Program

The Main Program will be held on Saturday 10th May 2025


08.00-08.40          Opening of Education and Engagement Day
08.00-08.05
Welcome to Country
Wurundjeri Elder Annette Xiberras 
08.05-08.20Welcome from State Committee 
John Regan
08.20-08.40Launch of Endometriosis Guidelines

08.40-10.40Intrapartum Care
08.40-09.00Birth Trauma
Amy Dawes
09.00-09.20

Operative Vaginal Birth Safety Bundle
Sasha Skinner
09.20-09.40

Balancing Patient Safety in Situations of Declining Care 
Michael Rasmussen
09.40-10.00

Isthmocele and Caesarean Scar Ectopic Pregnancy
Philip Thomas 
10.00-10.20

Anaesthesia for Maternal Assisted Caesarean Sections
James Griffiths
10.20-10.40
Updates in Antenatal Corticosteroid Use
Speaker Name
10.40-11.00Morning Tea
11.00-12.20How to Talk to Your Patient: Navigating Complex Conversations
11.00-11.20Perinatal Mental Health: When to Refer and Where to Refer
Jenny Dowd
11.20-11.40Neurodiversity in Health: How to Identify Patients and How to Change Practice
Pallavi Desai
11.40-12.00Trauma Informed Care in Clinical Practice
Megan de Souza
12.00-12.20Incorporating Sexology Therapy into Everyday Clinical Practice
Sam Newbury
12.20-13.20Lunch
13.20-14.50Highlighting Complications and Chronic Pain in Women's Health
13.20-13.40Single Use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (sNPWT) in Caesarean Section Patients
Renee Wong
Supported by Smith and Nephew
13.40-14.00The Benefits of a Living Guideline for a Chronic Disease
Cindy Farquhar
14.00-14.20The Pain Inquiry in Victoria and the New Models of Gynaecological Outpatient Care
Marilla Druitt
14.20-14.30The Impact of Maternal Diabetes on Fetal Growth and Stillbirth Risk: A Population Wide Cohort Study From Victoria, Australia
Hannah Gordon 
14.30-14.40The Fetal Region-specific Optimised Growth Standard (FROGS) – A fetal and birthweight centile calculator validated in a national population
Natasha Pritchard 
14.40-15.00Afternoon Tea
15.00-16.45Fostering Leadership and Growth in Women's Health
15.00-15.40The Benefits of a Clinical Directors Network in Women's Health
Panel Session
15.40-16.00Caring for and Training the Next Generation of Specialist Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
Carol Vance
16.00-16.20Interactive Q&A Session: Transitioning to Fellowship
Nisha Khot and Sangeeta Ramanan
16.20-16.40The Impact of OGET on Regional O&G Practice
Roshan Zaid
16.40-16.50Close of Education and Engagement Day
16.40-16.45Presentation of Prizes
16.45-16.50Final Comments and Closing

Please note that all dates and times of sessions are subject to change at the discretion of the Victorian State Committee.