PROGRAMME

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MONDAY 2nd JUNE 2008

14.30 – 16.30	Registration
16.30 – 16.45	Welcome Address Professor Alan Cameron, President, British Maternal and Fetal Medicine Society (BMFMS)	Auditorium
SESSION 1	NEONATAL YOUNG INVESTIGATOR PRESENTATIONS Chairs: Professor Andrew Whitelaw, President Neonatal Society (NNS) Miss Tina Pollard, Chair, Neonatal Nurses Association (NNA)
16.45 – 17.10	NNA Draeger Scholarship Award Presentation Managing the infant with necrotising enterocolitis post surgery, in preparation for transfer to the local hospital or to home Mrs Anne Aspin Nurse Consultant Neonatal Surgery, Leeds General Infirmary
17.10 – 17.50	NNS Young Investigator Presentation The influence of birth weight and genotype on adipose tissue development:long term consequences for later obesity Dr Alison Mostyn Lecturer in Biological Sciences, School of Nursing, Nottingham University
SESSION 2	THE BAPM FOUNDERS’ LECTURE Chair: Professor Neil Marlow, President, British Association of Perinatal Medicine (BAPM)	Auditorium
18.00 – 19.00	Placental insufficiency – will it be preventable by 2010? Professor John Kingdom Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada
19.00 – 20.00	Welcome Reception	Exhibition Hall

TUESDAY 3rd JUNE 2008

08.00 – 08.30	Registration
SESSION 3	THE TIZARD LECTURE Chairs: Professor Andrew Wilkinson (Oxford) and Mr Tim Overton (Bristol) Vote of Thanks: Professor Howard Clark (Southampton)	Auditorium
08.30 – 09.30	Lung surfactant: protecting alveolar stability and sterility Professor Sam Hawgood Professor of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, USA
09.30 – 10.00	The sequelae of assisted reproduction techniques Professor Siladitya Bhattacharya Professor in Reproductive Medicine, Aberdeen Maternity Hospital
10.00 – 10.30	Coffee, Exhibition and Poster Viewing	Exhibition Hall

SESSION 4                 PARALLEL SESSIONS
10.30 – 12.30	SESSION 4A BMFMS-FETAL MEDICINE (Auditorium)	SESSION 4B BAPM/NNS-BRAIN (Queen’s Suite A)	SESSION 4C NNA-POSTIVE PARENTING (Queen’s Suite B)

SESSION 4A		BMFMS – FETAL MEDICINE Chairs: Dr Gerald Mason (Leeds) and Dr Bill Martin (Birmingham)	Auditorium
10.30 – 11.15		Genetic imprinting Professor Mark Hughes Director, Genesis Genetics Institute, Director, Applied Genomics Technology Centre Detroit, USA
11.15 – 11.25	4.1	Local delivery of VEGF adenovirus to the uterine artery increases vasorelaxation and blood flow to the pregnant sheep uterus long-term K. Abi Nader et al. (London)
11.25 – 11.35	4.2	Amniocentesis for soft markers - a six year review 2000-05 E. M. Knox et al. (Birmingham)
11.35 – 11.45	4.3	Fetal Troponin-T and pro-BNP in fetuses of Type 1 diabetic mothers N. Russell et al. (Dublin, Ireland)
11.45 – 11.55	4.4	Three stage contingency screening for Down’s syndrome: the Stafford Pilot J. Gardosi et al. (Birmingham)
11.55 – 12.05	4.5	DNA microarrays in the investigation of abnormal antenatal ultrasound – a prospective pilot study K. E. Cohen et al (Leeds)
12.05 – 12.15	4.6	Gastroschisis in the UK: A prospective national study of prevalence, management and outcomes using obstetric, paediatric surgical and congenital anomaly reporting systems M. Knight (Oxford)

SESSION 4B		BAPM/NNS – BRAIN Chair: Dr Anoo Jain (Bristol)	Queen’s Suite A
10.30 – 10.45	4.7	Neonatal Resuscitation and Childhood Cognitive Outcomes D. E. Odd et al. (Bristol)
10.45 – 11.00	4.8	Extremely preterm children at 11 years – how do they fare at school? S. Johnson et al. (Nottingham)
11.00 – 11.15	4.9	Pattern and timing of brain injury on admission scans assessed using cranial ultrasound in infants with neonatal encephalopathy (NE) compared to low-risk infants in Mulago University Hospital, Kampala, Uganda C. F. Hagmann et al. (London)
11.15 – 11.30	4.10	Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy and the fetal brain in normally grown and growth restricted fetuses L. Story et al. (London)
11.30 – 11.45	4.11	Treatment with cooling following perinatal asphyxia: Preliminary data from the UK TOBY Cooling Register B. W. Strohm et al. (Oxford)
11.45 – 12.00	4.12	A randomised pilot feasibility study of therapeutic hypothermia for neonatal encephalopathy in a low resource setting in Equatorial Africa N. J. Robertson et al. (London)
12.00 – 12.30		Neuroprotection after hypothermia Professor Pierre Gressens Consultant in Paediatric Neurology, Robert Debre Hospital, Paris, France
SESSION 4C		NNA – POSTIVE PARENTING Chairs: Mrs Sarah Kent (Northampton) and Mrs Dee Beresford (Nottingham)	Queen’s Suite B
10.30 – 11.05		Parenting programme – Development Care: a UK Vision Mrs Chrissie Israel Developmental Care Specialist Nurse, Southmead Hospital, Bristol Ms Jane Abbott Head of innovation BLISS, London Dr Ezam MatAli Consultant Neonatologist, Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow
11.15 – 12.15		How many mountains can they climb? Mr Ian Woodroffe Counsellor Psychological Support Neonatal Services, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge
12.15 – 12.30		A Critical Incident Reporting System (CIRS) and an analysis of critical incidents in a Level 3 NICU J.A. Foy et al. (Newport)
12.30 – 14.00		Lunch, Exhibition and Poster Viewing	Exhibition Hall

13.00 – 14.00	LUNCHTIME NEONATAL POSTER WALKS	Level 5
13.00 – 13.50	LUNCHTIME MEET THE EXPERTS SESSIONS
	A. Big mums and big babies Dr Siohban Quenby (Liverpool) & Dr Tracey Johnston (Birmingham)	Queen’s Suite A
	B. Shoulder dystocia Dr Tim Draycott (Bristol) & Dr Mike Geary (Dublin, Ireland)	Conference Suite
	C. Genetics – New techniques for the 21st Century Professor Mark Hughes (Detroit, USA)	Queen’s Suite B
	D. Fetal & long term consequences of ventriculomegaly Dr Stephen Sturgiss (Newcastle upon Tyne) & Miss Maria Cartmill (Nottingham)	Auditorium

SESSION 5	FETAL GROWTH RESTRICTION Chairs: Professor Steve Robson (Newcastle upon Tyne) and Dr Helen Budge (Nottingham)	Auditorium
14.00 – 14.30	Is catch up growth good for you? Dr Jonathan Wells Reader in Pediatric Nutrition, Institute of Child Health, London
14.30 – 15.00	Does fetal growth restriction affect long term neurocognitive outcomes? Professor Neil Marlow Professor of Neonatal Medicine, Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham
15.00 – 15.30	Tea, Exhibition and Poster Viewing	Exhibition Hall

SESSION 6                  PARALLEL SESSIONS
15.30 – 17.00	SESSION 6A BMFMS-PREGNANCY OUTCOME (Auditorium)	SESSION 6B BAPM/NNS-LUNGS & INFECTION (Queen’s Suite A)	SESSION 6C NNA-DEVELOPMENTAL CARE (Queen’s Suite B)

SESSION 6A		BMFMS – PREGNANCY OUTCOME Chairs: Dr Richard Smith (Norwich) and Mr Myles Taylor (Exeter)	Auditorium
15.30 – 16.00		Older Mothers Dr Susan Bewley Consultant Obstetrician, St. Thomas’ Hospital, London
16.00 – 16.10	6.1	The relation between social deprivation and stillbirth causes A. Tang et al. (Liverpool)
16.10 – 16.20	6.2	Adverse perinatal outcomes and risk factors for pre-eclampsia in women with chronic hypertension: a prospective study L. C. Chappell et al. (London)
16.20 – 16.30	6.3	Teenage pregnancy and micronutrient status. a study of 500 pregnant teenagers from 2 UK inner city populations (The ATE study) L. Poston et al. (London)
16.30 – 16.40	6.4	Maternal obesity and the risk of stillbirth in small-for-gestational age babies identified by customised birthweight centiles J. Gardosi et al. (Birmingham)
16.40 – 16.50	6.5	Maternal and obstetric associates of being in good condition following singleton extremely preterm birth Z. Alfirevic et al. (Liverpool)
SESSION 6B		BAPM/NNS – LUNGS & INFECTION Chair: Dr Bryan Gill (Leeds)	Queen’s Suite A
15.30 – 15.45	6.6	A randomised comparison of wide versus narrow saturation monitor alarm limits for controlling oxygen therapy in preterm infants S.S. Bhushan et al. (Edinburgh)
15.45 – 16.00	6.7	Comparison of left and right ventricular function in term and preterm neonates using tissue doppler imaging R.J.S. Negrine et al (Birmingham)
16.00 – 16.15	6.8	Low cord blood monocytes mhc class II expression is associated with sepsis in term and preterm neonates M. Azizia et al. (London)
16.15 – 16.30	6.9	Ureaplasma spp. or bacterial colonisation are associated with the development of chronic lung disease of prematurity N.C. Maxwell et al. (Cardiff)
16.30 – 17.00		Long term respiratory outcome of premature birth – are we making it worse? Professor Anne Greenough Professor of Neonatology and Clinical Respiratory Physiology, King’s College London
SESSION 6C		NNA – DEVELOPMENTAL CARE Chair: Miss Tina Pollard, Chair, Neonatal Nurses Association	Queen’s Suite B
15.30 – 16.30		Perinatal neuroscience and skin-to-skin contact Dr Nils Bergman Consulting Public Health Physician, Cape Town, South Africa
16.30 – 16.45	6.10	Neonatal nurses’ attitudes towards extremely low gestation infants K. Gallagher et al. (Nottingham)
16.45 – 17.00	6.11	‘The promise of catch-up’: maternal expectations regarding the notion of ‘catch up’ in the development of prematurely born infants S.V. Manns (Bristol)
17.00 – 18.00		AGM for BMFMS	Auditorium
19.30 – 23.00		Conference Reception and Dinner , Old Swan Hotel, Harrogate

WEDNESDAY 4th JUNE 2008

08.30 – 09.00	Registration
SESSION 7	PERINATAL INFLAMMATION Chairs: Professor Alan Cameron (Glasgow) and Dr Jag Ahluwalla (Cambridge)	Auditorium
09.00 – 09.40	BMFMS SOCIETY LECTURE Professor Steve Thornton Professor of Obstetrics, University of Warwick and University Hospital Coventry
09.40 – 10.20	Perinatal inflammation and central nervous system injury Professor Olaf Dammann Research Professor, Tufts University, Director of Clinical Research, Newborn Medicine Floating Hospital for Children, Boston, USA
10.20 – 10.50	Coffee, Exhibition and Poster Viewing	Exhibition Hall

SESSION 8                  PARALLEL SESSIONS
10.50 – 12.30	SESSION 8A BMFMS-MATERNAL MEDICINE (Auditorium)	SESSION 8B BAPM/NNS-RESUSCITATION/ EARLY CARE/PREMATURITY (Queen’s Suite A)	SESSION 8C NNA-FEEDING DIFFICULTIES (Queen’s Suite B)

SESSION 8A		BMFMS – MATERNAL MEDICINE Chairs: Professor Fionnuala McAuliffe (Dublin) and Dr Margaret Ramsay (Nottingham)	Auditorium
10.50 – 11.20		Type II diabetes in pregnancy Mr Andrew Dawson Consultant Obstetrician, Nevill Hall Hospital, Gwent Healthcare NHS Trust, Abergavenny
11.20 – 11.50		Pre-Eclampsia Dr Michael Belfort Director of Perinatal Research and Fetal Therapy, HCA, Nashville Tennessee and Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Salt Lake City, USA
11.50 – 12.00	8.1	Vascular endothelial growth factor165b and pre-eclampsia V.L. Bills et al. (Bristol)
12.00 – 12.10	8.2	Haemodynamic and placental markers to predict pre-eclampsia A. Khalil et al. (London)
12.10 – 12.20	8.3	Minimally invasive haemodynamic monitoring accurately demonstrates the profound cardiovascular effects of 5 units syntocinon bolus at caesarean section A. Carlin et al. (Liverpool)
12.20 – 12.30	8.4	Hyperemesis in pregnancy study: an RCT of midwife-led ‘outpatient’ care C. McParlin et al. (Newastle upon Tyne)
SESSION 8B		BAPM/NNS – RESUSCITATION/EARLY CARE/PREMATURITY Chair: Professor David Field (Leicester)	Queen’s Suite A
10.50 – 11.05	8.5	EPICure 2: Interventions to stabilise extremely preterm babies at birth K. Costeloe et al. (London)
11.05 – 11.20	8.6	Sex-specific differences in circulating carbon monoxide and the increased incidence of hypotension in male preterm infants M.J. Stark et al. (Newcastle, Australia)
11.20 – 11.35	8.7	Predicting neonatal mortality: a comparison of the CRIB-II score with and without temperature at admission B.N. Manktelow et al. (Leicester)
11.35 – 11.50	8.8	The BLISS cluster randomised controlled trial of the effect of ‘Active Dissemination of Information’ on standards of care for premature babies in England (BEADI) D. Elbourne et al. (London)
11.50 – 12.30		Patterns of outcome at borderline viability Professor Kate Costeloe Professor of Paediatrics, Homerton Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London
SESSION 8C		NNA – FEEDING DIFFICULTIES Chair: Mrs Ruth Moore, Vice Chair, Neonatal Nurses Association	Queen’s Suite B
10.50 – 11.50		Supporting preterm breast feeding Ms Anne Aloysius Specialist Speech and Language Therapist, Queen Charlottes and Chelsea Hospital, London Ms Liz Jones MPhil, Registered Nurse, Registered Midwife, University Hospital of North Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent
11.50 – 12.15		Impact of prebiotic supplementation in preterm nutrition Professor Walter A. Mihatsch Associate Professor at Ulm University and Head of Department of Paediatrics,Schwäbisch Hall Deaconry Hospital, Germany
12.15 – 12.30	8.9	Nasal injuries in preterm infants associated with CPAP E.A. Alsop et al. (Middlesbrough)
12.30 – 14.00		Lunch, Exhibition and Poster Viewing	Exhibition Hall

13.00 – 14.00	BMFMS/NEONATAL POSTER PRIZE PRESENTATION WALKS	Level 5
13.00 – 13.50	LUNCHTIME MEET THE EXPERTS SESSIONS
	E. Pre-eclampsia Dr Michael Belfort (Salt Lake City, USA) & Dr Steve Yentis (London)	Queen’s Suite A
	F. Fetal & neonatal consequences of premature rupture of membranes Dr Alison Bedford-Russell (Birmingham) & Dr Sarah Vause (Manchester)	Auditorium
	G. Optimising neonatal intensive care unit transfer Dr Andy Leslie (Notingham) & Dr Steve Kempley (London)	Conference Suite
	H. Hypothermia as a standard of care Professor Malcom Levene (Leeds) & Dr James Tooley (Bristol)	Queen’s Suite B

SESSION 9                     PARALLEL SESSIONS
14.00 – 15.30	SESSION 9A BMFMS-LABOUR & DELIVERY (Auditorium)	SESSION 9B BAPM/NNS-NUTRITION (Queen’s Suite A)	SESSION 9C NNA-SURGICAL INTERVENTIONS (Queen’s Suite B)

SESSION 9A		BMFMS – LABOUR & DELIVERY Chairs: Dr Lucy Kean (Nottingham) and Dr Tracey Johnston (Birmingham)	Auditorium
14.00 – 14.10	9.1	Myometrial contractility studies in diabetic pregnant women S. Alqahtani et al. (Liverpool)
14.10 – 14.20	9.2	A physiological approach to stimulating labour: PULSE a randomised controlled trial of pulsatile versus continuous oxytocin administration R.M. Tribe et al. (London)
14.20 – 14.30	9.3	Resident obstetric consultant cover: does it make a difference to the vaginal delivery rates or perinatal morbidity? A. Green et al. (Nottingham)
14.30 – 14.40	9.4	The effect of Barusiban on plasma concentrations and uterine contractility in threatened preterm labour: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial S. Thornton et al. (Coventry)
14.40 – 14.50	9.5	Changing trends in peripartum hysterectomy over the last four decades K. Flood et al. (Dublin, Ireland)
15.00 – 15.30		Past, present and future of fetal monitoring in labour Professor Gerald H.A. Visser Professor of Obstetrics, Head of Department University Medical Centre, Utrecht, The Netherlands
SESSION 9B		BAPM/NNS – NUTRITION Chair: Dr Alison Leaf (Bristol)
14.00 – 14.15	9.6	Differential effects of maternal nutrient restriction on inflammation in renal and adipose tissue in obese juvenile offspring – the role of TLR4 and CCR2 D. Sharkey et al. (Nottingham)
14.15 – 14.30	9.7	The effect of caesarean section and a single enteral feed on liver metabolism in response to total parenteral nutrition M. J. Hyde et al. (London)
14.30 – 15.00		How fast should we make preterm babies grow? Professor Neena Modi Professor of Neonatal Medicine, Imperial College London
15.00 – 15.15	9.8	Does postnatal (PN) growth affect post-discharge morbidity in preterm infants? S. T. Dharmaraj et al. (Newcastle upon Tyne)
15.15 – 15.30	9.9	The EPICure Study: longitudinal growth measurements over an 11 year follow up period J. A .Fawke et al. (Nottingham)
SESSION 9C		NNA – SURGICAL INTERVENTIONS Chair: Mrs Jackie Stretton (Solihull)	Queen’s Suite B
14.00 – 14.35		Surgical management of necrotising enterocolitis Mr Naved Alizai Consultant Paediatric Surgeon, Leeds General Infirmary
14.35 – 15.00	9.10	First impressions: the experiences and perceptions of fathers of their first visit to the neonatal unit M. E. Harvey et al. (Birmingham)
15.05 – 15.30	9.11	Nursing workload in UK tertiary neonatal units D. W. A. Milligan et al. (Newcastle upon Tyne)
15.30 – 15.45		Session break
SESSION 10		DISCUSSION: ‘HAS PATIENT CHOICE GONE TOO FAR?’ VIEWS FROM OTHER DISCIPLINES Chairs: Professor Neil Marlow (Nottingham) & Professor Alan Cameron (Glasgow)	Auditorium
15.45 – 16.45		Caesarean section Lead Speaker: Dr Ray Noble Senior Lecturer in Medical Ethics, University College London Borderline viability Lead Speaker: Professor David Archard Professor of Philosophy and Public Policy, Furness College, Lancaster
16.45 – 17.00		Presentation of Prizes
17.00		Close of Meeting