Scientific Program
Explore three days of thought-provoking sessions, and opportunities to connect with peers from across the specialty.
| 08.00-08.30 | Opening of ASM | ||
| 08.30-10.10 | Plenary One: Leadership in Women's Health | ||
| 10.10-10.30 | Morning Tea | ||
| 10.30-12.20 | C1: Obstetrics in Practice: Same Cases, Different Lens | C2: Walk Through a Cancer Diagnosis for the Generalist | C3: Pelvic Floor, Prolapse and Continence Across the Lifecourse |
| 12.20-13.20 | Lunch | ||
| 13.20-15.10 | C4: The Post Natal Toolkit: From Recovery to Complication Management | C5: Regional and Remote Health: Different Settings, New Pathways | C6: Fertility and Reproductive Care at the Start of the Journey |
| 15.10-15.30 | Afternoon Tea | ||
| 15.30-17.20 | C7: Gynaecology: Common Problems, Practical Solutions | C8: The Experience of Care: Learning from Birth Trauma | C9: Where Knowledge Comes Together: Free Communications |
| 17.20-18.30 | Welcome Reception | ||
| 08.30-10.00 | Plenary Two: Social Media, Misinformation and Women’s Health | ||
| 10.00-10.30 | Morning Tea | ||
| 10.30-12.20 | C10: Sexual Health | C11: Training to Retirement: Setting Sail, Changing Tack and Dropping Anchor | C12: Where Knowledge Comes Together: Free Communications |
| 12.20-13.20 | Lunch | ||
| 13.20-15.10 | C13: Understanding Yesterday and Improve Tomorrow: What Healthcare Can Learn from Itself | C14: New Thinking in Endometriosis Care: Updates to Diagnosis and Treatment | C15: Contemporary Ultrasound and Diagnosis in Practice |
| 15.10-15.30 | Afternoon Tea | ||
| 15.30-17.00 | C16: Mood and Hormones Through the Lifespan | C17: Obesity | C18: Pelvic Pain: Rethinking What Is Possible |
| 19.00-late | ASM Gala Dinner | ||
| 08.30-10.20 | Plenary Three: Ethics, Law and Decision-Making in Women’s Health | ||
| 10.20-10.40 | Morning Tea | ||
| 10.30-12.20 | C19: Menopause and Perimenopause: Care Across the Lifecourse | C20: Advanced Clinical Education: Teaching, Judgement and High-Acuity Care | C21: Navigating Complexity: High-Risk Obstetrics and Maternal Medicine |
| 12.20-13.20 | Lunch | ||
| 13.20-14.50 | C22: Bridging Disciplines: Multidisciplinary Care in Women’s Health | C23: The Future of O&G: Surgical Innovation, Robotics and AI | C24: The Future of Women’s Health Across the World |
| 14.50-15.20 | Close of ASM | ||
Keynote Speakers and Orators
John C.P. Kingdom
MD FCAHS FRCSC FRCOG FCAHS FRCPI
Keynote Speaker
John is a Clinician-Investigator and High-Risk Obstetrician in the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Division with a clinical and research focus on the full range of complications associated with abnormal placentation.
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His work centers on the Placenta Program, working with his colleague Dr. John Snelgrove as of July 2026. His research efforts focus on screening, diagnosis, and management of “placental insufficiency” disorders, including the clinical utility of maternal circulating Placenta Growth Factor (PlGF) and the use of advanced ultrasound and MR imaging methods.
In parallel, he is involved in mouse models of placental dysfunction (with PI Dr. John Sled, Medical Biophysics at SickKids).
He recently published the results of a large (9,100) PlGF screening study aligned with GDM screening at 24-28 weeks to predict 3rd trimester placenta-mediated complications.
His research also focuses on detecting placental malfunction and fetal genetic abnormalities non-invasively from placenta-derived trophoblast cells shed into the cervical canal in the first trimester (funded in 2026 by CIHR, PI Dr. Sascha Drewlo at Sunnybrook).
John served as Chair of Obstetrics & Gynecology at the University of Toronto from 2013 to 2023, supervises research projects by Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellows, and enjoys mentoring all types of learners and junior Faculty members in their career development.
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Catherine Nelson-Piercy
MA FRCP FRCOG
Keynote Speaker
Catherine Nelson-Piercy is a Consultant Obstetric Physician at Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospitals Trust and the Lead Obstetric Physician for the South East London Maternal Medicine Network.
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She is Professor of Obstetric Medicine at King’s College London. Her undergraduate studies were at King’s College, Cambridge University, and St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London.
Professor Nelson-Piercy is past President of the International Society of Obstetric Medicine (ISOM). She was founding co-editor-in-chief of the journal ‘Obstetric Medicine: the medicine of pregnancy.’
Professor Nelson-Piercy was a member of the NHS England expert group that developed the Networked model for maternal medicine and has been involved in the development of several evidence-based National Guidelines, notably the RCOG Green top guidelines on “Reducing the risk of thromboembolism during pregnancy, birth & the puerperium” and "Management of nausea and vomiting of pregnancy and hyperemesis
gravidarum”.
She has over 280 publications, has edited five books, and wrote the successful Handbook of Obstetric Medicine, now in its sixth edition. She is also one of the central physician assessors for the UK Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths.
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Sebastian Leathersich
MD
Ella Macknight Memorial Lecturer
Dr Sebastian Leathersich is a gynaecologist and Certified Subspecialist in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (CREI).
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He is the Medical Director of Concept Fertility and a consultant at King Edward Memorial Hospital and the Perth Children’s Hospital. Following his specialist training in Australia he completed an advanced clinical fellowship at Dexeus University Hospital, Barcelona, and is completing his PhD on diminished ovarian reserve at the University of Barcelona.
Dr Leathersich is a Director of the Menopause Alliance Australia, a member of the Reproductive Technology Council of WA, and Associate Editor of the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
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John C.P. Kingdom
MD FCAHS FRCSC FRCOG FCAHS FRCPI
John is a Clinician-Investigator and High-Risk Obstetrician in the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Division with a clinical and research focus on the full range of complications associated with abnormal placentation.
Read more
His work centers on the Placenta Program, working with his colleague Dr. John Snelgrove as of July 2026. His research efforts focus on screening, diagnosis, and management of “placental insufficiency” disorders, including the clinical utility of maternal circulating Placenta Growth Factor (PlGF) and the use of advanced ultrasound and MR imaging methods.
In parallel, he is involved in mouse models of placental dysfunction (with PI Dr. John Sled, Medical Biophysics at SickKids).
He recently published the results of a large (9,100) PlGF screening study aligned with GDM screening at 24-28 weeks to predict 3rd trimester placenta-mediated complications.
His research also focuses on detecting placental malfunction and fetal genetic abnormalities non-invasively from placenta-derived trophoblast cells shed into the cervical canal in the first trimester (funded in 2026 by CIHR, PI Dr. Sascha Drewlo at Sunnybrook).
John served as Chair of Obstetrics & Gynecology at the University of Toronto from 2013 to 2023, supervises research projects by Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellows, and enjoys mentoring all types of learners and junior Faculty members in their career development.
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Catherine Nelson-Piercy
MA FRCP FRCOG
Catherine Nelson-Piercy is a Consultant Obstetric Physician at Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospitals Trust and the Lead Obstetric Physician for the South East London Maternal Medicine Network.
Read more
She is Professor of Obstetric Medicine at King’s College London. Her undergraduate studies were at King’s College, Cambridge University, and St
Bartholomew’s Hospital, London.
Professor Nelson-Piercy is past President of the International Society of Obstetric Medicine (ISOM). She was founding co-editor in chief of the journal ‘Obstetric Medicine: the medicine of pregnancy.’
Professor Nelson-Piercy was a member of the NHS England expert group that developed the Networked model for maternal medicine and has been involved in the development of several evidence-based National Guidelines, notably the RCOG Green top guidelines on “Reducing the risk of thromboembolism during pregnancy, birth &
the puerperium” and ‘Management of nausea and vomiting of pregnancy and hyperemesis
gravidarum”.
She has over 280 publications and has edited five books and written the successful Handbook of Obstetric Medicine, now in its sixth edition. She is also one of the central physician assessors for the UK Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths.
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Sebastian Leathersich
MD
Dr Sebastian Leathersich is a gynaecologist and Certified Subspecialist in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (CREI).
Read more
He is the Medical Director of Concept Fertility and a consultant at King Edward Memorial Hospital and the Perth Children’s Hospital. Following his specialist training in Australia he completed an advanced clinical fellowship at Dexeus University Hospital, Barcelona, and is completing his PhD on diminished ovarian reserve at the University of Barcelona.
Dr Leathersich is a Director of the Menopause Alliance Australia, a member of the Reproductive Technology Council of WA, and Associate Editor of the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
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