This in-person Congress will follow the local time zone, which will be Central European Summer Time (CEST).
Simultaneous interpretation will be provided in English, French and Spanish for all plenary sessions. Further information about the language of sessions will be shared in due course.
Please note that this programme is subject to change.
Organised by:
FIGO Committee on Childbirth and Postpartum Haemorrhage
Women in Conflict
FIGO
Le Collège National des Gynécologues et Obstétriciens Français (CNGOF)
International Society for Placenta Accreta Spectrum (IS-PAS)
FIGO
Organised by:
The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO)
Women in Conflict
The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO)
FIGO
The World Association of Trainees in Obstetrics & Gynecology (WATOG)
Organised by:
FIGO
Women in Conflict
FIGO
FIGO Committee on Women’s Cancer
FIGO
FIGO Fistula Surgery Training Initiative
Korle Bu Teaching Hospital; Restore Health, Inc.; Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine; University of California
Organised by:
FIGO
Women in Conflict
FIGO Committee on Menstrual Disorders and Related Health Impacts
FIGO
FIGO
Organised by:
FIGO Committee on Health Systems Strengthening and Respectful Care
FIGO Committee on Health Systems Strengthening and Respectful Care
FIGO Committee on Health Systems Strengthening and Respectful Care
Indonesian Association for Obstetrics and Gynaecology (POGI)
Aga Khan University; University of Copenhagen; VU University of Amsterdam
Women in Conflict
FIGO
FIGO Committee on Health Systems Strengthening and Respectful Care
FIGO Committee on Women Facing Crisis
FIGO
Organised by:
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Women in Conflict
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University of Toronto, Canada
Women in Conflict
FIGO
FIGO
FIGO
FIGO
Women in Conflict
Women in Conflict
Women in Conflict
Women in Conflict
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Health and Development International (HDI)
Faculty:
Dr. Anders Seim, Norway
Dr. Anne Kihara, Kenya
Dr. Andre Lalonde, Canada
Dr. Zeidou Alassoum, Niger
This session is only available in English.
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe (DGGG)
This breakfast with the experts session will address the following topics:
– Current controversies in the treatment of early breast cancer
– Can metastatic breast cancer be cured?
– Cancer field surgery in uterine cancer: option in countries with limited access to radiotherapy
– Living guidelines of gynaecological oncology: the German concept
Faculty:
Dr. Wolfgang Janni, Germany
Dr. Tjoung-Won Park-Simon, Germany
Dr. Reiner Kimmig, Germany
Dr. Annette Hasenburg, Germany
This session is only available in English.
FIGO Committee on Minimal Access Surgery; The World Association of Trainees in Obstetrics & Gynecology (WATOG); The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC)
Language and speakers to be announced.
The International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH); FIGO Committee on Obstetric Fistula
Join Dr. Pope, Dr. MacPhedran and Dr. El-Kak in a discussion of female sexual dysfunction and how it impacts and presents in the Ob/Gyn practice. The intent of the session is to assist the Ob/Gyn in caring for women with sexual health concerns and to relate Ob/Gyn conditions to sexual dysfunctions. Topics of discussion include:
– ISSWSH: introduction to female sexual dysfunction, bio-psycho-social approach, cultural epidemiology
– Hypoactive sexual desire disorder: treatment options, multi-organization position statement on testosterone use
– Genitourinary syndrome of menopause/dyspareunia: treatment options for women with breast cancer, vestibulodynia and sexual trauma
– Orgasm/anorgasmia: interplay of pain/desire/arousal/orgasm, impact of medical conditions/medications
Faculty:
Dr. Rachel Pope, United States
Dr. Sally MacPhedran, United States
Dr. Faysal El Kak, Lebanon
This session is only available in English.
FIGO Committee on Climate Change and Toxic Environmental Exposures
Current evidences are showing the impact of environment, both toxic chemical exposures or the endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and climate change on reproductive health (pregnancy as preterm birth, infertility, endometriosis, cancers and more). As such, as clinicians and healthcare workers, we need to increase the awareness and educate both our patients and the doctors in terms of environmental impacts on health. Definitely, as we try to tackle safety issues, toxins seen in our environment should be identified and measured. Hazardous levels could be set and it is the first FIGO endeavour to monitor toxicity standards in prenatal vitamins. Hopefully, this toxicity testing will open the gates to the other more daily commodities we use to be given the FIGO seal of safety. Join us to make this breakfast session more interactive and relevant
Faculty:
Dr. Lola Gomez-Roig, Spain
Dr. Nathaniel DeNicola, United States
This session is only available in English.
French Ministry of Foreign Affairs
In Brazil, caesarean rates (CS) reached 57% in 2020 and analgesia rates during labour are low, especially in the public sector, where they are less than 20%. In France, epidural analgesia is used by 80% of women and CS rates are stable around 20%. Our aim is to increase the provision of analgesia during labour and to observe the impact of this measure on CS rates and women’s satisfaction in 2 public hospitals in Brazil supervised by 2 French centers. The fear of labour pain has been associated with a greater demand for CS. We expect that increasing the offer of labour analgesia may contribute to decrease of CS rates.
Language and speakers to be announced.
FIGO Committee on Minimal Access Surgery
The understanding of pelvic pain and the various potential generators of pain have significantly expanded in the last several years. A firm knowledge of the approach to the comprehensive evaluation of patients presenting with pain and how to then direct treatment based to the identified primary pain generator is paramount. This hands-on workshop will teach the attendee how to evaluate and treat a patient with chronic pelvic pain. Using simulation materials and models, participants learn how to perform a physical exam for female pelvic pain, trigger point injections for the pelvic floor and abdominal wall, transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block, and pudendal nerve block. Attendees rotate through stations with faculty to provide feedback, tips and tricks, and practical insight with a focus on physical examination skills and adjuncts to treatment of pelvic pain.
Faculty:
Dr. Michelle Louie, United States
Dr. Nucelio Lemos, Brazil
Dr. Juan Diego Villegas-Echeverri, Colombia
Dr. Erin Carey, United States
This session is only available in English.
FIGO Committee on Minimal Access Surgery
The understanding of pelvic pain and the various potential generators of pain have significantly expanded in the last several years. A firm knowledge of the approach to the comprehensive evaluation of patients presenting with pain and how to then direct treatment based to the identified primary pain generator is paramount. This hands-on workshop will teach the attendee how to evaluate and treat a patient with chronic pelvic pain. Using simulation materials and models, participants learn how to perform a physical exam for female pelvic pain, trigger point injections for the pelvic floor and abdominal wall, transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block, and pudendal nerve block. Attendees rotate through stations with faculty to provide feedback, tips and tricks, and practical insight with a focus on physical examination skills and adjuncts to treatment of pelvic pain.
Faculty:
Dr. Michelle Louie, United States
Dr. Nucelio Lemos, Brazil
Dr. Juan Diego Villegas-Echeverri, Colombia
Dr. Erin Carey, United States
This session is only available in English.
University of Lisbon, Portugal
External cephalic version has become a standard obstetric procedure in many countries, aimed of transforming a non-cephalic presentation into a cephalic presentation, close to or at term. There is overwhelming evidence regarding its success rate and safety, but nonetheless the procedure is still poorly implemented in many hospitals. This course is dedicated to all obstetricians/gynaecologists who wish to gain “hands-on” experience with external cephalic version, before implementing this technique in their hospitals, or before joining teams that already perform it. After an initial session on selecting and informing candidates, how to perform external cephalic version, expected success rates and complications, and tips and tricks, participants will be divided into 4 groups where they will practice external cephalic version on a simulator and patient counselling in a role-playing environment.
Faculty:
Prof. Diogo Ayres-de-Campos, Portugal
Dr. Luísa Pinto, Portugal
This session is only available in English.
University of Lisbon, Portugal
External cephalic version has become a standard obstetric procedure in many countries, aimed of transforming a non-cephalic presentation into a cephalic presentation, close to or at term. There is overwhelming evidence regarding its success rate and safety, but nonetheless the procedure is still poorly implemented in many hospitals. This course is dedicated to all obstetricians/gynaecologists who wish to gain “hands-on” experience with external cephalic version, before implementing this technique in their hospitals, or before joining teams that already perform it. After an initial session on selecting and informing candidates, how to perform external cephalic version, expected success rates and complications, and tips and tricks, participants will be divided into 4 groups where they will practice external cephalic version on a simulator and patient counselling in a role-playing environment.
Faculty:
Prof. Diogo Ayres-de-Campos, Portugal
Dr. Luísa Pinto, Portugal
This session is only available in English.
Organised by:
FIGO
FIGO
The World Association of Trainees in Obstetrics & Gynecology (WATOG)
FIGO
FIGO Committee on the Impact of Pregnancy on Long-Term Health
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Obstetrical and Gynaecological Society of Bangladesh (OGSB)
International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBLCE)
FIGO
Organised by:
The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO)
FIGO
University of British Columbia, Canada
Abortion Dream Team, Poland
El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR); Universidad de Buenos Aires; Universidade Federal de Goiás; LÃnea Aborto Chiapas
Le Collège National des Gynécologues et Obstétriciens Français (CNGOF)
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FIGO
FIGO Committee on Contraception
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FIGO Committee on Minimal Access Surgery
FIGO Committee on Minimal Access Surgery
Société Française de Colposcopie et de Pathologie Cervico-Vaginale (SFCPCV)
Société Française de Colposcopie et de Pathologie Cervico-Vaginale (SFCPCV)
International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Disease (ISSVD)
FIGO
FIGO
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FIGO
German Urogynaecology Association
Organised by:
International Federation of Cervical Pathology and Colposcopy (IFCPC)
FIGO
FIGO Committee on Well Woman Health Care
Population Council
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FIGO
FIGO
Organised by:
FIGO
FIGO Committee on Ethical Aspects of Human Reproduction and Women’s Health
FIGO
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe (DGGG)
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FIGO
FIGO
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FIGO
FIGO
FIGO
FIGO
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FIGO
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FIGO Committee on Childbirth and Postpartum Haemorrhage
Faculty:
Dr. Eytan Barnea, United States
This session is only available in English.
Stanford University, United States
This interactive breakfast session will be case-based and focus on novel clinical approaches to caring for those seeking later abortions. Dr. Kate Shaw will present strategies to prepare the cervix prior to procedural abortion that are both efficient and patient-centered. Dr. Matt Reeves will describe new techniques for injections to induce fetal asystole that balance timeliness and effectiveness leading into a procedure or induction. Dr. Andrea Henkel will share evidence-based strategies for preventing and managing breast engorgement in the second-trimester.
Faculty:
Dr. Andrea Henkel, United States
Dr. Matt Reeves, United States
Dr. Kate Shaw, United States
This session is only available in English.
FIGO Committee on Well Woman Health Care
Faculty:
Prof. Christian Jackisch, Germany
Prof. Christine Solbach, Germany
Prof. Khaled Neji, Tunisia
Prof. Michael Abou-Dakn, Germany
This session is only available in English.
John Hopkins Medicine, United States
Faculty:
Dr. Nathaniel DeNicola, United States
This session is only available in English.
EngenderHealth
Faculty:
Dr. Renae Stafford, United States
Prof. Oona Campbell, United Kingdom
Dr. Saddiku Sorondinki, Nigeria
Dr. Ntwali Ndizeye, Rwanda
This session is only available in English.
Women’s Health Promotion Society
Topics covered in this hands-on session include:
– General resuscitation and assessment
– Tamponade balloons and conservative treatment
– Compression suture procedures, including B-Lynch: transverse and vertical
– Surgical management, including internal iliac ligation, step wise uterine de-vascularisation
Faculty:
Prof. Ahmed Mostafa
Prof. Saad Elgelany
Prof. Ahmed Fawzy Galal, Egypt
Prof. Asalah Abd Rabo
This session is only available in English.
Women’s Health Promotion Society
Topics covered in this hands-on session include:
– General resuscitation and assessment
– Tamponade balloons and conservative treatment
– Compression suture procedures, including B-Lynch: transverse and vertical
– Surgical management, including internal iliac ligation, step wise uterine de-vascularisation
Faculty:
Prof. Ahmed Mostafa
Prof. Saad Elgelany
Prof. Ahmed Fawzy Galal, Egypt
Prof. Asalah Abd Rabo
This session is only available in English.
FIGO Committee on Minimal Access Surgery; The World Association of Trainees in Obstetrics & Gynecology (WATOG)
Hysteroscopy has gained a very important role in modern gynecology. Multiple advances both in technology and techniques have occurred. The aim of this session is to provide an update on the current role of hysteroscopy in modern gynecology with a fresh look into the future. This Hands-On Simulation Lab will cover basic and advanced hysteroscopy skills including office-based hysteroscopy, flexible hysteroscopy, operative hysteroscopy completed via resectoscopy or hysteroscopic morcellation, endometrial ablation, and transcervical fibroid radiofrequency ablation. Working stations will be set up and attendees will rotate through the stations with supervision of faculty to provide feedback, insight, and the latest evidence-based medicine. Focus will be placed on practical skills that can be incorporated into patient care in the office and operating room.
Faculty:
Dr. Herve Fernandez, France
Dr. Jose Carugno, United States
Dr. Chipo Gwanzura, Zimbabwe
Dr. Jude Okohue, Nigeria
This session is only available in English.
FIGO Committee on Minimal Access Surgery; The World Association of Trainees in Obstetrics & Gynecology (WATOG)
Hysteroscopy has gained a very important role in modern gynecology. Multiple advances both in technology and techniques have occurred. The aim of this session is to provide an update on the current role of hysteroscopy in modern gynecology with a fresh look into the future. This Hands-On Simulation Lab will cover basic and advanced hysteroscopy skills including office-based hysteroscopy, flexible hysteroscopy, operative hysteroscopy completed via resectoscopy or hysteroscopic morcellation, endometrial ablation, and transcervical fibroid radiofrequency ablation. Working stations will be set up and attendees will rotate through the stations with supervision of faculty to provide feedback, insight, and the latest evidence-based medicine. Focus will be placed on practical skills that can be incorporated into patient care in the office and operating room.
Faculty:
Dr. Herve Fernandez, France
Dr. Jose Carugno, United States
Dr. Chipo Gwanzura, Zimbabwe
Dr. Jude Okohue, Nigeria
This session is only available in English.
Odon ASSIST Group
The course aims to prepare obstetricians who work on labour ward with skills and knowledge for commonly encountered clinical situations. The symposium will cover different methods of assisted vaginal birth (AVB), provide a global scope of AVB and will present methods to improve access to AVB: training program and innovation in AVB device, especially the Odon Assist DeviceTM program. This symposium will be animated by international experts in the field of AVB and would also be of interest to midwives as part of the multi-professional team supporting the mother during assisted vaginal birth.
Faculty:
Prof. Tim Draycott, United Kingdom
Dr. Nicolas Mottet, France
Dr. Joanna Crofts, United Kingdom
Dr. Astrid Eckman, France
This session is only available in English.
Odon ASSIST Group
The course aims to prepare obstetricians who work on labour ward with skills and knowledge for commonly encountered clinical situations. The symposium will cover different methods of assisted vaginal birth (AVB), provide a global scope of AVB and will present methods to improve access to AVB: training program and innovation in AVB device, especially the Odon Assist DeviceTM program. This symposium will be animated by international experts in the field of AVB and would also be of interest to midwives as part of the multi-professional team supporting the mother during assisted vaginal birth.
Faculty:
Prof. Tim Draycott, United Kingdom
Dr. Nicolas Mottet, France
Dr. Joanna Crofts, United Kingdom
Dr. Astrid Eckman, France
This session is only available in English.
Organised by:
FIGO
FIGO
FIGO
Société Française de Médecine Périnatale (SFMP)
FIGO
The State of Abortion around the World
FIGO Committee on Preterm Birth
FIGO
More information coming soon.
FIGO Committee on Reproductive Medicine, Endocrinology and Infertility
International Consortium for Male Contraception (ICMC)
The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO)
FIGO
The State of Abortion around the World
FIGO
FIGO
Organised by:
FIGO Committee on Minimal Access Surgery
FIGO Committee on Obstetric Fistula
The World Association of Trainees in Obstetrics & Gynecology (WATOG)
FIGO
Le Collège National des Gynécologues et Obstétriciens Français (CNGOF)
The State of Abortion around the World
Société de Chirurgie Gynécologique et Pelvienne (SCGP)
Collège Royal des Gynécologues Obstétriciens de Langue Française de Belgique (CRGOLFB)
Organised by:
Fédération Naionale des Collèges de Gynécologie Médicale (FNCGM)
FIGO
FIGO
The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (RCPI)
The State of Abortion around the World
The World Association of Trainees in Obstetrics & Gynecology (WATOG)
FIGO
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FIGO
Prevencasa Clinic; University of California, San Diego, United States
University Medical Centre Groningen, the Netherlands
Reproductive Outcomes and Migration (ROAM); The International Network of Obstetric Survey Systems (INOSS)
FIGO
FIGO Committee on Climate Change and Toxic Environmental Exposures
The State of Abortion around the World
FIGO
FIGO
Organised by:
FIGO Committee on Climate Change and Toxic Environmental Exposures
The State of Abortion around the World
FIGO
Kamineny Academy of Medical Sciences and Research Centre; National Association for Reproductive and Child Health of India, Nagpur Chapter (NARCHI)
FIGO
FIGO
The State of Abortion around the World
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
Faculty:
Prof. Veronique Filippi, France
Ms. Sumeya Faysal, Netherlands
Dr. Abubakar Danladi, Nigeria
Ms. Loveday Penn-Kekana, South Africa
This session is only available in English.
FIGO Committee on Minimal Access Surgery
Faculty:
Dr. Nucelio Lemos, Canada
This session is only available in English.
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG); Safe Motherhood Committee FOGSI; Health Volunteers Overseas
Faculty:
Dr. Aparna Sridhar, United States
Ms. April Pinner, United States
This session is only available in English.
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe (DGGG)
This breakfast with the experts session will address the following topics:
– Effect of prenatal care in the outpatient medical field
– What are the effects of German legal regulations on maternal and child health?
– Maternal mortality in Germany: challenge and solution
Faculty:
Dr. Klaus Doubeck, Germany
Dr. Michael Abou-Dakn, Germany
Prof. Frank Louwen, Germany
This session is only available in English.