Updated 05/06/25 and is subject to change.

  DAY 1: THURSDAY 12 JUNE
9:00 AM – 9:05 AM AEST Welcome + Housekeeping
9:05 AM – 10:55 AM AEST SESSION 1: ENDOCRINE DISORDERS AND PREGNANCY
Introduction of session and panel by chair,  Dr Matthew Hare
Prof Glynis Ross - Management of type 1 and 2 diabetes in pregnancy
Panel Q&A Session: Prof Glynis Ross, Dr Matthew Hare
Dr Arianne Sweeting - Diagnosis and management of Gestational diabetes
Dr Stephanie Cox - Management of thyroid disorders in pregnancy
Panel Q&A Session: Dr Arianne Sweeting, Dr Stephanie Cox, Dr Matthew Hare
10:55 AM – 11:10 AM AEST BREAK
11:10 AM – 12:25 PM AEST SESSION 2: RENAL DISEASE IN PREGNANCY
Introduction of session and panel by chair, A/Prof Renuka Shanmugalingam
Prof Shilpa Jesudason - Preconception and antenatal care in women with CKD and renal transplant
Panel Q&A Session: Prof Shilpa Jesudason, A/Prof Renuka Shanmugalingam
12:25 PM – 1:00 PM AEST LUNCH
1:00 PM – 3:35 PM AEST SESSION 3: MIXED SUB-SPECIALITY MEDICINE SESSION 1
Introduction of session and panel by chair, Dr Briony Cutts
Dr Matthew Hare - Improving pregnancy care for First Nations women
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 Matthew Hare, A/Prof Sandra Lowe, Dr Lucy Bowyer, A/Prof Megan Rees, Dr Briony Cutts
3:35 PM – 3:45 PM AEST BREAK
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM AEST SESSION 4: GASTROENTEROLOGY IN PREGNANCY
Introduction of session and panel by chair, Dr Lisa Dawes
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, Dr Lisa Dawes
  DAY 2: FRIDAY 13 JUNE
9:00 AM – 9:05 AM AEST Welcome + Housekeeping
9:05 AM – 10:25 AM AEST SESSION 1: CARDIOLOGY AND PREGNANCY
Introduction of session and speakers by chair, Dr Josephine Laurie
Prof William 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 William Parsonage, Dr David Tanous, Dr Josephine Laurie
10:25 AM – 10:40 AM AEST BREAK
10:40 AM – 1:05 PM AEST SESSION 2: PRECONCEPTION CARE
Introduction of session and speakers by chair, A/Prof Rebekah Shakhovskoy
Dr Rachael 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 - Recurrent miscarriage
Panel Q&A Session: Dr Racheal Rodgers, Prof Martin Delatycki, Dr Penelope Sheehan, Dr Amanda Beech, A/Prof Rebekah Shakhovskoy
1:05 PM – 1:35 PM AEST LUNCH
1:35 PM – 2:55 PM AEST SESSION 3: HYPERTENSIVE DISORDERS OF PREGNANCY
Introduction of session and speakers by chair, A/Prof Stefan Kane
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, A/Prof Stefan Kane
2:55 PM – 3:10 PM AEST BREAK
3:10 PM – 5:00 PM AEST SESSION 4: MIXED SUB-SPECIALITY MEDICINE SESSION 2
Introduction of session and panel speakers by chair, Dr Lisa Dawes
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, Dr Lisa Dawes
  DAY 3: SATURDAY 14 JUNE
9:00 AM – 9:05 AM AEST Welcome + Housekeeping
9:05 AM – 11:40 AM AEST SESSION 1: HAEMATOLOGY AND PREGNANCY
Introduction of session and panel speakers by chair, Dr Natalie Cromer
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 - Management of venous thromboembolism in pregnancy
Dr Eileen Merriman - Antiphospholipid syndrome (APLS) and pregnancy
Panel Q&A Session: Dr Lisa Clarke, Dr Briony Cutts, Dr Eileen Merriman, Dr Natalie Cromer
11:40 AM – 11:55 AM AEST BREAK
11:55 AM – 12:50 PM AEST SESSION 2: RHEUMATOLOGY AND PREGNANCY
Introduction of speaker and session, A/Prof Renuka Shanmugalingam
Dr May Soh - Management of SLE and use of immunomodulators for rheumatology conditions in pregnancy
Panel Q&A Session: Dr May Soh, A/Prof Renuka Shanmugalingam
12:50 PM – 1:20 PM AEST LUNCH
1:20 PM – 3:50 PM AEST SESSION 3: MIXED SUB-SPECIALITY MEDICINE SESSION 3
Introduction of session and panel speakers, Dr Josephine Laurie
A/Prof Linda Martins - Dermatology in pregnancy
Dr Lia Laios - 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
Dr Inger Olesen - Solid organ malignancy and pregnancy (non-Haem)
Panel Q&A Session: A/Prof Linda Martins, Dr Lia Laios, Dr Inger Olesen, Dr Josephine Laurie
3:50 PM – 4:00 PM AEST Closing remarks by President of SOMANZ

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