51st Annual Meeting: June 10-13, 2026, Rio de Janeiro - Brazil

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 Hunger, 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: Luiz Brito (Brazil), Howard Goldman (United States) & 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: Stephen Radley (United Kingdom) & Dudley Robinson (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 & 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 Pizzarro (Chile)
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Workshop 17 - Idealized Integrated Pelvic Care for Women During the 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 - 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
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 Addresses
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
State of the Art Lecture
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
4:50 PM - 5:25 PM
U-POP Consensus
4:50 PM - 5:50 PM
Abstract Sessions
5:25 PM - 5:50 PM
Childbirth Trauma – Guidelines
Friday, June 12, 2026
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Morning Pelvic Floor Muscle Class (separate registration required)
8:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Abstract Sessions
8:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Surgical Masterclasses
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
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Awards Ceremony
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Related Societies Lectures
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?
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?
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Abstract Sessions
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Surgical Masterclasses
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Coffee Break
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Round Table: Minimising Urogynecological Complications in Gynaecological Surgery
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

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