THE PROGRAMME

Monday - 1st Muharram 1419H [27th April 1998]
Opening Ceremony
From 09:00 pm Onwards

Recitation from Holy Qu'ran

Welcome Address
Dr. Hesham A. Arab
Secretary General Saudi Obstetric and Gynaecological Society

On Behalf of the Invited Speakers
Prof. Sabaratnam Arulkumaran
Professor of Obstetrics, Midwifery & Gynaecology
The University of Nottingham, U.K.

President's Address
Dr. Hassan S. Jamal
President, Saudi Obstetric and Gynaecological Society

Opening Address
H R H Prince Majed Ibn Abdul Aziz
Governor Makkah Al Mukarramah Region & Patron, Saudi Obstetric and Gynaecological Society

Special Address from Saudi Arabia
The Female Factors in Couples Infertility in the Arab World
Abdullah H. Basalamah

Special Address from the Arab World
Surgical Techniques in the Management of Bad Cases of Cervical Incompetence
Maher Mahran

Special Address from Rest of the World
Technology Horizons in Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Ivan Zador

1st Day : Tuesday - 2nd Muharram 1419H [28th April 1998]
07:30 - 08:00 Registration
Scientific Session No. 1
Women's Health: Global Issues
Chairpersons: Prof. Abdullah Basalamah, Dr. Pramilla Senanayake
08:00 - 08:30 PLENARY LECTURE 1
Advances in Reproductive Health: A Global Perspective
John J. Sciarra

08:30 - 09:00 PLENARY LECTURE 2
The Women's Reproductive Health Agenda set by the Principal Conferences in the 1990s
and the Role of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists
Leila Mehra

09:00 - 09:30 PLENARY LECTURE 3
The Obstetrician, Gynaecologist and the World Wide Web
J.W. 'Hans' van der Slikke

09:30 - 09:45 Presentation 1
Are the Traditional Birth Attendants (T.B.A.S.) Needed in the Gulf ?
Mohamed El Amin, Ibrahim A. Allah El Sherif & Hussein El Gehtani.

09:45 - 10:00 Discussion

10:00 - 10:30 C o f f e e B r e a k

1st Day : Tuesday - 2nd Muharram 1419H [28th April 1998]
Scientific Session No. 2
Obstetric Emergencies
Chairpersons: Dr. Nalin Rodrigo, Dr. Alexander Omu
10:30 - 11:00 PLENARY LECTURE 4
Postpartum Haemorrhage - Current Development
Sabaratnam Arulkumaran

11:00 - 11:15 Presentation 2
Rupture of the Pregnant Uterus - An Analysis Risk Factors
Sulaiman Al Najashi & Fathiya Al Mejhim

11:15 - 11:30 Presentation 3
Uterine Rupture: An Analytic Review of 14 Cases
Saed Ziadeh

11:30 - 11:45 Presentation 4
Peripartum Hysterectomy - Maternal & Fetal Outcome
Maya Patchava & Iffat Raza

11:45 - 12:00 Presentation 5
Management of Difficult Postpartum Haemorrhage
Salah Abu Bakr

12:00 - 12:15 Presentation 6
Abnormal Placentation Placenta Accreta-Clinical Risk Factors
Maya Patchava & Rameeza Khan

12:15 - 12:30 Presentation 7
Peripartum Hysterectomy - Near Miss Cases
Hassan Nasrat, Magdy H. Yousef & Anas Marzouki

12:30 - 12:45 Presentation 8
Abnormal Presentations of Ectopic Pregnancy
Ihab Khalil

12:45 - 13:00 Discussion

13:00 - 14:00 Dhuhr Prayer & Lunch Break

1st Day : Tuesday - 2nd Muharram 1419H [28th April 1998]
Scientific Session No. 3
Infertility and Assisted Reproduction
Chairpersons: Dr. Rene Marty, Prof. Maher Mahran
14:00 - 14:30 PLENARY LECTURE 5
New Understanding of the Sperm & the Infertile Male
Soon-Chye Ng

14:30 - 15:00 PLENARY LECTURE 6
Evaluation of Infertile Patients Using Transvaginal Color Doppler and 3D Imaging
Sanja Kupesic & A. Kurjak

15:00 - 15:15 Presentation 9
Antisperm Antibodies... Does It Really Matter??
Hassan S. Jamal, Adel Mohammed. & Sami Hamdi

15:15 - 15:30 Presentation 10
Spermatid Injection: A New Hope for Infertile Men
Samir Abbas, Ghazi S.A. & Soliman E.

15:30 - 15:45 Presentation 11
Diffuse Spermatogenic Arrest A Special Histology Picture with negative TESE Procedure,
Retrospective and Prospective Study
Ghazi S.A., Abbas S.A., Al Desouki T., Rekha A., & Soliman E.

15:45 - 16:00 Presentation 12
Colour Doppler Analysis of Polycystic Ovary Disease
Wahba Madkour

16:00 - 16:15 Presentation 13
Physical, Chemical & Biochemical Parameters of Seminal Fluids of Normal & Infertile Subjects
& The Effect of Smoking in these Parameters
Hassan Abduljabbar, Taha Kumosani & Ahmed Jened

16:15 - 16:30 Discussion

16:30 - 17:00 Asr Prayer & Tea Break

1st Day : Tuesday - 2nd Muharram 1419H [28th April 1998]
Scientific Session No. 4
Free Communications
Chairpersons: Prof. Sanu Dali, Dr. Fathi Gowharji
15:00 - 15:30  PLENARY LECTURE 7
Norgestimate is a New Generation of Combined
Robert Henry Lea

15:30 - 15:45 Presentation 14
Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome
Emad Suleiman

15:45 - 16:00 Presentation 15
Primary Gestational Ovarian Chorio-Carcinoma
Mohamed Fawaz El Muzaini, Sahar Malloudi & Mohamed Abdul Rahim

16:00 - 16:15 Presentation 16
Solitary Fibrous Tumour (Mesothelioma) of the Pelvic Peritoneum
M. Nashat Khalaf, S. El Hady & M. Salem

16:15 - 16:30 Discussion

16:30 - 17:00 Asr Prayer & Tea Break

1st Day : Tuesday - 2nd Muharram 1419H [28th April 1998]
Scientific Session No. 5
Gynaecological Oncology
Chairpersons: Dr. J.W. 'Hans' van der Slikke, Dr. Hesham Arab
 T e l e c o n f e r e n c e
Courtsey WORLDNET Washington D.C.
17:00 - 17:30 SPECIAL LECTURE 1
Gynaecological Oncology Today, Tomorrow....
Robert Stanhope

17:30 - 18:00 Panel Discussion

Mini Symposium on OBGYN Infection
1
8:00 - 18:30 SPECIAL LECTURE 2
Sexually Transmitted Disease
Robert Henry Lea

18:30 - 18:45 Case Presentation
Pelvic Abscess Following Embryo Transfer
Dr. Othman Sindi

18:45 - 19:00 Discussion
 

M i n i S y m p o s i u m   o n  HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY
Courtsey SOLVAY PHARMA
at The Jeddah Chamber of Commerce & Industry
21:00 SPECIAL LECTURE 3
Hormone Replacement Therapy
Rune Rolland

21:45 - 22:00 Panel Discussion
22:00 - 23:00 SPECIAL DINNER Courtsey THE JEDDAH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY


2nd Day : Wednesday - 3rd Muharram 1419H [29th April 1998]
Scientific Session No. 6
Gynaecology
Chairpersons: Prof. Syed Ershard Ali, Prof. Soon-Chye Ng
08:00 - 08:30 PLENARY LECTURE 8
Familly Planning: The Prospects for the Next Millennia
Pramilla Senanayake

08:30 - 09:00 PLENARY LECTURE 9
Technical Minutiae of Non Descent Vaginal Hysterectomy
D.K. Tank

09:00 - 09:15 Presentation 17
The Prevalence & Determinants of Treatment Seeking Behavior for Urinary Incontinence
in United Arab Emirates Women
Diaa E.E. Rizk, Earl Dunn, Letha Thomas, Huda Shaheen & Mohammed Y. Hassan

09:15 - 09:30 Presentation 18
Hyperprolactinaemia, Causes and Treatment: A Study of 150 Cases
Sulaiman S. Al Najashi

09:30 - 10:00 PLENARY LECTURE 10
Medical Management of Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding - Newer Protocols
D.K. Tank

10:00 - 10:15 Discussion

10:15 - 10:30 C o f f e e B r e a k

2nd Day : Wednesday - 3rd Muharram 1419H [29th April 1998]
Scientific Session No. 7
Maternal Fetal Medicine, The Present, The Future
Chairpersons: Prof. Asim Kurjak, Prof. Joshua Copel
10:30 - 11:00 PLENARY LECTURE 11
Significance of Pathological Doppler Flow Measurement in High Risk Pregnancy -
End diastolic Block in Fetal Vessels
Werner Schmidt

11:00 - 11:30 PLENARY LECTURE 12
Practical Approaches to Fetal Surveillance in Labour
S. Arulkumaran

11:30 - 11:45 Presentation 19
Prenatal Diagnosis, Its Potential Impact On the Prevalence &
Management of Congenital Anomalies
Hassan Nasrat

11:45 - 12:00 Presentation 20
Unravelling the Connection Between Preeclampsia & Human
Leukocyte Antigens
Alexander Omu

12:00 - 12:15 Presentation 21
Indication for Blood Transfusion in Pregnancy with
Sickle Cell Disease
Affaf Mohammed El Shafei

12:15 - 12:30 Presentation 22
Prospective Intrapartum Amniotic Fluid Index
Badreldeen Ahmed

12:30 - 12:45 Presentation 23
Silicone Rubber Cup (SRC) Versus Metal Cup (MC) Vacuum Extractor,
A Meta-Analysis of Neonatal Morbidity & Instrument Failure
F. Rehman, Wisam Kurdi, S. Abdullah, I. Kornfeld

12:45 - 13:00 Discussion

13:00 - 14:00 Dhuhr Prayer & Lunch Break

2nd Day : Wednesday - 3rd Muharram 1419H [29th April 1998]
Scientific Session No. 8
8th Annual Scientific Meeting of the SOGS
Safe Motherhood: Forging Ahead
Chairpersons: Prof. S. Arulkumaran, Prof. Wilfred Perera
14:00 - 14:30 PLENARY LECTURE 13
Maternal Mortality: Global Perspectives and our Experience in Saudi Arabia
Abdulaziz Al Mishari

14:30 - 15:00 PLENARY LECTURE 14
Maternal Mortality in Malaysia, the Road we have Travelled
Alex Mathews

15:00 - 15:30 PLENARY LECTURE 15
Factors Contributing to the Lowering of the Maternal Mortality in a Developing Country - Sri Lanka
Jayatissa Nalin Rodrigo

15:30 - 16:00 PLENARY LECTURE 16
Safe Motherhood Initiative - Bangladesh Context
Syed Ershad Ali & Neke Akhtar

16:00 - 16:30 PLENARY LECTURE 17
Maternity Care Problems in the Developing World
Wilfred S.E. Perera

16: 30 - 16:45 Discussion

16:45 - 17:00  Asr Prayer & Tea Break

17:00 - 18:00  8th Annual General Meeting

For Active Members of the Society Only .....
21:00 CONGRESS BANQUET WITH UNIQUE CULTURAL SHOW AT
     THE UNIQUE " QARYATUL MIRSAL" [MIRSAL VILLAGE]

3rd Day : Thursday - 4th Muharram 1419H [30th April 1998]
Scientific Session No. 9
Evidence Based Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Chairpersons: Prof. John J. Sciarra, Dr. Hassan Ba'Aqeel
08:00 - 08:30 PLENARY LECTURE 18
Evidence based on Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Harshalal Seneviratne

08:30 - 08:45 Presentation 24
Why Evidence Based Medicine ?
Hassan Ba'Aqeel

08:45 - 09:00 Presentation 25
Evaluating Evidence
Gerald Tevaawerck

09:00 - 09:15 Presentation 26
Management of Recurrent Pregnancy Losses; Is it Evidence Based?
Abdulrahim A. Rouzi

09:15 - 09:30 Presentation 27
Evidence Based Medicine; The Case of Antenatal Care
Hassan Ba'Aqeel

09:30 - 09:45 Presentation 28
Screening for Gestational Diabetes; What is the Evidence?
Hesham Arab

09:45 - 10:00 Discussion

10:00 - 10:30 C o f f e e B r e a k

3rd Day : Thursday - 4th Muharram 1419H [30th April 1998]
Scientific Session No.10
High Risk Obstetrics
Chairpersons: Prof. Yoshihiko Takeda, Prof. Abdulaziz Al Meshari
10:30 - 11:00 PLENARY LECTURE 19
Rhesus Iso Immunization
Joshua A. Copel

11:00 - 11:30 PLENARY LECTURE 20
Recent Progress in the Management of IUGR Fetus
Yoshihiko Takeda, Akira Mori & Mitutoshi Iwashita

11:30 - 12:00 PLENARY LECTURE 21
Caesarean Section: Past, Present and Future
Sisir Chattopadhyay

12:00 - 12:15 Presentation 29
The Maternal Mirror Syndrome - A Severe form of Preeclampsia
F. Rahman, W. Kurdi, Samir Abdullah & I. Kornfeld

12:15 - 12:30 Presentation 30
Trial of Labour After Two Previous Caesarean Sections A Meta Analysis
Feryal Rahman, W. Kurdi, S. Abdullah & I. Kornfeld

12:30 - 12:45 Presentation 31
A Comparative Study of the Blood Pressure (BP) in the Second & Third Trimesters in
Pregnancy in Primigravidae in jeddah, Saudi Arabia and Nottingham, England
Hanan Al Kadi, F. Broughton Pipkin, H. Nasrat & M. Al Ardawi

12:45 - 13:00 Discussion

13:00 - 14:00 Dhuhr Prayer & Lunch Break

3rd Day : Thursday - 4th Muharram 1419H [30th April 1998]
Scientific Session No.11
 MEDISON - KRETZ SPONSORED SESSION
3D Ultrasound Imaging & New Technology
Chairpersons: Prof. Ivan Zador, Prof. Thomas Nelson
14:00 - 14:30 PLENARY LECTURE 22
3D Ultrasound In Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Thomas R. Nelson, & D.H. Pretorius

14:30 - 15:00 PLENARY LECTURE 23
3D Ultrasound Technology & Future Perspectives
Min-Hwa Lee

15:00 - 15:30 PLENARY LECTURE 24
Combined Use of 3D Ultrasound & Color Doppler Study of the Earliest Human Development
Asim Kurjak & S. Kupesic

15:30 - 16:00 PLENARY LECTURE 25
Combined Use of Three Dimensional Ultrasound & Color Doppler in the Assessment of Endometrial Carcinoma
Sanja Kupesic & Asim Kurjak

16:00 - 16:30 PLENARY LECTURE 26
Fibrohysteroscopy Update, Diagnostic & Therapeutic Outpatient Procedures Without Anaesthesia
Rene Marty

16:30 - 16:45 Discussion

16:45 - 17:00 Asr Prayer & Tea Break

3rd Day : Thursday - 4th Muharram 1419H [30th April 1998]
Scientific Session No. 12
Contemporary Obstetric & Gynaecological Practice
Chairpersons: Prof. Harshalal Seneviratne, Dr. Alex Mathews
17:00 - 17:30 PLENARY LECTURE 27
Reproductive Health Status in Nepal
Sanu Dali

17:30 - 17:45 Presentation 32
Major Complications of Gynaecologic Laparoscopy in a Teaching Hospital in a Developing Country
Abdulrahim A. Rouzi, Afaf Al Noury, Majid Mansouri, Hassan Jamal & Hassan Abdul Jabbar

17:45 - 18:00 Presentation 33
Induction of Labour with Mifipristone
Mandy Abushama, D. Dawalatly & B. Ahmed

18:00 - 18:15 Presentation 34
Value of Computed Tomography Pelvimetry in Patients with Previous One Caesarean Section
Tarik Y. Yamani & Abdulrahim A. Rouzi

18:15 - 18:30 Discussion

18:30 - 19:00 Recommendations & Closing Ceremony