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Whether you're a resident, lab technician, pathologist, or simply a young clinician with a fascination for the perinatal field, this day is designed to boost your diagnostic skills, sharpen your understanding of fetal and placental pathology, and connect you with a vibrant professional community. Expect dynamic talks, interactive sessions, and plenty of opportunities to discuss, exchange, and grow. **Learn from International Experts** World-renowned faculty from Massachusetts, Belgium, and the Netherlands will share their cutting-edge knowledge and real-world experience. ### **Program** 9:00 Introduction YPS 9:15 **General Principles of Macroscopy in Perinatal Pathology** YPS 9:45 **Systematic Placenta Grossing** Sasha Libbrecht - UZA **11:00** **Break** 10:55 **Standard Reporting of Placenta (PALGA) : Dutch experience** Marieke Hogenes - LABPON 12:00 **Fetal Autopsy Standard Protocol** Aude Tessier - CHU UCL Namur **13:00** **Lunch** 14:00 **High Yield Pathology** Drucilla Roberts - Massachusetts Gerenal Hospital 14:45 **Common Syndromic Abnormalities in Foetal Pathology** Aude Tessier - CHU UCL Namur **15:30** **Break** 15:45 **Workshop : Placenta Cases** Drucilla Roberts - Massachusetts Gerenal Hospital 16:45 **Closing Remarks** **17:00** **End** Practical information --------------------- **Registration:** mandatory untill 14 January 2026 The workshop is in English. **Parking:** [Onderwijs en Navorsing](https://www.google.be/maps/dir/''/50.8827804,4.6724676/@50.8804489,4.6690769,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m9!4m8!1m5!1m1!1s0x47c161b1fa553a5d:0xbe95aaca448f0e6c!2m2!1d4.6690102!2d50.8781645!1m0!3e2) **Route description [pdf ](https://belgian-society-pathology.eu/storage/files/on5-route-description-leuven-parking.pdf)- GPS** 50.882450, 4.674590, - [ Systematic Placenta Grossing - Dr Libbrecht PDF, 13 MB ](https://belgian-society-pathology.eu/storage/files/systematic-placenta-grossing-dr-libbrecht.pdf) - [ 2 General Principles of Perinatal Pathology - Dr Michiels PDF, 2 MB ](https://belgian-society-pathology.eu/storage/files/general-principles-of-perinatal-pathology-dr-michiels.pdf) - [ 3 High Yield Pathology - Prof Roberts.pdf PDF, 8 MB ](https://belgian-society-pathology.eu/storage/files/high-yield-pathology-prof-roberts.pdf) - [ 4 Standard Reporting of Placenta (PALGA) - Dr Hogenes PDF, 2 MB ](https://belgian-society-pathology.eu/storage/files/standard-reporting-of-placenta-palga-dr-hogenes.pdf) - [ 5 Standard protocol - Dr Tessier PDF, 5 MB ](https://belgian-society-pathology.eu/storage/files/standard-protocol-dr-tessier.pdf) - [ Cases presentation - Dr Tessier PDF, 11 MB ](https://belgian-society-pathology.eu/storage/files/cases-presentation-dr-tessier.pdf) ### Newsletter Email Address OK - [ Home ](https://belgian-society-pathology.eu) - [ Contact ](https://belgian-society-pathology.eu/contact) - [ Terms and conditions ](https://belgian-society-pathology.eu/terms-and-conditions) - [ Privacy Policy ](https://belgian-society-pathology.eu/privacy-policy) - [ Cookies statement ](https://belgian-society-pathology.eu/cookies-statement) Copyright © 2026 — Belgian Society of Pathology Website by [Typi Design](https://typi.be) [ ](#top)