Day 2 | Session 3 | Concurrent | The Vulva

Vulvodynia

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Dr Vanitha Sivalingam
Gynaecological Oncologist
Te Toka Tumai, Auckland

Vanitha...

Understanding the roots of vulval cancer with terminology of the future

The terminology of vulval disease consistently changes as we are faced with new evidence. It is now recognised that there are 3 pathways to Vulval Squamous cell carcinoma and the new terminology and the consequences for clinical practice will be discussed.

Dr Lois Eva
Clinical Director
Gynaecological Oncology
Auckland City Hospital

Dr Lois Eva is a Clinical Director of Gynaecological Oncology in Auckland and Honorary Senior Lecturer with the University of Auckland and has a longstanding clinical and research interest in vulval cancer and precursors.

She is Vice President of the Australian Society of Colposcopy and Cervical pathology (ASCCP), on the Board of Directors of the International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Disease (ISSVD), on the editorial board of the Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease.  She has taught vulval disease and surgery for the ISSVD, ASCCP and IGCS Education programmes and co-authored the IGCS Vulval Cancer nursing curriculum and the NCSP primary HPV screening Guidelines.

Post menopausal vulval discomfort

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Dr Olivia Smart
Obstetrician Gynaecologist
Christchurch

Olivia...

Vulval skin conditions

A dermatologist's tips on diagnosing and managing vulval skin conditions.

Dr Harriet Kennedy
Dermatologist
Auckland City Hospital

Harriet is a dermatologist at Auckland City Hospital and in private practice in Auckland. She is on the RACP training program committee for dermatology, founded the dermatology advice service DermaLink NZ and is co-editor in chief of the Australasian Journal of Dermatology.