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In this issue:
- 2014 Workshop schedule available online
- Fellows’ activities at the 2014 meeting
- Abstract notifications have been e-mailed
- Debates for 2014 meeting confirmed
- OAB webinar recording available online
- IUGA-ICS joint working group members needed
- Path to prevention of LUTS workshop
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Workshop schedule available online
The workshop schedule for the AUGS/IUGA joint meeting is now posted on the web site! Please click here to view it.
Fellows’ Activities
The AUGS Fellows’ Special Interest Group and IUGA Fellows’ Committee are happy to announce two exciting activities that will take place at the 2014 meeting. The first of which, a fellows’ cadaver lab, will take place on Tuesday, July 22 at on off-site facility and will provide fellows an opportunity to review pelvic anatomy, learn new surgical techniques and enhance their surgical skills. The course will feature a morning didactics session including an overview of the pelvic muscles, nerves, blood supply, the path of the ureters and other relevant pelvic anatomy as it relates to female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery. During the afternoon wet-lab, attendees will work in small group settings with field experts to practice surgical procedures and learn about diagnostic approaches and non-surgical alternatives. The price to attend is USD$100 for members and USD$150 for non-members.
The fellows will also be hosting a fellows’ research forum on Wednesday, July 23 from 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. The forum is structured a bit differently than the typical “fellows’ day”, but will still be an educational and fun opportunity for all who participate. It will begin with a one-hour keynote presentation by Dr. Rebecca Rogers focused on clinical research and grant writing. The second part of the forum will allow participants to present their research in small group settings where faculty advisors and peers will provide feedback and helpful tips. This activitiy is free to attend.
For more information about fellows’ activities, please click here.
2014 abstract notifcations have been e-mailed
Abstract notifications for the AUGS/IUGA joint meeting were e-mailed last week. If you did not receive your notification or have questions related to abstracts, please e-mail office@iuga.org.
Debates for 2014 meeting confirmed!
The debates for the AUGS/IUGA Joint Scientific Meeting have been confirmed. Please see below for details:
Friday, July 25
1:30-2:20 p.m.
“You can’t fix everything at the same time - Continence surgery should not be performed concomitantly with reconstructive pelvic floor surgery”
For the motion: Kim Kenton (US) and Mark Slack (UK)
Against the motion: Holly Richter (US) and Peter Dwyer (Australia)
Saturday, July 26
9:30-10:30 a.m.
“The uterus is the victim and should be preserved during pelvic floor surgery”
For the motion: Roger Goldberg (US) and Simon Jackson (UK)
Against the motion: Michael Heit (US) and Karl Tamussino (Austria) |
OAB webinar series part 1 of 2: “What’s Sexy about OAB? Part I: An Urgent Update”
On Saturday, March 15 IUGA offered a webinar entitled “What’s Sexy about OAB? Part I: An Urgent Update”. 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 features the following presenters:
Moderator
Sylvia Botros (USA)
Speakers
Sylvia Botros (USA)
Basics: definition of OAB and appropriate tools to aid diagnosis
Marijke Slieker-ten Hove (Netherlands)
Conservative approaches to management of OAB through physiotherapy and lifestyle changes
Christopher Chapple (UK)
Current medical management of OAB, including Mirabegron
The pharmacology of medication for treatment of OAB
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. |
IUGA - ICS Joint Working Groups, volunteers needed to develop Standardization Reports on:
- The Terminology for the Assessment of Sexual Health in Women with Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
- The Terminology for Pelvic Organ Prolapse
The IUGA Terminology and Standardization Committee and the ICS Standardisation Steering Committee jointly invite applications from IUGA and ICS members who wish to be Chair / Member of Working Groups to develop Standardization Reports. With the support by the two Organizations, these Groups will aim to clarify all Terminology related to these areas.
For more information about this project, including how to apply to become a member of the working group, please click here. |
Path to Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) Workshop
On May 3-4, 2014 the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease will offer a workshop entitled “Path to Prevention of LUTS in Women: Bladder Health” in Washington, D.C., USA. The program will bring together medical, nursing, physical therapy, patient education, behavior change, epidemiology, public health, and prevention experts in a scientific workshop framed around defining bladder health as a first step along this path. For more information about this workshop, please click here. |
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