Saturday, 17th October Society of Obstetric Medicine of Australia and New Zealand ASM 2026

7:15AM - 8:15AM
Saturday, 17th October
Grand Chelsea Ballroom
7:30AM - 5:00PM
Saturday, 17th October
Grand Chelsea Lobby & Chelsea Lane
8:45AM - 10:30AM
Saturday, 17th October
Grand Chelsea Ballroom

Dr Jill Parkes-Smith, Obstetric Medicine and Infectious Diseases Physician, Mater Hospital
Dr Renuka Sekar, Senior Staff Specialist & Co- clinical Lead Maternal and Fetal Medicine, Metro North Health
Mega Virus, Micro Awareness: Confronting the Cytomegalo-Mystery

Dr Sumi Britton, Infectious Diseases Physician, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital
Infections in pregnancy: the bad, the hard, the challenging: updates on syphilis, CMV and encephalitis

 

10:30AM - 11:00AM
Saturday, 17th October
Chelsea Lane - voco

Poster presenters should stand next to their posters for judging. 

11:00AM - 12:30PM
Saturday, 17th October
Grand Chelsea Ballroom

Ariane Beeston, Clinical Content, The Centre of Perinatal Excellence
Wounded Healer: The Lived Experience of Postpartum Psychosis

Dr Kannan Kallapiran, Clinical Director & Senior Medical Officer, Mater Hospital
When Worry Takes Hold: Managing Anxiety Across Pregnancy and Postpartum

Prof Ed Heffernan, Director – Queensland Forensic Mental Health Service, Queensland Forensic Mental Health Service (QFMHS) & the University of Queensland
Suicide related calls to police and ambulance for women in the peri-natal period

12:30PM - 1:30PM
Saturday, 17th October
Chelsea Lane - voco
12:30PM - 1:30PM
Saturday, 17th October
Grand Chelsea Ballroom
1:30PM - 3:00PM
Saturday, 17th October
Grand Chelsea Ballroom

Dr Caroline Airey, Neurologist, Brisbane Neurology
Managing Migraine in Pregnancy

Dr Ali Buckland, Consultant Neurologist, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
Changing the Narrative: Modern Care of Multiple Sclerosis in Pregnancy

Noor Aladhami, Consultant Pharmacist, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital
Isabelle Fassbind, Senior Pharmacist, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital
Attention to ADHD: Weighing Maternal Function against Fetal Exposure

3:00PM - 3:30PM
Saturday, 17th October
Chelsea Lane - voco
3:20PM - 4:00PM
Saturday, 17th October
Grand Chelsea Ballroom
4:20PM - 5:00PM
Saturday, 17th October
Grand Chelsea Ballroom

Dr Rumal Jayalath, Director of Neurosurgery, Princess Alexandra Hospital
Cerebral Aneurysms and AVMs - management in pregnancy and delivery

Strokes with PFO in Pregnancy - Panel Discussion

  • Dr Claire Muller, Neurologist and Stroke Specialist, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital
  • Dr Sam Hayman, Interventional Cardiologist, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital
  • Dr Gerard Connors, Interventional Cardiologist and Vascular Physician, Greenslopes Hospital
  • Dr Lisa Dawes, Maternal Fetal Medicine Subspecialist, Liggins Institute, University of Auckland
  • Dr Caroline Wilson, Obstetric Physician and Haematologist, Mater Health

7:00PM - 11:00PM
Saturday, 17th October