction given by the Chair, Prof. Dr. Gian Carlo Di Renzo from University of Perugia discussed the evidence on prevention of preterm birth. Prof. Dr. Shali Mazaki-Tovi from Tel Aviv University presented the benefits of bed rest for the prevention of preterm births. Prof. Dr. Eyal Sheiner discussed the complications linked to this issue. The webinar concluded with the research of Prof. Dr. Nir Melamed from University of Toronto on serial monitoring of cervical length in twin pregnancies. The four presentations were followed by a discussion moderated by the chair.
The webinar was offered via Zoom, and registration was required for attendance. The full recording can be found below.
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Relevant Special Issues
Special Issues in JCM
2021: Advances in Preterm Delivery
Guest Editor: Prof. Dr. Eyal Sheiner
2021: New Tools for Predicting Preterm Birth in Asymptomatic High-Risk Women
Guest Editor: Dr. Liran Hiersch
Accepting submissions until 10 January 2021