Day 3 | Session 6 | Keynote | Associate Professor Jo Shapiro
The importance of evidence based guidelines in women's health
RANZCOG is committed to developing high quality guidance to support best practice amongst the membership. Translating the findings of high-quality research into evidence based recommendations is a widely accepted practice.
For the past 4 years RANZCOG has been updating their guidelines using new processes for developing guidelines. Multi-disciplinary Guideline Development Groups work with the Research and Policy Team of the RANZCOG. These guidelines are used to inform all aspects of the college work including assessments and patient information.
This presentation will outline the RANZCOG guideline work and provide some examples.
Professor Cindy Farquhar
Dean of Research and Policy for RANZCOG
CNZM, FRSNZ, MBChB, FRCOG, FRANZCOG, CREI, MPH, MD
Cindy is the Postgraduate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Auckland and works as an obstetrician and gynaecologist, and fertility specialist at National Women’s Health.
Cindy trained in New Zealand and in London. Cindy has led the Cochrane Gynaecology and Fertility group since 1996. She is also a clinical trialist. She has also been the Co-Chair of the Cochrane Board 2014 to 2018.
Cindy is also the Dean of Research and Policy for the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. In 2024 Cindy and her team were awarded the Beavan Medal.