Accreta Expert
Series
“Accreta Expert Series” is a National Accreta Foundation produced interview series that showcases the researchers, providers and public health experts who are leading the way in advances related to the pregnancy complication placenta accreta spectrum.
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ACCRETA EXPERT: DR. SCOTT SHAINKER
In honor of Accreta Awareness Month 2023, Dr. Scott Shainker, DO, MS joined NAF for an engaging live presentation followed by an interview and community Q&A. The presentation was focused on the accreta patient experience community research that NAF has collaborated on with Dr. Shainker and Harvard medical school. Dr. Shainker shared with us the results of this research as well as other discussion topics including an update on diagnostics including biomarker research, the latest thoughts on what placenta accreta is as well as non cesarean risk factors for the condition.
Dr. Scott Shainker is a maternal-fetal medicine specialist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and the co-founder and director of the New England Center for Placental Disorders. He is also a member of the faculty in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology at Harvard Medical School (HMS).
Viewers joined via our Facebook and YouTube channels to watch the live presentation and participated by posting questions and comments real time throughout the live stream event.
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In October 2023, Dr. Scott Shainker, DO, MS joined NAF for a presentation focused on the accreta patient experience community research that NAF has collaborated on with Dr. Shainker and Harvard medical school. Other discussion topics including an update on diagnostics including biomarker research, the latest thoughts on what placenta accreta is as well as non cesarean risk factors.
In October 2021 in honor of Accreta Awareness Month, Dr. Brett Einerson, MD MPH joined NAF for an engaging live presentation. Discussion topics included who is at risk of accreta, the importance of pre-delivery diagnosis, why you should get a second opinion and how better outcomes are achieved by receiving care from a multidisciplinary team at a hospital that has experience treating accreta.
For the December 2021 installment of our Accreta Expert Interview Series Dr. Daniela Carusi, MD & Dr. Kara Brown, MD joined NAF to discuss Placenta Accreta Spectrum & Maternal Mental Health. Topics included medical aspects of placenta accreta as well as maternal mental health, the patient experience and how to fully support women through their accreta experience.
In October 2022 in honor of Accreta Awareness Month, Dr. Karin Fox, MD joined NAF for an engaging live presentation on placenta accreta spectrum followed by an interview and community Q&A. Topics included how placenta accreta is a spectrum, the importance of individualized care and factors to consider when interpreting the literature.
In November 2022 Dr. Lisa Zuckerwise, MD joined NAF for an engaging live presentation on conservative management of placenta accreta spectrum (alternative to hysterectomy) followed by an interview and community Q&A.
A history of prior C-Section is the most common risk factor for developing the pregnancy complication Placenta Accreta Spectrum (PAS). In honor of Cesarean Awareness Month 2022, Obstetrician Dr. Neel Shah, MD joined NAF for a special live presentation on how cesareans have become the most common surgery in the United States, how this has affected rates of placenta accreta and what we can do about it.
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