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
2024-25 Meeting Schedule – 204th session of GOGS
| Date | Title | Speaker | Venue & Session Sponsors | Flyer |
| Wednesday 6th November 2024 | The Out of Town Meeting “Curriculum 24 – Updates for Trainers and Trainees” “Redefining Recovery: Ambulatory Hysterectomy for all – is this a new standard?” | Dr Kirstyn Brogan Dr Inna Sokolova | University Hospital Crosshouse, Kilmarnock | |
| Wednesday 27th November 2024 | “Translating Science to Improve Menstrual Bleeding” | Dr Jackie Maybin |
2023-24 Meeting Schedule – 203rd session of GOGS
| Date | Title | Speaker | Venue & Session Sponsor | Flyer |
| Tuesday 24th October 2023 | The William Smillie Lecture The Wellcome Leap prevention of stillbirth programme: IN-UTERO Measurement and modelling during gestational development | Prof Sarah Stock | RCPSG Gedeon Richter | Click here |
| Tuesday 14th November 2023 | The Visiting Meeting Earthquakes and Obstetrics | Dr Paul Holmes | Forth Valley Royal Hospital, Larbert Gedeon Richter | Click here |
| Tuesday 16th January 2024 | What’s New in the Treatment of Endometriosis – EXPPECT | Prof Andrew Horne | RCPSG, Glasgow Gedeon Richter | Click here |
| Tuesday 20th February 2024 | The Manchester Rainbow Clinic – Reducing Mortality in High Risk Patients | Prof Alex Heazell | RCPSG, Glasgow Gedeon Richter | Click here |
| Tuesday 19th March 2024 | Combined meeting – GOGS/West of Scotland Obstetric Anaesthetists | TBC | TBC | |
| Friday 19th April 2024 | Specialists in Training Presentation Night | TBC | TBC | |
| Wednesday 29th May 2024 | Combined Glasgow and Edinburgh O&G Societies | TBC | Edinburgh |
2022-23 Meeting Schedule – 202nd session of GOGS
| Date | Title | Speaker | Venue & Session Sponsors |
| Tuesday 8th November 2022 | Menopause: Opportunities, Controveries and the Future | Dr Jenifer Sassarini | Hybrid meeting Gedeon Richter |
| Tuesday 22nd November 2022 | Pelvic Mesh: A Scottish Tale Experience as the Scottish National Complex Mesh Removal Service | Dr Karen Guerrero | Virtual meeting |
| Tuesday 21st February 2023 | Genetric Predisposition for Gynaecological Cancers | Dr Kalpurna Ragapathy | Hybrid meeting Gedeon Richter |
| Tuesday 21st March 2023 | Cardiac Emergencies in Pregnancy Care: A Stress for Obstetricians and Obstetricians Joint meeting with West of Scotland Obstetric Anaesthetists | Dr Niki Walker | Hybrid meeting |
| Friday 21st April 2023 | Trainee Night | See flyer | Hybrid meeting |
| May 2023 | Joint meeting with EOGS |
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 Janice Gibson |
| Senior Vice-president | Dr Kevin Burton |
| Junior Vice-president | Dr Vanessa Mackay |
| Senior Secretary | Dr Colin Malcolm |
| Junior Secretary | Dr Carla Summerhill |
| Treasurer | Dr Marco Gaudoin |
| Ordinary Members | Dr Ros Jamieson Dr Mahesh Perera |
| Webmaster | Dr Catriona Barlow |
| Previous President | Dr Philip Owen |