RANZCOG Virtual ASM 2021 Program Handbook

Partner Profiles(continued)programs aspire to assist Fellowsand Members engage in continuallearning and development.Global MedicsGLobal Medics is the leadinghealthcare provider to theAustralian and New Zealandmarkets. We recruit for locum,contract and permanent positionsacross multiple healthcare sectors.Our local knowledge, coupled withour ability to work in partnershipwith clients and candidates alike,enables us to match the bestmedical practitioners to the mostsuitable vacancies.Our exceptional level of service setsthe standard within the medicalrecruitment industry. Come visit ourvirtual booth to discuss how we canhelp you.Mayne PharmaAt Mayne Pharma we arecommitted to delivering the besthealth outcomes for your patients.The RANZCOG CPD program alignswith the Medical Board of Australia’sProfessional PerformanceFramework (PPF) and theMedical Council of New Zealand’srecertification programmerequirements that supports thestrengthening of CPD programs.The CPD program was designed byRANZCOG Fellows and members tomeet regulatory requirements.RANZCOG Women’sHealth FoundationThe RANZCOG Women’s HealthFoundation supports thephilanthropic initiatives of RANZCOGin the areas of Aboriginal and TorresStrait Islander and Global Women’sHealth, and Women’s Healthresearch by raising funds andproviding scholarships and grants,supporting RANZCOG’s vision ofExcellence and Equity in Women’sHealth.We use our unique oral drugdelivery systems to improveformulations and in-license novelmedicines from around the world toimprove access for Australians.Through innovation andcollaborative partnerships, wedeliver products that addressunmet clinical needs. We haveparticular focus on the areasof women’s health, urology anddermatology.RANZCOG CPDThe College aims to facilitate safe,comprehensive Obstetric andGynaecological care of the higheststandard to the community. AllCollege training and developmentRoche Australia Pty LtdAt every stage of a patient’s life,Roche Diagnostics is committedto Women’s Health. Our innovativesolutions give clinicians the abilityto provide the right treatment atthe right time, offering a confidenceto the patients they treat thatonly Roche Diagnostics candeliver. Addressing high burdenconditions and diseases uniqueto women in pregnancy care,fertility, bone health and cervicalcancer, our tests enable cliniciansto individualise a woman’s careand reduce the risk of over or undertreatment.7For Women, For HealthTheramexTheramex is a global specialitypharmaceutical company solelycommitted to supporting the healthneeds of women. By working closelywith our partners and healthcareprofessionals, we provide a diverseportfolio of treatments that helpwomen through their life’s stages.At Theramex we provide therapiesthat help women to live betterlives. We have a portfolio ofmedicines covering contraception,osteoporosis, and overactivebladder, and we continue tocomplement our range with newand innovative treatments.Vifor PharmaVifor Pharma Australia is apharmaceutical company thatspecialises in innovative andpatient-focused treatments forchronic kidney disease and irondeficiency. We are a leader in thetreatment of iron deficiency andiron deficiency anaemia where ourproducts treat over half a millionAustralian patients annually.Located in Melbourne and headquartered in Switzerland, weare a mid-size pharmaceuticalcompany actively engaged withpatients advocates, healthcareprofessionals and policy-makers.Wellbeing at RANZCOGRANZCOG believes a healthyworkforce and medical professionis integral to patient safety, qualityof care and the sustainability ofthe medical workforce. the ASMWellbeing Hub contains informationon what the College is doing tosupport our member’s mentalhealth and wellbeing as well asproviding educational resources formembers to engage with.

Keynote SpeakersProf Lesley ReganA/Prof Todd PonskyProf Lesley Regan was the 30th President of the RoyalCollege of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG);only the second woman to ever hold this role and the firstin 64 years.A/Prof Todd Ponsky is currently a professor of surgeryat the University of Cincinnati and director of ClinicalGrowth and Transformation at Cincinnati Children’sHospital Medical Center. He is currently the presidentelect of the international Pediatric Endosurgery Group(IPEG), Chair of the American College of SurgeonsCommittee on Telementoring, and holds leadershippositions in APSA and SAGES.Head of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at St Mary’sHospital campus, Imperial College London, Prof Reganis also director of Women’s Health Research Centreand co-director of the UK Pregnancy Baby Bio Bank.Prof Regan is the Department of Metabolism, Digestionand Reproduction co-chair of the People and Cultur eCommittee (Athena SWAN).A/Prof Ponsky was the first to perform and report singleport surgery in children and modernised the methods ofthe laparoscopic paediatric hernia repair. He is involvedin both outcomes and animal research with a focuson inguinal hernia physiology, surgical telementoring,endoscopic repair techniques for pure oesophagealatresia, and innovations in education. He foundedGlobalcastMD and Stay Current in Surgery, both of whichserve to modernise the way we teach and learn surgery.She is also a member of the RCOG Council andinternational Executive Board, Secretary General of theinternational Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics(FIGO) and Chair of CHARM - the Charity for Researchinto Miscarriage. She is also PI for the RecurrentMiscarriage Tissue Bank.He has published over 100 manuscripts, edited onetextbook, and authored over 20 book chapters. He hasdirected over 50 American andinternational coursesand has given over 160 visiting lectureships. He is theassociate editor for the Journal of Pediatric Surgery, andserves on three editorial boards.Having graduated from the Royal Free Hospital Schoolof Medicine, London, in 1980 Lesley pursued her careerat Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, where she firstbecame enthused by clinical and laboratory research,completing an MD on miscarriage.Prof Regan combines her clinical and research workon recurrent miscarriage and uterine fibroids with apassion for communicating to the wider public, writingtwo successful books on miscarriage and pregnancyfor the general reader and presenting a series of eightBBC ‘Horizon’ documentaries. in 2015 she received anHonorary Fellowship of the American College and aDoctorate of Science from University College London forher contribution to women’s health.8

Keynote Speakers(continued)Dr Bruce BekkarDr Sarah StockDr Bruce Bekkar, M.D. is a women’s health physician,author, and educator who has been engaged with theclimate crisis since 2007.Dr Sarah Stock is a Wellcome Trust Clinical CareerDevelopment Fellow at the Usher institute at theUniversity of Edinburgh; and a Consultant andSubspecialist in Maternal and Fetal Medicine at theSimpson Centre for Reproductive Health at the Royalinfirmary of Edinburgh. She received her medicaldegree from Manchester University Medical Schooland has a PhD from the University of Edinburgh. Herspecialist and subspecialist clinical training wasundertaken in Edinburgh, with periods in Glasgow,London and Australia.As a full-time activist since 2013, he has worked withnumerous local and national United States organizations,including the Climate Reality Project, the American LungAssociation, Environment America, and ecoAmerica’sClimate for Health Ambassadors Advisory Committee.A writer and frequent speaker on climate and health,Dr Bekkar has addressed the California State SenateEnvironment Committee, the American MeteorologicalSociety, Genentech, Citizens Climate Lobby and theSierra Club.Her research focuses on preterm birth and how thiscan affect the long-term health of the child, as wellas how to diagnose fetal inflammation, and how tooptimise treatments for this issue. Her research into thisleverages population health data to explore the effect ofenvironment on pregnancy and the effect of antenataltreatments on perinatal and childhood outcomes.He recently shared original research on the risks topregnancy in the U.S. at national meetings of theAmerican Public Health Association and the AmericanCollege of Obstetrics and Gynecology.She now leads data-driven research into pregnancytreatments, including the international Co OPTcollaboration, which aims to establish the effects ofinappropriately timed antenatal corticosteroids in babiesand children. Dr Stock is also the Chief investigator for UKlarge multicentre observational cohort studies inducingQUIDS (Quantitative Fibronectin to help DecisionMaking in Women with Symptoms of Preterm Labour)and CHOICE (Cervical ripening at home or in-hospital)studies.9

Memorial Oration SpeakersIan MacDonaldMemorial OrationElla MacknightMemorial LectureDr Penny BlomfieldDr Kirsten PalmerDr Penny Blomfield specialises in the care of womenwho are diagnosed with cancer of the ovary, fallopiantube, uterus, cervix and vulva and vagina. She isan advanced laparoscopic pelvic surgeon and isfrequently involved with the care of women who requiremore challenging benign pelvic surgery.She has also had a long interest and expertise incolposcopy of the female genital tract.Dr Kirsten Palmer (BBiomed Sci, MBBS (Hons), PhD,FRANZCOG) is an obstetrician specialising in maternalfetal medicine at Monash Health, Victoria, Australia.She is also a senior obstetric advisor for the Victorianconsultative council of obstetric and paediatricmorbidity and mortality and senior research fellow in thedepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at MonashUniversity, where she leads the maternal and perinatalmedicine translational research group.Penny carried out her basic medical training andsubsequent specialist certification in Obstetrics andGynaecology in the UK. She emigrated to Australia in1994 following her marriage to an Australian. She thencompleted a fellowship in Gynaecological Oncologyat the Mercy Hospital for Women in Melbourne for 2years, and a further one year in Halifax Novascotia,Canada, and achieved her subspecialist certificate inGynaecological Oncology.Her research, having a particular interest in disordersof placentation, such as pre-eclampsia and fetalgrowth restriction, seeks to improve the understandingof disease pathophysiology, as well as to enhanceclinical outcomes through translating promising newtherapeutics into the clinical setting.She has extensive national and internationalcollaborators with whom she works and is currentlyleading clinical trials to optimise outcomes for babiesaffected by fetal growth restriction and improvepostpartum haemorrhage prevention.She initially worked as a Gynaecological Oncologist atthe Mercy Hospital for Women in Melbourne and movedto the Royal Hobart Hospital in Tasmania in 2000.Penny was full time director of the Tasmanian statewide service of Gynaecological Oncology from 20002016.Penny was appointed Clinical Associate Professorto the University of Tasmania in 2007. She has beeninvolved in clinical research as a member of Australianand New Zealand Gynaecological Oncology ClinicalTrials Group (ANZCOG) since the inception in 2000.She sat on the research advisory committee (RAC)for ANZCOG for over 12 years. She has been a memberof the Committee of Management of the AustralianSociety for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology(ASCCP) since 2009 and was secretary of the societyfrom 2013-2015. She is presently Chair of the AustralianSociety of Gynaecological Oncologists (ASGO).10

Day 1 – Monday 15 February 2021Morning MasterclassesSponsored by Safe Obstetric Systems10.00–10.45Sponsored by Mayne PharmaReducing the Trauma Experienced by Birthing Mothers, theirBabies and the Medical Staff Involved when Delivering a DeeplyImpacted Fetal HeadIt’s Time for a Renaissance in Oral ContraceptionRod Baber, Susan Davis and Deborah BatesonPeter Dawes, Rajiv Varma, Sarah C Lassey, Julian N. Robinson andJames A. GreenbergStream One – PlenaryStream TwoCOVID and its Affect on our PracticeChaired by Amanda Dennis and Lindsay Edwards11.00–11.10Daily Welcome, Acknowledgment of Country, Karakia & Mihi11.10–11.20Opening of the Virtual ASMLindsay Edwards and Amanda Dennis11.20–11.30President’s WelcomeVijay Roach11.30–11.50What Just Happened?Paul Johnson11.50–12.10What Have We Learnt From 2020?Vijay Roach12.10–12.30Using Entertainment to Get Our Point Across in Digital MediaTodd Ponsky12.30–12.50Maternal Mental Health in PregnancyCarolyn Breadon12.50–13.20BreakCOVID-19 and ObstetricsGynaeoncologyChaired by Lindsay EdwardsChaired by Stephen Bradford and Waduge Dhanushi FernandoSponsored by Besins Healthcare13.20–13.40Lessons From the UK and How to Care For Extremely Sick WomenCatherine Nelson-PiercyChallenges with the New HPV Screening Program (IncludingPersistent HPV in Older Women)Penny Blomfield13.40–14.00Social Distancing inthe Clinic and How To Run a Digital HealthServiceAlexis ShubSurgical Management of Early Cervical CancerMichael Bunting14.00–14.20COVID-19: Preterm and Stillbirth RatesJohn NewnhamOvanian Cancer: Why is Genetic Screening So Vital?Allison Black14.20–14.40Adaptive Muticentre Trials for COVID-19 and the Inclusion ofPregnant WomenClare WhiteheadCaring for Women in Regional and Remote AreasMichelle Harris14.40–15.00Break112

Day 1 – Monday 15 February 2021Gender, Leadership and the Challenges Women FaceCOVID-19 Double JeopardyChaired by Amanda Dennis and Nisha KhotChaired by Frank Clark15.00–15.10Introduction: Setting the SceneAmanda Dennis15.10–15.30The Role of Gender and LeadershipGillian Gibson15.30–15.50President’s Address - The College as an Advocate: Local andGlobalVijay Roach15.50–16.10Addressing Violence Against Women in the Clinical SettingAngela Jay16.10–16.40Panel: The Need to Control Womens Bodies Through the YearsAngela Jay, Paddy Moore, Lesley Regan and Vijay Roach(moderated by Nisha Khot)16.40–17.00BreakA Virtual SIM in a Virtual ASM About a Remote Retrieval DoneRemotelyTraining and WellbeingFree CommunicationsChaired by Emily Hooper17.00–17.20Chaired by John TaitHealth Impacts of Sleep Deprivation and How to Manage ThemAlan Young17.00-17.10 A Collaborative Maternity and Newbordn Dashoard(CoMaND) for the COVID-19 Panedmic: Real Time Monitoring ofPerinatal Services Performance Indications in VictoriaLisa Hui17.10-17.20 Reduced Growth Velocity from the Mid-trimester isAssociated with Placental Insufficiency in Fetuses Born at a NormalBirthweightTeresa MacDonald17.20–17.4017.20-17.30 Combined Vaginal Progesterone and Cervical Cerclage inthe Prevention of Preterm Birth: A Systematic Review and MetaanalysisKimberley WilliamsWork-Life IntegrationVijay Roach17.30-17.40 Utility of Utrasound to Predict Aberrant Fetal Growth inWomen Attending a Dedicated Antenatal Clinic for Morbid ObesityKahli Cassells17.40–18.0017.40-17.50 Risk Factors for Term and Preterm Sillbrith: Results from aMultinational Individual Participant Data Meta-AnalysisNgaire AndersonDance OffRichard Mayes17.50-18.00 Mid-Trimester Transvaginal Ultrasonic Cervical Length forPredicting Spontaneous Preterm Birth in Asymptomatic Women: AReview of Systematic ReviewsKelly Hughes123

Day 2 – Tuesday 16 February 2021Morning MasterclassesPresented by RANZCOG Global Health10.00–10.45Sponsored by Rural DoctorsAssociation of AustraliaVolunteering or Working in Global Women’s Health:Insights from Experiences in the Pacific and IndonesiaEvery Doctor is a Rural DoctorRoy Watson, Martin Sowter, Sharron Bolitho and Rosalie GrivellJohn Hall and Nisha KhotStream One – PlenaryStream TwoSexual and Reproductive HealthMaternal Fetal MedicineChaired by Kirsten BlackChaired by Lindsay EdwardsSponsored by Besins Healthcare11.00–11.10Daily Welcome, Acknowledgment of Country, Karakia & Mihi11.10–11.30Abortion CarePaddy MooreInfections in Pregnancy: COVID-19 and the Australian ContextClare Whitehead11.30–11.50Gynaecological Care for Trans and Gender Diverse PeopleCharlotte ElderInfections in Pregnancy: CMVLisa Hui11.50–12.10STIs in PregnancyLouise OwenWhen To Deliver: Balancing the Risks of Stillbirth and PrematurityJonathan Morris12.10–12.30Female Genital Mutilation and Care in LabourSonia GroverManaging Extremely Preterm Birth (22-25 Weeks Gestation)Stefan Kane12.30–12.50All Abord the Contraception BusHelen PatersonMaternal Morbitity and MortalityJoanne Said12.50–13.20BreakWomen in Extreme EnvironmentsTraining Across the YearsChaired by Amanda Dennis and Jan Wallace13.20–13.40Women in Developing CountriesMindy FineEverything You Wanted To Know AboutSubspecialty Training (panel session)Christopher Benness, Andrea Garrett,Patricia Lai, Emma Parry and Roger Hart13.40–14.00Women’s Health in AntarcticaFrank Clark14.00–14.20Female Athlete Performance and HealthRachel HarrisEntering Private PracticeKirsten Connan14.20–14.40Fertility in Women’s SportPip IngeExiting Practice: Knowing When and How to RetireRupert Sherwood14.40–15.00Break134

Day 2 – Tuesday 16 February 2021Caring for Women, Ourselves and Our PlanetScreening, Ultrasound and Fetal InterventionChaired by Kristine BarndenChaired by Joanne Said15.00–15.30Ian MacDonald Oration: The Challenges of Maintaining HolisticCare in Acute GynaecologyPenny Blomfield15.00–15.20NIPT and What’s Next in Non-Invasive TestingLisa Hui15.30–15.50Providing Holistic Care in ObstetricsSarah Stock15.20–15.40First Trimester Ultrasound: Evolving Role in the NIPTEraJon Hyett15.50–16.10Physician Burnout: Findings from the UKLesley Regan15.40–16.00Common Clinician Performed Ultrasound: IncidentalFindings and What to do at the Time to Add ValueLynne Brothers16.10–16.30Caring for Our Planet: Why O&Gs Must Also Care for Mother NatureBruce Bekkar16.00–16.20Dopplers at Term: Are They any Use?Alexis Shub16.20–16.40Establishing Evidence for Fetal Therapies inAustraliaAidan Kashyap16.40–17.00BreakRural and Regional PracticeFree CommunicationsChaired by Namiko Aleker and Amanda Dennis17.00–18.00Chaired by Gillian Gibson17.00-17.10 Outcomes of Cytopathological GynaecologyLive Q&A Session with a panel of expertsAdam Bush, Nisha Khot and Jared WattsMultidisciplinary Team Review in a Regional Australian HospitalUsing Videoconference TechnologyRhiannon Potter17.10-17.20 Analysis of Australian New Cervical Cancer ScreeningProgram: HPV Positive Cases with Normal to LSIL CytologyMarta Preston17.20-17.30 Predicting Post-ablation Pelvic PainTarini Paul17.30-17.40 Single Tertiary Teaching Hospital Experience ofMidurethral SlingsYizhen (Amy) Liu17.40-17.50 The Role of Assisted Reproductive Technologies in theDevelopment of Asthma and Atopic Disorders in the Offspring:A Systematic ReviewLaura Wijs17.50-18.00 Neonatal Outcomes Following The Introduction Of TheFetal Pillow At A Tertiary Maternity Hospital: A RetrospectiveStudyKathrina Chooi145

Day 3 – Wednesday 17 February 2021Morning MasterclassesSponsored by Momenta Pharmaceuticals Inc10.00–10.45Sponsored by Besins HealthcareCan We Improve the Management of HDFN: A Novel Drug TrialMHT MasterclassJohn Smoleniec and Renee EslickRod Baber and Bronwyn StuckeyPresented by RANZCOG Women’s Health Foundation10.00–10.45Presented by RANZCOGThe RANZCOG Women’s Hea

Wellbeing at the Virtual ASM Wellbeing Activities Grounding Yoga Join clinical psychologist, Jess Grunberg, as she guides attendees through a 30-minute standing and chair yoga sequence appropriate for all fitnes