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In this issue:
- Disclosure information for abstract submissions
- Things to do in Washington, D.C.
- “A Practical Guide to Pain Management with Mesh Implantation” webinar recording now available online
- IUGA Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Anatomical and Surgical patient education charts have arrived
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Happy Lunar New Year 2014
Year of The Horse
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Disclosure information for abstract submissions
If you did not submit your author disclosures with your abstract, you have until February 21st to do so. To finish uploading your disclosures online, please click here.
Things to do in Washington, D.C.
If you are planning to attend the 2014 meeting, make sure you take a few minutes to review the “Guide to Washington, D.C.” The guide includes the most popular things to do and see broken down by neighborhood. You will find information about everything from art and culture in DuPont Circle to the nightlife along the U Street Corridor. Maps of the city and subway, links to popular web sites and an overview of cultural activities will help you plan your trip to D.C. Click here to visit the web site and download the guide. We will continue to add information to this section regarding available tour programs, including kid-friendly tours. We will share information about these in future annual meeting updates, but please continue to check this section of the annual meeting website.
Information about visas and invitation letters
If you reside outside of the U.S. and are planning to attend the AUGS/IUGA 2014 meeting, you may be required to obtain a visa. Please visit the U.S. Department of State web site regarding visas for temporary visitors.
You may require a letter of invitation to obtain your visa. If so, please send your request in writing to office@iuga.org. The request should be in the following format:
- Your complete name, organization and job title
- Your name as it appears on your passport
- Passport number
- Issuing government
- Expiration date
If you are a national of a visa waiver country:
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security requires that travelers who wish to enter without a visa under the visa waiver program must still obtain pre-authorization through the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) prior to initiating travel to the United States. Learn more at www.cbp.gov/esta. For a list of the countries in the visa waiver program, click here.
More information about visas for the 2014 meeting is available at the 2014 meeting web site.
Visit www.augs-iuga2014.org for more information about the 2014 meeting. |
IUGA Webinar Recording Now Available Online
Part 3 of 3: A Practical Guide to Pain Management with Mesh Implantation
On Saturday, February 1 IUGA offered a webinar entitled ‘A Practical Guide to Pain Management with Mesh Implantation’. This presentation was recorded and is available to members for viewing on the members-only section of the IUGA website.
Click on this URL: http://www.iuga.org/?page=webinar to go to the page with the connection to the webinar.
If you don’t recall your user id or password to access the members-only section of the IUGA website, please contact Amy Cassini, the Membership Manager, at amy@iuga.org and she would be pleased to help you.
The webinar featured the following presenters:
Moderator – Fred Milani (Netherlands)
Sohier Elneil (London, UK)
Background and anatomical issues of pain
Management of mesh related pain
Helena Frawley (Melbourne, Australia)
Management of pelvic pain from a physiotherapist’s point-of-view
Mariëlla Withagen (Netherlands)
An approach developed in the Netherlands on how to manage patient complaints
Please note: there is a short portion (about a minute) of Sohier Elneil's presentation where the audio and video was lost, but the presentation slides remain. This was only a short technical difficulty we experienced during the webinar. You do not need to adjust your speakers’ volume, the presentation will resume after a short period with the audio and video feed.
We hope that you find this program useful. IUGA will continue to offer webinars as a means of offering members timely and easily accessible continuing professional development programs. If you have suggestions for future webinar topics, please submit them to webinar@iuga.org. |
New pelvic floor dysfunction anatomical and surgical patient education chart for sale!
$36.95 + shipping for members
 This new Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Anatomical & Surgical Chart is the perfect tool for physicians to use to help educate their patients about the various types of PFD and their treatments. The 8.5 x 14” full color chart contains prolapse, surgical and investigation and treatment images created by a medical illustrator. The member price is $36.95 + shipping and the non-member price is $49.95 plus shipping.
To view some of the flip chart’s content, please click here.
To order the chart, please click here.
IUGA would like to thank Boston Scientific for its generous unrestricted grant in support of printing this visual aid. |
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