IFPA meeting 2018 workshop report II: Abnormally invasive placenta; inflammation and infection; preeclampsia; gestational trophoblastic disease and drug delivery

Placenta. 2019 Sep 1:84:9-13. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2019.02.006. Epub 2019 Feb 12.

Abstract

Workshops are an important part of the IFPA annual meeting as they allow for discussion of specialized topics. At IFPA meeting 2018 there were nine themed workshops, five of which are summarised in this report. These workshops discussed new perspectives and knowledge in the following areas of research: 1) preeclampsia; 2) abnormally invasive placenta; 3) placental infection; 4) gestational trophoblastic disease; 4) drug delivery to treat placental dysfunction.

Keywords: Abnormally invasive placenta; Drug delivery; Gestational trophoblastic disease; Infection; Preeclampsia.

Publication types

  • Historical Article
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Biomedical Research / organization & administration
  • Biomedical Research / trends
  • Drug Delivery Systems / methods*
  • Education / organization & administration
  • Education / standards
  • Female
  • Gestational Trophoblastic Disease* / drug therapy
  • Gestational Trophoblastic Disease* / etiology
  • Gestational Trophoblastic Disease* / pathology
  • Gynecology / organization & administration
  • Gynecology / standards
  • Gynecology / trends
  • History, 21st Century
  • Humans
  • Inflammation* / drug therapy
  • Inflammation* / etiology
  • Inflammation* / pathology
  • Japan
  • Obstetrics / organization & administration
  • Obstetrics / standards
  • Obstetrics / trends
  • Placenta / drug effects
  • Placenta / metabolism
  • Placenta Diseases* / drug therapy
  • Placenta Diseases* / etiology
  • Placenta Diseases* / pathology
  • Pre-Eclampsia* / drug therapy
  • Pre-Eclampsia* / etiology
  • Pre-Eclampsia* / pathology
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious* / drug therapy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious* / etiology
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious* / pathology
  • Societies, Medical / organization & administration