GYNAECOLOGY | Ovaries
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Saturday, June 14, 2025 |
3:45 PM - 5:05 PM |
217 | Lecture Rm |
Speaker
Dr Anju Joham
Endocrinologist, Senior Research Fellow
Monash University
PCOS
3:45 PM - 4:05 PMBiography
Dr Anju Joham |
Monash University
Dr Anju Joham is an endocrinologist at Monash Health, Melbourne. She has established a statewide multidisciplinary PCOS Service based at Monash Health. She was the Deputy Lead of the 2023 international Evidence-Based Guideline for the assessment and management of PCOS. Dr Joham is a Senior Research Fellow at the Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, where she is the lead of the PCOS epidemiology research group. Dr Joham completed her PhD focusing on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, obesity and insulin resistance. In her postdoctoral studies, Dr Joham works with cohort studies with the aim of studying the natural history of PCOS over the reproductive lifespan from adolescence, young adulthood to menopause.
Dr Alexandra Stanislavsky
Radiologist
Monash Health
Assessment of adnexal masses: An update and refresher
Abstract
Update on the diagnostic approach, standardized description and classification of ovarian/adnexal lesions.
Biography
Dr Alexandra Stanislavsky |
Monash Health
Dr Alexandra Stanislavsky is a Consultant Radiologist with Monash Health and Monash BreastScreen. After graduating from Melbourne University in 2004, she completed her radiology training and an MRI Fellowship at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne.
Alexandra undertook further fellowships in women's imaging at the Royal Women's Hospital and in breast imaging with BreastScreen.
She is passionate about teaching and has enjoyed ongoing editorial involvement with Radiopaedia.org since 2010. She is an Associate Editor for the Australian Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine (AJUM).
Ms Alison Deslandes
Specialist Sonographer/ Phd Candidate
Specialist Imaging Partners/ University of Adelaide
Gynae AI
4:25 PM - 4:45 PMAbstract
Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping gynaecological ultrasound, offering sonographers advanced tools to enhance clinical practice. This talk will examine how AI impacts sonographer workflows, from automated image acquisition and analysis to improving diagnostic accuracy for conditions like ovarian tumours and endometriosis. Key insights will focus on what sonographers must know to effectively integrate AI tools into practice, including understanding algorithm limitations, maintaining clinical oversight, and ensuring ethical and unbiased use. Attendees will gain practical tips on adopting AI tools, navigating changes in roles, and leveraging AI for professional growth while ensuring patient-centered care remains at the forefront.
Biography
Ms Alison Deslandes FASA |
Specialist Imaging Partners/ University of Adelaide
Alison is a well-established clinical sonographer, specialising in obstetrics and gynaecology with key interests complex gynaecology and endometriosis, 3D/4D ultrasound, and the psychosocial aspects of obstetric ultrasound. In addition to clinical sonography, she is also a PhD candidate at the Robinson Research Institute as part of the IMAGENDO project. Her PhD research focuses on the use of artificial intelligence as a self-learning tool for sonographers learning to perform transvaginal ultrasound. She completed a Master by Research at the University of South Australia in 2022 which also focused on transvaginal ultrasound of the diagnosis of endometriosis.
She has published over 20 peer-reviewed journal articles related to O and G ultrasound and delivered more than 50 invited talks on the at numerous international meetings including the World Congress of Endometriosis, ISUOG World Congress, the Asia Pacific Initiative on Reproduction Congress, and the WFUMB World Congress of Ultrasound.
Alison is the immediate Past-President of the Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine. She is an early career ambassador with the World Endometriosis Society. She is also social media enthusiasts and can regularly be found on Twitter or Instagram under the handle @AliUltrasound.
Mrs Wei-Lien Yee
Monash Health
Sonography of acute pelvic pain
Abstract
Covering both gynaecological and non-gynaecological causes, learn about the ultrasound appearances, clinical presentations and differentials to consider when assessing the pelvis for acute pelvic pain with ultrasound.
Biography
Mrs Wei-Lien Yee |
Monash Health
Wei-Lien is an experienced Sonographer, whom, once upon a time, worked as a radiographer, and now works as the Women's Health Ultrasound Clinical Educator at Monash Health- a large, tertiary health network covering the south-eastern corridor of Melbourne and Victoria. She has had the privilege of working with and learning from many inspiring and highly skilled sonographers and sonologists throughout her years in both the public and private health settings.
Wei-Lien has presented at many local and national ultrasound conferences and workshops over the years, with a strong focus on women's health ultrasound. Although she loves all aspects of ultrasound, she has a strong passion for endometriosis and gynaecological scans. Wei-Lien hopes to inspire, empower and educate both fellow sonographers and patients on the role of US in the diagnosis and management of all types of gynaecological conditions, in particular, endometriosis. When she’s not wandering the department with a transducer to the HLD machine, she loves keeping active with her 3 girls, pounding the pavement with a podcast on her headphones and daydreaming about her next travel destination.
