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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 BrownProf Tay Sun KuieProf Sabaratnam ArulkumaranProf 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.