Program

All times indicated below are in UTC.

Saturday, February 28, 2026

Chairs: Cristiane Carboni (Brazil) and Angie Rantell (UK)

Biography

10:30 – 10:45 AM: Break

Workshop 1 - Working Together: Supporting Self-Management for Women with Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
Lucy Dwyer (UK) and Rohna Kearney (UK)

Biography

Workshop 2 - Women in Pelvic Health: A Global Perspective – in Collaboration with International Organization of Physiotherapists in Women's and Pelvic Health (IOPPWH) 
Cristine Homsi (Brazil), Corlia Brandt (South Africa) and Nina Theodorsen (Norway)

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Workshop 3 - Fascia in Focus: Autonomic Regulation, Ultrasound Imaging, and Hypermobility Challenges
Fabiana Silva (Brazil), Kyra De Coninck and Tina Wang

Biography

Workshop 4 - IMS GSM and Urogenital Atrophy and Pelvic Floor Function
Santiago Palacios and Tommaso Simoncini

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11:45 AM – 12:30 PM: Break

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Symposia title: Brain-Computer Interfaces Reshape the New Paradigm of Chronic Pelvic Pain Treatment

Speaker: Yisong Chen (China)

Description: Chronic pelvic pain often has a significant psychological com ponent, yet conventional treatments frequently overlook this link. This presentation explores the integration of Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) technology into a holistic, mind-body treatment pathway. Dr. Chen will introduce BCI fundamentals, contrast it with past standard-of-care limitations, and outline a practical clinical protocol for managing psychosomatic chronic pelvic pain, paving the way for more comprehensive and effective patient rehabilitation.

Biography

1:00 – 1:30 PM: Break

Moderators: Naheed Kapadia (UAE) and Nucelio Lemos (Canada)

Biography

1:30 - 1:55 PM  From Complexity to Clarity: A Pragmatic Approach to Pelvic Pain

Magali Robert (Canada)

1:55 - 2:15 PM Pelvic Biomechanics and Motor Control: What Have We Learned?
Jilly Bond (UK)

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2:15 - 2:35 PM Mental Health and Pelvic Pain
Serena Corsini-Munt (Canada)

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2:35 - 2:55 PM CBT and Interdisciplinary Approaches in Chronic Pelvic Pain
Heather Poupore-King (USA)

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2:55 - 3:15 PM Case Study Presentation
Naheed Kapadia (UAE)

Biography

3:15 - 3:55 PM Panel Discussion

Sunday, March 1, 2026

Chairs: Cristiane Carboni (Brazil) and Angie Rantell (UK)

Biography

9:30 – 9:40 AM: Break

Workshop 1 - Rewiring Pelvic Pain: Evidence from Central Sensitization Science, Mind–Body Recovery Skills, and Mixed-Methods Study Data from a Digital Home Program
Evelyn Hecht, PT (USA)

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Workshop 2 - IMS: Update on MHT and Menopause Management
Premitha Damodaran (Malaysia) and Haitham Hamoda (UK). Moderated by Rod Baber (Australia).

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Workshop 3 - Imaging Pelvic Floor Birth Trauma: From Diagnosis to Perineal Clinic Care
Clara Shek, Hans Peter Dietz and Nisha Subramaniam

Workshop 4 - GynZone: Diagnosing Perineal Lacerations After Vaginal Birth. A Workshop About Building Competence and Confidence Using a Blended Learning Approach
Sara Kindberg Adelskov (Denmark)

Biography

Workshop 5 - New Frontiers in Uterine Disorder
Maribel Acién (Spain), Attilio Di Spiezio Sardo (Italy), Lan Zhu (China)

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Biography

10:30 – 10:40 AM: Break

Moderators: Gabriel Ganyaglo (Ghana) and Abdul Sultan (UK)

Biography

10:40 - 10:55 AM Pelvic Health in Low-Resource Settings: Success Stories
Aparna Hegde (India)

Biography

10:55 - 11:10 AM Pelvic Health in Gender Services
Miti Rach (UK)

Biography

11:10 - 11:25 AM Pelvic Care in Oncological Survivors
Marie Pierre Cyr (Canada)

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11:25 - 11:40 AM Pelvic Floor and PTSD: Trauma-Informed Physiotherapy
Talli Rosenbaum (Israel)

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11:40 AM - 12:00 PM Panel Discussion

12:00 – 12:10 PM: Break

Moderators: Fred Milani (NL) and Lucia Berry (UK)

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12:10 - 12:25 PM Big Data and AI in Pelvic Health Research
Kevin Rademakers (NL)

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12:25 - 12:40 PM Digital Rehab: What Apps and Wearables Can (and Can’t) Do
Diane Newman (USA)

12:40 - 12:55 PM Publishing, Collaboration and Impact in Women's Health
Małgorzata (Gosia) Starzec-Proserpio (Poland)

Biography

12:55 - 1:15 PM Motivational Talk About Her Role at the Royal College
Ranee Thakar (UK)

Biography

1:15 - 1:25 PM Panel Discussion