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In this issue:
  • PISQ_IR Articles Now Available Online
  • 11 Days Left Before Annual Meeting Registration Fees Increase
  • 3 Hotels Sold Out: Book Your Hotel for the Annual Meeting Today
  • The Inaugural IUGA Golf Challenge
  • Tours & Sightseeing
  • Accompanying Persons’ Program
  • April 2013 Issue of the Official Newsletter Now Available Online
  • IUGA Survey: Chance to Win A 2014 Meeting Registration

Pelvic Organ Prolapse/Incontinence Sexual Questionnaire, IUGA-Revised (PISQ-IR) Articles
Now Available Online

There are now 3 articles available through the IUJ online web site. The following two articles are available to those with online access to the IUJ:

The Pelvic Organ Prolapse Incontinence Sexual Questionnaire, IUGA-revised (PISQ-IR)
The PISQ-IR: considerations in scale scoring and development

The third article, A new measure of sexual function in women with pelvic floor disorders (PFD): the Pelvic Organ Prolapse/Incontinence Sexual Questionnaire, IUGA-Revised (PISQ-IR) , has been made permanently free access and can be viewed and downloaded by clicking here.

Please share this with colleagues who do not have access to the IUJ.




IUGA 2013 38th Annual Meeting

Register Now to Avoid Paying On-Site Registration Fees!
There are only 11 days left before annual meeting registration fees go up. Register by May 14 to avoid paying on-site registration fees.

Hotels are Filling Up Fast
Book Your Hotel for the Annual Meeting

Three of the hotels reserved for the Annual Meeting in Dublin have already sold out! The Gibson, Clarion Hotel IFSC and the Maldron Hotel Cardiff Lane no longer have rooms available. To view a list of available hotels visit http://www.iuga2013.com/hotels. Once you have selected your hotel, you must complete the accommodation and additional social activities form which can be found by clicking here.

The Inaugural IUGA Golf Challenge – Limited Space Available
The Inaugural IUGA Golf Challenge will take place in one of Ireland’s finest golf links courses, the Royal Dublin Golf Club, on Monday May 27, 2013. The format of the day will be a four-ball and of course there will also be nearest-the-pin and longest drive prizes. The cost is €120 per person including transfer from the conference hotels to the course, the golf, driving range balls, course guide and post-game lunch. Don’t worry about lugging your clubs with you as clubs, trolleys and buggies are available to hire and will be delivered directly to the course on the morning of the challenge. So what are you waiting for? Click here to book today.

Tours & Sightseeing
There are plenty of optional tours to choose from during your stay in Ireland! Dublin City Sightseeing Tour, New Grange Valley of Kings Tour, Wicklow Mountains and the Valleys & Lakes Day Tour. Choose from several different tours or try the accompanying persons’ program.

Accompanying Persons’ Program
The 2 ½ day accompanying persons’ program is perfect for your spouse or significant other. The program starts on Wednesday, May 29 and includes the IUGA 2013 welcome reception, a tour of the Powerscourt Estate and Gardens, a walking tour of Georgian Dublin and lunch at the Merrion Hotel. For more information about tours & sightseeing while you are in Dublin, please visit http://www.iuga2013.com/social.


For more information about the 2013 annual meeting, visit www.iuga2013.com


April 2013 Issue of the Official Newsletter
Now Available Online

The April 2013 issue of the official newsletter is now available online. This issue includes information about the 2013 annual meeting, a section on controversies in urogynecology, updates from both the President of IUGA and the Executive Director and much more. This issue should be in mailboxes in just a few weeks, but you can read it now by clicking here.



Complete the IUGA Survey
For a Chance to Win A Free Registration to the 2014 Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.!

From time to time, we like to collect information from our members that will help us better understand their needs and identify focus areas for IUGA. We recently developed a survey to serve that purpose and we are asking members to help us by completing the survey. If you enter your name and e-mail address when prompted at the end of the survey, you may receive information about the Accra, Ghana project and you will be entered into a drawing to win a free registration to the 2014 Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. Please only complete the survey once to ensure the accuracy and validity of the information collected. This survey is available to members only. When you click the link below, you will be taken to a page within the IUGA web site where you can access the survey. If you are not logged-in you will be prompted to log-in first.

To complete the survey, click below.


Thank you for your cooperation!


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