2019 Women's Health Conference

Agenda - GP Sessions

8:30 Registrations

9:00 Welcome, acknowledgement of country

9:05 Opening plenary:

Weight across the ages

• Overview of management of overweight and obesity - Dr Namson Lau

• Assessing and responding to childhood obesity - Faye Southcombe

• Obesity in pregnancy - Dr Ian Fulcher

10:35 Preventing still-births - Dr Adrienne Gordon

10:45 Morning tea Preventing Harm Stream Promoting Health Stream

11:05 Breast cancer screening and treatment - Dr Ashanya Malalasekera and Dr Diana Adams Psychopharmacology in pregnancy - Dr Svetlana Trmcic

11:55 Post-menopausal bleeding: The need for early screening and diagnosis - Dr Yousif Kaisher It’s good when it sucks: tackling common breastfeeding challenges - Annette Wright

12:45 Lunch

1:25 Thyroid Disease in Pregnancy - Dr Ashish Gargya Palliative doesn’t mean dying: promoting early intervention for enhancing quality of life in patients with a life-limiting illness - Dr Vitor Rocha

2:15 Abuse and violence: • Medical complications of strangulation • Supporting patients who have experienced sexual assault - Pre-conception and early pregnancy genetic screening - Professor Edwin Kirk

3:05 Afternoon tea

3:20 Closing Plenary: Body image, Disordered Eating and Cosmetic Surgery: Presentation by Professor Philippa Hay and expert panel discussion with participant voting following

4:50 Conference close