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FIGO 2021 is an international Congress, with the live programme taking place across all time-zones. The live programme on days 2 & 3 is at an optimum time for colleagues in Asia and Oceania, days 4 & 5 for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and days 6 & 7 for North and South America. The programme below is displayed in UK time (UTC+1) so please check this against your local time to see which parts of the programme you will be able to join live in your time zone. All content will be available to watch on-demand after the Congress, with additional on-demand content available during the Congress.

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21 October
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Opening Ceremony
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21 October 2021
15:00 - 16:00

Master of Ceremonies: Dr Kiarna Brown, Australia

FIGO President Dr Carlos Füchtner, Bolivia

FIGO Chief Executive Prof. Mary Ann Lumsden, United Kingdom

Chair of the 2021 FIGO World Congress Organising Committee Dr Andre Lalonde, Canada

Chair of the 2021 FIGO World Congress Scientific Programme Committee Prof. Frank Louwen, Germany

Special Guest Speakers:
Dr Anthony Fauci, United States
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization

President's Session: Women's Health and Rights - Worldwide
View Panel
21 October 2021
16:00 - 17:30

Chair: Carlos Fuchtner, FIGO President, Bolivia
Co-Chair: Jeanne Conry, FIGO President Elect, United States


Access to Reproductive Health Is a Basic Human Right Sima Samar, Afghanistan

Panellist:
Monika Hauser, Germany

21 October
  • Opening Ceremony
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    15:00 - 16:00
  • President's Session: Women's Health and Rights - Worldwide
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Keynote: Christine Tippett Memorial Lecture
Maternal Fetal Medicine and Reproductive Medicine - The Crosstalk Between the Subspecialties
22 October 2021
02:00 - 03:00

Chair: John Regan, Australia

Maternal Fetal Medicine and Reproductive Medicine - The Crosstalk Between the Subspecialties Beverley Vollenhoven, Australia

Program Moderation
22 October 2021
03:00 - 03:30

Break
22 October 2021
03:30 - 04:00

Looking Forward in Urogynaecology
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22 October 2021
04:00 - 05:00

Organised by: FIGO

Chairs: John Short, New Zealand and Tim Dawson, New Zealand

The Elderly Urogynaecology Patient Marcus Carey, Australia

Robotics in Urogynaecology Jenny King, Australia

Vaginal Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery Ruchi I Singh, Australia

Emerging Technologies in Urogynaecology Alexandra Mowat, Australia

Operative Vaginal Delivery
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22 October 2021
04:00 - 05:00

Organised by: FIGO

Chairs: Shilpa Nambiar, Malaysia and Eytan Barnea, United States

Classification, Prerequisites and Indications Tim Draycott, UK

Forceps and Vacuum: Risks and Benefits Anne Sneddon, Australia

Second Stage of Labour - Impacted Engage Head Shilpa Nambiar, Malaysia

Vaginal Breech Birth Frank Louwen, Germany

Free Communications 1: Maternal Fetal Health
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22 October 2021
04:00 - 05:00

Association of Neutrophil to Lymphocyte and Platelet to Lymphocyte Ratios to Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Predictive Value for Early Diagnosis during First Trimester Pregnancy among Patients Seen at a Tertiary Hospital: A Prospective Study
Laura Sophia Formantes, Philippines

Blood Pressure Thresholds in Pregnancy for Identifying Maternal and Infant Risk: A Secondary Analysis of Community-Level Interventions for Pre-Eclampsia (CLIP) Trial Data
Jeffrey Bone, Canada

Inflammatory Markers as Potential Predictors of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Ines Couto, Portugal

Risk Factors for Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR) Among Non-hypertensive Filipino Patients Using Maternal Characteristics, Biophysical Parameters, and First Trimester Biochemical Markers
Joseph Macalintal, The Philippines

Umbilical Cord Length Index as a New Ultrasonographic Method for Prediction of Cord Abnormalities Before Delivery
Dina Darwish, Egypt

The Significance of TNF-α, MMP-8 Concentrations in Non-Invasively Obtained Amniotic Fluid Predicting Fetal Inflammatory Response Syndrome
Violeta Gulbiniene, Lithuania

Hormones and Cancer
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22 October 2021
04:00 - 05:00

Organised by: FIGO

Chair: Alon Altman, Canada and Neerja Bhatla, India

Is Levonorgestrel Intrauterine Device an Alternative Option to Hysterectomy in Clinical Stage 1 Endometrial Adenocarcinoma? Andreas Obermair, Australia

Low Grade/Sex Cord Stromal David Gershenson, USA

Breast Cancer and Hormone Replacement Therapy: Where is the Balance? Debra Evaniuk, Canada

Aromatase Inhibitors/SERMs in Gynaecologic Cancers Helen MacKay, Canada

Legal and Ethical Challenges
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22 October 2021
04:00 - 05:00

Organised by: FIGO

Chair: Stephen Page, Australia and Priyankur Roy, India

Legal and Ethical Issues of Multiple Pregnancy Priyankur Roy, India

Posthumous Use of Gametes and Embryos Stephen Page, Australia

Legal Complexities of Gestational Surrogacy in the United States Dean Hutchison, USA

Cross-border Reproduction Natalie Gamble, UK

An American View of PGT-A Bradford Kolb, USA

Fetal Growth Initiative
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22 October 2021
04:00 - 05:00

Organised by: FIGO

Chair: Gerad Visser, Netherlands

Prevention and Prediction of FGR: LMIC and HIC (lifestyle/medical co-morbidities; biomarkers and ultrasound to predict FGR) Apostolos Athanasiadis, Greece

Diagnosis of FGR (use of charts; which Doppler and when?) Gerad Visser, Netherlands

Game changers: New Discoveries That Could Change Clinical Practice Federico Mecacci, Italy

Best Practice in 2021: A Pragmatic Guide for Screening, Diagnosis, and Management of Fetal Growth Restriction Nir Melamed, Canada

Voices from the Field

Programme Moderation
22 October 2021
06:00 - 06:30

Critical Care Obstetrics
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22 October 2021
06:30 - 07:30

Organised by: FIGO Committee for Safe Motherhood and Newborn Health

Chair: Maria Escobar, Colombia

Management of Hypovolemic Shock in PPH Maria Escobar, Colombia

Non-technical Skills in Obstetric Emergencies Mauricio Vasco, USA

Early Warning Systems in Obstetrics: How to apply? - Maternal Sepsis: New Approach Jose Rojas, USA

Obstetric ICU: What Do You Need? - Update on the Management of Eclampsia, Eduard Langenegger, USA

What We Should Share on Contraception (...)
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22 October 2021
06:30 - 07:30

What We Should Share on Contraception: Down the Road Towards the SDG Goals

Organised by: FIGO

Chair: Petra ten Hoope-Bender, Switzerland

Family Planning Goes Hand in Hand with Achieving All 17 SDG Goals Petra ten Hoope-Bender, Switzerland

Tailoring Contraception with a Focus on Cardiovascular Diseases Nyawira Wahome Ng'ayu, Kenya

How to Address the Question of Hormonal Contraception and Cancer, Johannes Bitzer, Switzerland

Free Communications 2: Operative Gynaecology
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22 October 2021
06:30 - 07:30

Ovarian Ectopic Pregnancy: Case Report
Séan Adcock, Australia

Preemptive Local Analgesia at Vaginal Hysterectomy: A Systematic Review
Nadja Taumberger, Austria

Bilateral Greater Occipital Nerve Block Compared with Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block for Post-dural Puncture Headache Treatment after Gynecological Operations: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Ahmed Sobh, Egypt

Risk Factors for Urologic Injury in Women Undergoing Hysterectomy for Benign Indication
Ameeta Nayak, Canada

Previous LSCS: No More Contraindication for Non Descent Vaginal Hysterectomy
Neelan Nalini, India

Foley Catheter Tourniquet to Prevent Hemorrhagic in Poly Myomectomie by Laparotomy
Kammoun Amine, Tunisia

Towards Elimination of Cervical Cancer (...)
View Panel
22 October 2021
06:30 - 07:30

Towards Elimination of Cervical Cancer: Exploring Opportunities and Challenges for Implementation of Screening and Treatment Programs

Organised by: The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG) and C4: NHMRC Centre for Cervical Cancer Control

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Chair: Deborah Bateson, Australia

Panellists:
Lisa Whop, Australia
Lara Roeske, Australia
David Wrede, Australia
Andrew Vallely, Australia
Marion Saville, Australia
Karen Canfell, Australia

Genetics and Molecular Biology: The Future of Women’s Health
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22 October 2021
06:30 - 07:30

Organised by: FIGO

Chairs: Sanjay Gupte, India and Lisa Hui, Australia

Non-invasive Prenatal Testing - Past, Present and Future Wolfgang Holzgreve, Germany

New trend in PGTm, PGTp and Carrier Screening Joe Leigh Simpson, USA

The Evolving Role of Genetic Tests in Reproductive Medicine Debra Kennedy, Australia

Epigenetics in Pregnancy Sanjay Gupte, India

Gender Based Violence: What Does it Take for a New World Order?
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22 October 2021
06:30 - 07:30

Organised by: FIGO Committee for Human Rights, Refugees and Violence Against Women

Chair: Rubina Sohail, Pakistan

Panel:

What is GBV & The New World Order Kristina Gemzell Danielsson, Sweden

Prevention of Violence Against Women - Changing Social Norms, Attitudes and Behaviours Claudia Garcia-Moreno, Switzerland

Steps to Change the Status of Women - Current Situation and What More Can Be Done Hemantha Senanayaka, Sri Lanka

Interventions for Women in Crisis Chiara Benedetto, Italy

How Can You Assure Protection of Women from Bringing in Legislation Diana Galimberti, UK

What is the Path for Achieving SDG Goals in Rights Perspective and Prevention and Management of GBV Shantha Kumari, India

Break
October 22, 2021
07:30 - 08:00

WHO: Caesarean Section Live (...)
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22 October 2021
08:00 - 09:00

Caesarean Section Live: WHO Shares the Latest on Rates, Research, Recommendations, and the Robson Platform

Organised by: WHO

Chair: Maria Regina Torloni, Brazil

Where Are We Now? Ana Pilar Betran, Switzerland

Monitoring the Safety of Caesarean Delivery in South Africa - Has There Been Progress? Susan Fawcus, South Africa

Experience in Thailand to Implement Non-Clinical Interventions Pisake Lumbiganon, Thailand

Online Robson Classification Platform Svetlin Kolev, Switzerland

Innovations Training
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22 October 2021
08:00 - 09:00

Organised by: FIGO

Chair: N. Hephzibah Kirubamani, India

Augmented Reality in Endoscopic Surgery: Seeing the Invisible Nicolas Boudel, France

European Training Standards in Op Gynaecology Nuno Nogueira Martins, Portugal

Surgical Training Across Continents Atziri Ramirez Negrin, Mexico

Free Communications 3: Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
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22 October 2021
08:00 - 09:00

Medical Abortion via Telemedicine for Women and Adolescents in Moldova
Rodica Comendant, Moldova, Republic of

Impact of a Community-Based Family Planning Intervention on Modern Contraceptive and LARC Use among Married Adolescent Girls in Rural Niger: Results from a Longitudinal Cluster Randomized Control Trial
Blake Erhardt-Ohren, United States

Periabortion Contraceptive Counseling
Jose Fernandez-Chinguel, Peru

Lng 1.5mg For Pericoital Use Study (Ghana 2020)
Brent McCann, France

Plasma Levonorgestrel Levels from 72 to 96 Months in Obese and Non-Obese Women Using a Levonorgestrel 52mg Intrauterine System
Mitchell Creinin, United States

COVID-19 Pandemic and the Desire for Parenthood among Hispanic Males and Females Living in Puerto Rico
Yesenia Fuentes, United States

Inflammatory Diseases of the Breast
View Presentations
22 October 2021
08:00 - 09:00

Organised by: FIGO Working Group for Benign Breast Disease

Chairs: Khaled Neji, Tunisia and Taneja Tarini, India

Evidence Based Guideline "Inflammatory Breast Diseases During Breastfeeding" Michael Abou-Dakn, Germany

Therapy of Breast Abscess - Do We Need Surgery? Christine Solbach, Germany

Granulomatous Mastitis: Diagnosis and Management Khaled Neji, Tunisia

Challenges to Women's Healthcare in the AOFOG Region
View Presentations
22 October 2021
08:00 - 09:00

Organised by: The Asia & Oceania Federation of Obstetrics & Gynaecology (AOFOG)

Chairs: Rohana Haththotuwa, USA, Kazunori Ochiai, Japan and Ravi Chandran, Malaysia

Reducing Maternal Mortality - The Battle Continues UDP Ratnasiri, Sri Lanka

Eliminating Cervical Cancer - Are We Winning? Sarikapan Wilailak, Thailand

SRH - of Mansplaining and Sweeping Things Under the Rug Krishnendu Gupta, India

The 3 Cs: Covid, Conundrum, Curveball Pisake Lumbiganon, Thailand

Strengthening Access to Maternal Health Services (...)
View Presentations
22 October 2021

Strengthening Access to Maternal Health Services through Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and Implications for Service Delivery: Lessons from Ghana, Malaysia and Morocco

Organised by: WHO

Chair: Lale Say, Switzerland

Overview of the Global Landscape of Integrating Maternal Health Services into UHC Georges Danhoundo, Switzerland

Strengthening Access to Maternal Health Services through Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and Implications for Service Delivery: Lessons from Ghana Augustina Koduah, Ghana

Strengthening Service Delivery of Maternal Health Services in Malaysia: Implications for Equity, Access and Quality of Care Shiang Cheng, Malaysia

Implementation of Maternal Health Services in Morocco: Implications for Access and Quality of Care Sanae El Omrani, Morocco

Live Panelist Veloshnee Govenderi, Switzerland

Wrap-up Adriane Martin Hilber, Switzerland

Australia and New Zealand Evening
22 October 2021
10:00 - 13:00

22 October
  • Keynote: Christine Tippett Memorial Lecture
    Maternal Fetal Medicine and Reproductive Medicine - The Crosstalk Between the Subspecialties
    02:00 - 03:00
  • Program Moderation
    03:00 - 03:30
  • Break
    03:30 - 04:00
  • Looking Forward in Urogynaecology
    View Presentation
    04:00 - 05:00
  • Operative Vaginal Delivery
    View Presentations
    04:00 - 05:00
  • Free Communications 1: Maternal Fetal Health
    View Presentations
    04:00 - 05:00
  • Hormones and Cancer
    View Presentations
    04:00 - 05:00
  • Legal and Ethical Challenges
    View Presentations
    04:00 - 05:00
  • Fetal Growth Initiative
    View Presentation
    04:00 - 05:00
  • Voices from the Field
    05:00 - 06:00
  • Programme Moderation
    06:00 - 06:30
  • Critical Care Obstetrics
    View Presentations
    06:30 - 07:30
  • What We Should Share on Contraception (...)
    View Presentations
    06:30 - 07:30
  • Free Communications 2: Operative Gynaecology
    View Presentations
    06:30 - 07:30
  • Towards Elimination of Cervical Cancer (...)
    View Panel
    06:30 - 07:30
  • Genetics and Molecular Biology: The Future of Women’s Health
    View Presentations
    06:30 - 07:30
  • Gender Based Violence: What Does it Take for a New World Order?
    View Panel
    06:30 - 07:30
  • Break
    07:30 - 08:00
  • WHO: Caesarean Section Live (...)
    View Presentations
    08:00 - 09:00
  • Innovations Training
    View Presentations
    08:00 - 09:00
  • Free Communications 3: Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
    View Presentations
    08:00 - 09:00
  • Inflammatory Diseases of the Breast
    View Presentations
    08:00 - 09:00
  • Challenges to Women's Healthcare in the AOFOG Region
    View Presentations
    08:00 - 09:00
  • Strengthening Access to Maternal Health Services (...)
    View Presentations
    08:00 - 09:00
  • Australia and New Zealand Evening
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23 October
Keynote: De Watteville Memorial Lecture
New Perspectives on Metabolism: Creating New Paradigms for Human Reproduction
23 October 2021
02:00 - 03:00

Chair: Linda Giudice, United States

New Perspectives on Metabolism: Creating New Paradigms for Human Reproduction David Gardner, Australia

Program Moderation
23 October 2021
03:00 - 03:30

Break
23 October 2021
Time

Complementary and Supportive Cancer Care
View Presentations
23 October 2021
04:00 - 05:00

Organised by: FIGO

Chair: Raimundo Correa, Chile

Palliative Care for Advance Cervical Cancers Raimundo Correa, Chile

Therapies: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Mauricio Cuello, Chile

Navigating High Stakes Conversations in Gynaecologic Oncology Carolyn Lefkowits, United States

Hypertension and Pregnancy Initiative (HAP 1 and 2)
View Presentations
23 October 2021
04:00 - 05:00

Organised by: FIGO

Chair: Priya Soma-Pillay, South Africa and Moshe Hod, Israel

The Diagnosis of Preeclampsia Jon Hyett, Australia

Prediction and Prevention of Preeclampsia: Application in LMIC and HIC Settings Hema Divakar, India

Best Practice in 2021: FIGO Hypertension in Pregnancy Guidelines - Prediction and Prevention 1st Trimester and Diagnosis and Management in 2nd/3rd Liona Poon, Hong Kong

Game Changers: New Discoveries That Could Change Clinical Practice - New with Therapeutics Laura Magee, UK

Free Communications 4: Clinical Obstetrics
View Presentations
23 October 2021
04:00 - 05:00

Evolution of Uterine Ruptures at the Maternity of Ignace Deen National Hospital Chu of Conakry
Ibrahima Balde, Guinea

The Labour Progression Study Laps, A Multi Centre Cluster Randomized Trial Investigating the Effect of the Who Partograph and the Zhang Guideline for Assessing Labour Progression on Intrapartum Caesarean Section
Stine Bernitz, Norway

Efficacy and Safety of Mojeaga in Combination with Conventional Oral Iron Therapy for Correcting Anemia in Gynecology and Obstetrics Population: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial
George Eleje, Nigeria

"I Would Rather Have a Cesarean!": A Survey with Undergraduate Students
Jamile Bussadori, Brazil

Accuracy of Estimated Fetal Weight in Cases with Shoulder Dystocia and Correlation with Birth Weight and Neonatal Outcome.
Ioana Lakovschek, Austria

Risk Factors for Postpartum Maternal Mortality and Hospital Readmission in Low- And Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review
Nicola Symonds, Canada

Infection COVID HAI
View Presentations
23 October 2021
04:00 - 05:00

Organised by: FIGO

Chair: Rebecca Mitchell, Australia and Bhaskar Pal, India

Health Outcomes in Women with Gynaecological Infections, A Silent Pandemic Bhaskar Pal, India

Global Surveillance of Risk Mitigation of Hospital Acquired Infections Padma Bharathi Pathi, UK

Surgery in PID: When and How Alka Kriplani, India

Interventions to Minimise SSI in Gynaec Surgeries Krishna Meka, India

Adolescent Health: Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman
View Presentations
23 October 2021
04:00 - 05:00

Organised by: FIGO

Chairs: Gillian Gibson, New Zealand and Charlotte Elder, Australia

Youth Friendly Services - Scope and the Way Forward Suchitra Pandit, India

Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare for Adolescent Women Gillian Gibson, New Zealand

Polycystic Ovaries in Adolescents Amala Nazareth, United Arab Emirates

Reproductive Consequences of Environmental Changes
View Presentations
23 October 2021
04:00 - 05:00

Organised by: FIGO

Chair: Ivonne Diaz, Colombia

Environmental Toxicants: The Scale of the Problem Linda Giudice, USA

Environment and Effect on the Male Christopher Barratt, UK

The Next Generation Prenatal Environmental Exposure Kerima Meza Torres, Honduras

Break

Programme Moderation
23 October 2021
06:00 - 06:30

Preconceptional Counselling: A Must to Protect the Health of All
View Presentations
October 23, 2021
06:30 - 07:30

Organised by: FIGO

Tips on chronic disease management looking forward to pregnancy David McIntyre, Australia

Starting out on the right foot: a correct supplementation and a healthy life-style Jorge Chavarro, USA

The impact of pre-conceptional counselling on maternal-foetal health and NCDs Chiara Benedetto, Italy

Preconceptional Counselling: A Must to Protect the Health of All
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23 October 2021
06:30 - 07:30

Organised by: FIGO

Chairs: Ivonne Diaz, Colombia and Ernesto Castelazo Morales, Mexico

The Impact of Pre-Conceptional Counselling on Maternal-Foetal Health and NCDs Chiara Benedetto, Italy

Tips on Chronic Disease Management Looking Forward to Pregnancy David McIntyre, Australia

Starting Out on the Right Foot: A Correct Supplementation and a Healthy Life-style Jorge E. Chavarro, USA

Conquering Cancer — Making History by Eliminating Cervical Cancer Everywhere
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23 October 2021
06:30 - 07:30

Organised by: Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)

Conquering Cancer is definitive film with a soaring ambition: to accelerate the elimination of cervical cancer for every woman and girl. It will show you what needs to be done to achieve this incredible feat and save the lives of an estimated 62 million women.

Free Communications 5: General Gynaecology
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23 October 2021
06:30 - 07:30

Laparoscopic Hemi-Hysterectomy for Complex Obstructive Mullerian Anomalies in Paediatric & Adolescent Gynaecology: Experience of the Queensland Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology Service between 2002 and 2021
Alicia Veasey, Australia

Double-Layered Purse String Uterine Suture Employing the French Ambulatory Cesarean Section Technique Compared with Single-Layer Continuous Uterine Suture: An Ultrasound Evaluation Randomized Trial
Rania Merai, Tunisia

Progestins and Risk of Venous Thromboembolism: A Nested Case-Control Study of the Marketscan Databases
Richard Cockrum, United States

Role of Ultrasonography in Detecting Pelvic Congestion Syndrome: As a Cause of Chronic Pelvic Pain
Swet Nisha, India

Sexuality and Confidentiality in Adolescents with Disability
Clarissa Sciberras, Malta

A Systematic Review of Endometriosis Presenting with Haemoperitoneum
Wei Lim, Australia

Fibroids
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23 October 2021
06:30 - 07:30

Organised by: FIGO

Chairs: Philippe Descamps, France and Rachel Green, Australia

Myoma Management in Sub Saharan Africa Cisse Cheikh A Tidiane, Senegal

Minimal Invasive Surgical Management of Complex Fibroids Olivier Ami, France

Which Myoma Should We Treat in Infertile Women Mohamed Khrouf, Tunisia

HIFU and Myome Felix Wong, Australia

Women’s Health in Global Pandemics: Lessons Learnt
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23 October 2021
06:30 - 07:30

Organised by: FIGO

Chair: Rebecca Mitchell, Australia and Dace Rezeberga, Latvia

Advancing Self-Managed SRH as a Window of Opportunity Margit Endler, Sweden

Role of Professional Organizations in Supporting Healthcare Systems in Crises Nestor Garello, Argentina

Perspectives on Administration of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine to Pregnant and Lactating Women Fabricio Da Silva Costa, Austalia

Training and Education in Times of COVID
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23 October 2021
06:30 - 07:30

Organised by: WATOG

Chair: Atziri Ramirez Negrin, Mexico

Europe Goknur Topcu, Turkey

Timing and Way of Training Leopoldo Sanabria, Mexico

Break
October 23, 2021
07:30 - 08:00

Free Communications 6: Reproductive Medicine
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23 October 2021
08:00 - 09:00

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Findings among Undergraduate Students at the University of Jos, Nigeria
Amaka Ocheke, Nigeria

Breast Cancer Transcriptomic Analyses Reveals Progesterone Receptor Membrane Component 1 (PGRMC1) Promotes PI3K-AKT Pathway to Induce Breast Cancer Cell Proliferation
Lingyan Zhang, China

Can the Low-Temperature Transport Time of Human Ovarian Tissue Be Prolonged before Cryopreservation?
Jiaojiao Cheng, China

Melatonin on the Expression of Gonadotropin: A Study Using Mouse Pituitary lβT2 Cells
Yujing Li, China

Exosomal Mir-214-3p Targeting CTGF Regulates Endometrial Fibrosis
Yanquin Zhang, China

Comparative Proteomics Indicates Metformin Ameliorates Endometrial Receptivity Of Infertile Women With Minimal/mild Endometriosis
Xin Huang, China

Preterm Delivery: Good Practice Document
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23 October 2021
08:00 - 09:00

Organised by: FIGO Working Group on Preterm Delivery

Chairs: Stephen Munjanja, Zimbabwe and Bo Jacobsson, Sweden

Pessary and Cerclage Andrew Shennan, UK

Steroids and MgSo4 Jane Norman, UK

Iatrogenic Preterm Delivery Catalina Valencia, Colombia

Progesterone Ben Mol, Australia

Late Cord Clamping, Registry and ART Bo Jacobsson, Sweden

Good Practice in Labour and Delivery
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23 October 2021
08:00 - 09:00

Organised by: FIGO

Chair: Claudio Sosa, Uruguay

Anesthesia in Labour: When and What Type? Mauricio Vasco, Colombia

Active Management of Labour: Does It Work? Olufemi Oladapo, Switzerland

Second Stage of Labour: Position, Spontaneously Push or Stimulated Push? Verena Bossung, Germany

Bread and Butter Urogynaecology
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23 October 2021
08:00 - 09:00

Organised by: FIGO

Chair: Ajay Rane, Australia and Christl Reisenauer, Germany

Obesity and Urinary Incontinence Lynsey Hayward, New Zealand

Anatomical Conditions for Pelvic Floor Reconstruction Christl Reisenauer, Germany

AND Pelvic Floor Ultrasound: A Diagnostic Tool for Urinary Incontinence and POP Hans Peter Dietz, Australia

Alternatives to Midurethral Sling for Stress Urinary Incontinence Surgery Anna Rosamilia, Australia

Technology Updates in Abortion: A Roundtable Discussion
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23 October 2021
08:00 - 09:00

Organised by: FIGO Safe Abortion Committee

Chair: Lesley Regan, UK and Jaydeep Tank, India

Speakers:

Basab Mukherjee, India
Rodica Comendant, Moldova
Laura Gil, Colombia
Dominique Truan, Chile
Dhammika Perrera, UK
Nathalie Kapp, UK

A Call for Action in Indigenous and First Nations Women's Health (...)
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23 October 2021
08:00 - 09:00

A Call for Action in Indigenous and First Nations Women's Health and Wellbeing: IJGO special issue

Organised by: International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics (IJGO)

Speakers: Marilyn Clarke, Australia and Bev Lawton, New Zealand

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Asia Evening
23 October 2021
12:00 - 15:00

23 October
  • Keynote: De Watteville Memorial Lecture
    New Perspectives on Metabolism: Creating New Paradigms for Human Reproduction
    02:00 - 03:00
  • Program Moderation
    03:00 - 03:30
  • Break
    03:30 - 04:00
  • Complementary and Supportive Cancer Care
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    04:00 - 05:00
  • Hypertension and Pregnancy Initiative (HAP 1 and 2)
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    04:00 - 05:00
  • Free Communications 4: Clinical Obstetrics
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    04:00 - 05:00
  • Infection COVID HAI
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    04:00 - 05:00
  • Adolescent Health: Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman
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    04:00 - 05:00
  • Reproductive Consequences of Environmental Changes
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    04:00 - 05:00
  • Break
    05:00 - 06:00
  • Programme Moderation
    06:00 - 06:30
  • Preconceptional Counselling: A Must to Protect the Health of All
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    06:30 - 07:30
  • Preconceptional Counselling: A Must to Protect the Health of All
    View Presentations
    06:30 - 07:30
  • Conquering Cancer — Making History by Eliminating Cervical Cancer Everywhere
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    06:30 - 07:30
  • Free Communications 5: General Gynaecology
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    06:30 - 07:30
  • Fibroids
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    06:30 - 07:30
  • Women’s Health in Global Pandemics: Lessons Learnt
    View Presentations
    06:30 - 07:30
  • Training and Education in Times of COVID
    View Presentations
    06:30 - 07:30
  • Break
    07:30 - 08:00
  • Free Communications 6: Reproductive Medicine
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    08:00 - 09:00
  • Preterm Delivery: Good Practice Document
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    08:00 - 09:00
  • Good Practice in Labour and Delivery
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    08:00 - 09:00
  • Bread and Butter Urogynaecology
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    08:00 - 09:00
  • Technology Updates in Abortion: A Roundtable Discussion
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    08:00 - 09:00
  • A Call for Action in Indigenous and First Nations Women's Health (...)
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    08:00 - 09:00
  • Industry-Supported Symposia
    10:45 - 11:45
  • Asia Evening
    12:00 - 15:00

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25 October
Live from the Israel Forum: Urogynaecology
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25 October 2021
07:20 - 08:00

Organised by: Israel Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISOG)

Moderators: Benny Feiner, Israel, Shimon Ginath, Israel and David Shveiky, Israel

Debate
Tailoring the Optimal Management for Apical Compartment Prolapse:
Vaginal Approach Tal Fligeman, Israel
Abdominal Approach Jonia Alshiek, Israel

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Mahmoud Fathalla Lecture
Solidarity, Empowerment, Dignity - Trauma-Sensitive Support for Women and Girls (Not Only) in War and Crisis Zones
25 October 2021
09:00 - 10:00

Chair: Frank Louwen, Germany

Solidarity, Empowerment, Dignity - Trauma-Sensitive Support for Women and Girls (Not Only) in War and Crisis Zones Monika Hauser, Germany

Program Moderation
25 October 2021
10:00 - 10:30

Break
25 October 2021
10:30 - 11:00

Free Communications 7: Urogynaecology
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25 October 2021
11:00 - 12:00

Prevalence and Risk Factors of Detrusor Underactivity in Urogynae Patients
Stefania Palmieri, Italy

Pregnancy Clinical Predictors of Longterm Urinary Incontinence: A Prospective Cohort Study
Carlos Sartorao Filho, Brazil

Stem Cells in Clinical Trials for Pelvic Floor Disorders: A Systematic Literature Review
Marta Barba, Italy

Utero Vaginal Prolapse with Large Ovarian Cyst in a Young Woman- Management with Ovarian Cystectomy and Abdominal Sacrocervicopexy: A Rare Case Presentation
Prasanna G, India

A Rare Case of Pubic Symphysiolysis Accompanied by Anterior Vaginal Wall Detachment After Vaginal Delivery: A Case Presentation
Edy Fakhrizal, Indonesia

Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Symptoms and Its Associated Factors among Parturients at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital
Maradona Isikhuemen, Nigeria

Challenges in Standing up for Reproductive Rights and Services
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25 October 2021
11:00 - 12:00

Organised by: FIGO

Physicians as Human & Reproductive Rights Defenders Vijay Roach, Australia

The Importance of Decriminalizing Induced Abortion Jaydeep Tank, India

Everyone Has a Conscience But Women Also Have Consequences Frances Kissling, United States

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Investment As a Key to Global Health Anne Kihara, Kenya

Vaginal Birth After Caesarean (VBAC)
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25 October 2021
11:00 - 12:00

Organised by: FIGO

Chairs: Fionnuala McAuliffe, Ireland and Alison Wright, UK

Trends, Prediction Models, Success Rates Jodie Dodd, Australia

Risks Associated with Trial of Labour after Caesarean Versus Repeat Caesarean Delivery Jenny Mei, USA

Induction of Labour and Labour Augmentation: Are They Safe? Maytê Yule Alves Soares, Brazil

Role of Ultrasound in Predicting Success Liona Poon, Hong Kong

The Era of Sentinel Lymph Nodes
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25 October 2021
11:00 - 12:00

Organised by: FIGO

Chair: Marie Plante, Canada and Fabrice Lecuru, France

Vulvar Cancer Audrey Tsunoda, Brazil

Endometrial Cancer Nadeem Abu-Rustum, USA

Cervical Cancer Fabrice Lecuru, France

Updates in Reproductive Endocrinology
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25 October 2021
11:00 - 12:00

Organised by: FIGO

Chair: Nicole Saenger, Germany and Edgar Mocanu, Ireland

Fertility Preservation Yding Andersen, Denmark

Ovulatory Disorders and Infertility Laurie Henry, Belgium

Ovarian Stimulation Chipo Gwanzura, Zimbabwe

Putting out the Fire! – Managing the Risks of Extreme Heat on Maternal (...)
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25 October 2021
11:00 - 12:00

Putting out the Fire! – Managing the Risks of Extreme Heat on Maternal and Newborn Health Arising from Climate Change

Organised by: World Health Organization Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing

Chair: Nathalie Roos, Sweden

The Impact of Extreme Heat on Maternal and Newborn Outcomes in Africa Sari Kovats, United Kingdom

How Heatwaves Affect Maternal and Newborn Care Behaviours: Perspectives from Women and Health Providers Seni Kouanda, Burkina Faso

Adapting Your Clinical Care to Safeguard Women and Newborns during Heatwaves Matthew Chersich, South Africa

Views of Health Professionals on Climate Change and Health: a Multinational Survey Study. Lancet Planetary Health Frances McConville, Switzerland

Response by FIGO and ICM to the Views of Health Professionals: What are the Next Steps for Professional Organisations? Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum, Switzerland, Franka Cadée, Netherlands and Jeanne Conry, United States

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Programme Moderation
25 October 2021
13:00 - 13:30

Emergencies During Pregnancy and Labour
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25 October 2021
13:30 - 14:30

Organised by: FIGO

Chairs: Maike Manz, Germany and Maria Escobar, Colombia

Placental Abruption Paulo Meade, Mexico

Uterine Rupture Gerard Visser, Netherlands

Shoulder Dystocia Bhaskar Pal, India

Amniotic Fluid Embolism/Thromboembolism Gabriel Osanan, Brazil

Free Communications 8: Women’s Health Issues and Policy
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25 October 2021
13:30 - 14:30

Maternal Folic Acid Intake and Methylation Status of Ventricular Septal Defects (VSD) Associated Genes in Children: Cases and Controls
Sandra González-Peña, Mexico

Recruitment Bias in United States Obstetrics, Gynecological, and Breast Cancer Phase 2 and 3 Randomized Clinical Trials of Adults: 2008-2019
Ilana Buffenstein, United States

Behaviours and Attitudes of South Asian Immigrant Women in Australia Towards Cervical Screening Uptake: A Mixed Method Study
Zufishan Alam, Australia

The Impact of Quality Improvement Processes, Interventions and Structure on Maternal and Perinatal Mortality in Low-and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
James Jin, New Zealand

A Bridge to Health: The Cross Cultural Workers in Maternity and Child and Family Health Services - A Model of Care
Helen Rogers, Australia

Monitoring Maternal Death Surveillance Global and National Efforts: Notification and Review Coverage Rates
Florina Serbanescu

Maternal Health and Pregnancy: Obesity and Diabetes
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25 October 2021
13:30 - 14:30

Organised by: FIGO

Chair: Anil Kapur, Denmark

Diabetes in Pregnancy: Towards a Global Consensus on GDM Diagnosis: Light at the End of the Tunnel? David McIntyre, Australia

FIGO Nutrition Checklist - Time to Extend Its Use Mark Hanson, United Kingdom

Obesity and Nutrition in Pregnancy: Long Term Maternal Offspring Health Ronald Ma, Hong Kong

Best Practice in 2021: FIGO Pregnancy Obesity and Nutrition (PONI) Guidelines Fionnuala McAuliffe, Ireland

Global Strategy: Realising an End to Cervical Cancer
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25 October 2021
13:30 - 14:30

Organised by: WHO

Chairs: Raul Murillo, Colombia and Neerja Bhatla, India

WHO Screening and Treatment Recommendations to Prevent Cervical Cancer Nathalie Broutet, Switzerland

Patient Perspective Karen Nakawala, USA

Senegal: Transitioning to HPV DNA Tests Mamadou Diop, Senegal

The Use of Colposcopy in Screening and Treatment Algorithms Linda Eckert, Switzerland

ART in Low-Resource Countries
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25 October 2021
13:30 - 14:30

Organised by: FIGO

Chair: Anne Kihara, Kenya and Edgar Mocanu, Ireland

Natural and Mild IVF Geeta Nargund, UK

Low Cost ART in Latin America Roberto Epifanio Malpassi, Panama

Institutionalising Infertility Treatment and Services within a Public Health Hospital in Rwanda Angelique Rwiyereka, Rwanda

WHO Updates Gitau Mburu, Switzerland

Ethics in Day-to-Day Practice
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25 October 2021
13:30 - 14:30

Organised by: FIGO Committee on the Ethical Aspects of Human Reproduction and Women's Health

Chair: Sanjay Gupte, India

Importance of Bioethics in Practice Lourdes Capito, Philippines

Ethical Challenges of the COVID-19 Pandemic Frank Chervenak, USA

Menstrual Hygiene Management Sanjay Gupte, India

Case studies in Bioethics and Ethical Dilemmas Olimpio Moraes Filho, Brazil and Jolly Beyeza, Uganda

Break
25 October 2021
14:30 - 15:00

Free Communications 9: Operative Gynaecology
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25 October 2021
15:00 - 16:00

Learning Curve and Surgical Team Experience in Laparoscopic Hysterectomy
Hajer Bettaieb, Tunisia

Diagnostic Feasibility on the Use of Manual Vacuum Aspiration Combined with Hysteroscopic-Visualized Curettage Biopsy for Endometrial Biopsy
Atsushi Suzuki, Japan

Preoperative Sliding Sign in Prediction of Pelvic Adhesions in Women with Previous Abdominopelvic Surgery
Rim Bouchahda, Tunisia

Salpingo-oophorectomy through Vaginal Route: A Comparison between VNOTES (Vaginal Natural Orifices Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery) and Conventional Laparoscopy Access
Levon Badiglian-Filho

miR-181a Negatively Regulates Warburg Effect by Silencing PI3K-AKT3 Pathways in Triple Negative Breast Cancer
Yuejiao Wang, China

Laparoscopic Sacrohysteropexy in a Young Patient with Complete Utero-Vaginal Prolapse
Shreya Venugopal, India

Self and Remote Access Management in Reproductive Healthcare
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25 October 2021
15:00 - 16:00

Organised by: FIGO

Chair: Deborah Bateson, Australia

Overcoming Challenges of Contraceptive Access in Remote Communities Amanda Noovao-Hill, Fiji

At Home Telemedicine for Medical Abortion Danielle Mazza, Australia

Challenges in Leveraging Technology to Provide Abortion Access Worldwide Rebecca Gomperts, Canada

Recognising and Responding to Domestic Violence by Telehealth Deborah Bateson, Australia

Accelerating Progress Towards Reducing Postpartum Haemorrhage (PPH) (...)
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25 October 2021
15:00 - 16:00

Accelerating Progress Towards Reducing Postpartum Haemorrhage (PPH) Morbidity and Mortality Through Access to Essential Medicines

Organised by: FIGO PPH Working Group and Concept Foundation

Chair: Anne Kihara, Kenya

Preparing the Way - The Broader Framework Metin Gulmezoglu, Switzerland

Policy into Practice - The Project, the WHO Recommendations and the Generic Clinical Pathway Charles Ameh, UK

Rwanda: Enabling Best Practice To Become Reality? Eugene Ngoga, Rwanda

Improving Access to Essential Medicines To Reduce PPH Morbidity and Mortality (IAP): Tool Development and Adoption in Uganda Jolly Beyeza-Kashesya, Uganda

COVID and Cancer
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25 October 2021
15:00 - 16:00

Organised by: FIGO Committee for Gynecologic Oncology

Chair: Sean Kehoe, United Kingdom and Alon Altman, Canada

Implications on Cervical Cancer Sean Kehoe, UK

Effects on Ovarian Cancer and Chemotherapy in an Infectious Pandemic Jalid Sehouli, Germany

Post COVID Recommendations - How Well Have We Done? - Clinical Trials, Changes in Surgical Techniques John Butler, UK

FIGO MDC Focus on: Adenomyosis, Ovulatory Disorders and the C-Scar Defect
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25 October 2021
15:00 - 16:00

Organised by: FIGO Committee for Menstrual Disorders

Chairs: Malcolm Munro, USA and Hilary Critchley, UK

Adenomyosis Yutaka Osuga, Japan

Ovulatory Disorders Hilary Critchley, UK

Cesarean Scar Defect Ally Murji, Canada

Standing Against a Pandemic of Violence Against Women
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25 October 2021
15:00 - 16:00

Organised by: FIGO

Chair: Rubina Sohail, Pakistan and Jeanne Conry, United States

Female Genital Mutilation Is a Global Phenomenon Nawal Nour, USA

Defining the Markers in the Pandemic of Sexual Violence Rubina Sohail, Pakistan

Vulnerable Groups and the Power of Legislation. The Case of Argentina Diana Galimberti, Argentina

The Role and Ethical Responsibility of Professionals in Dealing with GBV Shantha Kumari, India

Break
25 October 2021
16:00 - 16:30

Free Communications 10: Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
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25 October 2021
16:30 - 17:30

Improving Young Peoples’ Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Education in Australia
Jacqueline Boyle, Australia

Association between Marital Status and the Presence of Sexual Dysfunctions in Medical Students from Southern Brazil
Heloisa Castralli, Brazil

Prevalence, Predictors and Domains of Female Sexual Dysfunction between Infertile and Fertile Women in Osun East Senatorial District, Southwest, Nigeria
Ernest Orji, Nigeria

Termination of Pregnancy Service Introduction: A Year in Review in a Tertiary Maternity Hospital
Keelin O'Donoghue, Ireland

Challenges in the Sexual and Reproductive Health of Indigenous Women in the Amazon Rainforest
Mariana Mian, Brazil

The Impact of Endometriosis on Health-Related Quality of Life
Deimante Krutulyte, Lithuania

Research Methodology, Conduct and Dissemination
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25 October 2021
16:30 - 17:30

Organised by: FIGO

Chair: CN Purandare, India

Abortion Incidence: Measurement and Application of Evidence Susheela Singh, United States

Implementing a National Program for Inculcating Research Temperament CN Purandare, India

The Medical Ethics of Undertaking Clinical Research in Women’s health Frank Chervenak, United States

‘Impact’, Educational Influence and Shared Expertise in Clinical Practice Margit Steinholt, Norway

Implementing the International Childbirth Initiative (...)
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25 October 2021
16:30 - 17:30

Implementing the International Childbirth Initiative in the U.S., Philippines, and Indonesia: 12 Steps to Safe, Respectful Mother Baby Family Maternity Care in Action

Organised by: FIGO Working Group on ICI (International Childbirth Initiative) and International MotherBaby Childbirth Organization

Chairs: Andre Lalonde, Canada and Debra Pascali-Bonaro, USA

Transforming Maternal Health Care in America’s Materno-toxic Zones Jennie Joseph, USA

How Using the ICI Steps Drives Patient Outcomes and Provider Satisfaction at Mercy In Action Birth Centers in the Philippines Vicki Penwell, USA

Stories from Indonesia and Humanitarian Low Resource Disaster Zones - Using the Principles of ICI to Support Healthcare Providers and Save Lives Robin Lim, USA

Chronic Pelvic Pain: Surgical Approach
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25 October 2021
16:30 - 17:30

Organised by: FIGO

Chairs: Juan Diego Villegas-Echeverri, Colombia and Jorge Carrillo, USA

Unmet Needs in Education for CPP Providers Jorge Carrillo, USA

Chronic Postsurgical Pain - How Can You Predict the Future and Avoid Injuries in the Postsurgical Period Ana Lucia Herrera-Betancourt, Colombia

What To Do When Surgery Failed? Deon Kennedy, South Africa

Climate Change and Reproductive Health (...)
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25 October 2021

Climate Change and Reproductive Health: What’s Going On and What Can OBGYNs Do?

Organised by: FIGO Committee for Reproductive and Developmental Environmental Health

Chairs: Jeanne Conry, USA and Jaideep Malhotra, India

What is the Climate Crisis? Linda Giudice, USA

Climate Effects on Pregnancy Outcomes Nathan DeNicola, USA

Climate Change and Reproductive Health - What’s Going On and What Can OBGYNs Do? Erlidia Llamas-Clark, Philippines and Santosh Pandipati, USA

Infectious Disease
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25 October 2021
16:30 - 17:30

Organised by: FIGO

Chair: Dace Rezeberga, Latvia and Gilbert Donders, Belgium

Safety and Best Practices for Laparoscopic Gynaecologic Surgery during the COVID-19 Pandemic Jessica Kim, USA

Vaginal Infections - What To Look for and When To Treat Gilbert Donders, Belgium

Vaginal Microbiome in Health and Pathology - Do We Have a Common Understanding Worldwide? Jacques Ravel, USA

STDs and PID - Challenges in the 21st Century Jorma Paavonen, Finland

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Africa and Middle East Evening
25 October 2021
18:30 - 22:30

25 October
  • Live from the Israel Forum: Urogynaecology
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    07:20 - 08:00
  • Industry-Supported Symposia
    08:00 - 09:00
  • Mahmoud Fathalla Lecture
    Solidarity, Empowerment, Dignity - Trauma-Sensitive Support for Women and Girls (Not Only) in War and Crisis Zones
    09:00 - 10:00
  • Program Moderation
    10:00 - 10:30
  • Break
    10:30 - 11:00
  • Free Communications 7: Urogynaecology
    View Presentations
    11:00 - 12:00
  • Challenges in Standing up for Reproductive Rights and Services
    View Presentations
    11:00 - 12:00
  • Vaginal Birth After Caesarean (VBAC)
    View Presentations
    11:00 - 12:00
  • The Era of Sentinel Lymph Nodes
    View Presentations
    11:00 - 12:00
  • Updates in Reproductive Endocrinology
    View Presentations
    11:00 - 12:00
  • Putting out the Fire! – Managing the Risks of Extreme Heat on Maternal (...)
    View Presentations
    11:00 - 12:00
  • Industry-Supported Symposia
    12:00 - 13:00
  • Programme Moderation
    13:00 - 13:30
  • Emergencies During Pregnancy and Labour
    View Presentations
    13:30 - 14:30
  • Free Communications 8: Women’s Health Issues and Policy
    View Presentations
    13:30 - 14:30
  • Maternal Health and Pregnancy: Obesity and Diabetes
    View Presentations
    13:30 - 14:30
  • Global Strategy: Realising an End to Cervical Cancer
    Vew Presentations
    13:30 - 14:30
  • ART in Low-Resource Countries
    View Presentations
    13:30 - 14:30
  • Ethics in Day-to-Day Practice
    View Presentations
    13:30 - 14:30
  • Break
    14:30 - 15:00
  • Free Communications 9: Operative Gynaecology
    View Presentations
    15:00 - 16:00
  • Self and Remote Access Management in Reproductive Healthcare
    View Presentations
    15:00 - 16:00
  • Accelerating Progress Towards Reducing Postpartum Haemorrhage (PPH) (...)
    View Presentations
    15:00 - 16:00
  • COVID and Cancer
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    15:00 - 16:00
  • FIGO MDC Focus on: Adenomyosis, Ovulatory Disorders and the C-Scar Defect
    View Presentations
    15:00 - 16:00
  • Standing Against a Pandemic of Violence Against Women
    View Presentations
    15:00 - 16:00
  • Break
    16:00 - 16:30
  • Free Communications 10: Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
    View Presentations
    16:30 - 17:30
  • Research Methodology, Conduct and Dissemination
    View Presentations
    16:30 - 17:30
  • Implementing the International Childbirth Initiative (...)
    View Presentations
    16:30 - 17:30
  • Chronic Pelvic Pain: Surgical Approach
    View Presentations
    16:30 - 17:30
  • Climate Change and Reproductive Health (...)
    View Presentations
    16:30 - 17:30
  • Infectious Disease
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    16:30 - 17:30
  • Industry-Supported Symposia
    17:30 - 18:30
  • Africa and Middle East Evening
    18:30 - 22:30

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26 October
Live from the Israel Forum: Controversies in Treatment
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26 October 2021
07:20 - 08:00

Organised by: Israel Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISOG)

Moderators: Howard Carp, Israel, Ido Solt, Israel and Asnat Walfisch, Israel

Debate
Valaciclovir to Prevent Vertical Transmission of Cytomegalovirus:
Yes Yacov Amir, Israel
No Rinat Gabbay-Benziv, Israel

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Keynote: B.N. Purandare Lecture
The Women's Health Crisis during the COVID-19 Pandemic
26 October 2021
09:00 - 10:00

Chair: CN Purandare, India, Shantha Kumari, India and Madhuri Patel, India

The Women's Health Crisis during the COVID-19 Pandemic Alpesh Gandhi, India

Organised by: FOGSI

Program Moderation
26 October 2021
10:00 - 10:30

Break
26 October 2021
10:30 - 11:00

Hot Topics in Maternal Fetal Medicine
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26 October 2021
11:00 - 12:00

Organised by: FIGO

Chairs: Bo Jacobsson, Sweden and John Newnham, Australia

NIPT for Detection of Microdeletion Syndromes Peer Dar, USA

Syphilis: Back to the Future Eliana Amaral, Brazil

Cervical Length Screening for Determination of Risk for Preterm Birth in Singletons: Do We Know How To Do It? Bo Jacobsson, Sweden

Women’s Health in Situations of Difficulty, Crisis and Conflict
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26 October 2021
11:00 - 12:00

Organised by: FIGO

Chair: Faysal El-Kak, Lebanon

Women’s Health in Situations of Difficulty, Crisis and Conflict Faysal El-Kak, Lebanon

Pacific Island Nations and the SRH SDGs Kristen Black, Australia

The Situation of Women’s Health in Refugee Populations Ferdousi Begum, Bangladesh

Bringing SRHR Relief in Situations of Crisis and Conflict Julie Taft, UK

Free Communications 11: Gynaecological Oncology
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26 October 2021
11:00 - 12:00

Cervical Cancer Screening Compliance and Awareness among HPV-Vaccinated Women in an Indian Suburban Setting
Neerja Bhatla, India

Strategy to Improve the Cervical Cancer Screening Coverage Rate in Bamako, Mali
Ibrahima Teguete, Mali

IOTA Simple Ultrasound Rules for Triage of Ovarian Masses
Pooja Sharma, India

Summary and Analysis of Clinical Data of Vaginal High Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion after Cervix Resection over a 3-Year Study Period
Hongyun Wang, China

Study of HPV Testing In a Population of a University Population in Cusco, Peru
Enrique Alvirez Freites, Peru

Risk Factors for high-risk HPV Positivity in Home Self-Collection among Under-Screened People in North Carolina
Fan Lee, United States

FIGO Fistula Surgery Training Initiative Session
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26 October 2021
11:00 - 12:00

Organised by: FIGO Committee for Fistula and Genital Trauma

Chair: Gillian Slinger, United Kingdom

FIGO Fistula Surgery Training Initiative Gillian Slinger, UK

A View from the Trenches Fekade Ayenachew Aklilu, Ethiopia

Advice for Prospective Trainees Hillary Mabeya, Kenya

Ongoing Incontinence after Fistula Repair Andrew Browning, Australia

Contraception: Advances and Innovations
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26 October 2021
11:00 - 12:00

Organised by: FIGO

Chair: Chiara Benedetto, Italy and Nozer Sheriar, India

Birth Control - Where Does Coercion Start Chiara Benedetto, Italy

Accessing Contraceptive Methods with Fewer Barriers John Townsend, USA

Overcoming Access Barriers to LARC by a Rights-Based Approach Laura Gil, Colombia

Developments in Male Contraceptive Technology Diana Blithe, USA

Improving Fertility Care
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26 October 2021
11:00 - 12:00

Organised by: FIGO

Chair: Rob Norman, Australia

Optimising Maternal/Paternal Health Fionnuala McAuliffe, Ireland

Obesity Pandemic - Challenges for Patients and REIs Rob Norman, Australia

Nutrition and Lifestyle Goknur Topcu, Turkey

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26 October 2021
13:00 - 13:30

Women’s Health Crisis in Different Stages of Womanhood
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26 October 2021
13:30 - 14:30

Organised by: Obstetrical & Gynaecological Society of Bangladesh (OGSB)

Chairs: Sameena Chowdhury, Bangladesh and Saleha Begum Chowdhury, Bangladesh

Violence against Women & Girls in Crisis situation Sameena Chowdhury, Bangladesh

Impact of the COVID-19 Confinement on Adolescent Mental Health Saleha Begum Chowdhury, Bangladesh

PCOS Ferdousi Begum, Bangladesh

Effect of Covid-19 Pandemic on Cervical Cancer Screening and Management in Bangladesh Fawzia Hossain, Bangladesh

Improvement of Maternal Health in Bangladesh Laila Arjumand Banu, Bangladesh

Free Communications 12: Special Topics
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26 October 2021
13:30 - 14:30

Trajectories of Perinatal Depression Symptoms Associated with Intimate Partner Violence among Kenyan Women
Anna Larsen, United States

Reproductive Rights in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Latin America
Sonia Ariza Navarrete, Argentina

Professional Reintegration of Women in Remission from Breast Cancer
Ons Kaabia, Tunisia

Environmental Conservation Attitudes and Practices and Postpartum Family Planning Use in Kuresoi South Sub-county, Kenya
Liilian Esemere, Kenya

Microplastic Detection in Human Placenta and Meconium
Thorsten Braun, Germany

A Review of the Factors Associated with Committing Domestic Violence during the Pandemic
Setareh Haqshenas, Iran

Conquering Cancer - Making History by Eliminating Cervical Cancer Everywhere
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26 October 2021
13:30 - 14:30

Organised by: Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)

Conquering Cancer is definitive film with a soaring ambition: to accelerate the elimination of cervical cancer for every woman and girl. It will show you what needs to be done to achieve this incredible feat and save the lives of an estimated 62 million women.

Contemporary Topics in Urogynaecology
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26 October 2021
13:30 - 14:30

Organised by: FIGO Committee on Urogynecology and Pelvic Floor

Chair: Willy Davila, United States

Mesh Use in Asia Tsia-Shu Lo, Taiwan

Use of Laser for GSM Stefano Salvatore, Italy

Innovative Native Tissue Repair Willy Davila, USA

Perineum: What is Special About It Khaled Ismail, Czech Republic

A FIGO/WHO Collaboration: Disseminating Family Planning Guidelines (...)
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26 October 2021
13:30 - 14:30

A FIGO/WHO Collaboration: Disseminating Family Planning Guidelines at a Global Level

Organised by: FIGO Project: MEC for Contraceptive Use and World Health Organization (WHO)

Chair: James Kiarie, Switzerland

The WHO FP Accelerator Project Rita Kabra, Switzerland

Training through FIGO Anita Makins, UK

FIGO/WHO Collaboration: Monitoring And Evaluation Neda Taghinejadi, UK

Roll Out in Nepal - OBGYN Perspective Heera Tuladhar, Nepal

Roll Out in India - Midwifery Perspective Anitha Gokala, India

Women and the Environment
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26 October 2021
13:30 - 14:30

Organised by: FIGO

Chair: Jennifer Blake, Canada and Nozer Sheriar, India

The Environmental Burden of Disease for Women Ipek Betul Ozcivit, Turkey

Endocrine Disruptors and Reproductive Health Jennifer Blake, Canada

The Influence of the Environment on Cancers in Women Neerja Bhatla, India

Break
26 October 2021
14:30 - 15:00

NCD and Maternal Foetal Health: Prioritising Maternal and Foetal Health (...)
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26 October 2021
15:00 - 16:00

NCD and Maternal Foetal Health: Prioritising Maternal and Foetal Health Across the Globe

Organised by: FIGO Committee on Pregnancy and Non Communicable Diseases

Chairs: Jeanne Conry, USA and Moshe Hod, Israel

Setting the Scene; FIGO's Approach to the Global NCD Pandemic Jeanne Conry, USA

The FIGO Life Cycle Approach to Pregnancy Complications - Connecting the FIGO Perinatal Guidelines to the LMIC Needs Moshe Hod, Israel

Reducing Maternal Death in LMIC vs HMIC Anne Kihara, Kenya

Best Practice in 2021: The FIGO Post Pregnancy Guidelines - Long-term Maternal Implications of Pregnancy Complications Eyal Sheiner, Israel

Safety and Quality in Obstetric Care
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26 October 2021
15:00 - 16:00

Organised by: FIGO

Chair: Jack Ludmir, United States

Frequency and Factors Contributing to Preventable Adverse Outcomes Alpesh Gandhi, India

Interventions to Improve Obstetric Safety Based on Evidence Jennifer Bailit, United States

Measurements of Quality in Obstetric Care Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, United Kingdom

Strategy for Analysis of Incidents of Adverse Outcomes Edgar Ortiz, Colombia

Hot off the Press! New Educational and Training Resources for Fistula
View Presentations
26 October 2021
15:00 - 16:00

Organised by: FIGO Project: Fistula Surgery Training Initiative

Chair: Gillian Slinger, United Kingdom

The New FIGO Fistula Surgery Training Manual Gillian Slinger, UK and Lilli Trautvetter, UK

Practical Obstetric Fistula Surgery; 2nd Edition Andrew Browning, Australia

The UCIF-FIGO Book: Nursing Care for Women with Childbirth Injuries Ishbel Campbell, UK and Ian Shane Asiimwe, Uganda

Spreading the Revolution - Why Investing in Self-Managed Abortions Is the Way Forward (...)
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26 October 2021
15:00 - 16:00

Spreading the Revolution - Why Investing in Self-Managed Abortions Is the Way Forward to Realise Women’s Right to Bodily Autonomy

Organised by: FIGO Project: Advocating for Safe Abortion (ASAP), Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR) and Ipas

Chair: Dorothy Shaw, Canada

Panel:
Bela Ganatra, Switzerland
Lesley Regan, UK
Laura Gil, Colombia
Shabin Shrestha, Nepal
Jedidah Maina, Kenya

The Impact of Climate Change on Women's Health: A Vision into the Future
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26 October 2021
15:00 - 16:00

Organised by: FIGO

Chair: Chiara Benedetto, Italy and Linda Giudice, United States

Direct and Indirect Consequences of Climate Change on Women’s Health Linda Giudice, USA

Responses to Climate Change: Beneficial Interventions To Be Taken Santosh Pandipati, USA

Free Communications 13: General Gynaecology
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26 October 2021
15:00 - 16:00

Influence of the Tumor Microenvironment on Lean or Obese Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells and Their Implication on Breast Cancer
Andreas Ritter, Germany

Expression of Endothelial Dysfunction Factors & Cytokine Profile in the Ovar Pool in Patients with Pelvis Varicose Veins
Dmitriy Stupin, Russian Federation

Cyproterone Acetate and Risk of Meningioma: A Nationwide Cohort Study
Anders Mikkelsen, Denmark

A Randomised Trial of Treating Fibroids with Either Embolisation or Myomectomy to Measure the Effect on Quality of Life Among Women Wishing to Avoid Hysterectomy
Mary Ann Lumsden, United Kingdom

Epidemiology of Endometriosis in Spain
Marina Mazheika, Spain

A Novel Intra Uterine Ball: Spherical Endometrical Ablation Device
Sergio Haimovich, Spain

Break
October 26, 2021
16:00 - 16:30

Prenatal Diagnosis
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26 October 2021
16:30 - 17:30

Organised by: FIGO

Chair: Joe Leigh Simpson, USA and Frank Louwen, Germany

Rapid Fetal Exome Sequencing for The Diagnosis of Monogenic Conditions in Fetuses with Structural Abnormalities Lyn Chitty, UK

Preimplantation Genetic Testing (PGT-A) with Embryo Selection Svetlana Rechitsky, USA

Expanded Pre-conceptional Carrier Screening (Pan-ethnic) James Goldberg, USA

Aneuploidy Testing using Maternal Plasma for All Chromosomes Antoni Borrell, Spain

Challenges in Prolapse Repairs
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26 October 2021
16:30 - 17:30

Organised by: FIGO

Chair: Linda Cardozo, UK and Manjula Annappa, UK

Surgical Approaches to Apical Support Yik Lim, Australia

Anterior Compartment Repair When and How Debjyoti Karmakar, Australia

Posterior Compartment Repair: When and How Manjula Annappa, UK

Surgical Management of SUI Niki Dykes, New Zealand

Human Sexuality: A Neglected Subject in Women’s Health
View Presentations
26 October 2021
16:30 - 17:30

Organised by: FIGO

Chair: Atziri Ramirez Negrin, Mexico and John Townsend, United States

Human Sexuality Education - A Frequently Missing Topic from Student’s Curriculum Taghreed Alhaidari, Iraq

Sexual Dysfunction in Postpartum Women - An Overview of a Neglected Issue Marjan Khajehei, Australia

Vaginismus - How Big Is the Issue? Atziri Ramirez Negrin, Mexico

Community Model of Abortion Care: Overview and Lessons Learned (...)
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26 October 2021
16:30 - 17:30

Community Model of Abortion Care: Overview and Lessons Learned from an Implementation Study Related to New Abortion Services in Ireland

Organised by: World Health Organization (WHO)

Chair: Antonella Lavelanet, Switzerland

Overview of Community Provision Joanna Mishtal, United States

Informational Facilitators and Obstructors Mark Murphy, Ireland

Remaining challenges Trish Horgan, Ireland

Abnormal Uterine Bleeding/ Anaemia
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26 October 2021
16:30 - 17:30

Organised by: FIGO

Chair: Malcolm Munro, United States

Overview Malcolm Munro, United States

Iron Metabolism Sant-Rayn Pasricha, Australia

Finding the Cause of the HMB Alka Kriplani, India

Dual Therapy - Stop the Leak, Fill Up the Tank Yutaka Osuga, Japan

Free Communications 14: Reproductive Medicine
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26 October 2021
16:30 - 17:30

Comparison of Efficacy of Letrozole and Clomiphene Citrate in Combination with Human Menopausal Gonadotropin for Ovulation Induction in Clomiphene Citrate Resistant Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Patients
Chitra Thyagaraju, India

The Impact of Nutritional Assesment on IVF Outcome
Catarina Petracco, Brazil

Pregnancy Rate in Women with Normal Uterine Cavity and Those with Subtle Intracavity Uterine Lesions in ICSI Cycles
Ahmed Kamel, Egypt

Fertility after Extra-Uterine Pregnancy in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Retrospective Study in West-Cameroon
Jovanny Fouogue, Cameroon

Impact of Combined Treatment by Pentoxifylline and Tocopherol on Endometrial Proliferation and Vascularization in Women with Recurrent Implantation Failure
Cécile Habran, Belgium

Relationship between the Presence of Free Peritoneal Fluid in Laparoscopy and the Diagnosis of Endometriosis and Infertility
Pierino Russomanno, Uruguay
Juan Manuel Sanchez Prioli, Uruguay

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Europe Evening
26 October 2021
20:00 - 23:00

26 October
  • Live from the Israel Forum: Controversies in Treatment
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    07:20 - 08:00
  • Industry-Supported Symposia
    08:00 - 09:00
  • Keynote: B.N. Purandare Lecture
    The Women's Health Crisis during the COVID-19 Pandemic
    09:00 - 10:00
  • Program Moderation
    10:00 - 10:30
  • Break
    10:30 - 11:00
  • Hot Topics in Maternal Fetal Medicine
    View Presentations
    11:00 - 12:00
  • Women’s Health in Situations of Difficulty, Crisis and Conflict
    View Presentations
    11:00 - 12:00
  • Free Communications 11: Gynaecological Oncology
    View Presentations
    11:00 - 12:00
  • FIGO Fistula Surgery Training Initiative Session
    View Presentations
    11:00 - 12:00
  • Contraception: Advances and Innovations
    View Presentations
    11:00 - 12:00
  • Improving Fertility Care
    View Presentations
    11:00 - 12:00
  • Industry-Supported Symposia
    12:00 - 13:00
  • Programme Moderation
    13:00 - 13:30
  • Women’s Health Crisis in Different Stages of Womanhood
    View Presentations
    13:30 - 14:30
  • Free Communications 12: Special Topics
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    13:30 - 14:30
  • Conquering Cancer - Making History by Eliminating Cervical Cancer Everywhere
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    13:30 - 14:30
  • Contemporary Topics in Urogynaecology
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    13:30 - 14:30
  • A FIGO/WHO Collaboration: Disseminating Family Planning Guidelines (...)
    View Presentations
    13:30 - 14:30
  • Women and the Environment
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    13:30 - 14:30
  • Break
    14:30 - 15:00
  • NCD and Maternal Foetal Health: Prioritising Maternal and Foetal Health (...)
    View Presentations
    15:00 - 16:00
  • Safety and Quality in Obstetric Care
    View Presentations
    15:00 - 16:00
  • Hot off the Press! New Educational and Training Resources for Fistula
    View Presentations
    15:00 - 16:00
  • Spreading the Revolution - Why Investing in Self-Managed Abortions Is the Way Forward (...)
    View Panel
    15:00 - 16:00
  • The Impact of Climate Change on Women's Health: A Vision into the Future
    View Presentations
    15:00 - 16:00
  • Free Communications 13: General Gynaecology
    View Presentations
    15:00 - 16:00
  • Break
    16:00 - 16:30
  • Prenatal Diagnosis
    View Presentations
    16:30 - 17:30
  • Challenges in Prolapse Repairs
    View Presentations
    16:30 - 17:30
  • Human Sexuality: A Neglected Subject in Women’s Health
    View Presentations
    16:30 - 17:30
  • Community Model of Abortion Care: Overview and Lessons Learned (...)
    View Presentations
    16:30 - 17:30
  • Abnormal Uterine Bleeding/ Anaemia
    View Presentations
    16:30 - 17:30
  • Free Communications 14: Reproductive Medicine
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    16:30 - 17:30
  • Industry-Supported Symposia
    17:30 - 18:30
  • Industry-Supported Symposia
    18:45 - 19:45
  • Europe Evening
    20:00 - 23:00

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Markku Seppälä Ovidon Lecture
The Earlier the Better: The Case for Fetal Precision Medicine
27 October 2021
17:00 - 18:00

Chair: Wolfgang Holzgreve, Switzerland

The Earlier the Better: The Case for Fetal Precision Medicine Diana Bianchi, USA

Program Moderation
27 October 2021
18:00 - 18:30

Break
27 October 2021
18:30 - 19:00

Premature Ovarian Insufficiency
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October 27, 2021
19:00 - 20:00

Organised by: FIGO Committee for Reproductive Medicine, Endocrinology and Infertility

Chair: Zephne Van der spuy, South Africa

Chair: Rui Ferriani, Brazil

Management in the young woman with POI Melanie Davies, United Kingdom

Diagnosis and investigation of POI Rob Norman, Australia

Investigation in Premature ovarian insufficiencyBart Fauser, Netherlands

Fertility and POI Jaideep Malhotra, India

Diagnosis, Investigation and Management in the Young Woman with Premature Ovarian Sufficiency Ivonne Diaz, Colombia

POI; Relevant Investigation Bart Fauser, United States

Induction of Labour: State of the Art
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27 October 2021
19:00 - 20:00

Organised by: FIGO

Chair: Asma Khalil, United Kingdom

What Is Considered a Failed Induction? Claudio Sosa, Uruguay

Mechanical versus Pharmacologic Agents or in Combination Sarah Stock, United Kingdom

Should Primigravidas Be Induced at 39 Weeks Electively? William Grobman, United States

Cervical Cancer Updates
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27 October 2021
19:00 - 20:00

Organised by: FIGO

Chair: Joanna Cain, USA and Alon Altman, Canada

WHO Cervical Cancer Initiative Eradication and Update Joanna Cain, USA

The Future of Cervical Treatment Marie Plante, Canada

Prevention and Management of Cervical Cancer in Women Living with HIV (WLHIV) Neerja Bhatla, India

Fertility Preservation: Is It Time To Forget the Radical Trachelectomy? - ConCerv Study Kathleen Schmeler, USA

Premature Ovarian Insufficiency
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27 October 2021
19:00 - 20:00

Organised by: FIGO Committee for Reproductive Medicine, Endocrinology and Infertility

Chairs: Zephne Van Der Spuy, South Africa and Rui Ferriani, Brazil

Fertility and POI Jaideep Malhotra, India

Diagnosis, Investigation and Management in the Young Woman with Premature Ovarian Sufficiency Ivonne Diaz, Colombia

POI; Relevant Investigation Bart Fauser, United States

Vaccines Recommended in Pregnancy – Including COVID-19 (...)
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27 October 2021
19:00 - 20:00

Vaccines Recommended in Pregnancy – Including COVID-19: Latest Evidence and Guidance

Organised by: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Chairs: Geeta Swamy, United States and Ajoke Sobanjo-ter Meulen, United States

Panel:
Patrick O’Brien, United Kingdom, Ajoke Sobanjo-ter Meulen, United States, Yariv Yogev, Israel, Annemarie Fogerty, United States and Esperanza Sevene, Mozambique

Free Communications 15: Maternal Fetal Health
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27 October 2021
19:00 - 20:00

Low Dose Aspirin in Prevention of Preeclampsia
Shapla Khatun, Bangladesh

Improving the Angiogenic Balance in Preeclampsia by Magnetic Blood Purification
Thomas Rduch, Switzerland

Clinical and Laboratory Markers of the Preterm Labour Development
Janna Pakhomova, Uzbekistan

Construction of the Cervix Distribution Curves of Brazilian Pregnant Women in the Second Trimester of Pregnancy and Risk Factors Associated with the Short Cervix
Kaline Marquart, Brazil

A Multinational Database Study on Peripartum Management Factors Associated with High Maternal Blood Loss at Cesarean Delivery for Placenta Accreta Spectrum (PAS)
Alexander Schwickert, Germany

Comparison of Placental Characteristics between the Early-Onset and Late-Onset Selective Fetal Growth Restriction in Monochorionic Diamniotic Twins
Xueju Wang, China

Fistula in Urogynaecology
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27 October 2021
19:00 - 20:00

Organised by: FIGO

Chair: Arjunan Tamilselvi, India

Getting It Right First Time: Essentials in Surgical Repair of Difficult VVF Michael Breen, Madagascar

First World Challenges: Iatrogenic VVF and Mesh Complications Stephen Jeffery, South Africa

Chronic Unrepaired 4th Degree Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injuries Judith Goh, Australia

Use of Interposition Flaps in Fistula Repair: New Ideas and Evidence Rachel Pope, United States

Break

Programme Moderation
27 October 2021
21:00 - 21:30

Improving Care for Women after High-Risk Pregnancy
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27 October 2021
21:30 - 22:30

Organised by: FIGO

Chairs: Jane Hirst, UK and Liliana Voto, Argentina

Setting the Scene - Improving Maternal and Offspring’s Health; The FIGO Life Cycle Approach to Prevention of Future NCD Moshe Hod, Israel

BP2 Study Amanda Henry, Australia

Smart Health Pregnancy: Improving Women's Lifelong Health in Rural India Jane Hirst, UK

Best Practice in 2021: The FIGO Post Pregnancy Guidelines - Long-Term Maternal Implications of Pregnancy Complications Eyal Sheiner, Israel

Office Procedures
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27 October 2021
21:30 - 22:30

Organised by: FIGO

Chair: Edward Morris, United Kingdom and Meg Autry, United States

Current Research and Developments in Office Diagnosis and Management of Uterine Pathology Justin Clark, UK

Consent and Pain Management in Office Hysteroscopy in the UK Edward Morris, United Kingdom​

Management of Early Abnormal Placentation Sara Whetstone, United States

Streamlining the Diagnosis of Endometrial Pathology Luis Alonso Pacheco, Spain

Fertility Care in Times of Global Emergencies
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27 October 2021
21:30 - 22:30

Organised by: FIGO

Chairs: Rasha Kamel, Egypt and Mary Ann Lumsden, UK

COVID-19 Impact on Human Reproduction Anna Veiga, Spain

South American Experience Rui Ferriani, Brazil

Access to Reproductive Care Steven Ory, USA

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Telemedicine in Obstetrics and Gynaecology (...)
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27 October 2021
21:30 - 22:30

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Telemedicine in Obstetrics and Gynaecology: If Not Now, When?

Organised by: FIGO

Chair: Francis Githae Muriithi, United Kingdom and Chiara Benedetto, Italy

Telemedicine Comes to the Rescue during the COVID-19 Era Ruben Ramirez, Germany

AI in Ob/Gyn: Where Are We Now? Edward Morris, United Kingdom

Making Telemedicine and AI Feasible, Safe and Sound for All Nathan DeNicola, United States

Maternal and Child Health at a Turning Point from COVID-19 (...)
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27 October 2021
21:30 - 22:30

Maternal and Child Health at a Turning Point from COVID-19: The Venice Forum Endeavours for Population Health, Resilience and Prosperity Organised by: The Venice Forum

Chair: Mark Hanson, United Kingdom

Introduction: The Scientific Case Mark Hanson, United Kingdom

The Economic Case Neena Modi, United Kingdom

The Social Justice and Wider Case Linda Giudice, United States

Practical Steps for FIGO Giancarlo Di Renzo, Italy

Free Communications 16: Urogynaecology
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27 October 2021
21:30 - 22:30

The Global Fistula Hub: Sharing Knowledge to Eradicate the Threat of Fistula
Jessica White, United States

Iatrogenic Fistula Following Caesarean Birth In Nine African Countries
Carrie Ngongo, United States

New Minimally Invasive Technique of Perineoplasty in Patients with Perineal Trauma after Delivery
Anna Borisova, Russian Federation

Management and Sequelae of Perineal Breakdown after Obstetric Lacerations
Samantha DeAndrade, United States

Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting, Timing of Deinfibulation, and Risk of Caesarean Section
Ingvil Sørbye, Norway

Iatrogenic Genitourinary Fistula Seen at National Obstetric Fistula Centre Ningi, Bauchi Northern Nigeria
Lamaran Dattijo, Nigeria

Break
27 October 2021
22:30 - 23:00

Repercusiones de la Pandemia COVID-19 en la Salud de las Mujeres (...)
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27 October 2021
23:00 - 00:00

Repercusiones de la Pandemia COVID-19 en la Salud de las Mujeres Latino Americanas

(Impact of COVID 19 Pandemic on women's health in Latin America)

Organised by: The Latin American Federation of Obstetrics and Gynecology Societies (FLASOG)

Chair: Edgar Ortiz, Colombia

Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Women's Health in Latin America Marina Gil, El Salvador

Consideraciones generales para la prestracion de servicios de SSR en el marco del COVID-19, desde la perspectiva de los derechos sexuales y reproductivos Miguel Gutierrez Ramos, Peru

Lineamientos para el manejo de la ambarazada y el recien nacido durante la pandemia por COVID-19 Rodrigo Zamora-Escudero, Mexico

Elementos de Protección Personal durante la Atención Obstétricas y Ginecológica Wendy Carcamo, Honduras

ERAS
View Presentations
27 October 2021
23:00 - 00:00

Organised by: FIGO

Chair: Gregg Nelson, Canada and Raimundo Correa, Chile

How to Conduct ERAS Research (RECOvER Checklist) Kevin Elias, United States

ERAS for Ovarian Cancer/HIPEC Gregg Nelson, Canada

Enhance Recovery After Surgery (ERAS): Vulva/Vagina Updates Alon Altman, Canada

Menopause
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27 October 2021
23:00 - 00:00

Organised by: FIGO

Chair: Meg Autry, USA and Mary Ann Lumsden, United Kingdom

Hormone Therapy - State of the Art Marco Gambacciani

The Role of Testosterone Therapy in Postmenopausal Women Susan Davis, Australia

Can Hormonal Therapy Be Indicated for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases? César Eduardo Fernandes, Brazil

Obesity
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27 October 2021
23:00 - 00:00

Organised by: FIGO

Chair: Tahir Mahmood, United Kingdom

Vaginal Surgery in the Obese Patient Rossane Kho, United States

Improving Clinical Outcomes for Obese Patients Having Gynaecological Surgery Chad Michener, United States

Gynaecological Surgery in the Obese Patient: Techniques for All Pockets Martin Oehler, Australia

Cesarean Section in Morbidly Obese Women: How to Reduce Adverse Outcomes Roman Kapustin, Russian Federation

Counselling, Knowledge Dissemination and Reproductive (...)
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27 October 2021
23:00 - 00:00

Counselling, Knowledge Dissemination and Reproductive Healthcare

Organised by: FIGO

Chair: N. Hephzibah Kirubamani, India

Provider Attitudes in Creating a Good Climate for Communication and Counselling Wendy Burton, Australia

Structured Contraceptive Counselling to Optimise Acceptance and Success Johannes Bitzer, Switzerland

Change in Healthcare Provider Behaviour and Attitude by Value Clarification Sadiah Ahsan Pal, Pakistan

Telemedicine and Other Innovations for Counselling in Reproductive Healthcare M Talat Uppal, Australia

Free Communications 17: Womenʼs Health Issues and Policy
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27 October 2021
23:00 - 00:00

A Double-Edged Sword - Telemedicine for Maternal Care during COVID-19: Findings from a Global Mixed Methods Study of Healthcare Providers
Anna Galle, Belgium

Virtual University Education in Midwifery: An Innovative Alternative
Juan Matzumura Kasano, Peru

Postpartum Haemorrhage Managed with Free Flow Pressure Controlled Uterine Balloons (Ellavi UBT) - Case Series at Specialist, Non-specialist and Midwifery Levels of Care
Gerhard Theron, South Africa

The Impact of PRONTO Obstetric and Neonatal Simulation-based Training Program on Healthcare Provider Clinical Knowledge in Timor-Leste
Mikaela Koch, United States

A User Informed Redesign of the Global Training Resource Package (trp) for Family Planning (fp) to Meet Professional Development Needs and Competencies of Fp/rh Providers.
Neeta Bhatnagar, United States

Introduction and Acceptability of a Mobile Application into a Mixed-Prenatal Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Rommy Novoa, Peru

Latin America Evening
27 October 2021
01:00 - 04:00

27 October
  • Markku Seppälä Ovidon Lecture
    The Earlier the Better: The Case for Fetal Precision Medicine
    17:00 - 18:00
  • Program Moderation
    18:00 - 18:30
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  • Premature Ovarian Insufficiency
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  • Induction of Labour: State of the Art
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    19:00 - 20:00
  • Cervical Cancer Updates
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    19:00 - 20:00
  • Premature Ovarian Insufficiency
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  • Vaccines Recommended in Pregnancy – Including COVID-19 (...)
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    19:00 - 20:00
  • Free Communications 15: Maternal Fetal Health
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    19:00 - 20:00
  • Fistula in Urogynaecology
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    19:00 - 20:00
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  • Programme Moderation
    21:00 - 21:30
  • Improving Care for Women after High-Risk Pregnancy
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    21:30 - 22:30
  • Office Procedures
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    21:30 - 22:30
  • Fertility Care in Times of Global Emergencies
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    21:30 - 22:30
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Telemedicine in Obstetrics and Gynaecology (...)
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    21:30 - 22:30
  • Maternal and Child Health at a Turning Point from COVID-19 (...)
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    21:30 - 22:30
  • Free Communications 16: Urogynaecology
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    21:30 - 22:30
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  • Repercusiones de la Pandemia COVID-19 en la Salud de las Mujeres (...)
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    23:00 - 00:00
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    23:00 - 00:00
  • Counselling, Knowledge Dissemination and Reproductive (...)
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    23:00 - 00:00
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    23:00 - 00:00
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28 October
Keynote: Howard Taylor Lecture
Maternal Mortality in the US (Including Disparities) and Worldwide
28 October 2021
17:00 - 18:00

Chair: Jeanne Conry, United States

Maternal Mortality in the US (Including Disparities) and Worldwide Nawal Nour, USA

Organised by: ACOG

Program Moderation
28 October 2021
18:00 - 18:30

Break
28 October 2021
18:30 - 19:00

Minimal Access Surgery: Back to Basics
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28 October 2021
19:00 - 20:00

Organised by: FIGO Committee for Minimal Access Surgery

Chair: Juan Villegas-Echeverri, Colombia and Paul Fogarty, United Kingdom

Energy Sources in Endoscopic Surgery Juan Diego Villegas-Echeverri, Colombia

Abdominal Entry Megan Wasson, USA

Ergonomics in Laparoscopy Laila Banu, Bangladesh

Can Complications Be Avoided? Philomena Owende, Kenya

COVID-19 and Its Impact on Access to Family Planning and Contraception (...)
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28 October 2021
19:00 - 20:00

COVID-19 and its Impact on Access to Family Planning and Contraception/SRH: Lessons Learnt

Organised by: FIGO Committee on Contraception and Family Planning, UNFPA / MSI and Population Council

Chair: Anita Makins, UK

Panellists:

Petra Ten Hoope Bender, Switzerland
Lesley Regan, UK
Ian Askew, Switzerland
Jotham Musinguzi, Uganda
Gamal Serour, Egypt

Maternal Mortality due to COVID: An Opportunity for Analysis
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28 October 2021
19:00 - 20:00

Organised by: World Association of Trainees in Obstetrics & Gynecology (WATOG)

Chair: Denise Armatas-Sproul, South Africa

Case Study: Mexico Carlos Agustín Zapata-Caballero, Mexico

Case Study: Brazil Fabiano Elisei, Brazil

Case Study: India Athulya Shajan, India

Latest Safety Data on COVID Vaccination in Pregnancy (...)
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28 October 2021
19:00 - 20:00

Latest Safety Data on COVID Vaccination in Pregnancy – What Clinicians Need to Know

Organised by: FIGO Committee for Minimal Access Surgery

Chairs: Asma Khalil, United States and Ajoke Sobanjo-ter Meulen, United States

What COVID-19 Has Taught Us about the Importance of Vaccination During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Ajoke Sobanjo-ter Meulen, United States

Latest Evidence and Key Questions: Vaccinating Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women against COVID-19 Asma Khalil, United States

COVID-19 Vaccination During Pregnancy in LMICs: India’s Experience Narendra Arora, India

Update on Vaccines Recommended During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Janet Englund, United States

Free Communications 18: Clinical Obstetrics
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28 October 2021
19:00 - 20:00

Modern Approaches to Labour Induction in Severe Preeclampsy
Cholpon Stakeeva, Kyrgyzstan

Antenatal Steroids for Elective Cs at Late Preterm or Term - Does It Benefit the Neonate?
Thangeswaran Rudra, Australia

Adhesive Glue vs. Subcuticular Sutures for Caesarean Section Skin Closure: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled-Trial
Hafizur Rahman, India

How Experience Influences in External Cephalic Version Success
Javier Sánchez-Romero, Spain

Relationship between Viral Load, Infection-to-Delivery Interval and Mother-to-Child Transfer Of Anti-SARS-Cov-2 Antibodies
Liona Poon, Hong Kong

Vertical SARS-CoV2 Transmission Support Maternal-Induced Protection and Fetal/Newborn Resistance to Infection
Eytan Barnea, United States

How To Write a Paper and Get Published in IJGO
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October 28, 2021
19:00 - 20:00

Organised by: International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics (IJGO)

Speaker: Michael Geary, Ireland

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20:00 - 21:00

Programme Moderation
28 October 2021
21:00 - 21:30

Improving Care Together
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28 October 2021
21:30 - 22:30

Organised by: The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG)

Chair: Ranee Thakar, UK

Indemnifiers and Healthcare Staff Working Together to Improve Maternity Safety Tim Draycott, UK

Impacted Fetal Head at Caesarean Section: Optimising Care Pat O'Brien, UK

OASI Care Bundle: A Joint RCM & RCOG Project Ranee Thakar, UK

Improved Working with Locum Doctors in Maternity Care Jo Mountfield, UK

Conquering Cancer - Making History by Eliminating Cervical Cancer Everywhere
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28 October 2021
21:30 - 22:30

Organised by: Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)

Conquering Cancer is definitive film with a soaring ambition: to accelerate the elimination of cervical cancer for every woman and girl. It will show you what needs to be done to achieve this incredible feat and save the lives of an estimated 62 million women.

Free Communications 19: Gynaecological Oncology
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28 October 2021
21:30 - 22:30

The Usefulness of The Ultrasound Diagnosis of Suspicious Ovarian Masses Based on The O-RADS Classification System
Mohamed Khalaf, Egypt

Recurrence Patterns in Surgically Treated Carcinoma Cervix - 20 Year Experience at a Tertiary Care Centre
Monica Thiyagarajan, India

Resection of Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis Could Be a Risk Factor for Uterine Rupture
Hanane Ziadeh, France

Effect of Bundled Interventions to Reduce Surgical Site Infection after Gynecologic Cancer Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Hisham Abou-Taleb, Egypt

Surgical Technique for Laparoscopic Removal of Bulky Paraaortic Nodes with 30-Degree 3D-Endoscope and Standard Laparoscopic Access in Advanced Ovarian Cancer
Elena Olearo, Italy

Reliability of Extemporaneous and Influence of Systematic Cavity Shave Margins in the Conservative Treatment of Breast Cancer
Hatem Frikha, Tunisia

Vaginal Surgery Prolapse Mesh
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28 October 2021
21:30 - 22:30

Organised by: FIGO

Chairs: Karen Rose, UK, Lynsey Hayward, New Zealand and Philippe Descamps, France

Uterine Prolapse Surgery in Young WomeniIn Africa: Panzi Hospital, Bukavu, DRC Mukanire Ntakwinja, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Surgical Treatment of Prolapse in 2021 Christopher Maher, Australia​

Vaginal Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (V-NOTES) Jan Baekelandt, Belgium​

The Rise and Fall of Surgery with Mesh in Europe Karen Rose, UK​

Paediatric/ Adolescent Gynaecology
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28 October 2021
21:30 - 22:30

Organised by: FIGO

Chair: Alfredo Celis, Peru and Meg Autry, United States

PCOS: Diagnosis and Management in Adolescent Ivonne Diaz, Colombia

Endometriosis in Adolescence: Conservative Treatment or Early Surgical Treatment Alfredo Celis, Peru

Vaccine against HPV. Actual State José Jerónimo, United States

Abnormal Uterine Bleeding. How To Treat It? Jose Antonio Carugno, United States

Meeting the Challenges of Obesity in ObGyn Practice
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28 October 2021
21:30 - 22:30

Organised by: FIGO

Chair: Diana Galimberti, Argentina and Frank Louwen, Germany

Does Obesity Affect Fertility? Gianluca Gennarelli, Italy

Controversies Around Screening for GDM in Obese Pregnant Women Tahir Mahmood, UK

When and How To Deliver a Severely Obese Pregnant Woman Justin Konje, UK

Break
28 October 2021
22:30 - 23:00

ACOG: Training of Long Acting Reversible Contraception Globally
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28 October 2021
23:00 - 00:00

Organised by: The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)

Chair: Paul Blumenthal, USA

Panel:
Eve Espey, USA
Andrea Henkel, USA
Lisa Goldthwaithe, USA

Diagnosis and Management of Fibroids, Endometriosis, (...)
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28 October 2021
23:00 - 00:00

Diagnosis and Management of Fibroids, Endometriosis, Adenomyosis

Organised by: FIGO

Chair: Essam Othman, Egypt

Is There an Impact of Endometriosis on Endometrial Function and Embryo Implantation? Velja Mijatovic, Netherlands

Medical Treatments for Endometriosis: Minimising Side Effects Edward Morris, United Kingdom

Adenomyosis and Infertility: What To Do? Francisco Carmona, Spain

Fibroids and Infertility Essam Othman, Egypt

Optimizing Surgical Management of Endometriosis: How to Improve Outcomes and Prevent Recurrence Jessica Opoku-Anane, United States

Free Communications 20: Special Topics
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28 October 2021
23:00 - 00:00

Capacity Building in Operational Research on Obstetric Fistula: Experience in the DRC, 2017 To 2021
Alexandre Delamou, Guinea

Implementing the WHO Near-Miss Approach in Research - Lessons Learned from an Abortion-Related Near-Miss Study in 2 African Low and Middle Income Settings
Estelle Pasquier, Belgium

Use of Verbal Autopsy to Identify Causes of Maternal Deaths: Findings from the 2017/2018 South African National Cause-of-death Validation Project
Diane Morof, South Africa

Responding to Women’s Health Needs within Syria during Conflict: Intervention Coverage, Challenges and Adaptations
Aline Semaan, Belgium

Global Cross Sectional Study Evaluating the Attitudes Towards a COVID 19 Vaccine in Pregnant and Postpartum Women
Natalie Hernandez, United States

Maternal Mortality Audits in 2017-2019 in Refugee Settings in East and Horn of Africa and Great Lakes: Characteristics, Preventable Causes and Contributing Factors
Tessa van Boekholt, Kenya

Office Urology/ Urogynaecology
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28 October 2021
23:00 - 00:00

Organised by: FIGO

Chair: Ajay Rane, Australia and Christl Reisenauer, Germany

Hematuria Update Vincent Tse, Australia

Urethral Bulking Agents (UBAs) for Stress Urinary Incontinence Ghamal Ghoniem, USA

Modified ERAS Protocol For Urogynecology Day Procedures Ajay Rane, Australia

Office Management of OAB (Botox) Anita Clarke, Australia

Induced Abortion: Pushing the Limits
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28 October 2021
23:00 - 00:00

Organised by: FIGO

Chairs: Beverly Winikoff, USA and Caroline De Costa, Australia

Self-Managed and “No-Test” Abortion Beverly Winikoff, USA

Expanding the Provider Base to Increase Abortion Access Worldwide Bela Ganatra, Switzerland

Abortion from Very Early to Much Later Kristina Gemzell Danielsson, Sweden

The Continuing Relevance of Vacuum Aspiration in Induced Abortion Nozer Sheriar, India

Advancing the Welfare of Women in Our Changing World (...)
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28 October 2021
23:00 - 00:00

Advancing the Welfare of Women in Our Changing World: A Joint FIGO/GLOWM Presentation on How to Optimise Women’s Health in These “New Normal” Times

Organised by: FIGO and GLOWM: The Global Library of Women

Chair: Mary Ann Lumsden, United Kingdom

Enhancing Knowledge and Best Practice in Today’s “New Age” Mary Ann Lumsden, United Kingdom

Which Actions to Advance the Welfare of Women (WoW)? Gian Carlo Di Renzo, Italy

A New Approach to Expert Knowledge Transfer in Obstetrics and Gynaecology Peter von Dadelszen, United Kingdom

Why the Teaching of Medicine and Medical Meetings Will Never Be the Same - But Can Be Better David Bloomer, United Kingdom

Closing Ceremony
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28 October 2021
00:00 - 01:00

Master of Ceremonies: Kiarna Brown, Australia

Outgoing FIGO President Carlos Füchtner, Bolivia

Incoming FIGO President Jeanne Conry, United States

FIGO Chief Executive Mary Ann Lumsden, United Kingdom

Le Collège National des Gynécologues et Obstétriciens Français (CNGOF) President Joëlle Belaisch Allart, France

North America Evening
28 October 2021
01:00 - 04:00

28 October
  • Keynote: Howard Taylor Lecture
    Maternal Mortality in the US (Including Disparities) and Worldwide
    17:00 - 18:00
  • Program Moderation
    18:00 - 18:30
  • Break
    18:30 - 19:00
  • Minimal Access Surgery: Back to Basics
    View Presentations
    19:00 - 20:00
  • COVID-19 and Its Impact on Access to Family Planning and Contraception (...)
    View Panel
    19:00 - 20:00
  • Maternal Mortality due to COVID: An Opportunity for Analysis
    View Presentations
    19:00 - 20:00
  • Latest Safety Data on COVID Vaccination in Pregnancy (...)
    View Presentations
    19:00 - 20:00
  • Free Communications 18: Clinical Obstetrics
    View Presentations
    19:00 - 20:00
  • How To Write a Paper and Get Published in IJGO
    View Presentations
    19:00 - 20:00
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    20:00 - 21:00
  • Programme Moderation
    21:00 - 21:30
  • Improving Care Together
    View Presentations
    21:30 - 22:30
  • Conquering Cancer - Making History by Eliminating Cervical Cancer Everywhere
    View Details
    21:30 - 22:30
  • Free Communications 19: Gynaecological Oncology
    View Presentations
    21:30 - 22:30
  • Vaginal Surgery Prolapse Mesh
    View Presentations
    21:30 - 22:30
  • Paediatric/ Adolescent Gynaecology
    View Presentations
    21:30 - 22:30
  • Meeting the Challenges of Obesity in ObGyn Practice
    View Presentations
    21:30 - 22:30
  • Break
    22:30 - 23:00
  • ACOG: Training of Long Acting Reversible Contraception Globally
    View Panel
    23:00 - 00:00
  • Diagnosis and Management of Fibroids, Endometriosis, (...)
    View Presentations
    23:00 - 00:00
  • Free Communications 20: Special Topics
    View Presentations
    23:00 - 00:00
  • Office Urology/ Urogynaecology
    View Presentations
    23:00 - 00:00
  • Induced Abortion: Pushing the Limits
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    23:00 - 00:00
  • Advancing the Welfare of Women in Our Changing World (...)
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    23:00 - 00:00
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Clinical Obstetrics Antenatal and Postnatal Care
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Clinical Obstetrics Antenatal and Postnatal Care

Organised by: Turkish Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Chair: Bulent Tiras, Turkey, Selçuk Söylemez, Turkey and Volkan Kurtaran, Turkey

Postpartum Bleeding Surgical Management Ates Karateke, Turkey

Placenta Accreata S. Cansun Demir, Turkey

First Trimester Bleeding in Pregnancy Ismail Itil, Turkey

Iron Deficiency in Pregnancy and Management Eray Çaliskan, Turkey

Postpartum Haemorrhage: Medical Treatment Goknur Topcu, Turkey

J-K-T Session 2021
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Organised by: Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology (JSOG), Korean Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology (KSOG) and Taiwan Association of Obstetrics and Gynecology (TAOG)

Chairs: Ming-Chao Huang, Taiwan and Young Tak Kim, South Korea, and Tadashi Kimura, Japan

HPV-based cervical cancer screening strategy Jeong Yeol Park, Republic of Korea

The prevention and screening of cervical cancer- Taiwan's experience Wen-Fang Cheng, Taiwan

HPV vaccine crisis in Japan Yutaka Ueda, Japan

Can Australia eliminate cervical cancer as a public health matter? Suzanne Garland, Australia

Maternal Near Miss... Lessons Learnt
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Maternal Near Miss... Lessons Learnt

Organised by: Nagpur Obstetric Gynaecological Society (NOGS)

Moderator: Pragati Khalatkar, India

Panellists:
Alka Mukherjee, India
Ashish Kubde, India
Chaitanya Shembekar, India
Rajasi Sengupta, India
Shantala Bhole, India
Sumeet Baheti, India

Obesity and Endometrial Cancer (...)
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Obesity and Endometrial Cancer : The Impact of a Public Health Problem

Organised by: Hospital General de México

Chair: Edwin Amaury Perez Morales, Mexico

Speakers:
Alfonso Torres Lobatón, Mexico
Carla América Suárez Juárez, Mexico

Translating Learning from FIGO into Practice
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Translating Learning from FIGO into Practice

Organised by: University of Nottingham

Chair: Anna Richmond

Cognitive load theory William Atiomo, United Kingdom

Role of reflection in simulation training Venkatesh Subramanian, United Kingdom

Clinical reasoning Anna Richmond, United Kingdom

Preventing Thromboembolism during Pregnancy (...)
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Preventing Thromboembolism during Pregnancy and Delivery

Organised by: Brazilian Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics Associations (Febrasgo)

Chair: Venina Barros, Brazil and Agnaldo Lopes Da Silva Filho, Brazil

Diagnosis of Vte in Pregnancy Andre Oliveira, Brazil

Venous Thromboembolism Risk Assessment During Hospitalization in Pregnancy and Delivery Venina Barros, Brazil

Antiphospholipid Syndrome and Pregnancy Fernanda Orsi, Brazil

Management of Anticoagulation During Pregnancy Cristiano Salazar, Brazil

Use of Thrombolytics in Serious Pulmonary Embolism in Pregnancy and Puerperium Marcelo Melzer, Brazil

The Impact of COVID-19 on Contraception and Abortion Care Policy (...)
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The Impact of COVID-19 on Contraception and Abortion Care Policy and Practice: Early and Evolving Responses from a Range of Countries

Organised by: University of Sydney and Family Planning NSW

Chair: Kirsten Black, Australia

The Impact of COVID-19 on Contraception and Abortion Care Policy and Practice: Early and Evolving Responses in Australia Deborah Bateson, Australia

Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Family Planning Services in the US Paul Blumenthal, United States

Policy and Practice Changes in Contraception and Abortion Care: Canadian Context Wendy Norman, Canada

Policy and Practice Changes in Contraception and Abortion Care: UK Context Patricia Lohr, United Kingdom

Policy and Practice Changes in Contraception and Abortion Care: European Context Kristina Gemzell Danielsson, Sweden

Scoring Methods for PPH
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Organised by: Kalyani Obstetric and Gynecological Society (KOGS) & The Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI)

Chair: Dilip Kumar Dutta, India and Priyankur Ray, India

New Scoring Technique for Detection and Management of PPH Indranil Dutta, India

Newer options for managing PPH Priyankur Ray, India

Pregnancy and COVID-19
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Organised by: Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India

Pregnancy and COVID-19 Chair: Shuchita Mundle, India, Chetna Sethi, India and Achla Batra, India

Progression to Prognosis-Biochemical Markers in Management of Pregnancy with COVID-19 Niharika Dhiman, India

Pregnancy Outcome and COVID-19 - Intrapartum Conundrums and Postpartum Care Asmita Rathore, India

Combating Severe Acute Maternal Morbidity with COVID-19 Sangeeta Gupta, India

La glándula mamaria en diferentes situaciones clínicas
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La glándula mamaria en diferentes situaciones clínicas

Organised by: Federación Mexicana de Colegios de Obstetricia y Ginecología (FEMECOG)

Chair: Paola Iturralde, Mexico

Programación metabólica Fetal y su efecto sobre la salud del recién nacido a largo plazo y efectos de la lactancia sobre el tejido mamario Antonio Ayala, Mexico

Terapia hormonal en la menopausia y riesgo de cáncer mamario Cuauhtemoc Celis, Mexico

Cáncer mamario: progresion de la neoplasia y comportamiento de acuerdo a su perfil molecular Javier Gomezpedroso, Mexico

Addressing Racism and Colonialist Content and Environment (...)
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Addressing Racism and Colonialist Content and Environment in Global Health Education Programs

Organised by: University of Illinois at Chicago and Makerere University

Chair: Gelila Goba, United States

Leveraging Global Partnerships to Establish an Academic and Research Center of Excellence in Africa Charles Ibingira, Uganda

Clinical and Ethical Considerations for Visiting Physicians Awol Yemane, Ethiopia

Results Presentation of Survey of Global Health Programs Hoda Sayegh, United States

An LMIC Perspective on North-South Collaborations: Cultivating Reciprocity for Sustainable Collaboration Kora Tushune, Ethiopia

Delivering Medical Education in Post Covid-19 Pandemic Era
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Delivering Medical Education in Post Covid-19 Pandemic Era

Organised by: Hull York Medical School (HYMS)

Chair: Tolu Adedipe, United Kingdom and S Lindow, United Kingdom

UK Experience at Both Undergraduate and Postgraduate Levels KL Jones, United Kingdom, I. Ofori, United Kingdom and Tolu Adedipe, United Kingdom

Alterations to Medical Education Post-Covid A. Akintunde, United Kingdom

Responding to Changing Educational Needs in a Pandemic C. Dennis, United Kingdom

Medical Education in a Covid Era. Assessment-Rejigging Quality Assurance D. Hepburn, United Kingdom

Post Pandemic Medical Education Future: Chaos to Innovation - The Role of Artificial Intelligence Tolu Adedipe, United Kingdom

Addressing the Burden of Prematurity through Implementation and Discovery (...)
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Addressing the Burden of Prematurity through Implementation and Discovery Research: Insights from the East Africa Preterm Birth Initiative

Organised by: University of California San Francisco, Institute for Global Health Sciences

Chair: Dilys Walker, United States

PTBi East Africa Intrapartum quality of care package in Kenya and Uganda Study ResultsPeter Waiswa, Uganda

PTBi East Africa Intrapartum quality of care package in Kenya and Uganda: Promoting Evidence-Based PracticesPhelgona Otieno, Kenya

PTBi East Africa Group Antenatal and Postnatal Care Package in Rwanda Study Results Sabine Musange, Rwanda

PTBi East Africa Capacity Strengthening Efforts Nicole Santos, United States

Preeclampsia in Brazil and South America: What Are the Challenges (...)
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Preeclampsia in Brazil and South America: What Are the Challenges to Improve Outcomes?

Organised by: Ministry of Health, Brazil and University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil

Chair: Maria Laura Costa, Brazil and Antônio Braga Neto, Brazil

The Implementation of a National Project to Reduce Maternal Mortality in Brazil Antônio Braga Neto, Brazil

Challenges for the Prediction of Preeclampsia Edson Vieira da Cunha Filho, Brazil

Preeclampsia and Covid-19: What are the Challenges? Maria Laura Costa, Brazil

Is There a Role for Biomarkers in Preeclampsia for Low and Middle-Income Settings?Leandro Oliveira, Brazil

Yes, We Can: An Example of How to Implement Change to Reduce Maternal Mortality in Latin America Maria Fernanda Escobar, Colombia

Harnessing Multi-Stakeholder Engagement to Drive the National Imperative to (...) Scale up HPV Screening (...)
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Harnessing Multi-Stakeholder Engagement to Drive the National Imperative to Introduce and Scale up HPV Screening and Thermal Ablation and LLETZ Treatment to Advancing Cervical Cancer Prevention in Four Geographies

Organised by: SUCCESS Project Consortium: Expertise France, Jhpiego / Johns Hopkins University Affiliate, Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) and UNITAID

Chair: Lisa Huang, Côte D'Ivoire

Challenges and Opportunities to Accelerate Cervical Cancer Prevention: A LMI Country Outcomes of an Initial Needs Assessments and Establishment of the Drive for Intervention Marie Emmanuelle L. Zoure, Burkina Faso

Innovating to Building Human and Service Capacity to Introduce Integrated HPV Testing and Thermal Ablation Treatment Veronica Reis, Brazil

Sharing Country-based Learnings of Uniting Advocacy and Communication Stakeholders to Mobilize Communities and Generate Demand for Secondary Prevention Services Carmen Auste, Philippines

Successfully Promoting Multi-Stakeholder Engagement Towards Scaling Cervical Cancer Prevention: Lessons Learned from Country Implementation Adoubi Innocent, Côte D'Ivoire

International Collaboration Towards Rh Disease Eradication (...)
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International Collaboration Towards Rh Disease Eradication: An Introduction to Current Research of a Global Advocacy Group

Organised by: Worldwide Initiative for Rh Disease Eradication (WIRhE)

Chair: Gian Carlo Di Renzo, Italy

International Strategies for Eradicating Rh Disease Gerard H.A. Visser, Netherlands

Perspectives and Initiatives in Low- Middle-Income Countries Rubina Sohail, Pakistan

Issues That Remain Regarding the Eradication of Rh Disease in High Income Countries Jillian M. Baker, Canada

Missed Opportunities for Prevention of Rh Disease in Northern British Columbia Trina M. Fyfe, Canada

Future Directions in Prevention Strategies and Research Steven L. Spitalnik, United States

Atteindre les objectifs du développement durable pour la mortalité maternelle en Afrique (...)
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Atteindre les objectifs du développement durable pour la mortalité maternelle en Afrique de l’Ouest et du Centre: un défi pour les 10 prochaines années

Organised by: Société Algérienne de Gynécologie Obstétrique (SAGO) and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

Chair: Namory Keita, Guinea

Le concept de maternité SONUB Heloise Adjowa Adandogou- D'Almeida, Togo

Réflexion sur les ressources humaines dans les maternités SONU en Afrique Youssouf Traore, Senegal

Les réseaux nationaux des maternités SONU en Afrique de l'Ouest et du centre: leçons apprises Mise en œuvre du Mentorat clinique Zalha Assoumana, Senegal

Les suive indicateurs pour les Soins Obstétricaux et Néonatals d'Urgence Michel Brun, United States

Changes in Pregnant Women Behaviour and Obstetric Practice During COVID-19 (...)
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Changes in Pregnant Women Behaviour and Obstetric Practice During COVID-19 Pandemia

Organised by: Romanian Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology (RSOG)

Chair: Radu Vladareanu, Romania and Daniel Muresan, Romania

The Experience of the Largest Obstetrics Department in Transylvania During Covid Pandemia Daniel Muresan, Romania

Abortion in Romania during COVID-19 Pandemic Radu Vladareanu, Romania

Toward a Sustainable Humankind
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Toward a Sustainable Humankind

Organised by: Population Matters and Population Media Center

Chair: Jan Greguš, Czech Republic

Doctors and Overpopulation 48 Years Later: A Second Notice John Guillebaud, United Kingdom

Anti-Nairobi: We Need to Promote Small Families Worldwide Jan Greguš, Czech Republic

Perspectiva del Cáncer de Mama en México y Latinoamérica
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Organised by: Federación Mexicana de Colegios de Obstetricia y Ginecología (FEMECOG)

Chair: Antonio Ayala, Mexico

Aspectos epidemiológicos en México y Latinoamérica Cuauhtemoc Celis, Mexico

Programas de pesquisa y control de calidad: ¿existen en nuestra región? Paola Iturralde, Mexico

Análisis del comportamiento del cáncer de mama en la paciente joven Javier Gomezpedroso, Mexico

Perspectiva del Cáncer de Mama en México y Latinoamérica
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Perspectiva del Cáncer de Mama en México y Latinoamérica

Organised by: Federación Mexicana de Colegios de Obstetricia y Ginecología (FEMECOG)

Chair: Antonio Ayala, Mexico

Aspectos epidemiológicos en México y Latinoamérica Cuauhtemoc Celis, Mexico

Programas de pesquisa y control de calidad: ¿existen en nuestra región? Paola Iturralde, Mexico

Análisis del comportamiento del cáncer de mama en la paciente joven Javier Gomezpedroso, Mexico

Management of Pregnant Women Living with HIV: Progress to Date and Next Steps
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Management of Pregnant Women Living with HIV: Progress to Date and Next Steps

Organised by: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Nigeria

Chair: Ahizechukwu Eke, United States

Preventing Mother To Child Transmission of HIV: Progress to Date Ahizechukwu Eke, United States

Pharmacology of Novel Antiretroviral Drugs Used in Pregnant and Lactating Women Living with HIV George Eleje, Nigeria

The Controversy Surrounding Breastfeeding Among Women Living with HIV Chigozie Okafor, Nigeria

Current Concepts in Preeclampsia
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Current Concepts in Preeclampsia

Organised by: World Organization Gestosis and International Society for the Study of Physiopathology of Pregnancy

Chair: Rohana Haththotuwa, Sri Lanka

Biomarkers in the Prediction and Diagnosis of Preeclampsia Girija Wagh, India

Gestosis Score Predicting Preeclampsia in Low Resource Settings Suchitra Pandit, India

Preeclampsia...Where We Stand and Where Are We Going? Sanjay Gupte, India

Recent Advances in Management of Preeclampsia Alex Vidaeff, United States

Management of Preeclampsia - Bangladesh Experience Ferdousi Begum, Bangladesh

Nonpharmacologic Labour Pain Management
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Nonpharmacologic Labour Pain Management

Organised by: Iran Scientific Association of Midwifery

Chair: Maryam Bazargan, Australia

Advocacy, Policy, Implementation to Improve Birth Satisfaction(Experiences Report) Farah Babaei, Iran

1- 7 Non-Pharmacological Methods for Relief of Labour Pain 2- Massage Therapy in Pregnancy and Birthing Nahid Khodakarami, Iran

Acupressure Technique for Labour Pain Relief Mahbobeh Valiani, Iran

Safeguarding Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Services during the COVID-19 (...)
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Safeguarding Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Services during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Regional Perspectives and Experiences

Organised by: United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

Chair: Geeta Lal, United States

Contextual Overview: COVID-19 and the Impact on Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Services Sarah Bar-Zeev, United States

Perspectives and Experiences from the Asia and Pacific Region: Reflections on the Use of Telehealth for the Provision of Antenatal and Postnatal Care during COVID- 19 Catherine Breen-Kamkong, Thailand

Perspectives and Experiences from East and Southern Africa: Adaptations on Enhanced Monitoring of Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Adolescent Health Services during COVID-19 Muna Abduallah, South Africa

Perspectives and Experiences from Arab States: Adapting Modalities of Service Delivery for Maternal and Newborn Health during COVID-19 Shible Sahbani, Egypt

Perspectives and Experiences from Eastern Europe and Central Asia: Reflecting on the Innovative Interventions for Protection, Training and Networking of Sexual and Reproductive Health Service Providers for Securing the Continuity of Services during COVID-19 Tamar Khomasuridze, Turkey

Fostering Quality of Private Sector Maternity Care In India
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Fostering Quality of Private Sector Maternity Care In India

Organised by: Ariadne Labs, USA and Jhpiego India

Chair: Megan Marx Delaney, United States

Speakers:
Bulbul Sood, India
Hema Divakar, India
Katherine Semrau, United States
Sumiti Saharan, India

Physiological Interpretation of CTG
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Organised by: Global Academy of Medical Education & Training, London

Chair: Geoff Mathews, Australia

Principles of Physiological Interpretation of CTG Edwin Chandraharan, United Kingdom

Implementation of ST-Analyser in Australia Sabrina Kuah, Australia

Pandemics and Pregnancy - The FIGO Response to COVID-19
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Pandemics and Pregnancy - The FIGO Response to COVID-19

Organised by: FIGO Committee on Pregnancy and Non-Communicable Diseases

Chair: Moshe Hod, Israel and Mary Ann Lumsden, United Kingdom

FIGO PNCD Committee Global Interim Guidance on Coronavirus Disease 2019 - Maternal NCDs and Risk of Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Liona Poon, China

Maternal Health and Non-communicable Disease Prevention - An Investment Case for the Post-COVID-19 World - Need for Better Health Economic Data Anil Kapur, India

Maternal Sepsis: Reducing Global Maternal Mortality by Recognition and Treatment of Maternal Sepsis Alison Wright, United Kingdom

Neonatal Sepsis: Obstetric Interventions to Reduce Neonatal Mortality from Sepsis at Term, and Preterm Blami Dao, Burkina Faso

Placenta Accreta Spectrum Disorders
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Placenta Accreta Spectrum Disorders

Organised by: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital

Chair: Valerie Guinto, Philippines

Ultrasound Diagnosis Leovigildo Comia, Jr., Philippines

Conservative Management: Case Report and Systematic Review Valerie Tiempo Guinto, Philippines

Surgical Management: Case Report and Systematic Review Efren Domingo, Philippines

Panel Discussion:
Moderator: Cristina G. Pelaez-Crisologo, Philippines
Joselito A. Santiago, Philippines
Bernadette R. Octavio, Philippines
Julieta V. Germar, Philippines
Ramon Santos Ocampo, Philippines
Leovigildo L. Comia, Philippines

Measuring Social Accountability in Family Planning
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Measuring Social Accountability in Family Planning

Organised by: World Health Organization (WHO)

Chair: James Kiarie, Switzerland and Victoria Boydell, United Kingdom

Measuring Social Accountability in Family Planning Petrus Steyn, Switzerland

Interactions between research and intervention teams Joanna Cordero, Switzerland

Process evaluation in Ghana Dela Nai, Ghana

Process evaluation in Tanzania Donat Shamba, Tanzania

My Hysteroscope is my Stethoscope
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Organised by: Global Community of Hysteroscopy

Co-Chairs: Luis Alonso Pacheco, Spain and Sergio Haimovich, Israel/Spain

Dysmorphic uterus and Infertility: Diagnostic, Management and Reproductive results Attilio Di Spiezio Sardo, Italy

The endometrium inflammation and infertility: How to identify and treat Ettore Cicinelli, Italy

The fertility after severe Asherman, how can we improve results? Sunita Tandulwadkar, India

"My hysteroscope is my Stethoscope" - the place of diagnostic hysteroscopy in an IVF unit Georgi Stamenov, Bulgaria

Global Causes of Maternal Deaths: Measurement, Clinical & Programmatic (...)
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Global Causes of Maternal Deaths: Measurement, Clinical & Programmatic Implications

Organised by: World Health Organization (WHO)

Chair: Mary Ellen Stanton, United States

WHO Causes of Maternal Death Analysis (New Set of Estimates to be Released during 2021) Jenny Cresswell, Switzerland

Maternal Mortality in Georgia & Region: Causes of Death & Integrating & Experiences Linking Competing Measurement/Registration Systems Lela Shengelia, Georgia

Maternal Mortality in Zimbabwe & Region: Causes of Death & Experiences/Challenges in a Setting with Low Skilled Birth Attendance, Missing Data & Misclassification Stephen Munjanja, Zimbabwe

Clinical & Programmatic Implications of Maternal Causes of Death & Obstetric Transition Willibald Zeck, United States

The Philippine Clinical Practice Guidelines on Recurrent Pregnancy (...)
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The Philippine Clinical Practice Guidelines on Recurrent Pregnancy Loss

Organised by: Philippine Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine (PSMFM)

Chair: Valerie Guinto, Philippines

Highlights of the Philippine CPG on Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Valerie Guinto, Philippines

Management of Recurrent Pregnancy Loss: The Philippine Experience Ana Marie Madamba Burgos, Philippines

Panel Discussion:
Moderator: Cara Madrigal Dy, Philippines
Eileen M. Manalo, Philippines
Ma. Luisa Acu, Philippines
Cherie C. Ocampo-Cervantes, Philippines

World Country-Case Studies: Reducing Maternal and Perinatal Deaths (...)
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World Country-Case Studies: Reducing Maternal and Perinatal Deaths through Strengthening Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response

Organised by: World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

Chair: Allisyn Moran, Switzerland and Willibald Zeck, United States

The New Operational Guidance Materials and Findings from the Pilot Tests from Sri Lanka, Cote d’Ivore, Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe Francesca Palestra, Switzerland

Burning issue: Blame Culture as a Barrier to MPDSR Implementation Alex Manu, Ghana

The Network for Improving Quality of Care for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Experience in Applying MPDSR to Improve Quality of Care for Maternal and Newborn Health Blerta Maliqi, Switzerland

The New Operational Guidance Materials and Findings from the Pilot Tests from Sri Lanka, Cote d’Ivore, Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe Nancy Kidula, Zimbabwe

The New WHO Materials to Support Implementation and Improve the Quality of Maternal and Perinatal Deaths Surveillance and Response (MPDSR), Pilot Testing - Cote d’Ivore/Burkina Faso Fatim Tall, Switzerland

MPDSR during COVID-19: What Did We Learn and How to be Ready (...)
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MPDSR during COVID-19: What Did We Learn and How to be Ready for the Next Public Health Emergency at Country Level? Itech and Data, New Frontiers for the Health and Rights of Mothers and Newborns

Organised by: World Health Organization (WHO)

Chair: Frances Emma McConville, Switzerland and Address Malata, Malawi

The Use of MPDSR during COVID-19: Positive Country Examples Subha Sri Balakrishnan, India

The Use of the Digital MPDSR System in Lagos State Adenike Badiora, Nigeria

New Frontiers: How an App Can Improve the Report and Notification of Maternal and Perinatal Death. The Story of Integrated Approach in Pakistan Uzma Qudsia, Pakistan

Sexual Health of Women in Chronic Gynaecological Diseases
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Sexual Health of Women in Chronic Gynaecological Diseases

Organised by: Isra University, Karachi Campus

Chair: Shehla Baqai, Pakistan

Female Sexual Health: How Long Has This Been Ignored Shabeen Naz Masood, Pakistan

Female Sexual Health Saira Saeed, Pakistan

Vacca vs. Bird: Which Technique is Better to Place a Manoeuvrable Vacuum Extractor Cup (...)
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Vacca vs. Bird: Which Technique is Better to Place a Manoeuvrable Vacuum Extractor Cup on the Fexion Point?

Organised by: Vacca Academy

Vacca vs. Bird: Which Technique is Better to Place a Manoeuvrable Vacuum Extractor Cup on the Fexion Point? Marcos J. Cuerva, Spain

Tackling the Increasing Cesarean Section in South Asia
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Organised by: South Asia Federation of Obstetrics & Gynaecology (SAFOG)

Chairs: Yousaf Latif Khan, Pakistan and Farhana Dewan, Bangladesh

Moderators: Rashid Latif Khan, Pakistan and T.A. Chowdhury, Bangladesh

Background Shyam Desai, India

Roots for Rise and Consequences Rukshan Fernandopulle, Sri Lanka

Solutions Ferdousi Begum, Bangladesh

Usefulness of Robson’s Classification Lubna Hassan, Pakistan

Concluding Remarks Narendra Malhotra, Nepal

Exploring Abortion-Related Complications and Quality of Care (...)
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Exploring Abortion-Related Complications and Quality of Care across Africa and Latin America (Launch of the IJGO Supplement)

Organised by: World Health Organization (WHO)

Chair: Rodolfo Gomez Ponce de Leon, Uruguay and Seni Kouanda, Burkina Faso

WHO/HRP Multi-Country Study Results from Africa Zahida Qureshi, Kenya

WHO/HRP Multi-Country Study Results from LATAM Mariana Romero, Argentina

Highlights from Forthcoming IJGO Supplement on Quality of Care Philip Govule, Ghana

Strengthening Access to Quality FP Programmes using S-S Learning Exchange
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Strengthening Access to Quality FP Programmes using S-S Learning Exchange

Organised by: World Health Organization (WHO)

Chair: James Kiarie, Switzerland and Blami Dao, Burkina Faso

Approach to South -South learning exchange Rita Kabra, Switzerland

Experiences from Africa-Nigeria, Uganda Olumuyiwa Ojo, Nigeria

Experiences from Asia-Nepal-Sri Lanka Loshan Moonasinghe, Sri Lanka

Dignity and Healing through Empowerment
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Dignity and Healing through Empowerment

Organised by: Dignity Liberia

Chair: Kathi Gutierrez, United States

Speakers:
Rebecca Huner, United States
Kathi Gutierrez, United States

Dignity and Healing through Empowerment

Securing Health and Human Rights for All to Achieve the SDGs (...)
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Securing Health and Human Rights for All to Achieve the SDGs: New UN/Global Vision and Action to End Obstetric Fistula by 2030

Organised by: United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and Campaign to End Fistula

Chair: Ausenda Domingos, Mozambique

Estimates of Fistula Incidence and Prevalence at Global and National Levels (50+ Countries) Saifuddin Ahmed, Banladesh

Paradigm Shift: New Global Guidance on Ending Obstetric Fistula Steven Arrowsmith, United States

Safe Birth Even Here: Role of Doctors & Midwives in Preventing & Managing Fistula in Humanitarian Settngs (The Case of Yemen) Afrah Thabet, Yemen

Ending Fistula by 2030 - The Global Agenda and the Way Forward: Human Rights and Dignity for All Erin Anastasi, United States

Female Sexual Dysfunction (FSD): A Gynaecologist Primer
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Female Sexual Dysfunction (FSD): A Gynaecologist Primer

Organised by: FIGO Committee for Human Rights, Refugees and Violence Against Women

Chair: Kristina Gemzell Danielsson, Sweden and Atziri Ramirez Negrin, Mexico

FSD Burden on Women’s Health and Rights Rubina Sohail, Pakistan

Impact of Medical Conditions on Female Sexual Health Taghreed Alhaidari, Iraq

Sexual Health Interview Atziri Ramirez Negrin, Mexico

Workshop Strategies and Process of Care Faysal El-Kak, Lebanon

ObGyns as Advocates: An Update from FIGO’s Advocating for Safe Abortion Project
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ObGyns as Advocates: An Update from FIGO’s Advocating for Safe Abortion Project

Chair: Matthew Pretty, United Kingdom

Influencing the perception of key actors on safe abortion by peer education: the experience of CNGOB-PPAS Benin Raphael Totongnon

Empowering the community health volunteers (CHVs) as agents of advocacy in the communities Gacheri Mwenda, Kenya

SIP+ in Panama: ensuring sexual and reproductive health and rights Isabel Lloyd, Panama

Health system readiness for abortion: findings and opportunities in Mozambique Emilia Goncalves, Mozambique

Preliminary results of the process of standardisation of the contents of the Reproductive Health Law and of the Policies, Standards and Procedures of Mali Traore Youssouf

The Importance of Advocacy for Accessibility of Comprehensive Abortion Care Services Filbert Eko

Female Sexual Dysfunction (FSD): A Gynaecologist Primer
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Organised by: FIGO Committee for Human Rights, Refugees and Violence Against Women

Chairs: Kristina Gemzell Danielsson, Sweden and Atziri Ramirez Negrin, Mexico

FSD Burden on Women’s Health and Rights Rubina Sohail, Pakistan

Impact of Medical Conditions on Female Sexual Health Taghreed Alhaidari, Iraq/em>

Sexual Health Interview Atziri Ramirez Negrin, Mexico

Process of Care and Management Faysal El-Kak, Lebanon

High-Risk Events of Pregnancy
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High-Risk Events of Pregnancy

Organised by: Artemis Hospital, Gurugram and All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS)

Chair: Nutan Agarwal, India

Insights in Management of Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Nutan Agarwal

Interventions to Optimize Outcome in Complicated Monochorionic Twin Pregnancy Vatsla Dadhwal, India

Newer Oral Options in Prevention and Treatment of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Vidushi Kulshrestha, India

Steroid Hormones: What to Know for PMA for Optimising Results?
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Steroid Hormones: What to Know for PMA for Optimising Results?

Organised by: Permanent International and European School in Perinatal, Neonatal and Reproductive Medicine (PREIS SCHOOL)

Chair: Gian Carlo Di Renzo, Italy

Pharmacodynamics of Steroid Hormones: What to Know Peter Platteau, Belgium

Progesterone in Fetal and Neonatal Brain Protection Michael Schumacher, France

Luteal Phase Support; What to Do in Obese-Hyperglicemic-Metabolic Syndrome-PCOS Patients? William Ledger, Australia

Global Trends in Assisted Reproductive Technology: Access and Advances
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Global Trends in Assisted Reproductive Technology: Access and Advances

Organised by: International Federation of Fertility Societies (IFFS)

Chair Edgar Mocanu, Ireland

Access to ART in Sub-Saharan Africa
Oladapo Ashiru

IFFS Surveillance of Laws, Regulations and Guidelines
Steven Ory, United States

Global Availability of Preimplantation Genetic Testing
Svetlana Rechitsky, United States

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Update
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Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Update

Organised by: FIGO Committee for Reproductive Medicine, Endocrinology and Infertility

Chair: Ivonne Diaz, Colombia

Diagnosis of PCOS An Update Laurie Henry

PCOS in Adolescence Zephne Van Der Spuy, South Africa

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Long-Term Consequences Jaideep Malhotra, India

PCOS and Anovulatory Infertility David Adamson, United States

Genetics in PCOS: New Aspects Nona Mishieva, Russia

Mise en œuvre de la surveillance des décès maternels et périnatals et la riposte en Afrique Francophone (...)
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Mise en œuvre de la surveillance des décès maternels et périnatals et la riposte en Afrique Francophone: comment accélérer les progrès ?

Organised by: Organisation Mondiale de la Santé, Bureau régional pour l'Afrique (WHO AFRO) and Société Africaine de Gynécologie Obstétrique (SAGO)

Chair: Triphonie Nkurunziza, Congo, Republic of the

Appui aux pays Africains pour l’introduction et la mise à l’échelle de la surveillance des décès maternels et périnatals et la riposte Léopold Ouédraogo

Outils de formation sur la surveillance des décès maternels et périnatals et la riposte Blami Dao, Burkina Faso

Mise en œuvre de la surveillance des décès maternels et la riposte en Guinée Namory Keita, Guinea

Résultats et défis de la mise en œuvre de la surveillance des décès néonataux au CHU Gabriel Touré de Bamakoe Mariam Sylla, Mali

Intégration de la surveillance des décès maternels et périnatals dans la formation des résidents en gynécologie obstétrique Benjamin Hounkpatin, Benin

Inertia in Screening Diagnosis and Management of Diabetes in Pregnancy
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Inertia in Screening Diagnosis and Management of Diabetes in Pregnancy

Chair: Shabeen Naz Masood, Pakistan and Shehla Baqai Baqai, Pakistan

Diagnostic and therapeutic Inertia pregnant women with Diabetes

Shabeen Naz Masood, Pakistan
Saira Saeed, Pakistan

Stronger Through Collaboration
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Stronger Through Collaboration

Organised by: The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG)

Chair: Edward Morris, United Kingdom

Towards Personalised Risk Assessment in Pregnancy Basky Thilaganathan, United Kingdom

Essential Gynaecological Skills Ranee Thakar, United Kingdom

National COVID Guidelines – A Collaboration Edward Morris, United Kingdom

Digital Examinations - A Side Effect of COVID Susan Ward, United Kingdom

Addressing Stigma, Expanding Access: Supporting Abortion Care Providers (...)
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Addressing Stigma, Expanding Access: Supporting Abortion Care Providers Experiencing Stigma

Organised by: The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG)

Chair: Suzanna Bright, United Kingdom

The Case for the Need to Conduct Research on Provider Stigma and RCOG’s Global Provider Stigma Survey Suzanna Bright, United Kingdom

An Individual Provider’s Experience of Stigma and Its Impact on their Wellbeing and on their Provision of Care Josiah Mwandaza, Kenya

How the Findings of the Stigma Study Can Be Used at Country Level Evangeline Dushimeyesu, United Kingdom

The Role Service Providers, O&G Societies and Other Relevant Professional Bodies Might Play in Supporting Abortion and PAC Providers to Manage Abortion-Related Stigma Lesley Regan, United Kingdom

Early and Late Pregnancy Maintenance
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Early and Late Pregnancy Maintenance

Organised by: Permanent International and European School in Perinatal, Neonatal and Reproductive Medicine (PREIS SCHOOL)

Chair: Gian Carlo Di Renzo, Italy

Progesterone and Progestogens in Pregnancy Gian Carlo Di Renzo, Italy

Recurrent Miscarriage Arri Coomarasamy, United Kingdom

Preterm Birth Prevention Shilpa Nambiar, Malaysia

The Role of Medical Providers in Supporting Women’s, Girls’ and Pregnant People's (...)
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The Role of Medical Providers in Supporting Women’s, Girls’ and Pregnant People's Reproductive Autonomy

Organised by: Amnesty International and FIGO Access to Safe Abortion Project and Center for Reproductive Rights

Chair: Sabaratnam Arulkumaran

The Importance of Healthcare Providers Advocating for Safe Abortion Services and Patient Autonomy Nafissa Bique Osman, Mozambique

How Human Rights Standards around Abortion and Public Health Support One Another Christina Zampas, Switzerland

Putting Bodily Autonomy and Human Rights at the Center: Unpacking Amnesty International’s Abortion Policy Rajat Khosla, United Kingdom

The Impact of ‘Conscientious Objection’ on Women and Girls’ Rights to Access Safe Abortion Services Laura Gill, Colombia

Tips to Repair Vesicovaginal Fistula
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Organised by: Pakistan Urogynaecologist Association and Isra University Hospital

Chair: Saima Zubair, Pakistan

Prevention and Management of Vesicovaginal Fistulae During Obstetrical Procedures Nazli Hameed, Pakistan

Prevention and Diagnosis of Urinary Tract Injuries During Gynaecological Surgeries Shagufta Tahir, Pakistan

Tips to Repair Vesicovaginal Fistula Pushpa Sirichand, Pakistan

Awareness and Counselling in Sexual Health and Reproductive Health and Human Rights
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Awareness and Counselling in Sexual Health and Reproductive Health and Human Rights

Organised by: Kirti IVF Clinic and Gynae Endoscopy Center

Chair: Kirti Gaur, India

Sexual and reproductive health awareness in adolescent girls Nayanika Gaur, India

Menopausal health awareness and winning over the menopausal symptoms Kirti Gaur, India

Dilemmas of a young adult, deciding sexuality, gaining experiences, sexual health and contraception Nayanika Gaur, India

Policy making at schools and colleges. Reproductive health awareness- responsibility of the societ Kirti Gaur, India

Maternal Health: Working Together to Mobilize Political Will to Reduce Preventable Maternal Deaths
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Maternal Health: Working Together to Mobilize Political Will to Reduce Preventable Maternal Deaths

Organised by: Regional Task Force for Maternal Mortality Reduction (GTR)

Chair: Bremen de Mucio, Uruguay

Lessons Learned in Providing Support to Countries to Continue Strengthening National Maternal Death Surveillance and Response Systems Even in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic Alma Virginia Camacho-Hubner, Panama

Disseminating Evidence-Based Practices and Building Health Workers’ Capacity to Improve Maternal Health Bremen de Mucio, Uruguay

Strengthening Regional and Country Capacity to Operationalize Quality Respectful Maternity Care Veronica Reis, Brazil

Building Organizational Regional Capacity to Strengthen and Support Midwives as Essential Providers to Improve the Quality of Maternal Health Care in LAC Oyarzo Sandra, United States

Post-Term Pregnancy: When to Induce
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Post-Term Pregnancy: When to Induce

Organised by: Nordic Federation of Societies of Obstetrics and Gynecology (NFOG)

Chair: Oskari Heikinheimo, Finland

An Update of the Current Knowledge about Post-Term Birth Nils-Halvan Morken, Norway

Induction of Labour at 41 Weeks Versus Expectant Management and Induction of Labour at 42 Weeks, Presentation of a Swedish Randomised Study (SWEPIS) Mårten Alkmark, Sweden

Assessing Data on Induction of Labour on Gestational Age – Methodological Aspects and Results of Meta-Analysis Lars Pedersen, Denmark

From Measurement to Action: Improving Quality of Care and Reducing Mistreatment of Women during Childbirth
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From Measurement to Action: Improving Quality of Care and Reducing Mistreatment of Women during Childbirth

Organised by: World Health Organization (WHO)

Chair: Ozge Tunçalp, Switzerland

How Women are Treated during Childbirth: Evidence from WHO Multi-Country Study Theresa Irinyenikan, Nigeria

Exploring Mistreatment of Women and Quality of Care Using WHO Multi-Country Survey Kwame Adu-Bonsaffoh, Ghana

Newborn Care and the Respectful Maternity Care Agenda Emma Sacks, United States

Evidence on Strategies for Reducing Mistreatment during Childbirth Meghan Bohren, Australia

Introduction et passage à l’échelle des interventions d’autosoin en Afrique Francophone
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Introduction et passage à l’échelle des interventions d’autosoin en Afrique Francophone

Organised by: Organisation Mondiale de la Santé, Bureau Régional pour l'Afrique (WHO AFRO)

Chair: Triphonie Nkurunziza

Appui de l'OMS AFRO aux pays Africains pour l’introduction de l’autosoin Léopold Ouédraogo, Congo, Republic of the

Opportunités et Défis pour l’autosoin en santé maternelle Blami Dao, Burkina Faso

Introduction d’une stratégie nationale d’autosoin, l’expérience du Sénégal Ida Rose Ndione, Senegal

Auto test du VIH : une stratégie pour combler le gap en dépistage au MaliYoussouf Traoré, Mali

L’auto-injection du DMPA SC au Burkina Faso : de l’introduction au passage à l’échelleAguiebina Ouédraogo, Burkina Faso

Challenges of Modern Obstetrics
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Challenges of Modern Obstetrics

Organised by: Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India

Chairs: Jai Sharma, India and Asmita Rathore, India

Rising Caesarean Section Rate - Impact on Current Obstetric Practices Sangeeta Gupta, India

PAS (Placenta Accreta Spectrum) - Beyond Primary Hysterectomy Niharika Dhiman, India

When to Look Beyond HELLP? Aparna Sharma, India

Innovative Tools to Improve Adaptation and Implementation of the WHO ANC Recommendations (...)
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Innovative Tools to Improve Adaptation and Implementation of the WHO ANC Recommendations in Countries

Organised by: World Health Organization (WHO)

Chair: Maurice Bucagu, Switzerland and Ozge Tunçalp, Switzerland

ANC adaptation toolkit and monitoring framework Nancy Kidula, Zimbabwe

Learning by doing - implementation research on ANC recommendations Gulnoza Usmanova, India

Adapting WHO ANC digital adaptation kit (DAK) and module: experiences from Rwanda and Zambia Rosemary Muliokela, Zambia

Innovative Smartphone-Based Blood Pressure Measurement Software for Estimating BP During ANC Tigest Tamrat, Switzerland

Self-Managed Care: Novel Solutions for Sexual and Reproductive Health Care in Humanitarian Settings (...)
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Self-Managed Care: Novel Solutions for Sexual and Reproductive Health Care in Humanitarian Settings and Marginalised Populations

Organised by: Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders

Chair: Roopan Gill, France

Expanding Access to Safe Medication Abortion (MA): MSI’s Work to Build Continuum of Care in Self-Managed MA Matthea Roemer, United Kingdom

Sayana Press Introduction and Scale Up in Humanitarian Context by MSF: How? and What Lessons Learned? Jean Kalibushi Bizimana, Rwanda

Telehealth Models of Self-Managed Abortion Care in Restrictive Settings Kinga Jelinksa, Netherlands

MSF Experience with Implementation Research and Operationalization of HPV Self-Collection Testing Severine Caluwaerts, Belgium

Advances in Screening and Prevention in Reproductive Cancers (ASPIRE) Trial – Sharing Implementation Research Findings on Self-Collection for HPV in Uganda and Canada Gina Ogilvie, Canada

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Strategic Partnerships to Enhance Quality and Optimize Outcomes during Facility-based Childbirth

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Chair: Katherine Semrau, United States

Panelists:
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Amber Weiseth, United States
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Leadership in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
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Leadership in Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Organised by: World Association of Trainees in Obstetrics & Gynecology (WATOG)

Chair: Francisco Ruiloba, Mexico

How to Apply Leadership Skills in Obstetrics and Gynaecology Magnifique Irakoze, Rwanda

Dealing with Change and Problem Solving Jeanne Conry, United States

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Salpingectomy for the Prevention of Ovarian Cancer

Organised by: Austrian Society of Obstetrics & Gynecology (OEGGG)

Chair: Karl Tamussino, Austria

The Story: How We Found Precursors of Ovarian Cancer in the Fallopian Tubes Jurgen Piek, Netherlands

Why Salpingectomy: How We Implemented Prophylactic Salpingectomy in British Columbia Gillian Hanley, Canada

Prophylactic Salpingectomy: Why We Need a Randomized Trial Annika Idahl, Sweden

Implementation of Salpingectomy Around the World: A Survey of FIGO member Societies Angelika Ntoumanoglou-Schuiki, Austria

Prophylactic Salpingectomy at Nongynecologic Surgery? Karl Tamussino, Austria

Paediatric and Adolescent Issues in the Asia Oceania Region
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Paediatric and Adolescent Issues in the Asia Oceania Region

Organised by: Asia Oceania Society of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology (AOSPAG)

Chairs: Ma. Socorro Bernardino, Philippines and Ani Amelia Zainuddin, Malaysia

Ambiguous Genitalia, a Multidisciplinary Approach Ani Amelia Zainuddin

Mayer Rokitansky Kuster Hauser Syndrome (MRKH) Support Groups Symphorosa Chan, Hong Kong, Karen NG, Hong Kong and Kristiina Siiankoski, Australia

The Pandemic and Its Affection on Child Sexual Abuse and Domestic Violence Ma. Socorro Bernardino, Philippines

Vulvo-Vaginal Conditions in Paediatrics Sonia Grover, Australia

The Environment and Impacts on Health
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The Environment and Impacts on Health

Organised by: FIGO Committee for Reproductive and Developmental Environmental Health
Chair: Linda Giudice, United States

Current Reproductive Environmental Health Situation Jose Cordero, United States

Endocrine Disruptors: Soy Formula Exposure and Benign Gynaecologic Conditions Carmen Williams, United States

Environmental Hazards and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Maria Dolores Gomez Roig, Spain

Counselling Patients for Preventing Prenatal Exposure to Environmental Toxins Jaideep Malhotra, India

Role of Obstetrician-Gynaecologist in Environmental Protection Ditas Decena, Philippines

Subspecialties and General Obstetrics and Gynaecology Training: Challenges
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Subspecialties and General Obstetrics and Gynaecology Training: Challenges

Organised by: World Association of Trainees in Obstetrics & Gynecology (WATOG)

Chair: Priyankur Roy, India

Pelvic Floor Surgery Jessica Jarumi Martinez, Mexico

Maternal Fetal Medicine Juan Gonzalez, United States

Oncology Agnieszka Horala, Poland

Reproductive Endocrinology Hajra Khattak, United Kingdom

Advancements in Postpartum Hemorrhage Care (...)
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Advancements in Postpartum Hemorrhage Care: Innovative Approaches to Addressing Obstetric Emergencies and PPH

Organised by: University of California San Francisco and University Research Co. LLC

Chair: Dilys Walker, United States and Charlotte Warren, United States

Innovative interventions to improve postpartum hemorrhage outcomes in Malawi: Mentorship and mental health interventions to reduce provider stress and vulnerabilities Martha Kamanga

Innovative interventions to improve postpartum hemorrhage outcomes in Madagascar: New tools and technology to improve PPH quality of care in Madagascar Justin Ranjalahy, Madagascar

Integrating a Maternal Near Miss Audit tool into the pre-existing Maternal Death Surveillance and Response (MDSR) system in Malawi: Lessons from three hospitals Luis Gadama, Malawi

Opportunities to improve timely blood access for obstetric patients with PPH. Stephen Njolomole, Malawi

Breast Topics for the Gynaecologist
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Breast Topics for the Gynaecologist

Organised by: Senologic International Society

Chair: Mauricio Costa, Brazil and Alfredo Barros, Brazil

Mammary Carcinogenesis: Integration of Genetics and the Environment Alfredo Barros, Brazil

What’s New with Ductal Carcinoma in Situ Schlomo Schneebaum, Isreal

Changing Paradigms in Breast Surgery Vahit Ozmen, Turkey

Prophylactic Surgery for Patients at High Risk for Breast Cancer, Mauricio Costa, Brazil

How Indemnifiers and Clinicians Can Improve Safety Together
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Organised by: The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG)

Chair: Tim Draycott, United Kingdom

Working with Indemnifiers to Incentivise Best Care Helen Vernon, United Kingdom and Andrew Davies, Australia

The Early Notification Scheme, CNST Maternity Incentive Scheme Denise Chaffer, United Kingdom

Improving Maternity Care Together Tim Draycott, United Kingdom

Incentivising Better Patient Safety Ursula Harrisson, Australia

Indigenous Women’s Health
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Organised by: The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women’s Health Marilyn Clarke, Australia

He Moana Pukepuke - Turbulent Seas. Strategies for Improving Māori Women's Health Inequities Sarah Te Whaiti, New Zealand

HPV and Cervical Screening - Australia & Canada Lisa Whop, Australia

Improving Women's Health in PNG and the Pacific: Reducing Maternal and Newborn Mortalilty from Unsupervised Birth Glen Mola, Papua New Guinea

Historic Racism and the Damage of Residential Schools in Canada Darlene Kitty, Canada

American Indian/Alaska Native Women’s Health Cara Thompson, United States

Maternal Mortality in Indigenous Areas in Mexico Hilda Eugenia Argüello Avendaño, Mexico

Wellbeing for the Physician
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Wellbeing for the Physician

Organised by: World Association of Trainees in Obstetrics & Gynecology (WATOG)

Chair: Ipek Ozcivit, Turkey

Introduction to Wellbeing Manuel Henriques, Portugal

Mindfulness in Surgery Ajay Rane, Australia

Exercise and How to Introduce It to Our Hectic Life Leopoldo Sanabria, Mexico

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Organised by: Philippine Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine (PSMFM)

Chair: Valerie Guinto, Philippines

Highlights of the Philippine CPG on Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Valerie Guinto, Philippines

Management of Recurrent Pregnancy Loss: The Philippine Experience Ana Marie Madamba Burgos, Philippines

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The Unfinished Agenda of Maternal Malnutrition and Its Impact on Birth Outcomes

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Organised by: The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)

Chair: Aparna Sridhar, United States

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Indian Perspective – PPH Prevention Archana Verma, India

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Organised by: German Society for Gynecology and Obstetrics (DGGG)

CMV in Pregnancy Karl Oliver Kagan, Germany

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Organised by: FIGO Working Group for Benign Breast Disease

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Prevention of Breast Cancer & Breast Cancer Mortality: Addressing High Risk Breast Lesions Mark Pearlman, United States

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Organised by: The Royal Thai College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Chair: Karun Kengsakul, Thailand and Pisake Lumbiganon, Thailand

UHC and Family Planning: Key to achieving SDGs Suwannachai Wattanayingcharoenchai, Thailand

Family Planning in Pre and Post COVID era Somsook Santibenchakul, Thailand

Top 10 Innovations in Contraception and Reproductive Health Unnop Jaisamrarn, Thailand

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Relevance of Bioethics in Today's World

Organised by: FIGO Committee on the Ethical Aspects of Human Reproduction and Women's Health

Chair: Sanjay Gupte, India

Introduction and Importance of Bioethics Sanjay Gupte, India

Principles of Bioethics Laurence McCullough, United States

Bioethics in Practice Michael Marsh, United Kingdom

Examples of Ethical Dilemmas in Obstetric Practice Frank Chervenak, United States

Examples of Ethical Dilemmas in Women’s Rights in Infertility Practice Giovanni Monni, Italy

If We Won’t Tell Them, Who Will: Adolescents and Sexual and Reproductive Health
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Organised by: FIGO Committee on Contraception and Family Planning

Chair: Megan Elliot, United States

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Mekdes Daba, Ethopia
Venkatraman Chandra-Mouli, Switzerland
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Prevention of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction (PFD): Is it Time to Take Action?
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Organised by: FIGO Committee on Urogynecology and Pelvic Floor

Chairs: Willy Davila, United States and Swati Jha, United Kingdom

FIGO's Role in Prevention of Conditions Impacting Women's Health Carlos Fuchtner, Bolivia

Current State of the Art for Prevention of Fecal Incontinence from Obstetrical Causes Ranee Thakar, United Kingdom

Role of Ante and Post-partum PF Rehabilitation in Prevention of PFD Kari Bo, Norway

Prevention of Disease: What Have We Learned from Other Disease States? Willy Davila, United States

Prevention of PFD: What Do We Know to Date? Victoria Handa, United States

Identification of Those at-Risk for PFD and Their Counselling Bob Freeman, United Kingdom

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Trainee´s Future

Organised by: World Association of Trainees in Obstetrics & Gynecology (WATOG)

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Selecting a Subspecialty Kübra Karakolcu, Turkey

Working at an Institution and Private Practice: Key Elements/Pros and Cons Edgar Mocanu, Ireland

From Trainee to Researcher Roman Kapustin, Russian

Training View on Cesarean Sections Worldwide
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Training View on Cesarean Sections Worldwide

Organised by: World Association of Trainees in Obstetrics & Gynecology (WATOG)

Chair: Roman Kapustin, Russia

Is There a Role for Elective Cesarean Section Francisco Ruiloba, Mexico

Extraperitoneal C Section: Is It Easier? Olivier Ami, France

Reproductive Management in Different Pathologies
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Reproductive Management in Different Pathologies

Organised by: Latin American Association of Reproductive Medicine (ALMER)

Chair: Sergio Papier, Argentina and Esther Polak de Fried, Argentina

Management of Ovarian Endometrioma in the Infertile Couple: A Suggested Decision Tree Ricardo Loret de Mola, United States

Reproductive Management in PCO Ricardo Azziz, United States

Oncology Patient Management Marcelo Barrionuevo, United States

Towards Elimination of Cervical Cancer: An Australian and Global Perspective
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Towards Elimination of Cervical Cancer: An Australian and Global Perspective

Organised by: Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG) and C4 (NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Cervical Cancer Control)

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Setting the Scene: Towards Elimination of Cervical Cancer Karen Canfell, Australia

Optimising HPV Vaccination: Opportunities and Challenges Julia Brotherton, Australia

Addressing Inequities in Cervical Cancer Prevention in High Income Countries Marion Saville, Australia

Strategies for Elimination of Cervical Cancer in LMIC Andrew Vallely, Australia

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Discrepancies in Post-Diploma Education in OB/GYN: Future Solutions

Organised by: World Association of Trainees in Obstetrics & Gynecology (WATOG)

Chair: Chipo Gwanzura, Zimbabwe

Results from the WATOG Basic Skills Survey Roman Kapustin, Russia

PACT as an Example of Standardization Agnieszka Horala, Poland

On the Road of Global Universal Educational System in OB /GynMaggie Morris, Canada

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Organised by: FIGO Working Group on ICI (International Childbirth Initiative)

Chair: André Lalonde, Canada and Suellen Miller, United States

Hospital Sofia Feldman: 3 Decades of Childbirth Humanization in Brazil Edson Borges de Souza

Psychosocial Support in Pregnancy and Birth Hakan Coker, Turkey

Collaborative Models of Care - Respectful Care and the International Childbirth Initiative Vijaya Krishnan, India

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Organised by: World Association of Trainees in Obstetrics & Gynecology (WATOG)

Chair: Goknur Topcu, Turkey

Europe Goknur Topcu, Turkey

Asia Arnav Hrishikesh Pai, India

Africa Kotti-Emily Mukucha, Zimbabwe

Latin America Cristhiam David Sánchez Corredor, Colombia

North America Sarrah Shahawy, United States

Training in Different Generations and Cultures
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Training in Different Generations and Cultures

Organised by: World Association of Trainees in Obstetrics & Gynecology (WATOG)

Chair: Magnifique Irakoze, Rwanda

Training Across Continents Chipo Gwanzura, Zimbabwe

Training Across Times  Ferry Boekhorst, Netherlands

Training Across Cultures Grant Murewanhema, Zimbabwe

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Impact of COVID-19 on Reproductive Health and Rights: Importance of Recognizing Reproductive Health Services as Essential

Organised by: Global Doctors for Choice (GDC)

Speaker: Laura Gil, Colombia