Sharing knowledge, learning and encouraging links between clinicians in obstetrics and gynaecology across Glasgow since its inception on 15th May 1885
About
We are an educational and social society made up of O&G doctors from across the west of Scotland.
The Society meets on a monthly basis between October and May. The current session has recently ended and was recorded as GOGS’ 199th.
Each year there will be a joint meeting with the West of Scotland Obstetric Anaesthetists, a trainee evening and a combined meeting with the Edinburgh Obstetrical Society.
The trainee evening is an excellent opportunity for trainees to present their work to an expert audience in both oral and poster format. This meeting normally takes place in March, although in 2020 it was postponed to June as a result of COVID disruption. There are prizes awarded for best oral and best poster presentation. The call for abstracts is usually advertised in December or January.
Meetings usually take place on a Wednesday evening with most meetings taking place in the New Lister Building on Alexandra Parade. There is a buffet dinner available from 6pm and members are encouraged to talk to the sponsors present. The formal presentation of the evening starts at 7pm.
It is unclear what impact COVID restrictions will have on the 200th session but details will be released in the autumn of 2020. It is possible that more meetings will be held virtually after the great sucess of the first virtual trainee night in June 2020.
The atmosphere at meetings is friendly and relaxed with interaction between attendees encouraged. It is a great way to meet colleagues from other hospitals and for trainees to engage with each other.
Meetings
2020-21 Meeting Schedule – 200th session of GOGS
| Date | Title | Speaker | Venue & Session Sponsors |
| Wednesday 28/10/20 | Virtual Educational Update | Hosts Phil Owen & Carla Summerhill | Zoom (link distributed by Senior Secretary) Sponsored by Gedeon Richter and Mylan |
| Tuesday 23/03/21 | ‘The Prediction and Prevention of Pre-Eclampsia’ | Prof. Basky Thilaganathan | Zoom (link distributed by Senior Secretary) Sponsored by Gedeon Richter and Viatris |
| Tuesday 27/04/21 | Virtual Trainees’ Night | Click here for details | Zoom (link distributed by Senior Secretary) |
| Tuesday 08/06/21 | ‘Evidence Based Medicine in the 21st Century’ | Prof. Jim Thornton | Zoom (link distributed by Senior Secretary) Sponsored by Gedeon Richter and Viatris |
The speakers will be:
– Dr Carolann Vezza: Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic – telephone consultations in the general gynaecology clinic
– Dr Kirstin Sweeney: Setting up an ambulatory hysteroscopy service
– Dr Edie Booth: Teaching virtual consultation skills to Obstetrics & Gynaecology students in Lanarkshire
– Dr Naomi Griffiths: Criteria of fetal growth restriction (FGR) in the identification of malnourished newborns
– Dr Ingrida Melinaviciute: Postpartum bladder care – audit of first void after delivery and management of postpartum urinary retention
Membership
GOGS is not just for the O&G consultants of the West of Scotland. We welcome membership applications from O&G trainees, clinical fellows, foundation doctors and medical students. If you are interested in joining us, we would love to hear from you.
If you would like to apply for membership, please complete the application form and send either a physical or scanned copy to the GOGS Treasurer. Their details can be found on the application form.
You will be proposed for membership by members of the GOGS committee and your membership will commence from the next meeting after your first membership payment is made.
Payment is by annual standing order and the annual fee is as below.
| Level of membership | Annual fee (via standing order) |
| Consultant | £40.00 |
| Trainee | £30.00 |
| Associate or retired member | £10.00 |
Standing orders can be set up in one of two ways: either by completing the form and sending/handing it to your bank or by setting one up online through internet banking. Regardless of which way you set it up, please send a copy of the standing order mandate (second page of the membership application form) to the GOGS Treasurer.
Office Bearers
| President | Dr Phil Owen |
| Senior Vice-president | Dr Chris Hardwick |
| Junior Vice-president | tbc |
| Senior Secretary | Dr Colin Malcolm |
| Junior Secretary | Dr Carla Summerhill |
| Treasurer | Dr Marco Gaudoin |
| Ordinary Members | Dr Ros Jamieson Dr Mahesh Perera |
| Junior Members | Dr Catriona Barlow |
| Previous President | Dr Stewart Pringle |