Award & Lectureship
The Award will be presented to the doctor who submits the best original unpublished paper for the year, or the best proposal for a research project for the year. It is aimed at encouraging doctors to do research in Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
The Award winner will be presented with the sum of S$3,000 and a certificate at the College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Annual General Meeting for the year.
The panel reserves the right to withhold the award if the papers submitted do not reach a sufficient standard to merit the award.
The College reserves the right to publish in full the paper selected for the O&G Research Award in the Annals, Academy of Medicine, Singapore.
Held annually at an event organised by the College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Singapore, the Lecture is open to distinguished members of the medical profession by invitation (local as well as overseas). The subject offered for the Lecture must be educational in content and be in the field of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
Nominations for the Lecturer will be invited from members of the College six months before the date of the Lecture. The Council of the College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Singapore will study the nominations for approval. The name of the Lecturer shall be announced before the event.
The Lecturer will be presented with a gold medallion. In addition, a business class return air passage and accommodation for the Lecturer during his stay throughout the duration of the event will be paid for by the College.
The College in consultation with the Academy of Medicine reserves the right to publish the College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Lecture in full in the Annals, Academy of Medicine, Singapore.
| Year | Series | Lecturer | Topic |
| 2004 | 1st |
A/Prof George Yeo Seow Heong |
Recent Developments in Obstetric Care/Maternal Fetal Medicine in Singapore |
| 2005 | 2nd |
Prof Allan Templeton President, Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists, United Kingdom |
(Topic Unknown) |
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2006 |
3rd |
Prof Ho Lai Yun Associate Dean & Senior Consultant, Department of Neonatal and Developmental Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore |
The Ethics of Caring for the Very Premature Babies |
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2007 |
4th |
Prof Tony Chung President, The Hong Kong College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Chairman, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
Obstetrics in Hong Kong: The Impact of Mainland Mothers |
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2008 |
5th |
Prof Stephen C Robson Distinguished Academician, Academy of Medicine, Singapore |
Sub-specialisation in O&G: Boon or Bane (Lessons from the RCOG Experience) |
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2009 |
6th |
Prof Sir Sabaratnam Arulkumaran KBE President, Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecology, St George’s, University of London, London, United Kingdom |
Improving Quality, Safety by Governance and Revalidation |
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2010 |
7th |
Prof Ann Tabor Professor of Fetal Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital President-Elect, International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynaecology (ISUOG) |
Implementation of a National Policy of Risk Assessment for Down Syndrome |
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2011 |
8th |
Prof Tan Seang Lin James Edmund Dodds Chair in Obstetrics & Gynaecology, McGill University, Canada |
The Present and Future of IVF |
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2012 |
9th |
Prof Yves Ville Professor & Chairman, Department of Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine, Necker-Enfants-Malades Hospital, Paris Descartes University, Paris, France |
The Role of Prenatal Diagnosis in Modern Obstetrics |
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2013 |
10th |
Prof Dennis Lo Li Ka Shing Professor of Medicine & Professor of Chemical Pathology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Associate Dean (Research), Faculty of Medicine & Director, Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
Non-Invasive Pre-Natal Diagnosis |
| 2014 | 11th |
Prof Sturla Eik-Nes Professor & Director, National Centre for Fetal Medicine, Trondheim, Norway |
The ISUOG Outreach Program - A Founder's Perspective |
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2015
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12th |
Prof Goh Lee Gan Senior Consultant, Family Physician National University Hospital |
Women's Health from a Physician's Perspective. |
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2016
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13th |
A/Prof Chong Yap Seng Senior Consultant, Dept of O & G National University Hospital |
Good Public Health begins with Informed Obstetric Care.
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2017 |
14th |
Mr Lek Siang Pheng Deputy Senior Partner Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP |
Clinical Practice In the New Age of Consent
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2018 |
15th |
Prof Alan W. Flake Paediatric Surgery Fellowship Training Director Children's Hospital of Philadelphia |
Baby in a Bag: The Artificial Womb |
| 2019 | 16th |
Prof Jon Hyett Head of High Risk Obstetrics Royal Prince Alfred Women and Babies Hospital |
First Trimester Screening - Does it Have a Future? |
