Saturday, 7th October Society of Obstetric Medicine of Australia and New Zealand ASM 2023

Meet at Victoria Square Tarntanyangga for a 7:30am departure.

SOMANZ 2023 will be supporting parents attending with young children by providing a family room.

The room will have space for activities and play for children while parents will be able to listen to the presentations with the same AV projection.

• Diagnosis and management of immune thrombocytopenia in pregnancy - Renee Eslick
• Contemporary approaches to the diagnosis and management of fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (FNAIT) - Stefan Kane

10:00am - 10:30am: Haematology Clinical Conundrums Panel Discussion

Panel
Dr. Heather Tapp
Dr. Renee Eslick
Dr. Peter Muller
A.Prof Stefan Kane
Dr. Briony Cutts

• The appropriate inclusion of pregnant women in trials of therapeutic agents - Natalie Hannan
• Disruption to supply of antihypertensives in Australia - SOMANZ's advocacy role - Renuka Dr Shanmugalingam
• The need for reform of safety categorisation of medications in pregnancy - Luke E Grzeskowiak
• Medicines in Pregnancy; an Industry Perspective - Alana Philips

• Multiple sclerosis during pregnancy: evidence-based insights for shared decision-making - Ali Buckland

• New generation antiplatelet agents for prevention of preeclampsia: investigating effects on antioxidant gene expression in first trimester placenta - Natasha de Alwis
• Assessment of markers of vascular stiffness in women with and without metabolic syndrome who have experienced a major pregnancy complication: an observational cohort study - Stevie Young
• Risk of developing hypertension following postpartum non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug use: findings from a systematic review and meta-analysis - Arunima Jain

Join us on Saturday 7th October for a Conference Dinner to remember at the Art Gallery of South Australia. Entertainment will be provided by local Adelaide performers, Acoustic Highway. Bring your dancing shoes! 

The Art Gallery of South Australia (AGSA), established as the National Gallery of South Australia in 1881, is located in Adelaide. It is the most significant visual arts museum in the Australian state of South Australia. It has a collection of almost 45,000 works of art, making it the second largest state art collection in Australia. Please see the registration desk to see if there are still places available.  

Venue: Art Gallery of South Australia 

Dress Code: Smart Casual