Saturday 18 October 2025

This is free-of-charge 1 day course on the fetal brain. The course involves lectures, live scan demonstrations and case discussions.

Registration: The course is for in-person attendance only. Click here to register.

Programme:

09:00 – 09:10  Welcome                    

09:10 – 09:40 Transabdominal brain assessment

09:40 – 10:10 Transvaginal neurosonography: principles and technique               

10:10 – 11:00  Live scan demonstrations

11:00 – 11:20  Ventriculomegaly as a marker of underlying pathology

11:20 – 11:40  Spectrum of callosal pathology

11:40 – 12:00  Genetics of fetal brain anomalies

12:00 – 12:40 Break

12:40 – 13:00  Case presentations and discussion

13:00 – 13:30  Cortical malformations             

13:30 – 14:00  Neurological counselling and assessment

14:00 – 14:20  Quiz

14:20 – 15:00 Break                                     

15:00 – 16:00  Hands-on OPUS normal anatomy and pathology (FMF fellows only)

16:00 – 17:00  Hands-on OPUS diagnostic challenge and discussion (FMF fellows only)

Address:

Fetal Medicine Research Institute, 16-20 Windsor Walk, London SE5 8BB

Course Directors:
Anastasija Arechvo, Ritsuko Pooh, Kypros Nicolaides