Session 01: Gynecology & Women’s Health
Gynecology and women’s health encompass the prevention, diagnosis, and management of conditions affecting women throughout different stages of life. This area includes menstrual health, hormonal disorders, endometriosis, reproductive health, benign gynecological conditions, gynecological cancers, menopause, and minimally invasive procedures. Current developments emphasize early diagnosis, personalized treatment, preventive healthcare, and patient-centered approaches. Advances in medical technology, clinical research, and multidisciplinary care continue to expand opportunities for improving women’s health, wellbeing, and long-term quality of life.
Session 02: Obstetrics & Maternal Health
Maternal health focuses on protecting and supporting women before, during, and after pregnancy. Comprehensive obstetric care includes antenatal assessment, maternal nutrition, management of pregnancy-related conditions, prevention of complications, and monitoring of maternal wellbeing. Particular importance is placed on recognizing risks at an early stage and providing timely, evidence-based intervention. Advances in maternal monitoring, clinical protocols, digital health, and multidisciplinary care are contributing to improved pregnancy management and supporting safer outcomes for mothers throughout pregnancy, delivery, and the postpartum period.
Session 03: Pregnancy, Labor & Childbirth
Pregnancy, labor, and childbirth involve a complex sequence of physiological and clinical changes requiring appropriate monitoring and individualized care. Contemporary management encompasses antenatal preparation, assessment of labor progression, fetal monitoring, induction of labor, pain management, vaginal delivery, cesarean birth, and emergency obstetric interventions. Increasing attention is also given to respectful maternity care, informed decision-making, communication, and personalized birth planning. Continuing developments in obstetric practice and monitoring technologies are helping healthcare professionals address complications while supporting safe and positive childbirth experiences
Session 04: High-Risk Pregnancy
High-risk pregnancy involves situations where maternal, fetal, or pregnancy-related factors require closer observation and specialized medical management. Conditions such as preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, multiple pregnancy, placental disorders, preterm birth, fetal growth abnormalities, and underlying maternal diseases may require enhanced surveillance. Effective care depends on early risk identification, regular maternal and fetal assessment, timely intervention, and collaboration between specialists. Advances in diagnostic imaging, monitoring technologies, and evidence-based management are supporting more individualized approaches to complex pregnancies.
Session 05: Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Maternal-fetal medicine focuses on the specialized management of complex conditions affecting the mother, fetus, or both during pregnancy. It incorporates advanced fetal surveillance, detailed ultrasound assessment, management of maternal medical disorders, fetal growth evaluation, multiple pregnancies, placental conditions, genetic concerns, and selected fetal therapies. Modern practice increasingly integrates diagnostic technologies, clinical research, and multidisciplinary expertise. These approaches support individualized assessment and management, enabling healthcare professionals to address complicated pregnancies through coordinated care and informed clinical decision-making.
Session 06: Fetal Medicine & Prenatal Diagnosis
Fetal medicine and prenatal diagnosis focus on evaluating fetal development and identifying potential health conditions before birth. Advanced ultrasound, fetal imaging, genetic screening, non-invasive prenatal testing, and diagnostic procedures provide important information about structural, chromosomal, and genetic conditions. Accurate prenatal assessment can support early recognition of abnormalities and appropriate clinical planning. Developments in fetal imaging and molecular diagnostics are continually expanding diagnostic capabilities, while genetic counseling and multidisciplinary consultation help families and healthcare professionals understand findings and consider appropriate management pathways.
Session 07: Postpartum & Perinatal Care
Postpartum and perinatal care extends healthcare beyond childbirth to address the continuing needs of mothers and newborns. Maternal recovery, breastfeeding, nutrition, postpartum complications, newborn assessment, perinatal health, and psychological wellbeing are important components of comprehensive care. Early recognition of complications and appropriate follow-up can support healthier recovery and improve continuity of care. Modern approaches increasingly emphasize family-centered support, coordinated services, patient education, and individualized follow-up, recognizing the importance of the postpartum period in establishing long-term maternal and newborn wellbeing.
Session 08: Reproductive Medicine & Infertility
Reproductive medicine addresses the biological, hormonal, and clinical factors that influence fertility and reproductive health. Evaluation may involve both female and male reproductive factors, ovarian function, ovulatory disorders, endometriosis, reproductive endocrine conditions, diminished ovarian reserve, and other causes of infertility. Advances in diagnostic testing and personalized treatment planning are providing increasingly detailed insights into reproductive health. Fertility preservation, hormonal management, and emerging therapeutic approaches are also expanding clinical possibilities and supporting more individualized care for people experiencing reproductive challenges.
Session 09: Assisted Reproductive Technology
Assisted reproductive technology encompasses medical and laboratory techniques used to support conception when pregnancy does not occur through conventional methods. Modern approaches include in vitro fertilization, intracytoplasmic sperm injection, embryo culture, embryo transfer, cryopreservation, donor-assisted reproduction, preimplantation genetic testing, and fertility preservation. Continuous advances in embryology, reproductive laboratories, imaging, and clinical protocols are refining fertility treatment. Research in this field continues to explore ways of improving safety, treatment planning, embryo assessment, and reproductive outcomes while addressing ethical and clinical considerations
Session 10: Fertility Preservation & Reproductive Genetics
Fertility preservation focuses on protecting future reproductive potential in individuals facing age-related fertility decline, medical treatments, or conditions that may affect reproductive function. Approaches include oocyte, sperm, embryo, and reproductive tissue preservation. Reproductive genetics complements these strategies through genetic counseling, carrier screening, chromosomal assessment, and preimplantation genetic testing. Advances in cryopreservation, reproductive genetics, and personalized fertility planning are creating new possibilities for informed reproductive choices and individualized care.
Session 11: Reproductive Endocrinology & PCOS
Reproductive endocrinology examines the hormonal mechanisms that regulate fertility, ovulation, menstruation, and reproductive function. Polycystic ovary syndrome is a major area of focus, involving hormonal imbalance, metabolic abnormalities, ovulatory dysfunction, and reproductive challenges. Contemporary management combines lifestyle interventions, metabolic assessment, hormonal therapies, fertility treatments, and individualized long-term monitoring. Emerging research is improving understanding of the complex relationship between endocrine and metabolic health and supporting more comprehensive approaches to reproductive and overall wellbeing.
Session 12: Endometriosis, Fibroids & Adenomyosis
Endometriosis, uterine fibroids, and adenomyosis are common gynecological conditions that can significantly affect pain, menstrual health, fertility, and quality of life. Accurate diagnosis increasingly relies on advanced imaging, clinical assessment, and individualized evaluation. Management may involve medical therapies, hormonal approaches, minimally invasive procedures, or fertility-focused strategies depending on individual needs. Ongoing research is exploring disease mechanisms, improved diagnostic pathways, personalized treatment, and innovative surgical techniques to enhance symptom control and reproductive outcomes.
Session 13: Menstrual & Hormonal Disorders
Menstrual and hormonal health provides important insights into overall reproductive and metabolic wellbeing. Disorders involving irregular menstruation, heavy bleeding, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, hormonal imbalance, and abnormal uterine bleeding may arise from diverse underlying causes. Comprehensive evaluation combines clinical history, hormonal assessment, imaging, and appropriate laboratory investigations. Modern management emphasizes identifying the underlying cause rather than treating symptoms alone. Advances in endocrine research and personalized care are supporting earlier diagnosis and more effective management of menstrual and hormonal disorders.
Session 14: Minimally Invasive & Robotic Surgery
Modern gynecological surgery increasingly incorporates minimally invasive techniques designed to reduce surgical trauma while supporting effective treatment and recovery. Laparoscopic, hysteroscopic, and robotic-assisted procedures are being applied to conditions such as fibroids, endometriosis, ovarian disorders, and selected gynecologic cancers. Robotic platforms can provide enhanced visualization, precision, and instrument control in appropriate procedures. Continuing technological developments, improved surgical training, and refined clinical techniques are expanding the role of minimally invasive approaches in contemporary gynecological practice.
Session 15: Urogynecology & Pelvic Floor Health
Urogynecology addresses conditions affecting the pelvic floor, bladder, bowel, and reproductive organs, which can influence physical comfort, mobility, sexual health, and daily activities. Common concerns include urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, pelvic pain, and postpartum pelvic floor dysfunction. Assessment may involve clinical examination, functional evaluation, imaging, and specialized testing. Contemporary management ranges from pelvic floor rehabilitation and lifestyle interventions to medications and surgical procedures, with increasing emphasis on individualized treatment and long-term functional wellbeing.
Session 16: Gynecologic Oncology
Gynecologic oncology focuses on the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing management of cancers affecting the female reproductive system. Care encompasses cervical, ovarian, endometrial, vulvar, and vaginal malignancies, with approaches ranging from surgery and systemic therapies to radiation and emerging targeted treatments. Advances in molecular classification, precision oncology, immunotherapy, minimally invasive surgery, and multidisciplinary care are transforming clinical management. Continued research is supporting earlier detection, more individualized treatment strategies, improved survivorship care, and better quality of life.
Session 17: Cervical Cancer & HPV
Cervical cancer prevention and management are closely linked to understanding human papillomavirus infection and its progression to precancerous and malignant disease. Vaccination, screening, HPV testing, cytological assessment, and timely treatment of precancerous lesions form essential components of prevention. Advances in screening technologies, molecular testing, and vaccination strategies are strengthening early detection and prevention. Clinical research continues to examine improved approaches to HPV surveillance, treatment, and public health implementation, with the broader goal of reducing cervical cancer incidence and mortality.
Session 18: Ovarian & Endometrial Cancer
Ovarian and endometrial cancers encompass diverse diseases with distinct biological characteristics, risk factors, clinical presentations, and treatment pathways. Diagnosis may involve imaging, pathology, biomarkers, and molecular profiling to establish disease characteristics and guide management. Surgical treatment, chemotherapy, targeted therapies, hormonal approaches, and immunotherapy may be incorporated according to disease type and stage. Advances in molecular classification and precision oncology are increasingly influencing treatment decisions, while research continues to address early detection, treatment resistance, recurrence, survivorship, and personalized cancer care.
Session 19: Adolescent & Pediatric Gynecology
Adolescent and pediatric gynecology addresses reproductive and gynecological health from childhood through adolescence, recognizing the unique physical, developmental, and emotional needs of younger patients. Care may involve menstrual disorders, delayed or early puberty, congenital reproductive conditions, pelvic pain, abnormal bleeding, and reproductive health education. Age-appropriate assessment, privacy, communication, and family-centered care are essential. Early recognition and appropriate management can help establish healthy reproductive development while addressing conditions that may affect future fertility and long-term wellbeing
Session 20: Menopause & Healthy Aging
Menopause represents an important transition in women’s health, accompanied by hormonal changes that may affect vasomotor symptoms, sleep, bone health, cardiovascular risk, sexual wellbeing, and quality of life. Comprehensive care considers individual symptoms, medical history, lifestyle, and long-term health risks. Management may include lifestyle strategies, non-hormonal options, hormone therapy when appropriate, and preventive healthcare. Increasing attention to healthy aging is encouraging proactive approaches that support physical, reproductive, sexual, emotional, and metabolic wellbeing beyond the menopausal transition.
Session 21: Sexual & Reproductive Health
Sexual and reproductive health encompasses the ability to experience healthy relationships, make informed reproductive choices, prevent infections, and access appropriate healthcare throughout life. Key areas include contraception, fertility, sexually transmitted infections, sexual function, reproductive planning, pregnancy care, and prevention of reproductive disorders. Modern healthcare increasingly emphasizes confidential, respectful, evidence-based, and patient-centered services. Research and innovation continue to improve access to information, preventive care, diagnostic services, and treatment while addressing the diverse reproductive and sexual health needs of individuals
Session 22: Women’s Mental Health
Women’s mental health is closely connected with reproductive, hormonal, social, and life-stage transitions. Mental health considerations may arise during adolescence, pregnancy, postpartum recovery, infertility treatment, menopause, and other significant periods. Conditions such as anxiety, depression, perinatal psychological disorders, and stress can influence overall wellbeing and healthcare experiences. Integrated approaches combine early identification, appropriate psychological or medical support, social resources, and coordinated care. Greater recognition of mental wellbeing within women’s healthcare is encouraging more comprehensive and compassionate clinical practice.
Session 23: Maternal Nutrition & Obesity
Nutrition and healthy weight management play important roles in maternal wellbeing and pregnancy outcomes. Nutritional status before conception and throughout pregnancy can influence maternal health, fetal development, gestational diabetes, hypertensive disorders, and postpartum recovery. Clinical care may include individualized dietary assessment, appropriate weight-gain guidance, micronutrient support, and management of obesity-related pregnancy risks. Research continues to examine the relationship between maternal nutrition, metabolic health, placental function, and long-term outcomes for mothers and children.
Session 24: Women’s Health Across the Lifespan
Women’s healthcare extends across distinct stages, from childhood and adolescence through reproductive years, pregnancy, menopause, and healthy aging. Each stage presents different biological, hormonal, reproductive, and preventive health considerations. A lifespan approach emphasizes continuity of care, early identification of health risks, disease prevention, reproductive planning, mental wellbeing, and long-term health maintenance. Integrating these perspectives can strengthen communication between specialties and encourage personalized healthcare strategies that address changing needs while supporting overall wellbeing throughout a woman’s life.
Session 25: Precision Medicine & Genomics
Precision medicine integrates genetic, molecular, clinical, and environmental information to support more individualized healthcare decisions. In women’s health, genomic approaches are increasingly relevant to reproductive disorders, infertility, pregnancy, hereditary cancer risk, and gynecological malignancies. Genetic profiling can provide insights into disease susceptibility and biological characteristics that may influence diagnosis or treatment. Advances in genomics, bioinformatics, and molecular research are contributing to more targeted approaches while raising important considerations surrounding interpretation, counseling, privacy, and responsible clinical implementation.
Session 26: Advanced Diagnostics & Molecular Medicine
Advanced diagnostics and molecular medicine are reshaping how diseases are identified, characterized, and monitored. Modern approaches include molecular biomarkers, genomic testing, advanced imaging, liquid biopsy, tissue analysis, and other diagnostic technologies that can provide information beyond conventional clinical assessment. In women’s health, these tools have applications in reproductive disorders, prenatal diagnosis, infertility, and gynecological cancers. Continued innovation is enabling earlier detection, improved disease classification, treatment monitoring, and increasingly personalized clinical decision-making.
Session 27: AI & Machine Learning in Women’s Health
Artificial intelligence and machine learning are increasingly being investigated as tools for improving healthcare analysis, prediction, diagnosis, and clinical decision support. Applications in women’s health include medical imaging, fetal monitoring, reproductive medicine, risk assessment, pathology, personalized treatment, and analysis of large clinical datasets. These technologies may help identify patterns that are difficult to detect through conventional approaches. Their responsible integration requires high-quality data, clinical validation, transparency, privacy protection, and appropriate human oversight to ensure meaningful and safe healthcare applications.
Session 28: FemTech & Digital Health
FemTech and digital health encompass technologies developed to address women’s health needs through connected devices, mobile applications, telemedicine, remote monitoring, digital diagnostics, and data-driven healthcare platforms. Applications range from menstrual and fertility monitoring to pregnancy support, menopause management, pelvic health, and chronic disease monitoring. Digital innovation is creating new opportunities for personalized health management and improved access to care. Continued development requires attention to clinical validation, data privacy, accessibility, interoperability, and equitable adoption across diverse populations.
Session 29: Global Women’s Health & Health Equity
Global women’s health focuses on improving health outcomes while recognizing differences in healthcare access, socioeconomic conditions, geography, culture, and available resources. Important concerns include maternal mortality, reproductive healthcare access, infectious diseases, cancer prevention, contraception, nutrition, and essential gynecological services. Addressing disparities requires collaboration between healthcare professionals, researchers, communities, policymakers, and international organizations. Innovative service models, education, preventive programs, and equitable access to evidence-based care can contribute to reducing avoidable differences in health outcomes across populations
Session 30: Future Innovations in Gynecology & Obstetrics
The future of gynecology and obstetrics is being shaped by advances in biotechnology, precision medicine, artificial intelligence, robotics, genomics, digital health, advanced imaging, and regenerative medicine. Emerging approaches have the potential to transform diagnosis, treatment, pregnancy monitoring, fertility care, and surgical practice. Continued innovation will require strong clinical evidence, interdisciplinary collaboration, ethical frameworks, and responsible technology adoption. Research across these areas is opening new possibilities for more precise, personalized, preventive, and patient-centered healthcare for women and families.
"Hello, my name is Florine Duplessis, and I am from France. I am a French midwife specializing in fetal care and maternal-fetal medicine. I am delighted to be presenting today at this special gynecology conference to introduce Efelya, a project dedicated to maternal health. Thank you."