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
09.10-10.50Training and Workforce
Chairs: Diana Ethell and Katrina Calvert
09.10-09.30How to Support SIMGs in Regional Health
09.30-09.50The Future of GPOs
09.50-10.10Trainee Presentation
10.10-10.20Free Communications
10.20-10.30Free Communications
10.30-10.50Panel: Everything You Wanted to Know About Being a Regional O&G (But Were Too Afraid to Ask)
10.50-11.20Morning Tea
11.20-12.50Challenges in Regional Gynaecology
Chairs: Stephanie Green and Shital Julania
11.20-11.50Panel: Pelvic Pain in Regional Health: How To Manage When the MDT is Scattered? 
11.50-12.10Tricky Colposcopy Cases in Regional Areas
12.10-12.30Fertility for the Remote Patient
12.30-12.50Endocrinology in Regional Women's Health: Interpreting Results 
12.50-13.50Lunch
13.50-15.10Looking to the Future in Regional Health
Chair: Jared Watts
13.50-14.10How to Utilise Current Tech Culture For Good (Misinformation and  Disinformation in Women's Health)
14.10-14.30What's WA Doing in Tech: MOETs and MFM
14.30-14.40Free Communications
14.40-14.50Free Communications
14.50-15.10Panel: Environmental Impacts of Women's Health
15.10-15.40
Afternoon Tea
15.40-17.00Navigating Complex Obstetrics and Patients
Chairs: Stephanie Green and Nisha Khot
15.40-16.00Best Continuity of Care in Regional Areas 
16.00-16.20Non‑Standard Management and Patient Choices
16.20-16.40How Do We Support Each Other When Things Don't Go Well
16.40-17.00Speaker Q&A
17.00Close of Day One

Sunday 23 August

09.00-10.40Obstetrics Journey
Chair: Chevaun Howard
09.00-09.20Preeclampsia Screening in Regional Settings
09.20-09.40Exercise in Pregnancy
09.40-10.00Intrapartum Complications in Regional Settings
10.00-10.20Managing Transfers in Regional Settings
10.20-10.30Free Communications
10.30-10.40Free Communications
10.40 - 11.10Morning Tea
11.10 - 13.10Session Six


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.