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2023 Aberdeen

The 2023 meeting was held in the P&J Live Exhibition Centre on the 27th of October. The program for the meeting is below or can be downloaded here. Copies of slides are also available for some of the talks and can be found at links below.

Some photographs from the day can be seen here.

Program

Session 1 – Pelvic floor Dysfunction Posterior Compartment 

  • Trauma-informed care in Pelvic Health: Dr Lisa Reynolds, Clinical Psychologist, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde – Slides
  • The role of biofeedback in pelvic floor dysfunction: Dr Maria Eugenicos, Senior Lecturer / Gastroenterologist, University of Edinburgh / Western General Hospital, Edinburgh – Slides
  • New Insights into pathophysiology of Faecal Incontinence: Dr Emma Carrington, Clinical Senior Lecturer and Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, Imperial College and Imperial College NHS Trust – Slides
  • Robotic rectopexy: Miss Shafaque Shaikh  Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
  • Panel discussion

Session 2 – Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Anterior Compartment

  • Current management of OAB: Time to revisit the guidelines: Miss Voula Granitsiotis, Consultant Urologist, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh – Slides
  • A modern SNS service post pandemic: Professor Ken Walker, Colorectal Consultant, Raigmore Hospital, Inverness – Slides
  • Urinary incontinence in women 55 years and older: Dr Isobel McMillan, Research Fellow, University of Salford
  • Managing chronic idiopathic urinary retention: Ms Helen Simpson, Consultant Urologist, Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy – Slides
  • Debates in bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis: Mr Sachin Malde, Consultant Urologist, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
  • Panel discussion

Session 3 – Oral Presentations

  • Urogynaecology and litigation. Where we go wrong: Mr Matthew Izett-Kay, Consultant Gynaecologist and Subspecialist Urogynaecologist, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford
  • Attendee Presentations
    • Outpatient Bulkamid for Stress Urinary Incontinence: Patient Experience: Lucy Barnstaple
    • Improving the Benign Colorecal Service following the Covid-19 Pandemic: Mari-Claire McGuigan
    • Understanding and Improving the Management of Bladder Health of Women in the Post-Partum Period: An Ethnographic Study: Shyla Sharma
    • Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injuries (OASIs): Incidence, Risk Factors and Application of the OASI Care Bundle principles within NHS Tayside: Arianna Tan
    • To assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the pessary management of pelvic organ prolapse: Dr Kapil K Usgaokar

Session 4 – Stump The Experts

  • Question and answer session.