The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, PGI, Chandigarh is organizing a 2-day “Workshop cum CME” under the aegis of FOGSI to mark the Annual Meet of the Obstetrics and Gynecological Society of Northern India on 9th and 10th March. This conference is being organized under the guidance of Dr. Vanita Jain, Head of the department, Dr. S. C. Saha, President of the Obstetrics and Gynecological Society of Northern India and Dr. Meenakshi Rohilla, Organizing Secretary. This academic event is expected to be graced by senior obstetricians and teachers par excellence from various parts of the country. The workshop on Saturday is focused on two extremely important causes of maternal morbidity and mortality. With obstetric transition, the direct causes of maternal deaths like hemorrhage and sepsis are taking a back seat, while causes such as heart and thrombo-embolic diseases are on a rise. These conditions usually require multi-disciplinary care and this workshop will involve cardiologists, hematologists, anaesthetists, cardiac surgeons, neurologists along with obstetricians so that the ideal management is discussed and taught to the attending doctors of both private and public sector. The CME on 10th March will focus on hormonal optimization in different phases of a woman’s life, covering all aspects from precocious puberty till menopausal health. This day will also include relevant topics like prescribing iron in pregnancy which will be covered by Dr. J.B. Sharma, professor of Obstetrics, AIIMS, New Delhi. The main attraction of the programme will be the keynote address on “Communication Skills” by the former Head of Department, Dr. Vanita Suri. Effective communication wins the physician the confidence and compliance of patients and helps build a healthy doctor–patient relationship and therefore, this topic is of paramount importance to one and all. The conference will provide opportunity to many budding obstetricians to present their research work on a prestigious forum. Overall, the city beautiful is looking forward to an academic extravaganza on women’s health, which is extremely well timed on the occasion of International Women’s Day.