Welcome to the website of SOMANZ - the Society of Obstetric Medicine of
Australia and New Zealand. The Society aims to advance clinical and scientific
knowledge of hypertensive diseases and medical disorders in pregnancy
and to foster collaboration with other regional and international societies
interested in hypertension in pregnancy and obstetric medicine.
ANNUAL MEETING
It is with immense pleasure that we would like to welcome
you to Auckland for the 2009 Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society
of Obstetric Medicine of Australia and New Zealand. In the time-honoured
tradition of the society we have endeavoured to develop a meeting that
will stimulate your interest from a clinical and a scientific point of
view. We feel particularly privileged to host Cathy Nelson-Piercy as our
international keynote speaker but also are showcasing our very talented
New Zealand and Australian speakers.
For more information
JOURNAL
'Obstetric Journal' will be available shortly online to financial members
of SOMANZ only
GUIDELINES
GUIDELINES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF HYPERTENSIVE DISORDERS OF
PREGNANCY
2008 - Download
the PDF
SOMANZ – so good we named it twice! In 2004 a new society called ANZSOM (Australian and New Zealand Society of Obstetric Medicine) was formed after the amalgamation of ASSHP (Australasian Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy) and OMGA (the Obstetric Medicine Group of Australasia).
Due to the similarity of the name to other societies it was necessary to rename the organisation SOMANZ – the Society of Obstetric Medicine of Australia and New Zealand. All previous members of ASSHP and OMGA became automatic members of the newly formed Society and subscription notices have been sent inviting them to renew their membership.
Membership of SOMANZ is open to any person who is engaged in research or in practice of the broad field of hypertension in pregnancy or obstetric medicine, or who has demonstrated particular interest in this area.
New members are always welcome and can join by contacting Suzie Neylon, Executive Officer for SOMANZ on email sneylon@racp.edu.au or by telephone (+61) 2 9256 5462. Following the call for nominations and a ballot, the first Council of SOMANZ was formed with most states and territories of Australia and New Zealand represented.
