We are excited to announce that registration for the IUGA International Symposium on Birth Trauma and Pelvic Floor Health for Allied Health Professionals is now open! This two-day symposium will take place June 29-30, 2019 at Croydon University Hospital in the UK.

After participating in this symposium, attendees will have a clear understanding of:

• The different options, modalities, and opportunities to treat pelvic floor disorders
• The importance of a multi-disciplinary approach to the treatment of pelvic floor disorders
• How and when to assess the possibility of and who is at risk for pelvic floor trauma

For more information and to register, click here.

We are always adding new videos, courses, and other educational opportunities to the IUGA Academy!

Have you seen the March e-lecture MIS surgery - How to avoid and recognize complications by Catherine Matthews?

We also have a new CME Course on Pelvic Floor Rehabiliation with presentations by Bary Berghmans, Hedwig Neels, Corlia Brandt, and Maura Seleme!

Check it out online or on the new IUGA Academy App!

There is less than six weeks left to submit your abstract for consideration at the 2019 AUGS/IUGA Joint Scientific Meeting. Join more than 2,000 colleagues from around the world in Nashville!

Abstracts can be submitted for oral presentations, oral posters, video presentations, scientific salons and posters.

Categories include:
• Anatomy
• Anorectal Disorders
• Basic Science
• Conservative Management
• Education
• Epidemiology/Quality of Life
• Evaluation & Training
• Healthcare Delivery/Systems
• Public Health/Population Studies (not covered in Epidemiology)
• Sexual Function/Sexual Pain
• Surgical

The deadline is Aprill 12, so don't delay!

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The first IUGA Newsletter issue of 2019 is now available. In this issue, we publish the first letter from our new President of IUGA, Ranee Thakar, as well as share our new Committee Spotlight. You’ll also find the second installment of our new Video Spotlight section in which we collate video resources on a single topic.

This issue also has two fascinating articles by experts in pelvic pain focusing on Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches to Pelvic Pain and an introduction to Central Sensitivity Syndromes in Urogynecology.

We continue to encourage everyone’s contribution to our upcoming newsletters. Please contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to share your news and ideas with us.

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From September 24 through September 28, 2019 more than 2,000 attendees will join us for in Nashville for the AUGS/IUGA Joint Scientific Meeting in Nashville. You only have until April 12 to submit your abstract for oral presentations, oral posters, video presentations, scientific salons and posters. 

Don't delay! To find out more, click here.

We are pleased to announce we are now accepting applications for the 2019 IUGA Research Grant awards. Two $10,000 USD grants will be awarded – one for a basic science research project, and one for a clinical/patient-oriented research project. The IUGA Research Grant awards are designed to fund the development of the proposed research project, including all materials and testing, statistical analyses, and serves required to complete the research. Applicants must be current IUGA members.

The application submission deadline is Monday, April 1 at 11:59pm CDT.

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We have been working hard to bring our members new opportunities to learn from international experts! Check out all of the new content already added in 2019 :

• 2019 JANUARY e-Lecture: You have got research ideas but you do not know where and how to start - Types of research studies, outcome measurements and their assessment – Kaven Baessler
• 2019 FEBRUARY e-Lecture: Optimization of surgical care for women with pelvic floor disorders- Sarah A. Collins
• Must-See Surgical Video: Autologous Rectus Fascia Sling Placement in the Management of Female Stress Incontinence - Adam R. Miller, Brian J. Linder & Deborah J. Lightner
• Must-See Surgical Video: Urethrovaginal Fistula Closure - Marisa M. Clifton & Howard B. Goldman

Click here for information on how to download the IUGA Academy app!

FIUGA thanks the many donors – individuals, student groups, and industry partners – who supported our work in 2018. FIUGA is wholly dependent on donations and grants to carry out its work.

In 2018 we were able to support:

• 1 faculty and 2 physiotherapists to travel to Ghana to train both the physicians (fellows and faculty) and physiotherapists in conservative treatments – both in Accra and Kumasi.
• 5 faculty and fellows from the Ghana fellowship program to attend the IUGA Annual Meeting in Vienna to further their urogynecological education.
• Equipment and model purchases for both fellowship sites in Ghana (computers and printers for urodynamics, pessaries, pelvic floor models, etc.)
• 1 faculty from the new Nepal fellowship program to attend the IUGA Annual Meeting in Vienna.

Alone we can do a little; together we can do so much!

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On February 12, 2019, the FDA Obstetrics and Gynecology Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee will meet to discuss and make recommendations regarding the safety and effectiveness of surgical mesh placed transvaginally in the anterior vaginal compartment to treat pelvic organ prolapse.  FDA is convening this meeting to seek expert opinion on the evaluation of the risks and benefits of these devices.  The Committee will be asked to provide scientific and clinical input on assessing the effectiveness, safety, and benefit/risk of mesh placed transvaginally in the anterior vaginal compartment, as well as identifying the appropriate patient population and physician training needed for these devices.

For more information, click here.