Associates Day

08.30 - 17.00
Friday 21 August

Facilitators: Chevaun Howard and Martina Mende
Suitable for: RANZCOG Associates (Procedural/Adv Procedural), GPs, RANZCOG CPD Affiliates
Registration: $725
Includes: Morning Tea, Lunch, Afternoon Tea
CPD: CPD allocation is under consideration with RANZCOG, RACGP & ACCRM
Location: The Vines, Verdelho Drive, Western Australia 

Designed for GPs, GP obstetricians, and primary care clinicians involved in shared maternity care, this practical and engaging workshop explores evidence-based approaches to abortion care, complex pregnancy management, and postnatal troubleshooting.

Participants will develop greater confidence in evidence-based clinical decision-making and the management of complex and non-routine obstetric presentations.

Full Program

08.00-08.30Registrations
08.30-08.40Welcome and Opening
Chevaun Howard and Martina Mende
08.40-10.30Session One: Abortion Care
08.40-09.10No Ultrasound Abortion
Kate Poland
09.10-09.30Pain Management Strategies
Kate Poland
09.30-10.00Managing Complications Post Abortion
Kate Poland
10.00-10.30Professional Challenges as an Abortion Provider
Ruth McCuaig and Sara Armitage
10.30-10.50Morning Tea
10.50-12.30Session Two: Practical Session

MVA and D&C for Miscarriage and Abortion
Martina Mende and Carmen Brown
12.30-13.30Lunch
13.20-15.20Session Three: A Practical Obstetric Session

The Impacted Head at Caesarean
Jared Watts and Katrina Calvert

ECV
Carmen Brown

Breech Delivery (Vaginal Breech and Reverse Breech at C/S)
Michael Rasmussen
15.20-15.50
Afternoon Tea
15.50-16.50Session Four: Postnatal Trouble Shooting
15.50-16.20Managing the Infant with Slow Weight Gain
Susan Taylor
16.20-16.50Neonatal MSK Issues
Laura Macaulay
16.50-17.00Wrap Up