ICS 2015: Important information for physiotherapists

The ICS Physiotherapy Committee are delighted to announce that this year’s annual meeting will have a range of physio lead workshops and forums. The Physiotherapy Committee is actively involved in identifying opportunities for physios to present their work and to be involved in ICS activities. The ICS is interested in engaging physiotherapists to present their research at the main scientific meeting in Montreal. Listen and learn from the international experts including Kari Bo, Siv Morkved, Sophie Bergeron, Jo Booth and many more.

What’s on!

The following is already confirmed in the programme. There will also be scientific abstract presentation sessions dedicated to rehabilitation, conservative management, quality of life plus much more.

Tuesday

• W5 (Committee Activity) Optimising First Line Therapy for Overactive Bladder - Physiotherapy Committee (Free Session)
• 14th Physiotherapy Roundtable Physio Night out - see below for more details!
• Early Career Professional Session (Free Session)

Wednesday

• W15 (Committee Activity) Managing Complex Obstetric Fistula (Free Session)
• W18 Improving Continence Before and After Radical Prostatectomy
• Pelvic Floor Exercise classes for the treatment of urinary incontinence in aging women
• Round Table Evidence-based conservative management of pelvic organ prolapse
• W19 A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to the Treatment of Provoked Vestibulodynia
• W22 Pudendal Neuralgia and Other Intrapelvic Peripheral Nerve Entrapment - A Neglected Cause of Pain and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction

Thursday

• Top 5 Papers of 2015 that will change incontinence research and practice
• Pelvic floor dysfunction in cancer survivors after radical pelvic surgery and radiation
• W26 The Overactive Pelvic Floor
• Pelvic Floor Exercise classes for pre and post natal women
• Round Table: Strategies to Increase Adherence Anal incontinence: from bench to bedside
• W27 How Do I Manage LUTS in Patients with Cerebral Disorders?

Friday

• Understanding Pelvic Pain
• Debate: Female cosmetic genital surgery
• W30 The Neurogenic Bowel – Pathophysiology, Assessment and Management
• W33 Supporting Self-Management of the Neurogenic Bladder

To register for the meeting, please click here.

Night out post 14th Physiotherapy Round Table
Only $35. Price includes two course meal and welcome drink at restaurant Assommoir – Notre Dame, Montreal. Starting at 20:00 after the Welcome Reception and walking distance from the convention centre. Tickets are limited and are sold on a first come first served basis. Please note you do not need to have registered for the Round Table to join in with this event. So why not enjoy a fun night out with your friends and colleagues. To get a ticket sign up via the online registration system or email Yulia Rijinsky Jrijinsky@kenes.com

Want to tell your colleagues about ICS 2015? - Click here to download and print/email the physiotherapy flyer.