Award & Lectureship

The O&G Research Award

The Award will be presented to the doctor who submits the best original unpublished paper for the year, or the best proposal for a research project for the year.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.

College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Lecture

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	1^st	A/Prof George Yeo Seow Heong	Recent Developments in Obstetric Care/Maternal Fetal Medicine in Singapore
2005	2^nd	Prof Allan Templeton President, Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists, United Kingdom	(Topic Unknown)
2006	3^rd	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
2007	4^th	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
2008	5^th	Prof Stephen C Robson Distinguished Academician, Academy of Medicine, Singapore	Sub-specialisation in O&G: Boon or Bane (Lessons from the RCOG Experience)
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
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
2011	8th	Prof Tan Seang Lin James Edmund Dodds Chair in Obstetrics & Gynaecology, McGill University, Canada	The Present and Future of IVF
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
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
2015	12th	Prof Goh Lee Gan Senior Consultant, Family Physician National University Hospital	Women's Health from a Physician's Perspective.
2016	13th	A/Prof Chong Yap Seng Senior Consultant, Dept of O & G National University Hospital	Good Public Health begins with Informed Obstetric Care.
2017	14th	Mr Lek Siang Pheng Deputy Senior Partner Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP	Clinical Practice In the New Age of Consent

19th Regional MRCOG Part 2 and 3 Course
22 Nov 2018

It is our pleasure to invite you to the 19th Regional MRCOG Part 2 Examination Course in Singapore, where trainees will get to experience a full-scale mock written exam. This year, we are extremely privileged to have two senior RCOG examiners, Mr Toby Fay, Former Chair of the MRCOG Part 2 EMQ subcommittee, and Mr Neil Liversedge to help facilitate this course.

We urge you to take this opportunity to learn the proper techniques to help you pass your MRCOG Part 2 written exam. Our esteemed RCOG UK examiners will be giving lectures and conducting interactive EMQs and SBAs sessions. This gives you the opportunity to not only pick up exam tips and techniques from them, but also the chance to clarify any doubts you may have before your examination.

The Part 3 Clinical Skills Course will give delegates a unique opportunity to practise and rehearse the clinical tasks set down in the new MRCOG Part 3 oral examination. There will be two different circuits, each with 14 active stations where you will receive individual feedback after each of the tasks from the examiners, some of which will use local role players and lay examiners.

A new interactive session will give delegates the opportunity to work through a separate set of circuit questions in a group setting along with workshop-based sessions incorporating communication skills with patients and colleagues, issues of patient safety, applied clinical knowledge and information gathering using different task materials to increase the delegate’s exposure to more questions.

Videos of different tasks will also be presented and discussed to highlight the important components in each domain required of the examination. Exposure to the various types of activities above will help delegates reflect on individual strengths and identify areas for improvement and further practice.

Places on this course are strictly limited to 28 full participants and will be allocated on a ‘first-come-first-serve’ basis.

This year, we are introducing observer places on this course due to the overwhelming response for our previous course. Observers will receive the opportunities to attend lectures, workshops, observe the mock examination circuit and participate in the interactive sessions. Observer places on this course are strictly limited to 14 and will be allocated on a ‘first-come-first-serve’ basis.

Seats are limited, please register early.

15th College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Singapore Annual Lecture and Dinner
4 Aug 2018

Date: Saturday, 4 August 2018

Time: 6:30 pm to 10 pm

Venue: One Farrer Hotel & Spa
The Grand Ballroom (Level 6)
1 Farrer Park Station Road Singapore 217562

Lecture: “Baby in the Bag - The Artificial Womb"

by the Distinguished by Professor Alan Flake

The College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists, Singapore, (COGS) will be organizing our 15th Lectureship Dinner on Saturday, 4 August 2018. The Guest-of-Honour will be the Master of Academy of Medicine, Singapore, Dr S R E Sayampanathan.

The 15th College of O & G Lectureship is an annual Lectureship of the College to give recognition to eminent local O&G doctors, who have made enormous contributions in the field of O & G.

This year, we have the pleasure of inviting Professor Alan W. Flake, a Fetal Surgeon at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Professor Alan Flake will be giving a lecture on "Baby in the Bag - The Artificial Womb".

Professor Alan Flake is the Professor of Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Director, Center for Fetal Research and is also the Ruth M. and Tristram C. Colket Jr. Endowed Chair, Pediatric Surgery.

His cutting edge research is in creating a “bio bag” to support premature babies, potentially improving prognosis and mortality of these vulnerable ones.

Come to be inspired and also for an evening of friendship and camaraderie!