Background

• History of Urogynecology and Female Urology
• Epidemiology
• Tackling the Stigma of Incontinence - Promoting Continence Worldwide
• Natural History and Prevention of Urinary Incontinence and Urogenital Prolapse
• Medical Error and Patient Safety in Surgery
• Patient Safety in the Operating Room

Patient Reported Outcome Measures and Health Economics

• Patient Reported Outcomes: From Development to Utilization
• PRO Questionnaires to Assess Health Related Quality of Life and Symptom Impact
• PRO Questionnaires to Screen and Measure Satisfaction, Expectations, and Goal Achievement
• Questionnaires to Assess Sexual Function
• Questionnaires to Assess Bowel Function
• The International Consultation on Incontinence Modular Questionnaire
• Questionnaires to Assess Prolapse
• Economic Aspects of Urinary Incontinence

Basic Science: Structure and Function of Lower Urinary Tracts in Women

• Anatomy, Embryology of Female Urogenital System with Clinical Applications
• Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine for the Female Genitourinary System
• Physiology of Micturition
• Pharmacology of the Bladder
• Classification of Voiding Dysfunction in the Female Patient

Diagnostic Evaluation, Incontinence and Prolapse

• History and Examination
• Voiding Diary
• Pad Tests
• Uroflowmetry
• Cystometry
• Pressure-Flow Plot in the Evaluation of Female Incontinence and Post Operative Obstruction
• Test of Urethral Function
• Clinical Neurophysiologic Testing
• Video Urodynamics
• Ambulatory Urodynamics
• Imaging of the Upper and Lower Urinary Tract
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• Endoscopy

Non-Surgical Treatment of Incontinence, Prolapse and Related Conditions

• The Role of the Continence Nurse
• Behavioral Therapies and Management of Urinary Incontinence in Women
• Physiotherapy for Urinary Incontinence
• Drug Treatment of Voiding Dysfunction in Women
• Peripheral Neuromodulation
• Sacral Neuromodulation in the Treatment of Female Overactive Bladder Syndrome and Non-obstructive Urinary Retention
• Pessaries and Devices
• Catheters, Pads and Pants

Associated Disorders

• The Overactive Bladder
• Neurogenic Disorders
• Non-Neurogenic Voiding Dysfunction and Urinary Retention
• Pathophysiological Mechanisms of Chronic Pelvic Pain
• Painful Bladder Syndrome and interstitial cystitis
• Lower Urinary Tract Infections
• Vaginitis
• Pregnancy and Childbirth and the Effect on the Pelvic Floor
• Problems Associated with Sexual Activity
• The Menopause
• Sports and Fitness Activities
• Anal Incontinence
• Constipation
• Female Sexual Dysfunction

Surgery for Urinary Incontinence

• How and Why Incontinence Surgery Works
• Peri- and Postoperative Care
• Traditional Surgery and Other Historical Procedures for Stress Incontinence
• Retropubic Urethropexy
• Fascial Slings
• Retropubic Tension Free Vaginal Tape Procedures
• Transobturator Slings
• Simple Incision Slings
• Readjustable Tapes
• Urethral Injection Therapy
• Non-surgical Transurethral Radiofrequency Collagen Denaturation
• The Artificial Urinary Sphincter
• Diagnosis and Treatment of Obstruction following Incontinence Surgery
• Complications of Stress UrinaryIncontinence Surgery

Surgery for Urogenital Prolapse

• Classification and Epidemiology
• Anterior Vaginal Wall Prolapse
• Enterocele
• Rectocele
• Vaginal Approach to Fixation of the Vaginal Apex
• Abdominal Approach to Supporting the Vaginal Apex
• Prolapse of the Uterus
• Biological Grafts
• Mesh Complications
• Episiotomy and Perineal Repair
• Primary Repair of Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injuries
• Fecal Incontinence
• Combined Genital and RectalProlapse

Laproscopy and Robotics

• The Role of Laparoscopic Surgery
• Pelvic Anatomy through the Laparoscope
• Laparoscopic Treatment of Pelvic Pain
• Laparoscopic Colposuspension and Paravaginal Repair
• Laparoscopic Sacrocolpopexy
• Other Laparoscopic Support Procedures
• Complications of Laparoscopic Pelvic Floor Surgery
• Robotics

Complex Problems

• Urogenital Fistula: Surgical and Obstetric Aspects
• Urethral Diverticulum and Fistula
• Electrical Implants and Sacral Neuromodulation
• Complex Reconstructive Surgery
• Gynecological Developmental Abnormalities
• Pediatric Urogynecology
• The Effect of Hysterectomy on the Lower Urinary Tract
• Urological Complications of Gynecologic Surgery
• Vaginal Rejuvenation and Cosmetic Vaginal Surgery

Linda Cardozo, MD
FRCOG Professor of Urogynaecology, King’s College Hospital, London, UK

David R Staskin, MD
Director, Female Urology and Male Voiding Dysfunction, St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center and Associate Professor of Urology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA