Published 28/02/25 and is subject to change, more speakers to be announced soon.

  DAY 1: THURSDAY 12 JUNE
8:00 AM – 9:05 AM Welcome + Housekeeping
9:05 AM – 10:55 AM SESSION 1: ENDOCRINE DISORDERS AND PREGNANCY
Introduction of session and panel by chair
Prof Glynis Ross - Management of type 1 and 2 diabetes in pregnancy
Dr Arianne Sweeting - Diagnosis and management of Gestational diabetes
Dr Stephanie Cox - Management of thyroid disorders in pregnancy
Panel Q&A Session: Prof Glynis Ross, Dr Arianne Sweeting, Dr Stephanie Cox
10:55 AM – 11:10 AM BREAK
11:10 AM – 12:25 PM SESSION 2: RENAL DISEASE IN PREGNANCY
Introduction of session and panel by chair
Prof Shilpa Jesudason - Preconception and antenatal care in women with CKD and renal transplant
Panel Q&A Session: Prof Shilpa Jesudason
12:25 PM – 1:00 PM LUNCH
1:00 PM – 3:35 PM SESSION 3: MIXED SUB-SPECIALITY MEDICINE SESSION 1
Introduction of session and panel by chair
TBA - Caring for our first nations women in their pregnancy
A/Prof Sandra Lowe - Management of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy
Break (2:05 PM - 2:20 PM)
Dr Lucy Bowyer - Sepsis in pregnancy
A/Prof Megan Rees - Management of asthma in pregnancy
Panel Q&A Session: Dr Stephanie Cox, Prof David McIntyre, Dr Josephine Laurie
3:35 PM – 3:45 PM BREAK
3:35 PM – 5:00 PM SESSION 4: GASTROENTEROLOGY IN PREGNANCY
Introduction of session and panel by chair
Dr Emma Flanagan - Management of women with inflammatory bowel disease in pregnancy
Prof Bill Hague - Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP)
Panel Q&A Session: Dr Emma Flanagan, Prof Bill Hague
  DAY 2: FRIDAY 13 JUNE
9:00 AM – 9:05 AM Welcome + Housekeeping
9:05 AM – 10:25 AM SESSION 1: CARDIOLOGY AND PREGNANCY
Introduction of session and speakers by chair
Prof Will Parsonage - Management of women with congenital heart disease and valvular heart conditions in pregnancy
Dr David Tanous - Management of tachycardia in pregnancy
Panel Q&A Session: Prof Will Parsonage, Dr David Tanous
10:25 AM – 10:40 AM BREAK
10:40 AM – 1:05 PM SESSION 2: PRECONCEPTION CARE
Introduction of session and speakers by chair
Dr Racheal Rodgers - Basics of assisted reproductive therapy
Prof Martin Delatycki - Preconception genetic counselling
Break (11:45 AM - 11:50 AM)
Dr Amanda Beech - Preconception care and antenatal care for the older woman
Dr Penelope Sheehan - Investigation and management of recurrent miscarriages
Panel Q&A Session: Dr Racheal Rodgers, Prof Martin Delatycki, Dr Penelope Sheehan, Dr Amanda Beech
1:05 PM – 1:35 PM LUNCH
1:35 PM – 2:55 PM SESSION 3: HYPERTENSIVE DISORDERS OF PREGNANCY
Introduction of session and speakers by chair
A/Prof Renuka Shanmugalingam - Diagnosis and management of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
Prof Angela Makris - Angiogenic biomarkers in predicting and diagnosing preeclampsia
Panel Q&A Session: A/Prof Renuka Shanmugalingam, Prof Angela Makris
2:55 PM – 3:10 PM BREAK
3:10 PM – 5:00 PM SESSION 4: MIXED SUB-SPECIALITY MEDICINE SESSION 2
Introduction of session and panel speakers by chair
A/Prof Stefan Kane - Timing and mode of delivery in women with medical complications – a multidisciplinary approach
Prof Victoria Eley - Obstetric anaesthesic in women with medical disorders
A/Prof Timothy Crozier - Critical care in pregnancy
Panel Q&A Session: A/Prof Stefan Kane, Prof Victoria Eley, A/Prof Timothy Crozier
  DAY 3: SATURDAY 14 JUNE
9:00 AM – 9:05 AM Welcome + Housekeeping
9:05 AM – 11:40 AM SESSION 1: HAEMATOLOGY AND PREGNANCY
Introduction of session and panel speakers by chair
Dr Lisa Clarke - Anaemia and iron deficiency in pregnancy
Dr Giselle Kidson-Gerber - Haematology malignancy and pregnancy
Break (10:10 AM - 10:25 AM)
Dr Briony Cutts - Prevention and diagnosis of venous thromboembolism in pregnancy
Dr Eileen Merriman - Antiphospholipid syndrome (APLS) and pregnancy
Panel Q&A Session: Dr Lisa Clarke, Dr Giselle Kidson-Gerber, Dr Briony Cutts, Dr Eileen Merriman
11:40 AM – 11:55 AM BREAK
11:55 AM – 12:50 PM SESSION 2: RHEUMATOLOGY AND PREGNANCY
Introduction of speaker and session
Dr May Soh - Management of SLE and use of immunomodulators for rheumatology conditions in pregnancy
Panel Q&A Session: Dr May Soh
12:50 PM – 1:20 PM LUNCH
1:20 PM – 3:50 PM SESSION 3: MIXED SUB-SPECIALITY MEDICINE SESSION 3
Introduction of session and panel speakers
A/Prof Linda Martins - Dermatology in pregnancy
TBA - Diagnosis and management of anxiety and depression in pregnancy and in the post-partum period
Break (2:25 PM - 2:35 PM)
Prof Michelle Giles - HIV and antiretroviral therapy in pregnancy
TBA - Solid organ malignancy and pregnancy (non-Haem)
Panel Q&A Session: A/Prof Linda Martins, TBA, Prof Michelle Giles
3:50 PM – 4:00 PM Closing remarks by President of SOMANZ