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.
CPD
Education Activities (EA) = 9.5
Saturday 22 August
| 08.00 | Exhibition |
| 08.45-09.10 | Opening of Symposium |
| 08.45-09.00 | Welcome to Country |
| 09.00-09.05 | Welcome from RANZCOG President Nisha Khot |
| 09.05-09.10 | Welcome from Project Group Co-Chairs Stephanie Green and Chevaun Howard |
| 09.10-11.05 | Training and Workforce Chairs: Diana Ethell and Katrina Calvert |
| 09.10-09.15 | Welcome and Introductions Diana Ethell and Katrina Calvert |
| 09.15-09.45 | Keynote: The Future of GPOs Jenny May, National Rural Health Commissioner |
| 09.45-10.05 | How to Support SIMGs in Regional Health Carmen Brown |
| 10.05-10.25 | Trainee Presentation Marissa Barker |
| 10.25-10.35 | Free Communications: Antenatal and Intrapartum Prediction of Shoulder Dystocia - Development of an Antenatal and Intrapartum Calculator Rola Akra |
| 10.35-11.05 | Panel: 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 |
| 11.05-11.30 | Morning Tea and Exhibition |
| 11.30-13.05 | Challenges in Regional Gynaecology Chairs: Stephanie Green and Shital Julania |
| 11.30-11.35 | Welcome and Introductions Stephanie Green and Shital Julania |
| 11.35-11.55 | Pelvic Pain in Regional Health: How To Manage When the MDT is Scattered? Lauren Kite and Amy Ruland |
| 11.55-12.15 | Tricky Colposcopy Cases in Regional Areas Toni Jones |
| 12.15-12.35 | Fertility for the Remote Patient Rajni Bansal |
| 12.35-12.45 | Free Communications Delays to Treatment in Cervical Cancer Patients in Western Australia and Impact on Survival; A Retrospective Cohort Study Kate Mannolini |
| 12.45-13.05 | Perimenopause – Separating Science from Social Media Lesley Ramage |
| 13.05-13.55 | Lunch and Exhibition |
| 13.55-15.10 | Looking to the Future in Regional Health Chair: Jared Watts and Lauren Kite |
| 13.55-14.00 | Welcome and Introductions Jared Watts and Lauren Kite |
| 14.00-14.20 | What's WA Doing in Tech: MOETs and MFM Jared Watts and Kate Reynolds |
| 14.20-14.30 | Free Communications Where Birth Meets Loss: Co‑Designing a Regional Perinatal Loss Service in Western Australia Sophie McCredden |
| 14.30-14.40 | Free Communications Can Complex Endometriosis Be Managed Safely Outside Tertiary Centres? Challenges, Solutions and Lessons Learned Sherif Tawfeek |
| 14.40-15.10 | Panel: Environmental Impacts of Women's Health Melanie Johnson, Annie Scanlon, Penny Wilson, Lauren Kite |
| 15.10-15.30 | Afternoon Tea and Exhibition |
| 15.30-17.00 | Navigating Complex Obstetrics and Patients Chairs: Carmen Brown and Nisha Khot |
| 15.30-15.35 | Welcome and Introductions Carmen Brown and Nisha Khot |
| 15.35-15.45 | Free Communications An Audit of Postpartum Contraceptive Uptake at King Edward Memorial Hospital in the Adolescent Patient Population Laura Hennigan |
| 15.45-16.05 | Best Continuity of Care in Regional Areas Carly Roxburgh |
| 16.05-16.25 | Non‑Standard Management and Patient Choices Lauren Megaw |
| 16.25-16.45 | Code Quiet: Managing the Psychological Wake of an Adverse Outcome Marian Dover |
| 16.45-17.05 | Speaker Q&A |
| 17.05 | Close of Day One |
| 17.15 | Bus Transfer back to Perth CBD. Pre booking required via here |
| 19:30-22:00 | Symposium Dinner (ticketed event) Sandalford Winery Book here |
Sunday 23 August
| 08.00 | Exhibition |
| 09.00-10.50 | Obstetrics Journey Chairs: Chevaun Howard and Rajni Bansal |
| 09.00-09.05 | Day Two Welcome and Announcements Chevaun Howard |
| 09.05-09.25 | Preeclampsia Screening in Regional Settings Heather Brand |
| 09.25-09.45 | Exercise in Pregnancy Nathan Luies |
| 09.45-10.05 | Intrapartum Complications in a Rural/Remote Setting Agatha Kujawa |
| 10.05-10.25 | Managing Transfers in Regional Settings APTC or RFDS Nicole Liesis |
| 10.25-10.45 | Thrombocytopenia at Term- Who Are We Really Treating? Anastazia Keegan |
| 10.45-10.55 | Free Communications Are We Overdiagnosing Preterm, Prelabour Rupture of Membranes? A Review of the Reliability of Clinical Assessment and Point-of-Care Tests for Ruptured Membranes in Patients Transferred to a Tertiary Victorian Hospital Megan Dwyer |
| 10.55 - 11.25 | Morning Tea and Exhibition |
| 11.25 - 13.10 | Session Six: Rural Realities: Rapid Fire Case-Based Discussions in O&G Chairs: Ruth Grace and Stephanie Green |
| 11.25-11.30 | Welcome and Introduction Ruth Grace and Stephanie Green |
| 11.30-11.45 | Case One (WA) Rosie Brown |
| 11.45-12.00 | Case Two (SA) Heather Waterfall |
| 12.00 - 12.15 | Case Three (QLD) Ian Chu |
| 12.15-12.30 | Case Four (WA) Madushan Pathiraja |
| 12.30-12.45 | Case Five (VIC) Angus Callahan |
| 12.45-13.00 | Case Six (WA) Saveria Cremona and Casper Murove |
| 13.00-13.10 | Summary and Conclusion Ruth Grace and Stephanie Green |
| 13.10 - 13.30 | Closing of Symposium |
| 13.10 - 13.20 | Presentation of Awards Nisha Khot |
| 13.20 - 13.30 | Final Remarks Stephanie Green and Chevaun Howard |
| 13.30 - 14.30 | Networking Lunch and Exhibition |
| 14.30 | Close of Day Two |
CPD
Education Activities (EA) = 9.5
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