Preliminary Program

This program is preliminary and subject to change. Presentation and debate topics of our invited speakers are included below. Also see information on our Sunday and Thursday tours.
A comprehensive online program and mobile app will be launched after abstract selection is complete. If you are not on our e-mail list, but would like to receive updates on the conference, please Create An Account on the main ISPD site. Membership is optional.
 

Preconference Courses | Sunday, 18 June 2023

Sunday | 18 June 2023 | 9:00 am–1:00 pm

Course 1 | Exomes | Course Description

Course 2 | First Trimester Screening | Course Description

Course Lunches: 1:00-2:00 pm

Sunday | 18 June 2023 | 2:00 pm–6:00 pm

Course 3 | NIPT | Course Description

Course 4 | Imaging as an aid in the era of prenatal diagnosis and therapy  | Course Description

Dine-Around with Colleagues | Sunday, 18 June 2023 | 7:30-9:00 PM

Informal dining groups at various Edinburgh restaurants — Network with experts and colleagues. For Trainees, the cost of dinner is covered by ISPD. For other registration types, the cost is $70 USD. Sign-up when registering for the conference. A selection of restaurants will be provided to dine-around registrants at a later date.
  

Conference | Monday - Wednesday, 19-21 June 2023

Monday |19 June 2023

7:30 am
Special Interest Group Educational Breakfasts 
  • Fetal Therapy SIG
  • Genetic Counseling, Ethics, & Patient Education SIG
9:15 am
Opening Plenary Session 
  • Mahesh Choolani
  • Sue Hill

10:00 am
Plenary Session: Current Hottest Topics
  • Peter Robinson
  • Ida Vogel
  • Oral Abstract Presentations (10 minute presentations)

11:15 am
Beverage Break with Posters and Exhibitors

11:45 am
Lightning Communications Session 1 
  • Oral Abstract Presentations (5 minute presentations)

12:30 pm 
Beverage Break with Posters and Exhibitors

1:00  pm
Industry Lunch Symposium - visit the industry page for details
 
2:00 pm 
Transition Break

2:15 pm
Plenary Session: Fetal Therapy
  • Anna David
  • David Vermijlen
  • Stavros Loukogeorgakis

3:15 pm
Best Early Career Investigator Presentations and Joe Leigh Simpson Award
  • Oral Abstract Presentations (3 minute presentations)
  • Award winner TBA

4:00 pm
Beverage Break with Posters and Exhibitors

4:30 pm
Debate 1: NIPT should replace other screening strategies for fetal trisomies 18, 13, 21.
  • For: Erik Sistermans
  • Against: Pran Pandya
  • Moderator: Brynn Levy
 
5:30-7:00 pm
Welcome Reception
 

Tuesday | 20 June 2023 

7:30 am
Special Interest Group Educational Breakfasts
  • Fetal Phenotyping SIG
  • Technologies in Reproductive Screening & Diagnosis
9:15 am
Plenary Session: NIPT 
  • Diana Bianchi
  • Mark Pertile
  • Joris Vermeesch

10:45 am
Beverage Break with Posters and Exhibitors

11:15 am
Lightning Communications Session 2
  • Oral Abstract Presentations (5 minute presentations)

12:00 pm
Beverage Break with Posters and Exhibitors

12:30 pm
Industry Lunch Symposium - visit the industry page for details 

1:30 pm 
Transition Break

1:45 pm
Plenary Session: Prenatal Genetic Diagnosis: What Does an Ethical, Patient-Focused Service Look Like?
  • Jane Fisher
  • Tom Shakespeare
  • Igna Van den Veyver

2:45 pm
Malcolm Ferguson Smith Award and Prenatal Diagnosis Update
  • Award winner TBA
  • Dame Lyn Chitty

3:15 pm
ISPD Pioneer in Prenatal Diagnosis and Therapy Award
3:45 pm
Beverage Break with Posters and Exhibitors

4:15 pm
Debate 2: Use of cfDNA to screen for monogenic conditions in low risk populations is ready for clinical use. 
  • For: Neeta Vora
  • Against: Dame Lyn Chitty
  • Moderator: Sylvie Langlois

5:15 pm 
Transition Break

5:30 pm
Industry Symposium - visit the industry page for details 
 

Wednesday |21 June 2023

8:00 am
Industry Breakfast Symposium - visit the industry page for details

9:15 am
Plenary Session: Modern Aides to Support Diagnosis and Decision Making Session
  • Yuval Yaron
  • April Adams
  • Late Breaking Abstract Presentations (10 minute presentations)
 
10:45 am
Beverage Break with Exhibitors

11:15 am
Plenary Session: Maternal Outcomes
  • Mira N. Moufarreij
  • Bernard Thienpont

12:45 pm
Industry Lunch Symposium - visit the industry page for details 

1:45 pm
Transition Break

2:00 pm
Plenary Session: Fetal Exome Sequencing
  • Natalie Chandler
  • Sandi Deans

3:00 pm
Laird Jackson Innovation Plenary
  • Damian Smedley
  • Closing Remarks