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Thursday 22 March 2018

Time	Programme
07:00	Registration Desk Opens
08:00 – 09:15	Exhibition and ePoster Viewing (Hall 404FX - 405EX)
09:30 – 09:45	Welcome Address (All Congress Rooms on Level 4) Prof Lesley Regan, President, RCOG
09:45– 10:30	PLENARY 1 (All Congress Rooms on Level 4) Placental Origin of Adverse Pregnancy Outcome Prof Carl Weiner, USA
10:30 – 11:00	Coffee, Exhibition and ePoster Viewing (Hall 404FX - 405EX)
	STREAM 1 OBSTETRICS	STREAM 2 PAEDIATRIC AND ADOLESCENT GYNAECOLOGY	STREAM 3 JOINT SCCPS/RCOG SESSION: SCREENING/PREVENTION OF PREINVASIVE DISEASE		STREAM 4 IMAGING IN OBSTETRICS	STREAM 5 EDUCATION/SIMULATION
	Hall 406CX	Hall 406D	Hall 405B		Hall 404A	Room 331 - 332
	Chairs: Prof Pippa Kyle A/Prof Devendra Kanagalingam	Chairs: Dr Pallavi Latthe Dr Sadhana Nadarajah	Chairs: Prof Margaret Cruickshank Dr Joseph Ng		Chairs: Dr Edwin Thia Dr Tan Eng Kien	Chairs: Prof Janice Rymer Prof Ho Tew Hong
11:00 – 11:20	New Thoughts on Induction of Labour (IOL) Prof Jane Norman, UK	Diagnosis and Management of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome in Adolescents Dr Veronique Celine Viardot-Foucault, Singapore	Advances in Cervical Cancer Screening beyond the PAP Smear Prof Hextan Ngan, Hong Kong		Intrapartum Ultrasound Dr S Suresh, India	The Value of IN-SITU Simulation in Obstetrics and Gynaecology Dr Tan Eng Loy, Singapore
11:20 – 11:40	Intrapartum Fetal Monitoring (FETAL ECG) Prof Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, UK	Management of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding (AUB) in Adolescents with Bleeding Disorders Prof Delfin Tan, Philippines	Updates on HPV Vaccination Prof Tay Sun Kuie, Singapore		Usefulness of Fetal MRI in Fetal Anomaly Diagnosis A/Prof Ong Chiou Li, Singapore	Simulated Patients Versus Mannikins in Acute-Care Scenarios Prof Tim Draycott, UK
11:40 – 12:00	Routine Cerebroplacental Ratio Measurements at Term - Should We Do It? Dr Tony Tan, Singapore	Teenage Pregnancies: Challenges And Complexities Dr Suzanna Sulaiman, Singapore	Management of Women Who Are Screening High-Risk HPV Positive A/Prof Jeffrey Low, Singapore		The Safety of Imaging Techniques in Pregnancy Dr S Suresh, India	Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs), Milestones and O&G Residency Training Prof Haywood Brown, USA
12:00 – 12:20	Labour Pattern in Asian Women Prof Jim Zhang Jun, China	Vulval Problems in Children and Adolescents Dr Susan Ward, UK	Ovarian Cancer Screening Dr David Tan, Singapore		Placenta Accreta and Imaging Techniques Prof George Yeo, Singapore	Assessment Methods: In-Training Assessments Dr Euan Kevelighan, UK
12:20 – 12:50	Oral Presentations	Oral Presentations	Oral Presentations		Oral Presentations	Oral Presentations
12:50 – 14:20	Lunch, Exhibition and ePoster Viewing (Hall 404FX - 405EX)
12:50 – 14:20	Lunch Symposium by Roche Diagnostics International Cell-free DNA testing in Clinical Practice Today (Hall 406CX)			Lunch Symposium by Merck Pte Ltd Anemia during Pregnancy and Beyond: Truth, Myths & the Unknown (Hall 405B)
14:20 – 15:10	PLENARY 2 (All Congress Rooms on Level 4) THE SINGAPORE LECTURE: Towards SDG 5 - Ensuring Gender Equality by 2030 Prof Lesley Regan, UK
	STREAM 1 MATERNAL MEDICINE/DIABETES IN PREGNANCY	STREAM 2 PAEDIATRIC AND ADOLESCENT GYNAECOLOGY	STREAM 3 INVASIVE GYNAE MALIGNANCIES		STREAM 4 IMAGING IN GYNAECOLOGY	STREAM 5 GLOBAL HEALTH: RCOG AND THE CENTRE OF WOMEN'S GLOBAL HEALTH
	Chairs: Dr Felicity Ashworth Dr Claudia Chi	Chairs: Dr Susan Ward Dr Veronique Celine Viardot-Foucault	Chairs: Prof Margaret Cruickshank A/Prof Ilancheran		Chairs: Prof Tim Draycott Dr Tan Wei Ching	Chairs: Mr Hani Fawzi Dr Shilpa Nambiar
15:20 – 15:40	Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) Testing: What Criteria to Use? Prof Tan Kok Hian, Singapore	Genital Examination of The Child: When, How, Why? Dr Pallavi Latthe, UK	Updates on Management Options for Gestational Trophoblastic Disease (GTD) Prof Hextan Ngan, Hong Kong		Ultrasound in The Assessment of Tamoxifen-Related Endometrial Pathology Prof Dirk Timmerman, Belgium	Obstetric Fistula Prevention Dr Suzy Elneil, UK
15:40 – 16:00	Obstetric Issues for The Pregnant Diabetic Patient A/Prof Tan Lay Kok, Singapore	Management of Outflow Tract Disorders Dr Sadhana Nadarajah, Singapore	Has The Time Come for Sentinel Node Biopsy To Be A Standard of Care in Early Endometrial Cancer? A/Prof Timothy Lim, Singapore		Diagnosing Retained Products and Recognising and Treatment of Arterio-Venous (AV) Malformations Dr Luke Toh, Singapore	High-Level Panel Discussion: "Do Something, Do More, Do Better: How Can Health Care Professionals Support Human Rights to Health and Through Health?" Speakers: Prof Lesley Regan, UK Ms Edna Adan Ismail, Somaliland Ms Lilianne Fan, Malaysia Dr Suzy Elneil, UK
16:00 – 16:20	The Clinically Big Baby in A Diabetic Pregnancy: Decision-Making Post-Montgomery Dr Dharmintra Pasupathy, UK	Paediatric Endocrinology – Precocious Puberty Dr Rashida Vasanwala, Singapore	Management of Gynaecological Malignancies in Pregnancy Dr Suresh Kumarasamy, Malaysia		Ultrasound Diagnosis of Molar Pregnancies A/Prof Ong Chiou Li, Singapore
16:20 – 16:50	Oral Presentations	Paediatric Endocrinology – Delayed Puberty Dr Pallavi Latthe, UK	Oral Presentations		Ovarian Masses Prof Dirk Timmerman, Belgium
16:50 – 17:30	Coffee, Exhibition and ePoster Viewing (Hall 404FX - 405EX)
17:30 – 18:40	Opening Ceremony / Guest Speaker and Entertainment (All Congress Rooms on Level 4) The Himalayan Women's Health Project Dr Quek Swee Chong
18:40 – 19:50	Drinks Reception - Exhibition Hall (Hall 404FX - 405EX)

Friday 23 March 2018

Time	Programme
07:00	Registration Desk Opens
07:30 - 08:30	Breakfast Symposium by Medtronic TruClear™ : A Minimally Invasive Option For Addressing Abnormal Uterine Bleeding And Intrauterine Pathology (Hall 406D)			Breakfast Symposium by Johnson & Johnson Wound Closure Complications in C-section and How Do We Avoid them? (Hall 405B)
07:45 – 08:45	Coffee, Exhibition and ePoster Viewing (Hall 404FX - 405EX)
08:45 – 09:30	PLENARY 3 (All Congress Rooms on Level 4) DEBATE: The US Residency Programme Offers A More Structured Training in O&G Prof Haywood Brown, USA (proposition) vs Prof Janice Rymer, UK (opposition)
	STREAM 1 OBSTETRICS – PRETERM LABOUR AND DELIVERY	STREAM 2 SEXUAL HEALTH	STREAM 3 JOINT SCCPS/RCOG SESSION: VULVAL DISEASE		STREAM 4 ACUTE GYNAE AND EARLY PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS	STREAM 5 UROGYNAECOLOGY
	Hall 406CX	Hall 406D	Hall 405B		Hall 404A	Room 331 - 332
	Chair: Prof Haywood Brown Prof Tan Kok Hian	Chairs: Dr Rhona Hughes Dr Susan Logan	Chair: Dr Lee I Wuen Dr Wong Wai Loong		Chairs: Dr Maya Basu A/Prof Tan Thiam Chye	Chairs: Mr Nick Panay Dr Jason Lim
09:40 – 10:00	Is It Time to Revisit Progesterone Use in PTL After OPPTIMUM Trial? Prof Jane Norman, UK	The Impact of High BMI on Reproductive Outcomes Dr Shilpa Nambiar, Malaysia	Complicated Vulvo-Vaginitis Syndromes: How to Manage Prof Margaret Cruickshank, UK		Management of the Stubborn, Persistent HCG in Pregnancies of Unknown Location Dr Rajeswari Kathirvel, Singapore	Is There A Place for Vaginal Meshes and Tapes for The Surgical Treatment of Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) and Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI) Respectively? Mr Philip Toozs-Hobson, UK
10:00 – 10:20	Prevention of Preterm Labour in Multiple Pregnancies: What Works? Prof Zarko Alfirevic, UK	Postpartum Sexual Dysfunction A/Prof Yong Tze Tein, Singapore	Management of Vulvodynia Dr Suresh Kumarasamy, Malaysia		Scientific Basis of Miscarriage and Role of Progesterones A/Prof Tan Thiam Chye, Singapore	How to Improve Results of Native Tissue Repair in Place of the Vaginal Mesh A/Prof Roy Ng, Singapore
10:20 – 10:40	Evidence for Antenatal Steroids Between 34-37 Weeks for Women at High Risk of Preterm Birth Prof Jon Hyett, Australia	Use of Botox for Treatment of Vaginismus Dr Lee Keen Whye, Singapore	An Approach to Vulvar Dysplasia Dr Rama Padmavathi, Singapore		Novel Medical Management of Ectopic Pregnancy Prof Andrew Horne, UK	Non-Invasive Management of Stress Urinary Incontinence Dr Navneet Magon, India
10:40 – 11:10	Oral Presentations	Reproductive and Sexual Health in Cancer Patients and Survivors Dr Susan Logan, Singapore	Case Discussions: What is Your Diagnosis? Prof Margaret Cruickshank, UK		Oral Presentations	Oral Presentations
11:10 – 11:40	Coffee, Exhibition and ePoster Viewing (Hall 404FX - 405EX)
	STREAM 1 FETAL MEDICINE	STREAM 2 CHALLENGES IN ABORTION SERVICES	STREAM 3 GYNAE ENDOSCOPY		STREAM 4 HOT TOPICS IN O&G	STREAM 5 UROGYNAECOLOGY
	Chairs: Prof Dilly Anumba Dr Chang Tou Choong	Chairs: Prof John J Sciarra A/Prof Yong Tze Tein	Chairs: Dr S Selva Dr Beh Suan Tiong		Chairs: Dr Ameet S Patki Dr Lee Keen Whye	Chairs: Mr Edward Morris A/Prof Roy Ng
11:40 – 12:00	Fetal Therapy Update: What is Established and What is Experimental? Prof Pippa Kyle, UK	Safe, Early and Accessible - The Challenges of Early Service Provision Dr Judith Kluge, South Africa	Single Port Laparoscopy – Is It More Than Mere Aesthetics? Dr Anthony Siow, Singapore		Hot off the Press Prof Tim Draycott, UK	The Dilemma of Overactive Bladder Syndrome Mr Philip Toozs-Hobson, UK
12:00 – 12:20	Extending NIPT for Screening of Microdeletions/Whole Genome Screening: Are We Ready Yet? Prof Jon Hyett, Australia	Challenges of Getting Clinicians to Accept The Need for Safe Abortion Care Prof Lesley Regan, UK	Is There Really A Place For Robotic Surgery In Gynaecology? Dr Joseph Ng, Singapore		The Singapore Zika Experience from the Public Health’s Perspective Prof Vernon Lee, Singapore	Safe and Effective Management of Genitourinary Symptoms in Menopause Mr Nick Panay, UK
12:20 – 12:40	Variants of Unknown Significance in CMA: What You Need To Know Prof Leung Tak Yeung, Hong Kong	Contraception After Abortion - Addressing Women's Wishes Whilst Meeting Their Needs Dr Diana Mansour, UK	Laparoscopic Myomectomy – Morcellation and Pregnancy Issues Dr S Selva, Malaysia		Female Cosmetic Genital Surgery: Giving Women What They Want? Dr Navneet Magon, India	Vaginal Hysterectomy as A Day Case Prof Paul Fogarty, UK
12:40 – 14:10	Lunch, Exhibition and ePoster Viewing (Hall 404FX - 405EX)
	Lunch Symposium by Ferring What's New In PPH Prevention? (Hall 406CX)	Lunch Symposium by Vifor Pharma Managing Blood Loss in Women: Can We Do More? (Hall 406D)	Lunch Symposium by Roche Diagnostics International The sFlt-1/PlGF ratio: A Novel Tool in the Management of Women with Suspected Preeclampsia (Hall 405B)		Lunch Symposium by Bayer Real World Evidence in Contraception (Hall 404A)
14:10 – 15:00	PLENARY 4 (All Congress Rooms on Level 4) Prevention of Term Stillbirth Prof Basky Thilaganathan, UK
	STREAM 1 HIGH RISK OBSTETRICS	STREAM 2 CONTRACEPTION	STREAM 3 BENIGN GYNAECOLOGY		STREAM 4 RCOG AUDIT AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT	STREAM 5 GLOBAL HEALTH: HELPING VULNERABLE WOMEN
	Chairs: A/Prof Chan Shiao-Yng Dr Tan Eng Loy	Chairs: Dr Euan Kevelighan Dr Jasmine Mohd	Chairs: Prof Andrew Horne A/Prof Tan Hak Koon		Chairs: Mr Edward Morris Prof Tan Kok Hian	Chairs: Dr Rhona Hughes Dr Shephali Tagore
15:10 – 15:30	ASPRE Trial – Implications on Implementation of Routine Screening for Pre-Eclampsia Prof Jon Hyett, Australia	Contraception at the Extremes of Age Dr Susan Logan, Singapore	Obesity and Menstrual Disorders: Management Challenges Prof Mary Ann Lumsden, UK		The RCOG Women’s Network / Women’s Voices Initiative: Impact on Clinical Quality and Patient Safety Dr Alison Wright, UK	Care of Pregnant Women of Marginalised Communities: Sharing The US Experience Prof Haywood Brown, USA
15:30 – 15:50	Uses of Magnesium Sulphate in Obstetrics Prof Arijit Biswas, Singapore	Comorbidities and Contraception Dr Diana Mansour, UK	New Management Strategies for Fibroids Prof Jacques Donnez, Belgium		Findings From The New National Maternity and Perinatal Audit Dr Dharmintra Pasupathy, UK	Female Genital Mutilation in Asia Prof Zaleha Mahdy, Malaysia
15:50 – 16:10	Smoking and Pregnancy Dr Raymond Powrie, USA	New Regimens in Hormonal Contraception: To Bleed or Not To Bleed Dr Diana Mansour, UK	Management Options for Heavy Menstrual Bleeding Prof Delfin Tan, Philippines		Each Baby Counts Prof Zarko Alfirevic, UK	Barriers to Access to Contraception in Asia Dr Susan Logan, Singapore
16:10 – 16:40	Oral Presentations	Oral Presentations	Oral Presentations		Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injury (OASI): An Overview of A Care Bundle for Quality Improvement Dr Edward Prosser-Snelling, UK	Gender Based Violence Dr Suzy Elneil, UK
16:50 – 18:00	STUMP THE PROFESSOR (All Congress Rooms on Level 4) Prof Haywood Brown, Prof Tay Sun Kuie, Prof Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, Prof Jon Hyett , Prof Mary Ann Lumsden, Prof Dirk Timmerman, Prof Paul Fogarty
19:30 – 22:30	Congress Party (Flower Field Hall, Gardens by the Bay)

Saturday 24 March 2018

Time	Programme
07:00	Registration Desk Opens
07:15 – 08:15			Breakfast Symposium by Sanofi-Aventis Obstetric VTE : A Risk Worth Taking? (Hall 406D)	Breakfast Symposium by Medtronic Role of Wound Retractor in Preventing Surgical Site Infection in C-Section (Hall 405B)		Crown Breakfast Symposium Core Outcome Sets In Women's And Newborn Health (CROWN) Initiative Update: Role, Design And Implementation Of Core Outcome Sets (COS) (Room 331 - 332)
07:45 – 08:30	Coffee, Exhibition and ePoster Viewing (Hall 404FX - 405EX)
08:30 – 09:15	PLENARY 5 (All Congress Rooms on Level 4) Pelvic Pain of Unknown Etiology Prof Andrew Horne, UK
	STREAM 1 FETAL MEDICINE / FETAL GROWTH	STREAM 2 COLLEGE OF O&G SINGAPORE/JSOG STREAM		STREAM 3 PSYCHOSOCIAL AND MENTAL HEALTH IN OBSTETRICS	STREAM 4 REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE	STREAM 5 POST-REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
	Hall 406CX	Hall 406D		Hall 405B	Hall 404A	Room 331 - 332
	Chairs: Prof Basky Thilaganathan Dr Lai Fon Min	Chairs: A/Prof Yong Tze Tein Prof Ho Tew Hong		Chairs: Dr Alison Wright Dr Helen Chen	Chairs: Dr Sarah Vause Dr Wong Peng Cheang	Chairs: Prof Mary Ann Lumsden Dr Ang Seng Bin
09:30 – 09:50	Early Onset Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR) Prof Zarko Alfirevic, UK	PCOS: Pathophysiology Prof Yong Eu Leong, Singapore		Depression in Pregnancy Dr Theresa Lee, Singapore	Anti-Mullerian Hormone (AMH) Beyond IVF Prof Scott Nelson, UK	Premature Ovarian Insufficiency Prof Janice Rymer, UK
09:50 – 10:10	Late Onset Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR): Urgent Need to Recognise This Entity Prof Pippa Kyle, UK	Difficult Counselling at The Threshold of Viability A/Prof Lee Jiun, Singapore		Psychosis in the Perinatal Period Dr Helen Chen, Singapore	Ovarian Reserve: Beyond IVF Stimulation A/Prof Yu Su Ling, Singapore	HRT: An Update Mr Edward Morris, UK
10:10 – 10.30	Fetal Macrosomia and Adverse Outcomes Dr Dharmintra Pasupathy, UK	Surgical Treatement for Pelvic Organ Prolapse in Japan Prof Kazuaki Yoshimura, Japan		Domestic Violence in Pregnancy and Adverse Fetal Outcomes Prof Lesley Regan, UK	Role of Myomectomy in Women Trying to Conceive / before IVF Prof Jacques Donnez, Belgium	Non-Hormonal Management of Vasomotor Symptoms in Menopausal Women Mr Nick Panay, UK
10:30 – 11.00	Oral Presentations	Ultrasound Diagnosis of Umbilical Cord Abnormalities and Management A/Prof Junichi Hasegawa, Japan		Oral Presentations	The Future of Reproductive Science: Proteomics, Genomics, Transcriptomics? Prof Carl Weiner, USA	Oral Presentations
11:00 – 11:20	Coffee, Exhibition and ePoster Viewing (Hall 404FX - 405EX)
	STREAM 1 MATERNAL MEDICINE	STREAM 2 MEDICIOLEGAL ISSUES IN O&G		STREAM 3 ENDOMETRIOSIS	STREAM 4 REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE	STREAM 5 GENETICS & GENETIC COUNSELLING
	Chairs: Dr Nirmala Agarwal A/Prof Tan Lay Kok	Chairs: Dr Tony Tan A/Prof Devendra Kanagalingam		Chairs: A/Prof Bernard Chern Dr Ng Ying Woo	Chairs: Prof Paul Fogarty Dr Lim Min Yu	Chairs: Dr Joanne Ngeow A/Prof Jerry Chan
11:20 – 11:40	Medical Disorders Unveiled by Pregnancy Dr Raymond Powrie, USA	Medicolegal Claims in Obstetrics: Why Is The Bill So High? Prof Pippa Kyle, UK		Research Priorities in Endometriosis Prof Andrew Horne, UK	Identifying Best Practice and Cost-effectiveness of IVF Prof Scott Nelson, UK	Genetic Counselling Made Easy for Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Ms Christina Choi, Singapore
11:40 – 12:00	Pregnancy in Women with Spinal Injuries Dr Felicity Ashworth, UK	Instrumental Delivery: Is It Too Risky in Today’s Medicolegal Climate? Dr Alison Wright, UK		Surgical Approach to A Frozen Pelvis Prof Jacques Donnez, Belgium	Strategies to Reduce Higher Order Multiple Pregnancies in SOIUI Dr Tan Heng Hao, Singapore	Cultural Issues in Genetic Counselling Dr Angeline Lai, Singapore
12:00 – 12:20	Medical Emergencies in the Labour Ward Dr Muniswaran Ganeshan, Malaysia	Medical Protection Society (MPS): Case Discussion Moderators: Dr Teoh Ming Keng / Dr Alison Wright / Prof Tim Draycott (~ 2-3 cases)		Medical Management of Endometriosis Prof Delfin Tan, Philippines	The Impact of Religious Affiliation on Choices in Fertility Treatment: The Muslim Patient View Dr Shilpa Nambiar, Malaysia	Should We Offer Genetic Counselling to Women Diagnosed with Ovarian and Endometrial Cancer? Dr Joanne Ngeow, Singapore
12:20 - 12:40	Thrombophilia in Pregnancy: When to Screen? Dr Raymond Powrie, USA			Refractory Chronic Pelvic Pain from The Anaesthetic Point of View Dr Sng Ban Leong, Singapore	Preimplantation Genetic Screening: Latest Evidence Dr Lim Min Yu, Singapore	Intra-uterine Stem Cell Therapies A/Prof Jerry Chan, Singapore
12:40 – 13:00	Mechanical Prosthetic Heart Valves in Pregnancy Dr Sarah Vause, UK			Oral Presentations	Oral Presentations	Oral Presentations
13:00 – 14.30	Lunch, Exhibition and ePoster Viewing (Hall 404FX - 405EX)
	Lunch Symposium by OGSS Maternal Immunisation (Hall 406CX)
14:30 – 15:15	PLENARY 6 (All Congress Rooms on Level 4) The Global Impact of HPV Vaccination Prof Margaret Cruickshank, UK
15:15 – 15:40	Prize Giving and Introduction to the next RCOG World Congress (All Congress Rooms on Level 4)
15:40 – 16:25	PLENARY 7 (All Congress Rooms on Level 4) The Present and Future of NIPT Prof Dennis Lo, Hong Kong
16:25 – 16:40	Concluding Remarks and Close of Congress (All Congress Rooms on Level 4)

*Programme subject to change without prior notice.