Speaker Profile

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	Biography Rohan D’Souza MD PhD FRCOG is a Maternal-Fetal Medicine Physician and Associate Professor with the Departments of Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Health Research Methods, Evidence & Impact at McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada He is the co-lead on the Canadian Obstetric Survey System (CanOSS) for severe adverse pregnancy events. His clinical and research interests include • Reducing the incidence of severe pregnancy-related morbidity and its long-term effects on families • Improving pregnancy outcomes for individuals with cardiac and other medical disorders • Incorporating preferences of pregnant individuals into clinical decision-making • Addressing challenges with outcome reporting in pregnancy research and • Increasing the safety and success of vaginal birth following labour induction Rohan has received numerous national and international grants and recognition for his research and teaching and was most recently awarded the Canada Research Chair in Maternal Health. Disclosure 1. I have a relationship with a for-profit and/or a not-for-profit organization to disclose: a) Direct financial payments including receipt of honoraria: Ferring Inc (Honoraria) b) Membership on advisory boards or speakers’ bureaus: Sanofi (Speaker's Academy) c) Funded grants or clinical trials: Canadian Institutes for Health Research, Hamilton Academic Health Sciences Association, Public Health Agency of Canada, NSERC 2. I do not intend to make therapeutic recommendations for medications that have not received regulatory approval (i.e. “off-label” use of medication).

Biography
Rohan D’Souza MD PhD FRCOG is a Maternal-Fetal Medicine Physician and Associate Professor with the Departments of Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Health Research Methods, Evidence & Impact at McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada He is the co-lead on the Canadian Obstetric Survey System (CanOSS) for severe adverse pregnancy events. His clinical and research interests include • Reducing the incidence of severe pregnancy-related morbidity and its long-term effects on families • Improving pregnancy outcomes for individuals with cardiac and other medical disorders • Incorporating preferences of pregnant individuals into clinical decision-making • Addressing challenges with outcome reporting in pregnancy research and • Increasing the safety and success of vaginal birth following labour induction Rohan has received numerous national and international grants and recognition for his research and teaching and was most recently awarded the Canada Research Chair in Maternal Health.
Disclosure
1. I have a relationship with a for-profit and/or a not-for-profit organization to disclose: a) Direct financial payments including receipt of honoraria: Ferring Inc (Honoraria) b) Membership on advisory boards or speakers’ bureaus: Sanofi (Speaker's Academy) c) Funded grants or clinical trials: Canadian Institutes for Health Research, Hamilton Academic Health Sciences Association, Public Health Agency of Canada, NSERC 2. I do not intend to make therapeutic recommendations for medications that have not received regulatory approval (i.e. “off-label” use of medication).