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Diversity of PLRG research showcased at JOGS Annual Scientific Meeting
On 23 February, members of the Pregnancy Loss Research Group showcased a wide range of research at the reimagined Junior Obstetrics and Gynaecology Society (JOGS) Annual Scientific Meeting 2023. The 35th anniversary of Society's founding was also celebrated at the event.
Dr Laura Linehan presented her qualitative work on recurrent miscarriage and infertility services and supports, while Samantha Ingham shared insights from her survey of the experiences of gender-based discrimination and sexual harassment within obstetrics and gynaecology training in Ireland. Felicia Deonarine, Dr Katie Togher, Dr Lucy Bolger and Dr David Synnott presented posters at the meeting, which was held online.
Dr Laura Linehan, Specialist Registrar, Cork University Maternity Hospital and PhD Student
Samantha Ingham, Medical Student, UCC
PLRG Presentations at JOGS 2023 Reimagined
| Title |
Authors | Project / Research Area |
|---|---|---|
| Oral presentations | ||
| Stakeholder views and experiences of recurrent miscarriage and infertility services and supports in the Republic of Ireland: A qualitative study | Dr Laura Linehan, Marita Hennessy PhD, Prof Keelin O'Donoghue | Infertility and subsequent recurrent miscarriage |
| Gender-based discrimination and sexual harassment within obstetrics and gynaecology training | Samantha Ingham, Dr Sara Leitao, Prof Keelin O'Donoghue | Professional challenges |
| Poster presentations | ||
| Post stillbirth medical complications in women at Cork University Maternity Hospital between 2017 and 2021 | Felicia Deonarine, Emily O’Connor, Keelin O’Donoghue | Stillbirth |
| First trimester medical termination of pregnancy in Ireland: Retrospective review of one tertiary maternity unit | Dr Katie Togher, Dr Sara Leitao, Prof Keelin O’Donoghue, Dr Deirdre Hayes-Ryan | Termination of Pregnancy in Ireland |
| Placental pathology: Is this important resource being used efficiently? A service evaluation | Dr Lucy Bolger, Dr Margaret Henkhaus, Susan Dineen, Therese Brosnan, Dr Brendan Fitzgerald, Prof Keelin O‘Donoghue | Perinatal pathology |
| Retrospective review of tubal ectopic pregnancy in a tertiary maternity unit in Ireland | Dr David Synnott, Dr Sara Leitao, Claire Everard, Prof Keelin O’Donoghue, Dr Deirdre Hayes-Ryan | Ectopic pregnancy |
Originally scheduled for 25 November 2023, the 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting was postponed due to safety concerns arising from the disturbances in Dublin on 24 November 2023.
Many thanks to the JOGS Committee for their commitment and work in ensuring that the reimagined meeting took place and was a success.
The Junior Obsterics and Gynaecology Society was founded in 1988 to represent the interests of trainees in Obstetrics and Gynaecology in Ireland and to provide a forum for discourse and research. It provides representation to the Institute of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and the European Network of Trainees in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. The Society runs meetings and events throughout the year aimed at all Non-Consultant Doctors in the specialty. Each November it holds a national conference in conjunction with the Institute of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists to showcase Irish research in Obstetric and Gynaecology.