Thursday 21st March 2024

08:55

Welcome and introduction

Prof Tom Bourne, Professor of Obstetrics & Gynaecology Imperial College London, UK

Why does miscarriage happen and anatomy

09:00

Investigating and managing recurrent miscarriage: when should we investigate? what tests are worth doing? and what treatment works?

Dr Joshua Odendaal, NIHR Clinical Lecturer, University of Warwick, UK

09:30

Why does miscarriage happen?

Prof Jan Brosens, Professor of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of Warwick, UK

10:00

The detection of structural abnormalities in the first trimester of pregnancy: what should you never miss and what is it possible to visualise with the latest technology

Dr Harsha Shah, Clinical Research Fellow, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea Hospital, UK

10:30

Coffee Break

Diagnosing/managing miscarriage and acute gynaecology

11:00

Does bleeding in early pregnancy or having a subchorionic haematoma matter?

Ms Maya Al Memar, Consultant Gynaecologist, Imperial College London NHS Trust, UK

11:20

Diagnosing miscarriage and features suggestive of likely miscarriage

Prof Tom Bourne, Professor of Obstetrics & Gynaecology Imperial College London, UK

11:40

Common acute gynaecology problems: diagnosis and management ovarian cyst accidents, pelvic abscess, ureteric obstruction, and others

Ms Tejal Amin, Consultant Gynaecologist, Imperial College NHS Trust

12:10

Retained pregnancy tissue, EMV or AVM? – and management options for miscarriage

Prof Thierry Van den Bosch, Consultant Gynaecologist, KU Leuven, Belgium

12:30

Lunch

Pregnancy of unknown location and the diagnosis and management of ectopicpregnancy

14:00

The evidence-based management of Pregnancy of Unknown Location (PUL): making sense ofprogesterone, hCG levels and prediction models

Dr Chris Kyriacou, PhD Research Fellow, Tommy’s National Centre for Miscarriage Research, Imperial College London, UK

14:20

The ultrasound diagnosis and characteristic features of tubal ectopic pregnancies and how toselect women for expectant, medical and surgical management

Ms Emma Kirk, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK

14:40

The features of non-tubal ectopic pregnancy including management strategies and nomenclature for interstitial and caesarean scar pregnancies

Dr Nicole Burger, Dept of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Academic Medical Centre Amsterdam, The Netherlands

15:00

Case examples and just images quiz on early pregnancy complications

Dr Chris Kyriacou, Obstetrics and Gynaecology Specialist Registrar and Ph.D. fellow, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK, Dr Margot Pikovsky, Senior Clinical Research Fellow in Early Pregnancy, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK

15:30

Coffee Break

Molar pregnancy, hyperemesis and the psychological impact of pregnancy loss

16:00

Using hand-held ultrasound in early pregnancy and gynaecology

Dr Alex Novak, Snr Clinical Research Fellow in Gynaecology, Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, UK

16:20

Nausea and vomiting in pregnancy: new insights and a summary of management

Dr Melanie Nana, NIHR Clinical Research Fellow and Obstetric Medicine Registrar, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

16:40

The psychological impact of miscarriage

Dr Nina Parker, Snr Clinical Fellow in Gynaecology and Early Pregnancy, Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, UK

17:00

The experience of miscarriage and a conversation about language as well as how and when we talk about early pregnancy loss

Ms Katy Lindemann, Writer and Patient Advocate, UK. Dr Nina Parker, Snr Clinical Fellow in Gynaecology and Early Pregnancy, Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, UK

17:30

Close of Meeting