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ISPD 2017

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Registration Venue Information San Diego

8:30am PDT

ISPD Board of Directors Meeting Executive Center Boardroom

4:00pm PDT

Registration Desk Open Grande Foyer

8:00am PDT

Registration Desk Open Grande Foyer

9:00am PDT

Course 1: Genomic technologies 101 for non-geneticists Seabreeze 1&2 Course 2: Ethical challenges in prenatal genetic counseling: A case-based approach Spinnaker 1&2 Course 3: Fetal therapy update Marina 6

11:00am PDT

Coffee Break Spinnaker Foyer

1:00pm PDT

Lunch Grande Ballroom A

2:00pm PDT

Course 4: Extending the Prenatal Diagnosis of Monogenic Disorders - what we can do, what we will be able to do, dealing with the counseling challenges and developing guidelines for implementation Seabreeze 1&2 Course 5: Ultrasound to enhance genetic diagnoses Marina 6

4:00pm PDT

Coffee Break Spinnaker Foyer

6:00pm PDT

Prenatal Diagnosis Editorial Board Meeting Marina 3

7:00am PDT

Registration Desk Open Grande Foyer

8:30am PDT

Opening Ceremony and Welcome Address Grande Ballroom B&C

8:40am PDT

Plenary Presentation by Roberto Romero: Fetal intelligent navigation sonography: Complexity made simple Grande Ballroom B&C

9:20am PDT

Plenary Presentation by Dennis Lo: Pushing towards the limit of noninvasive prenatal testing Grande Ballroom B&C

10:00am PDT

Beverage Break with Posters and Exhibitors Pavilion Exhibits and Posters Open Pavilion

10:30am PDT

Top Abstract: T-1 Which fetuses benefit the most from exome sequencing? Interim results from the Prenatal Assessment of Genomes and Exomes (PAGE) study Grande Ballroom B&C

10:45am PDT

Top Abstract: T-2 The clinical utility of genome-wide non-invasive prenatal screening Grande Ballroom B&C

11:00am PDT

Top Abstract: T-3 Improved cardiovascular phenotype following maternal uterine artery adenoviral VEGF-A165 gene therapy for fetal growth restriction in guinea pigs Grande Ballroom B&C

11:15am PDT

Top Abstract: T-4 Fetal and Neonatal brain phenotypes in mouse models of Down syndrome: Selecting the best model (s) to evaluate effects of prenatal therapy Grande Ballroom B&C

11:30am PDT

Top Abstract: T-5 The epidemic of abnormal CNV cases missed because of reliance upon NIPT Grande Ballroom B&C

11:45am PDT

Top Abstract Discussion Grande Ballroom B&C

12:00pm PDT

Networking Lunch with Exhibitors Pavilion Genetic Counseling SIG Lunch Meeting Spinnaker 1&2 Imaging in Pregnancy SIG Lunch Meeting Marina 6

12:15pm PDT

Attended Poster Session 1 Pavilion

12:40pm PDT

Exhibitor Showcase - Natera, Inc. Pavilion

1:30pm PDT

Session 1 | Prenatal Screening and Diagnosis Invited Presentation: Preimplantation genetic screening reveals high rate of mosaicism: Biology and clinical implications Grande Ballroom B&C Session 2 | Fetal Therapy / Fetal Development Invited Presentation: Role of simulation in training and maintenance of competence Grande Ballroom A

2:00pm PDT

Session 1 | Prenatal Screening and Diagnosis Invited Presentation: NIPT to screen for new dominant mutations Grande Ballroom B&C Session 2 | Fetal Therapy / Fetal Development Invited Presentation: Fetal therapy – Is there a role for fetoscopy in conditions other than TTTS? Grande Ballroom A

2:30pm PDT

Session 1 | Prenatal Screening and Diagnosis: 1-1 Non invasive prenatal diagnosis of single-gene disorders using droplet digital PCR Grande Ballroom B&C Session 2 | Fetal Therapy / Fetal Development: 2-1 Overexpression of connexin 43 in human fetal membrane defects delays healing after trauma in vitro *Malcolm Ferguson-Smith Award* Grande Ballroom A

2:42pm PDT

Session 1 | Prenatal Screening and Diagnosis: 1-2 Prospective analysis of 20,000 cases reveals that the combined use of cell-free DNA counting and size measurement improves specificity of NIPT Grande Ballroom B&C Session 2 | Fetal Therapy / Fetal Development: 2-2 A possible way to improve the outcome of congenital diaphragmatic hernia using amniotic fluid stem cells Grande Ballroom A

2:54pm PDT

Session 1 | Prenatal Screening and Diagnosis: 1-3 Measuring the quality of NIPT for aneuploidies - results from the first pilot EQA Grande Ballroom B&C Session 2 | Fetal Therapy / Fetal Development: 2-3 Prediction of severe pulmonary hypoplasia in lower urinary tract obstruction using fetal lung area Grande Ballroom A

3:06pm PDT

Session 1 | Prenatal Screening and Diagnosis: 1-4 Mosaic whole chromosome uniparental/biparental disomy: a common feature in trisomic placentas Grande Ballroom B&C Session 2 | Fetal Therapy / Fetal Development: 2-4 The relationship between preoperative fetal head circumference and 2-year cognitive performance after laser surgery for twin-twin transfusion syndrome Grande Ballroom A

3:18pm PDT

Session 1 | Prenatal Screening and Diagnosis: 1-5 Clinical experience of next generation sequencing for prenatal diagnosis of chromosome abnormalities Grande Ballroom B&C Session 2 | Fetal Therapy / Fetal Development: 2-5 Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn in Twin-Twin Transfusion syndrome: a case-control study Grande Ballroom A

3:30pm PDT

Beverage Break with Posters and Exhibitors Pavilion

4:00pm PDT

Debate 1: All prenatally detected lower urinary tract obstructions should be shunted Grande Ballroom B&C

6:00pm PDT

Welcome Reception supported in part by Illumina Bayview Lawn

7:00am PDT

Registration Desk Open Grande Foyer

7:30am PDT

International Society for Prenatal Diagnosis Federation Meeting Marina 6

8:30am PDT

Plenary Presentation: Panel with Journal Editors Grande Ballroom B&C

9:00am PDT

Debate 2: cfDNA prenatal screening should be used to identify all chromosome abnormalities Grande Ballroom B&C

10:30am PDT

Beverage Break with Posters and Exhibitors Pavilion Exhibits and Posters Open Pavilion

11:00am PDT

Session 3 | Genetic testing for fetal anomalies Invited Presentation: Experience with Exome Sequencing for Fetal anomalies Grande Ballroom B&C Session 4 | Genetics and Prediction of Adverse Obstetrical and Neonatal Outcomes Invited Presentation: New evidence for the prevention of preterm birth and reduction of neonatal morbidity: Clarity at last Grande Ballroom A

11:30am PDT

Session 3 | Genetic testing for fetal anomalies Invited Presentation: Investigating the fetus with a suspected skeletal dysplasia Grande Ballroom B&C Session 4 | Genetics and Prediction of Adverse Obstetrical and Neonatal Outcomes Invited Presentation: Is preeclampsia preventable by Aspirin? Results of the ASPRE study Grande Ballroom A

12:00pm PDT

Session 3 | Genetic testing for fetal anomalies: 3-1 Rapid prenatal diagnosis using exome sequencing to inform prenatal counselling and pregnancy management: a pilot study in fetuses with sonographic features of... Grande Ballroom B&C Session 4 | Genetics and Prediction of Adverse Obstetrical and Neonatal Outcomes: 4-1 Identification of post translational modifications of first trimester maternal serum proteins that are predictive for spontaneous... Grande Ballroom A

12:12pm PDT

Session 3 | Genetic testing for fetal anomalies: 3-2 Copy number variations with isolated fetal ventriculomegaly Grande Ballroom B&C Session 4 | Genetics and Prediction of Adverse Obstetrical and Neonatal Outcomes: 4-2 Placental RNA expression profiling of monozygotic selective intrauterine growth restriction by RNA sequencing Grande Ballroom A

12:24pm PDT

Session 3 | Genetic testing for fetal anomalies: 3-3 Contribution of de novo mutations to fetal structural abnormalities in 400 parental/fetal trios in the PAGE project Grande Ballroom B&C Session 4 | Genetics and Prediction of Adverse Obstetrical and Neonatal Outcomes: 4-3 Association of fetal fraction of cell free DNA and pregnancy-induced hypertensive disorders Grande Ballroom A

12:36pm PDT

Session 3 | Genetic testing for fetal anomalies: 3-4 Sensitivity of chromosomal microarray analysis in prenatal diagnosis of congenital cardiovascular abnormality in twin pregnancies Grande Ballroom B&C Session 4 | Genetics and Prediction of Adverse Obstetrical and Neonatal Outcomes: 4-4 Effects of Gestational Age at Delivery on Neonatal Outcomes Among Infants with Gastroschisis Grande Ballroom A

12:50pm PDT

Networking Lunch with Exhibitors Pavilion Laboratory Techniques SIG Lunch Meeting Marina 6 Reproductive Screening SIG Lunch Meeting Spinnaker 1&2

1:05pm PDT

Attended Poster Session 2 Pavilion

1:10pm PDT

Exhibitor Showcase - PerkinElmer Pavilion

1:35pm PDT

Exhibitor Showcase - Roche Sequencing Solutions, Inc. Pavilion

2:00pm PDT

Plenary Presentation: Zika infection: Lessons learned from the laboratory Grande Ballroom B&C

2:30pm PDT

Plenary Presentation: Zika infection: Clinical experience from the epidemic in Puerto Rico Grande Ballroom B&C

3:00pm PDT

Late Breaking Abstract Presentation: LB-1 Postzygotic origin of isochromosome 21q as a cause of false negative cell-free DNA screening results Grande Ballroom B&C

3:15pm PDT

Late Breaking Abstract Presentation: LB-2 Independent comparative diagnostic accuracy of NIPT methods in a prospective Canadian cohort of high-risk and low-risk pregnant women: The PEGASUS study Grande Ballroom B&C

3:30pm PDT

Beverage Break with Posters and Exhibitors Pavilion

4:00pm PDT

Plenary Presentation: DNA Dialogues, Decisions & Drama: Navigating a Prenatal Landscape of Ethical Challenges and Complex Counseling Grande Ballroom B&C

4:45pm PDT

Prenatal Diagnosis Journal Update, ISPD Business Meeting Grande Ballroom B&C

5:30pm PDT

Education Committee Meeting Marina 3

7:00am PDT

Registration Desk Open Grande Foyer

8:00am PDT

Plenary Presentation: A vision for future research in prenatal genomics Grande Ballroom B&C

8:30am PDT

Debate 3: Fetal MRI should be performed in all prenatally detected fetuses with a major structural abnormality Grande Ballroom B&C

10:00am PDT

Beverage Break with Exhibitors and Posters Pavilion Exhibits and Posters Open Pavilion

10:30am PDT

Session 6 | Prenatal Imaging Invited Presentation: New modalities in neuroimaging Grande Ballroom A Session 5 | Genetic Counseling and Ethics Invited Presentation: Informed decision-making about prenatal cfDNA screening: An assessment of written materials Grande Ballroom B&C

11:00am PDT

Session 6 | Prenatal Imaging Invited Presentation: Prenatal Cardiac Functional assessment and outcome Grande Ballroom A

11:05am PDT

Session 5 | Genetic Counseling and Ethics: 5-1 Procedural choices and pregnancy outcome among women opting for cell free fetal DNA testing in the California Prenatal Screening Program Grande Ballroom B&C

11:17am PDT

Session 5 | Genetic Counseling and Ethics: 5-2 Reconciling non-directivity and the counselors preference in prenatal genetic counseling Grande Ballroom B&C

11:29am PDT

Session 5 | Genetic Counseling and Ethics: 5-3 Supporting informed choice for non-invasive prenatal testing in clinical practice: How well are we doing? Grande Ballroom B&C

11:30am PDT

Session 6 | Prenatal Imaging: 6-1 Fetuses with congenital heart disease display normal cerebral volume growth Grande Ballroom A

11:41am PDT

Session 5 | Genetic Counseling and Ethics: 5-4 Effective and ethical clinical implementation of cfDNA in US:prioritizing barriers Grande Ballroom B&C

11:42am PDT

Session 6 | Prenatal Imaging: 6-2 Cortical age in fetuses with heart defects using automated age-prediction software Grande Ballroom A

11:53am PDT

Session 5 | Genetic Counseling and Ethics: 5-5 Improving uptake of post-mortem: Attitudes towards less invasive methods in the prenatal, perinatal and paediatric setting Grande Ballroom B&C

11:54am PDT

Session 6 | Prenatal Imaging: 6-3 Quantitative MRI analyses of regional brain growth and cerebral sulcal development in living fetuses with Down syndrome Grande Ballroom A

12:05pm PDT

Session 5 | Genetic Counseling and Ethics: 5-6 Stakeholder engagement by the ISPD: Towards an effective strategy Grande Ballroom B&C

12:06pm PDT

Session 6 | Prenatal Imaging: 6-4 Fetal vertebral segmentation defects: Associated anomalies, etiologies and outcome Grande Ballroom A

12:20pm PDT

Networking Lunch with Exhibitors Pavilion Ethics of Reproductive Testing and Fetal Therapy SIG Lunch Meeting Spinnaker 1&2 Fetal Therapy SIG Lunch Meeting Seabreeze 1&2

1:30pm PDT

Closing Plenary: Presentation of Joe Leigh Simpson Award for Best Early Career Investigator Grande Ballroom B&C

1:35pm PDT

Closing Plenary: Top Posters Oral Presentations Grande Ballroom B&C

2:10pm PDT

Closing Plenary Presentation: The artificial placenta Grande Ballroom B&C

2:50pm PDT

Closing Plenary Presentation: Redefining a healthy pregnancy using mobile technology Grande Ballroom B&C

3:30pm PDT

Closing Remarks Grande Ballroom B&C

3:45pm PDT

Scientific Program Committee Debriefing Marina 3