Early Pregnancy Care

This session is brought to you in partnership with NWMPHN and Western Health. A comprehensive educational webinar covering topics relevant to early pregnancy management in primary care.

This interactive webinar session presented by a panel of specialist clinicians from Western Health’s Obstetrics and Gynaecology department will feature the latest updates in pregnancy care relevant to primary care physicians.

Topics covered will include folate supplementation in pregnancy, first trimester screening and pre-pregnancy carrier screening, the role of early ultrasound, pre-eclampsia screening, pre-term birth risk, gestational diabetes screening and infections in pregnancy.

The event will conclude with a direct question and answer session.

Speakers

Dr I-Lynn Lee is Deputy Head of Endocrinology and Diabetes at Western Health and clinical lead of Obstetrics Endocrinology at Joan Kirner Hospital. 

Dr Pallavi Desai the Clinical Lead in Safety and Quality in Obstetrics at Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s Clinic.

Dr Carlie Di Camillo is a GP who works at Western Health in antenatal care as a GP with special interest . She is also the Clinical Lead GP in a private practice in Gisborne.

Dr Naomi Whyler is an infectious diseases physician with expertise in perinatal infections and runs the perinatal infectious diseases clinic at Joan Kirner Hospital. 

Dr Samara Radford is an obstetrician and gynaecologist at Western Health.

Susan Fawcett is a Human Genetics Society of Australasia (HGSA)-certified genetic counsellor and manager of the Royal Women’s Hospital Clinical Genetics Service. 

Dr Brigitta Gombocz is currently completing her Maternal-Fetal Medicine (MFM) subspecialist training at Western Health.

Learning outcomes:

• Select and interpret appropriate early pregnancy investigations and screening, including routine antenatal tests, gestational diabetes screening, infection testing and additional investigations based on clinical indications.
• Assess risk factors for early pregnancy complications and implement appropriate prevention, management and referral strategies, including for pre-eclampsia and preterm birth.
• Discuss early ultrasound, prenatal genetic screening and reproductive carrier screening, including available options, timing, benefits, limitations, counselling and follow-up pathways.
• Recommend evidence-based preventive care in early pregnancy, including appropriate pregnancy supplementation and management following abnormal screening or test results.