Day 1 | Monday 15 June, 2026 | Waipapa Marae, central Auckland
Cultural competence, hauora Māori and cultural safety to support Māori health equity and outcomes
| 10.00am | Buses depart from Grand Millennium Auckland to Waipapa Marae |
10.30am
| Pōwhiri
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11.30am
| Lunch
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12.30pm
1.30pm
| Gynaecology and equity
Māori and Pacific women’s experiences of endometrial cancer pre-diagnosis
Women's Health Waitematā Research included: - Pre-diagnostic experiences with wāhine Māori & Pacific women with endometrial cancer
- Hui with wāhine Māori
- Talanoa with Pacific women
- GP experiences of managing abnormal uterine bleeding / endometrial cancer
- Survey of wāhine Māori, Pacific women and non-Māori / Pacific women knowledge and awareness of endometrial cancer (symptoms, risk factors)
Menopause focus - TBC |
| 2.15pm | Hapū wānanga and Māori birthing practices
Counties Manukau
A workshop that shares what whānau learn at hapū wānanga, with the aim of supporting our O&G Trainees and Fellows to support whānau wishes and provide culturally safe birthing care
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| 3.15pm | Afternoon Tea |
| 3.30pm | Hapū wānanga and Māori birthing practices continues
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4.30pm
| Wrap up
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| 4.45pm | Buses depart from Waipapa Marae returning to Grand Millennium Auckland |
Day 2 | Tuesday 16 June, 2026 | Grand Millennium Auckland
| 8.00 am | Arrival tea and coffee in our exhibition space |
8.30 am
| Opening of Day 2
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| 9.00 am | Session 1 | Keynote
Wayfinding Leadership
Professor Chellie Spiller, Waikato Management School |
| 9.40am | Session 2 | Plenary | Endometriosis - winds of change
Endometriosis in New Zealand: closing the gap between current practice and optimal care
Dr Michael Wynn-Williams, Lead Migs Surgery, Auckland
Navigation guide – the
new RANZCOG Living Evidence Guideline
Professor Cindy Farquhar, Dean of Research and Policy, RANZCOG
Diagnosis – Sounding the
depths: Endometriosis ultrasound scanning
Dr Guy
Fisher, Specialist Gynaecologist
Calming the storm –
hormone suppression in 2026 and beyond
Dr Amelia Ryan, Gynaecologist, Waitemata, Auckland
Charting new waters – beyond the horizon:
Biomarkers, Sclerotherapy, AI
Dr Jess Dunning, Gynaecologist, Te Toka Tumai, Auckland
Q&A with all 5 speakers
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| 11.00am | Morning tea |
| 11.30am | Session 3 | Concurrent
Fertility - can we make access more equitable
Unexplained
infertility: investigations and management
Dr Lucy Prentice, Senior Lecturer, Fertility sub-specialist, University of Auckland
Donor conceived children in Aotearoa: what do they
know?
Associate Professor Sonja Goedeke, Psychology and Neuroscience, Auckland University of Technology
Fairer fertility care funding: should New Zealand have a BMI threshold?
Dr Karyn Anderson, Research Fellow, University of Auckland
Preimplantation genetic
diagnosis in New Zealand: have we got it right?
Dr Juliet Taylor, Consultant Clinical Geneticist, Te Whatu Ora
Q&A with all 4 speakers
| Pelvic floor surgery in NZ: maintaining skills and moving forwards
The future of Urogynaecology in NZ
Dr Fiona Bach, O&G SMO, Christchurch Women's Hospital and Oxford Women's Health
Posterior vaginal repair - two techniques, one objective
Dr Xiamin Liang, Urogynaecologist, Te Toka Tumai and Dr Esther Tutty, O&G and Urogynaecology sub-speciality Trainee, Middlemore
Modified Manchester repair - back to the future
Dr Jackie Hawley, Gynaecologist, Wellington Hospital, Southern Cross Hospital
The art of closure: colpocleisis in contemporary practice
Dr Sanni Aschenberger, O&G Wellington Hospital, Gynaecologist, Southern Cross Hospital |
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| 12.50pm | Lunch (Poster Discussion - Group 1)
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| 1.50 pm | Session 4 | Concurrent
Above board: honest kōrero about caesarean birth
Caesarean birth on maternal
request
Dr Nisha Khot, President, RANZCOG, Clinical Director O&G, Peninsula Health, Melbourne
Vaginal Birth After Caesarean guideline
Dr Meghan Hill, Senior Lecturer, University of Auckland
Scars that matter: caesarean birth, uterine injury, and the risk ahead
Dr Jordon Wimsett, Obstetrician, Te Toka Tumai, Auckland
Bridging both sides of the drapes: a collaborative approach to pain during caesarean birth
Dr Lisa Newby, Anaesthetist, Taranaki
Contested techniques in caesarean birth: what the evidence tells us
Dr Dionne Mills-Sillik, O&G and Obstetrics Clinical Lead, Middlemore Hospital
Q&A will all 5 speakers
| Gynaecology Free Communications
Speakers to be gathered through call for abstract process
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| 3.10 pm | Afternoon Tea (Poster Discussion - Group 2) |
| 3.40 pm | Session 5 | Concurrent
Gynaecology - pearls of wisdom
Tubo Ovarian Abscess management: new guideline from Te Whatu Ora - Counties Manukau based on TOAST (Tubo Ovarian Abscess Study)
Dr Anna-Marie Van de Merwe, O&G, Middlemore Hospital
Vulval conditions –
beyond VIN/LS
Dr Harriet Kennedy, Dermatologist, Auckland City Hospital
Evaluating new technology
Dr Naomi Holbeach, Clinician, Clinical Educator and Research, Melbourne Medical School
Q&A with all 3 speakers | Charting the course - early pregnancy
Pre-pregnancy counselling guideline
Dr Meghan Hill, Senior Lecturer, University of Auckland Recurrent miscarriage
Dr Lucy Prentice, Senior Lecturer, Fertility sub-specialist, University of Auckland
Caesarean scar ectopic
Dr Sue Belgrave, O&G, North Shore Hospital and Auckland City Hospital Abortion care
Dr Anna Hudspith, O&G and Abortion provider, Wellington and Dr Rachel Rapkin, Clinical Lead, Te Mahoe Unit, Wellington |
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| 5.00 pm | Final housekeeping information |
5.10 pm
| Close of Day 2
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| 6.00 pm | Buses depart for ASM Dinner from Grand Millennium Auckland to Maritime Room |
| 6.30 pm | ASM Dinner at Maritime Room |
Day 3 | Wednesday 17 June | Grand Millennium Auckland
| 8.00 am | Arrival tea and coffee in our exhibition space |
| 8.30am | Session 6 | Keynote
The importance of evidence based guidelines in women's health
Professor Cindy Farquhar, Dean of Research and Policy, RANZCOG |
| 9.15am | Session 7 | Concurrent
Controlling the flood - update on gynaecological cancer care
Abnormal uterine bleeding
Dr Sathana Ponnampalam, Senior Medical Officer in Women's Health at Te Toka Tumai and Endometrial Cancer Equity Clinical Lead, Te Whatu Ora - Northern Region
Endometrial cancer in the
young
Dr Silipa Naiqiso, Gynaecological Oncologist, Te Toka Tumai, Auckland
National Cervical Screening Programme in Aotearoa update
Dr Georgina McPherson, Nurse Practitioner, Waitematā District
A Radiologist's approach to adnexal masses
Dr Darshna Kasabia, Radiologist, Auckland City Hospital
Q&A will all 4 speakers
| Obstetric Free Communications
Speakers to be gathered through call for abstract process
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| 10.30am | Morning Tea (Poster Discussion - Group 3)
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| 11.00am | Session 8 | Concurrent Managing the Menopause - what's in RANZCOG's new guideline
Hormonal management of vasomotor symptoms: key recommendations from the RANZCOG guideline
Dr Catriona Melville, Senior Staff Specialist, Clinical Lead Reproductive Health, Metro South Hospital & Health Service, Logan Hospital, Brisbane Evidence summary: non hormonal interventions for vasomotor symptoms
Dr Magda Bofill, Research Fellow, University of Auckland Long term outcomes of menopausal hormone therapy
Associate Professor Helen Roberts, Menopause Consultant, Greenlane Clinical Centre, Auckland Hospital
The management of genitourinary syndrome
Dr Dionne Mills-Sillik, O&G and Obstetrics Clinical Lead, Middlemore Hospital | New National GDM Guideline - are we there yet?
Dr Heena Lakhdhir, Obstetrician, Te Whatu Ora - Counties Manukau
Diabetes distress – how
do we recognise it, how do we address it / refer
Dr Lisa Hoyle, Consultant Health Psychologist, Te Whatu Ora - Counties Manukau
GLP-1 Inhibitors and pregnancy
Dr Stephanie Cox, Obstetric Physician, Auckland City Hospital
Continuous glucose
monitoring: the good, the bad, and the future
Dr Charlotte Oyston, O&G, Middlemore Hospital, Senior Lecturer, University of Auckland
Q&A with all 4 speakers |
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12.20pm
| Lunch (Poster Discussion - Group 4)
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| 1.20pm | Session 9 | Plenary | Optimising the care of people with excess weight
Mana Mōmona: fat wāhine Māori and body sovereignty
Dr Ashlea Gillon Aramoana, Researcher, Educator, and Lecturer, Māori Studies, Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland
Talking about weight
Dr Kathleen Antony, Associate Professor, University of Auckland, SMO, Te Whatu Ora - Counties Manukau
Practical considerations for gynaecologic
surgery in patients with excess weight
Dr Tom De Greve, Gynaecological Oncologist, Auckland City Hospital
Pregnancy after
bariatric surgery and obesity medications
Dr Stephanie Cox, Obstetric Physician, Auckland City Hospital
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| 2.40pm | Afternoon Tea
Your last opportunity to visit with our ASM exhibitors and vote for prizes
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| 3.10pm | Session 10 | Plenary | Navigating what's new: use of AI and robotics in O&G
AI in O&G: where we're heading
Dr Debjyoti Karmakar, O&G, Pelvic Floor Surgeon, Melbourne
Robotics in O&G: a debate
Dr Naomi Holbeach, Clinician, Clinical Educator and Research, Melbourne Medical School
Dr Prathima Choudary, Advanced Laparoscopic Surgeon, Gynaecologist and Endometriosis Specialist, Auckland
Dr Praveen De Silva, Advanced Laparoscopic Surgeon, Gynaecologist, Clinical Lead Endometriosis and Laparoscopic Surgery, Te Whatu Ora - Waitematā |
| 4.10pm | Announcement of Harvey Carey Award and Best Poster Prizes |
4.15pm
| Wrap up and poroporoaki
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| 4.30pm | Close of ASM |