2025 IMPACT Concept Development Workshop
This highly interactive and collaborative workshop aims to further support the development of maternal and perinatal clinical trials within the IMPACT Network. The workshop will be guided by highly experienced facilitators who will support you taking your trial from idea to fully fleshed out concept and supported by experts in all aspects of clinical trials from over Australia and New Zealand to also provide information, advice, and guidance.
Take a look at the 2025 Program:
Day 1: Build your Trial Proposals
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Start |
End |
Speaker |
Session |
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8:30am |
8:50am |
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Registration |
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8:50am |
9:00am |
Kirsten Palmer & Adrienne Gordon |
Welcome/IMPACT updates |
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9:00am |
9:30am |
Professor David MacIntyre |
Importance of mechanistic studies in perinatal randomised controlled clinical trials |
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9:30am |
9:55am |
Professor Alice Rumbold |
Challenges in conducting perinatal nutrition trials |
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9:55am |
10:20am |
Professor Gillian Harvey |
Hybrid effectiveness-implementation trials |
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10:20am |
10:45am |
Dr Karen Best |
Insights into the SAHMRI experience with decentralised trials and the role of e-recruitment/consent |
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10:45am |
10:55am |
Morning Tea |
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10:55am |
11:00am |
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Introduction to concept session (2 short updates/new idea and questions and 4 concepts for full facilitation-rules/process) |
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11:00am |
11:20am |
Annie McDougall (10 min talk, 10 min Q and A) |
Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of oral L-arginine and L-citrulline in pregnant women |
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11:20am |
11:40am |
Amir Zayegh (10 min talk, 10 min Q and A) |
A Novel Consent Matrix To Assist Neonatal Researchers In Choosing Ethically Defensible And Evidence Based Recruitment And Consent Methods |
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11:40am |
12:00pm |
Ashlea Hambleton (10 min talk, 10 min Q and A) |
Strengthening Perinatal Mental Health Systems: A Data-Driven, Digital, and Workforce-Based Approach to Perinatal Eating Disorders |
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12:00pm |
12:15pm |
Arun Sett |
Lung ultrasound to reduce the number of chest X-rays in very preterm infants in the first 2 weeks after birth: A randomised controlled trial (MINI T-Rex) |
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12:15pm |
12:30pm |
Amanda Poprzeczny |
Reimagining GDM: CGM for diagnosis of hyperglycemia in pregnancy |
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12:30pm |
12:45pm |
Adrienne Gordon |
PRIMROSE |
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12:45pm |
1:00pm |
Kathryn Martinello |
MOM NOSE BEST: Mothers Own Milk intraNasally Or Standard carE in preterm BabiES wiTh in traventricular haemorrhage |
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1:00pm |
1:05pm |
Miranda Davies-Tuck |
Workshop overview and introduction to faculty |
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1:05pm |
2:30pm |
Lunch |
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2:30pm |
3:15pm |
Group Work |
To cover with facilitators and roving experts:
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3:15 |
3:30 |
Afternoon Tea |
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3:30pm |
5:00pm |
Group Work |
Continue to cover with facilitators and roving experts:
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5:00pm |
5:30pm |
Teams to finalise and submit proposal to their facilitators |
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Day 2: Review your Trial Proposals
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Speaker |
Session |
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9:00am |
9:15am |
Chairs |
Introduction to review panel - Economist - Consumers - Obstetric Trialist - Midwifery/Neonatal Trialist - Neonatal Trialist - Epidemiology Statistics |
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9:15am |
11:15am |
Chairs |
Refined Concept Presentation and review panel feedback (10 min concept lead presentation + 20 min feedback) |
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11:15am |
11:30am |
Morning Tea |
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11:30am |
12:30pm |
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Split into Break Out Rooms Small Groups to review feedback and establish next steps |
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12:30pm |
12:50pm |
Himanshu Popat and Annie Cox |
Return to Auditorium Concept outline of next steps (5 mins each) |
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12:50pm |
1:00pm |
Kirsten Palmer and Adrienne Gordon |
Close |
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1:00pm |
2:00pm |
Lunch and Networking |
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12 - 13 September 2025
LOCATION:
- The Robinson Research Institute, Norwich Building 55 King William Road North Adelaide
2025 Perinatal Ethics Webinar
We can, but should we?
Ethical considerations on bringing genomics into newborn screening
Join us for a thought-provoking online panel discussion on the ethical considerations of integrating genomics into newborn screening moderated by Prof Lynn Gillam AM
Tuesday October 14th 2025
7:30pm AEDT, 6:30pm AEST, 4:30pm AWST
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$10 for PSANZ members, students & consumers
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$15 for non-members
Recordings will be made available for all registrants post event.
2025 Perinatal Palliative Care Webinar
Gentle words for Heavy Moments: talking about end-of-life matters
The Perinatal Palliative Care Subcommittee of PSANZ invites you to join us for a thought-provoking presentation about end-of-life decision making with expert insights from paediatric palliative care consultants and a bereaved parent.
In this webinar, we will explore communication theories and practical strategies for navigating end-of-life discussions with patients who have life-limiting conditions. Our focus will be on how physicians and the wider multidisciplinary team can effectively support and prepare parents for decision-making. We will also consider what parents take away from these conversations and, ultimately, how we can develop a structured communication framework to guide and support families during these profoundly challenging moments.
This webinar will be interactive with the opportunity for Q & A with our presenters.
Speakers:
Dr Sid Vemuri – Victorian Paediatric Palliative Care Consultant
Dr Nick Mills – Paediatric Palliative Care Consultant
Priyanka Saha – Mum to Lily and parent representative
Thursday 20th November 2025
6:00pm AEDT
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$10 for PSANZ members, students & consumers
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$15 for non-members
Recordings will be made available for all registrants post event.
2026 PSANZ + FAOPS Congress
The Congress will be held at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre, ideally located in the heart of Perth’s vibrant central business district. With easy access via Elizabeth Quay Station and a wide array of hotels, restaurants, and cultural attractions within walking distance, delegates will enjoy both convenience and an exceptional visitor experience. Pre-congress meetings will take place from 20–22 March 2026, followed by the main Congress from 22–25 March 2026.
The theme for the Congress, “Separated by Seas, Connected by Care,” captures the spirit of this collaborative event. It reflects the shared vision of both PSANZ and FAOPS—transcending geographical boundaries to unite in a commitment to improving the health and wellbeing of women, babies, and families across all communities.