RESTON, Va., June 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- As scientists
around the globe continue the race to develop a safe and effective
vaccine for COVID-19, the world's leading birth defects scientists
present the latest research pertaining to the infection during
pregnancy. The free webinar on June
11 from 12:30 pm–2 pm Eastern Daylight Time (US) kicks off
the Society for Birth Defects Research and Prevention's (BDRP)
Virtual Annual Meeting. The session is being co-hosted by
MotherToBaby, a service of the Organization of Teratology
Information Specialists (OTIS).
"COVID-19 and Pregnancy: What Do We Know and How Will We Learn
More" webinar will be at no cost to the public, but registration is
limited and required at the following link:
https://onlinexperiences.com/Launch/QReg/ShowUUID=724B78E1-3D3A-45A1-B3C2-5CD140C3EB70
Interested parties may also view the event being livestreamed on
Twitter (Follow @socbirthdefects and #BDRPCOVID for updates).
"Healthcare providers, the scientific community at large, and
pregnant women need answers surrounding the effects of COVID-19
during pregnancy," said webinar co-presenter Sonja Rasmussen, MD, MS, a BDRP Past President
and former infectious disease expert at the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention. Dr. Rasmussen now serves as a professor of
pediatrics and epidemiology at the University
of Florida. "We'll look at the data on COVID-19 so far and
examine how previous infectious disease outbreaks can guide public
health decisions about coronavirus in pregnancy," she added.
"There are ways to expedite the process of learning more about
COVID-19's effects on a pregnancy, which I'll address," said
Christina Chambers, PhD, MPH, Past
BDRP President, current OTIS/MotherToBaby President, and professor
of pediatrics at UC San Diego. Dr. Chambers heads one of the
nation's first studies of COVID-19 during pregnancy and will
present during the webinar alongside Dr. Rasmussen.
At a fraction of the cost of its traditional in-person Annual
Meeting, the BDRP Virtual Annual Meeting will then continue
June 25, 29 and 30, as well as
July 1 and 2. The virtual
presentations will cover other hot topics such as the latest birth
defects research surrounding opioids, gene therapy, and obesity in
pregnancy. For the full Virtual Annual Meeting schedule, including
opportunities for Continuing Medical Education credits, please
visit https://birthdefectsresearch.org/meetings/2020/.
For more information about the Society for Birth Defects
Research and Prevention, please visit
www.BirthDefectsResearch.org.
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