The Reproductive, Maternal and Newborn CAG is joining with the Child and Adolescent Health CAG to run an Academic Interdisciplinary Symposium on 11 December 2024 at Westmead Innovation Centre.

The Symposium program will include in each of the sessions: a keynote speaker, ECR presentations, panels and four $1000 prizes. The day is aligned to life stages:

1) Reproduction and Pregnancy,

2) Birth and Newborn,

3) Infant and Early Childhood and

4) Child and Adolescence.

Symposium Prizes available!

A prize of $1000 will be awarded to one successful short project plan and pitch in the following categories. The Runner Up in each category will receive $250. The prize categories are:

Women’s Health and Preconception
Pregnancy and Birth
Neonatal Health
Community Engagement in Child and Adolescent Health

To submit your idea, complete the application form. If you would like further information, please email shp-repromatneo-cag.admin@sydney.edu.au

At the end of the symposium, join us for Xmas drinks and refreshments. Looking forward to seeing you at the Symposium in December.

DRAFT Program

SESSION TIMES	DURATION (MINS)	Session / Presentation Title
09:00 – 9:15	15	Coffee/registration
		Welcome and Acknowledgement to Country
09:15 – 10:45	90	Session 1: Reproduction and Pregnancy
	09:15	Keynote: Professor Annemarie Hennessy
	09:35	Dr Allison Grech “Diet quality, fibre intake and the gut microbiota of mothers and babies in the “BABY1000” birth cohort study”
	09:50	Dr Ania Samarawickarama
	10:05	The Pitch and Panel
11:00am - Break (15 mins)
11:15 – 12:45	90	Session 2: Birth and Newborn
	11:15	Keynote: Cleone Wellington and Mel Briggs
	11:35	Dr Vanessa El Achi
	11:50	Dr Travis Bettison and Pejman Adily “Inter-pregnancy interval and uterine rupture in nearly 500,000 trials of labour after one previous caesarean delivery and no previous vaginal births: a population-based cohort study”
	12:05	The Pitch and Panel
13:00pm - Lunch (30 mins)
13:30 – 15:00	90	Session 3: Infant and Early Childhood
	13:30	Keynote: Professor Elizabeth Elliott
	13:50	Dr Jack DeLacy “Co-creating a community-led ear health model of care: addressing upstream drivers rather than downstream symptoms”.
	14:05	Dr Ryan Lucas
	14:20	The Pitch and Panel
15:00pm - Break (15 mins)
15:15 – 16:45	90	Session 4: Child and Adolescent
	15:15	Keynote: Professor Mike Griffiths
	15:35	Dr Shrujna Patel “Harnessing the power of -omics to explore disease mechanisms and therapeutics in complex neurodevelopmental disorders”.
	15:50	Dr Laurel Mimmo “Ethical considerations for inclusive health services research with and for children with intellectual disability”
	16:05	The Pitch and Panel
16:55 –17:00	5	Closing and thanks
17:00 – 18:30		Networking drinks