Scientific Programme

Preliminary programme


Main topics:

  1.  Maternal, fetal and neonatal mortality.
  2. Mode and location of delivery and perinatal outcome.

Friday, 13 October, 2017

08:50 – 09:00Opening ceremony
Gábor Németh, director, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Szeged

Mode and location of delivery and perinatal outcome


09:00 – 09:40Introductory lectures
Chair: Gábor Németh, Gerhard Pichler
09:00 – 09.20Mode and location of delivery and perinatal outcome - obstetric point of view
Lili Steblovnik
Department of Perinatology, Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology,  University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Slovenia
09:20 – 09:40Mode and location of delivery and perinatal outcome: neonatological ascpects
Ernst Prehtahler
Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of Graz, Austria
09:40 – 09:45Technical break
09:45 – 11:00Invited lectures – Obstretric aspects
Chair: Tanja Premru-Sršen, Yoram Meir
09:45 – 10:00

The beginnings of contemporary home births in Slovenia
Eva Macun 1, Nina Radin 
1 General Hospital Jesenice, Slovenia 
2 Independent midwife, Ljubljana, Slovenia

10:00 – 10:15

Do time of birth, unit volume and staff experience impact neonatal and maternal outcome in deliveries ≥ 34+0 gestational weeks? - a population-based study on 87,073 neonates
Philipp Reif1, Gerhard Pichler2, Antonia Griesbacher3, György Lehner1, Wolfgang Schöll1, Uwe Lang1, Hannes Hofmann4, Daniela Ulrich1
1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Graz, Austria
2 Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of Graz, Austria
3 Risk Assessment, Data and Statistics, Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety, Graz, Austria
4 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Feldbach, Austria

10:15 – 10:30In utero transfer: A comparison between a policy of transfer at <31 wks vs. transfer at < 34 wks gestation. The Bassano del Grappa experience
Yoram J Meir, Daniela Perin, Maria C. Mangano, Paola Lanza, Cristina Tumbarello, Steania Gazzola, Giorgia Cavalli, Enrica Colangelo, Felice Sorrentino, Guglielmo Stabile, Maria Giovanna Arsie
Obstetrics Gynecology Operative Unit, Bassano del Grappa, Italy
10:30 – 10:45Speaker from Croatia
10:45 – 11:00Perinatal outcome in breech presentation – mode of delivery
János Sikovanyecz, Loránd Rénes, Hajnalka Orvos, Gábor Németh
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Szeged, Hungary
11:00 – 11:30Coffee break
11:30 – 12:45Invited lectures – Neonatological aspects
Chair: Lilijana Korhauser Cerar, Zita Gyurkovits
11:30 – 11:45Preterm infants in NICU Ljubljana - comparison between maternal transport and neonatal transport outcome
Tomaž Križnar
University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Slovenia
11:45 – 12:00Cerebral oxygenation immediately after caesarean section and mode of maternal anaesthesia
Isabella Willfurth, Nariae Baik-Schneditz, Bernhard Schwaberger, Lukas Mileder, Berndt Urlesberger, Gerhard Pichler
Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of Graz, Austria
12:00 – 12:15Speaker from Italy
12:15 – 12:30Neonatal outcomes of in utero transports to the Croatian Referral Perinatal Center
M. Ilijic Krpan, M. Starcevic, Emilia Juretic
Department of Obst. and Gyn., Clinical Hospital Center Zagreb, Croatia
12:30 – 12:45Respiratory distress in term and preterm neonates
Zita Gyurkovits, Bence Szabó, Tamás Bitó, Tamás Sári, Gábor Németh, Hajnalka Orvos
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Szeged, Hungary
12:45 – 14:00Lunch break
14:00 – 14:30Special lecture
Chair: Ernst Prethaler, Tamás Bitó

Anaesthesia for caesarean section - Decision making
Ágnes Orbán, Zsolt Molnár
Dept. of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Hungary
14:30 – 14:35Technical break
14:35 – 15:45Free communications
Chair: Mila Cervar-Zivkovic, Tomaž Križnar
14:35 – 14:45
Are weight gain and BMI independent risk factors of operative delivery? Evidence from a multicenter prospective study
A. Sorz, Gianpaolo Maso, M. Bernardon, N. Santangelo, E. Rizzante, I. Della Pietà, S. Parolin, M. Piccoli
High Risk Pregnancy Unit. Institute for Maternal and Child Health, IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy
14:45 – 14:55Does third-trimester cervical length aid in predicting time of first stage of labor?
György Léhner1, Philipp Reif1, Alexander Avian2, Martina Kollmann1, Ioana-Claudia Lakovschek1, Uwe Lang1, Daniela Ulrich1
1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Graz, Austria
2 Department of Medical Statistics, Medical University of Graz, Austria
14:55 – 15.053-dimensional power Doppler ultrasound examination in pregnancies complicated by intrauterine growth restriction
András Molnár1; Andrea Surányi1; Tibor Nyári2; Gábor Németh1
1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Szeged, Hungary
2 Department of Medical Physics and Informatics, University of Szeged, Hungary
15:05 – 15:15Screening and prevention of Cytomegalovirus infection during pregnancy - prospective study
Zoltán Pál1, Márta Szűcs1, Gabriella Terhes2, Gábor Németh1, Edit Urbán2
1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Szeged, Hungary
2 Institute of Clinical Microbiology, University of Szeged, Hungary
15:15 – 15:25Prenatal ultrasound alterations in cystic fibrosis
Dániel Balogh1, Andrea Surányi1, Olga Bede2, Gábor Németh1
1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Szeged, Hungary
2 Hospital of Bács-Kiskun County, Pediatric Cystic Fibrosis Center, Kecskemét, Hungary
15:25 – 15:35 Psychological support for parents who lost a child during pregnancy or soon after birth
Megie Krajnc, Vislava Globevnik Velikonja
Clinical Psychology Service, Department of Perinatology, Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Slovenia 
15:35 – 15:45Depression screening and psychological intervention in pregnancy care and their impact on complications during pregnancy
Emőke Adrienn Hompoth 1, Annamária Töreki 1, Veronika Baloghné Fűrész 2
1 Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Szeged, Hungary
2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Szeged, Hungary
15:45 – 16:15 Coffee break
16:15  17:15Free communications
Chair: Ágnes Orbán, Gianpaolo Maso 
16:15 – 16:25Indices of reduced adaptability of cardiovascular function after pregnancy
Karin Schmid-Zalaudek1, Helmut Karl Lackner1, Vassiliki Kolovetsiou-Kreiner2, Ilona Papousek3, Uwe Lang2, Manfred Georg Moertl4
Department of Physiology, Medical University Graz, Austria
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Graz, Austria
Department of Psychology, Biological Psychology, University of Graz, Austria
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinical Center, Klagenfurt, Austria
16:25 – 16:35Preoperative autologous blood donation in patients with placenta previa – costly overtreatment or good clinical practice?
Denis Ćatić1, Lili Steblovnik1, Ana Milojković2
1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Centre, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2 Blood Transfusion Centre of Slovenia, Ljubljana. Slovenia
16:35 – 16:45An atypical presentation of postpartum ovarian vein and inferior vena cava thrombosis in a 37-year old multipara
Tamara Serdinšek1, Mateja Kranjc2, David Šuran3, Mirjana Brvar4, Lucija Kuder5, Faris Mujezinović5
1Clinic for Gynaecology and Perinatology, University Medical Centre Maribor, Slovenia
2Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, General Hospital Ptuj, Slovenia
3Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Clinic for Internal Medicine, University Medical Centre Maribor, Slovenia 
4Department of Radiology, University Medical Centre Maribor, Slovenia
5Department of Perinatology, Clinic for Gynaecology and Perinatology, University Medical Centre Maribor, Slovenia
16:45 – 16:55Pregnancy complications: challenge and/or chance for further cardiovascular risk in later life?
Helmut K. Lackner1, Ilona Papousek2, Karin Schmid-Zalaudek1, Elisabeth M. Weiss2, Andrea Roessler1, Uwe Lang3, Niluefer Aydin4, Mila Cervar-Zivkovic3, Manfred G. Moertl5
Department of Physiology, Medical University of Graz, Austria
2 Department of Psychology, Biological Psychology, University of Graz, Austria
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Graz, Austria
Department of Psychology, Alps-Adria-University Klagenfurt, Austria
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinical Center, Klagenfurt, Austria
16:55 – 17:05
Pathologic placentation in pregnancies: diagnostic criteria and recommendations for management
Bence Csapó
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Medical University of Graz, Austria
17:05 – 17:15Acute promyelocitic leucemia in pregnancy: a case report
Sara Mugerli 1, Uroš Mlakar 2, Enver Melkić 2, Asist. Tanja Premru-Sršen 3
1 Nova Gorica General Hospital, Nova Gorica, Slovenia
2 Department of Hematology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Slovenia
3 Department of Perinatology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Slovenia 
17:15-17:20Technical break
17:20-18:30Free communications
Chair: Laura Ghiro, Hajnalka Szabó
17:20 – 17:30Biomarkers (sFlt-1/PlGF)- their dynamics in the course of preeclamptic pregnancies and fetal and maternal outcomes
Christina Fastenmeier, Christina Stern, Ioana Lakovschek, Karoline Mayer-Pickel, Vassiliki Kolovetsiou-Kreiner, Bence Csapo, Barbara Obermayer-Pietsch, Uwe Lang, Mila Cervar-Zivkovic
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Medical University of Graz, Austria
17:30 – 17:40Association of preeclampsia and auto-antibodies
Karoline Mayer-Pickel, Christina Stern, Uwe Lang, Mila Cervar-Zivkovic
Department of Obstetrics, Medical University of Graz, Austria
17:40 – 17:50 Cerebral oxygenation immediately after birth and outcome/mortality of preterm neonates
Elisabeth Pichler-Stachl, Jeremia Gradenegger, Nariae Baik-Schneditz, Bernhard Schwaberger, Lukas Mileder, Berndt Urlesberger, Gerhard Pichler
Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of Graz, Austria
17:50 – 18:00 Does the birth mode have an influence on the active earacupuncture points in neonates?
Jasmin Stadler1, 2, Christina Flucher 1, Nicolai Tritschler 1, Gerhard Pichler 1, Berndt Urlesberger 1, 2, Wolfgang Raith 1,2
Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of Graz, Austria
1 Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Graz, Austria
2 Research Group for Paediatric Traditional Chinese Medicine, Graz, Austria 
18:00 – 18:10The forgotten majority - the outcome of moderately preterm infants during the first 3 years of life
Hajnalka Szabó
Department of Pediatrics, "Szent György" University Teaching Hospital of Country Fejér, Székesfehérvár, Hungary
18:10 – 18:20
Pathologic alterations of the umbilical cord and placenta in IUGR - etiology of IUGR or „fetal response”
Mária Jakó1, György Bártfai1, László Kaizer2, Gábor Németh1, Andrea Surányi1
1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Szeged, Hungary
2 Department of Pathology, University of Szeged, Hungary
18:20 – 18:30Pharmacodynamic studies of placental and umbilical vessels
Mária Jakó1, Andrea Surányi1, Dóra Domokos2, Róbert Gáspár2, Gábor Németh1, György Bártfai1
1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Szeged, Hungary
2 Department of Pharmacodynamics, Faculty of Pharmacology, University of Szeged, Hungary
20:00Gala dinner 


Saturday, 14 October, 2017

Maternal, fetal and neonatal mortality
09:00 – 09:40Introductory lectures:
Chair: Marina Ivanisevic, Hajnalka Orvos
09:00 – 09.20 Obstetric aspects: Maternal, fetal and neonatal mortality in “the Alpe Adria countries"
Josip Djelmis
Department of Obstetrics and Gyanecology, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia
09:20 – 09:40

Maternal, fetal and neonatal mortality. Neonatological aspects 
Laura Ghiro, Italy
Department of Pediatrics, Vicenza, Italy

09:40 – 09:45Technical break
09:45 – 11:00Invited lectures – Obstretric aspects
Chair: Josip Djelmis, Wolfgang Walcher
09:45 – 10:00

Monitoring Maternal Mortality in Slovenia: Results and Response
Barbara Mihevc Ponikvar1, Tanja Premru-Sršen2
1 National Institute of Public Health, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2 Department of Perinatology, University Medical Centre, Ljubljana, Slovenia

10:00 – 10:15Has there been a change in maternal mortality over the last five decades? 
Karoline Mayer-Pickel, Edgar Petru, Eva-Christina Weiss , Hellmuth Pickel , Manfred Mörtl, Uwe Lang 
Department of Obstetrics, Medical University, Graz, Austria 

10:15 – 10:30Risk-adjusted operative delivery rates and maternal-neonatal outcomes as measures of quality assessment in obstetric care: a multicenter prospective study
Gianpolo Maso, M. Bernardon, A. Sorz, N. Santangelo, E. Rizzante, I Della Pietà, S. Parolin
High Risk Pregnancy Unit. Institute for Maternal and Child Health, IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy
10:30 – 10:45Speaker from Croatia
10:45 – 11:00Maternal mortality in Hungary
Tamás Bitó1, György M Csákány2, Zita Gyurkovits1, Hajnalka Orvos1, Gábor Németh1
1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Szeged, Hungary
2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, “Ferenc Jahn” South-Budapest Hospital, Hungary
11:00 – 11:30Coffee break
11:30 – 12:15Invited lectures – Neonatological aspects
Chair: Emilia Juretic, Miklós Szabó
11:30 – 11:45Neonatal mortality - trends in Slovenia
Sonja Tomšič, Barbara Mihevc Ponikvar 
National Institute of Public Health, Ljubljana, Slovenia
11:45 – 12:00Mortality and short term outcome of preterm neonates ≤26+6 weeks of gestation at the Division of Neonatology Graz
Gerhard Pichler, Elisabeth Pichler-Stachl, Berndt Urlesberger
Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of Graz, Austria
12:00 – 12:15Speaker from Italy
12:15 – 12:30Neonatal mortality in Croatia
Vedrana Guszak1, Urelija Rodin2, 3, Boris Filipović-Grčić4, 5
1 University Hospital Center Zagreb, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Neonatology, Zagreb, Croatia
2 Croatian Institute of Public Health, Zagreb, Croatia
3 School of Public Health „Andrija Štampar“, Zagreb, Croatia
4 University Hospital Center Zagreb, Department of Pediatrics, Divisionof Neonatology and Neonatal Intensive Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia
5 University of Zagreb, School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia
12:30 – 12:45Infant mortality in Hungary, trends and contributors
Miklós Szabó
1st Dept. of Pediatrics, NICU, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
12:45 – 13:00Closing ceremony
Gábor Németh, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Szeged
Tanja Premru-Sršen, Department of Perinatology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Slovenia
(invitation for 2018)