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SASUOG
Congress 2013
CSIR Convention Centre Pretoria
16 - 20 October
nd
2 Announcement
www.sasuog.org.za

Invitation
Invited International Speakers
Programme - Subject to change
General Information
Accommodation

Invitation
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It is with great pleasure that we invite you to the 13 National Congress of the South African Society of Ultrasound in
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Obstetrics and Gynecology to be held at the CSIR in Pretoria from the 16 to the 20 of October 2013. The congress will
open with pre-congress workshops in obstetrics and urogynaecology, and the Congress Programme will cover some of
the most recent topics in Ultrasound.
We have invited a faculty of international experts to share their knowledge in the field of Obstetrics and Gynecological
ultrasound, and we therefore look forward to welcome you to Pretoria in October 2013
Dr Hennie Lombard
Convenor
Organising Committee
Hennie Lombaard
Priya Soma-Pillay
Narina du Plessis
Zeehla Abdool
Congress Organisers
Londocor Event Management
Tel: 011 768 4355 Fax: 011 768 1174
E-mail: kea@londocor.co.za or sonja@londocor.co.za

Invited International Faculty
Prof. Luc de Catte, Leuven Belgium
Head of Fetal Medicine at UZ Leuven
Awaiting Biographical Sketch
Pof Catia Bilardo, Netherland
C.M. (Katia) Bilardo is Professor of Fetal Medicine at UMCG in the Netherlands and is an expert on ultrasound and
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invasive prenatal diagnosis. Her areas of interest include Doppler Ultrasound, 1 trimester screening, fetal cardiology
including heart function and fetal anomalies. Within ISUOG her activites include enhancing the didactic and scientific value
of the Congress, expanding ISUOG's membership and developing a patient information and forum platform
Dr. Samina Mashud Dornan, Ireland.
Awaiting Biographical Sketch & Photograph

Ms. Ranee Thakar, Mayday University Hospital, Croydon, UK
Ranee Thakar is a Subspecialist in Urogynaecology and Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at Mayday University
Hospital, Croydon as well as a honorary senior lecturer at St George's University of London. She completed her basic medical
training in India prior to moving to the UK. She obtained her MRCOG degree in 1994. Subsequently she took up a research post
under the supervision of Mr Isaac Manyonda in St George's Hospital and Medical School. The research involved studying
bowel, bladder and sexual function following hysterectomy. This led to a landmark paper which was published in the New
England Journal of Medicine and to a Doctorate (MD) from the University of London. During 1999 to 2001 she was a
subspecialty trainee in urogynaecology under the auspices of Professor Stuart Stanton.
She is the chair of the meetings subcommittee of the British Society of Urogynaecology (BSUG) and has been elected as the
next secretary of BSUG. She is also the chair of the education committee of the International Urogynecological Association.
She is currently a consultant in a busy tertiary referral urogynaecology department at Mayday University Hospital, with a large
clinical workload, dealing with complex urogynaecological problems, teaching medical students, training junior doctors and
undertaking clinical research. Her publications include many original papers in peer review journals and chapters in books. She
is a co-editor of the first comprehensive textbook on perineal and anal sphincter trauma. Along with Abdul Sultan she runs the
popular perineal repair courses at Mayday Hospital The unit is recognised for subspecialty training in urogynaecology and runs
an active research programme. The Croydon continence team was awarded The UK Continence Team of the year in 2005.
Ranee Thakar is actively involved in the conservative and surgical management of pelvic floor disorders (bowel and bladder
incontinence, prolapse and sexual dysfunction).
Mr. Abdul Sultan, Mayday University Hospital, Croydon, UK
Abdul H Sultan is a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist (Clinical Lead since 2009) with a special interest in
urogynaecology at Croydon University Hospital and honorary Reader at St George's University of London. He completed his
basic medical training (MB.ChB) in South Africa prior to moving to the United Kingdom in 1984 and obtained the MRCOG
degree in 1990 (FRCOG 2003). He subsequently he took up a research post under the supervision of Prof Chris Hudson at St
Bartholomews and Homerton Hospitals and Professors Clive Bartram and Mike Kamm at St Mark's Hospital. The research
involved studying the effects of childbirth on the pelvic floor and anal sphincters. This led to a landmark paper published in the
New England Journal of Medicine and to a Doctorate (MD). His pioneering work highlighted the deficiencies in training of
doctors and midwives in detecting and repairing injuries to the perineum and anal sphincter after childbirth. His past and
current academic positions include: committee member (Treasurer) of the British Society of Urogynaecology (2007),
International Consultation on Incontinence (since 2004 -), The Scientific Advisory Committee (RCOG), the scientific committee
of The International Urogynecologial Association (2008 -2011) and The Royal Society of Medicine (Obstetrics and
Gynaecology Treasurer 2009-). He is currently a consultant in a busy tertiary referral urogynaecology department at Croydon
University Hospital, with a large clinical workload, dealing with complex urogynaecological problems including tertiary
referrals, teaching medical students, training junior doctors and undertaking clinical research. The unit is recognised for
subspecialty training in urogynaecology and runs an active research programme. The Croydon continence team was recently
awarded the hospital doctor award for "The Continence Team of the year (2005)". In addition he was awarded the prestigious
UK Hospital Doctor of the Year award. Along with Ranee Thakar, he runs the popular perineal repair courses at Croydon
University Hospital. His publications include many original papers in peer reviewed journals and many contributions to book
chapters. He has also co-edited a book on perineal and anal sphincter trauma.

Programme - Subject to change
THURSDAY 17 OCTOBER 2013
Time Event Presenter
08H00 - 12H00 Workshops
12H00 - 13H00 Lunch
13H00 - 17H00 Workshops
17h00 - 17H30 Registration
Session 1
17H30 - 17H35 Welcome
17H35 - 17H50 SASUOG President
Lut Geerts
17H50 - 18H20 Fetal Therapy: A general Overview
Luc De Catte
18H20 - 18H50 Ultrasound: communication, counseling and confidentiality
Prof Gerhard Lindeque
18H50 - 19H20 Unilateral ventriculomegaly and outcome
Shamina Mashud Dornan
19H20-21H00 COCKTAIL FUNCTION
FRIDAY 18 OCTOBER 2013
Session 2
08H15 - 08H45 First Trimester screening
08H45 - 09H05 Ethics of screening
09H05 - 09H25 Dopplers
09H25 - 09H40 NT and normal Kariotype
09H40 - 10H00 The inverted pyramid of ante natal care
10H00 - 10H30 SASUOG AGM and constitution
10H30 - 11H00 Tea
Katia Bilardo
Hennie Lombaard
Lut Geerts
Katia Bilardo
Priya Soma-Pillay

Session 3
11H00 - 13H00 Gynecology
11h00 - 11h30 The role of Ultrasound in the diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy
11h30 - 12h00 Influence of pelvic floor ultrasound on clinical management
12h00 - 12h30 Applied pelvic floor and anal sphincter anatomy
12h30 - 13h00 Childbirth and anal sphincter trauma
13H00 - 14H00 Lunch
Session 4 Taurus
14H00 - 14H30 Diagnosis of fetal brain malformations
14H30 - 14H50 Congenital pulmonary abnormalities
14H50 - 15H10 Early diagnosis of spina bifida
15H10 - 15H30 The role of Ultrasound in Obstetrics
15H30 - 16H00 Tea
Session 5 Gemini - Twins
16H00 - 16h30 The benefits of fetal reduction in Multiple pregnancies
16h30 - 16h50 Genetic counselling in twin pregnancies
16H50 - 17H10 TTTS case in KZN
17H10 - 17H30 Management of twins in general
19H00 SPEAKERS DINNER
FREE EVENING FOR ALL OTHER DELEGATES
Leon Snyman
Etinenne Henn
Ranee Thakar
Abdul Sultan
Luc De Catte
Francois Cilliers
Logie Govender
Ermos Nicoloau
Shamina Mashud Dornan
Chantal Stewart
Des Sankar
Samina Mashud Dornan

SATURDAY 19 OCTOBER 2013
Session 6
08H15 - 10H30 Gynecology
08h15 - 08h45 Managing stess incontinence: Are investigations really necessary?
08h45 - 09h15 Anorectal physiology and assessment
09h15 - 09h45 Anal sphincter imaging techniques
09h45 - 10h30 Oral poster session - Research
10H30 - 11H00 Tea
Session 7 Pisces
Asking session from Gynae
11H00 - 11H20 Hydrops fetalis a non-classical approach
11H20 - 11H40 Ultrasound in labour
11H40 - 12H00 Phantom use for Obstetric ultrasound
12H00 - 12H30 Fetal echocardiography
12H30 - 12H50 Oral poster session - Research
12H50 - 14H00 Lunch
Session 8 Libra
14H00 - 14H40 MPS Medico-Legal
14H40 - 15H00 Discussion
15H00 - 15H20 Looking through a glass darkly
15H20 - 15H50 Tea
Session 9 Scorpio
15H50 - 16H10
16H10 - 17H10 Debate: The late termination of pregnancy for Down sydrome
19H00 CONGRESS DINNER
Stephen Jeffery
Abdul Sultan
Ranee Thakar
Luc De Catte
Narina du Plessis
Sue Olson
Katia Billardo
Graham Howarth
Prof Ed Coetzee
Prof A. Christianson

SUNDAY 20 OCTOBER 2013
Session 10
08H30 - 10H30 Gynecology
08h30 - 08h50 The role of pelvic ultrasound in the preop assessment and staging of gynae
malignancies
08h55 - 09h15 Evaluation of the endometrium
09h20 - 09h40 Clinical role of endoanal ultrasound
09h45 - 10h05 Imaging of the pelvic floor using 3D endovaginal ultrasound
10h10 - 10h30 Ultrasound reporting in Gynaecology
Session 11 Leo
10H30 - 11H00 Tea
11H00 - 11H25 Gynae
11H25 - 11H50 Free fetal DNA for Down syndrome screening: The future arrives, but what does it
mean?
11H50 - 12H15 Second trimester ultrasound screening
12H15 - 12h40 Gynae
12H40 - 12H55 3D ultrasound and the fetal face
12H55 - 13H00 CLOSURE
Greta Dreyer
Paul Swart
Abdul Sultan
Ranee Thakar
Zeelha Abdool
Karin Norman
Shamina Mashud Dornan
Luc de Catte

General Information
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
The Congress Organisers will confirm all registrations in writing once full payment has been received. The registration fees are payable in South
African Rands ONLY and will include:
Admission to all scientific sessions for the duration of the congress including breakfast symposia (excluding pre-congress workshops)
Congress bag
Programme, abstract book and other important material
Luncheons and teas
Admission to cocktail function..
REGISTRATION PROCEDURES
The registration from must be completed in full (see enclosed registration form or visit the website www.sasuog.org.za for further information). Please
return your registration form with proof of payment to fax +27 11 768 1174 or email kea@londocor.co.za. You will receive confirmation of registration
within 72 hours of submitting your registration form and proof of payment. Should you not receive confirmation please, contact Kea Poulton on email:
kea@londocor.co.za or on +27 11 768 4355
CANCELLATION OF REGISTRATION
Notice of cancellation must be given in writing. An administration fee of R500.00 will be charged to cancelled registrations received prior to
16 September 2013. Any cancellations received after this date will result in a 100% cancellation fee.
PERSONAL INSURANCE
Please note all delegates are responsible for their own travel insurance, medical insurance and cancellation fees.
LANGUAGE
The congress will be conducted in English. No translation service will be available.
CPD ACCREDITATION
The congress, as well as the pre-congress workshops and trade sponsored symposia will be CPD accredited.
NAME BADGES
All participants must wear their name badges during the congress, whilst visiting the exhibition area and during social functions for security reasons.
Your co-operation will be appreciated.

Accommodation
Please contact any of the following hotels directly to make a reservation:
City Lodge Lynnwood
Sentinel
Corner Lynnwood and Daventry Road, Lynwood
734 Arcadia Street, Arcadia
Pretoria 0040 Tel: 012 343 3440
Tel : 012 471 0300
This is the closest hotel to the CSIR
Courtyard Arcadia
Sheraton
950 Corner Park & Hill Street , Hatfield 643 Corner Church & Wessels Street, Arcadia
Tel: 012 342 4940 Tel: 012 429 9999
Court Classique
Villa Via
743 Schoeman Street Corner of Beckett, Hatfield Corner Orient & Pretorius Street, Arcadia
Tel: 012 344 4420 Tel: 012 342 9130
Casa Toscana B&B
5 Darlington Road, Lynwood Manor
Tel: 012 348 8820
This is the closest B&B to the CSIR
Please note that the CSIR only provides complimentary
shuttles from the City Lodge Lynnwood and Court
Classique