*Subject to change
| 14h00-17h00 | Congress Registration | Century City Convention Centre Foyer |
| 17h00-18h15 | Opening Session | |
| 17h00-17h15 | Welcome Address | Prof Hennie Botha |
| 17h15-17h45 | Keynote Lecture 1: Training, teaching and learning. How do we get the ideal specialist. Should we become (at least) two disciplines? | |
| 17h45-18h15 | Keynote Lecture 2: RCOG Invited Speaker | |
| 18h30-22h00 | Industry Welcome Function | |
| 07h30-08h15 | Breakfast Symposium 1: Medi Challenge | |
| 07h30-08h15 | Breakfast Symposium 2: Natmed Medical Defence | |
| 08h30-10h00 | Plenary 2 | |
| 08h30-08h50 | Keynote Lecture 3: SASOG Presidential Address | Prof Ismail Bhorat |
| 08h50-09h10 | Keynote Lecture 4: Cerebral Complications of Preeclampsia | |
| 09h10-09h30 | Keynote Lecture 5: Biomarkers for Preeclampsia | |
| 09h30-10h00 | Flash Debate 1: The colposcope belongs in a museum: You don’t need to look before you LEEP | |
| 10h00-10h30 | POSTER VIEWING AND JUDGING / TEA BREAK | Exhibition Area |
| 10h30-11h30 | Parallel 1A: Preeclampsia/Preterm Labour Update | |
| 10h30-10h45 | Preterm labour innovations | |
| 10h45-11h00 | Cervical length screening in mid-pregnancy for predicting preterm birth | |
| 11h00-11h15 | Should we be using Calcium and Aspirin to prevent preeclampsia? | Prof Cathy Cluver |
| 11h15-11h30 | Early warning signs of eclampsia- Findings from the ICE study | |
| 10h30-11h30 | Parallel 1B: Gyn Oncology | |
| 10h30-10h45 | Fertility and optimal cancer treatment: Can patients have both? | |
| 10h45-11h00 | Cervical cancer elimination: Progress and advocacy for HPV vaccination | Prof Hennie Botha |
| 11h00-11h15 | Screening with HPV testing | |
| 11h15-11h30 | Survivorship and dignity: Addressing long-term effects and psychosocial needs post-treatment | |
| 10h30-11h30 | Parallel 1C: Sexual and Reproductive Health | |
| 10h30-10h45 | Sexual health consultations: Practical approaches for clinicians | |
| 10h45-11h00 | Gender identity and sex assigned at birth: Language and politics | Dr Ron Addinall |
| 11h00-11h15 | Impact of trauma and sexual abuse on sexual health | |
| 11h15-11h30 | Inclusive care for gender diverse patients: Clinical, legal, and ethical considerations | |
| 10h30-11h30 | Parallel 1D: Free Communications | |
| 10h30-11h30 | Parallel 1E: Free Communications | |
| 11h30-12h30 | Parallel 2A: Obstetrics in 2026 – Where Evidence Meets Reality | |
| 11h30-11h45 | 39-week IOL: Friend or foe? | Prof Stefan Gebhardt |
| 11h45-12h00 | sFLT/PLGF: Hype or helpful? (Translating the TSHEPPO trial into clinical practice) | |
| 12h00-12h15 | Peripartum Iron Deficiency and Iron Deficiency Anaemia: SA Expert Recommendations | Dr Jarrod Zamparini |
| 12h15-12h30 | Thyrotoxicosis in pregnancy: When to treat, when to worry | |
| 11h30-12h30 | Parallel 2B: Women’s Cancer for the Generalist | |
| 11h30-11h45 | Ovarian masses: When should you call the gyn oncologist? | |
| 11h45-12h00 | BRCA, Lynch carriers: A holistic approach | |
| 12h00-12h15 | Unexpected endometrial cancer: How to interpret the histology results | |
| 12h15-12h30 | Approach to a patient with a breast mass | |
| 11h30-12h30 | Parallel 2C: Female Sexual and Reproductive Health | |
| 11h30-11h45 | Estetrol (E4): The new kid on the block | Prof Tobie de Villiers |
| 11h45-12h00 | Obesity management and GLP1 | Dr Jo Pottow |
| 12h00-12h15 | Dyspareunia and physiotherapy | Ms Lauren Ellis |
| 12h15-12h30 | Genital aesthetic interventions | |
| 11h30-12h30 | Parallel 2D: Free Communications (Obstetrics) | |
| 11h30-12h30 | Parallel 2E: Free Communications (Gynaecology) | |
| 12h30-13h30 | LUNCH BREAK | Exhibition Area |
| 13h30-14h30 | Parallel 3A: Obstetric Masterclasses – Clinical Decision-Making Under Pressure | |
| 13h30-13h45 | The platelet count of 60: What now? | |
| 13h45-14h00 | Postpartum Haemorrhage: The first 10 minutes that save a life | |
| 14h00-14h15 | Peripartum Cardiomyopathy: Don’t miss it | |
| 14h15-14h30 | From the Cockpit to Labour Ward: What aviation crew resource management teaches us about debriefing? | |
| 13h30-14h30 | Parallel 3B: Minimal Invasive and Hysteroscopy Surgery | |
| 13h30-13h45 | Operative Hysteroscopy: Safety and complications management | |
| 13h45-14h00 | Office Hysteroscopy: What does the evidence say about pain and safety | Dr David Emvula |
| 14h00-14h15 | Fibroid management options: Choosing an evidence-based route | |
| 14h15-14h30 | The caesarean niche: Implications and management | |
| 13h30-14h30 | Parallel 3C: Midwifery, Pain Management and Care Pathways | |
| 13h30-13h50 | Equity in maternal health: Bridging public and private sector gaps | |
| 13h50-14h10 | When the outcome is poor- Leading the debrief | |
| 14h10-14h30 | Pain management in labour: Erector spinae plane blocks | Dr Annemé Breedt |
| 13h30-14h30 | Parallel 3D: SASGE – Endoscopy: From Fundamentals to Complex Decision Making | |
| 13h30-13h45 | Endometriosis in 2026: Where are we and what is the future | |
| 13h45-14h00 | Video case 1. Total laparoscopic/robotic hysterectomy in 10 steps | |
| 14h00-14h15 | Video case 2. Large fibroid with distorted anatomy: Vascular control and extraction | |
| 14h15-14h30 | Video case 3. Ureter at risk: Prevention, identification and repair | |
| 13h30-14h30 | SOOMSA Sepsis, Specimens and Safe Antibiotics: Infection in Pregnancy | |
| 13h30-13h35 | Overview of the burden of infectious diseases in pregnancy | Dr Jarrod Zamparini |
| 13h35-13h50 | Approach to the Septic Obstetric patient | |
| 13h50-14h05 | Sending the right specimens: working with your local microbiologist | |
| 14h05-14h20 | Choosing the right antibiotic in pregnancy | |
| 14h20-14h30 | Q&A session | All Speakers |
| 14h30-15h30 | Parallel 4A: Fetal Medicine | |
| 14h30-14h45 | Placental dysfunction, the baby is small! What is watchful waiting and when do we deliver? | Dr Samantha Budhram |
| 14h45-15h00 | Pregnancy and Diabetes: Prediction and management of the at-risk fetus | Prof Sumaiya Adam |
| 15h00-15h15 | The fetus is anaemic: Beyond red cell alloimmunization | Dr Amy Wise |
| 15h15-15h30 | Routine third trimester ultrasound in pregnancy: Are we there yet? | |
| 14h30-15h30 | Parallel 4B: Menopausal Medicine and Hormonal Therapy (SAMS) | |
| 14h30-14h50 | Management of Perimenopause | |
| 14h50-15h10 | Testosterone therapy | Prof Tobie de Villiers |
| 15h10-15h30 | What is new in the zoo | |
| 14h30-15h30 | Parallel 4C: Respectful Maternity Care: Equity, Training, and Clinical Excellence | |
| 14h30-14h45 | Midwife-led care in the SA private sector: What is the way forward | Prof Doreen Kaura |
| 14h45-15h00 | Birthing positions and innovative birthing equipment | Dr Margreet Barnadt-Wibbelink |
| 15h00-15h15 | Trauma-informed obstetric care: Preventing and responding to birth trauma | Prof Karin Minnie |
| 15h15-15h30 | Bereavement care and creating support teams for perinatal loss | Prof Penelope Martin |
| 14h30-15h30 | Parallel 4D: SASGE-Artificial Intelligence and Robotics | |
| 14h30-15h00 | Panel discussion: Robotic surgery in gynaecology: From novelty to necessity. Progress in SA, training pathways and indications | |
| 15h00-15h10 | Artificial Intelligence in Gynaecological Surgery and Medicine Today – the next capacity multiplier | |
| 15h10-15h20 | Ethics consent and risk governance: When to disclose AI involvement | |
| 15h20-15h30 | Panel discussion: How far are we from AI-enabled systems | |
| 14h30-15h30 | Parallel 4E: Free Communications | |
| 15h30-16h00 | TEA BREAK | Exhibition Area |
| 16h00-17h00 | Plenary 3 | |
| 16h00-16h30 | Flash Debate 2: VBAC In the private sector: Appropriate care or medico-legal gamble? | |
| 16h30-17h00 | Keynote lecture 6: College of O&G Lecture (old Margaret Orford lecture) Obstetric Violence | |
| 17h30-18h15 | MISS THE TRAFFIC SYMPOSIUM 1: BD | MISS THE TRAFFIC SYMPOSIUM 2: Ethica |
| 19h00 | SPEAKERS DINNER | |
| 07h30-08h15 | Breakfast Symposium 3: iNova Pharmaceuticals | |
| 07h30-08h15 | Breakfast Symposium 4: MSD | |
| 07h30-08h15 | Breakfast Symposium 5: Pfizer Laboratories (Hall ABC) | |
| Plenary 4 | ||
| 08h30-09h00 | Keynote 6 | |
| 09h00-09h30 | Keynote 7: Practice changing research: From data to dignity | |
| 09h30-10h00 | Flash Debate 3: More than birth control at caesarean section: Is salpingectomy the smarter surgical choice? | |
| 10h00-10h30 | POSTER VIEWING AND JUDGING / TEA BREAK | Exhibition Area |
| 10h30-11h30 | Parallel 5A: Urogynaecology – Panel Discussion | |
| 10h30-10h45 | Overactive bladder and incontinence management (2025+ update): What has changed? | |
| 10h45-11h00 | Emerging reconstructive techniques: Native tissue focus | |
| 11h00-11h15 | Pelvic floor imaging that changes management | |
| 11h15-11h30 | Safe referral pathways and thresholds for the generalist | |
| 10h30-11h30 | Parallel 5B: Reproductive Medicine | |
| 10h30-10h45 | Ethical and policy challenges in gamete donation and surrogacy in South Africa | Dr Chris Venter |
| 10h45-11h00 | Recurrent pregnancy loss: Bridging the gap between research and treatment | Prof Mushi Matjila |
| 11h00-11h15 | Ovarian stimulation in the era of precision medicine: Better outcomes or more convenience? | Prof Paul le Roux |
| 11h15-11h30 | ART Above 40: Challenges and tailored strategies | |
| 10h30-11h30 | Parallel 5C: Women’s Mental Health and Well-being | |
| 10h30-10h45 | An approach to psychotropic use in pregnancy | Dr Elsa du Toit |
| 10h45-11h00 | Antenatal anxiety: Distinguishing normal worry from pathology, when to start pharmacotherapy | Dr Lavinia Lumu |
| 11h00-11h15 | Cultural context of maternal caregiving | Dr Anusha Lachman |
| 11h15-11h30 | Q&A Maternal Mental Health Panel | Dr Elsa du Toit and Dr Anusha Lachman |
| 10h30-11h30 | Parallel 5D: Free Communications | |
| 10h30-11h30 | Parallel 5E: Fertility Journey: from GP to ART Laboratory | |
| 10h30-10h45 | Patient perspective/testimony | |
| 10h45-11h00 | GP representative (TBC) | |
| 11h00-11h15 | Gynaecologist refection: Dr Debbie Prince OR Dr David Emvula | |
| 11h15-11h30 | Embryologist perspective: Evelyn Erasmus or Lydia (TBC) | |
| 11h30-12h30 | Parallel 6A: Urogynaecology | |
| 11h30-11h45 | Physiotherapy in pelvic organ prolapse and Incontinence: What works and when to refer? | |
| 11h45-12h00 | Obstetric sphincter injuries, postpartum pelvic floor trauma and long-term dysfunction | |
| 12h00-12h15 | Robotic pelvic floor surgery: Evidence, access & responsible adoption | |
| 12h15-12h30 | Bladder pain syndrome and chronic pelvic pain: The overlooked bladder | |
| 11h30-12h30 | Parallel 6B: Fertility Care | |
| 11h30-11h45 | Infertility and endometriosis | |
| 11h45-12h00 | Infertility workup: Stepwise practical and effective evaluation | Dr Thato Maoto |
| 12h00-12h15 | Uterine fibroids and infertility: Controversies and effective treatment options | Dr Danie Botha |
| 12h15-12h30 | Premature ovarian insufficiency: Counselling and optimal treatment strategies | Dr Jack Biko |
| 11h30-12h30 | Parallel 6C: Physician Wellbeing: Caring for the Carers | |
| 11h30-12h00 | Burning bright, battling burnout | Dr Kerry Louw |
| 12h00-12h30 | Resilience under risk: Sustaining strength in O&G | |
| 11h30-12h30 | Parallel 6D: Obstetric Critical Care | |
| 11h30-11h45 | Impact of obstetric critical care in patients with SAMM | |
| 11h45-12h00 | Non-invasive ventilation in pre-eclampsia related pulmonary oedema | |
| 12h00-12h15 | Surgical approach map: Preventing massive haemorrhage | |
| 12h15-12h30 | Surviving pregnancy related sepsis | Dr Edward Buga |
| 11h30-12h30 | Parallel 6E: Free Communications | |
| 12h30-13h30 | LUNCH BREAK | Exhibition Area |
| 13h30-14h30 | Parallel 7A: Better Obs/Better Gyn/SASREG | |
| 13h30-13h45 | BetterObs update | Dr Johannes van Waart |
| 13h45-14h00 | The value of guidelines: What’s new in BetterObs | |
| 14h00-14h15 | Medical management of threatened miscarriage: Presentation of draft protocol | Prof Jay Bagratee |
| 14h15-14h30 | Discussion and debate on proposed miscarriage guidelines | Prof Jay Bagratee |
| 13h30-14h30 | Parallel 7B: SAATOG Registrar Symposium 1 | |
| 13h30-14h30 | Parallel 7D: From Audit to Action: NCCEMD and NaPeMMCo Insights | |
| 13h30-13h45 | Saving Mothers Report 2024 | |
| 13h45-14h00 | Lessons learned from the Confidential Enquiry process | Dr Neil Moran |
| 14h00-14h15 | Stillbirths in South Africa, where are we after 26 years | Dr Liesl de Waard |
| 14h15-14h30 | Lessons learned from the enquiry in stillbirths | Prof Stefan Gebhardt |
| 13h30-14h30 | Parallel 7E: General Gynae: Insights from the Bedside | |
| 13h30-14h30 | Case 1: Abnormal uterine bleeding diagnostic and treatment pathways | Case 2: Postoperative complication after total abdominal hysterectomy |
| 14h30-15h30 | Parallel 8A: General Obstetrics: Insights from the Bedside | |
| Case 1: Medical condition in pregnancy: Thyroid case? | Case 2: HIV management challenges | |
| 14h30-15h30 | Parallel 8B: SAATOG Registrar Symposium 2 | |
| 14h30-15h30 | Parallel 8C: SASGO Insights from the Bedside | |
| Case 1: Management of HPV after LLETZ or thermal ablation | Case 2: Vulvar dysplasia | |
| 14h30-15h30 | Parallel 8D: Bone health: Insights from the Bedside | |
| Case 1: Cancer risk and hormone therapy | Case 2: When is estrogen not enough? | |
| 14h30-15h30 | Parallel 8E: Contraceptive dilemmas: Insights from the Bedside | |
| Case 1: The missing IUCD/implant | Case 2: Why are our programs failing the young people? | |
| 15h30-16h00 | TEA BREAK | Exhibition Area |
| 16h00-17h30 | Parallel 9A: Ultrasound Practical Q&A Session | |
| 16h00-16h45 | Fetal mysteries and clues | |
| 16h45-17h30 | Gynaecology mysteries and clues | |
| 16h00-17h30 | Parallel 9B: SAATOG Registrar Symposium 3 | |
| 16h00-17h30 | Parallel 9C: Gynae Surgery | |
| 16h00-16h45 | Open surgery complications | |
| 16h45-17h30 | Infection control/sepsis | |
| 16h00-17h30 | Parallel 9D: Dermatology in Pregnancy | |
| 16h00-16h45 | Terminology: What is a rash and what is an eruption? | |
| 16h45-17h30 | Cholestasis and pruritis: Much ado about nothing? | |
| 16h00-17h30 | Parallel 9E: Severe Maternal Disease (case-based learning) | |
| 16h00-16h45 | SAMM case presentations | |
| 16h45-17h30 | Respiratory failure: When to intubate? | |
| 17h30-18h30 | MISS THE TRAFFIC SYMPOSIUM 3: Abbott Laboratories S.A | |
| 17h30-18h30 | MISS THE TRAFFIC SYMPOSIUM 4: Astellas Pharma | |
| 17h30-18h30 | MISS THE TRAFFIC SYMPOSIUM 3: Adcock Ingram | |
| 19h00 for 19h30 | CONGRESS PARTY | |
| 07h30-08h15 | Breakfast Symposium 6: Abbott Laboratories S.A | |
| 08h30-10h00 | Plenary 5: Medico-Legal | |
| 08h30-08h50 | What to do when a lawyer’s letter is delivered to your office? | |
| 08h50-09h20 | Defending the obgyn: A lawyer’s perspective | |
| 09h20-09h40 | How to avoid litigation with minimally invasive surgery | |
| 09h40-10h00 | Aspects of HIE/CP defence | |
| 10h00-10h30 | TEA BREAK | Exhibition Area |
| 10h30-12h00 | Plenary 6: Ethical Dimensions of Care | |
| 10h30-11h00 | Expert panel Q&A: Investigating and treatment of infertility is a right and not a privilege | |
| 11h00-11h30 | Expert panel Q&A: The retrospective judgement on mesh complications: Ethics | |
| 11h30-12h00 | Keynote 7: Counselling and consent in maternity care | |
| 12h00 | Congress Closure | |