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| 3:00–4:00 PM | Registration at MCEC for Joint Session with IDF-WPR & ADC 2026 Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre |
| 3:45–5:30 PM | Joint Session at MCEC — ADIPS / ADS / ADEA / IDF-WPR Pregnancy Symposium Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre. Details: diabetescongress2026.com/program Bus to Rydges: meet at the ‘Horse Shoe’ area, Convention Centre Place, for 5:50 PM departure (bus has ADIPS logo in front window). Applies if you selected bus transport. |
| 6:00–7:30 PM | Welcome Reception | Sponsored by Novo Nordisk Bossley Rooftop, Rydges Melbourne. |
| 7:30 AM–5:00 PM | Registration Open Conference Foyer |
| 8:45 AM–5:00 PM | Parent’s Room Terrace Rooms. Sponsored by Insulet |
| 7:45–8:30 AM | mylife Diabetes Care Australia (formerly Ypsomed) Breakfast Workshop Centre Stage. Sponsored by mylife Diabetes Care |
| 7:45 AM | Automated Insulin Delivery in Pregnancy: From Evidence to Everyday Practice Professor Eleanor Scott & Candice Ward, Dietitian Interactive workshop on automated insulin delivery for women with type 1 diabetes before, during and after pregnancy, including early consideration for all women of child-bearing age. |
| 8:45–9:00 AM | Welcome to Country & Conference Welcome Centre Stage |
| 9:00–10:50 AM | Beyond birth: reframing GDM for Lifelong Health Centre Stage. Chairs: Rosemary Hall & Ian Fulcher |
| 9:00 AM | Long-term complications of hyperglycaemia in pregnancy for women and their children: epidemiology and mechanisms Professor Ronald Ma |
| 9:40 AM | Quality over quantity: a whole of diet approach for diabetes management and prevention Dr. Katherine Livingstone |
| 10:10 AM | From words to practice: supporting clinicians to deliver values-based, non-stigmatising GDM risk reduction care Associate Professor Susan de Jersey |
| 10:30 AM | Proactive insulin initiation for antenatal betamethasone-induced hyperglycaemia in women with diabetes in pregnancy: a prospective cohort study Dr. Annabel Jones |
| 10:40 AM | Resolving heterogeneity in gestational diabetes based on insulin secretion and sensitivity and the association with pregnancy outcomes: a data-driven cluster analysis in a multi-ethnic birth cohort Dr. Chuanyu Zhao |
| 10:50–11:20 AM | Morning Tea & Networking Meeting Place. Sponsored by Lilly |
| 11:20 AM–12:40 PM | What’s new in GDM and Metformin Centre Stage. Chairs: Tang Wong & Susie de Jersey |
| 11:20 AM | GDM — what are we missing? Lessons from the UK first National GDM Audit Professor Eleanor Scott |
| 11:50 AM | Beyond birth: Childhood outcomes following antenatal metformin exposure Dr. Hannah Gordon |
| 12:10 PM | Prevalence of disordered eating behaviours and psychopathology at gestational diabetes diagnosis within a multi-ethnic setting Dr. Robyn Barnes |
| 12:20 PM | The maternal-fetal and health economic impact of a resistant starch dietary intervention in Gestational Diabetes Dr. Cathy Latino |
| 12:30 PM | High glucose alters the protein content of placental-derived extracellular vesicles and enhances their potential to induce endothelial dysfunction Dr. Natasha de Alwis |
| 12:40–1:20 PM | Lunch & Poster Session Meeting Place. Sponsored by NetHealth. 45 posters listed in program (numbers below, #104 and #140 not shown in source) |
| #101 | Pre-diagnosis binge eating independently associated with insulin use in gestational diabetes Robyn A Barnes |
| #102 | Pregnancy Planning, Preconception Care and Early Glycaemic Control in Women with Pre-existing Diabetes. Kirsten Black |
| #103 | The use of Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) in the management of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM): A Case Report and review of the literature Mitsi Blazos |
| #105 | The use of one week of capillary glucose testing in place of oral glucose tolerance testing to diagnose gestational diabetes Ruby Chang |
| #106 | A fasting glucose level less than 4.7mmol/L safely screens for gestational diabetes in women, reducing reliance on oral glucose tolerance testing Jessica M Deitch |
| #107 | Two Days per Week Versus Daily Blood Glucose Monitoring in Diet-Controlled Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Michael Do |
| #108 | Retrospective evaluation of triage data and diabetes educator and dietitian appointment utilisation following introduction of GDM remote monitoring Michael Do |
| #109 | Smartphone and Internet-Based Remote Glucose Monitoring for Gestational Diabetes management: Protocol for a Randomised Controlled Trial (The M♡THer Study) Rinky Giri |
| #110 | Accuracy of fetal growth estimation among women with type 1 and type 2 diabetes in pregnancy from a multi-ethnic population Akhil Gupta |
| #111 | NetHealth and remote monitoring of GDM care: Ethnographic analysis and perspectives on rollout and implementation Rachel R Hicks |
| #112 | Telehealth-Integrated Antenatal Care for Gestational Diabetes: A Retrospective Comparative Analysis of Maternal and Neonatal outcomes in Australian Women Danielle Hulse |
| #113 | Clinical utility of glycated albumin for screening and management of GDM Emma L Jamieson |
| #114 | Overt diabetes in pregnancy: are they all the same? Chih Ying (Maggie) Ko |
| #115 | Postpartum dysglycaemia in overt diabetes in pregnancy Chih Ying (Maggie) Ko |
| #116 | Fasting falls short in overt diabetes in pregnancy? Chih Ying (Maggie) Ko |
| #117 | Feasibility of ultrasound for assessing neonatal body composition in pregnancy diabetes trials Chris McKinlay |
| #118 | A cost-efficient dietitian diabetes educator model of care for gestational diabetes mellitus: A prospective service evaluation in a tertiary maternity hospital Linda Orazio |
| #119 | Risk Factors Associated with Delivery of Small-for-Gestational-Age (SGA) Infants in Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) Subanki Rajanayagam |
| #120 | Evaluation of the 2025 Australasian Diabetes in Pregnancy Society Gestational Diabetes Guideline: Clinical Impact on Prevalence and Neonatal Outcomes Beminate Lemma Seifu |
| #121 | Impact of the new Australian, New Zealand and Swedish GDM criteria on GDM prevalence among high risk women in the TOBOGM study David Simmons |
| #122 | Errors in self-monitored blood glucose testing and deviations from carbohydrate intake recommendations following initial education for gestational diabetes Roslyn A Smith |
| #123 | Medical nutrition therapy in gestational diabetes: comparable pregnancy outcomes using a risk-prioritised versus universal approach Roslyn A Smith |
| #124 | Carbohydrate intake behaviours and associations with elevated glycaemia in gestational diabetes Roslyn A Smith |
| #125 | Detection of gestational diabetes and requirement for pharmaceutical management: high sensitivity of fasting plasma glucose in Australian Aboriginal women Emma Jamieson |
| #126 | Recognizing and managing postpartum dysglycemia: Late Dumping syndrome following bariatric surgeries presenting as severe hypoglycemia – Report of 2 cases Larisa Syphers |
| #127 | Does interpregnancy weight change impact outcomes for women with recurrent Gestational Diabetes Mellitus? Stephanie Terry |
| #128 | Piloting the NetHealth model of care for remote glucose monitoring in gestational diabetes: glycaemic outcomes Alia N Tun Ismail |
| #129 | Comparing maternal and fetal pregnancy complications in women with pre-existing diabetes based on planning status: a retrospective audit. Alia N Tun Ismail |
| #130 | Improved maternal glycaemic control for type 1 diabetes in pregnancy following transition between automated insulin delivery systems: a case report Alia N Tun Ismail |
| #131 | Balancing convenience and care in Gestational Diabetes management: A retrospective evaluation of a three-part evolving model of care using remote patient monitoring in the Geelong region. Kate van Berkel |
| #132 | Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes in Pregnant Women with Type 2 Diabetes: A Cohort Study over 9 years at Monash Health Sanya Verma |
| #133 | Beyond the test: Why some pregnant women decline oral glucose test screening for gestational diabetes Vanessa J Watkins |
| #134 | Gestational diabetes in Australia: Exploration of women’s lived experiences of gestational diabetes and postnatal screening for type 2 diabetes Vanessa J Watkins |
| #135 | Case Report – Overcoming the limitation of Medtronic 780G insulin pump in pregnant patient with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus during 3rd trimester of pregnancy Richard Yang |
| #136 | Inpatient admission for glycaemic monitoring and management in women with diabetes in pregnancy in the remote Top End Annee Yogarajah |
| #137 | Too busy by baby three? Declining postpartum OGTT attendance despite rising risk Ning NZ Zhang |
| #138 | Looking beyond the first: recurrent gestational diabetes mellitus and its associated obstetric and neonatal complications Ning NZ Zhang |
| #139 | Maternal characteristics associated with recurrent gestational diabetes mellitus across three pregnancies Ning NZ Zhang |
| #141 | Gestational weight gain in women with gestational diabetes: implications of exceeding recommendations at diagnosis Naveena Sankaran |
| #142 | The use of double-strength insulin (Humalog U-200) in a pregnant woman with type 1 diabetes on hybrid closed-loop therapy: a case report Evangelia Haralabopoulos |
| #143 | Impact of the updated 2025 Australasian Diabetes in Pregnancy Society recommendations for the screening, diagnosis and classification of gestational diabetes mellitus on clinic referral rates: a 6-month audit at Gold Coast University Hospital Evangelia Haralabopoulos |
| #144 | Gestational Diabetes: Diagnostic Timing and Maternal-Neonatal Outcomes Lili Yuen |
| #145 | Capillary glucose testing to screen for late onset gestational diabetes in mothers with large for gestational age fetus Ruby Chang |
| 1:20–2:50 PM | Complications of Diabetes Centre Stage 1. Chairs: I-Lynn Lee & Glynis Ross |
| 1:20 PM | Diabetic Retinopathy in pregnancy: how common is it, and what are the management issues that may arise for the mother and baby? Professor Lyndell Lim |
| 1:40 PM | Renal complications of diabetes Dr. Anna Krelle |
| 2:00 PM | Is ultrasound useful in pregnancies with diabetes? Dr. Michael Bethune |
| 2:20 PM | From Exclusion to Innovation: Rethinking Therapeutic Development for Pregnancy Professor Natalie Hannan |
| 2:40 PM | School-age outcomes after a randomised trial of dextrose gel to prevent neonatal hypoglycaemia Dr. Christopher JD McKinlay |
| 2:43 PM | The PRESENT trial: An RCT of Pasteurised Donor Human Milk supplementation for term babies born to Women with Diabetes Dr. Anna Tottman |
| 1:20–2:50 PM | Practical Guide to Complex Glycaemia Management in Pregnancy Expert panel: Anna-Jane Harding, RN/CDE (Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, NSW); Cecily Foged, DNP (Mercy Hospital for Women, VIC); Alison Barry, RN/MW/CDE (Royal Brisbane & Women’s Hospital, QLD); Electra Ulrich, Dietitian (St. Vincent’s Hospital, VIC) Centre Stage 2. Chair: Robyn Barnes. Practical tips on insulin pumps, gastroparesis, hyperemesis, steroid management and bariatric surgery in pregnancy, followed by a case study. |
| 2:50–3:10 PM | Afternoon Tea & Networking Meeting Place |
| 3:10–4:00 PM | Contemporary Issues: Early GDM, PMOS and screening Centre Stage 1. Chairs: Shantha Joseph & Chris Nolan |
| 3:10 PM | Early GDM diagnosis, and the South Asian perspective Dr. Mohan Viswanathan |
| 3:40 PM | Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in PMOS (formerly PCOS) Pregnancies: Evidence, Risk, and Clinical Implications Mahnaz Bahri Khomami, PhD, MMID, BMID |
| 3:10–4:00 PM | Breastfeeding and Neonatal Centre Stage 2. Chairs: Rose Elder & Felicity Farnworth |
| 3:10 PM | Should we encourage antenatal expressing for women with diabetes and what else is new in breastfeeding research Professor Lisa Amir |
| 3:25 PM | Promoting breastfeeding establishment for women with diabetes in pregnancy Dr. Anita Moorhead |
| 3:40 PM | Neonatal care for infants born after gestational diabetes Dr. Anna Tottman |
| 4:00–4:45 PM | Lived Experience with Diabetes in Pregnancy Women with type 1 and type 2 diabetes: the good, the bad, and the ugly Centre Stage 1. Chairs: Sarah Price & Anna-Jane Harding. Patient and community voices; full program details to be confirmed. |
| 6:00–11:00 PM | Conference Dinner RACV Club Melbourne |
| 8:00 AM–5:00 PM | Registration Open Conference Foyer |
| 8:45 AM–5:00 PM | Parent’s Room Terrace Rooms. Sponsored by Insulet |
| 8:45–10:40 AM | Diabetes Prevention and Care: A Holistic Perspective Centre Stage. Chairs: Leonie Callaway & Jessica Grieger. Sponsored by Dexcom |
| 8:45 AM | Improving Diabetes in Pregnancy care — a journey from trials to policy and national implementation Professor Eleanor Scott |
| 9:30 AM | CGM in pregnant women with T1D: Understanding similarities and differences between the RCT’s and ‘real-world’ data Associate Professor Sarah Price |
| 9:50 AM | Walking forward together: strengthening diabetes prevention and care with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women Adjunct Associate Professor Deanne Minniecon |
| 10:20 AM | Co-designing interventions to improve engagement with the prevention of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes in women with a history of gestational diabetes Dr. Siew Lim |
| 10:30 AM | Intergenerational associations between diabetes in pregnancy and birthweight across three generations among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the Northern Territory Dr. Matthew J. L. Hare |
| 10:40–11:10 AM | Morning Tea & Networking Meeting Place |
| 11:10 AM–12:30 PM | Healthy pregnancy for everyone Centre Stage. Chairs: Alexis Shub & Jeremy Oats |
| 11:10 AM | The need for preconception care — changing the way we think Dr. Amanda Poprzeczny |
| 11:35 AM | Pregnancy: metabolic health and weight gain Professor Helena Teede |
| 12:00 PM | Managing Pregnancy After Bariatric Surgery in Individuals with Pre-existing Diabetes: A Multidisciplinary Consensus Dr. Purva Gulyani |
| 12:10 PM | Understanding women’s decisions, experiences, and system influences in gestational diabetes screening and management Dr. Vanessa J Watkins |
| 12:30–1:30 PM | Lunch & Networking Meeting Place |
| 1:00–1:30 PM | ADIPS Annual General Meeting (AGM) Centre Stage (as listed in source; overlaps with lunch) |
| 1:30–2:50 PM | GDM – Trials and Guidelines Centre Stage. Chairs: Matt Hare & Wah Cheung |
| 1:30 PM | Postpartum follow-up of women with GDM Professor Ronald Ma |
| 2:00 PM | Including Women with Diabetes in Pregnancy Research: The PRECeDe Trial — Addressing Evidence Gaps in Antenatal Corticosteroid Use Professor Joanne Said |
| 2:20 PM | New Zealand GDM guidelines – what is new? Dr. Rosemary Hall |
| 2:35 PM | ADIPS 2026 GDM Management Consensus Recommendations Associate Professor Alexis Shub |
| 2:50–3:15 PM | Afternoon Tea & Networking Meeting Place |
| 3:15–4:15 PM | Hot Topics: Tricky cases of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes in pregnancy – Hear what the experts would do Panelists: Professor Eleanor Scott, Dr. Ian Fulcher, Dr. Christine Houlihan, Cam Johnson (Dietician), Damir Krehula (Endocrinology Advanced Trainee), Dr. Emily Lawson Centre Stage. Chairs: Rebecca Goldstein & Beth Crinall |
| 4:15–4:45 PM | Awards Presentations & Closing Address Centre Stage |
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