The latest issue of the IUGA Spotlight – IUGA’s bimonthly newsletter is now available online. In this issue, we have the privilege of hearing from Drs. Yasukuni Yoshimira and Masami Takeyama from Japan, and Tsia-Shu Lo from Taiwan, as they share their expert opinions on mesh surgery in the second and final installment in our series, Where Is Mesh Still Used to Treat POP?

We also bring you an interesting article on using biofeedback in the assessment of urinary incontinence. Although many are familiar with biofeedback in colorectal symptoms, its use in urinary incontinence is less explored.

And we’ve got tips to help you prepare for your virtual Annual Meeting experience. This year’s meeting is more than just a webinar! You can customize your own program, attend interactive Workshops and Meet the Experts Roundtables, and even attend a virtual exhibit hall! Maybe best of all, all sessions will be recorded and available on-demand, so you won’t have to choose between two concurrent sessions when you want to attend them both. Now you can!

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IUGA is pleased to announce the IUGA Annual Meeting Scholarship Program to support attendance to the IUGA Virtual 45^th Annual Meeting. The scholarships will cover the cost of meeting registration for each recipient* and are meant to support fellows/trainees/physicians-in-training and those needing financial assistance to cover the cost of registration.

In collaboration with FIUGA (Foundation for International Urogynecological Assistance), 10 scholarships will be given to fellows and faculty at FIUGA-supported fellowship programs in Nepal and Ghana. FIUGA will award these scholarships at their discretion and in consultation directly with the fellowship programs.

In addition to the scholarships provided through FIUGA, beginning today, individual applications are also being accepted. Priority will be given to applicants who clearly demonstrate the registration fee is a financial burden and without the scholarship they would be unable to attend the IUGA Virtual 45^th Annual Meeting.

ELIGIBILITY

• Applicant is a fellow/physician-in-training.

OR

• Applicant is from a low or middle-income country based on the World Bank Classification of Countries. Click here for the list of these countries (indicated as Category B and C).

APPLICATION PROCESS

Applicants must submit the application form (link below) below by 11:59pm CDT on August 13, 2020. Applications received after August 13, 2020, will not be considered. Applicants will be notified of the outcome on August 20, 2020.

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*Recipients will receive waived registration for the IUGA Virtual 45^th Annual Meeting, excluding special sessions with additional fees such as workshops and/or meet the experts roundtables.  Scholarships are not transferable.

The August 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!

Click here to find out more about the journal.

If you are a member of IUGA, click here to access the journal.

If you are not a member of IUGA, click here to join!

We've got two chances for you to win a free virtual meeting registration with our themed photo contests! Submissions will be reviewed by the Public Relations Committee’s Social Media Subcommittee. One winner will be selected in each photo contest to receive a FREE Virtual Annual Meeting Registration.

Photo Contest #1: July 16 – 26, 2020

This year the IUGA Annual Meeting is coming to YOU! Show us where you will be for the Annual Meeting and use your creativity! Can we tell from your viewing space where in the world you are? Is your space so comfortable and quiet we are all envious and want to join you? Are you joining from work and decked out in your finest PPE? This year’s meeting theme is all about innovation, so be creative and show us your Annual Meeting viewing space! 

Photo Contest #1 runs from July 16-26, 2020. Post your photo submission on Facebook or Twitter and tag IUGA (@iugaoffice), or if you are not on social media, submit your photo to us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Photos must be received by 11:59pm CDT on July 30 to be included in Photo Contest #1.  

Photo Contest #2: August 3 – 13, 2020

Continuing along with the “Innovation in the Era of Collaboration” theme, your challenge for Photo Contest #2 is to create an IUGA or meeting-themed cocktail or mocktail (non-alcoholic). Perhaps your beverage has a meeting-inspired name or incorporates the colors of IUGA or the 45^th Annual Meeting logo. Your submission must include both a photo of your cocktail/mocktail AND the recipe.

Photo Contest #2 runs from August 3-13, 2020. Submissions for Photo Contest #2 received before August 3 will not be considered. Post your photo submission and recipe on Facebook or Twitter and tag IUGA (@iugaoffice), or if you are not on social media, submit your photo to us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Submissions must be received by 11:59pm CDT on August 13 to be included in Photo Contest #2. 

Contest Rules

• Social media submissions must tag @iugaoffice.
• Photos submitted outside of the stated contest dates or after the deadline will not be considered.
• Contest #2 photos received without the recipe will not be considered.
• One winner will be selected in each contest.
• Winner will receive one free virtual meeting registration. Registration does not include Workshops, Meet the Experts sessions, or any other session that requires an extra registration fee.

We are excited to announce the new IUGA Member Referral Program! Starting on Wednesday, July 1, you can earn a year of free membership, a free workshop, and even free registration to the 2021 IUGA Annual Meeting! It’s as easy as 1-2-3! https://www.iuga.org/membership/membership-referral-program

2020 is the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife, and we want to help you recognize the amazing work of your nurse and midwife colleagues! We are collecting 10-20 second videos of IUGA members thanking their nurse and midwife colleagues and/or photos of your nurse and midwife colleagues (make sure you have their consent!) to include in our compilation video to cap of this year of recognition.

Please send your videos and photos to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. before August 15, 2020.

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!

Click here to find out more about the journal.

If you are a member of IUGA, click here to access the journal.

If you are not a member of IUGA, click here to join!

Registration for the IUGA 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting is now open! Act quickly, there are limited seats available for Workshops and Meet the Experts Sessions. Reserve your seat at the (virtual) table today!

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The IUGA Obstetric Pelvic Floor Trauma Special Interest Group recently submitted a letter to the European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology in response to an earlier published paper entitled "Should we advise women that pre-labor caesarean section prevents pelvic floor dysfunction?"

To read the published letter, please click here.