Friday 22nd March 2024, The QEII Conference Centre, Westminster, London.
Chaired by Professor Tom Bourne, Professor of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Imperial College London.

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Friday 22nd March 2024

08:55

Welcome and introduction

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

Classifying ovarian masses – the current state of the art and what the future holds

09:00

The test performance of the IOTA ADNEX Model, an intuitive two-step approach to classifying all adnexal masses – and the ESGO/IOTA/ESGE consensus

Prof Dirk Timmerman, Professor of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, KU Leuven, Belgium

09:20

Evaluating ovarian cysts in pregnancy – how much of an issue are they?

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

09:40

Radiomics and machine learning for ovarian masses

Dr Jen Barcroft, Senior Clinical Research Fellow Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK

10:00

Case examples using IOTA ADNEX and the two step strategy to characterise ovarianpathology

Prof Wouter Froyman, Asst Professor and Consultant Gynaecologist, KU Leuven, Belgium. Ms Chiara Landolfo, Consultant Gynaecologist, Imperial College London NHS Trust, UK

10:30

Coffee Break

The endometrium and learning pelvic anatomy for ultrasound, and case examples of what has been covered so far

10:50

Defining global and focal endometrial pathology including the IETA classification and using gel instillation to improve images

Prof Thierry Van den Bosch, Asst professor and Consultant Gynaecologist, KU Leuven, Belgium

11:30

Selecting patients for myomectomy and predicting surgical difficulty

Prof Wouter Froyman, Asst Professor and Consultant Gynaecologist, KU Leuven, Belgium

11:50

Discussion and case examples of endometrial pathology

Prof Thierry Van den Bosch, Asst Professor and Consultant Gynaecologist, KU Leuven, Belgium. Ms Chiara Landolfo, Consultant Gynaecologist, Imperial College London NHS Trust, UK

12:20

The importance of using ultrasound guidance for gynaecological procedures

Mr Jospeh Yazbek, Consultant Gynaecological Oncologist, Imperial College NHS Trust

12:40

Lunch

13:30

GE Healthcare Sponsored Symposium 

Fetal echo ultrasound: techniques and technologies to optimise ultrasound imaging

Prof Christoph Lees, Professor of Obstetrics, Imperial College London, UK and Dr Laura Vazquez-Garcia, Consultant Fetal & Paediatric Cardiologist, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK

Diagnosing endometriosis as well as myometrial and endometrial polyps and their relevance

14:00

Defining pelvic anatomy – how to identify ureters, the utero-sacral ligaments and more

Prof Antonia Testa, Professor of Gynaecology, Gemelli University Hospital, Rome, Italy

14:20

Linking ultrasound to surgery – the key role of ultrasound for diagnosis and surgical planning in endometriosis patients and the rise of the “surgeon sonographer”

Prof George Condous, Associate Professor, Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Neonatology, Nepean Clinical School, University of Sydney, Australia (virtual)

14:40

Defining myometrial pathology: adenomyosis, fibroids and sarcoma

Prof Dirk Timmerman, Professor of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, KU Leuven, Belgium

15:00

Using ultrasound to assess the extent of gynaecological malignancy

Prof Antonia Testa, Professor of Gynaecology, Gemelli University Hospital, Rome, Italy

15:30

Coffee Break

Caesarean scars, PCOS, HyCoSy and scanning paediatric patients

16:00

Abnormal bleeding and caesarean section scars – how do we describe the niche, diagnose the problem and potentially treat it?

Prof Judith Huirne, Professor of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Academic Medical Centre Amsterdam, The Netherlands

16:30

Imaging in paediatric and adolescent gynaecology and the diagnosis, classification andclinical relevance of uterine congenital abnormalities

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

16:50

Using ultrasound contrast (HyCoSy) and gel to evaluate the endometrial cavity and fallopiantube patency in the fertility clinic

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

17:10

Diagnosing polycystic ovaries, and what an ultrasound scan can tell you about ovarian function

Mr Sotirios Saravelos, Consultant Gynaecologist and Subspecialist in Reproductive Medicine, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK

17:30

Close of meeting