Scottish Committee of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

PROGRAMME

SCOTTISH COMMITTEE OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNAECOLOGISTS

SENIOR STAFF CONFERENCE

Friday 12thand Saturday 13thJanuary 2018

Venue

Dunblane Doubletree Hilton

PROGRAMME

FRIDAY 12thJANUARY

09.30Coffee and Registration

09.50 Introduction and Welcome–Dr Phil Owen, Chair, SCRCOG

SESSION 1: TRAINEE PAPERS

Chairs – Dr Vanessa Mackay Prof Andrew Horne

10.00GOGS - Dr Joy Simpson

10.20NOGS - Dr Lisa Scott - Non-invasive Pre-natal Testing (NIPT) for

fetal aneuploidy in Tayside

10.40EOGS - Dr Alexandra Rice - "Is mesh worth the hassle -

Surgery for Stress Urinary Incontinence in Lothian,

an 18 month review"

11.00 - 11.25Coffee

11.25 - 11.30Presentation of prize for best trainee paper

SESSION 2:Anticipatory Care Pathwaysand Developments in Neonatal

Organ Donation

Chair - Dr Phil Owen

11.30 – 11.45Dr Graham Tydeman, Victoria Hospital, Fife

11.45 – 12.00Neil Healy, Nurse Specialists, Organ Donation Service

12.00 - 12.15Dr Edile Murdoch, Consultant Neonatologist, RIE

12.15 – 12.30Discussion

12.30 - 1.30Lunch

SESSION 3: Is it finally time to say goodbye to progesterone supplementation in pregnancy?

Chair –Prof Andrew Horne

1.30 – 1.55The evidence of benefit for progesterone to improve early pregnancy outcomes

Cecilia Bottomley

1.55 - 2.20The evidence of benefit for progesterone to improve late pregnancy outcomes

Prof Jane Norman, Edinburgh

SESSION 4:New horizons in oncology

Chairs – Prof Maggie Cruikshank and Dr Kevin Burton

2.20 – 2.45Fertility preservation for young patients with cancer

Prof Richard Anderson, Edinburgh

2.45 - 3.10Predicting treatment response in women with ovarian cancer

Prof Charlie Gourlay, Edinburgh

3.10 – 3.40Coffee

SESSION 5:Menopause update

Chair – Prof Mary Ann Lumsden

3.40 – 4.00Does menopause really matter?Making sense of the science.

Dr Heather Currie, Dumfries

SESSION 6:Debate

Chair - Prof Colin Duncan

4.00 – 4.30‘Run through training has destroyed our specialty’

FOR: Prof Kevin Cooper, Aberdeen

AGAINST: Dr Paul Mills, Edinburgh

4.30 – 6.00Non-clinical Forum

7.00 - 1.00Drinks and dinner

SATURDAY 13thJANUARY 2018

SESSION 7:Controversies in Sexual and Reproductive health

Chairs – Dr Pauline McGough and Prof Sharon Cameron

9.30 – 9.55Abortion provision in the ‘Trump era’

Dr Audrey Brown, Glasgow

9.55 - 10.20Simplifying and de-medicalising of contraception

Dr Sharon Cameron, Edinburgh

10.20 – 10.30Discussion

10.30 – 10.45Consent

Mr Eddie Morris, Vice President, Clinical Quality, RCOG

10.45 - 11.15Coffee

RCOG SESSION

Chair –Dr Phil Owen

11.15 – 11.45RCOG Presidential Address

Prof Lesley Regan

11.45 -12.15RCOG Panel Discussion (with prepared questions, see

registration form)

12.15Close of Meeting

Dr Phil Owen, Chair, SCRCOG

REGISTRATION FORM
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ALL EXTRA ROOM AND BAR BILLS
PAYABLE DIRECTLY TO THE HOTEL

• Lunch on the Friday 12th January is included in the price
• Please note that any cancellation before 15 December 2017 is 50% refundable and after 15 December 2017 is 100% non-refundable

Rooms in the hotel cannot be guaranteed and will be allocated on a first come first served basis - please book early to avoid disappointment.

The full conference, dinner, B&B fees can be paid on line (please email for account details) or by cheque made payable to ‘Scottish Committee RCOG’ and returned with this registration form to:
Mrs Patricia Steeples
Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists
RCPSG
232-242, St. Vincent Street
Glasgow G2 5RJ
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