From time to time the Foundation for International Urogynecological Assistance (FIUGA) has vacancies on its Board of Directors. If you are passionate about FIUGA’s mission and global health, make yourself known to the leadership of FIUGA!

About FIUGA

Established in 2013, FIUGA is a 501c3 non-profit organization incorporated in the United States. FIUGA was created to support the research and educational activities of IUGA and to grow the subspecialty of urogynecology in under-represented regions of the world. FIUGA’s primary focus is its International Assistance Program, which has supported the successful establishment of an FPMRS/urogynecology fellowship in Ghana and is now supporting the establishment of a similar fellowship program in Nepal.

FIUGA aims to train local physicians and develop a self-sustaining urogynecology subspecialty in under-served regions in order to meet our mission of improving the quality of life of women with pelvic floor problems by promoting research and education of their care providers.

FIUGA Board

In addition to a commitment to FIUGA’s mission and a passion for global health, FIUGA seeks board members who can contribute to the breadth and depth of talent on the board via their leadership experience, financial acumen, fundraising prowess, contacts within industry, and/or track record of garnering grant support and/or donations which can all be used to support FIUGA’s mission. FIUGA’s work is most visible during the IUGA Annual Meeting where we hold an annual Fun Walk/Run, Silent Auction, and sponsor the Honored Mentor Award – all to raise funds to support our projects.

FIUGA Board members are expected to participate in regularly scheduled board meetings (in-person annually during the IUGA Annual Meeting, and via phone/video approximately every 6 weeks throughout the rest of the year) and complete assigned tasks between meetings to advance the work of the Foundation. Board members serve voluntary 2-year terms, which are renewable twice.

If you are interested in being considered for a future opening on the FIUGA Board, please submit your CV and a letter of interest by July 29 to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Questions may also be addressed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

The July issue of the International Urogynecology Journal is now available! Don't miss out on the latest news and research in the international field of urogynecology!

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Each year IUGA awards two 10,000 USD research grants – one for a laboratory-based/basic science project, and one for a clinical/patient-centered project. We are pleased to announce this year’s recipients:

 May Alarab (Canada) is receiving the research award in the basic science category for her project titled: The Effect of Local Estrogen Therapy on the Microbiome Composition and Relative Abundance in the Urine of Postmenopausal Women with/without Urinary Tract Infections.

 Rachel High (USA) is receiving the research award in the clinical research category for her project titled: Higher Neural and Cognitive Changes Following Anticholinergic versus Beta 3 Agonist versus Placebo Treatments in Patients with Overactive Bladder: A Multicenter Randomized Control Pilot Trial.

 IUGA Research Grant recipients are required to submit an abstract of their completed research study for presentation at the IUGA Annual Meeting and to submit a completed manuscript for publication to the International Urogynecology Journal. We look forward to seeing the outcomes from these two studies and congratulate Drs. Alarab and High.

For more information about IUGA Research Grants, click here.

The full AIUM/IUGA practice parameter for the performance of Urogynecological ultrasound examinations is temporarily open to everyone! No subscription needed!

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The June issue of the International Urogynecology Journal is now available! Don't miss out on the latest news and research in the international field of urogynecology!

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Catch up on the latest news from IUGA and the field of Urogynecology with the latest issue of the IUGA Newsletter. You can easily jump to an article of interest by clicking on the article title in the Table of Contents on page 2 online, or flip through it like an online magazine at issuu.com.

In this issue:

Letter from the President

Committee Spotlight

• Membership Committee
• Public Relations Committee

2019 AUGS/IUGA Scientific Meeting

Expert Opinion

• Is It Time We Revisited Decision Making at the Time of Delivery?

Video Spotlight

• Fascial Slings

Special Interest Groups

IUJ Corner

• Social Media and the IUJ

Developing Countries

• FIUGA
• Fistula Foundation

Upcoming Events

The May issue of the International Urogynecology Journal is now available! Don't miss out on the latest news and research in the international field of urogynecology!

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Mark your calendar to join us June 12 at 7:00pm UTC for the live broadcast of the IUGA Webinar: Making the Transition From Trainee to Early Career Professional. Hosted by Debjyoti Karmakar with special guests Wenche Klerkx from the Netherlands and Gans Thiagamoorthy from the UK, the webinar will focus on helping trainees make the transition to independent consultants by focusing on strategies to cope with the fear of working independently and unique challenges that a consultant faces (as compared to being a trainee).

Dial in instructions will be available one week prior to the webinar. Can't join us for the live broadcast? No worries, the recording of the webinar will be available on the IUGA Academy!

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