All times indicated below are in: CET (Central European Time) - UTC/GMT +1 hour
Tuesday, June 20, 2023
09:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
IUGA Cycling Trip
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
08:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Workshop 1 - Hands-on Workshop on Diagnosis and Repair of 3rd /4th Degree Obstetric Tears (separate registration required)
Speakers:
Nicola Adanna Okeahialam (United Kingdom), Abdul Sultan (United Kingdom) & Ranee Thakar (United Kingdom)
08:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Workshop 2 - The ICS Workshop on Neurourology: Basic Neuro Urology: Evaluation and Treatment of Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction (nLUTD) (separate registration required)
Speakers:
Stefan De Wachter (Belgium), John Heesakkers (The Netherlands), Charalampos Konstantinidis (USA) & Desiree Vrijens (The Netherlands)
08:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Workshop 3 - Translabial Ultrasound Imaging for Maternal Birth Trauma (separate registration required)
Speakers:
Hans Peter Dietz (Australia), Sally Ely (Australia), Clara Shek (Hong Kong) & Ingrid Volloyhaug (Norway)
08:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Workshop 4 - Pelvic Floor Laparoscopic Surgery Workshop - Techniques and Tips (separate registration required)
Speakers:
Masha Ben Zvi (United Kingdom), Mija Blaganje (Slovenia), Matt Izett-Kay (United Kingdom), Stephen Jeffery (South Africa), Joan Melendez-Munoz (Spain) & Natalia Price (United Kingdom)
08:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Workshop 5 - Urodynamics: Tips and Tricks (separate registration required)
Speakers:
Thomas Gray (United Kingdom), Swati Jha (United Kingdom), Stephen Radley (United Kingdom), Dudley Robinson & Philip Toozs-Hobson (United Kingdom)
08:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Workshop 6 - Chronic Pelvic Pain, Neuropelveology; The Nervous System Connects it All (separate registration required)
Speakers:
Fetske Hogen Esch (The Netherlands), Alec Malmberg (The Netherlands), Kim Notten (The Netherlands), Kris Vissers (The Netherlands) & André Wolff (The Netherlands)
08:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Workshop 7 - Robotic and Laparoscopic Uterine Sparing Apical and Pelvic Floor Surgery Innovation Masterclass (separate registration required)
Speakers:
Salwan Al-Salihi (Australia), Ruth Cameron-Jeffs (Australia), Marcus Carey (Australia), Tanaka Dune (Australia), Felicity Gould (Australia) & Chin Yong (Australia)
08:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Workshop 8 - Management of Mesh Complications after Prolapse and Urinary Incontinence Surgery (separate registration required)
Speakers:
Kathrin Beilecke (Germany), Miriam Deniz (Germany), Markus Huebner (Germany), Juliane Marschke (Germany) & Ralf Tunn (Germany)
08:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Workshop 9 - Uterus-sparing Vaginal Prolapse Surgery (separate registration required)
Speakers:
Kirsten Kluivers (The Netherlands), Hugo Van Eijndhoven (The Netherlands), Sanne van Leijsen (The Netherlands) & Mirjam Weemhoff (The Netherlands)
08:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Workshop 10 - Simulation and Training in Female Stress Incontinence Surgery (separate registration required)
Speakers:
Fiona Bach (New Zealand), Christopher Barry (Australia), Lucy Bates (United Kingdom), Lin Li Ow (Australia) & Ruchi Singh (Australia)
12:00 p.m. - 01:00 p.m.
Break - Optional Grab and Go Lunch (pre-order required)
01:00 p.m. - 05:00 p.m.
Workshop 11 - PROTECT - Perineal and Anal Sphincter Trauma - Train the Trainer Program (separate registration and completion of pre-requisites required)
Speakers:
Abdul Sultan (United Kingdom) & Ranee Thakar (United Kingdom)
01:00 p.m. - 05:00 p.m.
Workshop 12 - Avoiding Litigation in Urogynaecology (separate registration required)
Speakers:
Swati Jha (United Kingdom), Dudley Robinson & Philip Toozs-Hobson (United Kingdom)
01:00 p.m. - 05:00 p.m.
Workshop 13 - The New and Fundamentals of Overactive Bladder (separate registration required)
Speakers:
Linda Cardozo (United Kingdom), John Heesakkers (The Netherlands), Angela Rantell (United Kingdom), Dudley Robinson & Annika Taithongchai (United Kingdom)
01:00 p.m. - 05:00 p.m.
Workshop 14 - Interactive Workshop on Obstetric Fistula (separate registration required)
Speakers:
Michael Breen (USA), John Heesakkers (The Netherlands), Helai Hesham (USA), Lennard Maljaars (The Netherlands), Rachel Pope (USA) & Jorik Vellekoop (The Netherlands)
01:00 p.m. - 05:00 p.m.
Workshop 15 - Prevention, Recognition and Repair of Obstetric Perineal Trauma (separate registration required)
Speakers:
Jan Willem de Leeuw (The Netherlands), Renaud de Tayrac (France), Khaled Ismail (United Kingdom), Vladimir Kalis (Czech Republic) & Katariina Laine (Norway)
01:00 p.m. - 05:00 p.m.
Workshop 16 - Native Tissue Repair Surgeries for Pelvic Organ Prolapse (separate registration required)
Speakers:
Chi Chiung Grace Chen (USA), Engelbert Hanzal (Austria), Tsia-Shu Lo (Taiwan) & Roy Ng (Singapore)
01:00 p.m. - 05:00 p.m.
Workshop 17 - Hysteropexy: A Surgeon's Guide to Uterine Preservation Options (separate registration required)
Speakers:
Rufus Cartwright (United Kingdom), Catherine Matthews (USA) & Andre Plair (USA)
01:00 p.m. - 05:00 p.m.
Workshop 18 - Diagnosis, Conservative Treatment and Prevention of POP, Stress Urinary and Stool Incontinence – Pessary and Medical Devices Workshop (separate registration required)
Speakers:
Kathrin Beilecke (Germany), Miriam Deniz (Germany), Markus Huebner (Germany), Juliane Marschke (Germany) & Sabine Schuetze (Germany)
01:00 p.m. - 05:00 p.m.
Workshop 19 - Improving Urogynaecological Care by Network Medicine (separate registration required)
Speakers:
Joggem Veen (The Netherlands), Maarten Vink (The Netherlands) & Astrid Vollebregt (The Netherlands)
01:00 p.m. - 05:00 p.m.
Workshop 20 - Assessment and Management of Vulvar Disorders for the Urogynaecologist (separate registration required)
Speakers:
Helen Bolton (United Kingdom), Felicity Gould (Australia), Ivilina Pandeva (United Kingdom) & Alice Rudd (Australia)
05:00 p.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Welcome Reception (open for all meeting attendees)
Thursday, June 22, 2023
06:30 a.m. - 07:30 a.m.
FIUGA 2.5K Fun Walk / 5K Fun Run (separate registration required)
08:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Allied Health Session - Antenatal Prevention and Perinatal Identification and Management of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
Moderators:
Cristiane Carboni (Brazil) & Angela Rantell (United Kingdom)
08:00 a.m. - 08:05 a.m.
Welcome
08:05 a.m. - 08:30 a.m.
Incidence and Prevalence of PFD and Help Seeking Behavior in the Perinatal Period
Speaker:
Heidi Moossdorff-Steinhauser (The Netherlands)
08:30 a.m. - 08:50 a.m.
Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Prevention and Treatment - What We Have Learn from the ICI 7
Speaker:
Chantale Dumoulin (Canada)
08:50 a.m. - 09:10 a.m.
Multidisciplinary Team Education in Perinatal Care
Speaker:
Angela Rantell (United Kingdom)
09:10 a.m. - 09:30 a.m.
White Paper and ARMMAN Experience on Working for Equality and Improvement on Maternal Health
Speaker:
Aparna Hegde (India)
09:30 a.m. - 09:50 a.m.
Development of Perinatal Pelvic Health Services
Speaker:
Paula Igualada-Martinez (Spain)
09:50 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.
Online Resources for Women / Role of Social Media
Speaker:
Hedwig Neels (Belgium)
10:20 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.
Panel Discussion
10:40 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Break
11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
VIDEO Snippets – Eyes Around the World – National Antenatal Prevention and Management initiatives
11:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Discussion: Are we all in the same page? How we can help each other?
11:30 a.m. - 12:25 p.m.
Multidisciplinary Panel – Case Studies, Risk Assessment and Discussions
12:25 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Closing Remarks
08:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Ibero-American Session (in Spanish/Portuguese) (non-CME)
08:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Pan-Asian Session (non-CME)
08:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Basic Science Session - Contemporary Directions in UTI Research: From Novel Diagnostics to Cutting-Edge Treatments
Moderator:
Harry Horsley (United Kingdom)
08:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Fellows, Trainees and Early Career Professionals Session
09:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
EUGA session
09:00 a.m. - 09:10 a.m.
Introduction
09:10 a.m. - 09:30 a.m.
Controversies in The Laser Age in Urogynecology - Laser Therapy for the Treatment of GSM: New Scientific Evidences or New Confounding Factors?
Speaker:
Stefano Salvatore (Italy)
09:30 a.m. - 09:50 a.m.
Controversies in The Laser Age in Urogynecology - Laser Therapy for the Treatment of SUI: Conflicting RCTs
Speaker:
Christian Phillips (United Kingdom)
09:50 a.m. - 10:10 a.m.
Controversies in The Laser Age in Urogynecology - Laser Therapy for GSM and/or SUI and Impact on Female Sexual Function
Speakers:
Stavros Athanasiou (Greece) & Montserrat Espuña Pons (Spain)
10:10 a.m. - 10:35 a.m.
Discussion
10:35 a.m. - 11:05 a.m.
The EUGA Training Program
Speakers:
Stavros Athanasiou (Greece), Montserrat Espuña Pons (Spain) & Dudley Robinson
11:05 a.m. - 11:25 a.m.
Native Tissue Repair for POP: Past and Future - Innovations in Vaginal Hysterectomy
Speaker:
Shimon Ginath (Israel)
11:25 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Native Tissue Repair for POP: Past and Future - Hysterectomy versus Uterine Preservation
Speaker:
Kamil Svabik (Czech Republic)
11:45 a.m. - 12:05 p.m.
Native Tissue Repair for POP: Past and Future - Transvaginal Mesh versus Native Tissue Repair in Women with Pelvic Organ Prolapse: a Battle Between RCT's and Metanalyses
Speaker:
Maurizio Serati (Italy)
12:05 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Discussion
12:30 p.m. - 02:00 p.m.
Lunch Break
12:45 p.m. - 01:45 p.m.
Industry Sponsored Lunch Session (non-CME)
02:00 p.m. - 02:30 p.m.
Welcome and Presidential Address
Moderator:
Dudley Robinson
Speaker:
Fred Milani (The Netherlands)
02:30 p.m. - 03:00 p.m.
Keynote Lecture
03:00 p.m. - 03:15 p.m.
Best Overall Abstact Presentation
03:15 p.m. - 03:45 p.m.
Coffee Break
03:45 p.m. - 04:45 p.m.
Balloon Debate - Uterine Descent
Moderator:
Linda Cardozo (United Kingdom)
Hysterectomy
Speaker:
Philip Toozs-Hobson (United Kingdom)
Manchester
Speaker:
Julien Labrie (The Netherlands)
High Uterosacral
Speaker:
Federico Spelzini (Italy)
Sacrospinous
Speaker:
Hugo Van Eijndhoven (The Netherlands)
04:45 p.m. - 05:45 p.m.
Abstract Session 1
04:45 p.m. - 05:45 p.m.
Abstract Session 2
04:45 p.m. - 05:45 p.m.
Abstract Session 3
Friday, June 23, 2023
07:00 a.m. - 08:00 a.m.
Meet the Experts Breakfast (separate registration required) (non-CME)
Speakers:
Bruno Deval (France), Shimon Ginath (Israel), Ankita Gupta (USA), Gabriela Halder (USA), Aparna Hegde (India), Rachel High (USA), Amita Jain (India), Bert Messelink (The Netherlands), Deborah Myers (USA), Roy Ng (Singapore) & Maria Uloko (USA)
08:00 a.m. - 09:45 a.m.
Abstract Session 4
08:00 a.m. - 09:45 a.m.
Abstract Session 5
08:00 a.m. - 09:45 a.m.
Symposium: The Journey of a Product
Moderators:
Jan-Paul Roovers (The Netherlands) & Astrid Vollebregt (The Netherlands)
The Theory Behind Product Innovation and Evaluation
Speaker:
Peter McCulloch (United Kingdom)
An Example of Innovation; A Stool Tool
Speaker:
Ajay Rane (Australia)
Don’t look for a great idea, find a good problem: The BasIQ-4.
Speaker:
Bas Veersema (The Netherlands)
And What if it Does not Meet Expectations?
Speaker:
Piet Hinoul (USA)
08:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Pelvic Floor Consortium Consensus Statement on Physiotherapy in the Management of Posterior Compartment Pelvic Floor Conditions (non-CME)
09:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Coffee Break
10:15 a.m. - 10:25 a.m.
2024 Annual Meeting Presentations
10:25 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Ulf Ulmsten Lecture - Measuring Prolapse
Moderator:
Fred Milani (The Netherlands)
Speaker:
Matthew Barber (USA)
11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Awards Ceremony
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Abstract Session 6
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Abstract Session 7
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Related Societies Session
11:30 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.
ICS Lecture
Speaker:
Steven Schraffordt Koops (The Netherlands)
12:30 p.m. - 02:00 p.m.
Lunch Break
12:45 p.m. - 01:45 p.m.
Industry Sponsored Lunch Session (non-CME)
02:00 p.m. - 03:00 p.m.
Abstract Session 8
02:00 p.m. - 03:00 p.m.
Abstract Session 9
02:00 p.m. - 03:00 p.m.
International Urogynecological Consultation (IUC) Session
03:00 p.m. - 03:30 p.m.
Coffee Break
03:30 p.m. - 04:30 p.m.
Global Health Session
Moderators:
Lisa Prodigalidad (The Philippines) & Anna Rosamilia (Australia)
03:30 p.m. - 03:45 p.m.
FIGO lecture - Strengthening Global Resolve: Women's rights as Human Rights
Speaker:
Jeanne Conry (USA)
03:45 p.m. - 03:55 p.m.
Surgical Education
Speaker:
Stephen Jeffery (South Africa)
03:55 p.m. - 04:05 p.m.
Expanding Optimal Urogynecology Care in LMICs: the Need and Required Approach?
Speaker:
Aparna Hegde (India)
04:05 p.m. - 04:15 p.m.
Educational Projects
Speaker:
Ranee Thakar (United Kingdom)
04:15 p.m. - 04:30 p.m.
Q&A
04:30 p.m. - 05:00 p.m.
Best Abstract Presentations (Basic Science and Physician in Training)
05:00 p.m. - 06:00 p.m.
IUGA Business Meeting / State of the Society and Member Reception (non-CME)
07:00 p.m. - 11:59 p.m.
Meeting Dinner/Party at the Beach (separate registration required)
Saturday, June 24, 2023
07:00 a.m. - 08:00 a.m.
Industry Sponsored Breakfast Session (non-CME)
08:00 a.m. - 09:30 a.m.
Abstract Session 10
08:00 a.m. - 09:30 a.m.
Abstract Session 11
08:00 a.m. - 09:30 a.m.
Robotics and Laparoscopic Surgery
09:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Decision Making for Treatment: Whose Shoes?
Moderators:
Toni Abulafi (United Kingdom) & Ranee Thakar (United Kingdom)
09:30 a.m. - 09:35 a.m.
Introduction
Speakers:
Toni Abulafi (United Kingdom) & Ranee Thakar (United Kingdom)
09:35 a.m. - 09:50 a.m.
Effective and Inclusive Decision Making
Speakers:
Toni Abulafi (United Kingdom), Monica de Heide (The Netherlands) & Frederike Siemens (The Netherlands)
09:50 a.m. - 10:05 a.m.
How To Provide The Best Information
Speaker:
Swati Jha (United Kingdom)
10:05 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.
Involving Patients in Innovation and Research
Speaker:
Geoffrey Cundiff (Canada)
10:20 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Q&A
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Coffee Break
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Abstract Session 12
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Abstract Session 13
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Abstract Session 14
12:30 p.m. - 02:00 p.m.
Robotics Special Interest Group Meeting including lunch
Moderator:
Harpreet Arora (Australia)
12:30 p.m. - 02:00 p.m.
Neuro Urogynecology and Urogenital Pain Special Interest Group Meeting including Lunch
Moderator:
Keng (KJ) Ng (United Kingdom)
12:30 p.m. - 02:00 p.m.
Obstetric Pelvic Floor and Anal Sphincter Injuries Special Interest Group Meeting including Lunch
Moderator:
Abdul Sultan (United Kingdom)
12:30 p.m. - 02:00 p.m.
Pelvic Floor Imaging Special Interest Group Meeting including Lunch
Moderator:
Kamil Svabik (Czech Republic)
12:30 p.m. - 02:00 p.m.
Basic Science Special Interest Group Meeting including Lunch
Moderator:
Harry Horsley (United Kingdom)
02:00 p.m. - 04:00 p.m.
Abstract Session 15
02:00 p.m. - 04:00 p.m.
Abstract Session 16
02:00 p.m. - 04:00 p.m.
Abstract Session 17
04:00 p.m. - 04:15 p.m.
Closing Remarks
