Open Fetal Surgery: Myelomeningocele Repair-Caring for the youngest patient

Thursday, September 15, 2022

1:30 PM – 2:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Location: JW Grand Ballroom 4

CE: .5

Reference 1: Principles and Practice of Pediatric Neurosurgery
Reference 2: Journal of Neurosurgery pediatrics
Reference 3: Larsen's Human Embryology

Member Speaker(s)

Konstantina Svokos, DO, MS, FACOS, FACS

Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery and Pediatrics
Brown University/ Hasbro Children's Hospital/ Lifespan Physician Group
Brown University

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Slides

Disclosure(s):

Konstantina Svokos, DO, MS, FACOS, FACS: No financial relationships to disclose

Learning Objectives:

Define neural tube defects
Describe treatment options of myelomeningocele
Examine myelomeningocele research
Discuss fetal surgery
Discuss MOMS 1 and MOMS 2 trials
Consider ethical aspects of fetal surgery