RWH PRC 30th Anniversary Conference

Royal Women’s Hospital
Pregnancy Research Centre

30^th Anniversary Online Conference

Held 17-18 March 2023

Thank you for your interest in our RWH PRC 30th Anniversary Conference

we had an outstanding line-up of local, national and
international past and present PRC colleagues and collaborators
presenting their work relating to human pregnancy

Programme

Friday 17 March 2023 9am -  12.30pm

NAME	INSTITIUTION	TOPIC
Prof Shaun Brennecke	RWH, Melbourne	Welcome and Introduction
Prof Helena Parkington	Monash, Melbourne	Hard labour-potassium channelopathies contribute to failure to progress in labour
Prof Kathy Liu	Guangzhou, China	Multi-omics studies of the myometrium in human parturition
Dr Padma Murthi	Monash, Melbourne	Recent insights into placental functioning in human pregnancy
Dr Bill Kalionis	RWH, Melbourne	Extracellular vesicles as diagnostics and therapeutics in human pregnancy
Dr Cameron Nowell	Monash, Melbourne	Optical Imaging and Bioimage Analysis for Biomedical Research
Prof Manu Vatish	Oxford, UK	Syncytiotrophoblast-derived extracellular vesicles as effectors of vascular pathology in preeclampsia
Prof Nihay Laham- Karam	Kuopio, Finland	Next Generation Viral Vectors for angiogenic gene therapy
Dr Hannah Yong	Singapore	Investigating the role of IL6R and its signalling in inositol-mediated regulation of fetal growth

Friday 17 March 2023 1.30 pm -  5pm

NAME	INSTITIUTION	TOPIC
Prof Jon Hyett	Sydney, NSW	Early pregnancy screening
Prof Stefan Verlohren	Berlin, Germany	The current role of the sFlt-1/PIGF ratio test in the management of pre-eclampsia
Prof Laura McGee	London, UK	Antihypertensive treatment in pregnancy
Prof Peter Von Dadelzen	London, UK	The PIERS model for preeclampsia
Prof Eric Moses	Hobart, Tasmania	Multi-omics dissection of a complex disorder: An ongoing journey with preeclampsia
Prof Christopher Redman	Oxford, UK	Preeclampsia: Where to next?
Dr Penny Sheehan	RWH, Melbourne	Progesterone and human parturition
Prof Andrew Sheenan	London, UK	Managing preterm birth following caesarean section damage
Dr Julia Unterscheider	RWH, Melbourne	Fetal growth restriction: Past, present and future

Saturday 18 March 2023 9am -  12.30pm

NAME	INSTITIUTION	TOPIC
Assoc Prof Max Schmid	Vienna, Austria	Navigating the World of Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing
Assoc Prof Ricardo Palma-Dias	RWH, Melbourne	Screening for congenital anomalies
Prof Mark Umstad	RWH, Melbourne	How clinical research is debunking the myths of monozygotic twinning
Assoc Prof Rob Cincotta	Brisbane, Qld	Twin to twin transfusion syndrome
Prof Fabricio da Silva Costa	Gold Coast, Qld	Preeclampsia and Twins
Prof Christopher Redman	Oxford, UK	The Dawes-Redman CTG analysis system: A medical perspective
Ms Beth Albert	Oxford, UK	The Dawes-Redman CTG analysis system: A midwifery perspective
Dr Tom Cade	RWH, Melbourne	Are all people with gestational diabetes created equal?
Assoc Prof Joanne Said	Western Health, Melbourne	Antenatal corticosteroids: Current controversies
Prof Shane Higgins	Dublin, Ireland	The Active Management of Labour and Rising Caesarean Section Rates - Are there Lessons to be Learned?

Saturday 18 March 2023 1.30 pm -  5pm

NAME	INSTITIUTION	TOPIC
Prof John Higgins	Cork, Ireland	Health Innovation Hub Ireland: Impact, Opportunities and examples
Prof Emily Callender	Sydney, NSW	The importance of considering equity and efficiency in maternity care
Prof Christine East	Latrobe, Melbourne	Evidence and practice: a journey, not a destination
Assoc Prof Stefan Kane	RWH, Melbourne	Reappraising Risk in Pregnancy
Dr Gabriel Jones	Oxford, UK	Artificial Intelligence and fetal welfare assessment
Dr Jim Parker	Sydney, NSW	Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS): An Evolutionary Adaptation to Lifestyle and the Environment
Prof Sant-Rayn Pasricha	WEHI, Melbourne	Alleviating anaemia in pregnancy in developing countries
Prof Ben Mol	Monash, Melbourne	Medicalisation of pregnancy: Are we over-acting?
Prof Shaun Brennecke	RWH, Melbourne	Wrap up and conclusion