iMAC & MDIP 2018

Improving Maternity Care workshop and Medical Disorders in Pregnancy symposium

Park Hyatt Melbourne, 1 Parliament Place, East Melbourne, VIC
Email: mercyperinatal@mercy.com.au
Phone: 03 8458 4753

Event Date

to

Summary

Mercy Perinatal is delighted to announce our mid-year education fest! Two days of of obstetric education at the beautiful Park Hyatt Melbourne. Come to one or come to both.

Improving Maternity Care Workshop (iMAC) - Friday, 20 July 2018

Medical Disorders in Pregnancy (MDIP) - Saturday, 21 July 2018

Register

Improving Maternity Care (iMAC)

Friday 20 July

placeholder

The iMAC workshop is your hands-on, ‘at the coalface’ update for maternity care providers everywhere. Meet midwifery, genetic and obstetric leaders in the field who will walk you through the practical ‘when, how and why’ of:

  • Point of care ultrasound for fetal well-being   
  • Perinatal infections: the role of midwives and doctors in primary prevention of congenital cytomegalovirus
  • Intrapartum Fetal Monitoring
  • Management of women with reduced fetal movements
  • Pre-test counselling for NIPT..and much, much more

This workshop will suit all maternity care providers - midwives, GP obstetricians and trainees.

Medical Disorders in Pregnancy (MDIP)

Saturday 21 July

placeholder

MDIP is the practical ‘go to’ for all your favourite medical disorders.   

  • Critical care and resuscitation in pregnancy
  • Managing epilepsy in pregnancy
  • Viral hepatitis in 2018
  • The idiot’s guide to obstetric haematology
  • Obstetric endocrinology   
  • Complex medical disorders and contraceptive decision making
  • What’s new in preeclampsia
  • Everything you wished you knew about obstetric anaesthesia but were afraid to ask


This will be a perfect one day update for specialists (obstetricians, physicians, anaesthetists etc) as well as GPs, midwives and trainees.

iMAC & MDIP Program

iMAC (Fri 20 Jul): your hands-on, ‘at the coalface’ update

08:00 - 08:45

Registration
08:45 - 09:00

Welcome

Prof Sue Walker

Sheila Handbury Chair of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Mercy Hospital for Women
09:00 - 09:40

Intrapartum monitoring and scalp lactate: lessons from the FLAMINGO trial

Prof Christine East

Adjunct Professor, Monash Nursing and Midwifery
09:40 - 10:20

Obstetric Triage Decision Aid: Improving safety by a standardised approach to care in the Maternity Assessment Unit and Emergency Department

Mary McCarthy

Nurse Unit Manager, Emergency Department, Mercy Hospital for Women
10:20 - 10:30

Questions/Panel
10:30 - 11:00

Morning Tea
11:00 - 11:30

Managing reduced fetal movements in 2018: where are we now?

Prof Sue McDonald

Professor of Midwifery, La Trobe University
11:30 - 12:00

From tape measure to ultrasound: detecting fetal growth restriction

Dr Teresa MacDonald

Obstetrician, Mercy Hospital for Women  
12:00 - 12:30

Midwifery point-of-care ultrasound for fetal wellbeing

Nadia Bardien

Nursing Unit Manager, Fetal Monitoring Unit, Mercy Hospital for Women
12:30 - 12:45

Questions/Panel
12:45 - 13:45

Lunch
13:45 - 14:15

Non invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) – pre-test counselling pearls for midwives and doctors

Mel Graetz

Senior genetic counsellor, Genetics in the North East
14:15 - 14:45

A practical guide to helping women with a higher BMI manage gestational weight gain

Kim Dennis

Senior dietician, Sunshine Hospital
14:45 - 15:00

Questions/Panel
15:00 - 15:30

Afternoon Tea
15:30 - 16:00

Congenital cytomegalovirus infection – a family’s story

Kate Daly

Founder of Congenital CMV Association of Australia
16:00 - 16:30

Cats, kisses and cantaloupe: demystifying infections during pregnancy

A/Prof Lisa Hui

Maternal fetal medicine specialist, Mercy Hospital for Women
16:30 - 16:45

Questions/Panel
16:45

Closing and surprise unwind

MDIP (Sat 21 Jul): the practical ‘go to’ for all your favourite medical disorders

08:30 - 08:45

Introduction and Welcome

Session 1: Resuscitation and Critical Care
08:45 - 09:15

Resuscitation and critical care in obstetrics

Dr Andrew Robinson

Anaesthetist, Mercy Hospital for Women
09:15 - 09:45

Obstetric anaesthesia: everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask

Dr James Gledden

Anaesthetist, Mercy Hospital for Women 
09:45 - 10:00

Panel Discussion

10:00 - 10:30

Morning Tea

Session 2: Ensuring the treatment isn’t worse than the disease
10:30 - 11:00

Management of epilepsy in pregnancy

Dr Saul Mullen

Neurologist, Austin Health
11:00 - 11:30

Psychiatric medication in pregnancy: balancing risks and benefits

Dr Jo Power

Perinatal psychiatrist, Mercy Hospital for Women
11:30 - 12:00

Optimising management of hepatitis B and C infection, before, during and after pregnancy

Dr Natasha Holmes

Infectious diseases physician, Austin Hospital and Mercy Hospital for Women
12:00 - 12:30

Case Discussion

12:30 - 13:30

Lunch

Session 3: Becoming an expert
13:30 - 14:00

The obstetric guide to endocrinology

Prof Michael Permezel

Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne and Mercy Hospital for Women
14:00 - 14:30

A simple guide to obstetric haematology

Dr Helen Savoia

Haematologist, Royal Childrens Hospital
14:30 - 15:00

Renal disease and transplant management

Dr Kathy Paizis

Obstetric physician, Austin Health and Mercy Hospital for Women
15:00 - 15:30

Afternoon Tea

Session 4: The last session

Ali Fung
15:30 - 16:00

Contraceptive challenges in medically complicated patients

Dr Charlotte Elder

Obstetrician and gynaecologist, Mercy Hospital for Women, Austin Health, Royal Children’s Hospital
16:00 - 16:30

Newsflash: The latest discoveries in preeclampsia

Prof Stephen Tong

Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne and Mercy Hospital for Women
16:30 - 17:00

Case discussion

Prof Sue Walker and panel discussion
17:00

Close and surprise unwind

Continuing Professional Development

This meeting has been approved for:

IMAC

  • 6.5 CPD points in the Clinical Expertise/Meetings category of the Royal Australian New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG) CPD Program.
  • 5.5 CPD hours have been allocated by the Australian College of Midwives (ACM) as a CPD Recognised Course.

MDIP

  • 6.5 CPD points in the Clinical Expertise/Meetings category of the Royal Australian New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG) CPD Program.
  • 6.5 CPD hours have been allocated by the Australian College of Midwives (ACM) as a CPD Recognised Course.
  • 1-day obstetric grant (activity 135673) by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP).

Please note: Rural GPs can apply for a 2 day obstetric grant if attending both days.

Registration

  • Midwife/student rate

iMAC (Friday, 20 July) - $250

MDIP (Saturday, 21 July) - $250

iMAC & MDIP (20-21 July) - $400

  • General rate

iMAC (Friday, 20 July) - $350

MDIP (Saturday, 21 July) - $350

iMAC & MDIP (20-21 July) - $500

Register

Contact us

For any enquiries about iMAC & MDIP, please contact Natalie Harris at mercyperinatal@mercy.com.au