September 3, 2026: pre-ISUOG IOTA day - using ultrasound to diagnose gynaecological cancer

Event

TYPE

ISUOG approved course

Date

September 3, 2026

Location

ExCel London, 1 Western Gateway, London E16 1XL, United Kingdom

Contact

support@gynaia.com

Contact person

Hilde Verduyckt

ExCel London - ISUOG endorsed IOTA course

Using ultrasound to diagnose gynaecological cancer

What you need to know to run an effective rapid access clinic

Rather than focusing on research or advanced theory, this course focuses on the practical realities of implementing ultrasound-based diagnostics in routine clinical care, making it relevant for gynaecologists, sonographers, trainees, and anyone involved in diagnostic pathways.

Organized by the IOTA consortium, this course brings together clinicians who use and teach these diagnostic approaches every day, and spans ovarian mass assessment, PMB evaluation, cancer risk stratification, tumour spread assessment, and the practical implementation of effective diagnostic pathways, including rapid access clinics.

About the course

The full-day programme covers three core areas: starting off with a comprehensive review of ovarian pathology; from IOTA terminology and benign descriptors to the ADNEX model and its 2-step strategy, illustrated with case examples.

The day continues with endometrial pathology, including how to describe the endometrium using the IETA approach. A dedicated session on myometrial pathology follows, including adenomyosis, fibroids, and sarcoma red flags.

The programme wraps up with a forward-looking session on AI in clinical practice, including ADNEX AI, alongside practical lessons from the ROCKETS trial and guidance on common management dilemmas.

Additional sessions address ovarian masses in pregnancy, ovarian pathology in adolescents, assessment of tumour spread in suspected malignancy, and practical implementation lessons.

A lunch lecture by Gynaia explores how gynaecology-specific reporting tools and smart image analysis can reshape workflows in rapid access clinics.

Pricing

Includes on-site attendance to the full-day programme, catered lunch and breaks, and a 1-year Gynaia-IOTA Ovarian membership with learning materials, certification exam, webinars, education tools, and the ADNEX app.

Standard price: 295£ / 340€

Discount price: 195£ / 225€

Please choose this discounted rate if you:

have ever been IOTA certified
are a current Gynaia member (Ovarian/IOTA, Uterine/IOTA-IETA, Endometriosis/IDEA, or Early pregnancy)
work within the NHS (have an NHS e-mail address)
are an early career professional (e.g. student, resident, PhD researcher)
GREEG members (France)
hail from low and lower-middle income countries (list)

Programme

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September 3, 2026

08:55	Welcome and introduction	Dirk Timmerman, KU Leuven
Current Management: evaluating women with a possible ovarian mass: The classification of ovarian pathology **Chairs: Misty Blanchette-Porter, University of Vermont and Juan-Luis Alcazar, University of Navarra, Pamplona**
09:00	IOTA Terms and Definitions: making sure we all use the same nomenclature to describe ovarian masses including the 2026 update	Agnieszka Kotlarz, Kraków University Medical College
09:20	IOTA Benign Descriptors and pattern recognition for less common masses	Ligita Jokubkiene, Malmö, Lund University
09:40	The IOTA ADNEX model, the features you need to recognise to use it, test performance and the 2-step strategy	Dirk Timmerman, KU Leuven
10:10	Case examples using IOTA ADNEX and the 2-step strategy to characterise ovarian pathology	Antonia Testa and Francesca Moro, Gemelli Hospital, Rome
10:40	Coffee Break

Ovarian pathology - specific scenarios

Chairs: Gàbor Szabo, Semmelweis University, Budapest and Ligita Jokubkiene, Malmö, Lund University

11:10	Managing ovarian masses in pregnancy including decidualisation	Nina Cooper, Imperial College, London
11:20	Classification and management of ovarian cysts in paediatric and adolescent population	Maya Al Memar, Imperial College, London
11:40	The features of less common ovarian cysts. Pattern recognition and the imaging in gynaecology series	Antonia Testa, Gemelli Hospital, Rome
12:00	Case examples of less common masses, cysts in pregnancy and in young women	Francesca Moro, Gemelli Hospital, Rome and Nina Cooper, Imperial College London
12:30	Lunch - Industry session with Gynaia - The future - How AI may impact on workflow in a rapid access cancer diagnostic clinic (Gynaia sponsored lecture)	Dirk Timmerman, KU Leuven
Evaluating women with possible endometrial pathology including PMB Chairs: Inessa Safonova, University of Kharkiv and Antonia Testa, Gemelli Hospital Rome
13:30	Measuring the endometrium, interpreting endometrial thickness and how to describe endometrial pathology using the IETA approach	Thierry Van den Bosch, KU Leuven
13:50	Investigating the endometrium in women taking HRT or Tamoxifen	Juan Luis Alcazar, University of Navarra, Spain
14:10	Using Saline or Gel to outline the endometrial cavity to diagnose focal pathology and when and how best to take an endometrial biopsy	Thierry Van den Bosch, KU Leuven, Belgium
14:30	Case examples of endometrial pathology	Gàbor Szabo, Semmelweis University, Budapest
15:00	Coffee Break
Myometrial pathology and AI *Chairs: Thierry Van den Bosch, KU Leuven, Belgium and Valentina Chiappa, Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori Milan*
15:30	Defining myometrial pathology: adenomyosis, fibroids and sarcoma - when should you be concerned?	Stefan Timmerman, Jessa Hospital, Hasselt, Belgium
15:50	AI and classifying ovarian cysts - from Radiomics to ADNEX AI - when will these start to feature in your clinical practice?	Jen Barcroft, Imperial College London
Practical management of the clinic
16:10	Practical lessons learnt from the ROCKETS trial - implementing the use of the IOTA ADNEX model in your clinical practice	Vivian Do, University of Birmingham
16:30	What about looking for tumour spread – what can you report on in a patient when you identify a probable cancer in the rapid access clinic?	Daniela Fischerová, Charles University, Prague
17:00	Common management problems - What to do when a CA-125 is elevated by the scan is normal? When does a woman with PMB need to be investigated if she bleeds again? How long do you need to follow up ovarian cysts?	Joseph Yazbek, Imperial College London
17:30	Close of Meeting