This highly popular Inspirational Talk has been rescheduled from September last year. An opportunity not to be missed! Prof Nickel is a world-class leader in the field of interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome who needs no introduction. He will be entertaining us with his journey into this complex field of urology/urogynaecology. His advice and thoughts will be invaluable to those interested in academic research as well as in clinical practice. He will also touch on his work with NASA!
There will be a 20-minute Questions & Answers session for audience participation. Do get your questions ready! Your interesting questions may well be selected by our co-hosts Tatiana and Kazibe!
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Moderator
Dr Keng Ng is a Consultant Urological Surgeon based in London, United Kingdom. He was awarded the Clifford Morson Medal at The Institute of Urology London for his thesis work on urodynamics and bladder dysfunction. His specialty interests include interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome and female urinary incontinence surgery.
He was elected Chair of SIG in Neuro-urogynecology and Urogenital Pain in January 2022.
Presenter
Dr. J. Curtis Nickel MD, FRCSC
Professo Emeritus, Department of Urology, Queen’s University and Kingston Health Sciences Centre
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Dr. Nickel’s research covers inflammatory (including infections), benign prostate (BPH) and pain diseases (prostatitis and interstitial cystitis) of the urinary tract. He is a past president of the Canadian Urological Aossication (2017), has over 625 publications, has been on the editorial board or editor of 12 Urology journals, presented in over 50 countries, continuously funded by US National Institutes of Health and Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) for almost his entire career. He has been awarded a CIHR Tier I Canada Research Chair (2007-2022), Society Internationale Urologie Mostafa Elhalili Award (2018) and awards from the American Urological Association including the Distinguished Contribution Award (2008), Lattimer Medal (2020)l, Honorary Lifetime Membership (2021) and the Hugh Hamptom Young Award (2023).
Panelist
Gynecologist at the Urogynecology and Pelvic Floor Unit of Centro Hospitalar e Universitário do Algarve, Portugal.
Master in Surgical Management of Deep Endometriosis, MIS Academy Master in Endoscopic Surgery, Pelvic and Gynecological, in Valencia, Spain.
Panelist
Dr Kazibe Koyuncu is PhD candidate in Urogynecology Doctorate Programme in Ankara University, Turkey. She is interested in working interstitial cystitis and bladder pain syndrome and female sexual dysfunction. She is a member of SIG in Neuro-urogynecology and Urogenital Pain.