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Scientific Forums
Martha Tesfalul, MD
Assistant Professor
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States
F.B. Will Williams, MD, MPH
MFM Physician
Ochsner Health
Burlington, Vermont, United States
While obstetric complications such as preeclampsia and postpartum hemorrhage are leading causes of pregnancy-related morbidity and mortality, other less prevalent illnesses threaten the health of many mothers and newborns across the globe. This forum will start with presentations about select diseases that either are dramatically underrecognized relative to their disease burden among obstetric patients or are increasingly spreading and related initiatives to improve screening, treatment, and prevention. These will be followed by a round robin discussion from experts from various sectors about related opportunities and challenges including on topics of disease surveillance and workforce development.
Forum Speaker: Martha A. Tesfalul, MD – University of California, San Francisco
Forum Speaker: F.B. Will Williams, MD, MPH – Ochsner Health
Forum Speaker: B. Kate Neuhoff, MD – University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio
Forum Speaker: Amy Scheel, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Forum Speaker: Romeo Galang, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Forum Speaker: Charles Y. Chiu, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – University of California, San Francisco
Panelist: B. Kate Neuhoff, MD – University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio
Panelist: Romeo Galang, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Panelist: Kelly Taylor, PhD, MS
Panelist: Amy Scheel, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia