Women's Health Conferences

Upcoming conferences

Save the date! The College committee has confirmed the dates and venue for the 2019 Conference:

24th -25th May 2019 at the James Cook Hotel - Wellington

Registrations now open! CLICK HERE for registration form. (PDF, 131KB)

Read or download: DRAFT PROGRAMME (PDF, 212KB)

Nominations for Committee members: 2 vacancies are coming up on the national committee. If you are interested please fill in the nomination form and return by 28th April 2019.

Nomination form (DOC, 56KB)

See the Calendar for more events

Past conferences

NZNO Women's Health College Conference 2018: Nurses - Diamonds of Diversity

Date: 17-19 May 2018
Venue: Marlborough Convention Centre, Bleneheim

Presentations:

• Dr Bryonty Simcock - Overian Cancer (PDF, 4.1MB)
• Mirjamj van der Stoel - Do diamonds dull with age? (PDF, 1.4MB)
• Dr Gael Mearns - Optimising maternal nutrition (PDF, 1.7MB)
• Dr Monique Stravens - Obesity in O &G (PDF, 1.7MB)
• Dr Sue Bagshaw - Youth Mental Health (PDF, 2.9MB)
• Fleur Hansby - An experience (PDF) (coming soon)
• Lyn McIntyre - Working with women prisoners; a nurse's perspective (PDF, 1.9MB)
• Ros Pochin - Kindness in healthcare - beyond bullying (PDF, 5.6MB)
• Carrie Sopata, MD, FACOG - Bleeding in early pregnancy (PDF, 760KB)
• Dr Sarah Donovan - Hidden burdens for women and girls (PDF, 2.7MB)
• Prof Don Wilson - Prediction and prevention of pelvic floor disporders in the developed world (PDF, 2.1MB)
• Prof Don Wilson - Birth by design: are celebs too posh to push? (PDF, 960KB)
• Prof Don Wilson - Stress induced incontinence (PDF, 482KB)
• Prof Don Wilson & Jim Dornan - IUGA Debate (PDF, 876KB)

NZNO Women's Health College Conference 2017

Date: 25-27 May 2017
Venue: Stamford Plaza, Auckland

WHS - Conference and AGM 2016 

Dates: 12, 13 and 14th May 2016
Venue: The Atrium at Wintec, Tristram Street, Hamilton

Programme: WHS Conference 2016 

Thank you to our bronze sponsors NZMS and Hologic for supporting the WHS conference.

WHS - Conference and AGM 2015

"Shaken, but not deterred"

Date: 14-16 May 2015
Venue: Chateau on the Park, Christchurch

Presentations:

• Dr Anna Fenton - Overview of Menopause (PDF, 1,370KB)
• Dr Karyn Johnson - Menopause - Advice for women (PDF, 422KB)
• Dr Bryony Simcock - Vulval Cancer - Cause and consequences (PDF, 437KB)
• Dr Emma Jackson - Myosure and Novasure (PDF, 1,774KB)
• Pauline Thomas - Anglesea Hospital (PDF, 1,013KB)

WHS - Conference and AGM 2014

“Women’s Health from the Outer Regions”

10-12 April 2014
Convention Centre
Palmerston North

• Programme (PDF)

Conference Presentations

• Dr Jenny Carryer - Women's health is more than just a diagnosis (PDF, 1.1MB)
• Robyn Salisbury - Women's sexuality through the lifespan (PDF, 1.2MB)
• Tracey Bental - Cervical screening (PDF, 4MB)
• Cheryl MacDonald - After breast Cancer (PDF, 2MB)
• Clexane presentation (PDF, 1.8MB)
• Judy Leader - Pain management & women's health (PDF, 3MB)
• Amy de Joux (Buddle Findlay) - Smear-taking and nurses accountability (PDF, 632KB)
• Steven Grant - Challenges of life and health are in Nepal (PDF, 3.1MB)
• Faye Selby-Law - Smoking cessation (PDF, 4.9MB)
• Helen Snell - Gestation diabetes pregnancy and beyond (PDF, 760KB)
• Dr Sarah Machin - Polycystic ovaries (PDF, 2.1MB)
• Gaye Philpot - How diet can improve the management of polycystic ovaries (PDF, 1.1MB)
• Jennifer Bruce - Fertility Associates (PDF, 724KB)
• Kelly Hocquard - Surviving melanoma (PDF, 1.8MB)
• Sande Ramage - The greatest love of all (PDF, 2.5MB)