Fifth Workshop of the European Club for Fetal Surgery (ECFS)

January 8 - 10 2025

Title

Fifth Workshop of the European Club for Fetal Surgery (ECFS)

Subject

Fetal Surgery

Location

Sils im Engadin, Switzerland

Dear colleagues and friends

 

On behalf of the European Club for Fetal Surgery (ECFS), it is our pleasure to inform you that the registration for the fifth Workshop in Fetal Surgery is NOW OPEN!
 

The meeting will take place from Wednesday, January 8th to Friday, January 10th, 2025, in the alpine beauty of the snow-white Upper Engadin, at the Hotel Waldhaus in Sils, Switzerland.
 

On Wednesday, registration will take place from 12:30 to 14:00 and the scientific meeting will start at 14:00. So you will have enough time to travel to Sils that day. The meeting will end at 13:00 on Friday. The meeting will focus on various topics in the field of fetal anesthesia and fetal surgery. We encourage you to submit abstracts covering all these fields. Abstract submission deadline: September 30th, 2024

 

If there are any questions, please contact us via ecfs@kispi.uzh.ch .

 

We are looking forward to welcoming you at this already traditional meeting in a unique location!

 

On behalf of the organising committee,

sincerely,

Prof. Ueli Moehrlen, MD

 

Prof. Dr. Ueli Moehrlen, MD
Surgeon in Chief
Department of Pediatric Surgery
University Children’s Hospital Zurich 
<div>Prof. Dr. Ueli Moehrlen, MD</div><div>Surgeon in Chief</div><div>Department of Pediatric Surgery</div><div>University Children’s Hospital Zurich </div>
Prof. Dr. Nicole Ochsenbein, MD
Director
Department of Obstetrics
University Hospital Zurich
<div>Prof. Dr. Nicole Ochsenbein, MD</div><div>Director</div><div>Department of Obstetrics</div><div>University Hospital Zurich</div>
Dr. med. Lukas Kandler, MD
Senior attending physician
Department of Anesthesiology
University Hospital Zurich
<div>Dr. med. Lukas Kandler, MD</div><div>Senior attending physician</div><div>Department of Anesthesiology</div><div>University Hospital Zurich<br /></div>
PD Dr. med. Luca Mazzone, MD
Senior attending physician
Department of Pediatric Surgery
University Children’s Hospital Zurich
<div>PD Dr. med. Luca Mazzone, MD</div><div>Senior attending physician</div><div>Department of Pediatric Surgery</div><div>University Children’s Hospital Zurich</div>
PD Dr. med. Ladina Vonzun, MD
Senior attending physician
Department of Obstetrics
University Hospital Zurich
<div>PD Dr. med. Ladina Vonzun, MD</div><div>Senior attending physician</div><div>Department of Obstetrics</div><div>University Hospital Zurich</div>


12:30 - 14:00

required Registration und Lunch Buffet

14:00 - 14:10

required Welcome

Nicole Ochsenbein, Lukas Kandler, Ueli Möhrlen

14:10 - 15:20

required Session 1: Fetal Spina Bifida Repair: Prenatal Diagnosis and Counseling

Chair: N. Scott Adzick , Philadelphia, USA

required Abstract Presentation

required Ethics for the maternal-retal dyad.

Mann David , Houston, USA (15 min)

required A case report on how we should not counsel – Introduction to a standardized concept for fetocide.

Nele Strübing , Switzerland (10 min)

required Roundtable talk:

required Discussion of tricky cases with the audience (30 min)

Roundtable: Gregory Heuer, Ueli Möhrlen, Nicole Ochsenbein

15:20 - 15:50

required Session 2: Open and Fetoscopic Fetal Spina Bifida Repair

required Moderated Panel discussion (30 min)

Moderation: Martin Meuli and Roland Zimmermann, Zurich
Panel: Holly Hedrick, Philadelphia, USA and Joseph Lillegard, Minneapolis, USA

15:50 - 16:20

local_cafe Break

required Sessions 3 to 11 are moderated by Ladina Vonzun, Lukas Kandler, and Luca Mazzone, Zurich, Switzerland

16:20 - 17:20

required Session 3: Anesthesia and Fetal Monitoring during Fetal Surgery and Intraoperative Medication

required Introduction lectures (30 min)

required Anesthesia during open SB-Repair.

Lukas Kandler , Zurich, Switzerland

required Intraoperative monitoring during open SB-Repair.

Ladina Vonzun , Zurich, Switzerland

required Abstract Presentations

required Anesthesia for Laser-Intervention.

Lukas Kandler , Zurich, Switzerland (5 min)

required Toggling with the Tone: How does parity affect required MAC during fetoscopic MMC repairs?

Claire Naus , Huston, USA (7 min)

required The magnesium free tocolytic protocol for open spina bifida repair.

Anita Olejek , Katowice, Poland (7 min)

17:20 - 18:00

required Session 4: Emergencies during Fetal Surgery

required Interactive session (40 min)

Luca Mazzone, Zurich, Switzerland, and Kha Tran, Philadelphia, USA

From 19:00

restaurant Welcome Aperitif and Dinner

07:00 - 08:30

required Breakfast

08:30 - 09:15

required Session 5: Postoperative Phase

required Introduction lectures (20 min)

required Postoperative mobilisation.

Nele Strübing , Zurich, Switzerland

required Postoperative analgesia.

Lukas Kandler , Zurich, Switzerland

required Abstract Presentations

required Fetal and maternal complications after open fetal spina bifida repair - a follow up study.

Martina Zeisel , Zurich, Switzerland (10 min)

required Intervention related complications after amniocentesis and choriocentesis.

Flurina Famos , Zurich, Switzerland (5 min)

09:15 - 09:40

required Session 6: Fetal Spina Bifida Repair in Europe

required Invited talk

required The SBoD working group within the European Reference Network ITHACA.

Jean Marie Jouannic , Paris, France (20 min)

09:40 - 10:00

local_cafe Break

10:00 - 12:15

required Session 7: Outcome after Fetal Therapy

required Introduction lectures

required MOMS3 update

N. Scott Adzick , Philadelphia, USA (15 min)

required Detailed analysis of cystic lesions in patients after open fetal repair and postnatal myelomeningocele closure.

Greg Heuer , Philadelphia, USA (20 min)

required Abstract presentations

required Longitudinal volumetric analysis of inclusion cysts: Incidence, growth patterns, and treatment outcomes.

Timothy Müller , Zurich, Switzerland (6 min)

required Fetal in-utero repair of MMC and Myeloschisis: Can microneurosurgical placode tubularization technique significantly reduce rates of spinal cord tethering and inclusion cysts?

Joseph Vlastos , New York, USA (6 min)

required Motor function and neurodevelopmental outcomes of 5-year old patients after open prenatal spina bifida aperta repair, Reporting from the Zurich Center for Spina Bifida.

Beth Padden , Zurich, Switzerland (6 min)

required Factors that influence neurodevelopmental outcomes in children after myelomeningocele closure.

Greg Heuer , Philadelphia, USA (6 min)

required Correlation of cystic sac and shunt-dependency.

Agnieszka Pastuszka , Katowice, Poland (6 min)

required Clinical impact of fetal sac size on closed neural tube defects.

Greg Heuer , Philadelphia, USA (6 min)

required Comparative outcomes in patients with Myelomeningocele versus Myeloschisis following fetal Spina bifida repair.

Mark Boudewijns , Zurich, Switzerland (6 min)

required Urological outcomes of 5-year old patients after open prenatal spina bifida aperta repair, Reporting from the Zurich Center for Spina Bifida.

Luca Mazzone , Zurich, Switzerland (6 min)

required Shunt placement rate after open fetal spina bifida repair and its associated risk factors in children with follow-ups of up to four years.

Julia Wawrla-Zepf , Zurich, Switzerland (6 min)

required Sleep-disordered breathing on respiratory polygraphy in neonates with spina bifida.

Beate Grass , Zurich, Switzerland (6 min)

12:15 - 13:15

restaurant Lunch

13:15 - 14:00

required Guest Lecture

Chair. Luca Mazzone, Zurich, Switzerland

required Molecular signatures of remembering and forgetting.

Andreas Papassotiropoulos , Basel, Switzerland (35 min)

14:00 - 15:00

required Session 8: Twins

required Invited talk

required Difference in treatment for TTTS and TAPS.

Femke Slaghekke , Leiden, The Netherlands (25 min)

required Abstract presentation

required Perioperative outcome and risk factors for preterm prelabour rupture of fetal membranes after fetoscopic laser surgery.

Ladina Rüegg , Zurich, Switzerland (5 min)

required Discussion of tricky cases

Obstetric group, Zurich, Switzerland (20 min)

15:00 - 15:25

local_cafe Break

15:25 - 16:25

required Session 9: Update on EXIT

required Video presentation

Luks Kandler , Zurich, Switzerland (20 min)

required Invited talk

Kha Tran , Philadelphia, USA (25 min)

From 17:00

terrain Outdoor event

From 19:30

restaurant Dinner, Guest Talk

07:00 - 08:30

required Breakfast

08:30 - 08:50

people Business Meeting

09:00 - 09:45

required Session 10: CDH / Lung Malformations

required Invited talk

required CDH: Fetoscopic Endoluminal Tracheal Occlusion.

Holly Hedrick , Philadelphia, USA (20 min)

required Abstract presentations

required Fetal pulmonary agenesis: associated findings and outcomes from a fetal referral center.

Gebb Juliana , Philadelphia, USA (7 min)

required Use of third trimester fetal MRI for optimal delivery planning in CCAM patients.

Mark Boudewijns , Philadelphia, USA (7 min)

required Case report: multicystic giant solid cystic lung lesion accompanied by hydrops.

Reuven Achiron , Tel Aviv, Israel (5 min)

09:45 - 12:00

required Session 11: Cutting Edge / Miscellaneous

required Abstract presentations

required Perspectives of umbilical cord-derived extracellular vesicle therapy in pre- and postnatal spina bifida surgery.

Matthias Krause , Salzburg, Austria (7 min)

required Cell therapy in fetal myelomeningocele surgery.

Lucie Guilbaud , Paris, France (7 min)

required Antioxidant enzyme activities and TAC and TOS levels in the cerebrospinal fluid of fetuses and neonates with spina bifida.

Agnieszka Pastuszka , Katowice, Poland (7 min)

required Treatment options for prenatal decompression of isolated fetal ventriculomegaly past now and future directions.

Mateusz Zamlynski , Katowice, Poland (7 min)

required Proteomic evaluation of human midterm and term amnion reveals changes in senescence signatures.

Katharina Gegenschatz , Zurich, Switzerland (7 min)

required Single-cell sequencing of fetal membranes: A path to tailor biomaterials for the prevention of iPPROM.

Lukas Moser , Zurich, Switzerland (7 min)

10:45 - 11:05

local_cafe Break

required Interactive Session

required Cutting old ties in fetal surgery.

Ladina Vonzun, Lukas Kandler, Luca Mazzone, Zurich, Switzerland (25 min)

required Inspiring lecture

required In utero gene editing: A future for genetic disease.

William Peranteau , Philadelphia, USA (25 min)

12:00 - 13:00

restaurant Closing and Lunch Buffet

Sils im Engadin (red dot) is located in the Swiss canton of Graubuenden (area marked in gray), 10 km southwest of St. Moritz.

ch

Airports

 

Arriving by train from Zurich, Switzerland

 

Arriving by train from Milano, Italy

 

Arriving by car from Zurich, Switzerland

  • via Zurich – Chur – Julier Pass in 3 hours
  • alternative route to avoid the Julier Pass:
    at Landquart, just before Chur, turn left in the direction of Klosters and the Vereina tunnel. Take the Vereina car transport there. After the tunnel it is 55 km to Sils. From Zurich approx. 3 ½ hours.

 

Arriving by car from Milano, Italy

  • Milano – Lecco – Chiavenna – Maloja Pass (Milan – Sils Maria approx. 2 ¾ hours).
TWIN OR DOUBLE ROOMS:
Room Prices in CHF    Extra night in CHF
from 10 Jan 2025
 
2A-Best
36-44m
556.- 632.-
2B-Standard
27-31 m2
488.- 540.-

SINGLE ROOMS:

Room Prices in CHF Extra night in CHF
from 10 Jan 2025
1A-Best
19-23 m2
309.- 340.-
1B-Standard
18-21 m2
258.- 286.-
1C-Small
14-16 m2
194.- extension currently not
possible in this category

The above special prices are per room / per night and include breakfast from the buffet, service, taxes, service charge and VAT.

 

Participants of the ECFS workshop can book rooms at these preferential rates from Sunday, 5 January (on request and subject to availability). However, the prices for any extension nights from 10 January 2025 cannot be offered at the same preferential conditions.

 

FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN:
Children under 2 years: free
Children from 2 up to and including 5 years: CHF 30.-
Children from 6 up to and including 12 years: CHF 55.-
Children from 13 years: CHF 80.-

Rates for children in the parent’s room per night and child in Swiss francs, including breakfast buffet, all taxes and service charge. If you prefer a separate room for the children (with connecting door to the parents’ room), we charge CHF 225.- in addition to the above rates for children per night. 
 
For room reservation please contact the Hotel Waldhaus directly and mention the ECFS workshop for the above mentioned special rates: 

www.waldhaus-sils.ch

Email: mail@waldhaus-sils.ch

Phone: +41 81 838 51 00

    

Cancellation policy:

  • Cancellation up to November 15th, 2024:  free of charge

  • Cancellation from November 16th, 2024: 100% of the total costs

1 waldhaus sils aussenansicht winter 25 foto gian giovanoli
21 waldhaus sils halle 13 foto nina baisch

Swiss Society for Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine (SSAPM):

08.01.2025 4 credits 
09.01.2025 8 credits
10.01.2025   4 credits
Total  16 credits

Swiss Society of Pediatric Surgery (SGKC):

08.01.2025 3 credits 
09.01.2025 6 credits
10.01.2025   3 credits
Total  12 credits

Swiss Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (SGGG):

08.01.2025 4 credits 
09.01.2025 8 credits
10.01.2025   4 credits
Total  16 credits

logo mk med medizintechnik ag

logo mk med medizintechnik ag

bbraun logo rgb für digital

bbraun logo rgb für digital

 

Early registration rates:
Participant: 880.- CHF
Trainee / Midwife / Nurse / Paramedical person:  450.- CHF
Accompanying person: 480.- CHF
Online participation only: Due to insufficient registrations, the online live stream unfortunately cannot be offered
Registration rates after December 1st, 2024:
Participant: 930.- CHF
Trainee / Midwife / Nurse / Paramedical person:  500.- CHF
Accompanying person: 530.- CHF
Online participation only: Due to insufficient registrations, the online live stream unfortunately cannot be offered

Registration rated include:

  • conference registration
  • all meals except breakfast (breakfast is included in hotel room booking)
  • transfer from St. Moritz train station
  • social activities

 

AFTER ONLINE REGISTRATION: 

You will receive a pay link from Hotel Waldhaus by email for the payment of the Workshop registration and the hotel room.

 

Deadline call for abstracts: new deadline: November 15th, 2024


Notification of abstract acceptance: second half of November, 2024

Local organising committee:

Ueli Moehrlen, Nicole Ochsenbein, Luca Mazzone, Ladina Vonzun, Lukas Kandler

ECFS Secretariat

University Children’s Hospital Zurich
Department of Surgery
Lenggstrasse 30
8008 Zurich
Switzerland
Email: ecfs@kispi.uzh.ch