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09:00 - 09:10 |
Introduction and housekeeping Ranee Thakar
She is the President of the International Urogynaecological Association (IUGA) and the South Asia Fellows representative of the RCOG council. She has previously served as the Honorary Secretary of the British Society of Urogynaecology (BSUG) and the chair of the education committee of IUGA. She is a consultant in a busy tertiary referral urogynaecology department at Croydon University Hospital, with a large clinical workload, dealing with complex urogynaecological problems, teaching medical students, training junior doctors and undertaking clinical research. Her publications include many original papers in peer review journals and chapters in books. The Croydon continence team was awarded The UK Continence Team of the year in 2005. Ranee Thakar is actively involved in the conservative and surgical management of pelvic floor disorders (bowel and bladder incontinence, prolapse and sexual dysfunction). |
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09:10 - 09:40 |
Physiology and underlying concepts of PFD Bary Berghmans
He is member of the ICS faculty for International Educational courses and chairman of the IUGA Special Interest Group Female Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation., He is honorary member of the Pan Arab Continence Society and the Saude de mulheres do Brasil. He was visiting professor at the Catholic University of Curitiba, Department of Gynecology, Parana, Brazil, and is momently officially appointed visiting professor at the University of Campinas, Department of Surgery, Campinas, Brazil. He is co-founder and senior researcher of the Pelvic care Center Maastricht, the Department of Epidemiology at the University of Maastricht and the Department of Urology at the Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht , The Netherlands. As key opinion leader he has published many scientific manuscripts in high ranked medical journals, is co-editor of several books and chapters in the field of pelvic floor dysfunctions, lectured all over the world on all pelvic floor dysfunctions and on epidemiological and methodological topics and is considered to be a reference in his field. |
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09:40 - 10:10 |
Childbirth related PFD Abdul Sultan
His past and current academic positions include: executive committee member (Treasurer) of the British Society of Urogynaecology (2007), International Consultation on Incontinence (since 2004), The Scientific Advisory Committee of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, the scientific committee of The International Urogynecological Association (2008 -2011) and The President of Royal Society of Medicine (Section of Obstetrics and Gynaecology) 2016. He is currently a consultant in a busy tertiary referral urogynaecology department at Croydon University Hospital, with a large clinical workload, dealing with complex urogynaecological problems including tertiary referrals, teaching medical students, training junior doctors and undertaking clinical research. The unit is recognised for subspecialty training in urogynaecology and runs an active research programme. The Croydon continence team has been awarded the Hospital Doctor award for "The UK Continence Team of the Year (2005)". In addition he was awarded the prestigious UK Hospital Doctor of the Year award. Along with Ranee Thakar, he runs the popular hands-on perineal repair and pelvic floor ultrasound courses at Croydon University Hospital. His publications include many original papers in peer reviewed journals, and many contributions to book chapters. He has also co-edited a book on perineal and anal sphincter trauma. |
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10:10 - 10:30 |
Who’s at risk of obstetric PFD Bob Freeman
He trained in Dundee and while working there researched the psychological aspects of overactive bladder for which he obtained his MD degree from the University. As a consultant in O&G In Plymouth he set up a clinical and research Urogynaecology unit which has studied clinically important issues including the prevention of postpartum stress incontinence, the complications of incontinence surgery, the reasons for failure of prolapse surgery and the effects of weight loss on urinary incontinence. The work has highlighted the importance of preventative measures such as pelvic floor muscle training. The unit is a Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (RCOG) approved centre for subspecialty training. He has with others raised concern about the rising incidence of OASIS and helped the RCOG and RCM produce a ‘Care Bundle’ for prevention which has been piloted in 16 centres. Following on from this he has helped set up a new collaborative group to identify women at-risk of obstetric pelvic floor dysfunction. He is a co-inventor of the Episcissors-60 which were first developed in Plymouth. He was a scientific editor for the International Urogynecology Journal and before that for the BJOG. He helped set up the British Society of Urogynaecology as founding Secretary in 2001, and subsequently became Chairman. He chaired the Terminology committee for IUGA and been a member of the Standardisation Steering committee of the ICS helping to form a collaboration between the two societies which has produced important standardisation reports on female pelvic floor dysfunction. He was elected Vice-President of IUGA by its members in 2013 and became President in 2015. He has just completed his time on the Board. |
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10:30 - 10:50 |
The psychological effect of birth trauma on women Sara Webb
Appointed Specialist Perineal Midwife in 2004, I have continued to develop both the service and midwife specialism in this area. I specialise in childbirth related perinea trauma with a special interest in obstetric anal sphincter injuries (OASI). I run the only midwife-led OASI ‘One-Stop’ service in the UK enabling women with OASI to attend and have the gold standard endoanal scans and counselling service either following the injury or in a subsequent pregnancy to decide on the most appropriate mode of subsequent birth. I also run the perineal clinic for women with perineal problems both immediately postnatal or ongoing. In 2013 I was awarded an NIHR Clinical Doctoral Research Fellowship to pursue much needed women centred, midwifery led research into childbirth related perineal trauma with a speciality in Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injuries (OASI). In 2017 I was awarded a PhD into the effect of subsequent birth for women with previous OASI. I champion midwife-led translational research and am proud to have been made a Fellow of the Royal College of Midwives in 2016 in recognition of my continued contribution to research and evidence based care into childbirth related perineal trauma. I am dedicated to retaining my clinical role in order to encourage midwives to take an active interest and involvement with research, explore opportunities and facilitate the application of new knowledge into clinical practice. I am a midwifery advisory member of the RCOG Pelvic Floor Clinical Skills Group and a founding Trustee of the MASIC Foundation charity established to support women with anal incontinence following childbirth and improve education and clinical care. I have also formed the first Specialist Perineal Midwife network in the UK and established a collaboration with the Hospital Granollers, Barcelona to improve care for postnatal women worldwide. I am an associate member of the European PEERS group established to provide evidence based best practice teaching for management of the pelvic floor during childbirth and postnatally. |
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10:50 - 11:05 |
Panel discussion |
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11:05 - 11:30 |
Coffee |
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11:30 - 11:45 |
Is the pelvic physiotherapist a keyrole player in functional urogynecology? Bary Berghmans
He is member of the ICS faculty for International Educational courses and chairman of the IUGA Special Interest Group Female Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation., He is honorary member of the Pan Arab Continence Society and the Saude de mulheres do Brasil. He was visiting professor at the Catholic University of Curitiba, Department of Gynecology, Parana, Brazil, and is momently officially appointed visiting professor at the University of Campinas, Department of Surgery, Campinas, Brazil. He is co-founder and senior researcher of the Pelvic care Center Maastricht, the Department of Epidemiology at the University of Maastricht and the Department of Urology at the Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht , The Netherlands. As key opinion leader he has published many scientific manuscripts in high ranked medical journals, is co-editor of several books and chapters in the field of pelvic floor dysfunctions, lectured all over the world on all pelvic floor dysfunctions and on epidemiological and methodological topics and is considered to be a reference in his field. |
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11:45 - 12:15 |
Conservative management of SUI and POP |
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12:15 - 12:45 |
Conservative management of bowel dysfunction Wendy Ness
Her role also involves running courses on constipation including DRE and DRF locally and nationally. She presents at national and international conferences on bowel dysfunction and writes for the nursing press. She is the honorary secretary and website editor to the Association for Continence Advice Executive committee. She obtained her MSc in Health Studies in 2005. |
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12:45 - 13:00 |
Panel Discussion |
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13:00 - 13:45 |
Lunch |
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13:45 - 15:35 |
Workshops 50 mins each + 10 min movements between sessions (Max 20 people per hands-on workshop) |
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Workshop 1- Functional Assessment and Ultrasound (pt with faecal incontinence post partum) Bary Berghmans
He is member of the ICS faculty for International Educational courses and chairman of the IUGA Special Interest Group Female Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation., He is honorary member of the Pan Arab Continence Society and the Saude de mulheres do Brasil. He was visiting professor at the Catholic University of Curitiba, Department of Gynecology, Parana, Brazil, and is momently officially appointed visiting professor at the University of Campinas, Department of Surgery, Campinas, Brazil. He is co-founder and senior researcher of the Pelvic care Center Maastricht, the Department of Epidemiology at the University of Maastricht and the Department of Urology at the Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht , The Netherlands. As key opinion leader he has published many scientific manuscripts in high ranked medical journals, is co-editor of several books and chapters in the field of pelvic floor dysfunctions, lectured all over the world on all pelvic floor dysfunctions and on epidemiological and methodological topics and is considered to be a reference in his field. Abdul Sultan
His past and current academic positions include: executive committee member (Treasurer) of the British Society of Urogynaecology (2007), International Consultation on Incontinence (since 2004), The Scientific Advisory Committee of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, the scientific committee of The International Urogynecological Association (2008 -2011) and The President of Royal Society of Medicine (Section of Obstetrics and Gynaecology) 2016. He is currently a consultant in a busy tertiary referral urogynaecology department at Croydon University Hospital, with a large clinical workload, dealing with complex urogynaecological problems including tertiary referrals, teaching medical students, training junior doctors and undertaking clinical research. The unit is recognised for subspecialty training in urogynaecology and runs an active research programme. The Croydon continence team has been awarded the Hospital Doctor award for "The UK Continence Team of the Year (2005)". In addition he was awarded the prestigious UK Hospital Doctor of the Year award. Along with Ranee Thakar, he runs the popular hands-on perineal repair and pelvic floor ultrasound courses at Croydon University Hospital. His publications include many original papers in peer reviewed journals, and many contributions to book chapters. He has also co-edited a book on perineal and anal sphincter trauma. |
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Workshop 2- Vaginal and anal PF assessment (with videos) and the use of biofeedback in women with urinary incontinence Maura Seleme
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Workshop 3- Bowel assessment and management (including DRE) Wendy Ness
Her role also involves running courses on constipation including DRE and DRF locally and nationally. She presents at national and international conferences on bowel dysfunction and writes for the nursing press. She is the honorary secretary and website editor to the Association for Continence Advice Executive committee. She obtained her MSc in Health Studies in 2005. |
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Workshop 4- Intra-partum and post-partum bladder care (including an update in catheter care) Angela Rantell
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15:35 - 15:45 |
Coffee |
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15:45 - 17:35 |
Workshops 50 mins each + 10 min movements between sessions (Max 20 people per hands-on workshop) |
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Workshop 1- Use of PF ultrasound in management of PFD Ranee Thakar
She is the President of the International Urogynaecological Association (IUGA) and the South Asia Fellows representative of the RCOG council. She has previously served as the Honorary Secretary of the British Society of Urogynaecology (BSUG) and the chair of the education committee of IUGA. She is a consultant in a busy tertiary referral urogynaecology department at Croydon University Hospital, with a large clinical workload, dealing with complex urogynaecological problems, teaching medical students, training junior doctors and undertaking clinical research. Her publications include many original papers in peer review journals and chapters in books. The Croydon continence team was awarded The UK Continence Team of the year in 2005. Ranee Thakar is actively involved in the conservative and surgical management of pelvic floor disorders (bowel and bladder incontinence, prolapse and sexual dysfunction). Bartlomiej Burzynski
He performs the functions of a senior assistant at the rehabilitation ward of the Upper Silesian Medical Center in Katowice. Is the supervisor of the student science organization at the Department and Rehabilitation Clinic of the Silesian Medical University in Katowice Faculty Member of the Program Committee for Postgraduate Studies at the Faculty of Health Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice Since 2008 he has been the Head of the Lower Urinary Tract Rehabilitation Non-Public Health Care Institution Uromedicus in Zabrze. In 2014, he participated in a study evaluating the efficacy and safety of botox and solifenacin in patients with overactive bladder and incontinence. He is a co-founder of the Section of Functional Urology, Reconstruction and Physiotherapy of the Polish Urological Association, where he is a member of the board. Chairman of the commission for urological, gynecological and proctological physiotherapy The Polish Chamber of Physiotherapists. The originator and founder of the urological, gynecological and proctological Physiotherapy Center UROSILESIA Lecturer at many conferences and symposia on the subject of pelvic floor. Author of articles on urogynaecological topics. He created the Pelvic Floor Sonofeedback Therapy® method of observing the pelvic floor in real time used in diagnostics and physiotherapy of the pelvic floor. |
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Workshop 2- Pessaries for POP Ellie Stewart
She worked at Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust as a clinical nurse specialist (CNS) in Urogynaecology for 15 years gaining significant experience in this area during that time. She is a nurse prescriber, undertakes independent urodynamics, runs the nurse-led part of the botox service, provides assessment and pessary fitting and support to those presenting with pelvic floor dysfunction . She also provides a link with the maternity department for bladder care. Ellie writes for the nursing press and speaks regularly on courses and education sessions nationally and internationally. Ellie currently works as a CNS in Urogynaecology at the West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust in Bury St Edmunds Suffolk. |
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Workshop 3- Advancing the role of the nurse / midwife / AHP Julia Herbert
Julia is a faculty member of the International Continence Society (ICS), and is also a member of the International Urogynecological Association (IUGA), The Association for Continence Advice (ACA) and the Association of Pelvic, Obstetric and Gynaecological Physiotherapy (POGP). Julia was a founder member of Chartered Physiotherapists Promoting Continence which is now a subgroup of POGP. Julia has a specialist interest in the therapeutic management of lower bowel dysfunction; her Master’s thesis was a qualitative study looking at women’s experience of treatment post obstetric anal sphincter injuries. Julia is also the Clinical Director at Femeda Ltd a new company specialising in the development of products for Women’s Health including Pelviva. Julia has lectured extensively in both the UK and internationally and has made a number of appearances in the media promoting continence care. She is currently a clinical tutor and honorary lecturer at the University of Bradford and an approved tutor for the POGP. Sara Webb
Appointed Specialist Perineal Midwife in 2004, I have continued to develop both the service and midwife specialism in this area. I specialise in childbirth related perinea trauma with a special interest in obstetric anal sphincter injuries (OASI). I run the only midwife-led OASI ‘One-Stop’ service in the UK enabling women with OASI to attend and have the gold standard endoanal scans and counselling service either following the injury or in a subsequent pregnancy to decide on the most appropriate mode of subsequent birth. I also run the perineal clinic for women with perineal problems both immediately postnatal or ongoing. In 2013 I was awarded an NIHR Clinical Doctoral Research Fellowship to pursue much needed women centred, midwifery led research into childbirth related perineal trauma with a speciality in Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injuries (OASI). In 2017 I was awarded a PhD into the effect of subsequent birth for women with previous OASI. I champion midwife-led translational research and am proud to have been made a Fellow of the Royal College of Midwives in 2016 in recognition of my continued contribution to research and evidence based care into childbirth related perineal trauma. I am dedicated to retaining my clinical role in order to encourage midwives to take an active interest and involvement with research, explore opportunities and facilitate the application of new knowledge into clinical practice. I am a midwifery advisory member of the RCOG Pelvic Floor Clinical Skills Group and a founding Trustee of the MASIC Foundation charity established to support women with anal incontinence following childbirth and improve education and clinical care. I have also formed the first Specialist Perineal Midwife network in the UK and established a collaboration with the Hospital Granollers, Barcelona to improve care for postnatal women worldwide. I am an associate member of the European PEERS group established to provide evidence based best practice teaching for management of the pelvic floor during childbirth and postnatally. |
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Workshop 4- Leading / Managing change in the workplace Bob Freeman
He trained in Dundee and while working there researched the psychological aspects of overactive bladder for which he obtained his MD degree from the University. As a consultant in O&G In Plymouth he set up a clinical and research Urogynaecology unit which has studied clinically important issues including the prevention of postpartum stress incontinence, the complications of incontinence surgery, the reasons for failure of prolapse surgery and the effects of weight loss on urinary incontinence. The work has highlighted the importance of preventative measures such as pelvic floor muscle training. The unit is a Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (RCOG) approved centre for subspecialty training. He has with others raised concern about the rising incidence of OASIS and helped the RCOG and RCM produce a ‘Care Bundle’ for prevention which has been piloted in 16 centres. Following on from this he has helped set up a new collaborative group to identify women at-risk of obstetric pelvic floor dysfunction. He is a co-inventor of the Episcissors-60 which were first developed in Plymouth. He was a scientific editor for the International Urogynecology Journal and before that for the BJOG. He helped set up the British Society of Urogynaecology as founding Secretary in 2001, and subsequently became Chairman. He chaired the Terminology committee for IUGA and been a member of the Standardisation Steering committee of the ICS helping to form a collaboration between the two societies which has produced important standardisation reports on female pelvic floor dysfunction. He was elected Vice-President of IUGA by its members in 2013 and became President in 2015. He has just completed his time on the Board. Edward John
Edward is an experienced consultant who has delivered major change and delivering quantifiable benefits, for major organisations in financial services, insurance and public sector. He holds a degree in Civil Engineering and a qualified Lean 6 Sigma Black Belt and project manager. Expertise
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Ranee Thakar is a Subspecialist in Urogynaecology and Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at Croydon University Hospital as well as a honorary senior lecturer at St George's University of London. She completed her basic medical training in India prior to moving to the UK. She obtained her MRCOG degree in 1994. Subsequently she took up a research post in St George's Hospital and Medical School. The research involved studying bowel, bladder and sexual function following hysterectomy. This led to a landmark paper which was published in the New England Journal of Medicine and to a Doctorate (MD) from the University of London. During 1999 to 2001 she was a subspecialty trainee in urogynaecology under the auspices of Professor Stuart Stanton.
Bary Berghmans, owner of three private clinics for (pelvic) physiotherapy, is the responsible person for the Development of National and International Guidelines of Conservative Treatment for Urinary and Fecal Incontinence on Behalf of the Royal Dutch Association of Physiotherapy
Abdul H. Sultan is a Consultant Obstetrician and UroGynaecologist at Croydon University Hospital and Honorary Reader at St George's University of London. He completed his basic medical training (MB.ChB) in South Africa prior to moving to the United Kingdom in 1984 and obtained the MRCOG degree in 1990 (FRCOG 2003). He subsequently took up a research post under the supervision of Prof Chris Hudson at St Bartholomew’s and Homerton Hospitals and Professors Clive Bartram and Mike Kamm at St Mark's Hospital. The research involved studying the effects of childbirth on the pelvic floor and anal sphincters. This led to a landmark paper published in the New England Journal of Medicine and to a Doctorate (MD). His pioneering work highlighted the deficiencies in training of doctors and midwives in detecting and repairing injuries to the perineum and anal sphincter after childbirth resulting in incontinence and pelvic floor and perineal dysfunction.
Bob is a Past Chairman of the British Society of Urogynaecology (BSUG) and Past President of the International Urogynaecology Association (IUGA).
Since becoming a registered midwife in 2000 I have forged a career dedicated and passionate about practicing as a midwife who aims to identify women's needs and put them first in patient care.
Wendy Ness has been a Colorectal Nurse Specialist within Croydon’s award winning integrated continence service since 1999 and her clinical role involves running nurse led clinics for patients with complex pelvic floor disorders and bowel dysfunction. Care pathways for these patients include neuromodulation, electrical stimulation, PTNS, rectal irrigation, biofeedback and behavioural interventions.
Angie gained a BSc (Hons) in Nursing Studies from King’s College London in 2003. She started working in the field of women’s health. Since 2007, she has been working in the Urogynaecology Department at King’s College Hospital and is currently the lead nurse / nurse cystoscopist. She is actively involved in research and is finalising a PhD investigating sexual function in women with overactive bladder. To date she has published 30 articles in peer reviewed journals and has written book chapters and contributed to National guidelines. As well as her clinical and research activities she provides advice to governmental bodies including NHS England and CCG’s throughout the UK. She is the current Chair of the IUGA Nursing and Midwifery SIG.
Bartłomiej Burzyński is a physiotherapy specialist. In 2014 he was awarded the title of doctor of medical sciences at the Medical University of Silesia in Katowice. Title of PhD thesis: Activity of the abdominal muscles in the ultrasound image in women with stress incontinence. Currently, he is a lecturer at the Department of Rehabilitation of the Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, where he conducts classes for doctors, nurses and physiotherapists.
Ellie trained as a registered nurse at St Bartholomews Hospital in London in 1993. Since qualifying she has nursed predominantly in the fields of urology and gynaecology. She has a keen interest in womens health and is on the RCN Womens Health steering committee.
Julia has specialised in Continence & Women’s Health for over 30 years, she currently works full time in her own private practice specialising in the treatment of bladder and bowel dysfunction. Her private work also allows involvement in lecturing, product development and consultancy work with several medical companies.
SummarySunday, June 30
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08:30 - 08:35 |
Introduction and summary of day 1 Angela Rantell
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08:35 - 09:05 |
Prevention of perineal trauma including OASI care bundle Ranee Thakar
She is the President of the International Urogynaecological Association (IUGA) and the South Asia Fellows representative of the RCOG council. She has previously served as the Honorary Secretary of the British Society of Urogynaecology (BSUG) and the chair of the education committee of IUGA. She is a consultant in a busy tertiary referral urogynaecology department at Croydon University Hospital, with a large clinical workload, dealing with complex urogynaecological problems, teaching medical students, training junior doctors and undertaking clinical research. Her publications include many original papers in peer review journals and chapters in books. The Croydon continence team was awarded The UK Continence Team of the year in 2005. Ranee Thakar is actively involved in the conservative and surgical management of pelvic floor disorders (bowel and bladder incontinence, prolapse and sexual dysfunction). |
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09:05 - 09:30 |
Clinical practical use of ultrasound for assessment of conservative treatment for female pelvic floor dysfunction Bartlomiej Burzynski
He performs the functions of a senior assistant at the rehabilitation ward of the Upper Silesian Medical Center in Katowice. Is the supervisor of the student science organization at the Department and Rehabilitation Clinic of the Silesian Medical University in Katowice Faculty Member of the Program Committee for Postgraduate Studies at the Faculty of Health Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice Since 2008 he has been the Head of the Lower Urinary Tract Rehabilitation Non-Public Health Care Institution Uromedicus in Zabrze. In 2014, he participated in a study evaluating the efficacy and safety of botox and solifenacin in patients with overactive bladder and incontinence. He is a co-founder of the Section of Functional Urology, Reconstruction and Physiotherapy of the Polish Urological Association, where he is a member of the board. Chairman of the commission for urological, gynecological and proctological physiotherapy The Polish Chamber of Physiotherapists. The originator and founder of the urological, gynecological and proctological Physiotherapy Center UROSILESIA Lecturer at many conferences and symposia on the subject of pelvic floor. Author of articles on urogynaecological topics. He created the Pelvic Floor Sonofeedback Therapy® method of observing the pelvic floor in real time used in diagnostics and physiotherapy of the pelvic floor. |
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09:30 - 09:55 |
Female Sexual Function and Dysfunction – starting the conversation Angela Rantell
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09:55 - 10:15 |
Panel Discussion |
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10:15 - 10:45 |
Coffee |
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10:45 - 11:05 |
The multi-factorial aspects of urgency and the role of the MDT Bary Berghmans
He is member of the ICS faculty for International Educational courses and chairman of the IUGA Special Interest Group Female Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation., He is honorary member of the Pan Arab Continence Society and the Saude de mulheres do Brasil. He was visiting professor at the Catholic University of Curitiba, Department of Gynecology, Parana, Brazil, and is momently officially appointed visiting professor at the University of Campinas, Department of Surgery, Campinas, Brazil. He is co-founder and senior researcher of the Pelvic care Center Maastricht, the Department of Epidemiology at the University of Maastricht and the Department of Urology at the Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht , The Netherlands. As key opinion leader he has published many scientific manuscripts in high ranked medical journals, is co-editor of several books and chapters in the field of pelvic floor dysfunctions, lectured all over the world on all pelvic floor dysfunctions and on epidemiological and methodological topics and is considered to be a reference in his field. |
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11:05 - 11:20 |
An update on current treatment controversies for SUI and POP Ivilina Pandeva
Ivilina completed her undergraduate training in Bulgaria where she is originally from. Following a research fellowship in Advanced Obstetrics and Gynaecological Ultrasound at King’s College Hospital, London, Ivilina entered the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists specialty training programme at the East of England Deanery, UK. Following the completion of her core training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ivilina commenced sub-specialist training in Urogynaecology and Laparoscopic Pelvic floor reconstructive surgery at Addenbrooke’s University Hospital, Cambridge. Ivilina is active in research for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of pelvic floor dysfunction and has authored peer-reviewed articles and book chapters in this field. She is involved in surgical training of junior doctors and is an advocate of high quality training and education. When not at work Ivilina can be found spending time with her family, enjoying sports, sailing and exploring new places. |
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11:20 - 11:40 |
Managing pelvic pain Jilly Bond
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11:40 - 12:00 |
Genitourinary syndrome of the menopause Richard Flint
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12:00 - 12:20 |
Panel Discussion |
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12:20 - 12:30 |
Parting thoughts including the role of education and Close Bob Freeman
He trained in Dundee and while working there researched the psychological aspects of overactive bladder for which he obtained his MD degree from the University. As a consultant in O&G In Plymouth he set up a clinical and research Urogynaecology unit which has studied clinically important issues including the prevention of postpartum stress incontinence, the complications of incontinence surgery, the reasons for failure of prolapse surgery and the effects of weight loss on urinary incontinence. The work has highlighted the importance of preventative measures such as pelvic floor muscle training. The unit is a Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (RCOG) approved centre for subspecialty training. He has with others raised concern about the rising incidence of OASIS and helped the RCOG and RCM produce a ‘Care Bundle’ for prevention which has been piloted in 16 centres. Following on from this he has helped set up a new collaborative group to identify women at-risk of obstetric pelvic floor dysfunction. He is a co-inventor of the Episcissors-60 which were first developed in Plymouth. He was a scientific editor for the International Urogynecology Journal and before that for the BJOG. He helped set up the British Society of Urogynaecology as founding Secretary in 2001, and subsequently became Chairman. He chaired the Terminology committee for IUGA and been a member of the Standardisation Steering committee of the ICS helping to form a collaboration between the two societies which has produced important standardisation reports on female pelvic floor dysfunction. He was elected Vice-President of IUGA by its members in 2013 and became President in 2015. He has just completed his time on the Board. |
Miss Ivilina Pandeva is an Obstetrician and Gynaecologist and laparoscopic pelvic floor reconstructive surgeon. She has a special interest in Urogynaecology and the management of urogynaecological pelvic floor conditions, having undertaken three years of subspecialist training in Urogynaecology and Laparoscopic pelvic reconstructive surgery at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK. Ivilina also cares for pregnant women in the peripartum period, women who have sustained obstetric sphincter injury and have pelvic floor dysfunction.
Jilly Bond is a pelvic health Physiotherapist in Cardiff, Wales. She is a regular speaker at international conferences and runs professional development courses for physios all over the UK, and is developing online courses. Jilly has worked within the NHS and private sector for the last ten years within the full scope of male and female pelvic health, and has a specialist interest in visceral pelvic pain. She regularly hosts chats with physios from all over the world on her vlog, where you can also find free resources for patients. 
Dr Richard Flint (MBBCh) graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from Cardiff Medical School in 2011. He is currently is a South London Obstetrics and Gynaecology trainee with an interest in Urogynaecology. In 2017 he started his current fellowship as a Clinical Research Fellow in Urogynaecology at King’s College Hospital working under Professor Linda Cardozo. He has an interest in Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause and is currently undertaking an MD into novel treatments of GSM with laser.