XIX FIGO World Congress of Gynecology and Obstetrics 4 – 9 October 2009 Cape Town, South Africa Scientific Programme (September 2009) Monday 5 October 09h00 – 10h30 Monday Sessions Auditorium 1 Howard Taylor Lecture Chair: Ralph Hale, Washington DC, USA The Ob-Gyn World is Flat: International Collaboration is Essential for Clinical and Scientific Advances - Joe Leigh Simpson, Houston, USA Auditorium 2 Assisted Reprodutive Technology (ART) in Low-resource Settings Chair: Gamal Serour, Cairo, Egypt Co-chair: Bharati Dhorepatil, Pune, India 1. Demand and Access - Gamal Serour, Cairo, Egypt 2. Stimulation Protocols in Low-resource Settings - Geeta Nargund, London, UK 3. Low Cost ART - Luca Gianaroli, Bologna, Italy 4. Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome and Complications of Art - Thomas D’Hooghe, Leuven, Belgium Ballroom East Caesarean Section Chair: Michael Robson, Dublin, Ireland 1. Auditing Caesarean Section Rates - Michael Robson, Dublin, Ireland 2. Vaginal Birth after Caesarean Section - Gordon Smith, Cambridge, UK 3. Surgical Techniques - Michael Stark, Berlin, Germany Ballroom West New Advances in Surgical Treatment of Cervical Cancer Chair: Desmond Barton, London, UK 1. Sentinel Node in Cervical Cancer: Can It Replace Lymphadenectomy? - Eng Tay, Singapore 2. Role of Laparoscopic Surgery - Dennis Querleu, Toulouse, France 3. Nerve Sparing Operation in Treatment of Cervical Cancer - Desmond Barton, London, UK 4. How Radical Should a Radical Hysterectomy Be? - Prapaporn Suprasert, Chiang Mai, Thailand Westin Grand Ballroom Keynote Lecture Chair: Justo Alonso, Montevideo, Uruguay Appropriate Learning and Technology for Maternal Care in Low Resource Settings - David Woods, Cape Town, South Africa Roof Terrace Non-Physician Human Resources for Major Emergency Obstetric Surgery Chair: Staffan Bergstrom, Stockholm, Sweden 1. Human Resources Necessary for Emergency Obstetric Surgery - Staffan Bergstrom, Stockholm, Sweden 2. Provision of Major Obstetric Surgery by Non-Physician Clinicians in Mozambique: 25 Years Experience - Caetano Pereira, Maputo, Mozambique 3. Non-Physician Clinician Experience with Emergency Obstetric Surgery in Tanzania Since 1962 - Godfrey Mbaruku, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania 4. Clinical Officers in Malawi Trained For Major Obstetric Surgery: A Nation-Wide Study - Garvey Chilopora, Malawi Room 1.4 Outcome Prediction in Pre-eclampsia Chair: Peter von Dadelszen, Vancouver, Canada Co-chair: Hiralal Konar, Bengal, India 1. Putting the Maternal and Perinatal Risks of Pre-eclampsia in Context - Mario Merialdi, Geneva, Switzerland and Shereen Bhutta, Karachi, Pakistan 2. Predicting the Onset of Pre-eclampsia – Gareth Seaward, Toronto, Canada 3. Predicting Maternal Outcomes in Women with Pre-eclampsia - the PEIRS Model - Peter von Dadelszen, Vancouver, Canada Room 1.6 Information Technology for the Obstetrician/Gynaecologist Chair: Hans van der Slikke, Amsterdam, Netherlands 1. Is the Internet an Asset in Daily Practice? - Hans van der Slikke, Amsterdam, Netherlands 2. Scientific Publications on the Internet - Jim Thornton, Nottingham, UK 3. The African Madonna: A Telematic Solution for Supporting Women in Developing Countries - Peter Kenemans, Netherlands Room 2.4 New Strategies That Increase Access to Hormonal Contraceptives Chair: Jocelyn Berube, Quebec, Canada 1. Project of the Pharmacy Access Partnership in California - Belle Taylor-McGhee, Oakland, USA 2. Increasing Access to Hormonal Contraceptives through Collective Prescription to Nurses and Pharmacists in Quebec, Canada - Edith Guilbert, Quebec, Canada 3. Increased Access to Hormonal Contraceptives in Developing Countries - John Townsend, New York, USA Room 2.6 Antenatal Corticosteroids for Preterm Birth Chair: Kellie Murphy, Toronto, Canada 1. Background and Overview of Antenatal Corticosteroids - Kellie Murphy, Toronto, Canada 2. MACS Trial, Results and in site from a Participating Centre - Mario Palermo, Buenos Aires, Argentina 3. The Cochrane Review: “Repeat Doses of Prenatal Corticosteroids for Women at Risk of Preterm Birth for Preventing Neonatal Respiratory Disease.” And Single vs. Repeated Doses of Antenatal Corticosteroid Randomized Controlled Trials - Kellie Murphy, Toronto, Canada 4. Longterm Follow-up on Repeat Doses of Antenatal Corticosteroids – Prakeshkhumar Shah, Toronto, Canada 5. Rescue Course Trials and Conclusions- Kellie Murphy, Toronto, Canada 10h30 – 11h00 Refreshment Break 11h00 – 12h00 Monday Sessions Auditorium 1 President’s Session Chair: Dorothy Shaw, Vancouver, Canada Key Links between Women’s Rights and Their Health – Perspectives on Progress Participants: Rebecca Cook, Professor in the Faculty of Law, the Faculty of Medicine and the Joint Centre for Bioethics; Co-Director, International Programme on Reproductive and Sexual Health Law, University of Toronto, Canada Daisy Mafubelu, Assistant Director-General, Family and Community Health, World Health Organization Thoraya Obaid, Executive Director UNFPA; UN Under Secretary General , New York, USA Helen Rees, Professor, Executive Director of the Reproductive Health and HIV Research Unit (RHRU), University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Mary Robinson, First Woman President of Ireland and currently Founder and President of Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative, New York, USA Auditorium 2 Diagnosis and Treatment of the Overactive Bladder Chair: Linda Cardozo, London, UK 1. Definitions and Diagnosis - PK Tan, Singapore 2. Medical Treatment - Linda Cardozo, London, UK 3. Surgical Treatment - Yik Lim, Melbourne, Australia Ballroom East Induction of Labour Chair: Jane Norman, Edinburgh, UK Co-chair: Hephzibah Kirubamani, India 1. The Right Time to Induce: Predictive Tools - Jane Norman, Edinburgh, UK 2. Uterine Scar and Induction of Labour - Aris Antsaklis, Athens, Greece 3. Outpatient Induction: Is it Feasible? - Chiara Benedetto, Turin, Italy Ballroom West UNFPA: Human Rights in High Maternal Mortality Countries: What Progress? Chair: Vincent Fauveau, Geneva, Switzerland 1. Introduction - Vincent Fauveau, Geneva, Switzerland 2. Human Rights Implications of Maternal Mortality - Ebezener Durojaye, Bloemfontein, South Africa 3. Inequality in Access to Emergency Obstetric Care - Muna Abdullah, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 4. Anthropology of a Public Health Practice: The Case of the Family Planning in Mali - Abdourahmane Coulibaly, Bamako, Mali 5. African Maternal and Newborn Health National Road Maps Assessment - Luc de Bernis, New York, USA Westin Grand Ballroom South African Representative Committee for the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists: Implementing Recommendations from Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths (CEMD) in Resource Constrained Countries Chair: Peter de Jong, Cape Town, South Africa 1. The Latest CEMD Report from South Africa - Jack Moodley, Durban, South Africa 2. Essential Steps in the Management of Obstetric Emergencies: A Training Strategy for Health Professionals - Robert Pattinson, Pretoria, South Africa 3. Reducing Maternal Deaths Associated with Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy - John Anthony, Cape Town, South Africa 4. Maternal Deaths Associated with PPH from Caesarean Sections – Sue Fawcus, Cape Town, South Africa 5. Promoting Family Planning - Petrus Steyn, Stellenbosch, South Africa Roof Terrace FIGO Committee on Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Rights: Sexual and Reproductive Rights of Young People: Understanding and Meeting the Need Chair: Kamini Rao, Bangalore, India Case Presentation and Panel Discussion: Patrick Ndavi, Nairobi, Kenya Charles Ngwena, Bloemfontein, South Africa Eddie Mhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Naffisa Osman, Maputo, Mozambique Marion Stevens, Cape Town, South Africa Room 1.4 International Society for Fertility Preservation (ISFP): Clinical Aspects of Fertility Preservation Chair: Samuel Kim, Kansas, USA 1. Current and Future Technologies for Fertility Preservation in Cancer Patients - Samuel Kim, Kansas, USA 2. Human Ovarian Transplantation Update - Jacques Donnez, Brussels, Belgium Room 1.6 Marie Stopes International: Innovative Reproductive Health Service Delivery Models for Underserved Communities Chair: David Griffiths, Heidelberg, Germany 1. Introduction - David Griffiths, Heidelberg, Germany 2. Demand Side Programme Models - Leo Bryant, London, UK 3. Supply Side Programme Models - Senanu Arkuta, Accra, Ghana Room 2.4 FIGO Committee of Ethics - Ethics in Human Reproduction and Women’s Health Chair: Jacques Milliez, Paris, France and Bernard Dickens, Toronto, Canada 1. HPV Vaccine and Prevention of Cervical Cancer - Joanna Cain, Providence, USA 2. Adolescent Reproduction Care and Confidentiality - Bernard Dickens, Toronto, Canada 3. Ethics of Fertility Treatment in Resource-poor Countries - Francoise Shenfield, London, UK Room 2.6 International Society of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology: The Role of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology in the Promotion of Women’s Sexual Health Chair: Carlos Damonte, Alicante, Spain 1. Violence Against Women. The Role of the Gynaecologist in Prevention and Care - Mira Lal, Dudley, UK 2. Caesarean Section on Demand – A Psychosomatic Challenge - Sibil Tschudin, Basel, Switzerland 3. Teaching Sexual Medicine to Gynaecologists - Johannes Bitzer, Basel, Switzerland 4. Body Image Changes in Different Gynaecologic Disorders - Cristina Maggioni, Italy 5. Climacteric Medicine – Where to Go in the Future? - Carlos Damonte, Alicante, Spain 12h00 – 13h00 Monday Sessions Auditorium 1 President’s Session continues Auditorium 2 Pregnancy and the Pelvic Floor