This course offering will be recorded and all registrants will receive a link to access the course recording for a 2-week period. Please mark on your registration form if you will not be attending live (and watching the recording instead) for attendance-taking purposes.

Course Description: 

In this online, 4-hour course, instructors Jenny Telfer-Crum and Cara McDougall will take you through an updated and in-depth review of proposed mechanisms, prevalence, risk factors and treatment options for stress urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse. Integrating the latest research recommendations, international consensus statements and treatment pathways, this course will get you up-to-date so that you can make evidence-informed treatment recommendations and your clients can make truly informed decisions for their healthcare journeys. Everything from watch-and-wait, conservative management including pelvic floor muscle training, manual therapy and pessary use will be reviewed, as well as high-level overviews of medical management such as medication, injection and surgical options.

Objectives

Provide updated and in-depth information for the following:

Pelvic organ prolapse

• Clinical vs anatomical presentation and definitions 
• Pelvic anatomy and involved structures
• POP-Q measurements and clinical implications 
• Prevalence, Natural History and Risk Factors
• Treatment including: Pelvic floor muscle training, hypopressives, general exercise, manual therapy, pessary use, surgical options 

Stress Urinary Incontinence:

• Prevalence, Risk Factors, Progression 
• Pelvic anatomy and involved structures
• Pressure augmentation and urethra closing pressure
• Subtype 1: Urethral Hypermobility
• Subtype 2: Intrinsic Sphincter Deficiency 
• Treatments including: Pelvic floor muscle training, medical bulking agents, pharmacological options, intravaginal devices including pessaries, surgical options 

Prerequisite: None

Audience: Open to healthcare professionals, including experienced clinicians 

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