June 20
SOGC Annual Business Meeting & Hot Breakfast
WTCC - Suite 202-203
07:00 - 08:00
All voting OB/GYN and Life Members are asked to attend.
IS 5: Is it Good Medicine or Lifestyle Medicine? What Goes on in Your Office, and the Offices of Your Colleagues as We Manage Trends Throughout the Menstrual Cycle
WTCC - Room 200DE
08:00 - 09:00
Learning Objectives
At the end of the session, participants will be able to:
- Understand the role of the obstetrician/gynaecologist in bleeding problems, acne, menstrual hygiene and menstrual suppression;
- Review the role of an obstetrician/gynaecologist in conseling older women concerning childbearing, birth control and other tools they have to assist in conception;
- Counsel patients about vaginoplasties and labiaplasties;
- Discuss the quality of menopause, changing libido and aging concerns of peri-menopausal women and solutions.
Faculty
- Donna Fedorkow, MD, FRCSC, MSc (Moderator), Dundas, ON
- Jennifer Blake, MD FRCSC, Toronto, ON
Unrestricted Educational Grants
- Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals Canada, Inc.
IS 6: Optimizing HPV Prevention in Sexually Active Women
WTCC - Room 200DE
09:00 - 10:30
Learning Objectives
At the end of the session, participants will be able to:
- Discuss the burden of HPV in men and women including cancers, pre-cancers, genital warts and secondary risk related cancers;
- Discuss age specific prevalence and cumulative risk for low and high risk types of infection;
- Review key elements of the sexual behavior patterns in industrialized countries;
- Describe the contribution of HPV testing to general population screening for cervical cancer prevention;
- Recognize the flaws in our current practice of colposcopy and how to improve the sensitivity of colposcopy for high grade dysplasia and cancer;
- Explain how the interpretation of abnormal test/biopsies and the utility of HPV vaccination changes with age;
- Identify behavioral script as a tool to increase comfort in discussing HPV prevention/immunization;
- Appreciate various resources that encourage patient adherence to guidelines.
Faculty
- Michel Fortier, MD (Moderator), Quebec, QC
- Xavier Bosch, MD, Barcelona, Spain
- William Fisher, BA, MS, PhD, London, ON
- Walter Kinney, MD, Sacramento, CA
Unrestricted Educational Grants
- Merck Frosst Canada Ltd.
IS 7: Clinical Experience with RANK Ligand Inhibition in Post Menopausal Women with Osteoporosis
WTCC - Room 200DE
11:00 - 12:00
Learning Objectives
At the end of the session, participants will be able to:
- Describe recent phase 3 research data with RANK Ligand Inhibition in post-menopausal osteoporosis;
- Identify prevention and treatment strategies;
- Assess risk factors and care gaps.
Faculty
- Thirza Smith, MD (Moderator), Saskatoon, SK
- David Kendler, MD, Vancouver, BC
- Alexandra Papaioannou, MD, Hamilton, ON
Unrestricted Educational Grants
- AMGEN Canada Inc.
IS 8: Innovations in Cervical Cancer Prevention
WTCC - Room 200DE
12:00 - 13:00
Learning Objectives
At the end of the session, participants will be able to:
- Understand the unique challenges of HPV versus other pathogens;
- Discuss the role novel adjuvant systems play & importance of tailoring vaccine design to the pathogen;
- Identify the important role played by immune mechanisms in the progression of cervical disease and long term protection;
- Highlight new clinical information & performance towards the goal of Cervical Cancer Prevention.
Faculty
- Mark Heywood, MD (Moderator), Vancouver, BC
- Fred Aoki, MD, Winnipeg, MB
- Barbara Romanowski, MD,FRCPC, Edmonton, AB
Unrestricted Educational Grants
- GlaxoSmithKline Inc.
Research & Innovation - Oral Abstract Presentation
WTCC - Suite 304 (OBS) & Suite 303 (GYN)
13:00 - 14:30
For more details, please consult the schedule on-site.
Research and Innovation Program - Posters Presentations
WTCC - Room 200C
13:00 - 14:30
For more details, please consult the schedule on-site.
IS 9: President's Symposium - Deconstructing the Fallacy of the Adult Learner
WTCC - Room 200DE
14:30 - 15:30
Learning Objectives
At the end of the session, participants will be able to:
- Review and explore the concepts of self-assessment and self-direction;
- Describe some of the personal and environmental limitations on these processes;
- Discuss how we might address these limitations in order to evolve safe and effective practitioners.
Faculty
- Scott Farrell, MD (Moderator), Halifax, NS
- Tahir Mahmood, FRCOG, London, United Kingdom
- Glenn Regehr, PhD, Vancouver, BC
Unrestricted Educational Grants
- Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC)
IS 10: Breech Delivery
WTCC - Room 200DE
15:30 - 16:30
Learning Objectives
At the end of the session, participants will be able to:
- Present SOGC Guidelines on Breech Delivery;
- Demonstrate the new technique for Breech Vaginal Delivery (Germany).
Faculty
- David Young, MD (Moderator), Halifax, NS
- Robert Gagnon, MD, Verdun, QC
- Frank Louwen, MD, Francfort, Germany
Unrestricted Educational Grants
- Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC)
Awards and Installation of New President
WTCC - Room 200DE
16:30 - 17:30
Every year the SOGC wishes to highlight contributions made by members and recognized leaders. Join us during this momentous occasion in celebrating achievements and contributions to women's health.
The following plaques and prizes will be awarded: Regional Achievement Awards; Best Abstracts in oral and poster categories as well as the President Award.
We also invite you to join us in giving thanks to our outgoing President, Dr. Scott A. Farrell and welcoming our newest President, Dr. Michel P. Fortier. The installation of the new President will be followed by an Awards Reception open to all.