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8:15 a.m.
REGISTRATION
Part I: Cell and Molecular Biology of Preeclampsia
Moderator:
Professor Berthold Huppertz
8:45 a.m.

The Placental Trophoblast and Preeclampsia:
Models for an In-Vitro Risk Assessment and for Potential Therapies
Berthold Huppertz
Medical University of Graz
Austria

9:15 a.m.
Placenta-Immune System Battle of the Maternal and Paternal Components and the
Conversion/Diversion Model
Harvey Kliman, MD, PhD
Yale University Medical Center
New Haven, CT, USA
9:45 a.m.
Preeclampsia Markers: Do We Care if it is Epiphenomena or a Part of the Disease?
Carl P. Weiner, MD, MBA
Kansas University Medical Center
Kansas City, KS, USA
10:15 a.m.
First Trimester Triage of Risk for Preeclampsia: the Importance of Reasonable Goals
Ahmet Baschat, MD
University of Maryland
Baltimore, MD, USA
10:45 a.m.
REFRESHMENT BREAK
Part II: Turning Research Discoveries into Patient Management
Moderator:
Professor Ron Gonen
11:00 a.m.
New Aspects of Screening and Prevention of Preeclampsia
Ron Gonen
Israel Institute of Technology
Haifa, Israel
11:30 a.m.
Are We Ready for Predicting the Risk for Preeclampsia to Improve Outcomes?
Roberto Romero, MS
NICHD
Detroit, MI, USA
12:00 p.m.
Pitfalls in Current Criteria for Diagnosis and Classification of Preeclampsia: Time to Change
Baha Sibai
University of Cincinnati School of Medicine
Cincinnati, OH, USA
12:30 p.m.

General Discussion:
Where are We Going:
First Trimester Triage and Prevention, New Drug Tailor and
Treatment Approach, or the Two Combined?
1:00 p.m.
LUNCH