Passionate About the Pelvic Floor

Posted Sunday 28 April 2024 | Monash University

Passionate About the Pelvic Floor: Current management of urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse and other common disorders of the pelvic floor

This one-day, live interactive online course, will feature presentations from Australia's leading interdisciplinary experts in this field. Throughout the course, we will delve into case studies, explore the latest evidence-based practice, and discuss key considerations for primary care providers and specialists to manage a range of common pelvic floor disorders. This will enhance your knowledge and skills, enabling you to provide optimal care and support to your patients living with pelvic floor disorders.

The Monash Pelvic floor unit is one of the leading Australian urogynaecology units. It is truly multidisciplinary and includes subspecialist urogynaecologists, laparoscopic gynaecologist, pelvic pain physician, pelvic floor physiotherapist, and specialist continence nurses.

The members of this team comprise the faculty and between them have leadership or speaker roles in the International Urogynaecological Association (IUGA), Urogynaecological Society of Australiasia (UGSA), Australasian Gynaecology and Endoscopy Surgical Society (AGES),  Continence Foundation of Australia (CFA), and the RANZCOG Certificate of Urogynaecology subspecialty committee. They have experience in postgraduate, undergraduate, and allied health teaching and collaborate in basic science research with the Hudson Research Institute. 

The unit manages these common clinical conditions and provides urodynamic and specialist translabial ultrasound service, perineal, pessary and pelvic pain clinic, advanced physiotherapy clinic  in addition to a clinic for mesh affected women. They will share their expertise in managing these disorders, counselling and promoting patient centred pelvic floor health.

The early bird rate ends on Sunday 23 July 2023.