2-day conference of gynaecologists ‘WAVES 2025' on May 17-18
Union Minister of Civil Aviation Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu will inaugurate the event on May 17 at 5.30 p.m.
Renowned gynaecologists, women's health experts, medical students, and researchers from across the country will participate in the event. Over the course of two days, various sessions on crucial topics such as advanced laparoscopic surgeries, ultrasound in infertility, pregnancy management techniques, emergency obstetric care, challenges in hormonal therapy, and women's rehabilitative health will be conducted.
The conference is being organised under the leadership of OGSV members Dr. Subbaraju, Dr T. Radha and Dr. Padmavathi Naidu.
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The Hindu
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- The Hindu
How AI is revolutionising modern obstetrics and gynaecology
The use of AI in medicine has increasingly been heralded as promising change, one that is expected to make diagnosis faster, seamlessly integrate a patient's medical records across systems, read and decode images and lab results, help in medical modelling and even perhaps help surgeons. Of the many fields in medicine that AI is already beginning to help in, obstetrics and gynaecology is one that it seems to be on the cusp of a revolution. How is this happening? AI is increasingly being used in gynaecology for various applications such as diagnosis, treatment planning, and patient care, says Abha Majumdar, director and head of Centre of IVF and Human Reproduction at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi. 'Currently, AI-powered tools are being used for tasks such aa image analysis, predictive modelling, and personalised medicine. In the next 5-10 years, we can expect AI to become even more integral to gynaecology, with potential applications in areas including robotic-assisted surgery, fertility treatment optimisation, and menopause management.' Sunita Tendulwadkar, president of the Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India, explains that AI has become like a trusty assistant. 'AI is the stethoscope of the 21st century,' she says. Used wisely, she adds, it can allow doctors to deliver safer, more personalised women's healthcare, from city hospitals to the last tribal hamlet. She notes however, that 'while it amplifies our senses, it can never replace the mind or the heart of the physician'. AI's applications In one generation, says Dr. Tendulwadkar, doctors have moved from paper charts to algorithms that predict complications before they happen. Today, an AI model built from routine antenatal data can warn doctors of the risk of pre-eclampsia or postpartum haemorrhage weeks earlier than the old scoring systems, she explains. Analysing data apart, ultrasound machines now come with 'auto-measure' buttons that capture standard foetal planes in seconds. She points out that systems such as SonoCNS can automatically segment the foetal heart or brain, label every chamber, and 'hand me precise biometrics while I'm still holding the probe'. 'Of course, I still review every image, but the heavy lifting is already done when I sit down to report,' she says. AI is also useful in interpreting ultrasound images to check for abnormalities and assess risks when dealing with high-risk pregnancies. AI can also help predict the chances of a preterm birth, and assess the risk of complications such as high blood pressure and organ damage. 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Finally, at the Columbia University Fertility Center in USA, after hours of fruitless meticulous searching under a microscope for sperms in the husband's sample, AI was used, and it helped identify and recover three sperms which were then used to fertilise the wife's eggs. The women became the first successful pregnancy enabled under this novel 'STAR' method. The baby is due in December. AI is being used to identify the most viable oocytes and embryos -- those with a high chance of leading to a pregnancy -- as well in selecting the correct timing of embryo transfer to the uterus. Nandita Palshetkar, medical director and IVF specialist Bloom IVF, Lilavati Hospital, Mumbai, says, 'AI is giving us incredible new tools in IVF – helping us choose the best embryos, tailor treatments and improve success rates. It does not replace the doctor's judgement but supports it with sharper insights.' 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- India Gazette
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Hindustan Times
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- Hindustan Times
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