The 2nd Zurich International Symposium on Feto-Maternal Medicine (ZFMM) will take place November 19-20, 2026 in the lecture hall of the University Hospital Zurich. The ZFMM brings together world leading experts to discuss practical solutions of current challenges in the field of feto-maternal medicine.
University Hospital Zurich
Frauenklinikstr. 10 / Entrance NORD1
8091 Zurich
Grosser Hörsaal NORD1
SGGG 11 credits
| 19.11.2026 | 1 pm - 6 pm | |
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| 20.11.2026 | 8 am - 6.30 pm |
Regular registration: CHF 390.00
Reduced fee for Resident Physicians and Midwives: CHF 200.00
Students: CHF 50.00
The early bird registration fee of CHF 350.00 will be available until August 31st 2026
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| 1:00 pm | Registration/Welcome Desk |
| 2:00 pm | lntroduction Prof. Nicole Ochsenbein |
| 2:10 pm | Fetal brain – what should be seen? PD Kai Heling |
| 2:35 pm | FGR correct diagnosis in singletons & twins Prof. Christian Bamberg |
| 3:00 pm | Management of sFGR in singletons & twins Prof. Philipp Klaritsch |
| 3:25 pm | Ethics in fetal therapy and prenatal management Dr. Joanne Verweij |
| 3:50 pm | Coffee Break |
| 4:10 pm | Spina Bifida Center Zurich – prenatal Ultrasound and Outcome prediction PD Ladina Vonzun |
| 4:35 pm | EXTEND – Ready to implement the artificial placenta? Dr. Julia Wawrla-Zepf |
| 4:45 pm | Twin case Dr. Ladina Campana-Rüegg |
| 5:10 pm | Risk stratification, diagnosis & therapy of TTTS and TAPS Prof. Liesbeth Lewi |
| 5:35 pm | Robotic fetoscopy in twins Prof. Ueli Möhrlen |
| 6:00 pm | Apéro |
| 08.00 am | lntroduction Prof. Martin Ehrbar |
| 08.05 am | Membrane Repair Mechanisms: What We Know So Far Dr. Tina Chowdhury |
| 08.30 am | PPROM: Understanding the Clinical Burden and Current Management Prof. Anna David |
| 08.55 am | A Proteomic Approach to study amnion aging Dr. Katharina Gegenschatz-Schmid |
| 09.20 am | Advancing Minimally Invasive Precision Surgery in Large Open Cavities with Robotic Flexible Endoscopy Dr. Michelle Mattille |
| 09.35 am | Coffee Break |
| 10.15 am | Strategies to Prevent iPPROM Lukas Moser |
| 10.40 am | Engineered Regenerative Biomaterials for the Healing of Fetal Membrane Defects Rodi Odabasi |
| 11.05 am | Repair of ruptured amnion Haruta Mogami |
| 11.30 pm | Lunch Break |
| 1.00 pm | Fetal membrane biology and its failure, contributing to pathology Prof. Ramkumar Menon |
| 1.30 pm | Newest genetic analysis – what you should know Prof. Anita Rauch |
| 1.40 pm | Abnormalities of the Sex Chromosomes – prenatal Diagnosis, Counseling and Outcome Dr. Ivonne Bedei |
| 2.10 pm | Fetal face – diagnostic clues and pathologic findings Prof. Florian Faschingbauer |
| 2.30 pm | New fetal shunt – for whom and why Dr. Enrico Danzer |
| 2.50 pm | Special heart case Dr. Flurina Famos |
| 3.10 pm | History of and Overview on fetal therapy Prof. Jan Deprest |
| 3.30 pm | Coffee Break |
| 4 pm | Blood group incompatibility – new therapies Dr. Emeline Maisonneuve |
| 4.25 pm | Robotics in fetal surgery Dr. Tim Van Mieghem |
| 4.50 pm | Treatment of fetal heart defects – for whom and how? Dr. Iris Scharnreitner |
| 5.15 pm | Stem cell therapy in the prenatal treatment of spina bifida Dr. Lucie Guilbaud |
| 5.40 pm | Discussion |
Mrs. Adriana Schellenbaum
Assistant to
Prof. Nicole Ochsenbein