Our 10th RCOG International Scientific Congress, held in partnership with the Obstetrical and Gynaecological Society of Malaysia (OGSM) on 5 – 8 June 2012 in Sarawak, Malaysia was a great success.
The event was held in the Borneo Convention Centre, Kuching, which is 8km from the city centre and close to the International Airport. The dedicates website www.rcog2012.com was regularly updated with the latest news about the congress.
The abstracts from the Congress were published in a special online BJOG supplement: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bjo.2012.119.issue-s1/issuetoc.
Free communications
We are pleased to announce the winners of the free communications below:
Best Overall Obstetric Prize
Prenatal evaluation of the feeding artery in fetuses with pulmonary sequestration; as the predictive markers of the postnatal outcome
Mi-Young Lee; Hye-Sung Won; Kyung A Lee; Kyu-Sang Kyeong; Jae-Yoon Shim; Pil-Ryang Lee; Ahm Kim
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Asan Medical Center, Republic of Korea
Best Overall Gynaecology Prize
The quality of life of adolescents with menstrual problems in Klang Valley
Uma M, Nur Azurah AG, Ani Amelia Z, ZA Mahdy, Sonia Grover
Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Best Oral Presentation: Perinatal/Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Prenatal evaluation of the feeding artery in fetuses with pulmonary sequestration; as the predictive markers of the postnatal outcome
Mi-Young Lee; Hye-Sung Won; Kyung A Lee; Kyu-Sang Kyeong; Jae-Yoon Shim; Pil-Ryang Lee; Ahm Kim
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Asan Medical Center, Republic of Korea
Best Oral Presentation: Fertility/Reproductive Medicine
The quality of life of adolescents with menstrual problems in Klang Valley
Uma M, Nur Azurah AG, Ani Amelia Z, ZA Mahdy, Sonia Grover
Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia
Best Oral Presentation: Gynaecological Cancer
Socioeconomic factors affecting gynaecological cancer screening in an Asian urban low-income setting at baseline and post-intervention: a mixed methods study
Wee Liang En (1); Gerald Choon-Huat Koh (2); Chin Run Ting (2); Yeo Wei Xin (1); Branden Seow (1); Darren Chua (1)
1 Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Health System, National University of Singapore;
2 Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University Health System, National University
of Singapore
Best Oral Presentation: Benign/Operative Gynaecology
Bringing the Tyne to the tropics – delivering the Newcastle University reproductive health undergraduate curriculum in Southern Malaysia
Johnson AL (1); CM Emmerson (2); H Dixon (3); Walton E (3)
1 NUMed (Newcastle University Medicine) Malaysia
2 City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Foundation, United Kingdom
Best Poster Presentation: Perinatal/Maternal Fetal Medicine
Dandy-Walker malformation and the genetic link: our UAE experience
Aqeela Mustafa; Fareeda Banu Jahangir; Winnie Lo; Hesham Tawakol; Gowri Ramanathan
Corniche Hospital, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Best Poster Presentation: Fertility/Reproductive Medicine
Acquired uterine arteriovenous malformations – a retrospective case series
Flanagan, V; Philippou, M; Zaman, Z
Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Best Poster Presentation: Gynaecological Cancer
The effectiveness and acceptability of self-sampling against conventional Pap smear in University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC)
Ainul Zahaniah Abd Aziz; Hamsatul Hamzah; BK Lim; YL Woo; S Zawiah Omar
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Universiti Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Best Poster Presentation: Benign/Operative Gynaecology
Adherence to published guidelines for the management of menorrhagia in primary and secondary care
Wahba, J; O’Reilly, R; Miskry, T
Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, St. Mary’s Hospital, London, United Kingdom
Best Video Presentation
Single incision laparoscopic myomectomy
Sevellaraja, S
Mahkota Medical Centre, Melaka, Malaysia
