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UCL Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Institute for Women's Health


Annual Meeting 2012

7th IfWH Annual Meeting Programme
Monday 21st May 2012
Venue – Darwin Lecture Theatre, University College London
0800 Registration
Tea / Coffee
Darwin Lecture Theatre
0845 INTRODUCTION
Highlights of 2011
Darwin Lecture Theatre
Peter Brocklehurst
0900-1015 SESSION 1 Chair: Adeola Olaitan
0900-0930 Gynaecological cancers in resource-poor settings
Usha Menon
0930-0945 Submitted abstract 1:
In postmenopausal women increased levels of testosterone and follicle stimulating hormone are associated with increased breast cancer risk: a nested case-control study within UK Collaborative Trial of Ovarian-Cancer Screening (UKCTOCS)
Evangelia-Ourania Fourkala
0945-1000
Submitted abstract 2:
A prospective study of endometrial thickness >10mm among 3646 women aged 50-80 years undergoing transvaginal ultrasound screening for ovarian cancer
Robert Woolas
1000-1015
UCLP and Women’s Health update Judith Stephenson
1015-1025
Comfort Break Darwin Foyer
1025-1145
SESSION 2 Chair: Anna David
1025-1055
Global aspects of maternal health Gwyneth Lewis
1055-1110
Submitted abstract 3:
Prenatal Ad.VEGF Gene Therapy Increases Fetal Growth Velocity and Alters Uterine Artery Vascular Reactivity and Placental Gene Expression in an Ovine Paradigm of Fetal Growth Restriction
David Carr
1110-1125
Submitted abstract 4:
Further developments in the use of cell free fetal DNA for non-invasive prenatal diagnosis of single gene disorders: digital PCR allows diagnosis of sickle cell disease
Angela Barrett
1125-1135
Medical student prize abstract presentation
Cardiac output and systemic vascular resistance in normal pregnancy and in control non-pregnant women
Gemma Goodyear
1135-1145
Nursing and midwifery prize abstract presentation
Routine testing of fetal D status in RhD negative women using cffDNA: an investigation into the preferences and information needs of women
Kerry McCall
1145-1200 Group photo UCL Front Quad
1200-1255 Lunch, Networking Bingo and Poster Viewing North Cloisters
1255-1330 SESSION 3 - Poster Presentations North Cloisters
  Briefing: There will be a number of small circuits of posters, with subject matter from across the four academic themes. Delegates are encouraged to join a circuit of their choice. Each presenting author will give a 2 minute summary of their work and take questions from judges and delegates.  A member of the scientific committee will lead each circuit and moderate questions for each presenter as the circuit progresses.
1330-1345 Move back from North Cloisters to Darwin Lecture Theatre
1345-1530 SESSION 4 Chair: Judith Stephenson
1345-1400 UCL Faculty of Population Health Sciences update Sir John Tooke
1400-1420 Update on Public Engagement
Report from the UCLH Endometriosis Team
Ertan Saridogan
1420-1500 Female Genital Mutilation Research Sarah Creighton and Efua Dorkenoo OBE
1500-1515 Submitted abstract 5:
Effects of urbanisation on features of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) in Kolhapur, Maharastra, India
Gerry Conway
1515-1530 Submitted abstract 6:
Incidence of aneuploidy in embryos from fertile couples
Thalia Mamas
1530-1545 Tea Darwin Foyer
1545-1740 SESSION 5 Chair: Neil Marlow
1545-1740 UCLH Specialist Hospitals update Gill Gaskin
1600-1630 Neonatal research in resource-poor settings Nikki Robertson
1630-1645 Submitted abstract 7:
Effects of antenatal steroids, tocolysis, and delivery mode on extremely preterm delivery
Andrei Morgan
1645-1700 Submitted abstract 8:
‘In Depth’ Performance Analysis of a Novel Automated Seizure Detection Algorithm for Neonatal EEG
Sean Mathieson
1700-1730 Keynote lecture: Global Child Health now and the future
Anthony Costello
1730-1740 Prize awards Peter Brocklehurst
1740 Close of Meeting  
1740-1900 Drinks Reception North Cloisters

Any queries? Please contact us on the following address ifwh.annualmeeting@ucl.ac.uk for assistance.

The IfWH Annual Meeting Co-ordinating Committee

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