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Bladder and Bowel Foundation

Friday 6th January 2012 at 09:20 GMT ICS Continence Promotion Committee News

06 January 2012

The Bladder and Bowel Foundation (B&BF) is the UK wide charity for people with bladder and bowel control problems. B&BF provides information and support services for adults aged 18 years and over, their families, carers and healthcare professionals. The charity is not funded by the Government or NHS and relies solely on the financial support of companies, individuals and grants to fund its work.

Helpline: 0845 345 0165
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Voting results for official ICS elected positions
We are pleased to announce the results of the recent voting for official ICS elected positions: **Board posts - Single Transferable Vote (STV) results** General Secretary-Elect: Adrian Wagg...

NEW Trainee Session at ICS 2013!
The ICS will be holding a new session at ICS 2013 for trainees, students and fellows. This session has been introduced to provide an opportunity for our trainee members to present their abstract...

Continence Product Advisor Website Launched!
We are delighted to announce the launch of the [Continence Product Advisor](http://www.continenceproductadvisor.org/) website, a new website providing evidence-based guidance on how to select appro...

Nursing Committee Public Discussion Forum Topic this month: What is bladder retraining?
The purpose of this forum is to provide a space for nursing members to discuss their areas of interest with fellow nursing professionals. This forum is open to all ICS nursing members. This month’s...

ICS 2013: Early Bird discount deadline just over a week away!
The early bird discount registration fee for ICS 2013 Barcelona ends on 10th June, so you have less than two weeks left to register and save up to €225! Details of all educational workshops are al...

Elected positions voting reminder - One week to go!
This week is your last chance to vote on the current ICS elected positions before polling closes on 6th June 2013. The positions open for voting are: - General Secretary Elect - Honorary Treas...

ICS Website – New Interface Launched!
We are pleased to announce the launch of the new ICS interface. This new look for the official ICS website refocuses the ICS Brand on its core values and addresses key issues with the old website –...

Learn about equipment performance – workshop on the new ICS guidelines at Barcelona 2013
Tuesday, 27 August 2013, 09:00 - 11:00 The ICS Standardisation Steering Committee has commissioned new guidelines on urodynamic equipment performance, to update and build on the 1987 paper by Ro...

ICS TV – new interviews from the Scientific Committee Meeting online now!
Scientific Committee member Nucelio Lemos interviews Committee Chair Montserrat Espuna and Annual Meeting Chair David Castro-Diaz in English and Spanish; plus other members of the Scientific Commit...

ICS 2013: Scientific Committee Meeting, 27th – 29th April
The ICS Scientific Committee recently met in Barcelona to review all abstract submissions for 2013. Dominic Turner and Ashley Brookes from the ICS office attended the meeting to provide scientific...

Nursing Committee Public Discussion Forum Topic this month: Role Erosion
The purpose of this forum is to provide a space for nursing members to discuss their areas of interest with fellow nursing professionals. This forum is open to all ICS nursing members. This month’s...

Urodynamics Fellowship: Application deadline June 1st!
The purpose of the Urodynamics Fellowship is to train physicians, nurses or technicians at expert centres in urodynamics by offering an opportunity to visit, observe and train with a renowned urody...

Institution of Mechanical Engineers “Incontinence: The Engineering Challenge IX”
5-6 November 2013, London Full details and a downloadable flyer can be found at: [www.imeche.org/events/S1770]( www.imeche.org/events/S1770) FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS! – Please contact Anissa on [h...

Cadaver Workshop 2013 - 24 hours left to apply!
The deadline for applications is Friday 26th April 2013. The focus of the workshop is for six delegates (young surgeons) to receive hands on surgical training on pelvic floor reconstruction. The wo...

NEW World Continence Week Pack available now!
The Continence Promotion Committee (CPC) is pleased to announce that the NEW World Continence Week (WCW) resource pack in now available [online](http://www.ics.org/Documents/Documents.aspx?FolderID...

Are you a trainee member? We would like to hear from you!
The Education Trainee Subcommittee is interested in finding out more about the demographics and educational needs of the trainee members of the ICS. To do so they have created a short survey for ou...

Members required for new Male LUTS working group!
The ICS Standardisation Steering Committee invites applications from ICS members who wish to contribute to a Working Group with the remit to develop the ICS Standard on Male LUTS. The aim will...

Abstract submission numbers for ICS 2013
Thank you to everyone that submitted an abstract to ICS 2013, over 1000 abstracts were received! The ICS Scientific committee are now reviewing all abstracts submitted, and the abstracts chosen wil...

Update on ICS Strategic Planning Process
Since being announced at the 2012 AGM significant progress has been made in the ICS strategic planning process. A targeted survey was completed by ICS members in December 2012, the results of which...

Elected position voting now open!
Voting for the current ICS elected positions is now open for the following posts: * General Secretary Elect * Honorary Treasurer * Scientific Committee: Clinical Representative * Scientific...

Nurse Travel award
The ICS is pleased to announce that for 2013 there are 2 conference travel awards available to Nurses in addition to our standard travel awards (approximately 5) The ICS conference travel awards...

Urodynamics Fellowship – Deadline 1 June 2013
There in only one month left to apply for the ICS Urodynamics Fellowship 2013. The purpose of the Urodynamics Fellowship is to train physicians, nurses or technicians at expert centres in urodynami...

Trainee Session at ICS 2013
The ICS is pleased to announce a new session at ICS 2013 for trainees, students and fellows. We have prepared a relaxed session with a combination of lectures and presentations which we think will...

Update your membership record
In order to ensure you receive your journals on a regular basis and important emails from the ICS, please can you either update your membership record or notify Tracy of any changes by emailing tra...

ICS 2012-Public Forum Interviews now on YouTube!
ICS TV catches up with our Continence Promotion Committee Members at the ICS Public Forum Beijing to hear their views on the key issues surrounding Continence in Beijing and their local countries....

Abstract deadline for ICS 2013 – 4 days left
The abstract submission centre closes Monday 1st April 2013 (23:59 GMT+1), to visit the ICS Abstract Centre please follow the link below, log in, and download the guidelines. For a reminder of y...

Committee vacancies deadline – 4 days left
The deadline for applications for the vacant positions on ICS committees is 1st April 2013. To apply for any of the below posts, please download the application forms at the bottom of this article...

Bids to host ICS 2017 – 4 days left
Do you want the ICS annual meeting in your country? Then apply now! You have only four days left to submit your bid. To view the ‘Bid to Host’ Guidelines, please follow the link at the bottom of t...

Trustee Vacancies – General Secretary Elect and Honorary Treasurer
1st April is also the deadline for the two positions on the board of trustees that are open for nomination: General Secretary Elect, and Honorary Treasurer. We must also receive both of your nomina...

ICCS/ICS joint meeting, 6-8th June 2013
We are very pleased to be running a joint conference with the International Children’s Continence Society (ICCS) “Moving Beyond Pediatric Incontinence: The Challenges of Transitional Care” with cou...

ICS Urodynamics Fellowship (sponsored by Laborie) – AVAILABLE FOR 2013
The ICS is pleased to report that the ICS Urodynamics Fellowship will continue in 2013. The purpose of the Urodynamics Fellowship is to train physicians, nurses or technicians at expert centres in...

ICS on LinkedIn
Did you know that in addition to our ICS Forum Group on LinkedIn, you can now “Follow” the International Continence Society? For all the latest up to the minute news and announcements direct to you...

World Continence Week 24 - 30 June 2013
The ICS World Continence Week (WCW) is an annual initiative to raise awareness about incontinence related issues. WCW was initiated at ICS 2008 in Cairo with the first ever World Continence Day. Th...

Cadaver Workshop 2013- Applications Now Open!
The focus of the workshop is for six delegates (young surgeons) to receive hands on surgical training on pelvic floor reconstruction. The workshop is open to all international delegates with a pref...

The Institution of Mechanical Engineers: “Incontinence: The Engineering Challenge IX”
2 day Seminar, London - Brought to you by The Institution of Mechanical Engineers Tuesday 5 November 2013 - Wednesday 6 November 2013 CALL FOR PAPERS DEADLINE: 15 April 2013 As Europe's lea...

ICS 2013 Abstracts Centre opens tomorrow
As of 1st March 2013 the abstract centre will be open for submissions for the Barcelona meeting. Deadline: 1st April 2013. If you have submitted an abstract before and/or you are an ICS member then...

ICS 2013 -State of the Art speakers, Workshops & Schedule at a Glance
Visit the Meeting website now to register, view the Schedule at a Glance which gives you details of all of the workshops that will be available on the first two days of the meeting, as well as deta...

Education Committee meeting - Beijing 2012

Deadline for committee applications - 1st April
You have one month left to apply for the available ICS committee positions for 2013. The positions available are listed below. You will need to send in your application form to Sophie@icsoffice.org...

ICS Education Course - Palermo, Sicily 2012

Do you want an ICS Education Course in your country?
We are now seeking applications for Education Courses in 2014. We are looking especially for applications from South America for the early part of the year, but all applications are welcomed. Furth...

Interim ICS Education Committee Chair Announced!
The ICS is pleased to announce that the Education Committee has voted Adrian Wagg to be the Interim Chair for the Education Committee. Adrian will cover this position until the ICS 2013 meeting in...

Fistula Workshop 2013- Applications Now Open!
The focus of the workshop is to allow 10 delegates to receive hands on surgical training on repairs to vaginal fistulas. The workshop is open to all international delegates with a preference for tr...

ICS lecture at USICON 2013 Pune, India
There are many physicians who perform surgeries to help urinary incontinence, but not all of them know what to do when a surgery fails. Dr. Ajay Singla, Professor & Director of female pelvic med...

Our 2016 meeting is in Japan!
Thank you to all that voted for the bid to host the 2016 annual meeting. After tallying the votes, we can announce that the winning Chair Yukio Homma, therefore the 2016 ICS meeting will be held i...

Expressions of Interest for Elected Positions
This year we have several elected positions open for nomination in 2013: Board of Trustees positions: • General Secretary Elect (see below for details) • Honorary Treasurer • Trustee Gener...

Submit your suggestions for new ICS fact sheets
The Publications and Communications Committee are reviewing the ICS fact sheets again this year, and would like your suggestions for new topics to include. The ICS factsheets were created as a reso...

Research Fellowship report online now
The report from Physiotherapist Kari Bo of Norway details her visit to the UK from Norway for 4 weeks. Follow the link below to read the details of her work at the Bristol Urological Institute with...

Calling all Nursing, Physiotherapy and Medical specialists
The Standardisation Steering Committee (SSC) is currently recruiting for new members. They are keen to receive applications from Nurses, Physiotherapist, Neurologists, Geriatricians and Colorectal...

Speaking opportunities for ICS nurses!
Would you like to speak on behalf of the ICS at education courses and events? ICS run educational courses all over the globe, often providing keynote speakers on continence to national and internat...

Would you like to contribute to a report regarding Good Urodynamic Practices?
The ICS Standardisation Steering Committee invites applications from ICS members who wish to contribute to a Working Group with the remit to revise the ICS Standard: Good Urodynamic Practices; Urof...

Last few days to vote on ICS 2016
Voting closes on 28th December 2012 for the Annual Meeting location for ICS 2016, this is your chance as an ICS member to have your say in the society so don’t miss out! Still trying to decide who...

2012 AGM minutes online now
The minutes from the ICS AGM held in Beijing are now available for all ICS members to view, follow the link to download the PDF. #Related Links: - [Download minutes here](http://www.icsoffice.org...

Post ICS OAB debate interviews are up on YouTube!
ICS TV catches up with speakers and moderators of the 2012 Norman Zinner OAB Debate plus ICS founder Eric Glen and Norman Zinner's wife Nancy to hear their views on the debate. Follow the link belo...

ICS 2012 Post Meeting Survey Results online
After ICS 2012 a post meeting survey was sent to all delegates; the results of this survey have now been analysed and a summary of the results is available via the ICS website. Thank you to all w...

ICS Membership & Affiliation
As you will know ICS membership year starts from January each year, so reminders will start being sent to renew your membership. You may not already know, but any international, national or region...

ICS 2012-OAB Debate video now on YouTube!
If you missed the much anticipated OAB debate in memory of Norman Zinner: “The ICS Standardisation of OAB 10 Years on” in Beijing this year you can watch the full debate on our YouTube channel now!...

Scientific Awards ICS 2012 Beijing
The ICS is very pleased to confirm the winners of the Scientific Presentation Awards given at the ICS Annual Meeting in Beijing. The winners are: Best Clinical Presentation Prize Osanna Yee Ki...

Urodynamics workshop group, Beijing 2012

ICS 2013 Workshop submission - 2 days left to submit
Submission for workshop applications for the annual meeting in Barcelona 2013 will close at 23.59pm GMT on December 1st 2012, please follow the link below to submit your application via the online...

Bids to host ICS 2017 are now invited - Deadline 1 April 2013
The ICS is now accepting bids to host the 2017 meeting. To view the ‘Bid to Host’ Guidelines, please follow the link at the bottom of this article. If you wish to have more information or a disc...

ICS Lifetime Achievement Award nominations
You have only 12 days left to submit your nominations for the ICS lifetime achievement award 2013, deadline for submissions is 10th December 2012. For further information on the award and to downlo...

2013 membership is now open
If you want to keep receiving the benefits of being an ICS member for the year 2013, such as your subscription to the Neurourology and Urodynamics journal, access to the online abstract archive, an...

Voting for ICS 2016
Voting is still open for the Annual Meeting location for ICS 2016, this is your chance as an ICS member to have your say in the society so don’t miss out! Still trying to decide who to give your vo...

ICS Facebook competition winner!
We are pleased to announce the winner of the I CS Facebook competition to win a Google Nexus 7 tablet computer is Sang Lyun Nam, from South Korea. Congratulations!. To be kept up to date with all t...

ICS Lifetime Achievement Award call for nominations
We are now open for nominations for the ICS 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award! The ICS Lifetime Achievement Award is made to honor an individual who has made a lifetime commitment and lasting contrib...

Competition deadline - 3 days left to enter!
Win a Google Nexus 7! Don’t forget there is still time to enter our competition to win the latest tablet computer from Google. Just ‘like’ and share our Facebook page, to be entered in to the draw....

PACS 2013 Nursing Workshop
Following on from the success of the last two year’s Nursing sessions at PACS, the ICS will be supporting the Nursing Workshop sessions to be held in Dubai on Thursday 7th February. ICS are funding...

ICS 2012 Webcast sessions
Selected sessions from the annual meeting will shortly be available as webcasts! These include the winners of the abstract awards, our three State of the Art lectures, and more. The webcasts will r...

ICS 42nd Annual Scientific Meeting was a success!
From Monday 15th to Friday 19th October the China National Convention Centre played host to the first ICS annual meeting to be held in China, and the first in Asia in over a decade. The meeting...

ICS 2016 bid finalists
Following the interviews at the annual meeting in Beijing, we are pleased to announce the finalists for the hosting of ICS 2016: Tokyo, Japan: Yukio Homma & Naoki Yoshimura Istanbul, Turkey: Bü...

Call for Nominations & Expressions of Interest - deadline 1 April 2013
The following Elected Positions are open for nominations: -General Secretary Elect -Honorary Treasurer -Scientific Committee: Clinical Representative -Scientific Committee: Physiotherapy Repr...

Post Annual Meeting Surveys
Following Beijing we would like to hear YOUR thoughts on how the annual meeting went. Kenes will be sending out a survey to all delegates to find your opinions, which will be used to improve the qu...

Bids to host ICS 2017 are now invited!
Do you want to hold the ICS Annual Meeting 2017 in your country? Apply now! If you wish to have more information or talk to someone about making a bid then please e-mail info@icsoffice.org. Deadlin...

ICS Voting Results
The ICS are pleased to announce the AGM and Online voting results regarding the Gynaecologist Trustee and Allied Health Trustee positions. The vote to accept Alex Wang as Gynaecologist Trustee...

ICS Membership Fee Increase
Following on from the 2012 meeting in Beijing and as announced at the Annual General Meeting, the ICS Board of Trustees has confirmed that the annual membership fee will increase from £50 to £70 pe...

Enter the ICS Facebook Competition
Our ICS 2012 Beijing competition has been launched! "Like" and share our Facebook page by 2nd November 2012 to be entered into a draw to win the new Google tablet computer - the Nexus 7. Clic...

Social Networks at ICS 2012
The ICS office and exhibitors will be posting live updates on the ICS social media networks during the Annual Meeting 2012. Why not join the conversation on Twitter, follow @icsoffice and use ha...

Beijing 2012 - Don't forget to download your Workshop handouts!
Don’t forget to download your workshop e-handouts before the meeting! As part of the continuing mission of the ICS to run a ‘greener’ meeting by reducing our carbon footprint, you will receive a sh...

2012 AGM Agenda now available
The ICS 2012 AGM is to be held at the meeting venue, the Chinese National Convention Centre, on Thursday 18th October 2012 from 15.30– 17.00. The full AGM agenda is now available online, follow th...

ICS Annual Report and 2011 Accounts
You can now view the ICS Annual Report and audited financial statements online. The ICS Honorary Treasurer will be reporting on these accounts at the AGM, but to read the report in advance please f...

ICS Committee Reports
We are pleased to announce that the Committee Annual Reports can now be viewed on the ICS website. To view please follow the link below: #Related Links: - [Download committee reports here](http:/...

ICS Meets the Continence Societies 2012
At the annual meeting on Thursday 18th October, we will be holding a working lunch to which we have great pleasure in inviting national medical societies, together with patient/consumer organisatio...

Beijing 2012 - Public forum
The Public Forum is a free event open to 300 participants of the general public, including caregivers and healthcare professionals. Hosted by the ICS Continence Promotion Committee (CPC), the Pu...

Create your own ICS 2012 USB before the meeting!
This year we have the usual USB stick content and interface online for you to download direct to your own USB prior to the meeting - so you have all the essential annual meeting documents in one pl...

Fistula Workshop 2012 - Deadline tomorrow!
The focus of the workshop is to allow 10 delegates to receive hands on surgical training on repairs to vaginal fistulas. Funding is available to a limited number of applicants. The workshop is open...

Annual meeting registration refund raffle
Register before October 7th and enter a raffle to have your registration fee refunded! You must complete the normal registration process in full and complete the payment process to qualify for the...

ICS TV at ICS 2012
Ever fancied trying your hand at journalism? Now is your chance! Become a roving reporter for the ICS at the annual meeting and roam the venue interviewing colleagues and VIPs to get the inside sco...

Don't forget to upload your abstract posters online
Brand new for ICS 2012, we are pleased to announce that you can now upload an electronic version of your Abstract Poster to the ICS website. This will be available to all delegates before, during a...

Meet the Experts 2012 - more experts announced!
We have now announced the final half of our Experts for this year’s Meet the Experts; visit the website now to view the full list of 24 topics with 48 world-class specialists who will answer those...

Travel Award winners 2012
ICS would like to congratulate this year’s winners of the ICS Travel Award for 2012, listed below. The conference travel awards are designed to help meet these objectives by assisting members from...

ICS 2012 Press Registration - now open
Press registration allows access to all scientific sessions, the exhibition, press centre and includes an invitation to the Welcome Reception. Members of the press are offered complimentary registr...

Would you like the ICS to come to your country?
Following discussions at the Annual Scientific Meeting in Glasgow, the Education Committee decided to reorganise their committee and create new sub-committees. This task was completed in January 20...

New hands-on Fistula Workshop 2012 - application now open!
The focus of the workshop is to allow 10 delegates to receive hands on surgical training on repairs to vaginal fistulas. The workshop is open to all international delegates with a preference for tr...

Meet the Experts registration now open!
Once again the annual meeting will host the ever popular Meet the Experts lunches. Due to high demand we have doubled capacity this year, having 48 experts cover 24 topics over three days. Some of...

ICS Meets Continence Societies 2012
The ICS is organising a working lunch on Thursday 18th October at ICS 2012 in Beijing, to which it has great pleasure in inviting national medical societies, together with national and internationa...

Ferring-Water Prize for New Investigators
The Ferring-Water Prize is to be awarded by the ICS for those new investigators included within the scientific programme who are within 10 years of primary graduation, and their abstract contains o...

Lifetime Achievement Award
We are pleased to announce Eric Glen as the recipient of The Lifetime Achievement Award 2012. Eric was one of the founding members of the ICS, and convened the first annual meeting in 1971. Fol...

ICS Fellowship & Grant Winners 2012
Please join us in congratulating the recipients of this year’s fellowships and research grants, listed below. International multidisciplinary pilot research project (ICS Seed Funding) – Ruth Kir...

Are you a nurse interested in Fistulas? If so the CPC & Fistula Committee need you!
The ICS CPC & Fistula Committees are recruiting nurses who would be able to assist with forthcoming Fistula awareness promotion and missions. The requirements to be involved are as follows; •...

ICS Educational Course in collaboration with the Argentine Urological Society
The ICS Education Committee recently hosted a joint Education Course with the Argentine Urological Society- Sociedad Argentina de Urología SAU in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The ICS were represented b...

Beth Shelly PT and Claudia Heced PT before the PT meeting in Buenos Aries Argentina June 14, 2012.

Support for Physiotherapist treating Urinary Incontinence Meeting
The ICS Education Committee recently hosted a joint Education Course with the Argentine Urological Society- Sociedad Argentina de Urología SAU in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Beth Shelly PT was invited...

Nurses' Forum 2012
The ICS nursing committee are delighted to invite you to their annual Nurse Forum. This will be an afternoon of nurse focused talks and lively discussions scheduled for Sunday 14 October, 1230 – 1...

ICS 2012 Scientific Programme now online!
The full Scientific Programme for Beijing is now live on the ICS website. We can now confirm all three state of the art lectures: “Chinese Acupuncture - History, Present and Future” on Wednesday 17...

Travel Award Deadline reminder - 1st July
This is a final reminder that the deadline for application for the ICS Travel Award for the annual meeting in Beijing 2012 is 1st July 2012. The travel award provides exposure to training and c...

Beijing workshop hand outs now online!
All e-Handouts for the workshops at ICS 2012 are now available to download online. We have implemented this system in recent years so there are two types of handouts: a printed handout and an e-han...

Best Abstract prizes 2012
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2012 best abstract awards, detailed below. Congratulations all! Basic Science #13600 - THE ROLE OF TRPA1 CHANNELS IN ACTIVATION OF SINGLE UNIT MECH...

ICS Public Forum 2012
The Public Forum is a free event open to 300 participants of the general public, including caregivers and healthcare professionals. Hosted by the ICS Continence Promotion Committee (CPC), the Pu...

Voting Results for Elected ICS positions
We are pleased to announce the results of the recent voting for official ICS elected positions: Continence Promotion Committee Chair Winner confirmed: Tamara Dickinson – 3 year term to begin a...

Free eBook access to ‘European Obstetrics & Gynaecology'
ICS members are entitled to free online access to the latest issue of ‘European Obstetrics & Gynaecology’ (Volume 7 Issue 1) via the Touch Briefings website. European Obstetrics & Gynaecology i...

Changes to the ICS Education Committee
Following discussions at the Annual Scientific Meeting in Glasgow, the Education Committee decided to reorganise their committee and create new sub-committees. The Education Committee is one of...

ICS 2012 Scientific Programme
The ICS are pleased to announce that we have three State of the Art lectures confirmed for the 2012 Scientific Programme, which includes “Chinese Acupuncture - History, Present and Future” on Wedne...

Workshops at ICS 2012 Beijing Annual Meeting
Across two days and 47 workshops, the ICS’s educational programme aims to provide high quality learning opportunities across a diverse range of topics, representing the Society’s multidisciplinary...

ICS voting closes in one week
This week is your last chance to vote on the current ICS elected positions before polling closes on 8th June 2012. The positions open for voting are: Trustee - Allied Health/Non-Physician Tru...

Announcement of accepted new committee members
The ICS is pleased to announce new members to our committees who will begin their 3 year term following the AGM on Thursday 18 October 2012 at ICS Beijing. Children's Committee - Jian Guo Wen,...

ICS Scientific Committee Meeting Review
The ICS Scientific Committee recently met in Beijing at the Hilton Beijing Capital Hotel, to review all abstract submissions for 2012. Dominic Turner and Ashley Brookes from the ICS office attended...

The History of Physiotherapy in the ICS
A small number of physiotherapists began attending ICS meetings in 1985. We now have 500 registered physiotherapy members! These members are involved in producing leading research in the field of p...

ICS Nurses Public Forum
The ICS Nursing Committee has introduced a new Public Forum for ICS Nurse Members! The purpose of this forum is to provide a space for nursing members to discuss their areas of interest with fell...

Support for Physiotherapists (PT) treating urinary incontinence in Buenos Aires
The ICS Physiotherapy Committee will be hosting a free meeting at the Hilton Hotel Buenos Aires on 14th June 2012. The focus of this meeting will be to engage with other physiotherapists who are in...

How does need to urinate affect driving?
An interesting article was published this week on urination as a model for pain and how the need to urinate can affect one’s ability to drive as much as alcohol. To read the full article please fol...

ICS Voting is now open
Voting for the current ICS elected positions is now open for the following posts: Trustee - Allied Health/Non-Physician; Trustee – Gynaecologist; Continence Promotion Committee Chair. The vote wil...

Neurourology Promotion Committee Chair
The ICS are pleased to announce that Anthony Stone has accepted the position of Neurourology Promotion Committee Chair. His 3 year term will begin in October at the AGM in Beijing. We wish you the...

Early Bird registration for ICS 2012
Online registration for the 42nd Annual Meeting of the International Continence Society is now open! Please visit the website and register now to take advantage of the early bird discount rate. Cli...

Keep connected via LinkedIn
Keep up with all of the latest news on this year’s Annual Meeting by joining our Beijing 2012 social networks. We have just launched a LinkedIn Group which is great for connecting with other collea...

Free EU-ACME membership is now available via our website
The EU-ACME stands for European Urology - Accredited Continuing Medical Education. Its primary task is the implementation, promotion and organization of continuing medical education (CME) and conti...

World Continence Week 18th-24th June 2012
The ICS World Continence Week (WCW) is an annual initiative to raise awareness about incontinence related issues. WCW was initiated at ICS 2008 in Cairo with the first ever World Continence Day. Th...

A tribute to the late Norman Zinner
Norman Zinner lived life to the fullest. Whether he was at home in California or travelling with his dear wife Nancy and enjoying the wonders of the world, whether he was working at his beloved pro...

Registration for ICS 2012 now open!
Online registration for the 42nd Annual Meeting of the International Continence Society is now open! Please visit the website and register now to take advantage of the early bird discount rate. Cli...

Offer for ICS members from BioScience Writers
BioScience Writers is an internationally-recognised scientific editing and writing company committed to providing the highest quality work at a reasonable price, with rapid turnaround and personali...

Free eBook for ICS Members ‘US Obstetrics and Gynecology'
As part of a Media partnership with Touch Briefings, ICS members also receive free eBook access to Touch Briefings ‘US Obstetrics and Gynecology’ Volume 6 Issue 2. US Obstetrics & Gynecology is a p...

Free eBook for ICS Members ‘EU Urological Review'
As part of a Media partnership with Touch Briefings, ICS members receive free eBook access to Touch Briefings ‘EU Urological Review’ Volume 6 Issue 2. European Urological Review is a peer-review...

Publications and Communications Committee - Editor Required
The Publications and Communications Committee is seeking a new member who would also be interested in taking over the important role of editing ICS News. We are ideally seeking a native English s...

Final call for Abstracts for ICS 2012
The deadline for submitting your abstract for the ICS 2012 Annual Meeting in Beijing is three days away - the abstract submission centre closes 1st April 2012 (23:59 GMT+1). Please note that all vi...

Nominations & Expressions of Interest deadline 1 April
Application for open committee positions closes on Sunday 1st April 2012. The following positions are available: Nominations for Elected Positions: Trustee - Gynaecologist, Trustee - Allied Heal...

ICS Continence Wiki Launch!
We’re excited to announce the ICS Wiki. Wikipedia is a concept most of us are familiar with, as an online evolving resource which is an excellent starting point for finding information, and which a...

Call for Nominations & Expressions of Interest - deadline 1 April 2012
We are currently looking for expressions of interest for the following positions; further committee member positions may become available at a later date. Nominations for Elected Positions Board o...

ICS 2011 Committee Meeting Minutes and Trustee Meeting Minutes
All ICS Committee Meeting Minutes and the Trustee Meeting Minutes are now available to view via the ICS website. Committee meeting minutes can be viewed via the ‘document’ section of the ICS web...

Tomasz Michalek (Silver Award winner) and Christa Thiel (Gold Award Winner) with General Secretary Jacques Corcos

2011 World Continence Week Award Announcement
The ICS would like to congratulate the World Continence Week (WCW) Award Winners 2011. The awards were issued to the following organisations: Gold award winners; Continence Foundation of Australia...

Jo Laycock accepting her Lifetime Achievement award from Chantale DuMoulin

Physiotherapist Jo Laycock Receives the ICS Lifetime Achievement Award 2011
The Lifetime Achievement Award is a relatively new ICS award made to honor an individual who has made a lifetime commitment and lasting contribution to the advancement of science, education, clinic...

Post ICS Glasgow 2011 Survey Results
Following the successful ICS 2011 meeting in Glasgow, we would like to thank all of the delegates who attended this historic, homecoming meeting. Following the meeting, in conjunction with Kenes In...

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED IVUmed, a US-based nonprofit organization specializing in urology training and service in resource-limited parts of the world, currently seeks female urology specialists for up...

2.6 billion people still do not have access to a basic toilet
Some 7% of diseases worldwide are caused by poor sanitation and water quality, experts say, and result in the deaths of about 2 million people each year. Worldwide, about 2.6 billion people still...

Post ICS-IUGA 2010 Survey
Many thanks to those of you who attended ICS-IUGA 2010. It was an extremely successful meeting in regards to the level of attendance and scientific content. In order to assist us improve our annual...

Dr Wen who was awarded the first ICS Neurourology Fellowship with Dr Corcos, Dep Urology Zhangzou China 2009

ICS Fellowship and Grant Applications - OPEN!
The ICS is pleased to announce a range of different fellowships, research grants and awards are now available. For this year the deadlines are below for the fellowships and grants so please tell yo...

Join us in Toronto for the Joint ICS-IUGA Annual Meeting!
The 3rd combined annual meeting of the International Continence Society (ICS) and the International Urogynecological Association (IUGA) will take place 23-27 August 2010 in Toronto, Canada. This wi...

Axel Ingelman-Sundberg (1910 - 2009): A Tribute
On 12 October 2009, Axel Ingelman-Sundberg passed away after a minor stroke and pneumonia. He was in his ninety-eighth year. He leaves behind six children and fifteen grandchildren. In 1976, a...

Some of the course delegates and speakers

ICS Education Course Sharm-el-Sheikh Review, Egypt, 4-6 February 2010
In collaboration with the 6th Pan Arab Continence Society (PACS) meeting The first add-on education course of 2010 was held in collaboration with the 6th Pan Arab Continence Society (PACS) meeting...

ICS Santiago Education Course Review, Chile, 22-24 April 2010
In collaboration with the Sociedad Chilena de Urologia. In April 2010, the ICS and the Chilean Society of Urology jointly held an education course focused on Dysfunction of the Lower Urinary Tra...

NEWS FROM THE CHILDREN'S COMMITTEE
“..as more individuals with LUTS of neurogenic and organic aetiology are reaching adulthood, there is a need to address the interface of continence care. Dubbed the ICS’s smallest committee and...

Review of Bucharest, ICS Education Course in Romania, 7-8 May 2010
In collaboration with the 7th Scientific Meeting of the Romanian Uro-Gynaecology Society The first ICS course in Romania was held 7-8 May during a period of pleasant spring weather and was fortuna...

THE NEURO-UROLOGY PROMOTION COMMITTEE LOOKS AHEAD
The Neuro-urology Promotion Committee was set up in 2004 by the strenuous efforts of Jacques Corcos, its first Chair. After Jacques became ICS General Secretary, Emmanuel Chartier-Kastler was nomin...

Web and Media Updates
This year Ferring sponsored production of a USB Stick allowing delegates to search all the ICS 2009 Abstracts and for the first time watch all abstract videos at their leisure. This was incredibl...

Sexual Pain in Men and Women with IC/PBS and Chronic Pelvic Pain
Interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome (IC/PBS) is one potential cause of sexual pain in up to 70% of women and men who complain of pain with penetration and/or thrusting. Once considered r...

The Continence Promotion Committee-Growing in Leaps and Bounds
Since its creation in 1995, the CPC has grown in leaps and bounds. There are presently 24 members on the committee from 16 different countries. Their backgrounds range from physicians to nurses to...

Limin Liao chaired the Beijing educational course

Review of the ICS Education Course, Beijing, China, 29-31 October 2009
The 3rd ICS educational course in China was held in Beijing during 29-31 October 2009. The course was an add-on to the 4th Beijing International Rehabilitation Forum and National Urodynamic trainin...

Nicolae Calomfirescu on left, Andrei Manu-Marin on right

A ROMANIAN EXPERIENCE: STANDARD OF CONTINENCE CARE IN ROMANIA IS ON AN UPWARD PATHWAY
Continence care in Romania is progressing step by step along an upward pathway towards attaining basic western standards. After spending one year at Maastricht University Hospital in the Netherl...

Marijke Van Kampen, Chair of the Physiotherapy Committee

8th Physiotherapy Round Table
The 8th Physiotherapy Round Table held in San Francisco opened with a “Meet and Greet” session over tea and coffee, giving everyone the opportunity to meet old friends and make new ones. An importa...

NEW ICS FISTULA COMMITTEE OFF TO A FLYING START
The ICS Fistula Committee was officially launched in October 2009 with the support of the Trustees and Executive Committee. Interim Chair Sherif Mourad from Cairo, who has extensive practical exper...

Review of the International Continence Society 39th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, USA
Undeterred by the global credit crunch and the threat of a flu epidemic, no fewer than 2535 ICS members and visitors from 58 countries and multiple disciplines descended enthusiastically on San Fra...

A selection of the ICS prize winners collect their awards, from left: Boris Van Doorn, David Burmeister, Stasa Tadic, Clare Fowler, Karl Kreder (Scientific Chair), Valerie Elliott, Margot Damaser

Prize Awards at ICS 2009 - Acknowledging Excellence in Science
We have pleasure in announcing the following prizes awarded at ICS 2009. The number and quality of abstract submissions for this meeting was exceptional. It was a challenge for the ICS Scientific C...

Nursing activities take shape for the future
In May the Nursing Committee held its inaugural meeting in Bristol (UK) and met again at ICS 2009 in San Francisco to develop a strategy. Four sub-committees have now been formed to build different...

Speakers answers questions from the audience

Review of the ICS Education Course, Goiania, Brazil
The ICS-SBU educational course was a pre-congress one day meeting. There was great interest in the course with a total of 150 participants. The course focused on three topics: male urinary incontin...

ICS Meeting does not end in San Francisco
More than 10 hours of Scientific Sessions, State of the Art Lectures, Workshops and Educational Courses are now available via the internet to a worldwide audience. The webcasts will remain availabl...

HEARING THE PATIENTS VOICE - MODELS FOR LISTENING
The CPC workshop at ICS annual meeting in San Fransisco 2009 highlighted some of the models of the worldwide programs that have been effective at focusing on the need of patients, including all age...

ICS Education Course Berlin
The ICS was back in Europe for a 1½ days Education Course, this time in the cosmopolitan city of Berlin, Germany. Once again, the ICS had a range of local and international speakers, but we were es...

ICS Course in Chongqing
IN COLLABORATION WITH the Chinese Continence Society, the ICS contributed to an educational course held in Chongqing, China from 26-28 September 2008. This was the second visit by the ICS to China...

ICS 2008 Annual General Meeting Outcomes
A message from the General Secretary: Dear Members, As many of you are aware, the Constitutional Review Committee has been working over the last two years to review the ICS and Conticom-ICS g...

ICS Documents - New Look, New Approach
For many years the ICS Documents system has been the cornerstone of ICS online publishing. Staff have been able to publish documents and reports both publicly and restricted to ICS Members from any...

Physiotherapy study session for non-physiotherapists

ICS Physiotherapists active in Cairo
ON THE SUNDAY prior to the start of the official ICS programme, a morning session was organised by physiotherapists for clinicians with an interest in the work of physiotherapists. After an explana...

Mandy Wells, Nurses Committee Chair - Working with people with bladder and bowel problems

ICS Nurses' International Meeting in Cairo for Pan-Arab and local nurses
PRIOR TO THE ICS 2008 meeting in Cairo, an invitation was sent to leading nurses in Egypt working in the field of bladder and bowel care. This invitation was taken up by 20 Egyptian nurses, led by...

First World Continence Day, Public Forum in Cairo a resounding success
THE FIRST WORLD Continence Day was announced in Cairo on 24 October, 2008 during the Continence Promotion Committee’s 2nd Public Forum. At the conclusion of the ICS Meeting in Cairo Egypt, the Cont...

History of the ICS: Request for material
AFTER CONSIDERABLE DELAYS, Normal Zinner and I, together with Eric Glen and others, are back at the task of documenting the history of the ICS. If you have memories, photos or any information about...

Raising Awareness of Continence in the Region at ICS 2008

ICS 2008 Cairo Review
A grand total of 2385 urologists, gynaecologists, epidemiologists, geriatricians, paediatricians, physicists, nurses, physiotherapists, exhibitors and media from 75 countries descended on Cairo, Eg...

The WCW team in Chicago prepare for their visitors

World Continence Week 2009
The ICS Continence Promotion Committee launched a very successful global event: World Continence Week (WCW) from June 22 to June 28. The aim of World Continence Week is to raise awareness of bladde...

Continence Promotion in Belgium
Belgium is a small European country with around 10 million residents. Despite its small size, its nurses and associations are exceptionally active in promoting continence. Public toilet initiati...

Launch of Bladder & Bowel Foundation in UK
THE BLADDER AND Bowel Foundation is a newly created charity In the United Kingdom combining the work of two previous organisations, Incontact and the Continence Foundation. With over 18 years’ expe...

Diane Newman (CPC Chair) and Sherif Mourad (2008 Annual Meeting Chair

First World Continence Day, Public Forum in Cairo a resounding success.
THE FIRST WORLD Continence Day was announced in Cairo on 24 October, 2008 during the Continence Promotion Committee’s 2nd Public Forum. At the conclusion of the ICS Meeting in Cairo Egypt, the Cont...

National Association For Continence Publishes 14th Edition of its Resource Guide
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION For Continence (NAFC) in the United States recently published the 14th Edition of its Resource Guide®, the most comprehensive directory of products and services available f...

CPC Restructuring
The ICS Continence Promotion Committee has recently re-structured to support its growing portfolio of activities, including the 1st Public Forum in Rotterdam in the Netherlands that took place in 2...

Public Forum: a first-time success for the ICS CPC in Rotterdam, the Netherlands
On Saturday 25th August 2007, at the conclusion of the ICS Annual Meeting, the Continence Promotion Committee (CPC) co-hosted its first Public Forum at De Doelen Congress Centre in Rotterdam. Th...

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