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In this issue:
  • IUGA Position Statement on Mid-Urethral Slings for Stress Urinary Incontinence
  • 2014 AUGS/IUGA Scientific Meeting certificates of attendance
  • Upcoming Webinar: “Highlights of the Annual Meeting”
  • Facebook Photo Contest Winners
  • 2015 meeting save the date-Nice, France
  • Hysteropexy survey

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Thank you on behalf of the IUGA Board and staff to everyone who attended the 2014 AUGS/IUGA Scientific Meeting. Highlights and photos from the meeting will be published in the next edition of the IUGA Official Newsletter in September and many are available now on the IUGA Facebook page: www.facebook.com/iugaoffice.


IUGA Position Statement on Mid-Urethral Slings for Stress Urinary Incontinence
On July 21st, IUGA released a position statement on mid-urethral slings for stress urinary incontinence. To access the statement, please click here.


2014 AUGS/IUGA Scientific Meeting certificates of attendance
In order to receive your certificate of attendance for the 2014 AUGS/IUGA Scientific Meeting, you must first complete the meeting evaluation by August 11. Once completed, you will be given the option to download your certificate. Please click here to access the evaluation.


Upcoming Webinar: “Highlights of the Annual Meeting”
IUGA Scientific Committee Chair Dudley Robinson will moderate a webinar session in September to focus on the top lectures and abstracts from IUGA members with perspectives from around the world.  More details will be announced soon!


Announcing the IUGA Facebook© photo contest winners
Congratulations to the winners of the IUGA Facebook Photo Contest!

1st prize: Dr. Nazura bt Karim (Malaysia), Dr. Eileen Feliz Cortes (Taiwan), and Dr. Tsia Shu-Lo (Taiwan)
2nd prize: Dr. Marair Sartori (Brazil)
3rd prize: Dr. Munir-deen Aderemi Ijaiya (Nigeria)

Thank you to everyone who submitted and voted!


Save the Date for the 2015 IUGA Annual Meeting in Nice, France
June 9-13, 2015

Although the 2014 meeting has just ended, planning for the 2015 meeting in Nice, France is in full swing! Join us in one of the most spectacular cities in the world as we celebrate our 40th annual meeting. With beautiful beaches, exquisite cuisine and fantastic museums, to go along with what is sure to be an exciting scientific program, this is one meeting you won’t want to miss.  For more information, please visit www.iugameeting.org.


Survey—Hysteropexy: who’s doing it?
Is hysterectomy still part of the treatment of uterine prolapse? Are pelvic surgeons leaving the uterus in place during prolapse repair? I am a fellow interested in knowing what pelvic surgeons think about hysteropexy (uterine preservation surgery) and am requesting the help of IUGA members to complete the survey I have developed to identify answers to these questions.  If you choose to participate in the survey, your answers will remain confidential.  Please click the link below to begin.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=BkMtAzGBw23B5p_2b0R1d85w_3d_3d

Thank you for participating!

Miriam Seitz, MD, FACOG
Fellow, FPMRS
University of Chicago/NorthShore University HealthSystems


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