“Hands on” Fetal Therapy Simulation Course

Friday, September 27, 2024 at Devere Hall, University College Cork (UCC)

Registration is closed; this course is full. If you have any questions, please contact Elizabeth Gan, elizabeth.gan@sinaihealth.ca.

We will host a Fetal Therapy Simulation Course in Devere Hall, UCC (University College Cork) on Friday, September 27th, 2024.  This one day program will provide an excellent opportunity to explore fetal intervention techniques in detail, to gain practical “hands-on” experience with instruments, equipment and the procedures, and to receive constructive feedback on your performance.  Our faculty are all very experienced fetal medicine practitioners from some of the world’s leading fetal medicine centres and procedures will be performed using lifelike maternal and fetal simulation models.  This course is suitable for practitioners who perform fetal interventions and also for those who have some experience, but would like more training in this area.  Instruction and groups will be adjusted to suit your experience level.  Participants will also be provided with the opportunity to develop/join a perinatal network for sharing and discussion of challenging cases in the future.

Workshop sessions will include the following areas: 

  • Placental Vascular Dye Injection demonstration

  • Needle / Trocar Insertion & Access

    • Direct Entry

    • Seldinger Technique

  • Cord Occlusion: Bipolar Forceps, Radio Frequency Ablation (RFA) & Interstitial Laser

  • Fetoscopic Tracheal Occlusion (FETO), & Fetal Airway Balloon Removal 

  • Fetal Shunts (Chest & Bladder) 

  • Laser Ablation of Anterior & Posterior Placentae

  • Placental laser: 3D Digital Simulation

  • Fetal Blood Sampling / Intrauterine Transfusion

The cost for this day is €900 (includes breaks/lunch/dinner/syllabus material).

The day will begin at ~ 08:00.

To register for this program (registration is closed; this course is full): 

  1. Please complete this online registration form.

  2. Pay your registration fee.

Registration payments can be made in two ways:

  1. Credit Card: to pay your registration fee online by credit card, please fill out this request form. We will send you your personalized invoice by email to pay online in our secure portal. Please note, there will be a € 35 fee added to all credit card purchases.

  2. Bank Transfer: to pay your registration fee by bank transfer, follow these instructions.

NOTE: Confirmation of registration in the program will be confirmed by e-mail, but only after the Registration form and Registration fee have been acknowledged. 

If you have any questions please contact: 

Elizabeth Gan, elizabeth.gan@sinaihealth.ca, (416) 586-4800 ext. 2489

University of Toronto
Ontario Fetal Centre
University College Cork
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Scientific Program: Greg Ryan, greg.ryan@sinaihealth.ca
Registration & Administration: Elizabeth Gan, elizabeth.gan@sinaihealth.ca
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