Wednesday, June 10, 2026
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Workshop 1 - Hands-on Workshop on Diagnosis and Repair of 3rd /4th Degree Obstetric Tears (Non-CME) (separate registration required)
Chairs:
Abdul Sultan (United Kingdom) & Ranee Thakar (United Kingdom)
Faculty:
Christiana Nygaard (United Kingdom) & Shasindran Ramanujam (Malaysia)
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Workshop 2 - Robotic/Laparoscopic Hybrid hands on workshop for Burch Colposuspension and Sacrocolpopexy (Non-CME) (separate registration required)
Chairs:
Harpreet Arora (Australia) & Rajeev Ramanah (France)
Faculty:
Erika Hunter (United States), Dan Krishnan (Australia) & Edward Ribbons (Australia)
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Workshop 3 - Pelvic Floor on the Move: Ultrasound Insights in Female Athletes. From Theory to Practice - A Hands-on Experience (Non-CME) (separate registration required)
Chairs:
Baerbel Junginger (Germany) & Natalia Martinho (Brazil)
Faculty:
Linda McLean (Canada), Marina Petter Rodrigues (Canada) & Sabine Vesting (Sweden)
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Workshop 4 - Vaginal Native Tissue Masterclass for Prolapse: Advanced Techniques for Complex Cases and Complications (Non-CME) (separate registration required)
Chairs:
Ivilina Pandeva (United Kingdom) & Javier Pizarro-Berdichevsky (Chile)
Faculty:
Howard Goldman (United States), Luiz Gustavo Oliveira Brito (Brazil) & Anna Rosamilia (Australia)
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Workshop 5 - A to Z of Vesicovaginal Fistula (Non-CME) (separate registration required)
Chairs:
Mohan Chandra Regmi (Nepal) & Chi Chiung Grace Chen (United States)
Faculty:
Baburam Dixit (Nepal), Amita Jain (India) & Laura Kent (United States)
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Workshop 6 - Beyond Bulking: Advanced Surgical Treatment Options for SUI Without MESH (Non-CME) (separate registration required)
Chairs:
Amr El Haraki (United States) & Catherine Matthews (United States)
Faculty:
Javier Pizarro-Berdichevsky (Chile) & Anna Zdroik (United States)
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Workshop 7 - Advanced Urodynamic Assessment (Non-CME) (separate registration required)
Chair:
Swati Jha (United Kingdom)
Faculty:
Dudley Robinson (United Kingdom), Sushma Srikrishna (United Kingdom) & Philip Toozs-Hobson (United Kingdom)
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Workshop 8 - 2D, 3D, Endovaginal and Endoanal Pelvic Floor Ultrasound (Non-CME) (separate registration required)
Chair:
S. Abbas Shobeiri (United States)
Faculty:
Emilia Alcoba (Argentina), Jonia Alshiek (United States), Natalia Martinho (Brazil) & Sthela Murad Regadas (Brazil)
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Workshop 9 - Use of Radiofrequency Energy for Pelvic Floor Disorders (Non-CME) (separate registration required)
Chairs:
Mickey Karram (United States) & Stefano Salvatore (Italy)
Faculty:
Gigi Adili (Italy) & Roger Dmochowski (United States)
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Workshop 10 - PROTECT - Perineal and Anal Sphincter Trauma - Train the Trainer Program (Non-CME) (separate registration and completion of pre-requisites required)
Chairs:
Abdul Sultan (United Kingdom) & Ranee Thakar (United Kingdom)
Faculty:
Christiana Nygaard (United Kingdom) & Shasindran Ramanujam (Malaysia)
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Workshop 11 - Beyond the Basics: Advanced vNOTES for Challenging Hysterectomy and Pelvic Support (Non-CME) (separate registration required)
Chairs:
Jan Baekelandt (Belgium) & Supuni Kapurubandara (Australia)
Faculty:
Kazila Bhutia (Singapore), Deepa Gopinath (Australia) & Susanne Housmans (Belgium)
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Workshop 12 - Hands-on Aesthetic Regenerative Gynecology for Functional and Cosmetic Restoration (Non-CME) (separate registration required)
Chairs:
Jitima Manonai (Thailand) & Apisith Saraluck (Thailand)
Faculty:
Komkrit Aimjirakul (Thailand), Orawee Chinthakanan (Thailand) & Rujira Wattanayingcharoenchai (Thailand)
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Workshop 13 - Pelvic Floor Ultrasound: Imaging for Incontinence, Prolapse and Maternal Birth Trauma (Non-CME) (separate registration required)
Chair:
Hans Peter Dietz (Australia)
Faculty:
Ka Lai Shek (Australia) & Kamil Svabik (Czech Republic)
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Workshop 14 - Updates in the Management of Refractory Overactive Bladder (Non-CME) (separate registration required)
Chair:
Dudley Robinson (United Kingdom)
Faculty:
George Araklitis (United Kingdom), Howard Goldman (United States), Angela Rantell (United Kingdom) & Annika Taithongchai (United Kingdom)
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Workshop 15 - An Interactive Review of Evaluation and Treatments for Fecal Incontinence (Non-CME) (separate registration required)
Chair:
Candace Parker-Autry (United States)
Faculty:
Holly Richter (United States)
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Workshop 16 - Sacral Neuromodulation in Urogynecology: Practical Training with Experts (WORKSHOP IN SPANISH) (Non-CME) (separate registration required)
Chairs:
Hector Soderini (Argentina) & Enrique Ubertazzi (Argentina)
Faculty:
Willy Davila (United States) & Javier Pizarro-Berdichevsky (Chile)
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Workshop 17 - Idealized Integrated Pelvic Care for Women During Menopause (Non-CME) (separate registration required)
Chair:
Bary Berghmans (Netherlands)
Faculty:
Kari Bo (Norway), Magdalena Grzybowska (Poland), Anna Padoa (Israel) & Maura Seleme (Brazil)
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Workshop 18 - ICS workshop: Female Urethral Pathology and Hands-on Urethroscopy Training (Non-CME) (separate registration required)
Chairs:
Howard Goldman (United States) & Sascha Vereeck (Belgium)
Faculty:
Tim Brits (Belgium), Christian Cobreros (Argentina), Judith Goh (Australia), Javier Pizarro-Berdichevsky (Chile), Anna Rosamilia (Australia) & Shannon Wallace (United States)
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Welcome Reception (open for all meeting attendees)
Thursday, June 11, 2026
6:30 AM - 7:30 AM
FIUGA 2.5K Fun Walk / 5K Fun Run (separate registration required)
8:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Ibero - American Session (in Spanish/Portuguese)
8:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Allied Health Session
8:00 AM - 8:05 AM
Opening
Speakers:
Corlia Brandt (South Africa) & Cristiane Carboni (Brazil)
8:05 AM - 8:30 AM
Evidence-Based Physiotherapy Strategies to Prevent Birth Injuries
Speaker:
Cristine Homsi (Brazil)
8:30 AM - 8:55 AM
Exercises During Pregnancy and Postpartum: An Evidence Based Perspective
Speaker:
Kari Bo (Norway)
8:55 AM - 9:20 AM
Pelvic Floor, Perineal, and Anal Sphincter Trauma During Childbirth: Diagnosis and Management
9:20 AM - 9:40 AM
Pelvic Floor Ultrasound and Maternal Birth Trauma: Clinical Significance for a Better Treatment Outcomes
Speaker:
Hans Peter Dietz (Australia)
9:40 AM - 10:15 AM
Panel Discussion
10:15 AM - 10:20 AM
An Overview of Women's Health Care for Indigenous, Riverside, and Refugee Women in the State of Amazonas, Brazil
Speaker:
Maria Riselda Vinhote da Silva (Brazil)
10:20 AM - 10:45 AM
Break
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
Running-Induced Urinary Incontinence in Women: Prevention and Treatment
Speaker:
Sabine Vesting (Sweden)
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
The Unmet Needs in Vaginal Pessaries
Speaker:
Angela Rantell (United Kingdom)
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
Pelvic Health in Marginalised Populations
Speaker:
Corlia Brandt (South Africa)
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM
Sexual Dysfunction and Sexual Pain Disorders: Sexual Abuse, Other Psychosocial Factors and PFD
11:50 AM - 12:05 PM
Physiotherapy for Genitopelvic Pain Disorders
Speaker:
Fernanda Pacheco (Brazil)
12:05 PM - 12:25 PM
Beyond Surgery: Understanding and Treating Persistent Pain in Endometriosis
Speaker:
Linda McLean (Canada)
12:25 PM - 12:30 PM
Panel Discussion
Chair:
Magdalena Grzybowska (Poland)
8:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Pan-Asian Session
8:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Basic Science Session
8:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Fellows, Trainees and Early Career Professionals Session including Surgical Masterclass
Moderators:
Fernanda Pipitone (Brazil), Luiza Russo de Morais (Brazil) & Yu Hwee Tan (Australia)
8:00 AM - 8:05 AM
Introduction
Speaker:
Yu Hwee Tan (Australia)
8:05 AM - 8:25 AM
Pragmatic Approach to Treatment of Intrapelvic Nerve Entrapments and the Use of Nerve Blocks
Speaker:
Magali Robert (Canada)
8:25 AM - 8:35 AM
Q&A
8:35 AM - 8:55 AM
Artificial Intelligence in Research and Publishing: Help or Harm?
Speaker:
Maria Bortolini (Brazil)
8:55 AM - 9:15 AM
History of the Pelvic Floor Disorders Network and Impact on Pelvic Floor Research: A Template for Multi-Site Research and Collaboration
Speaker:
Holly Richter (United States)
9:15 AM - 9:25 AM
Q&A
9:25 AM - 9:40 AM
Fellowship Training – Pathway to Urogynaecology: A Local Perspective
Speaker:
Luiz Gustavo Oliveira Brito (Brazil)
9:40 AM - 9:55 AM
Fellowship Training – Pathway to Urogynaecology: A Global Perspective
9:55 AM - 10:05 AM
Q&A
10:05 AM - 10:20 AM
Break
10:20 AM - 11:30 AM
Case-based Approach: Recurrent Stress Incontinence Following Prior Synthetic Sling Case Panel Experts
Moderator:
Mark Walters (United States)
Speakers:
Howard Goldman (United States) & Catherine Matthews (United States)
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Strategies for Laparoscopic Sacrocolopexy: How to Learn
Speaker:
Jan Deprest (Belgium)
12:15 PM - 12:30 PM
Q&A
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch Break
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM
Industry Sponsored Lunch Symposium (Non-CME)
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Welcome and Presidential Address
Speaker:
Anna Rosamilia (Australia)
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
State of the Art Lecture - AI and Innovation in Urogynaecology
Speaker:
Emanuel Trabuco (United States)
3:00 PM - 3:20 PM
Best Abstract Presentations
3:20 PM - 3:50 PM
Coffee Break
3:50 PM - 4:50 PM
Plenary Session: Update on Current Status of Vaginal Mesh Procedures
Moderator:
Dudley Robinson (United Kingdom)
3:50 PM - 3:55 PM
Introduction
Speaker:
Dudley Robinson (United Kingdom)
3:55 PM - 4:03 PM
Norwegian Female Incontinence Registry
Speaker:
Tomislav Dimonski (Norway)
4:03 PM - 4:11 PM
BSUG Experience, What is Happening Now in Pelvic Floor Surgery
Speaker:
Swati Jha (United Kingdom)
4:11 PM - 4:19 PM
Transvaginal Mesh Use in Asia
Speaker:
Symphorosa Chan (Hong Kong)
4:19 PM - 4:27 PM
Latin America, Has Anything Changed on the Transvaginal Mesh Front
Speaker:
Maria Bortolini (Brazil)
4:27 PM - 4:35 PM
German, Austrian and Swiss Guidelines, How Does it Work
Speaker:
Cornelia Betschart (Switzerland)
4:35 PM - 4:50 PM
Discussion
4:50 PM - 5:25 PM
U-POP Consensus
4:50 PM - 5:50 PM
Abstract Sessions
4:50 PM - 5:50 PM
Fellowship Program Directors Meeting
5:25 PM - 5:50 PM
The First Global IUGA Guideline on Acute Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injuries
Speaker:
Abdul Sultan (United Kingdom)
Friday, June 12, 2026
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Carnival Pelvic Floor Muscle Training Class (separate registration required)
Speaker:
Kari Bo (Norway)
8:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Abstract Sessions
8:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Surgical Masterclasses
Moderators:
Harpreet Arora (Australia) & Amr Sherif El Haraki (United States)
8:00 AM - 8:01 AM
Welcome and Introduction
Speaker:
Catherine Matthews (United States)
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM
Laparoscopic Sacrocolopexy: Best Practice
Speaker:
Christopher Maher (Australia)
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM
Pectopexy: How To Do It
Speaker:
Ivan Montenegro Cruz (Brazil)
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
Native Tissue Laparoscopic Hysteropexy: Tips and Tricks
Speaker:
Erin Brennand (Canada)
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM
Best Practice for Native Tissue Anterior Repair
Speaker:
Willy Davila (United States)
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Best Practice for Posterior Compartment Repair
9:15 AM - 9:30 AM
Transvaginal Mesh Done Well
Speaker:
Lucila Pavan (Argentina)
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM
How to Fix Sling Complications
Speaker:
Javier Pizarro-Berdichevsky (Chile)
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
Coffee Break
10:15 AM - 10:25 AM
2027 Annual Meeting Presentation
10:25 AM - 11:00 AM
Ulf Ulmsten Lecture - When Care Becomes Advocacy
Moderator:
Anna Rosamilia (Australia)
Speaker:
Ranee Thakar (United Kingdom)
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Awards Ceremony
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Related Societies Lectures
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM
ICS Lecture - Changing How We Think About OAB in 2026
Speaker:
Tufan Tarcan (Türkiye)
11:50 AM - 12:10 PM
ALAPP Lecture: Time to Get on Board With Neuromodulation Through a Latin American Lens
Speaker:
Javier Pizarro-Berdichevsky (Chile)
12:10 PM - 12:30 PM
IMS Lecture
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Abstract Sessions
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch Break
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM
Industry Sponsored Lunch Symposium (Non-CME)
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Global Health Session
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Abstract Sessions
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Coffee Break
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Balloon Debate - What is the Best Treatment for Recurrent Anterior Wall Prolapse in Patients With a Prior Hysterectomy?
Moderator:
Ivilina Pandeva (United Kingdom)
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Pessary
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Anterior Vaginal Mesh
Speaker:
Lucila Pavan (Argentina)
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Colposacropexy
Speaker:
Barry O'Reilly (Ireland)
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Apical Sling With Native Tissue Repair or Sacrospinous Fixation with Native Tissue Repair
Speaker:
Willy Davila (United States)
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Best Abstract Presentations
5:00 PM - 5:45 PM
IUGA Business Meeting / State of the Society (non-CME)
7:00 PM - 11:30 PM
Friday Night Dinner/Party (separate registration required)
Saturday, June 13, 2026
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Roundtable: How Should We Manage Prolapse at All Stages?
Moderator:
Fred Milani (Netherlands)
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM
Natural History, at Risk Patients
Speaker:
Lynsey Hayward (New Zealand)
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM
Understanding Cervical Elongation / Hypertrophy
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
Is There a Place for ‘Prophylactic’ Pessary use Postpartum or With Early Prolapse?
Speaker:
Angela Rantell (United Kingdom)
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM
Avoidance of High Impact Activities, Weightbearing Exercise in Women With Pelvic Floor Weakness and Osteoporosis
Speaker:
Cristiane Carboni (Brazil)
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Resumption of Activity After Continence and Prolapse Surgery
Speaker:
Sarah Collins (United States)
9:15 AM - 9:30 AM
Q&A
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Abstract Sessions
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Surgical Masterclasses
Moderators:
Catherine Matthews (United States) & Marair Sartori (Brazil)
9:30 AM - 9:32 AM
IAPS Video competition Awards
Speaker:
Amr Sherif El Haraki (United States)
9:32 AM - 9:38 AM
1st Place: Adult Anovestibular Fistula Repair
Speaker:
Sai Snehitha Veluguleti (India)
9:38 AM - 9:44 AM
2nd Place: Adjustable Autologous Fascial Sling
Speaker:
Marisa Duong (United States)
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Tips and Tricks for Pelvic Mesh Removal
Speaker:
Swati Jha (United Kingdom)
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Fixing Complications of Gender-affirming Surgery
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
Labiaplasty Tips and Tricks
Speaker:
María José Araujo (Argentina)
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Coffee Break
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Round Table: Minimising Litigation in Non-mesh Pelvic Floor Surgery
Moderator:
Albert De Decker (New Zealand)
11:00 AM - 11:25 AM
Predicting Voiding Dysfunction, Risk Factors in the Elderly, Managing Patient Expectations
Speaker:
Philip Toozs-Hobson (United Kingdom)
11:25 AM - 11:50 AM
The Place for Pre-op Urodynamics, When Might it Alter Planning or Counselling. Intra-op Cystoscopy - When is it Indicated?
Speaker:
Dudley Robinson (United Kingdom)
11:50 AM - 12:15 PM
How Effective is Posterior Repair for Bowel Dysfunction? Can We Minimise Recurrent Posterior Repair Failure?
Speaker:
Jenny King (Australia)
12:15 PM - 12:30 PM
Q&A
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Abstract Sessions
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Special Interest Group Meetings including Lunch (non-CME)
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Abstract Sessions