*Subject to change
| Time | Session | Speaker | Venue |
| 14h00-17h00 | Registration for main congress opens | Century City Convention Centre Foyer | |
| 17h00-18h45 | Plenary 1: Opening | Chairperson: Prof Hennie Botha | Hall ABC |
| 17h00-17h15 | Welcome | Prof Hennie Botha, Stellenbosch University | |
| 17h15-18h00 | Keynote Lecture 1: CMSA Honorary Lectureship: Data to Dignity: Transforming Women’s health through Research and Advocacy | Prof Sue Fawcus: College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Honorary Lectureship | |
| 18h00-18h45 | Keynote Lecture 2: RCOG Invited Speaker The Dignity of Care: On Being Human in Women’s Health |
Dr Olivia Barigye, South Africa | |
| 19h00-22h00 | Industry Welcome Function | ||
| Time | Session | Speaker | Venue |
| 07h30-08h15 | BREAKFAST SYMPOSIUM 1: Medi Challenge The Great Obstetric Syndrome | Paul Piette | Meeting Room 11 |
| 07h30-08h15 | BREAKFAST SYMPOSIUM 2: Natmed Medical Defence AI: Clinical Efficiencies & Medico-legal Risk Exposing Yourself to Social Media & How to Dismiss a Patient from Your Care | Dr Robert Bennetto Dr Paul Alberts | Meeting Room 8&9 |
| 08h30-10h00 | Plenary 2: Progress, Challenges and Breakthroughs | Chairpersons: Profs Tshidi Sebitloane and Cathy Cluver | Hall ABC |
| 08h30-08h50 | Keynote Lecture 3: SASOG Presidential Address | Prof Ismail Bhorat, South Africa | |
| 08h50-09h10 | Keynote Lecture 4: Cerebral complications of Preeclampsia | Prof Lina Bergman, Sweden | |
| 09h10-09h30 | Keynote Lecture 5: Biomarkers for Preeclampsia | Prof Andy Shennan, United Kingdom | |
| 09h30-10h00 | Flash Debate 1: The colposcope belongs in a museum: You don’t need to look before you LEEP | Drs Rebecca Luckett & Trudy Smith, South Africa | |
| 10h00-10h30 | POSTER VIEWING AND TEA BREAK | ||
| 10h30-11h30 | Parallel 1A: Preeclampsia/Preterm labour Update | Chairpersons: Profs David Hall and Andy Shennan | Hall A |
| 10h30-10h45 | Preterm labour innovations | Dr Pumza Mjuleka, South Africa | |
| 10h45-11h00 | Cervical length screening in mid-pregnancy for predicting preterm birth | Prof Lina Bergman, Sweden | |
| 11h00-11h15 | Should we be using Calcium and Aspirin to prevent preeclampsia? | Prof Cathy Cluver, South Africa | |
| 11h15-11h30 | Early warning signs of eclampsia- Findings from the ICE study | Prof Lina Bergman, Sweden | |
| 10h30-11h30 | Parallel 1B: Women’s Cancer Care: Fertility, Prevention, and Dignity | Chairperson: Dr Linda Rogers | Hall B |
| 10h30-10h45 | Fertility and optimal cancer treatment: Can patients have both? | Dr Dawie Slabbert, South Africa | |
| 10h45-11h00 | Cervical cancer elimination: Progress and advocacy for HPV vaccination | Prof Hennie Botha, South Africa | |
| 11h00-11h15 | Screening with HPV testing | Dr Jenny Butt, South Africa | |
| 11h15-11h30 | Survivorship and dignity: Addressing long-term effects and psychosocial needs post-treatment | Prof Hannah Simonds, South Africa | |
| 10h30-11h30 | Parallel 1C: Navigating Sexual Health: Clinical, Social, and Ethical Dimensions | Chairperson: Dr Marie Pienaar | Hall C |
| 10h30-10h45 | Sexual health consultations: Practical approaches for clinicians | Dr Marlena du Toit, South Africa | |
| 10h45-11h00 | Gender identity and sex assigned at birth: Language and politics | Mx Ron Addinall, South Africa | |
| 11h00-11h15 | Impact of trauma and sexual abuse on sexual health | Dr Mareli Fischer, South Africa | |
| 11h15-11h30 | Inclusive care for gender diverse patients: Clinical, legal, and ethical considerations | Dr Nicole Chilimigras, South Africa | |
| 10h30-11h30 | Parallel 1D (free communications): Mental Health and Safety in Maternity Care | Chairperson: Dr Alrese Cloete | Meeting Room 11 |
| 10h30-10h40 | Evidence on the Effects of Severe Maternal Morbidity on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder among Women of Reproductive Age: An Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses | Prof Doreen Kaura, South Africa | |
| 10h40-10h50 | From Data to Dignity: Antidepressant Risk and Neonatal Adaptation Syndrome in Perinatal Care | Dr Elsa du Toit, South Africa | |
| 10h50-11h00 | Perinatal outcomes of obstetrics patients in a specialized mental health outpatient clinic | Dr Mantsiri Moshoeu, South Africa | |
| 11h00-11h10 | Trauma-Informed Obstetric Care: Understanding the landscape of and Preventing Birth Trauma in Southern African Practice | Dr Matlhogonolo Malebane, South Africa | |
| 11h10-11h20 | Psychological Safety in Labour Wards- Leadership Behaviours, Team Learning, and Wellbeing. | Dr Matlhogonolo Malebane, South Africa | |
| 11h20-11h30 | A qualitative study of overcrowding in outpatient ante-natal clinic at an academic hospital, Gauteng province, 2024 – 2025 | Dr Odirlie Seshoka, South Africa | |
| 10h30-11h30 | Parallel 1E: Free communications- Infertility, Innovation, and Inequity | Chairpersons: Dr Sudhir Prithipal and Prof Thabo Matsaseng | Meeting Room 8&9 |
| 10h30-10h40 | Cumulative live birth rate and obstetric outcomes for blastocyst-stage versus cleavage-stage embryo transfer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. | Dr Amon Siveregi, South Africa | |
| 10h40-10h50 | Unmet Need for Assisted Reproductive Technology in the Eastern Cape: A Prospective Public Sector Audit | Dr Debbie Prince, South Africa | |
| 10h50-11h00 | Establishing a Robotic Gynaecology Programme in KwaZulu-Natal: Early Outcomes from 180 Cases | Dr Shafique Sayed, South Africa | |
| 11h00-11h10 | Contextualising Remifentanil PCA for Labour Analgesia in South Africa | Dr Philip Anderson, South Africa | |
| 11h10-11h20 | “C” for Coagulation (A practical framework for Heavy Menstrual Bleeding) | Dr Leriska Haupt, South Africa | |
| 11h30-12h30 | Parallel 2A: Obstetrics in 2026 – Where evidence meets reality | Chairpersons: Dr Pauli van Heerden and Prof Lina Bergman | Hall A |
| 11h30-11h45 | 39-week IOL: Friend or foe? | Prof Stefan Gebhardt, South Africa | |
| 11h45-12h00 | sFLT/PLGF: Hype or helpful? (Translating the TSHEPPO trial into clinical practice) | Prof Ismail Bhorat, South Africa | |
| 12h00-12h15 | Peripartum Iron Deficiency and Iron Deficiency Anaemia: SA Expert Recommendations | Dr Jarrod Zamparini, South Africa | |
| 12h15-12h30 | Thyrotoxicosis in pregnancy: When to treat, when to worry | Dr Tasleem Hassim, South Africa | |
| 11h30-12h30 | Parallel 2B: Women’s Cancer for the Generalist | Chairperson: Dr Nourah Alkindi | Hall B |
| 11h30-11h50 | Ovarian masses: When should you call the gyn oncologist? | Dr Tracey Adams, South Africa | |
| 11h50-12h10 | Unexpected endometrial cancer: How to interpret the histology results | Dr Liz Hugo, South Africa | |
| 12h10-12h30 | BRCA, Lynch carriers: A holistic approach | Dr Mardelle Schoeman, South Africa | |
| 11h30-12h30 | Parallel 2C: Female Sexual and Reproductive Health | Chairperson: Dr Debbie Prince | Hall C |
| 11h30-11h50 | Estetrol (E4): The new kid on the block | Prof Tobie De Villiers, South Africa | |
| 11h50-12h10 | Obesity management and GLP1 | Dr Jo Pottow, South Africa | |
| 12h10-12h30 | Dyspareunia and physiotherapy | Lauren Ellis and Candice Langford, South Africa | |
| 11h30-12h30 | Parallel 2D: Free communications-Evidence-Based Practice and Clinical Innovation | Chairperson: Drs Davinia Masimila and Liesl de Waard | Meeting Room 11 |
| 11h30-11h40 | Current Infant Sleep Practices in Postnatal Wards in the Western Cape: An Observational Study | Dr Denise Sproul, South Africa | |
| 11h40-11h50 | Side-by-side Foley catheter balloons for labour induction: a randomised controlled trial | Dr Catherine Sibongile Mpehle, South Africa | |
| 11h50-12h00 | Accuracy of contactless photoplethysmography using face recognition for blood pressure monitoring in pregnancy and its feasibility for self-monitoring | Dr Louisa Seopela, South Africa | |
| 12h00-12h10 | A prospective trial of the CaesAid compared to forceps for delivery of the fetal head at Caesarean Section, and subsequent Audit of CaesAid statistics | Prof Peter de Jong, South Africa | |
| 12h10-12h20 | Maternal and fetal outcomes of induction of labour in a tertiary hospital in South Africa | Dr Noella Kalanga Lumbala, South Africa | |
| 12h20-12h30 | Association Between Insufficient Iodine Intake During Pregnancy and Acute Kidney Injury in Normotensive and Preeclamptic Women in Eastern Cape, South Africa: A Case-Control Study | Prof Charles Businge, South Africa | |
| 11h30-12h30 | Parallel 2E: Free communications: Sexual and Reproductive Health Across the Lifespan | Chairperson: Prof Ray Maharaj | Meeting Room 8&9 |
| 11h30-11h40 | Evidence and determinants of post-abortion family planning utilization among women of reproductive age in Africa: An Umbrella Review | Prof Doreen Kaura, South Africa | |
| 11h40-11h50 | Linking STI Exposure to Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women: Insights from the Pregnancy Exposure Registry in Rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | Dr Nqobile Ngoma, South Africa | |
| 11h50-12h00 | Outcomes of self-induced late pregnancy termination in women presenting to a tertiary hospital in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa | Dr Sibongile Mandondo, South Africa | |
| 12h00-12h10 | Female genital schistosomiasis in the management protocols for sexually transmitted infections in endemic countries: A call for amendments | Dr Solrun Soefteland, Norway | |
| 12h10-12h20 | Artificial Intelligence in Obstetrics and Gynaecology – Friend or Foe? | Prof Ray Maharaj, South Africa | |
| 12h20-12h30 | Feasibility of the Sentinel Node procedure for Women with Vulvar Cancer in a high HPV-prevalent Population | Dr Jennifer Butt, South Africa | |
| 12h30-13h30 | LUNCH | ||
| 13h30-14h30 | Parallel 3A: Obstetric Masterclasses – Clinical decision-making under pressure | Chairpersons: Drs Tasleem Hassim and Samantha Budhram | Hall A |
| 13h30-13h48 | Postpartum Haemorrhage: The first 10 minutes that save a life | Dr Neil Moran, South Africa | |
| 13h48-14h06 | Peripartum Cardiomyopathy: Don’t miss it | Dr Pauli van Heerden, South Africa | |
| 14h06-14h24 | From the Cockpit to Labour Ward: What aviation crew resource management teaches us about debriefing? | Dr John Roos, South Africa | |
| 14h24-14h30 | Q&A session | All speakers | |
| 13h30-14h30 | Parallel 3B: Minimal Invasive and Hysteroscopy Surgery | Chairpersons: Profs Femi Olarogun and Thabo Matsaseng | Hall B |
| 13h30-13h45 | Operative Hysteroscopy: Safety and complications management | Dr Debbie Prince, South Africa | |
| 13h45-14h00 | Office Hysteroscopy: What does the evidence say about pain and safety | Dr David Emvula, South Africa | |
| 14h00-14h15 | Fibroid management options: Choosing an evidence-based route | Dr Gerhard Hanekom, South Africa | |
| 14h15-14h30 | The caesarean niche: Implications and management | Dr Bart de Vree, Belgium | |
| 13h30-14h30 | Parallel 3C: Modern Maternity Care: Equity, Compassion, Innovation | Chairperson: Dr Liesl de Waard | Hall C |
| 13h30-13h50 | Equity in maternal health: Bridging public and private sector gaps | Dr Lindi Murray, South Africa | |
| 13h50-14h10 | When the outcome is poor- Leading the debrief | Dr Esté Swart, South Africa | |
| 14h10-14h30 | Pain management in labour: Erector spinae plane blocks | Dr Anneme Breedt, South Africa | |
| 13h30-14h30 | Parallel 3D: SASGE – Endoscopy: From Fundamentals to Complex Decision Making | Chairperson: Dr Viju Thomas | Meeting Room 11 |
| 13h30-13h45 | Endometriosis in 2026: Where are we and what is the future | Dr Viju Thomas, South Africa | |
| 13h45-14h00 | Video case 1. Total laparoscopic/robotic hysterectomy in 10 steps | Dr Lusanda Shimange-Matsose, South Africa | |
| 14h00-14h15 | Endoscopic Management of Fibroids: Matching the Procedure to the Patient | Dr PK Ratshabedi, South Africa | |
| 14h15-14h30 | Video case 2. Ureter at risk: Prevention, identification and repair | Dr Suran Ramphal, South Africa | |
| 13h30-14h30 | Parallel 3E: SOOMSA- Sepsis, Specimens and Safe Antibiotics: Infection in Pregnancy | Chairperson: Dr J Zamparini | Meeting Room 8&9 |
| 13h30-13h35 | Overview of the burden of infectious diseases in pregnancy | Dr Jarrod Zamparini, South Africa | |
| 13h35-13h50 | Approach to the Septic Obstetric patient | Dr Nontsikelelo Gubu-Ntaba, South Africa | |
| 13h50-14h05 | Sending the right specimens: working with your local microbiologist | Dr Kessendri Reddy, South Africa | |
| 14h05-14h20 | Choosing the right antibiotic in pregnancy | Dr Lyle Murray, South Africa | |
| 14h20-14h30 | Q&A session | All speakers | |
| 14h30-15h30 | Parallel 4A: Fetal Medicine | Chairperson: Prof Lut Geerts | Hall A |
| 14h30-14h45 | Placental dysfunction, the baby is small! What is watchful waiting and when do we deliver? | Dr Samantha Budhram, South Africa | |
| 14h45-15h00 | Pregnancy and Diabetes: Prediction and management of the at-risk fetus | Prof Sumaiya Adam, South Africa | |
| 15h00-15h15 | The fetus is anaemic: Beyond red cell alloimmunization | Dr Amy Wise, South Africa | |
| 15h15-15h30 | Routine third trimester ultrasound in pregnancy: Are we there yet? | Dr Nontsikelelo Gubu-Ntaba, South Africa | |
| 14h30-15h30 | Parallel 4B: SAMS- Menopausal medicine and hormonal therapy | Chairpersons: Prof Lineo Matsela and Dr Jacky Searle | Hall B |
| 14h30-14h50 | Management of Perimenopause | Dr Trudy Smith, South Africa | |
| 14h50-15h10 | Testosterone therapy | Prof Tobie de Villiers, South Africa | |
| 15h10-15h30 | What is new in the zoo | Dr Malikha van der Schyff, South Africa | |
| 14h30-15h30 | Parallel 4C: Respectful Maternity Care: Equity, Training, and Clinical Excellence | Chairpersons: Prof Doreen Kaura | Hall C |
| 14h30-14h45 | Midwife-led care in the SA private sector: What is the way forward | Prof Doreen Kaura, South Africa | |
| 14h45-15h00 | Birthing positions and innovative birthing equipment | Dr Margreet Barnardt-Wibbelink, South Africa | |
| 15h00-15h15 | Trauma-informed obstetric care: Preventing and responding to birth trauma | Prof Karin Minnie, South Africa | |
| 15h15-15h30 | Bereavement care and creating support teams for perinatal loss | Prof Penelope Martin, South Africa | |
| 14h30-15h30 | Parallel 4D: Robotic Surgery and Artificial Intelligence | Chairpersons: Dr Viju Thomas | Meeting Room 11 |
| 14h30-14h50 | Artificial Intelligence in Gynaecological Surgery and Medicine Today – the next capacity multiplier | Dr Viju Thomas, South Africa | |
| 14h50-15h10 | When Is Robotics Better Than Laparoscopy? Where It Matters Most | Dr Jessica Preshaw, United Kingdom | |
| 15h10-15h30 | Minimal Access Surgery in gynaecology with the aid of robotic systems – What is the truth? | Dr Mark Slack, United Kingdom | |
| 14h30-15h30 | Parallel 4E: Free Communications- Cervical cancer prevention | Chairpersons: Drs Kaizer Baloyi and Jennifer Butt | Meeting Room 8&9 |
| 14h30-14h40 | Post hoc comparison of two self-sampling devices versus clinician-sampling for detecting high-risk human papillomavirus in cervical cancer screening | Prof Leon Snyman, South Africa | |
| 14h40-14h50 | Assessing cobas-HPV-negative biopsy-proven high-grade cervical intraepithelial lesions by five extra HPV screening tests | Prof Greta Dreyer, South Africa | |
| 14h50-15h00 | Human Papillomavirus Genotype Landscape Across Cervical Cytology Grades and Impact of HIV Among Women of Eastern Cape Province, South Africa | Prof Charles Businge, South Africa | |
| 15h00-15h10 | The correlation between abnormal cervical cytology, colposcopy, and histology in the diagnosis of cervical cancer precursor lesions at a tertiary hospital in the Eastern Cape, South Africa | Prof Charles Businge, South Africa | |
| 15h10-15h20 | Transitioning to HPV Testing for Cervical Screening: Evaluation of the Performance of the KwaZulu-Natal Algorithm for Referral for Treatment | Dr Neil Moran, South Africa | |
| 15h20-15h30 | Evaluating the Prevalence of CIN Lesions on Colposcopically-Directed Biopsy in Patients with HPV 16, 18, or Both, and Normal Cervical Cytology | Dr Judith Carter, South Africa | |
| 15h30-16h00 | POSTER VIEWING AND TEA BREAK | ||
| 16h00-17h45 | Plenary 3: Evolving Surgical Practice | Chairpersons: Prof Priya Soma Pillay and TBA | Hall BC |
| 16h00-16h20 | Keynote Lecture 6: The evolution of Fetal Surgery- from Experimental Therapy to Standard of Care | Prof Michael Belfort, USA | |
| 16h20-16h40 | Keynote Lecture 7: Cervical Caesarean Damage- recognition and action needed | Prof Andy Shennan, United Kingdom | |
| 16h40-17h40 | SASOG AGM | Hall BC | |
| 17h45-18h30 | MISS THE TRAFFIC SYMPOSIUM 1: Waters Advanced Diagnostics Amplifying Cervical Cancer Screening Across Africa- Advancing Access, Innovation & Impact | Dr Sivarajan Vignesh Pattinam Dr Nicole Morse | Meeting Room 11 |
| 17h45-18h30 | MISS THE TRAFFIC SYMPOSIUM 2: Ethica Managing Menopause Beyond Hormones: An Evidence-Based Solution for Women Who Cannot Choose Not to Use MHT | Dr Percy Moodley | Meeting Room 8&9 |
| 17h30-18h30 | MISS THE TRAFFIC SYMPOSIUM 3: Adcock Ingram Beyond Hot Flushes – Discover a novel combination HT – “HT that mirrors her” | Dr Malikah van der Schyff | Hall A |
| 19h00 | CONGRESS DINNER 19h00 for 19h30 | ||
| Time | Session | Speaker | Venue |
| 07h30-08h15 | BREAKFAST SYMPOSIUM 3: iNova Pharmaceuticals Targeted Supplementation in Pregnancy – Optimising Outcomes Through Evidence-Based Nutrients and Nutrition | Kath Megaw RD (SA) – Clinical Paediatric Dietitian | Meeting Room 11 |
| 07h30-08h15 | BREAKFAST SYMPOSIUM 4: MSD Leave No-One Behind – Protect everyone from HPV Why vaccinate adult females | Professor Tracey Sheridan Adams | Meeting Room 8&9 |
| 07h30-08h15 | BREAKFAST SYMPOSIUM 5: Pfizer Laboratories The power of maternal immunisation: Clinical evidence on RSV prevention in infants | Prof Leon C. Snyman and Prof Heather Zar | Hall ABC |
| 08h30-10h00 | Plenary 4: Unseen Burdens | Chairpersons: Profs Hennie Botha and Ray Maharaj | Hall ABC |
| 08h30-09h00 | Keynote Lecture 8: The losses no one records | Prof Elmi Muller (Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences, SU) | |
| 09h00-09h20 | Keynote Lecture 9: The right to science in sexual and reproductive health and the legal status of the human embryo | Prof Silke Dyer, South Africa | |
| 09h20-09h40 | Keynote Lecture 10: Robotic surgery in gynaecology: From novelty to necessity. Progress in SA, training pathways and indications | Prof Leon Snyman, South Africa | |
| 09h40-10h00 | Keynote Lecture 11: Stage 4 Endometriosis-Endometrioma-Pathophysiology, step by step-Laparoscopic management-stripping or Argon Beam Ablation | Prof Bhaskar Goolab, South Africa | |
| 10h00-10h30 | POSTER VIEWING AND TEA BREAK | ||
| 10h30-11h30 | Parallel 5A: Urogynaecology – Panel Discussion | Chairperson: Drs Suran Ramphal and Khumbo Jere | Hall A |
| 10h30-10h45 | Overactive bladder and incontinence management (2025+ update): What has changed? | Dr Suran Ramphal, South Africa | |
| 10h45-11h00 | Emerging reconstructive techniques: Native tissue focus | Prof Stephen Jeffery, South Africa | |
| 11h00-11h15 | Pelvic floor imaging that changes management | Dr Lamees Ras, South Africa | |
| 11h15-11h30 | Safe referral pathways and thresholds for the generalist | Dr Dakalo Muavha, South Africa | |
| 10h30-11h30 | Parallel 5B: Reproductive Medicine | Chairpersons: Prof Thabo Matsaseng and Dr Gerhard Hanekom | Hall B |
| 10h30-10h45 | Ethical and policy challenges in gamete donation and surrogacy in South Africa | Dr Chris Venter, South Africa | |
| 10h45-11h00 | Recurrent pregnancy loss: Bridging the gap between research and treatment | Prof Mushi Matjila, South Africa | |
| 11h00-11h15 | Ovarian stimulation in the era of precision medicine: Better outcomes or more convenience? | Prof Paul le Roux, South Africa | |
| 11h15-11h30 | ART Above 40: Challenges and tailored strategies | Prof Thabo Matsaseng, South Africa | |
| 10h30-11h30 | Parallel 5C: Women’s Mental Health and Well-being | Chairpersons: Drs Deidré Mason and Kerry Louw | Hall C |
| 10h30-10h45 | An approach to psychotropic use in pregnancy | Dr Elsa du Toit, South Africa | |
| 10h45-11h00 | Antenatal anxiety : Distinguishing normal worry from pathology, when to start pharmacotherapy | Dr Lavinia Lumu, South Africa | |
| 11h00-11h15 | Cultural context of maternal caregiving | Dr Anusha Lachman, South Africa | |
| 11h15-11h30 | Q&A Maternal Mental Health Panel | Drs Elsa du Toit and Anusha Lachman, South Africa | |
| 10h30-11h30 | Parallel 5D: Free communications – Complex Pregnancies, Integrated Solutions | Chairpersons: Drs Ashley Moodley and Tasleem Hassim | Meeting Room 11 |
| 10h30-10h40 | Do women receiving antenatal corticosteroid administration in the early preterm period deliver within seven days? An audit in South Africa | Dr Willem van der Westhuizen, South Africa | |
| 10h40-10h50 | Exploration of Obstetric Clinicians’ Experiences in Teaching Caesarean Sections to Junior Colleagues: A Cross-sectional Qualitative Study | Dr Liesl de Waard, South Africa | |
| 10h50-11h00 | Multidisciplinary prenatal diagnosis of a life-limiting skeletal ciliopathy in a resource-constrained setting: The transformative power of integrated Fetal Medicine, Medical Genetics and targeted Genomics | Dr Cumine van Tonder, South Africa | |
| 11h00-11h10 | Do HbA1c levels during pregnancy predict offspring birth weights in women with pregestational diabetes? A retrospective study | Dr Tasleem Hassim, South Africa | |
| 11h10-11h20 | Postnatal Genome Sequencing in Fetuses with Congenital Abnormalities: a game changer for South African families | Prof Shahida Moosa, South Africa | |
| 11h20-11h30 | The Role of Angiogenic Factors in Predicting Adverse Perinatal Outcomes in Women with a History of Recurrent Pregnancy Loss | Dr Abduraghmaan Fisher, South Africa | |
| 10h30-11h30 | Parallel 5E: Fertility journey: from GP to ART Laboratory | Chairperson: Dr Alrese Cloete | Meeting Room 8&9 |
| 10h30-10h50 | GP representative | Dr Sesan Ibitomi, South Africa | |
| 10h50-11h10 | Private practice perspective | Dr Noma Mbungu, South Africa | |
| 11h10-11h30 | Embryologist perspective: Evelyn Erasmus | Evelyn Erasmus, South Africa | |
| 11h30-12h30 | Parallel 6A: Urogynaecology | Chairpersons: Drs Kendall Brouard and Suran Ramphal | Hall A |
| 11h30-11h45 | Physiotherapy in pelvic organ prolapse and Incontinence: What works and when to refer? | Monique Koopman, South Africa | |
| 11h45-12h00 | Obstetric sphincter injuries, postpartum pelvic floor trauma and long term dysfunction | Prof Thinagrin Naidoo, South Africa | |
| 12h00-12h15 | Robotic pelvic floor surgery: Evidence, access & responsible adoption | Dr Khumbo Jere, South Africa | |
| 12h15-12h30 | Bladder pain syndrome and chronic pelvic pain: The overlooked bladder | Prof Lisa Kaestner, South Africa | |
| 11h30-12h30 | Parallel 6B: Fertility Care | Chairperson: Prof Igno Siebert | Hall B |
| 11h30-11h45 | Infertility and endometriosis | Prof Igno Siebert, South Africa | |
| 11h45-12h00 | Infertility workup: Stepwise practical and effective evaluation | Dr Thato Maoto, South Africa | |
| 12h00-12h15 | Uterine fibroids and infertility: Controversies and effective treatment options | Dr Danie Botha, South Africa | |
| 12h15-12h30 | Premature ovarian insufficiency: Counselling and optimal treatment strategies | Dr Jack Biko, South Africa | |
| 11h30-12h30 | Parallel 6C: Physician Wellbeing: Caring for the Carers | Chairpersons: Drs Karusha Knipe and Lavinia Lumu | Hall C |
| 11h30-12h00 | Burning bright, battling burnout | Dr Kerry Louw, South Africa | |
| 12h00-12h30 | Resilience under risk: Sustaining strength in O&G | Prof Renata Schoeman, South Africa | |
| 11h30-12h30 | Parallel 6D: Obstetric Critical Care | Prof David Hall and Dr Liesl de Waard | Meeting Room 11 |
| 11h30-11h45 | The impact of immediate on site obstetric critical care service role in saving lives | Prof Eduard Langenegger, South Africa | |
| 11h45-12h00 | Non-invasive ventilation saving lives and preventing intubation and ICU in pregnant women | Prof Eduard Langenegger, South Africa | |
| 12h00-12h15 | Surgical approach map: Preventing massive haemorrhage | Prof Hennie Lombaard, USA | |
| 12h15-12h30 | Saving the mother: Critical care and surgical decision-making in puerperal sepsis | Dr Edward Buga, South Africa | |
| 11h30-12h30 | Parallel 6E: Free communications- Maternal Risk and Resilience | Chairpersons: Drs Amy Wise and Prof Gerhard Theron | Meeting Room 8&9 |
| 11h30-11h40 | Underreporting of Postpartum Haemorrhage at Caesarean Section: A Retrospective Cohort Study at Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital | Dr Jeanne Marais, South Africa | |
| 11h40-11h50 | Contributory Factors to Maternal Death Following Caesarean Section at a Tertiary Hospital in Gauteng Province, South Africa: A Qualitative Document Analysis | Dr Thabelo Kwinda, South Africa | |
| 11h50-12h00 | ELLAVI: supporting the scaling and implementation of the E-MOTIVE protocol for the management of PPH in LMICS in real-world clinical settings. | Sinapi Biomedical | |
| 12h00-12h10 | Elevated Blood Pressure and Stage 1 Hypertension in Pregnancy: Experiences in a South African Setting | Dr Nnabuike Ngene, South Africa | |
| 12h30-13h30 | LUNCH | ||
| 13h30-14h30 | Parallel 7A: Better Obs/Better Gyn/SASREG | Chairpersons: Drs Johannes van Waart and Jack Biko | Hall A |
| 13h30-13h50 | BetterObs update | Dr Johannes van Waart, South Africa | |
| 13h50-14h10 | The value of guidelines: What’s new in BetterObs | Prof Lut Geerts, South Africa | |
| 14h10-14h30 | PCOS to PMOS: not just a name change | Prof Malika Patel, South Africa | |
| 13h30-14h30 | Parallel 7B: SAATOG Registrar Symposium 1 | Chairpersons: Drs Thomas Janse van Rensburg and Denise Sproul | Hall B |
| 13h30-13h40 | Opening talk: Research Exposure, Outputs, and Barriers Among Obstetrics and Gynaecology Trainees: A Global Cross-Sectional Survey | Dr Denise Sproul, South Africa | |
| 13h40-13h50 | Obstetric registrar’s knowledge and perception of cognitive bias and describing the clinical decision-making process | Dr Renuga Chetty, South Africa | |
| 13h50-14h00 | Cross-Sectional quantitative study to assess the knowledge on contraception among women attending antenatal care | Dr Simone Fick, South Africa | |
| 14h00-14h10 | Reliability of Image Analysis in Female Genital Schistosomiasis using the WHO Pocket Atlas | Dr Yugeshni Naidoo, South Africa | |
| 14h10-14h20 | Clinical outcomes of women with septic miscarriage: a three-year retrospective review | Dr Mokoko Epekwa, South Africa | |
| 14h20-14h30 | Foley Catheter Induction after One Previous Caesarean Delivery: A Retrospective Cohort Study from a SA Regional Hospital | Dr Sibonile Zitha, South Africa | |
| 13h30-14h30 | Parallel 7C: Free communications- Maternal Health Challenges: Diabetes, HIV, TB, and Beyond | Chairperson: Prof Sudhir Prithipal | Hall C |
| 13h30-13h40 | Periodontal Inflammation and Systemic Inflammatory Mediators in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Implications for Antenatal Risk Assessment in a South African Cohort | Dr Mai Mohamedalanwer Abdalla Ahmed, South Africa | |
| 13h40-13h50 | Prevalence of Tuberculosis detected using the urine lipoarabinomannan test in pregnant and postpartum women living with HIV | Dr Katlego Manaka, South Africa | |
| 13h50-14h00 | Dolutegravir Vs. Efavirenz: A Comparative Study Of Viral Load Suppression In Pregnant Women Living With HIV | Dr Janine Sigamoney, South Africa | |
| 14h00-14h10 | Prevalence of Rhesus (Rh) and Red Blood Cell (RBC) antibodies in pregnant women in South Africa: 11-year review of testing performed by the South African National Blood Service (SANBS) | Dr Milou Greyling, South Africa | |
| 14h10-14h20 | Maternal and neonatal outcomes in pregnant women with pregestational diabetes and HIV in South Africa: a retrospective cohort study | Dr Florence van Kesteren, Netherlands (will be presented by Dr Tasleem Hassim) | |
| 14h20-14h30 | Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes in Patients Screened for Diabetes Mellitus in Pregnancy: A Retrospective Review | Dr Foneka Songabi, South Africa | |
| 13h30-14h30 | Parallel 7D: From Audit to Action: NCCEMD and NaPeMMCo Insights | Chairpersons: Dr Neil Moran and Prof Gerhard Theron | Meeting Room 11 |
| 13h30-13h45 | Saving Mothers Report 2024 | Prof Laurence Chauke, South Africa | |
| 13h45-14h00 | Lessons learned from the Confidential Enquiry process | Dr Neil Moran, South Africa | |
| 14h00-14h15 | Stillbirths in South Africa, where are we after 26 years | Dr Liesl de Waard, South Africa | |
| 14h15-14h30 | Questions and Answers | ||
| 13h30-14h30 | Parallel 7E: General Gynaecology – Bedside to Best Practice: Case-Based Insights | Facilitators: Facilitators: Drs Annelize Barnard and Liz Hugo | Meeting Room 8&9 |
| This interactive session brings the realities of everyday gynaecological practice into focus through case-based presentations. | |||
| 14h30-15h30 | Parallel 8A: The Obstetric Triathlon: Three Clinical Events, One Winner | Facilitators: Dr Pauli van Heerden and Prof David Hall | Hall A |
| This interactive session brings the realities of everyday obstetrical practice into focus through case-based presentations. | |||
| 14h30-15h30 | Parallel 8B: SAATOG Registrar Symposium 2 | Chairpersons: Drs Thomas Janse van Rensburg and Denise Sproul | Hall B |
| 14h30-14h40 | Vaginal progesterone for prevention of preterm labour in women at risk: a clinical audit of a novel protocol | Dr Natalie Brummer, South Africa | |
| 14h40-14h50 | Prenatal detection of fetal macrosomia: a comparison of the two common methods of detection – USS and SF measurement | Dr Thando Gwetu, South Africa | |
| 14h50-15h00 | Assessment of maternal ophthalmic artery Doppler velocimetric indices in women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy | Dr Monde Maruza, South Africa | |
| 15h00-15h10 | Feasibility of imaging the uvula at the midtrimester anomaly ultrasound. A retrospective study | Dr Anna Sims, South Africa | |
| 15h10-15h20 | The uptake of antenatal screening and testing for Down Syndrome in patients with advanced maternal age | Dr Racheal Hoffman, South Africa | |
| 14h30-15h30 | Parallel 8C: SASGO Bedside to Best Practice: Case-Based Insights | Facilitators: Drs Tracey Adams, Haynes van der Merwe and Prof Hannah Simonds | Hall C |
| This interactive session brings the realities of everyday gynae-oncology practice into focus through case-based presentations. | |||
| 14h30-15h30 | Parallel 8D: Bone health: Bedside to Best Practice: Case-Based Insights | Facilitators: Dr Trudy Smith and Prof Tobie de Villiers | Meeting Room 11 |
| This interactive session brings the realities of everyday perimenopausal practice into focus through case-based presentations. | |||
| 14h30-15h30 | Parallel 8E: Contraceptive dilemmas: Bedside to Best Practice: Case-Based Insights | Facilitators: Drs Fatima-Zahra Khan and Judy Kluge | Meeting Room 8&9 |
| This interactive session brings the realities of everyday contraceptive practice into focus through case-based presentations. | |||
| 15h30-16h00 | POSTER VIEWING AND TEA BREAK | ||
| 16h00-17h30 | Parallel 9A: Decoding clues in ultrasound: Fetal insights, questions, and answers | Facilitators: Dr Samantha Budhram and Prof Chantal Stewart | Hall A |
| 16h00-17h30 | This interactive session brings the realities of everyday ultrasound practice into focus through case-based presentations. | ||
| 16h00-17h30 | Parallel 9B: SAATOG Registrar Symposium 3 | Chairpersons: Drs Thomas Janse van Rensburg and Denise Sproul | Hall B |
| 16h00-16h10 | Metastatic Choriocarcinoma Masquerading as Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage, Acute Cord Compression and Thyrotoxicosis | Dr Maria Ali, South Africa | |
| 16h10-16h20 | Metabolic syndrome at Midlife: South African perspective | Dr Lawrence Marapo, South Africa | |
| 16h20-16h30 | Retrospective Evaluation of Mechanical Hysteroscopic Tissue Removal for Fibroids, Polyps, and Retained Products of Conception in Patients Undergoing Infertility Treatment | Dr Rebonethato Lesupi, South Africa | |
| 16h30-16h40 | Identifying Clinical, Reproductive, Epidemiological and Investigative Factors to Inform Genital Tuberculosis Testing in Women with Reproductive Failure: A Scoping Review and development of a Clinical Screening Score | Dr Nico Lin, South Africa | |
| 16h40-16h50 | Navigating Surgical Challenges in a Large Necrotic Prolapsed Submucosal Leiomyoma Three Months Postpartum | Dr Bianca Strahan, South Africa | |
| 16h50-17h00 | The burden of genital warts during the period of January to December 2018 at a tertiary level hospital | Dr Kumantha Naidoo, South Africa | |
| 17h00-17h10 | Time from admission to decision-to-deliver and delivery outcomes in women with pre-eclampsia at less than 34 weeks: an observational study | Dr Maricia Lombard, South Africa | |
| 17h10-17h20 | Maternal mortality associated with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy at Tygerberg Hospital: a retrospective review | Dr Maud Sijm, South Africa (presented by dr Liesl de Waard) | |
| 16h00-17h30 | Parallel 9C: Complications in Gynae Surgery: Lessons from Open and Laparoscopic Practice | Facilitators: Drs Davinia Masimila and Bongi Rubushe-Ngwenya | Hall C |
| This interactive session brings the realities of gynaecological surgery into focus through case-based presentations. | |||
| 16h00-17h30 | Parallel 9D: Dermatology in Pregnancy: Rashes, Eruptions & Itches | Facilitators: Dr Tasneem Adams, Dr Willie Visser and Dr Husna Moola | Meeting Room 11 |
| This interactive session brings the realities of skin lesions in pregnancy into focus through case-based presentations. | |||
| 16h00-17h30 | Parallel 9E: Severe Maternal Morbidity- Case Lessons and Critical Decisions | Facilitators: Dr Ashley Moodley and Dr Lawrence Chauke | Meeting Room 8 |
| This interactive session brings the realities of Severe Morbidity in pregnancy into focus through case-based presentations. | |||
| 16h00-17h30 | Parallel 9F: Free communications- Audits, Risks, and Evolving Practices | Chairperson: Prof Stefan Gebhardt | Meeting Room 9 |
| 16h00-16h10 | Perceived Stress in the Immediate Postpartum Period Among Women with Pre-Eclampsia Giving Birth at or after 34 Weeks of Gestation at Two Health Institutions in Northwest Province, South Africa | Dr Flavien Mbenza, South Africa | |
| 16h10-16h20 | Microbial spectrum & sensitivity patterns in puerperal sepsis at a Rural Tertiary Hospital in South Africa: a Retrospective Clinical Audit | Dr Abongile Tolana, South Africa | |
| 16h20-16h30 | The Changing Face of Birth: Insights from an Evolving Population | Stefanie Babiolakis, South Africa | |
| 16h30-16h40 | A Descriptive Audit of Maternal and Fetal Causative Factors Related to Early Neonatal Deaths in a Regional Hospital | Dr Lynsha Maharaj, South Africa | |
| 16h40-16h50 | Advanced Abdominal Pregnancy: diagnosis, evaluation and surgical management in a resource constrained setting | Dr Regis Elijah, South Africa | |
| 16h50-17h00 | Risk factors associated with stillbirth at a South African tertiary hospital: a case control study | Dr Tsitsi Dube, South Africa | |
| 17h00-17h10 | The impact of infertility on the quality of life of males and females in Gauteng province, South Africa | Prof Zozo Nene, South Africa | |
| 17h10-17h20 | Assessing aspirin use in preventing preeclampsia among high-risk women at the Pretoria Academic Complex | Dr Rifa Mueti, South Africa | |
| 17h30-18h30 | MISS THE TRAFFIC SYMPOSIUM 4: Abbott Laboratories S.A The New Direction in Threatened Miscarriage: An Expert Consensus | Prof Malika Patel | Meeting Room 11 |
| 17h30-18h30 | MISS THE TRAFFIC SYMPOSIUM 5: Astellas Pharma More than a Symptom: The Real-World Impact and Management of Vasomotor Symptoms | Prof T de Villiers and Dr N Jaff | Meeting Room 8&9 |
| 17h30-18h30 | MISS THE TRAFFIC SYMPOSIUM 6: Austell Pharmaceuticals (Pty) Ltd Redefining Modern Menopause Care – A New Treatment Option | Chairperson: Dr Trudy Smith Speaker: Dr Peter de Jong, South Africa | Hall A |
| 17h30-18h30 | MISS THE TRAFFIC SYMPOSIUM 7: Pathcare Molecular testing in gynaecological tumours | Dr Fabio Crabbia | Hall B |
| 17h30-18h30 | MISS THE TRAFFIC SYMPOSIUM 8: Cipla Micronised Progesterone for Luteal Phase Support in ART and Recent Updates | Dr Sanli Erkan, United Kingdom | Hall C |
| SPEAKER’S DINNER | |||
| Time | Session | Speaker | Venue |
| 07h30-08h15 | BREAKFAST SYMPOSIUM 6: Abbott Laboratories S.A Mastering the 4 Ps of Women’s Health | Dr Malikah van der Schyff | Hall ABC |
| 08h30-10h00 | Plenary 5: Medico-Legal | Chairpersons: Profs Bash Goolab and Ismail Bhorat | Hall ABC |
| 08h30-08h50 | What to do when a lawyer’s letter is delivered to your office? | Mr Johan Jooste, South Africa | |
| 08h50-09h20 | Defending the obgyn: A lawyer’s perspective | Ms Louise Liebenberg, South Africa | |
| 09h20-09h40 | How to avoid litigation with minimally invasive surgery | Dr Paul Alberts, South Africa | |
| 09h40-10h00 | Aspects of HIE/CP defence | Prof Ismail Bhorat, South Africa | |
| 10h00-10h30 | TEA BREAK | ||
| 10h30-12h00 | Plenary 6: Ethical dimensions of care | Chairperson: Profs Thabo Matsaseng and Mushi Matjila | Hall ABC |
| 10h30-11h00 | Expert panel Q&A: Investigating and treatment of infertility is a right and not a privilege | Prof Thabo Matsaseng (Facilitator), Prof Silke Dyer, Prof Igno Siebert, Prof Femi Olarogun | |
| 11h00-11h30 | Expert panel Q&A: The retrospective judgement on mesh complications: ethics | Dr Khumbo Jere (Facilitator), Prof Stephen Jeffery, Dr Peter de Jong, Dr Suran Ramphal and Prof Thinagrin Naidoo | |
| 11h30-12h00 | Closing the Gender Health Gap – why every nation needs a Women’s Health Strategy | Professor Dame Lesley Regan, United Kingdom | |
| 12h00-12h30 | Keynote Lecture 12: Counselling and consent in maternity care | Prof David Hall, South Africa | |
| 12h30 | Closing ceremony | ||