Fundamentals of Urogynecology
Insights from Some of the World's Experts
September 24 - 25, 2019
Course Chair: Mark Walters, MD
Course Vice-Chair: Beri Ridgeway, MD
Join us for this inaugural course which will be held prior to this year’s joint AUGS/ IUGA Annual Meeting. This one and half day continuing medical education (CME) course will have some of our specialty’s most renowned faculty on the program agenda! The goal of this innovative and dynamic course is to provide practicing physicians, subspecialty fellows and gynecologic surgical residents an opportunity to learn the fundamentals of female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery in a consistent, scientifically accepted format. Attendees with gain core knowledge, test cognitive skills and test proficiency, all with the goal of improving the quality of patient care.
Course Schedule
Tuesday, September 24
| Time |
Session |
Faculty |
| 8:00 am - 8:15 am |
Welcome and Introduction |
Mark D. Walters, MD |
| 8:15 am - 9:00 am |
Refractory OAB - Fact or Fiction? |
Roger Dmochowski, MD |
| 9:00 am - 9:40 am |
Urinary Tract Infection: Prevention and Treatment |
Linda Brubaker, MD |
| 9:40 am - 10:30 am |
Perioperative Considerations in Urogynecologic Surgery |
Beri Ridgeway, MD |
| 10:30 am - 10:55 am |
Q&A/Break |
|
| 10:55 am - 11:25 am |
Evaluation of Incontinence |
Peter Sand, MD |
| 11:25 am - 12:05 pm |
Surgery for Stress Urinary Incontinence 2020 |
Mark D. Walters, MD |
| 12:05 pm - 12:20 pm |
Q&A |
|
| 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch Talk: Working with Industry to Advance the Care of Women with Pelvic Floor Disorders |
Peter Rosenblatt, MD |
| 1:30 pm - 2:10 pm |
Prolapse Surgery: Why We Routinely Preserve the Uterus |
Carlos Sarsotti, MD |
| 2:10 pm - 2:50 pm |
Vaginal Colpopexy: Why is there so Much Variation Worldwide? |
Mark D. Walters, MD |
| 2:50 pm - 3:20 pm |
Q&A/Break |
|
| 3:20 pm - 4:05 pm |
Mesh Complications: Management & Outcomes |
Matthew Barber, MD |
| 4:05 pm - 4:45 pm |
Urethral Diverticula |
Sandip P. Vasavada, MD |
| 4:45 PM - 5:00 pm |
Q&A |
|
| 5:00 pm |
Adjourned |
|
Wednesday, September 25
| Time |
Session |
Faculty |
| 8:00 am - 8:05 am |
Welcome and Introduction |
Mark D. Walters, MD |
| 8:05 am - 8:50 am |
Correcting Common Misconceptions About Pelvic Floor Anatomy |
John O. DeLancey, MD |
| 8:50 am - 9:35 am |
Surgical Management of Pelvic Organ Prolapse |
Christopher Maher, MD |
| 9:35 am - 10:15 am |
The Future of Surgery for Pelvic Organ Prolapse |
Jan-Paul Roovers, MD |
| 10:15 am - 10:30 am |
Q&A |
|
| 10:30 am - 11:10 am |
Updates in Evidence-based Management of Fecal Incontinence |
Holly Richter, MD |
| 11:10 am - 11:45 am |
Evaluation and Management of Postpartum Perineal Breakdown and Rectovaginal Fistula |
Mickey Karram, MD |
| 11:45 am - 12:00 pm |
Q&A |
|
| 12:00 pm |
Adjourned |
|
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