Scientific Program

The Main Scientific Program will take place on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 August, with Pre‑Meeting Workshops scheduled for Friday 21 August.

Saturday 22 August

08.45-09.10Opening of Symposium 
08.45-08.55Welcome to Country
08.55-09.00Mihi
09.00-09.05Welcome from RANZCOG President
Nisha Khot
09.05-09.10Welcome from Project Group Co-Chairs
Stephanie Green and Chevaun Howard
09.10-11.00Training and Workforce
Chairs: Diana Ethell and Katrina Calvert
09.10-09.40The Future of GPOs
Jenny May
09.40-10.00How to Support SIMGs in Regional Health
Carmen Brown
10.00-10.20Trainee Presentation
Marissa Barker
10.20-10.30Free Communications
10.30-11.00Panel: Everything You Wanted to Know About Being a Regional O&G (But Were Too Afraid to Ask)
Jenny May, Carmen Brown, Paige Tucker, Marissa Barker
11.00-11.30Morning Tea
11.30-13.00Challenges in Regional Gynaecology
Chairs: Stephanie Green and Shital Julania
11.30-11.50Pelvic Pain in Regional Health: How To Manage When the MDT is Scattered? 
Lauren Kite and Amy Ruland
11.50-12.10Tricky Colposcopy Cases in Regional Areas
Toni Jones
12.10-12.30Fertility for the Remote Patient
Rajni Bansal
12.30-12.40Free Communications
12.40-13.00Everything is Menopause
Leslie Ramage
13.00-13.50Lunch
13.50-15.10Looking to the Future in Regional Health
Chair: Jared Watts and Lauren Kite
13.50-14.10What's WA Doing in Tech: MOETs and MFM
Jared Watts and Kate Reynolds
14.10-14.20Free Communications
14.20-14.30Free Communications
14.30-15.00Panel: Environmental Impacts of Women's Health
Melanie Johnson, Annie Scanlon, Kate Reynolds
15.00-15.30
Afternoon Tea
15.30-17.00Navigating Complex Obstetrics and Patients
Chairs: Stephanie Green and Nisha Khot
15.30-15.50Best Continuity of Care in Regional Areas 
Carly Roxburgh
15.50-16.10Non‑Standard Management and Patient Choices
Lauren Megaw
16.10-16.40How Do We Support Each Other When Things Don't Go Well
Marian Dover
16.40-17.00Speaker Q&A
17.00Close of Day One

19:30-22:00Symposium Dinner (ticketed event)
Sandalford Winery

Sunday 23 August

09.00-10.40Obstetrics Journey
Chairs: Chevaun Howard and Rajni Bansal
09.00-09.20Preeclampsia Screening in Regional Settings
Heather Brand
09.20-09.40Exercise in Pregnancy
Nathan Luies
09.40-10.00Intrapartum Complications in a Rural/Remote Setting
Agatha Kujawa
10.00-10.20Managing Transfers in Regional Settings APTC or RFDS
Nicole Liesis
10.20-10.30Free Communications
10.30-10.40Free Communications
10.40 - 11.10Morning Tea
11.10 - 13.10Session Six:  Rural Realities: Rapid Fire Case-Based Discussions in O&G
Chairs: Ruth Grace and Stephanie Green


13.10 - 13.20Closing of Symposium
13.10 - 13.20Presentation of Awards
Nisha Khot
13.20 - 13.30Final Remarks
Stephanie Green and Chevaun Howard
13.30 - 14.30Networking Lunch
14.30Close of Day Two

CPD hours are currently being finalised

Please note that all session dates and times are subject to change at the discretion of the 2026 Regional Symposium Project Group.

We acknowledge the support of the Government of Western Australia and Tourism WA through Business Events Perth