Send us a Text Message.Welcome to the third episode of season four of Conversations in Fetal Medicine, where we speak to Professor Jenny Myers.Professor Myers' bio:Jenny is Professor of Obstetrics & Maternal Medicine within the Maternal & Fetal Health Research Centre, University of Manchester and Consultant Obstetrician, St Mary’s Hospital. As an obstetrician, Jenny is part of the Maternal Medicine team and leads two translational research clinics for women with hypertension and diabetes. She is also the Hospital Chief Clinical Informatics Officer for St Mary’s Managed Clinical Service (18000 births). She currently runs a portfolio of clinical and laboratory science studies which span vascular and placental biology research, preclinical models, observational cohort studies and intervention trials before, during and after pregnancy.Jenny is the chief/principal investigator for several multicenter studies related tohypertension and diabetes in pregnancy. Jenny is a Consulting Editor for Plos Medicine,President of the RCOG Blair Bell Research Society, obstetric advisor for the NationalDiabetes in Pregnancy Audit and has served on several NICE committees.World Pre-eclampsia Day 2024:This is on May 22nd 2024. Find out more about it from APEC (Action on Pre-eclampsia) here: https://action-on-pre-eclampsia.org.uk/world-pre-eclampsia-day/Phoenix study:Find out more about the Phoenix study here: Chappell LC, Brocklehurst P, Green ME, Hunter R, Hardy P, Juszczak E, Linsell L, Chiocchia V, Greenland M, Placzek A, Townend J, Marlow N, Sandall J, Shennan A; PHOENIX Study Group. Planned early delivery or expectant management for late preterm pre-eclampsia (PHOENIX): a randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 2019 Sephttps://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2819%2931963-4/fulltextPodcast information:We have not included any patient identifiable information, and this podcast is intended for professional education rather than patient information (although welcome anyone interested in the field to listen). Please get in touch with feedback or suggestions for future guests or topics: conversationsinfetalmed@gmail.com, or via Twitter (X) or Instagram via @fetalmedcast.Music by Crowander ('Acoustic romance') used under creative commons licence. Podcast created, hosted and edited by Dr Jane Currie.

Send us a Text Message.Welcome to the second episode of season four of Conversations in Fetal Medicine, where we speak to Professor Katia Bilardo. Professor Bilardo's bio:Katia Bilardo is an Italian gynaecologist, Professore, who practised in The Netherlands (University of Amsterdam and Groningen). She trained at King's College Hospital with Prof. Stuart Campbell and Prof. Kypros Nicolaides in the 1980s. Among her achievements: ISUOG President (2018-2020), awardee Stuart Campbell award for Education (2022). She has mentored over 20 Phd Thesis.Podcast information:We have not included any patient identifiable information, and this podcast is intended for professional education rather than patient information (although welcome anyone interested in the field to listen). Please get in touch with feedback or suggestions for future guests or topics: conversationsinfetalmed@gmail.com, or via Twitter (X) or Instagram via @fetalmedcast.Music by Crowander ('Acoustic romance') used under creative commons licence. Podcast created, hosted and edited by Dr Jane Currie.

Send us a Text Message.Welcome to season four of Conversations in Fetal Medicine! In this episode we speak to Professor Zarko Alfirevic, a legend of evidence-based obstetrics and fetal medicine.  Professor Alfirevic's bio: Zarko Alfirevic is Professor Emeritus at the University of Liverpool where he was Professor of Fetal and Maternal Medicine, Head of Department of Women’s and Children’s Health and Associate Pro-Vice Chancellor at the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences.His main research interests are evidence based medicine and clinical trials in high risk obstetrics. He has over 300 publications listed in PubMed with H-index of 92. He speaks regularly at the international meetings on topics related to preterm birth, fetal growth restriction, induction of labour and evidence based medicine.He has been Co-ordinating Editor of the Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth Group since 2008 and remains an active member of Cochrane Community, currently serving on the Cochrane Library Editorial Board.Podcast information:We have not included any patient identifiable information, and this podcast is intended for professional education rather than patient information (although welcome anyone interested in the field to listen). Please get in touch with feedback or suggestions for future guests or topics: conversationsinfetalmed@gmail.com, or via Twitter (X) or Instagram via @fetalmedcast.Music by Crowander ('Acoustic romance') used under creative commons licence. Podcast created, hosted and edited by Dr Jane Currie.

Send us a Text Message.Welcome to the sixth episode of season three of Conversations in Fetal Medicine, where we speak to Sally Boxall, now a specialist nurse in Fetal Medicine in Southampton but consultant nurse in that unit for more than two decades until she semi-retired. It's the last one for this season, but we will definitely be back for more in a few months. Keep an eye out for a special bonus episode too (fingers crossed)! Sally Boxall's bio in her own words: Specialist nurse in Fetal Medicine, Wessex Fetal Medicine Unit, SouthamptonI initially trained as a nurse alongside a degree in life sciences at Liverpool university back in the dark ages, and then did my midwifery training in Southampton. Rather than working as a midwife I became the first specialist nurse in genetics in the Wessex Region, and then after 10 years, in 1996, was offered a post as a specialist nurse within the newly created Wessex fetal medicine unit. In 2000 I was appointed as a consultant nurse in fetal medicine and continued in that role until I semi-retired in 2022. I now work part-time as a specialist nurse and spend the rest of my time being a lady that lunches. Married with 2 grown up daughters, 2 grand-daughters and a manic dog.Podcast information:We have not included any patient identifiable information, and this podcast is intended for professional education rather than patient information (although welcome anyone interested in the field to listen). Please get in touch with feedback or suggestions for future guests or topics: conversationsinfetalmed@gmail.com, or via Twitter (X) or Instagram via @fetalmedcast.Music by Crowander ('Acoustic romance') used under creative commons licence. Podcast created, hosted and edited by Dr Jane Currie.

Send us a Text Message.Welcome to the fifth episode of season three of Conversations in Fetal Medicine, where we speak to Dr Graham Tydeman. Dr Tydeman's bio: Graham Tydeman is a consultant obstetrician with subspecialty interest in fetal medicine who retired a few years ago but has found he’s not very good at it. He worked full-time in Fife for over 20 years and now focusses on medical innovation and invention with associated research. When not paragliding, sailing or in his shed, with his wife, he spends as much time with their 3 daughters as possible each of which has collaborated in various medical projects: the eldest is a producer and made the blood clock video; the middle is a product design engineer and worked on his cerclage simulator and the youngest is a post doc medical statistician at Kings and  they published their first Tydeman Tydeman paper together last year. (Editor's note - life goals, right there. Love it. )Amnio Abby:https://www.adam-rouilly.co.uk/products/clinical-skills-simulators/ultrasound-training-models/ar60-amnio-abby-ultrasound-guided-invasive-procedures-simulatorGraham's Youtube channel:https://www.youtube.com/user/strathenryPodcast information:We have not included any patient identifiable information, and this podcast is intended for professional education rather than patient information (although welcome anyone interested in the field to listen). Please get in touch with feedback or suggestions for future guests or topics: conversationsinfetalmed@gmail.com, or via Twitter (X) or Instagram via @fetalmedcast.Music by Crowander ('Acoustic romance') used under creative commons licence. Podcast created, hosted and edited by Dr Jane Currie.

Send us a Text Message.Welcome to the fourth episode of season three of Conversations in Fetal Medicine, where we talk to Professor Sue Walker. Professor Walker's bio:Professor Sue Walker AO, FAAHMS is the Head of the Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Newborn Health at The University of Melbourne since 2016 and is also the Chair of the Division of Perinatal Medicine and Clinical Director, Maternal Fetal Medicine at the Mercy Hospital for Women. She is the inaugural Sheila Handbury Chair of Maternal Fetal Medicine, University of Melbourne, and is the co-director of Mercy Perinatal - a 3 pillar centre committed to clinical care, education and research in high-risk pregnancy. Her research interests include improving the detection and management of fetal growth disorders, stillbirth prevention, therapeutics for pre-eclampsia, perinatal epidemiology and the impact of Sleep Disordered Breathing on perinatal outcomes.Mercy Perinatal mailing list:If anyone would like to jump on the Mercy Perinatal mailing list so they can receive invitations to Fetal Medicine at Twilight, Global Obstetric Update and their regular ‘Journal Club on the Run’ emails, feel free to drop them a line  on mercyperinatal@mercy.com.au.The K-ISBAR tool:de Senneville LL, Brewin A, Thomas A, Calvert K. A qualitative analysis of adding kindness into the ISBAR handover tool. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol. 2022 Dec;62(6):901-905. doi: 10.1111/ajo.13607. Epub 2022 Sep 12. PMID: 36097379.Podcast information:We have not included any patient identifiable information, and this podcast is intended for professional education rather than patient information (although welcome anyone interested in the field to listen). Please get in touch with feedback or suggestions for future guests or topics: conversationsinfetalmed@gmail.com, or via Twitter (X) or Instagram via @fetalmedcast.Music by Crowander ('Acoustic romance') used under creative commons licence. Podcast created, hosted and edited by Dr Jane Currie.

Send us a Text Message.Welcome to the third episode of season three of Conversations in Fetal Medicine, where we talk to Hayley Manning, host of the brilliant podcast Time To Talk TFMR (Termination for Medical Reasons). Hayley Manning: Hayley is a counsellor and therapist, who after her own termination for medical reasons (TFMR), went on to create the podcast Time To Talk TFMR to explore the issues surrounding this often not openly discussed subject. Guests range from others who’ve experienced TFMR, to health professionals working with this patient group.Time to Talk TFMR podcast:https://talktfmr.buzzsprout.com/Antenatal results and choices (ARC) supports Time to Talk TFMR podcast: https://www.arc-uk.org/for-parents/break-the-silence-around-tfmr/__________________________________________We have not included any patient identifiable information, and this podcast is intended for professional education rather than patient information (although welcome anyone interested in the field to listen). Please get in touch with feedback or suggestions for future guests or topics: conversationsinfetalmed@gmail.com, or via Twitter (X) or Instagram via @fetalmedcast.Music by Crowander ('Acoustic romance') used under creative commons licence. Podcast created, hosted and edited by Dr Jane Currie.

Send us a Text Message.Welcome to the second episode of season three of Conversations in Fetal Medicine, where we talk to Professor John Kingdom. Prof Kingdom's bio: John Kingdom is a consultant in Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Obstetrics at Mount SinaiHospital, University of Toronto, Canada, where he established their Placenta Clinic in 1999 with his career-long friend Rory Windrim. English by birth, John lived in the southern counties, then in the “Troubles” of Northern Ireland, before medical school Dublin, where he graduated from Trinity College in 1984. Living in the busy Rotunda Hospital in Dublin for 3 months, followed by a summer elective at the Fetal Medicine centre at the Queen Mother’s Hospital Glasgow, the home of Obstetric Ultrasound, set him firmly on his career path. He spent the next decade as a trainee in Glasgow, before moving to UCH, London to one of the very few UK subspecialty training positions at that time in Fetal Medicine. He held a senior lecturer position at UCL for only 3 years, before making the decision to cross the Pond to take up a unique opportunity as a clinician-scientist in major MFM centre. There he managed a molecular pathology research lab linked with his work as a high-risk Obstetrician, producing over 400 basic and more clinical publications thus far in his career, including guidelines on placenta accreta spectrum disorder and fetal growth restriction. In 2017, John led the first launch of real-time placenta growth factor testing (PlGF) in North America, which in 2023 is fast changing many aspects of care in our specialty. Since 2013, John has been Chair of the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, spanning a city of over 6 million. With over 300 consultants across all sub-specialities, working in a citywide network of 10 hospitals and over 40,000 births annually, UofT ObGyn now ranks second to Harvard. Mount Sinai MFM Division of over 20 consultants provides 24/7 in-house care in all dimension of Fetal Medicine, and is home to both the Ontario Fetal Centre and a new Complex Obstetrics Surgery program. Their city-wide MFM fellowship currently has 12 subspecialty trainees in 2-3 year programs, as a mix of Canadian and International trainees, including from the UK. John’s current passion beyond his own research focuses on mentorship across the fellowship to consultant transition, and ongoing academic career development. In Fall 2023 he was elected to fellowship of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences.Podcast information:We have not included any patient identifiable information, and this podcast is intended for professional education rather than patient information (although welcome anyone interested in the field to listen). Please get in touch with feedback or suggestions for future guests or topics: conversationsinfetalmed@gmail.com, or via Twitter (X) or Instagram via @fetalmedcast.Music by Crowander ('Acoustic romance') used under creative commons licence. Podcast created, hosted and edited by Dr Jane Currie.

Send us a Text Message.Welcome to the first episode of season three of Conversations in Fetal Medicine, where we talk to Professor Asma Khalil. See below for her bio.We have not included any patient identifiable information, and this podcast is intended for professional education rather than patient information (although welcome anyone interested in the field to listen). Please get in touch with feedback or suggestions for future guests or topics: conversationsinfetalmed@gmail.com, or via Twitter (X) or Instagram via @fetalmedcast. Music by Crowander ('Acoustic romance') used under creative commons licence. Podcast created, hosted and edited by Dr Jane Currie.  Biography of Prof. Khalil:Prof. Asma Khalil, MD,MBBCh, MRCOG, MSc(Epi), DFSRH, Dip(GUM)Professor of Fetal Medicine, St George’s Hospital, University of LondonDirector of Fetal Medicine Unit, Liverpool Women’s HospitalVice-President of Royal College of Obstetricians and GynaecologistsAsma Khalil is a Professor of Fetal Medicine. She is the Obstetric Lead at the National Maternity and Perinatal Audit (NMPA). She gained her MD at the University of London in 2008. She was elected as the Vice-President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.She set up the Laser service for fetal interventions at Liverpool Women's Hospital in 2011.Prof. Asma Khalil has published more than 400 peer-reviewed papers, and many published review articles and chapters. She was awarded many research prizes, both at national and international meetings. She was awarded the 2021 FIGO Women's Awards: Recognising Female Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. Her research interests include twin pregnancy, congenital infections, fetal growth restriction and hypertensive disorders in pregnancy.She had a fellowship with the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE).  committed to the implementation of clinical guidelines in practice. She is the Lead author of the ISUOG guideline on the role of ultrasound in twins and congenital infections. She also led the guideline team developing the FIGO guideline on twin pregnancies. She was a member of the NICE Guideline Committee updating the Twin and Multiple Pregnancy guidance.

Send us a Text Message.Welcome to the sixth episode of season two of Conversations in Fetal Medicine, where we talk to Mr David Howe. It's the last episode of this season, but not the end of the podcast - season three is already being planned! David is a recently retired consultant obstetrician who specialised in complex fetal problems and prenatal diagnosis.Training and education:Undergraduate training in BristolPost-graduate training in obstetrics and gynaecology, WessexSub-specialty training, Birmingham Women's HospitalExperience:Mr Howe worked for University Hospital Southampton since February 1996 until 2023. He was responsible for complex fetal problems and prenatal diagnosis, and ran a clinic for monochorionic twins. He was also the obstetric lead for the joint obstetric cardiac clinic.Alongside his role as a consultant in obstetrics, Mr Howe was an honorary senior lecturer in fetomaternal medicine.Key achievementsEstablishing the Wessex fetal and maternal medicine serviceClinical director for obstetrics and gynaecology, 2001 to 2006Divisional director of women and children’s services, 2006 to 2007Developing a sub-specialty service and sub-specialty training programme in fetal and maternal medicineISUOG trainee membership - free for first two years then reduced fee: https://www.isuog.org/membership/trainees.htmlWe have not included any patient identifiable information, and this podcast is intended for professional education rather than patient information (although welcome anyone interested in the field to listen). Please get in touch with feedback or suggestions for future guests or topics: conversationsinfetalmed@gmail.com, or via Twitter (X) or Instagram via @fetalmedcast. Music by Crowander ('Acoustic romance') used under creative commons licence. Podcast created, hosted and edited by Dr Jane Currie.

Send us a Text Message.Welcome to the fifth episode of season two of Conversations in Fetal Medicine, where we talk to Dr David Coggin-Carr. David is a UK+US dual-certified obstetrician, subspecialist in Maternal and Fetal Medicine, and early career clinical academic with additional training and expertise in Integrative Medicine and medical acupuncture. He currently practices full-spectrum MFM in both Vermont and upstate New York and additionally serves as Associate Medical Director of the Birthing Center and Associate Director of Quality for Obstetrics at the University of Vermont Medical Center. His clinical interests include planned vaginal breech birth, assisted vaginal birth, fetal growth restriction and electronic fetal monitoring. His research interests are focused on the evidence-based integration of acupuncture and related techniques into conventional maternity care, as well as the exploration of novel applications of acupuncture in animal models of high-risk pregnancy. His lab is currently examining the efficacy, safety and mechanisms of action of electroacupuncture in a rat model of maternal obesity characterized by insulin resistance and uteroplacental insufficiency. He has also served as Editor-in-Chief of the scientific journal Acupuncture in Medicine (published by SAGE and owned by the British Medical Acupuncture Society) since 2015.After graduating from UCL medical school in 2004, he spent 12 years in UK postgraduate training during which time he was awarded an MSc in Western Medical Acupuncture by the University of Hertfordshire and a PhD in Fetal Medicine from UCL under the supervision of Anna David and Jacqueline Wallace at the University of Aberdeen (to which he relocated for 18 months). His thesis was entitled “Evaluation ofPrenatal Adenoviral Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Gene Therapy in the Growth-Restricted Sheep Fetus and Neonate”. He began subspecialty training at St George’s, University of London, completed the RCOG ATMs in Maternal Medicine and Advanced Labour Ward Practice and ultimately gained his CCT in general O&G, but subsequently made the decision to emigrate to the USA and retrain in O&G and MFM.He spent his first year as an intern at NYU (including a stint at Bellevue, the USA’s oldest public hospital) and then moved on to the University of Vermont for a further three years’ of Ob/Gyn residency followed by three years’ of MFM fellowship. While finally working in a substantive post (as an attending physician and Assistant Professor), he is currently rounding out 20 years’ of postgraduate training by completing a 1-year faculty fellowship in Integrative Medicine through the Osher Collaborative for Integrative Health.We have not included any patient identifiable information, and this podcast is intended for professional education rather than patient information (although welcome anyone interested in the field to listen). Please get in touch with feedback or suggestions for future guests or topics: conversationsinfetalmed@gmail.com, or via Twitter (X) or Instagram via @fetalmedcast. Music by Crowander ('Acoustic romance') used under creative commons licence. Podcast created, hosted and edited by Dr Jane Currie.

Send us a Text Message.Welcome to the fourth episode of season two of Conversations in Fetal Medicine, where we talk to Dr Surabhi Nanda. Dr Surabhi Nanda is a consultant in Maternal Fetal Medicine at Guy's and St Thomas Hospital and an honorary senior lecturer at King's College London. She leads the multiple pregnancy and obstetric neurology service at St Thomas, as well as looking after women with complex respiratory problems and cancer in pregnancy. She has published  and talks widely on areas relevant to her subspecialist interest. From an academic perspective, she is currently a national chief investigator for a multicentric study on non-invasive prenatal testing for neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia in pregnancy, and co-investigator for a study looking at preterm delivery in triplets. She is also co-investigator on a UKOSS study on non-invasive ventilation in pregnancy. She is one of the two national fetal medicine reps for BMFMS and incoming president for the Maternity and Newborn forum at the Royal Society of Medicine. She is the clinical trustee for Twins Trust, a multiple births charity in the UK. She works closely with the British Association of Perinatal Medicine in developing antenatal pathways for families needing paediatric palliative care. In her free time, she enjoys hiking and photography. We have not included any patient identifiable information, and this podcast is intended for professional education rather than patient information (although welcome anyone interested in the field to listen). Please get in touch with feedback or suggestions for future guests or topics: conversationsinfetalmed@gmail.com, or via Twitter (X) or Instagram via @fetalmedcast. Music by Crowander ('Acoustic romance') used under creative commons licence. Podcast created, hosted and edited by Dr Jane Currie.

Send us a Text Message.Welcome to the third episode of season two of Conversations in Fetal Medicine, where we talk to Professor Jan Deprest. Jan Deprest is a leading international fetal surgeon who works two days a week at UCLH as a consultant and at UCL as a professor of obstetrics and gynaecology. At UCL he works in the Institute for Women's Health and the Translational Imaging Group. For the rest of the week he works at his home institutions,  at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and its University Hospitals Leuven (Belgium). Professor Deprest is currently the academic chair of the Department of Development and Regeneration and director of the Centre for Surgical Technologies.Clinically he is the director of the fetal surgery programme in Leuven. He trained in fetal medicine in Leuven (Belgium), St George’s Hospital London (UK), Leiden (Holland) and attended the programme at Children’s Hospital Philadelphia (PA, USA). He established the Eurofoetus consortium, which is dedicated to the development of instruments and techniques for minimally invasive fetal and placental surgery. The Leuven Fetal Medicine Team focuses on antenatal modulation of lung development, e.g. for pulmonary hypoplasia due to congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) as well as for bronchopulmonary dysplasia. He has headed several clinical studies dedicated to the prenatal prediction of survival of fetuses with isolated CDH using genetic testing, ultrasound and fetal MRI imaging. He developed a percutaneous method for fetoscopic placement of a balloon into the fetal trachea (FETO).  His translational research also investigates the application of amniotic fluid derived stem cells for treating fetuses or neonates with CDH or other lung disorders, fetal membrane wound healing and brain development in fetuses exposed to steroids or anesthesia.Bio from UCLH: https://www.uclh.nhs.uk/our-services/find-consultant/professor-jan-deprestBio from KU Leuven: https://www.kuleuven.be/wieiswie/en/person/00031972ORCID record (to see his many publications): https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4920-945XWe have not included any patient identifiable information, and this podcast is intended for professional education rather than patient information (although welcome anyone interested in the field to listen). Please get in touch with feedback or suggestions for future guests or topics: conversationsinfetalmed@gmail.com, or via Twitter (X) or Instagram via @fetalmedcast. Music by Crowander ('Acoustic romance') used under creative commons licence. Podcast created, hosted and edited by Dr Jane Currie.

Send us a Text Message.Welcome to the second episode of season two of Conversations in Fetal Medicine, where we talk to Professor Kypros Nicolaides. Professor Kypros Nicolaides is the founder and chairman of the of The Fetal Medicine Foundation (FMF) which he set up in 1995. The FMF has donated more than £45 million to finance the training of doctors from around the world and to carry out major multi-centre research studies in fetal medicine. The Fetal Medicine Foundation also organises the yearly World congress in Fetal Medicine which is attended by more than 2000 participants from all over the world.Professor Nicolaides has authored over 1500 peer-reviewed journal articles and more than 30 books. He has an H-index of 183, which is the highest of any Obstetrician & Gynaecologist in the world, and has had his research cited over 135,000 times. He has provided training in Fetal Medicine to over 1000 doctors from over 50 countries.Professor Kypros Nicolaides has developed methods of (i) screening for premature birth (which is the main cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality) by measurement of cervical length and prevention through the use of vaginal progesterone (ii) screening for pre-eclampsia (which is one of the main causes of maternal mortality) by measurement of blood flow to the uterus by Doppler and measurement of blood pressure and the hormone placental growth factor and prevention through the use of aspirin (iii) methods of early screening for chromosomal abnormalities through the measurement of nuchal translucency, and spina bifida through the ‘lemon and banana’ signs, and (iv) methods of fetal therapy including fetal blood transfusions for red cell isoimmunized pregnancies, thoraco-amniotic shunting for fetal pleural effusions, endoscopic laser surgery for identical twin pregnancies with severe twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome in collaboration with Professor Yves Ville and endoscopic placement of a balloon in the fetal trachea for the treatment of severe diaphragmatic hernia in collaboration with Professors Jan Deprest and Eduard Gratacos.He has recently proposed a new model of pregnancy care – “Turning the Pyramid of Prenatal Care”. This aims to assess the risk for most of the relevant pregnancy complications affecting mother and unborn child during a hospital visit at 11-13 weeks of gestation and, on the basis of such risks, provide personalised care to reduce an adverse outcome.Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kypros_NicolaidesKings College London page: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/kypros-nicolaidesTrailer for The Surgeon's Cut, available on Netflix: https://youtu.be/Fft5igeEIEM We have not included any patient identifiable information, and this podcast is intended for professional education rather than patient information (although welcome anyone interested in the field to listen). Please get in touch with feedback or suggestions for future guests or topics: conversationsinfetalmed@gmail.com, or via Twitter (X) or Instagram via @fetalmedcast.   Music by Crowander ('Acoustic romance') used under creative commons licence. Podcast created, hosted and edited by Dr Jane Currie.

Send us a Text Message.Welcome to the first episode of the second season of Conversations in Fetal Medicine, where we talk to Professor Sally Collins. Sally is a Consultant Obstetrician subspecializing in Feto-Maternal Medicineat the John Radcliffe Hospital and a Professor of Obstetrics in the NuffieldDepartment of Women’s and Reproductive Health, University of Oxford.Sally graduated in Medicine from the University of Oxford and specialized inObstetrics and Gynaecology, training within the Oxford region during whichtime she completed a DPhil in Obstetric Ultrasound. Sally is currently aConsultant Obstetrician in a busy NHS Trust and has set up the Oxford FMUtertiary referral Placenta Clinic.She is highly research active having authored over 150 journal articles, filedthree patents and won several international research awards. She currentlyholds several grants including from the NIHR and Sir Jules Thorn Trust todevelop a fully automated first trimester ultrasound screening tool for fetalgrowth restriction.Sally is also world renowned for her expertise in placenta accreta spectrum(PAS) and is currently working with NHS England to develop a nationalnetwork for the diagnosis and management of PAS having co-authored theRCOG and FIGO guidelines on diagnosis and management of PAS. She isChairperson elect of the International Society for PAS and is the lead authoron their recent evidence-based guidelines. She is a founder member of theOxford Placenta Accreta team (https://www.placentaaccretasspectrum.com/)and continues to strive to improve the outcomes for women affected by thisrare, but complex and potentially lethal condition.Websites with further details about her work and research: https://www.wrh.ox.ac.uk/team/sally-collinsHer Wikipedia page:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sally_CollinsThe (fabulous) PAS website we discuss in the episode:  https://www.placentaaccretasspectrum.com/We have not included any patient identifiable information, and this podcast is intended for professional education rather than patient information (although anyone is of course welcome to listen). Please get in touch with feedback or suggestions for future guests or topics: conversationsinfetalmed@gmail.com, or via Twitter (X) or Instagram via @fetalmedcast.    Music by Crowander ('Acoustic romance') used under creative commons licence. Podcast created, hosted and edited by Dr Jane Currie.

Send us a Text Message.Welcome to the fifth and final episode of this first season of Conversations in Fetal Medicine, where we talk to Professor Mark Kilby. In his present role, Professor Kilby works within the Medical Genomics Research Group within Illumina with members both within Cambridge and San Diego.  The Group Leader is Dr David Bentley, Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer, who was one of the principal researchers involved in using next generation sequencing to unlock information of the human genome and then to apply this to the 100,000 genome project in the UK.Prof Kilby's role, is to work with many of these clinical scientists, who are experts in sequencing technology and applying whole genome sequencing in medicine but also working on the evaluation and understanding of the information obtained from these technologies by bioinformatic assessment, sorting and classification.  His principle area of work within this group is focusing upon the roles of whole genome sequencing in prenatal diagnosis (including carrier status analysis) and also newborn screening.In addition to his role within Illumina, he still works as a Clinical Consultant at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Foundation trust (for 2 sessions a month) and continues research within the University of Birmingham, as an Emeritus Professor. He is Chair of the RCOG Genomics Taskforce and works with other Royal Colleges, as well as NHS England and Genomics England.We have not included any patient identifiable information, and this podcast is intended for professional education rather than patient information. Please get in touch with feedback or suggestions for future guests or topics: conversationsinfetalmed@gmail.com. Music by Crowander ('Acoustic romance') used under creative commons licence. Podcast created, hosted and edited by Dr Jane Currie.

Send us a Text Message.Welcome to the fourth episode of season one of Conversations in Fetal Medicine. In this episode we talk to Jane Fisher, Director of the charity Antenatal Results and Choices (ARC). We talk about the history of ARC, what ARC does now, and her role within it. We talk about research, media work and some of the challenges the charity faces. We also discuss training of staff within ARC, as well as training for healthcare professionals, among many other topics. Further information about ARC: https://www.arc-uk.org/ARC training for healthcare professionals: https://www.arc-uk.org/for-healthcare-professionals/training-and-events/Short bio: https://www.gov.uk/government/people/jane-fisher#biographyWe have not included any patient identifiable information, and this podcast is intended for professional education rather than patient information. Please get in touch with feedback or suggestions for future guests or topics: conversationsinfetalmed@gmail.com. Music by Crowander ('Acoustic romance') used under creative commons licence. Podcast created, hosted and edited by Dr Jane Currie.

Send us a Text Message.Welcome to the third episode of season 1 of Conversations in Fetal Medicine, a podcast about the people who work in this field. This episode is an interview with Professor Liona Poon. We talked about her route into fetal medicine and research, the joys and challenges of the specialty, fetal medicine training and practice in Hong Kong compared with the UK, and her top tips, among other topics. See below for a more detailed biography. We have not included any patient identifiable information, and this podcast is intended for professional education rather than patient information. Please get in touch with feedback or suggestions for future guests or topics: conversationsinfetalmed@gmail.com. Music by Crowander ('Acoustic romance') used under creative commons licence. Podcast created, hosted and edited by Dr Jane Currie. Prof Liona Poon is the Chairperson and Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and an Academic Subspecialist in Maternal Fetal Medicine at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China, and Visiting Professor at Department Women and Children’s Health, King’s College London, London, UK. She is devoted in improving maternal and fetal health. She has had a prolific research output throughout her clinical and research posts, including >250 peer-reviewed publications in high impact international journals (H-index 60). In the last 18 years she has focused her research on establishing a programme for effective early prediction and prevention of preeclampsia, a major cause of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. With her success in developing a first-trimester prediction model for preeclampsia using maternal risk factors, ultrasound, blood pressure and biochemical markers, and on Aspirin prophylaxis against preeclampsia, her goal in the next 10 years is to improve obstetrics and gynaecological care worldwide, through clinical research, education and advocacy.Present appointments:• Chairperson and Clinical Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology,The Chinese University of Hong Kong• Visiting Professor, Department of Women and Children’s Health, King’s CollegeLondonExternal research commitments:• Honorary Secretary, International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics andGynecology• Trustee, International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology• Editor, Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology• Vice-Chair of FIGO Committee on Impact of Pregnancy on Long-term Health• Founding Board Member, The International Foundation for "Maternal,Periconceptional and Peri-Neonatal Medicine"• Committee Member, European Association for the Study of the Liver, ClinicalPractice Guidelines on Liver Disease and Pregnancy• Deputy Chairperson, Chinese Academy of Maternal Fetal Medicine• Editorial Board member, Fetal Diagnosis Therapy

Send us a Text Message.Welcome to season 1  of Conversations in Fetal Medicine, a podcast about the people who work in this field. This episode is an interview with Professor Christoph Lees. We talked about his path into fetal medicine, its challenges and joys, some of the research he's been involved with including the TRUFFLE study and High Intensity Focussed Ultrasound (HIFU), training, and his tips for people working in fetal medicine. See below for a more detailed biography. We have not included any patient identifiable information, and this podcast is intended for professional education rather than patient information. Please get in touch with feedback or suggestions for future guests or topics: conversationsinfetalmed@gmail.com. Music by Crowander ('Acoustic romance') used under creative commons licence. Podcast created, hosted and edited by Dr Jane Currie. Christoph is Professor of Obstetrics as Imperial College London; Honorary Consultant in Obstetrics and Head of Specialty for Fetal Medicine at the Centre for Fetal Care, Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust; Clinical Director for Fetal Medicine for North West London and Visiting Professor KU Leuven (Belgium). Christoph qualified from Guy's Hospital, London in 1990. Following subspecialty accreditation in fetal-maternal medicine at King's College Hospital, London he established the fetal medicine unit at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge in 2001 and inaugurated the RCOG MFM subspecialty programme in 2006.His research interest is on fetal assessment and in particular the use of Doppler ultrasound to assess the health of the baby, scanning in labour, and non-invasive fetal surgery. He is the Chief Investigator of The Trial of Umbilical and Fetal Flow in Europe (TRUFFLE), a Collaboration of 51 Centres across Europe; co-founder of the International Working Group of Maternal Haemodynamics and Intrapartum ultrasound ISLANDs group. He is a Board member of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynaecology (ISUOG) 2015-2023, is chairman of the ISUOG Doppler and vascular imaging group and member then chair of the ISUOG Safety Committee (2018-2022).Professor Lees was awarded £2.2m grant from the Medical Research Council for first in human studies of high-intensity focused ultrasound in 2017, a £2.5m grant from the NIHR in 2019 to undertake the TRUFFLE 2 RCT and a £2.1M grant from the NIHR for a study on ultrasound of breech pregnancy at 36 weeks in 2023. In 2020 Professor Lees was awarded £253k by the MRC for the PANCOVID project, a Global registry of women affected by COVID-19 during pregnancy. He has published widely in scientific journals and has authored textbooks on fetal growth restriction, maternal haemodynamics and the widely read Dewhurst’s Textbook of Obstetrics & Gynaecology.He has a strong interest in healthcare funding, medical regulatory issues and mentorship. With Professor Steve Smith, he set up the campaign group Doctors for Reform (2003-2011) comprising 1000 senior doctors that argued for a European type social health insurance system to supplement the NHS tax funded model. He has written papers for Civitas and Reform on the feasibility of this approach. He has written widely on GMC reform, was a consultant staff council mentor at Addenbrooke’s (2010-2013), Chair of the Addenbrooke’s Local Negotiating Committee and is a co-founder of the RCOG Supporting our Doctors group (2017).

Send us a Text Message.Welcome to season one (proper!) of Conversations in Fetal Medicine. This episode is an interview with Professor Katie Morris, Professor of Obstetrics and Maternal Fetal Medicine at the University of Birmingham, Director of Birmingham Clinical Trials Unit, and Honorary Consultant Maternal Fetal Medicine, Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital. Her biography, including more details about her research, is here: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/applied-health/morris-rachel.aspxWe talked about her route into fetal medicine, the joys and challenges of the specialty, developing an academic career, invasive procedures and training in them, and some of her tips for people working in the field. We have not included any patient identifiable information, and this podcast is intended for professional education rather than patient information. Please get in touch with feedback or suggestions for future guests or topics: conversationsinfetalmed@gmail.com. Music by Crowander ('Acoustic romance') used under creative commons licence. Podcast created, hosted and edited by Dr Jane Currie.