The workshop will have a brief introduction outlining the problem of PPH in both high resource and low resource settings. It will then have a debate on the controversial issue of appropriate uterotonic usage at caesarean section with anaesthetists and obstetricians. There will be a session on usage of blood products which will both try to address what is feasible and available in low resource settings and what is the latest haematologist approach to replacing blood components. There will be a session discussing what essential surgical skills should be available for managing PPH at rural district hospitals and how to train appropriately to ensure safe Caesarean delivery at district level. There will be a session on how to approach management of women suspected to have a morbidly adherent placenta; and also one on new technologies for managing PPH. The final 30 mins will be an optional practical skills session in which participants will rotate through skills stations with models on uterine compression sutures, uterine artery ligation, balloon tamponade etc.
13:30 - 13:45 | Setting the scene: Global trends in mortality and morbidity from postpartum haemorrhage | Sabartnam Arulkumaran |
13:45 - 14:15 | Debate on which uterotonics to give at Caesarean Section View from an Obstetrician View from an Anaesthetist |
Justus HofmeyrRobert Dyer |
14:15 - 14:45 | How should blood products be given? View from an Obstetrician View from a Haematologist |
Stefan GebhardCharlotte Ingram |
14:45 - 15:00 | Essential surgical skills for managing PPH and ensuring safe caesarean delivery in rural district hospitals View from the SA Confidential Enquiry View from a Provincial Obstetrician View from a Rural Doctor |
Sue FawcusNeil Moran Ben Gaunt |
15:00 - 15:15 | Tea | Coffee Break |
15:15 - 15:35 | Managing morbidly adherent placenta | Phil Steer |
15:35 - 16:15 | New technologies and drugs for PPH | Gerhard Theron, Justus Hofmeyr |
16:15 - 17:00 | Practicing skills session demonstration of new uterine suction haemostatic devices and other skills | Vasudeva Panicker, Sabartnam Arulkumaran, Sue Fawcus, Stefan Gebhard |