Program

Wednesday, June 18, 2025
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Workshop 1: ICS Workshop – Urodynamics Indications and Interpretation (Non-CME)
Chair: Howard B. Goldman (USA)
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Workshop 2: Surgical Treatment Options for Apical Prolapse (Non-CME)
Chairs: Anna Rosamilia (Australia) & Sascha Vereeck (Belgium)
Faculty: Peter Dwyer (Australia), Joan Melendez (Spain) & Stefaan Pacquée (Australia)
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Workshop 3: Vesicovaginal Fistula: Prevention and Management (Non-CME)
Chairs: Mohan Chandra Regmi (Nepal) & Chi Chiung Grace Chen (USA)
Faculty: Baburam Dixit (Nepal), Amita Jain (India) & Laura Kent (USA)
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Workshop 4: Management of Bowel Disorders Associated with Combined Pelvic Organ and Rectal Prolapse. A combined IUGA and ASCRS Workshop (Non-CME)
Chairs: Craig Olson (USA) & Shannon Wallace (USA)
Faculty: Cristiane Carboni (Brazil), Brooke Gurland (USA) & Abbas Shobeiri (USA)
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Workshop 5: Hands-on Workshop on Diagnosis and Repair of 3rd /4th Degree Obstetric Tears (Non-CME)
Chairs: Abdul Sultan (United Kingdom) & Ranee Thakar (United Kingdom)
Faculty: Shasindran Ramanujam (Malaysia)
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Workshop 6: Laparoscopy With and Without Robotic Assistance for Colposuspension and Sacrocolpopexy (Non-CME)
Chairs: Harpreet Arora (Australia) & Rajeev Ramanah (France)
Faculty: Cornelia Betschart (Switzerland), Dean Conrad (Australia) & Erika Hunter (USA)
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Workshop 7: The New and Fundamentals in Refractory Overactive Bladder (Non-CME)
Chair: Dudley Robinson (United Kingdom)
Faculty: George Araklitis (United Kingdom), Angela Rantell (United Kingdom) & Annika Taithongchai (United Kingdom)
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Workshop 8: Urogynecological Imaging – Why Upright Imaging Makes Sense (Non-CME)
Chair: Anique Grob (Netherlands)
Faculty: Luyun Chen (USA), John Delancey (USA), Frank Simonis (Netherlands) & Frieda van den Noort (Netherlands)
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Workshop 9: Transvaginal Meshes for Pelvic Organ Prolapse: Insights from Countries Where It Is Still an Option (Non-CME)
Chairs: Lucila Paván (Argentina) & Enrique Ubertazzi (Argentina)
Faculty: Geoff Cundiff (Canada), Carlos Rondini (Chile), Jan-Paul Roovers (Netherlands) & Hector Soderini (Argentina)
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Workshop 10: Genital Reconstructive Surgery in Male to Female Transgender Patients: Surgical Techniques, Complication Profiles, and Functional Outcomes (Non-CME)
Chair: Bruno Deval (France)
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Workshop 11: Step by Step Vaginal Surgery (Non-CME)
Chairs: Shimon Ginath (Israel) & Stefano Salvatore (United Kingdom)
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Workshop 12: Ultrasound in Urogynecology, What is the Best Approach? (Non-CME)
Chairs: Cristina Ros (Spain) & Abbas Shobeiri (USA)
Faculty: Jordi Cassadó (Spain) & Kamil Svabik (Czech Republic)
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Workshop 13: PROTECT - Perineal and Anal Sphincter Trauma - Train the Trainer Program (separate registration and completion of pre-requisites required) (Non-CME)
Chair: Abdul Sultan (United Kingdom)
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Workshop 14: vNOTES Mastery: Advanced Techniques in Gynaecology & Urogynecology (Non-CME)
Chairs: Jan Baekelandt (Belgium) & Matthew Izett (United Kingdom)
Faculty: Kazila Butia (Singapore), Deep Gopinath (Australia), Susanne Housmans (Belgium) & Supuni Kapurubandara (Australia)
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Workshop 15: Sacral Neuromodulation for the Modern Day Urogynaecology Specialist (Non-CME)
Chairs: Lucy Bates (Australia) & Bernadette Brown (Australia)
Faculty: Oliver Daly (Australia) & Danii Paterson (Australia)
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Workshop 16: Tips and Tricks to Improve Urogynecolgical Surgery Outcomes (Spanish workshop) Trucos y Manas Para Mejorar Los Resultados de Cirugía Uroginecologica (Non-CME)
Chairs: Maria Emilia Alcoba (Argentina) & G. Willy Davila (USA)
Faculty: Camilo Fonseca (Colombia), Heriberto Lizaola (Mexico), Lucila Paván (Argentina) & Sebastian Perez-Junqueira (Argentina)
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Workshop 17: Pelvic Floor Ultrasound: Imaging for Incontinence, Prolapse and Maternal Birth Trauma (Non-CME)
Chair: Hans Peter Dietz (Australia)
Faculty: Ka Lai Shek (Hong Kong SAR/ Australia) & Kamil Svabik (Czech Republic)
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Workshop 18: Native Tissue Repair Surgeries for Pelvic Organ Prolapse (Non-CME)
Chair: K.W. Roy Ng (Singapore)
Faculty: Grace Chen (USA), Peter Dwyer (Australia), Engelbert Hanzal (Austria) & Tsia-Shu Lo (Taiwan)
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Workshop 19: Sex and the Pelvic Floor Professional (Non-CME)
Chair: Claudine Domoney (United Kingdom)
Faculty: Sònia Anglès-Acedo (Spain), Barry O' Reilly (Ireland) & Miti Rach (United Kingdom)
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Workshop 20: Advances in Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation (Non-CME)
Chair: Cristiane Carboni (Brazil)
Faculty: Bärbel Junginger (Germany), Melanie Morin (Canada), Xiaoyu Niu (China) & Małgorzata Starzec-Proserpio (Poland)
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Workshop 21: A Deep Insight into the Overactive Bladder in Women: The Tip of the Iceberg (Non-CME)
Chair: Fulya Dokmeci (Turkey)
Faculty: Anna Padoa (Israel), Benoit Peyronnet (France) & Maurizio Serati (Italy)
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Workshop 22: The Potential of Pessaries and Medical Devices in Treatment of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction (Non-CME)
Chairs: Markus Huebner (Germany) & Juliane Marschke (Germany)
Faculty: Kathrin Beilecke (Germany), Miriam Deniz (Germany) & Julia von Schell (Germany)
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Workshop 23: Applications of Energy Based Devices in Urogynecology (Non-CME)
Chair: Christian Phillips (United Kingdom)
Faculty: Stavros Athansiou (Greece), David Lukanovic (Slovenia) & Stefano Salvatore (United Kingdom)
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Workshop 24: The International Collaborative Masterclass in Robotic Urogynaecology (Non-CME)
Chairs: Salwan Al-Salihi (Australia) & Ivilina Pandeva (United Kingdom)
Faculty: Ruth Cameron-Jeffs (Australia), Felicity Gould (Australia) & Mark Slack (United Kingdom)
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Welcome Reception (open for all meeting attendees)
Thursday, June 19, 2025
6:30 AM - 7:30 AM
FIUGA 2.5K Fun Walk / 5K Fun Run (separate registration required)
8:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Allied Health Session
8:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Spanish Session (in Spanish language) (non-CME)
8:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Pan-Asian Session (non-CME)
8:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Basic Science Session
8:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Fellows, Trainees and Early Career Professionals Session
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch Break
12:35 PM - 1:45 PM
Scientific Salon/E-poster Sessions (Non-CME)
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM
Industry Sponsored Lunch Symposium (Non-CME)
2:00 PM - 2:55 PM
Welcome and Presidential Addresses
2:55 PM - 3:15 PM
Best Overall Abstract Presentation and Most Innovative Abstract Presentation
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
Keynote Lecture
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM
Coffee Break with Exhibitors
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM
Abstract Session 1
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM
Abstract Session 2
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM
Abstract Session 3
5:15 PM - 5:45 PM
EUGA Linda Cardozo Lecture
5:45 PM - 6:45 PM
Plenary Fellows Session
6:45 PM - 7:00 PM
IUGA History Lecture
7:00 PM - 7:30 PM
IUGA Anniversary Reception (open for all meeting attendees)
Friday, June 20, 2025
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Industry Sponsored Breakfast Session (non-CME)
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Morning Yoga (separate registration required)
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
Roundtable on Complex UTI's
8:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Abstract Session 4
8:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Abstract Session 5
8:45 AM - 9:45 AM
Surgical Masterclasses
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
Coffee Break with Exhibitors
10:15 AM - 10:25 AM
2026 Annual Meeting Presentations
10:25 AM - 11:00 AM
IUGA Ulf Ulmsten Lecture - 25 Years of Polypropylene Mesh in Urogynaecology: What Do We Really Know?
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Awards Ceremony
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Affiliated Societies Lectures
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Abstract Session 6
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Abstract Session 7
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch Break
12:35 PM - 1:45 PM
Scientific Salon/E-poster Sessions (Non-CME)
12:40 PM - 1:50 PM
Industry Sponsored Lunch Symposium (Non-CME)
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Abstract Session 8
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Abstract Session 9
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Global Health Session
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Coffee Break with Exhibitors
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Balloon Debate - What Can We Offer The Young Patient With Bothersome Prolapse?
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Best Abstract Presentations (Basic Science, Physician in Training and Peter Dwyer Abstract Award)
5:00 PM - 5:45 PM
IUGA Business Meeting / State of the Society (non-CME)
5:45 PM - 6:30 PM
EUGA Business Meeting / State of the Society (non-CME)
7:30 PM - 11:30 PM
IUGA/EUGA Meeting Dinner (separate registration required)
Saturday, June 21, 2025
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Abstract Session 10
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Abstract Session 11
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Roundtable on Female Cancer and Pelvic Floor Health
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Surgical Masterclasses
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Coffee Break
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Abstract Session 12
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Abstract Session 13
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Roundtable on Female Sexual Dysfunction
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM
Lunch Break
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM
Special Interest Group Meetings
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Abstract Session 14
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Abstract Session 15
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Abstract Session 16