32nd International Congress of the Obstetrical and Gynaecological Society of Malaysia

10-13 July 2025  |  Setia SPICE Convention Centre, Penang, Malaysia
10-13 July 2025
Setia SPICE Convention Centre, Penang, Malaysia
Pre-Congress Workshops
Thursday, 10 July 2025
PRE-CONGRESS PROGRAMME VENUE CONVENORS
Pre-Congress 1
(8.30 am-4.30 pm)
CNE on Communication Skills Setia SPICE Convention Centre, Penang Dr Hezrin Nazlin Mohamed
Pre-Congress 2
(7.30 am-5.00 pm)
Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques Setia SPICE Convention Centre, Penang Dr Angeline Wong Tze Yin, Dr Ng Ying Shan
Pre-Congress 3
(7.30 am-4.30 pm)
Obstetric Doppler Setia SPICE Convention Centre, Penang Dato’ Dr Bavanandam Naidu, Dr Buvanes Chelliah
Pre-Congress 4
(8.00 am-12.30 pm)
OGSM-IGCS (International Gynaecological Cancer Society) Colposcopy Workshop Setia SPICE Convention Centre, Penang Prof Woo Yin Ling
Pre-Congress 5
(7.45 am-5.00 pm)
Intrauterine Insemination Symposium and Hands-on Workshop Setia SPICE Convention Centre, Penang Dr Tham Seong Wai
Pre-Congress 6
(7.30 am-5.00 pm)
Third- and Fourth-Degree Perineal Tears (OASIS) & Episiotomy Setia SPICE Convention Centre, Penang / Penang/RCSI/UCD Malaysia Dr Shasindran Ramanujam, Assoc Prof Sivakumar S. Balakrishnan, Dr Anil Krishna Dass
Pre-Congress 7
(7.30 am-6.00 pm)
RCOG IRC (Malaysia)-OGSM Pre-congress Trainee Conference: Insights into Current Practice Setia SPICE Convention Centre, Penang Dr Vijayan Valayatham
Congress Day 1
Friday, 11 July 2025
TIME BALLROOM 1 BALLROOM 3 BALLROOM 4
0815-0845   President's Lecture
Moderator: Dr RM Udayar Pandian Ramachandhiran


Obstetrics and Gynaecology: Dying to Deliver

Dr Muniswaran Ganeshan (President, OGSM)
 
0845-0915   Plenary 1
Moderator: Dr RM Udayar Pandian Ramachandhiran


Total Fertility Rate & our Obstetrics Service Direction

Datuk Dr Wan Ahmad Hazim (Former National Head of Service for O&G, MOH Malaysia)
 
0915-0945   I.S. Puvan Memorial Lecture
Moderator: Dr P. Kannappan

New Frontiers in Reproductive Medicine. What happens in 2050?

Dr Huang Zhongwei (Singapore)
 
0945-1015   College of O&G Lecture
Moderator: Prof Nazimah Idris

Living Longer, Thriving Stronger: Redefining Health for Women Today
Dr Premitha Damodaran (President, College of O&G)
 
1015-1045   Singapore Lecture
Moderator: Dr Muniswaran Ganeshan


The Legacy of Pregnancy: Implications of Chronic Disease Risk and Prevention
Dr Serene Thain (President, OGSS)
 
1045-1130   OPENING CEREMONY

Yang Berhormat Tuan
Daniel Gooi Zi Sen

EXCO,
Youth, Sports and Health Office
of the Penang Government

 
1130-1315   S1 AOFOG Symposium -
From Preconception to Early Life: Challenges and Opportunities

Moderators: Dr P. Kannappan / Dr Loh Huey Wen
 
1130-1135 Welcome Address
Dr Rohana Haththotuwa (Secretary General AOFOG)
1135-1155 S1.1
Clinical Approach to Reproductive Life Planning
Dr Angeline Wong Tze Yin (Malaysia)
1155-1215 S1.2
Optimising Nutrition from Preconception to the First 1,000 Days of Life
Prof Unnop Jaisamrarn (Thailand)
1215-1235 S1.3
Navigating the Complexities of Early Pregnancy
Prof Mahesh Choolani (Singapore)
1235-1255 S1.4
Violence against Women: Roles of ObGyn
Prof Krishnendu Gupta (India)
1255-1310 S1.5
Discussion/Q&A
1310-1315 Closing Remarks
Dr Rohana Haththotuwa (Secretary General AOFOG)
1315-1430 Industry-Sponsored Lunch Symposium 1: Spring Pharma
Moderator: Ms Shirley Chung

The New Debate is "Which Form is Better?" Active Folate vs Folic Acid
Prof Noroyono Wibowo
Lunch / Networking Break Lunch / Networking Break
1430-1610 S2 Fertility in Endometriosis Symposium
Moderators: Dr Eeson Sinthamoney / Dr Hoo Mei Lin
S3 Paediatric Adolescent Gynaecology Symposium
Moderators: Dr Mohammed Ahmed Sulimani / Dr Jerilee Azhary
S4 Sexual Health Symposium
Moderators: Dr Thaneemalai Jeganathan / Dato’ Dr Bavanandam Naidu
1430-1455 S2.1
Fertility and Endometriosis: Current Evidence
Assoc Prof Santanu Acharya (United Kingdom)
S3.1
PCOS in Adolescents: Early Intervention Matters
Dr Jerilee Azhary (Malaysia)
S4.1
Myths & Challenges – Sexual Reproductive Health Education in Malaysia
Prof Kamal Kenny (Malaysia)
1455-1520 S2.2
Endometriosis and Implantation: Embryo or Endometrium?

Dr Xiaoyan Chen (China)
S3.2
Pubertal Induction in Patients with Early Estrogen Deficiency

Prof Ani Amelia Dato’ Zainuddin (Malaysia)
S4.2
HPV Vaccination in Retrovirus Positive Women
Dr Thaneemalai Jeganathan (Malaysia)
1520-1545 S2.3
Is there any Indication for the Excision of an Endometrioma (OMA)?
Prof Sezcan Mumusoglu (Türkiye)
S3.3
Menstrual Management in Girls with Disabilities

Prof Nur Azurah Abdul Ghani (Malaysia)
S4.3
Contraception in Obese Women
Dr John Teo Beng Ho (Malaysia)
1545-1610 S2.4
Fertility Preservation in Endometriosis: Hype of Hope?
Prof Virgilio Novero (Philippines)
S3.4
Fertility Preservation in Adolescents and Children

Assoc Prof Anizah Ali (Malaysia)
S4.4
Medical Management of Second Trimester Miscarriages
Prof Unnop Jaisamrarn (Thailand)
1610-1640 Networking Break Industry-Sponsored Tea Symposium 1: Abbott Laboratories
Moderator: Dr Mohd Faizal Ahmad

Protecting Pregnancy: Clinical Insights on Dydrogesterone Use

Assoc Prof Tan Thiam Chye
Networking Break
1640-1755 Oral Obstetrics Presentations
Judges:
1. Prof Nazimah Idris
2. Dr Ravichandran Jeganathan

(Venue: Function Room 5, Mezzanine Floor)

(1640-1800 hrs)
S3 cont'd
Paediatric Adolescent Gynaecology Symposium
Moderators: Prof Nur Azurah Abdul Ghani / Dr Jerilee Azhary
Video Presentations
Judges:
1. Dr Tang Boon Nee
2. Dr Vicky Ho Miaw Ping

(Venue: Function Room 7, Mezzanine Floor)


(1640-1800 hrs)
1640-1705 Oral Gynaecology Presentations
Judges:

1. Dr Tan Gaik Imm
2. Dato’ Dr Krishna Kumar

(Venue: Function Room 6, Mezzanine Floor)

(1640-1800 hrs)
S3.5
Surgical Management in Obstructive Mullerian Anomaly
Dr Lee Poh Ching (Malaysia)
E-Poster Presentations

(Poster Display Panels)
1705-1730 S3.6
Vulva Lesions in Prepubertal Girls
Dr Nik Sumayyah Nik Mohd Nor (Malaysia)
1730-1755 S3.7
Underweight vs Obese Girls – Tackling the Menstrual Problem
Dr Noorkardiffa Syawalina Omar (Malaysia)
Congress Day 2
Saturday, 12 July 2025
TIME BALLROOM 1 BALLROOM 3 BALLROOM 4
0800-0825     Meet the Expert 1
Urogynaecology
Moderator: Dr Tan Gaik Imm


1) Dr Ng Poh Yin (Malaysia)
2) Assoc Prof Ixora Kamisan Atan (Malaysia)
3) Dr Masayoshi Jimmy Nomura (Japan)

(Venue: Function Room 4)
0830-0900 Plenary 2
Moderator: Dr Voon Hian Yan


Sonopartogram: Challenging the Conventional Practice of Labour Monitoring
Prof Liona Poon Chiu Yee
(Hong Kong)

Plenary 3
Moderator: Prof Mukhri Hamdan

What have we Learn about Follicle Recruitment over the Past 25 Years?
Prof Sezcan Mumusoglu (Türkiye)
S7 The Depressed Neonate – From the Womb to the Witness Stand
Moderator:
Dr Murali Ganesalingam
Plenary Lectures (25 mins)
Navigating the Obstetrics Legal Landscape in Malaysia: Mitigation through Best Practices
Datuk Dr Wan Ahmad Hazim (Former National Head of Service for O&G, MOH Malaysia)

Perinatal Injury and the Law: Factors that Determine Outcomes
Ms Charlaine Adrienne Chin (Partner, Raja, Darryl & Loh)
Symposium: Antenatal to Birth (20 mins each)
Antenatal Risk Markers for the At-Risk Neonate
Prof Liona Poon Chiu Yee (Hong Kong)

Intrapartum Management & Risk Aversion

Dr Vijayan Valayatham (Malaysia)


The Unexpected Depressed Neonate: Clinical Approach to Diagnosis
Assoc Prof Neoh Siew Hong (Malaysia)


The Depressed Infant: Test & Imaging

Dr Sangita Dharshini Terumalay (Malaysia)
0900-1040 S5 Embracing Diversity, Disrupting Norms, Defining the Future of Minimally Invasive Gynaecological Surgery (MIGS)
Moderators: Prof Aizura Syafinaz Ahmad Adlan / Dr Rajesh Mahendran
S6 Endometriosis Symposium
Moderators: Dr Sharifah Halimah
/ Datuk Dr
Subramaniam Nachimuthu
0900-0925 S5.1
Dare, Diversify & Decide: Inspiring Change in Gynaecological Surgery
Prof Aizura Syafinaz Ahmad Adlan (Malaysia)
S6.1
Mapping Endometriosis with the Ultrasound Probe
Prof Dusan Djokovic (Portugal)
0925-0950 S5.2
Hysteroscopy in Gynaecology: Today, Tomorrow and the Office Revolution

Dr Zatul Akmar Ahmad (Malaysia)
S6.2
Endometriosis as Revolutionary Maladaptation
Prof Sezcan Mumusoglu (Türkiye)
0950-1015 S5.3
Breaking Barriers: Expanding Access to Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery in Low-Resource Settings

Dr Ridzuan Abdullah (Malaysia)
S6.3
M
icrobiome in the Pathogenesis and Therapeutic for Endometriosis: The Emerging Concept
Dr Xiaoyan Chen (China)
1015-1040 S5.4
Capnoperitoneum – The Double-Edged Sword of Laparoscopy Surgery

Dr Muhammad Rafi’uddin bin Hamizan (Malaysia)
S6.4
Pregnancy and Perinatal Outcome in Women Living with Endometriosis
Prof Mukhri Hamdan (Malaysia)
1040-1110 Industry-Sponsored Breakfast Symposium 1: Blackmores

Are your Patients Missing Vital Nutrients for Good Maternal and Foetal Health?

Ms Ng Pui Kuun
Industry-Sponsored Breakfast Symposium 2: BioCare Pharmaceutical
Moderator: Dr Vijayavel Vadiveloo

From Surgery to Successful Pregnancy: Clinically Proven Adhesion Prevention in Fertility-Focused Gynaecology

Prof Rudy Leon De Wilde
Networking Break
1110-1250 S8 Urogynaecology Symposium
Moderators: Dr Shasindran Ramanujam /
Dr Tan Gaik Imm
S9 Fertility Symposium
Moderators: Dr Mohd Faizal Ahmad / Dr RM Udayar Pandian Ramachandhiran
S7 cont'd
Symposium: Tales from the Crypt (20 mins each)

Moderator: Dr Kuharaj Balasubramaniam

HIE-CP Spectrum
Dr Tajul Arifin Bin Tajudin (Malaysia)

Stillbirth – The Perinatal Autopsy

Prof Tan Geok Chin (Malaysia)

Medico-Legal Aspect of Stillbirth

Dr Khairul Anuar (Malaysia
)

Stillbirth – How the Placenta Tells Tales
Assoc Prof Nur Syahrina Rahim (Malaysia)

1110-1135 S8.1
Role of Robotic/ Laparoscopy/V-Notes in Urogynaecology
Dr Masoyoshi Jimmy Nomura (Japan)
S9.1
Non-Invasive Ways of Fertility Preservation

Prof Virgilio Novero (Philippines)
1135-1200 S8.2
Impact of Pregnancy and Childbirth Effects on the Pelvic Floor: Can We Do Better?

Assoc Prof Ixora Kamisan Atan (Malaysia)

S9.2
Practical Approaches to RIF & RPL

Dr Aruna Ashok (India)

1200-1225 S8.3
Vesicovaginal Fistula
Dr Masayoshi Jimmy Nomura (Japan)
S9.3
Ways to Save Cost in Ovarian Stimulation

Dr Huang Zhongwei (Singapore)
1225-1250 S8.4
Chronic Pelvic Pain: Beyond Endometriosis

Dr Ng Poh Yin (Malaysia)
S9.4
Managing the Thin Endometrium

Dr Aruna Ashok (India)
1250-1400 Industry-Sponsored Lunch Symposium 3: BSV Bioscience
Moderator: Dr P. Kannappan

Medical Management of Endometriosis! What’s New?

Prof Narendra Malhotra
Industry-Sponsored Lunch Symposium 4: Novo Nordisk Pharma
Moderator: Dr Muniswaran Ganeshan

BLOOM Now: Taking ACTION in Obesity and Women’s Health

Dr Muniswaran Ganeshan

The Weight of Infertility: It’s Time to Act, It’s Time to BLOOM

Dr Murizah Mohd Zain
Industry-Sponsored Lunch Symposium 5: Pfizer
Moderator:
Prof Jamiyah Hassan

Theme: The RSV Landscape in Infants: Disease Burden, Public Health Impact, and the Latest Clinical and Real-World Data on Vaccination with RSVpreF

RSV Disease Burden – The Local Content
Dato’ Dr Musa Mohd Nordin

Novel Bivalent Vaccine RSVpreF to Protect Infants through Maternal Immunization
Prof Heather Zar

1400-1530 S10 Progress in O&G Symposium
Moderators: Dr Ravi Chandran / Dr Vicky Ho Miaw Ping
S11 Medico-Legal Symposium
Moderator:
Dr Murali Ganesalingam
S12 Video Tutorials in O&G
Moderators: Dr Voon Hian Yan / Dr Ravichandran Jeganathan
1400-1425 S10.1
What Happens after Pregnancy Complications? Impact of Pregnancy on Long-term Health

Prof Fionnuala McAuliffe (Ireland)
S11.1
Legal Repercussions of Inadequate History
Mr Manmohan Singh
(Partner, PS Ranjan and Co)
Video

S12.1
Optimising Fetal Outcomes using RFA

Prof Steven Shaw Sheng Wen (Taiwan)

S12.2
Fetal Shunting: A Guide to Procedural Precision

Assoc Prof Nisarat Phithakwatchara (Thailand)

S12.3
Diagnosing Adenomyosis by Ultrasound

Prof Dusan Djokovic (Portugal)
1425-1450 S10.2
The New Focus: POCUS in Obstetrics

Dr Muniswaran Ganeshan (Malaysia)
S11.2
Separating Judgement Calls from Negligence
Ms Barvina Punnusamy (Partner, Jayadeep, Hari & Jamil)
1450-1515 S10.3
PCOS and Weight Management
Assoc Prof Santanu Acharya (United Kingdom)
S11.3
Legal Extent of the Duty to Disclose
Puan Maidzuara Mohammed, (Consultant, Azim, Tunku Farik & Wong)
1515-1540 S10.4
Maternal Critical Care – Obstetric Perspective

Prof Fionnuala McAuliffe (Ireland)
Panel Discussion

Mr Manmohan Singh
Ms Barvina Punnusamy
Puan Maidzuara Mohammed
Dr Murali Ganesalingam

1540-1610

Industry-Sponsored Tea Symposium 2: Gene Solutions
Moderator: Dr T.P. Baskaran

Redefining meaningful NIPT: Smarter Screening, Sharper Focus
Dr Tang Hung Sang
Networking Break Networking Break
1610-1740 S13 Nursing Symposium
Moderator: Dr Farhawa Zamri
OGSM AGM

(Venue: Function Room 8, Mezzanine Floor)
 
1610-1640 S13.1
Role of an Advanced Nurse Practitioner in Labour Pain Management

Dr Lilly Mary G.P. Lazarus (Malaysia)
   
1640-1710 S13.2
Role of an Advanced Nurse Practitioner in Urogynaecology
Ms Siti Khadijah Abdul Hamid (Malaysia)
   
1710-1740 S13.3
Role of an Advanced Nurse Practitioner in Post-Partum Care

Assoc Prof Soon Lean Keng (Malaysia)
   
1900-2300   Gala Dinner  
Congress Day 3
Sunday, 13 July 2025
TIME BALLROOM 1 BALLROOM 3 BALLROOM 4
0800-0825 Meet the Expert 2
Menopause
Moderators: Dr Aini Hanan Azmi / Dr Premitha Damodaran


1) Assoc Prof Amanda Vincent (Australia)
2) Assoc Prof Ang Seng Bin (Singapore)
3) Dr Premitha Damodaran (Malaysia)

(Venue: Function Room 1)
Meet the Expert 3
Maternal Medicine
Moderator: Dr Vicky Ho Miaw Ping

1) Prof Catherine Nelson-Piercy (United Kingdom)
2) Assoc Prof Tan Lay Kok (Singapore)

(Venue: Function Room 2)
Meet the Expert 4
Gynae-Oncology: Changing Trends of Gynaecologic Cancer Surgery
Moderator: Dato' Dr Ghazali Ismail

1) Cervical Cancer
Prof Suk-Joon Chang (Korea)
2) Endometrial Cancer
Prof Jeong-Yeol Park (Korea)

(Venue: Function Room 3)
0830-0900 Plenary 4
Moderator: Dr Premitha Damodaran

The Perimenopause Pathway: Navigating Challenges amongst Health Care Professionals
Assoc Prof Amanda Vincent (Australia)
Plenary 5
Moderator: Dr Muniswaran Ganeshan

Acute Presentations During Pregnancy
Prof Catherine Nelson-Piercy (United Kingdom)
Plenary 6
Moderator: Dr Vijayavel Vadiveloo

Understanding Uterine Sarcoma
Dr Suresh Kumarasamy (Malaysia)
0900-1040 S14 Menopause & Midlife Women’s Health
Moderators: Assoc Prof Ng Beng Kwang / Dr Aini Hanan Azmi
S15 AOFOG-OGSM Ultrasound Symposium
Moderators: Dr T.P. Baskaran / Dr Vijayan Valayatham
S16 Precision in Practice – Techniques in Gynaecological Cancer Surgery (Surgical Videos)
Moderators: Dr Suresh Kumarasamy / Dr Shahila Tayib
0900-0925 S14.1
Premature Ovarian Insufficiency: Navigating Challenges, Prevalence and Pathways to Better Management

Assoc Prof Amanda Vincent (Australia)
S15.1
Role of Doppler Ultrasound in Evaluation of Recurrent Miscarriage
Dr Adrianes Bachnas (Indonesia)
S16.1
Developing Pelvic Spaces, Open
Prof Suk-Joon Chang (Korea)

S16.2
Developing Pelvic Spaces, MIS
Prof Jeong-Yeol Park (Korea)

S16.3
Lymphadenectomy, Open
Prof Suk-Joon Chang (Korea)

S16.4
Lymphadenectomy, MIS

Prof Jeong-Yeol Park (Korea)

S16.5
Retrograde Hysterectomy

Prof Suk-Joon Chang (Korea)

S16.6
Radical Trachelectomy
Prof Jeong-Yeol Park (Korea)
0925-0950 S14.2
Non-Hormonal Therapy for Menopause

Dr Aini Hanan Azmi (Malaysia
S15.2
Simplifying Detection of Spina Bifida in the First Trimester

Dr Voon Hian Yan (Malaysia)
0950-1015 S14.3
The Night Prowler. Sleep Issues in the Menopause
Assoc Prof Ang Seng Bin (Singapore)
S15.3
Laparoscopic In-Utero Repair of Spina Bifida

Prof Steven Shaw Sheng Wen (Taiwan)
1015-1040 S14.4
Am I
Depressed or is it Menopause?
Dr Premitha Damodaran (Malaysia)
S15.4
Selective Fetal Growth Restriction: When to Pull the Brakes

Assoc Prof Nisarat Phithakwatchara (Thailand)
1040-1100 Networking Break Networking Break Networking Break
1100-1240 S17 Enrichment Lectures

Moderators: Dr Rama Krishna / Dr Rajesh Mahendran

S18 Maternal Medicine Symposium

Moderators: Dato’ Dr Bavanandam Naidu / Dr Suntharram Krishnasamy

S19 Fertility Revisited

Moderators: Dr Helena Lim / Dr Farah Fatimy Othman

1100-1125 S17.1
The Only Skill to Learn to be a Complete Obstetrician and Gynaecologist
Dr Ng Kwee Boon (Malaysia)
S18.1
The Role of Angiogenic & Antiangiogenic Factors in the Management of Preeclampsia

Assoc Prof Tan Lay Kok
(Singapore)
S19.1
Secrets of Ovarian Stimulation
Dr Jaideep Malhotra (India)

1125-1150 S17.2
Tax Issues of Interest for Doctors
Mr Saravana Kumar (Malaysia)
S18.2
Preconception Considerations for Patients with Complex Medical Disorders
Dr
Muniswaran Ganeshan (Malaysia)
S19.2
Global Recommendations on Adhesion Prophylaxis in Gynaecological Surgery
Prof Rudy Leon De Wilde (Germany)

1150-1215 S17.3
How Government Doctors Can Overcome Medico-Legal Issues

Dato' Dr Ghazali Ismail
(Malaysia)
S18.3
Cancers in Pregnancy
Prof Catherine Nelson-Piercy (United Kingdom)
S19.3
Beyond the Basics: Rethinking Expanded Carrier Screening in Reproductive Care
Dr Mohamed Saleem (Malaysia)

1215-1240 S17.4
Drumming Up Your Health
Assoc Prof Ang Seng Bin (Singapore)
S18.4
Intrapartum Care for High-Risk Pregnancies
Assoc Prof Tan Lay Kok (Singapore)
Discussion
1240-1300   Awards & Closing Ceremony  
1300-1400 Lunch & Farewell

DISCLAIMER: Whilst every attempt would be made to ensure all aspects of the Congress mentioned in the Programme will take place as scheduled, the Organising Committee takes no responsibility should it fail to materialise due to any unforeseen circumstances.