This course will take place on the 17-19 November 2018 at the Four Points Hotel, Manado, North Sulawesi. The organising institution is the Maternal Fetal Medicine Division, Department Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Sam Ratulangi. This course will be delivered in English. ISUOG International Faculty Members speaking at this course are Prof. George Yeo (ISUOG Board Member) and Prof. Hans Peter Dietz.
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The following members of the ISUOG International Faculty will be speaking at this event:
Professor Hans Peter Dietz is an Obstetrician and Gynaecologist and RANZCOG-certified subspecialist in Urogynaecology. He is an internationally renowned expert in pelvic floor imaging. Professor Dietz’s research focuses on the prevention and treatment of maternal pelvic floor trauma related to childbirth. For over 25 years, he has studied damage to pelvic organ support structures, associated with childbirth, and is recognised for his pioneering research in the field.
Notable Publications: Dietz, H., Hoyte, L., Steensma, A. (2008). Atlas of Pelvic Floor Ultrasound. United Kingdom: Springer-Verlag.
Abdool, Z., Dietz, H., Lindeque, B. (2017). Ethnic differences in the levator hiatus and pelvic organ descent: a prospective observational study. Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 50(2), 242-246.
Dietz, H. (2006). Pelvic floor ultrasound. In Linda Cardozo, David Staskin (Eds.), Textbook of Female Urology and Urogynecology, (pp. 355-375). United Kingdom: Informa Healthcare.
Country: Australia
Field: Gynecology/Urogynecology
Specialties: 3D & 4D ultrasound; urogynecology
Languages: English; Spanish; German
ISUOG Trustee (2013-2019), 2018 ISUOG World Congress Chair, Outreach Committee
Prof. George SH Yeo is a Fetal Medicine specialist at the KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH), Singapore. He graduated in Medicine at the University of Singapore in 1975, became a Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, London, in 1996 and a Fellow of College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Singapore in 2004. He led the development of Maternal Fetal Medicine subspecialty in KKH and has been the Head of Obstetric Ultrasound and Prenatal Diagnosis since 1993. He established the screening of beta Thalassaemia and the combined First Trimester Screening in Singapore.
Prof. Yeo is also a Professor of OBGYN at the Duke-NUS School of Medicine and Associate Clinical Professor at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. He is head of the Maternal Fetal Section of the College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists, Singapore. He has more than 160 papers in indexed journals and speaks regularly to schools as well as national and international conferences. He also has a RG Score of 39.30 and Google Scholar citations of 5535.
Country: Singapore
Field: Obstetrics
Specialties: Fetal Anomaly screening 1st trimester; Fetal Anomaly screening 2nd trimester; Fetal biometry and wellbeing; Aneuploidies; Fetal heart; Fetal growth restriction; Multiple pregnancy; 3D and 4D ultrasound
Languages: English; Chinese (Mandarin)