Infectious Diseases in Pregnant Women, Fetuses and Newborns, ESCMID Postgraduate Education Course
3 - 7 October 2010, Bertinoro, Italy
Organizers
Jointly organized by the Association of Italian Clinical Microbiologists (AMCLI), the Italian Society of Infectious and tropical Diseases (SIMIT) and ESCMID.
Course Material
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Sunday 3 October 2010
- Immunology of fetus. A. Marchant
- Ocular pathology in congenital infections. J. Garweg
- Maternal mortality in developing countries. F. Castelli
Monday 4 October 2010
- Toxoplasma strains and congenital toxoplasmosis. D. Ajzenberg
- Toxoplasmosis in pregnancy. L. Mandelbrot
- Diagnosis of toxoplasmosis. V. Meroni
- Congenital toxoplasmosis. F. Peyron
- Embryogenesis and embryopathogenesis. T. Ghi
- Emerging infectious diseases and pregnancy. F. Castelli
- Malaria and pregnancy. E. Petersen
- Chagas Disease in pregnancy. F. Castelli
Tuesday 5 October 2010
- Update on vaccines. E. Petersen
- Herpesvirus infections in pregnancy. D. Huzly
- Laboratory diagnosis of HIV in children. J. Parry
- Pregnancy, lactation and HIV infection. F. Castelli
- Impact on pregnancy outcome of hepatotropic viruses. P. Barreiro
- HPV infection. A. Spinillo
- Termination of pregnancy: different rules in different countries. T. Frusca
Wednesday 6 October 2010
- Congenital CMV infection:
- Diagnosis of maternal infection. T. Lazzarotto
- Diagnosis and management of fetal infection. M. Leruez-Ville
- Management of neonatal infection. R. Pass
- Antenatal treatment with hyperimmune globulin: A randomized study. M.G. Revello
Presentation not available
- Update and prospects on CMV vaccine. R. Pass
- Rubella and pregnancy. L. Grangeot Keros
- Parvovirus B19 infection in pregnancy. S. Doyle
- Management of fetal Parvovirus B19 infection. C. Puccetti
Thursday 7 October 2010
- Syphilis and pregnancy. A. Matteelli
- Diagnosis of syphilis. K. Eastick
- Chlamydia and pregnancy. B. de Barbeyrac
Course Faculty
- D. Ajzemberg, Limoges, FR
- P. Barreiro, Madrid, ES
- F. Castelli, Brescia, IT
- S. Doyle, Dublin, IE
- B. de Barbeyerac, Bordeaux, FR
- K. Eastick, Edinburgh, UK
- T. Frusca, Brescia, IT
- J. Garweg, Bern, CH
- T. Ghi, Bologna, IT
- L. Grangeot Keros, Paris, FR
- D. Hutzli, Friburg, DE
- T. Lazzarotto, Bologna, IT
- M. Leruez-Ville, Paris, FR
- L. Mandelbrot, Colombes, FR
- A. Marchant, Bruxelles, BE
- A. Matteelli, Brescia, IT
- V. Meroni, Pavia, IT
- R. F. Pass, Bermingham, US
- J. Parry, London, UK
- F. Peyron, Lyon, FR
- E. Petersen, Arrhus, DK
- C. Puccetti, Bologna, IT
- M. G. Revello, Pavia, IT
- A. Spinillo, Pavia, IT
Scientific Contact
Tiziana Lazzarotto
Tiziana Lazzarotto
Valeria Meroni
Valeria Meroni
Francesco Castelli
Francesco Castelli
Administrative Secretariat
Roberta Partisani
Segreteria organizzativa Ce.U.B.
Via Frangipane 6
47032 Bertinoro (FC), Italy
Phone +39-0543 446530 or +39-0543 446500
Fax +39-0543 446557
Roberta Partisani
Course Objectives
Provide updated information in an interdisciplinary setting on
- Epidemiology and burden of infectious diseases in pregnancy and in newborns
- Pathogenesis of foetal and neonatal damages
- Pre- and postnatal counselling
- Setting collaborative diagnostic and clinical pathways for management of infections in pregnant women and newborns
- Prevention and therapy of vertical transmitted infections.
The course will be a mix of lectures by expert scientists in the field and interactive group discussions.
Course Venue
University Campus Bertinoro, University of Bologna, Bertinoro, Italy
www.ceub.it
Target Audience
20 - 50 young clinicians (experts in infectious diseases, obstetricians, gynecologists, neonatologists, pediatricians, microbiologists and virologists), biologists or other graduated people involved in the field.


