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In this issue:
  • Find a urogynecologist tool now available
  • Facebook© photo contest
  • OAB webinar series part 2 of 2 on June 25
  • 2014 AUGS/IUGA Joint Scientific Meeting
    • Last call for late breaking news submissions
    • Presentation Slides due June 23rd
    • Advanced registration now open
    • Pre-order patient education items for pick-up at the meeting
    • Volunteers needed for social media team

Find a urogynecologist tool now available online
The find a urogynecologist tool was created for patients seeking treatment for pelvic floor disorders in their respective country. Patients can search by name, country and/or specialty to help them find the right provider. There are currently about 300 IUGA members who have submitted their contact information for the tool, but with members in over 80 countries we are hoping to increase that number significantly. Click here to access the tool. This is an IUGA member’s only benefit. If you are a member interested in adding your name to the database, please log-in to the web site select “manage profile” then “edit bio”. Complete the requested information in the “Work info. (For the find a urogynecologist tool)” section. E-mail membership@iuga.org if you have questions about this tool or need further assistance.


Enter the IUGA Facebook© photo contest to win prizes
IUGA’s members work, and, in many cases, volunteer to make an impact on women’s health. Show the urogyn community, in a photo, what you and those you work with are doing to have a positive effect on the lives of women, in your community and around the world. Whether it’s performing fistula surgery in sub Saharan Africa or leading a patient education group in the middle of a bustling city like London, we want to hear about and see it! You could win one of three prizes including a Fitbit wireless or an iPod Touch. Click here for more information.


OAB Webinar Series Part 2 of 2: “Botox and Sacral Neuro-Modulation: Treating Refractory OAB”
June 25, 2014 at 3:00pm EDT

On Wednesday, June 25 at 3:00pm Eastern Daylight Time in North America (early June 26 in Asia and Oceania) IUGA will offer the final installment of a two part OAB webinar series.  This day and time is equivalent to:

      12:00pm in Los Angeles
      4:00pm in Sao Paolo
      8:00pm in London
      9:00pm in Amsterdam and Cape Town
      10:00pm in Riyadh
      12:30am in New Delhi (on Thursday, June 26, 2014)
      2:00am in Bangkok (on Thursday, June 26, 2014)
      3:00am in Singapore and Bejing (on Thursday, June 26, 2014)
      5:00am in Sydney (on Thursday, June 26, 2014)
      7:00am in Auckland (on Thursday, June 26, 2014)

If your city is not listed above, please consult this link to calculate the time difference between your local time and 3pm EDT: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html 

This session will feature the following speakers and topics:

Moderator – Zeelha Abdool (South Africa)

Karl Tamussino (Austria)
Management of refractory OAB and the mechanism of action for Botulinum toxin, indications for use, and its efficacy and complications.

Kristine Whitmore (USA)
Sacral neuromodulation: method of preliminary and permanent implantation and its mode of action; full range of its potential benefits for both urinary and fecal incontinence.

Zeelha Abdool (South Africa)
Case scenarios submitted by IUGA members will be discussed. If you would like to have your OAB case discussed by the panel of experts, send a short paragraph of your clinical scenario to webinar@iuga.org by Friday, June 13 to be considered for inclusion.

If you think you will attend this webinar, it is strongly advised that you visit the IUGA website at: http://www.iuga.org/?page=webinar and review the webinar tools that are posted.  This webinar will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis.  Information regarding connecting to the webinar will be distributed to members a couple of days before the event.

To view recordings of the previous part 1 of the OAB series as well as the 3 part mesh webinar series, click here and find the section at the top labeled “Previously Recorded Webinars”. The recordings are available to members only. If you are not already logged-in to the IUGA web site, you will be prompted to log-in.

Last call to submit late breaking news abstracts-Due June 2nd at 11:59 p.m. EDT
Late-breaking abstract submissions are intended to allow for the timely presentation of high impact trials to AUGS-IUGA meeting attendees.  It is expected that these abstract submissions are from studies for which no preliminary data was available at the time of the abstract submission deadline (February 3, 2014).

This meeting feature is not a mechanism to update previously submitted preliminary data or to provide an opportunity for previously rejected abstracts to be revised and resubmitted for consideration. The link to submit these abstracts through the OASIS system is now available. The last day to submit a late breaking news abstract is June 2nd at 11:59 p.m. EDT. Please click here for more information. Should you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Maureen Hodgson at Maureen@iuga.org.

Presentation Slides due June 23rd
All podium and oral poster presentations, must submit their power point slides to office@iuga.org by Monday, June 23rd at 11:59 p.m. EDT.  Please include your presentation number in the subject line.

Advanced registration now open
Advanced registration is now open. This is the first-ever joint meeting between AUGS and IUGA, so it’s sure to deliver the best of both organizations! Don’t miss out on exciting debates, innovative presentations during the scientific program, a fun new twist on the typical Friday night closing celebration and so much more. To view the various registration rates and types, please click here.  Advanced registration will close on June 30, at which time rates will increase.

IUGA members will be required to enter a key code during the registration process to identify them as members. The code and instructions for using it were sent via e-mail  on April 11th. You can also find the code on your profile page by logging in at www.iuga.org and selecting ‘Profile Home’ from the menu options on the left-hand side of the page.

CLICK HERE TO BEGIN YOUR REGISTRATION

Please send all registration questions to info@augs.org.

Pre-order patient education items for pick-up at the meeting
If you’ve been hesitating to order IUGA’s patient education items because of shipping costs, now is your chance to purchase them. Order items for pick-up at the meeting from our online store through July 7th and avoid hefty shipping fees. IUGA now has 28 patient brochures available with translations in various languages, illustration pads, posters and more. IUGA’s most popular item, the Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Anatomical & Surgical Chart, an 8.5 x 14” full color chart and stand containing many of the surgical and anatomical images used in the popular IUGA patient leaflets, is selling out fast so make sure you reserve your copy.  For more information and to place your order, please click here.

Volunteers needed for social media team
IUGA is seeking volunteers to help with posting photos, videos and other content to its facebook page from the meeting in D.C. This fun, short-term project should prove to be an interesting way to keep IUGA’s facebook followers engaged during the meeting. If you are interested in assisting with this project, please contact Amy Cassini, Membership Manager, at amy@iuga.org.



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