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FRIDAY
JUNE 21, 2002
SATURDAY
JUNE 22, 2002
SUNDAY
JUNE 23, 2002
List of Poster
Presentations

FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 2002

08:00 - 10:00 Hall A
OPENING SESSION - MEDICAL ECONOMICS
Congressional and ACOG representation
Chairpersons:

R. Lobo, USA
A. Decherney, USA
GOVERNMENT INVOLVEMENT IN HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Congressman H.A. Waxman, USA
OB/GYN CANNOT MAKE A LIVING IN AMERICA TODAY / MANAGED CARE
S.B. Williams, USA
WORKFORCE IN OB/GYN - GENDER ISSUES
W. Pearse, USA

10:30 - 12:30 Hall A
CEREBRAL PALSY
Chairpersons:

G. Hankins, USA
M. D'Alton, USA
Capsule:
With so many uncertainties and without tools to detect it prenatlly, we need more data to prevent this costly complication
NEONATAL ENCEPHALOPATHY AND THE OBSTETRICIAN - THE REVISED ACOG CRITERIA
G. Hankins, USA
NEUROLOGIC COMPLICATIONS IN MULTIPLE PREGNANCY - IS IT POSSIBLE TO REDUCE THE INCIDENCE? WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE?
M. D'Alton, USA
EMERGING ISSUES IN CEREBRAL PALSY - THE ROLE OF INFECTION - WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS FOR CLINICAL PRACTICE?
G. Saade, USA
THE BRAIN DAMAGED BABY - IMPLICATIONS FOR THE OBSTETRICIAN
R. Berkowitz, USA

10:30 - 12:30 Hall B
THE GONADOTROPIN CHRONICLES: CONTROVERSY OR CONSENSUS?
Sponsored by Serono
Chairperson:

Z. Rosenwaks, USA
Capsule:
Controversy exists regarding the relative differences between recombinant and urinary gonadotropin products. How important are these differences and are they clinically relevant?
CHARACTERIZING RECOMBINANT AND URINARY GONADOTROPINS
J. Dias, USA
PRECISE DOSING OF RECOMBINANT FSH THROUGH MANUFACTURING IMPROVEMENTS
E. Loumaye, USA
THE PATIENT PERSPECTIVE: TAILORING TREATMENT WITHOUT SACRIFICING EFFICACY
A. Penzias, USA

10:30 - 12:30 Hall C
SERMs
Sponsored by Eli Lilly
Chairperson:
M. Notelovtiz, USA
J. Cauley, USA
Capsule:
Can SERMs provide an answer for HRT drawbacks? How strong is the evidence?
OSTEOPOROSIS
S. Silverman, USA
CAN BREAST CANCER BE PREVENTED?
J. Cauley, USA
SERMs AND CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH
L. Mosca, USA
GYNECOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS
S. Hendrix, USA

13:30 - 15:30 Hall A
FETAL SURVEILLANCE
Chairpersons:
N. Fisk, UK
R. Berkowitz, USA
Capsule:
Does fetal surveillance improve fetal outcome?
HOW MUCH DOES FETAL MONITORING INCREASE THE C-SECTION RATE?
M. Socol, USA
HOW TO AVOID MISUSE OF THE BIOPHYSICAL PROFILE
L. Platt, USA
DOES DOPPLER ULTRASOUND IMPROVE OUTCOME IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE GROWTH - RESTRICTED FETUSES?
A. Abuhamad, USA
FETAL PULSE OXIMETRY - DOES IT HAVE A ROLE?
G. Saade, USA
DOES 3-D ULTRASOUND CONTRIBUTE SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE CURRENT METHODS OF ANOMALY DETECTION?
L. Platt, USA

13:30 - 15:30 Hall B
ENDOMETRIOSIS
Chairpersons:
P.R. Koninckx, Belgium
S. Daya, Canada
Capsule:
A perplexing, poorly understood disease of the female reproductive system
SURGERY Vs. MEDICAL THERAPY: SURGICAL APPROACH
P.R. Koninckx, Belgium
SURGERY Vs. MEDICAL THERAPY: MEDICAL APPROACH
K.W. Schweppe, Germany
TREATMENT FOR MILD/MINIMAL DISEASE
R.S. Schenken, USA
IS IVF THE ANSWER FOR INFERTILITY - STAGE/SUCCESS RATES
Z. Rosenwaks, USA
RECTOVAGINAL ENDOMETRIOSIS PREFERRED TREATMENT
P.R. Koninckx, Belgium

13:30 - 15:30 Hall C
OVARIAN CANCER: SCREENING AND PROPHYLACTIC OOPHORECTOMY
Chairpersons:
P. Schwartz, USA
L. Platt, USA
Capsule:
Delayed diagnosis of ovarian cancer is the major problem affecting prognosis - Can we diagnose it earlier?
SONOGRAPHY FOR EARLY DIAGNOSIS - MASS SCREENING
L. Platt, USA
THE PLACE OF BIOCHEMICAL TESTING
D.A. Fishman, USA
INCIDENTAL PROPHYLACTIC OOPHORECTOMY DURING ABDOMINAL SURGERY
P.E. Schwartz, USA
THE ROLE OF GENETIC TESTING FOR BREAST AND OVARIAN CANCER - IS IT A RESEARCH OR A CLINICAL TOOL?
H. Gallion, USA

16:00 - 18:00 Hall A
THROMBOPHILIA IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
Chairpersons:
D. Blickstein, Israel
G. Saade, USA
Capsule:
Screening for Thrombophilia may be useful in preventing complications
WHAT IS THE EVIDENCE FOR THE RELATION TO ADVERSE PREGNANCY OUTCOME?
M. Paidas, USA
SHOULD WE SCREEN WOMEN FOR THROMBOPHILIA IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY?
B. Konkle, USA
IS THERE ROOM FOR LMWH TREATMENT IN OB/GYN?
D. Blickstein, Israel
THROMBOPHILIA 2002 - OVERVIEW
G. Saade, USA

16:00 - 18:00 Hall B
WORKUP OF INFERTILITY
Chairpersons:
R.S. Schenken, USA
R. Scott, USA
Capsule:
Are all diagnostic procedures really important before IVF or can we do without them?
SALPINGOSCOPY, MICROSALPINGOSCOPY, HYSTEROSCOPY AND HSG: DO WE NEED THEM ALL ?
H. Verhoeven, Germany
WHEN IS INFERTILITY SURGERY INDICATED?
J. Rock, USA
SIMPLE SPERM ANALYSIS IS ALL WE NEED
S. Oehninger, USA
IVF SHOULD BE THE FIRST LINE OF DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT
R. Scott, USA

16:00 - 18:00 Hall C
THE CURRENT PLACE OF LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY IN GYNECO-ONCOLOGY
Chairpersons:
P. Schwartz, USA
N. Spirtos, USA
Capsule:
Laparoscopic surgery in Gyneco-Oncology - is laparotomy over?
BORDERLINE OVARIAN TUMORS: SHOULD THEY BE TREATED BY LAPAROTOMY OR LAPAROSCOPY?
N. Spirtos, USA
SHOULD LAPARASCOPY BE USED FOR SURGICAL STAGING IN CERVICAL CANCER?
P. Dottino, USA
WHAT IS THE ROLE OF LAPARASCOPIC SURGERY IN OVARIAN CANCER?
N. Abu-Rustum, USA
SHOULD LAPARASCOPY BE THE ULTIMATE SURGICAL PROCEDURE FOR ENDOMETRIAL CANCER?
P. Dottino, USA
LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY: DOES IT APPLY TO ALL TYPES OF GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER AND TO ALL STAGES? DOES IT IMPROVE DIAGNOSIS?
N. Abu-Rustum, USA

FRIDAY
JUNE 21, 2002
SATURDAY
JUNE 22, 2002
SUNDAY
JUNE 23, 2002
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