Program

Published 06/03/23 and is subject to change


 WEDNESDAY 24 MAY
9:30 AM – 9:35 AM Opening Remarks
Dr Renuka Shanmugalingam
9:35 AM – 11:20 AM SESSION 1 : HYPERTENSIVE DISORDERS OF PREGNANCY
Prof Angela Makris (NSW) - Diagnosis and management of Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
Prof Jon Hyatt (NSW) - First trimester screening and prevention of preeclampsia
A/Prof Amanda Henry (NSW) - Long term post-partum care of women with preeclampsia
Prof Angela Makris, Prof Jon Hyatt, A/Prof Amanda Henry, Dr Renuka Shanmugalingam - Panel Q&A Session
11:20 AM - 11:35 AM COFFEE BREAK
11:35 AM – 12:45 PM SESSION 2: RENAL DISEASE IN PREGNANCY
Prof Shilpa Jesudason (SA) - Management of women with chronic renal disease, dialysis and renal transplant in pregnancy
Dr Kathy Paizis (VIC) - Diagnosis and management of lupus nephritis in pregnancy
Prof Shilpa Jesudason, Dr Kathy Paizis, Dr Rebekah Shakhovskoy - Panel Q&A Session
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM LUNCH BREAK
1:15 PM – 2:25 PM SESSION 3: ENDOCRINE DISORDERS IN PREGNANCY
Dr Stephanie Cox (NZ) - Management of thyroid disorders in pregnancy
Prof David McIntyre (QLD) - Management of diabetes in pregnancy (pre-gestational and gestational diabetes)
Dr Stephanie Cox, Prof David McIntyre, Dr Josephine Laurie - Panel Q&A Session
2:25 PM - 2:40 PM COFFEE BREAK
2:40 PM – 5:15 PM SESSION 4: HAEMATOLOGY IN PREGNANCY
Dr Renee Eslick (ACT) - Anaemia in pregnancy
Dr Lisa Clarke (NSW) - Bleeding disorders in pregnancy
3:40 PM – 3:50 PM - Break
Dr Briony Cutts (VIC) - Prevention, diagnosis and management of venous thromboembolism in pregnancy
Dr Caroline Wilson (QLD) - APLS and pregnancy
Dr Renee Eslick, Dr Lisa Clarke, Dr Briony Cutts, Dr Caroline Wilson, Prof Giselle Kidson-Gerber - Panel Q&A Session

THURSDAY 25 MAY
9:30 AM – 9:35 AM Opening Remarks (Day 2)
Dr Renuka Shanmugalingam
9:35 AM – 11:20 AM SESSION 1: CARDIOLOGY IN PREGNANCY
A/Prof Dominica Zentner (VIC) - Management of women with congenital heart disease and valvular heart conditions in pregnancy
Dr Mugurel Nicolae (QLD) - Management of women with pulmonary hypertension in pregnancy
Dr David Tanous - Management of arrhythmias in pregnancy
A/Prof Dominica Zenter, Dr Mugurel Nicolae, Dr David Tanous, A/Prof Stefan Kane - Panel Q&A Session
11:20 AM - 11:35 AM COFFEE BREAK
11:35 AM – 1:20 PM SESSION 2: NEUROLOGY AND MENTAL HEALTH IN PREGNANCY
A/Prof Lata Vadlamudi (QLD) - Management of women with epileptic disorders in pregnancy
Dr Caroline Airey (QLD) - Diagnosis and management of headaches in pregnancy
Dr Katherine Sevar (VIC) - Diagnosis and management of anxiety and depression in pregnancy and in the post-partum period
A/Prof Lata Vadlamudi, Dr Katherine Sevar, Dr Jason Waugh, Dr Caroline Airey - Panel Q&A Session
1:20 PM - 1:50 PM LUNCH BREAK
1:50 PM – 3:35 PM SESSION 3: LIVER DISEASE IN PREGNANCY
Prof Amanda Nicoll (VIC) - Diagnosis and management of liver diseases in pregnancy
Prof Bill Hague (SA) - Cholestasis of pregnancy
A/Prof Britt Christensen (VIC) - Management of women with inflammatory bowel disease in pregnancy
Prof Amanda Nicoll, Prof Bill Hague, A/Prof Britt Christensen, Dr Amanda Beech - Panel Q&A Session
3:35 PM - 3:50 PM COFFEE BREAK
3:50 PM – 5:00 PM SESSION 4: RHEUMATOLOGY IN PREGNANCY
Dr Lu-Yin Yen (NZ) - Management of SLE (excluding lupus nephritis) and rheumatoid arthritis in pregnancy
Dr May Soh (NZ) - Use of immunomodulators in rheumatological conditions (preconception, antenatal and post-natal care)
Dr Lu-Yin Yen, Dr May Soh, Dr Renuka Shanmugalingam - Panel Q&A Session

FRIDAY 26 MAY
9:30 AM – 9:35 AM Opening Remarks (Day 3)
Dr Renuka Shanmugalingam
9:35 AM – 11:20 AM SESSION 1 : SUBSPECIALTY MEDICINE PART 1
Prof Catherine Chamberlain - Caring for our first nations women in their pregnancy
Dr Amanda Beech (NSW) - Management of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy
A/Prof Megan Rees (VIC) - Management of asthma in pregnancy
Dr Amanda Beech, A/Prof Megan Rees, Dr Rebekah Shakhovsky, Catherine Chamberlain - Panel Q&A Session
11:20 AM - 11:35 AM COFFEE BREAK
11:35 AM – 12:45 PM SESSION 2: SUBSPECIALTY MEDICINE PART 2
Prof Yvonne Gilleece (UK) - HIV and antiretroviral therapy in pregnancy
Dr Helen Barrett (NSW) - Pregnancy after bariatric surgery
Dr Helen Barrett, Dr Josephine Laurie, Prof Yvonne Gilleece - Panel Q&A Session
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM LUNCH BREAK
1:15 PM – 3:00 PM SESSION 3: SUBSPECIALTY MEDICINE PART 3
Dr Richard Pole (NZ) - Timing and mode of delivery in women with medical complications – a multidisciplinary approach
Prof Victoria Eley (QLD) - Obstetric anaesthetic in women with medical disorders
Dr Lucy Bowyer (NSW) - Sepsis in pregnancy
Dr Richard Pole, Prof Victoria Eley, Dr Lucy Bowyer, Dr Jason Waugh - Panel Q&A Session