Fourth Epworth Clinical Institute of Obstetrics & Gynaecology Symposium 2013

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1 Excellence. Everywhere. Everyday. Fourth Clinical Institute of Obstetrics & Gynaecology Symposium 2013 Friday, 9 August 2013 Key Note Speakers Proudly sponsored by: MBBS FRCOG FRANZCOG CGO (Emeritus) Professor Roger Smith AM MBBS Hons PhD FRACP FRANZCOG Symposium Venue The Ballroom, Park Hyatt Parliament Square, Melbourne Formal dinner Eastern Freemasons Rehabilitation Richmond HealthCare Trilogy Room, Park Hyatt Parliament Square, Melbourne

2 Program 07:40 08:30 Registration 08:30 08:35 Introduction and Welcome Professor John Catford Executive Director Medical Services, 08:35 08:40 Introduction and Overview Session 1: Associate Professor Robert Rome Chair, Obstetrics & Gynaecology Clinical Institute Preterm Labour Dr Stephen Cole 08:40 09:10 Understanding Myometrial Relaxation and the Pathophysiology of Labour Professor Roger Smith 09:10 09:30 Pessaries to Prevent Preterm Labour Associate Professor Ricardo Palma-Dias 09:30 09:50 New Concepts in Preterm Birth Prevention Dr Penelope Sheehan 09:50 10:10 Outcomes of Pre-Term Infants across the Gestational Age Spectrum Associate Professor Jeanie Cheong 10:10 10:30 Discussion 10:30 10:50 Morning Tea and Trade Display Session 2: New Frontiers in Genetic Screening Dr Len Kliman 10:50 11:20 What Will Next Generation Sequencing Mean For Obstetric Care? Professor Martin Delatycki 11:20 11:40 The Impact of Molecular Karyotyping on Prenatal Diagnosis Ms Fiona Norris 11:40 12:00 Ultrasound Findings in T1 Screening Associate Professor Ricardo Palma-Dias 12:00 12:20 Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing Has the Future of Prenatal Diagnosis Arrived? Associate Professor David Amor 12:20 12:30 Discussion 12:30 13:30 Lunch and Trade Display Session 3: Gynaecological Pre-Cancer and Screening Dr Rachel Ryan 13:30 14:00 The Renewal of the National Cervical Cancer Screening Program 14:00 14:20 The Impact of HPV Immunisation on Lower Genital Tract Pre-Cancer Associate Professor Dorota Gertig 14:20 14:35 Quality Control in Colposcopy and Treatment Dr Vijay Roach 14:35 14:50 Precursors to Vaginal and Vulvar Cancer Associate Professor Robert Rome 14:50 15:00 Discussion 15:00 15:30 Afternoon Tea and Trade Display Session 4: Free Communications Dr Sam Hargreaves 15:30 15:45 Urodynamics Dr Caroline Dowling 15:45 16:00 A Pervasive Smart Phone Solution for Monitoring Gestational Diabetes Professor Nilmini Wickramasinghe & Dr Len Kliman 16:00 16:15 Vitamin D Supplementation in Pregnancy: One Size Fits All? Dr Cheryl Yim 16:15 16:30 The Potential of Autologous Umbilical Cord Blood for the Early Treatment of Hypoxic Brain Injury Dr Courtney McDonald 16:30 16:45 Laparoscopic Abdominal Cerclage: 6 Year Experience in Melbourne, Australia Dr Alex Ades 16:45 17:15 Pelvic Anatomy for Dummies Or How to Avoid Trouble in the Pelvis When The Going Gets Tough! 17:15 17:30 Closing Comments 17:30 Symposium Concludes Evening Session 18:00 18:30 Pre Dinner Drinks Trilogy Room, Park Hyatt 18:30 Formal Dinner Trilogy Room, Park Hyatt This program is provisional and subject to change.

3 Symposium Faculty Keynote Speakers Ian Hammond is a Gynaecologic Oncologist and worked at the WA Gynaecological Cancer Service at King Edward Memorial Hospital and St John of God Hospital in Subiaco, Perth. He is a Clinical Professor in the School of Women s & Infants Health, University of Western Australia. He was involved in the development of the Anatomy of Complications Workshop that is now in its 13th year. Ian chaired the Group responsible for the 2005 NHMRC endorsed Australian guidelines for the management of screen detected Pap smear abnormalities. He is currently the Chair of the Renewal Steering Committee for the Australian National Cervical Screening Program and this is a work in progress. Ian retired from clinical practice in 2012 to pursue other interests including photography, travel, reading, writing, learning Spanish and cooking for his wife Frances. Professor Roger Smith AM MBBS Hons PhD FRACP FRANZCOG Roger Smith is currently Professor of Endocrinology at the University of Newcastle, and Co-Director of the University s Priority Research Centre in Reproductive Science and the Hunter Medical Research Institute s program in Reproduction and Pregnancy. Roger is also Director of the Mothers and Babies Research Centre. Roger is internationally recognised for his expertise in the endocrinology of pregnancy, placental function and translational research. He is especially known for his work on human parturition. He has extensive skills and experience in managing NHMRC grants to successful conclusions and publication. Guest Speakers Associate Professor David Amor Director of Victorian Clinical Genetics Services (VCGS) Trained in paediatrics and genetics at the Royal Children s Hospital before completing a PhD in Chromosome Biology at MCRI Research Interests: identification of genes for rare syndromes, the translation of new genetic technologies into clinical practice and genetic factors related to infertility and IVF treatment Associate Professor Jeanie Cheong Consultant Neonatologist, Royal Women s Hospital Subspecialist in perinatal neurology, neonatal neuroimaging and long-term follow up Executive member of two research groups based at the Murdoch Children s Research Institute, the Victorian Infant Collaborative Study Group and the Victorian Infant Brain Studies Group, which research expertise encompass long-term follow up of high-risk newborns Lead investigator of an NHMRC-funded study on brain development and developmental outcomes of late preterm infants Lead clinician in the newborn follow-up service at the Royal Women s Hospital Professor Martin Delatycki Director, Clinical Genetics Austin Health Director, Bruce Lefroy Centre, Murdoch Children s Research Institute Clinical and research interests: Community screening and neurogenetics Involved in setting up screening programs for cystic fibrosis and Tay Sachs disease and related conditions in Victoria Associate Professor Dorota Gertig Medical Director, Victorian Cervical Cytology Registry Principal Research Fellow (Honorary), University of Melbourne Current interests include: Cervical screening, and prevention, epidemiology of cervical cancer, improving participation in screening Ms Fiona Norris BSc FHGSA (Cytogenetics) Senior Medical Scientist/Manager Prenatal Cytogenetics VCGS Interests: whole genome microarray analysis in a prenatal setting, medical genomics

4 Guest Speakers (continued...) Associate Professor Ricardo Palma-Dias MD MSc PhD (Brazil) FRANZCOG Dip US (O&G) Dip Fet Med Partner WUMe Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne Consultant ultrasonologist, The Royal Women s Hospital In-house clinical examiner (IHCE) in ultrasound for RANZCOG ITP trainees Member of the Prenatal Diagnosis and Screening Committee (Human Genetics Society of Australasia/ RANZCOG) Dr Vijay Roach MBBS MRCOG FRANZCOG Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, North Shore Private Hospital, Mater Hospital, Sydney Public practice at Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney Board Member, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Councillor, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Chairman, Gidget Foundation Lecturer, University of Sydney Dr Penelope Sheehan MBBS GDEB FRANZCOG Head of Preterm Labour Clinic, Royal Women s Hospital Lecturer, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne Senior Clinical Research Fellow, Pregnancy Research Centre, Royal Women s Hospital Interests: prediction and prevention of preterm birth and endocrinology of pregnancy and parturition. Published and presented work includes studies of progesterone metabolism and putative progesterone receptors in human parturition. Other research interests include thyroid hormones in pregnancy, obesity and its complications in pregnancy, and mental health disorders and pregnancy Symposium Conveners Associate Professor Robert Rome MB BS FRCS (Ed) FRCOG FRANZCOG CGO Chairman, Obstetrics and Gynaecology Clinical Institute, Consultant Gynaecological Oncologist Chairman, Australian Society of Gynaecological Oncologists Clinical interests: Microinvasive cancers of the lower genital tract, Management of ovarian cancer, long-term outcomes in gynaecological cancer, Clinical audit in gynaecological surgery Dr Len Kliman Deputy Chairman, Obstetrics and Gynaecology Clinical Institute, Obstetrician and Gynaecologist in private practice, Freemasons Chairman of Obstetrics, Freemasons Interests: High risk pregnancy, multiple pregnancy, colposcopy and the management of pelvic pain Dr Stephen Cole Visiting Medical Officer, Freemasons Consultant, Obstetrics and Maternal-Foetal Medicine, Women s Hospital, Melbourne Founding member of the Victorian Foetal Therapy Service Current interests: Foetal surgery, management of complex multiple pregnancy and iso-immunisation disorders in pregnancy Dr Lyndon Hale Medical Director, Melbourne IVF Director of Reproductive Surgery, The Women s Hospital, Melbourne Board Member, Fertility Society of Australia Dr Sam Hargreaves MBBS (Hons) FRANZCOG Obstetrician & Gynaecologist at Freemasons Appointment with the Royal Women s Hospital Endometriosis & Pelvic Pain Clinic Current interests: Minimal invasive surgery, colposcopy & menstrual disorders Dr Rachel Ryan Private Obstetrician & Gynaecologist at Freemasons Obstetrician at St Vincent s Private Hospital Public appointment at The Royal Women s Hospital which includes teaching students and trainees Interests: high and low risk pregnancy and all aspects of general gynaecology, including colposcopy and laparoscopic surgery

5 Symposium Registration Registration includes the full program with morning and afternoon tea, lunch and optional dinner. Full Registration $340 Nurse/Trainee/Allied Health $260 Additional ticket (Dinner only) $105 To register, visit: All fees include GST and a tax invoice will be automatically generated and ed to you after registration. For further information contact: Bekki Wiltshire Administration Officer Clinical Institutes Mailbox 4, 89 Bridge Road, Richmond VIC 3121 Phone Fax bekki.wiltshire@epworth.org.au Parking Ample parking is available at: Wilson Parking St Andrews Place East Melbourne VIC 3002 Phone Secure Parking 55 Bourke Street (Entry via McIlwraith Place) Melbourne VIC Accommodation Accommodation is available within close proximity to the Symposium Venue. Park Hyatt, Melbourne (Symposium Venue) 1 Parliament Square (Off Parliament Place) East Melbourne VIC 3002 Phone Fax Grand Hyatt, Melbourne 123 Collins Street Melbourne VIC 3000 Phone Fax Hotel Windsor 111 Spring Street Melbourne VIC 3000 Phone Fax Hilton on the Park Melbourne 192 Wellington Parade Melbourne VIC 3002 Phone Fax Excellence. Everywhere. Everyday.

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