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Category
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Anorectal / Bowel Dysfunction |
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Keywords
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Defecation Pelvic Floor Management |
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Target Audience
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Colorectal Surgeons, Urogynaecologists, Urologists, Nurses, Physiotherapists, Clinical Psychologists |
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Aims and Objectives
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This workshop will provide an overview of the pathophysiology, evaluation and both conservative (including a practical element) and surgical management of Pelvic floor defecatory dysfunction. This workshop will also cover psychological symptoms and its management in this group of patients as well as how to identify and manage them when presenting to the urogynaecology and/or urology clinics with concomitant pelvic floor symptoms. These disorders affect both women and men and necessitate a multidisciplinary team approach. It is also an opportunity to raise awareness of bowel evacuation difficulties and its relationship with urinary and sexual symptoms in a society that predominantly focuses on urinary incontinence.
Learning Objectives - Aim: The aim of this course is to learn how to evaluate and manage pelvic floor defecatory dysfunction (PFDD).
The objectives for this workshop are:
- To understand the pathophysiology of pelvic floor defecatory dysfunction (PFDD)
- To recognise and classify types of PFDD
- To learn how to evaluate PFDD
- To understand the role of imaging in patients with PFDD
- To understand the impact of PFDD in urinary and sexual function and what to do if patients present to a Urogynaeocology or Urology clinic and when to liaise with the Colorectal team
- To understand the role of biofeedback in the management of PFDD and the use of Rectal Irrigation as part of the management of PFDD
- To understand the pharmacological management of PFDD
- To understand the surgical management of PFDD
- To understand the importance of psychological assessment in the management of PFDD
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