• Report: Path to Prevention of LUTS
• Certificates of attendance for 2014 AUGS/IUGA meeting
• Upcoming Webinar: “Highlights of the Annual Meeting”
• 2015 Annual Meeting web site now available
• Hysteropexy survey

If you don’t recall your IUGA web site log-in details, or are having difficulty accessing the members-only section of the website, please contact Amy Cassini, the Membership Manager, at amy@iuga.org. 

Report: Path to Prevention of LUTS
On May 3-4, 2014, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the National Institutes of Health conducted a multidisciplinary workshop entitled “Path to Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms” in Washington, D.C. A full report from the meeting can be found on the IUGA web site along with a summary of that report. Click below to access these documents:

Path to Prevention of LUTS Workshop Full Report
Pathway to Prevention of LUTS: Summary from Cheryl Iglesia

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, including Prof. John Delancey’s “Imagine” lecture from the AUGS/IUGA 2014 Scientific Meeting. To view Dr. Delancey’s presentation in preparation for the webinar, please click here. More details will be announced soon!

2015 Annual Meeting website now available
Accepting hotel reservations
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 and exquisite cuisine, to go along with what is sure to be an exciting scientific program, this is one meeting you won’t want to miss. Nice is a popular holiday destination and hotels will fill up fast so book your accommodations early. 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