Program
Registration
Refreshments will be served will be served and a opportunity to meet with our sponsors
Introduction and welcome
Associate Professor Luis Prado, Epworth CMO
Dr Sandra Elmer, Scientific Convenor
Session 1
Stress urinary incontinence surgery – non-mesh options
Chair: Janelle Brennan and Dr Eva Fong
08:45 – 09:15: Pubovaginal fascial sling. Mr Johan Gani
09:15 – 09:45: Robot-Assisted Burch Colposuspension. Dr Marcus Carey
09:45 – 10:00: Peri-Urethral Bulking with Bulkamid®. Dr Caroline Dowling
Morning Tea and Sponsor Display
Refreshments will be served and an opportunity to meet our sponsors
Session 2
Stress urinary incontinence – is the Mid Urethral Sling dead in the water?
Chair: Vincent Tse and Dr Marcus Carey
10:30 – 11:00: The bottom up, mid-urethral sling. Dr Benjamin Brucker
11:00 – 11:30: The top down, mid-urethral sling. Janelle Brennan
11:30 – 12:00: Urological management of MUS complications. Dr Benjamin Brucker
12:00 – 12:15: Back to the future; SUI management post FDA, will the TOT survive? Is there a place for the female AUS? Dr Benjamin Brucker
12:15 – 12:30: Imaging in female urology – helping to identify the complicated MUS. Dr Susan Kouloyan-Ilic
Lunch and Sponsor Display
Buffet Lunch will be served and an opportunity to meet with our sponsors
Session 3
Pelvic organ prolapse and vaginal surgery for the urologist
Chair: Janelle Brennan and Mr Johan Gani
13:30 – 13:50: Anterior colporrhaphy and teaching the technique. Dr Eva Fong
13:50 – 14:20: Posterior colporrhaphy and the recto-vaginal septum. Dr Marcus Carey
14:20 – 14:40: Vaginal approach to apical suspension procedures. Dr Benjamin Brucker
14:40 – 15:00: Recurrent, complex prolapse, including colpocliesis. Dr Benjamin Brucker
Afternoon Tea and Sponsor Display
Refreshments will be served and an opportunity to meet our sponsors
Session 4
Pelvic organ prolapse and robotic surgery
Chair: Dr Benjamin Brucker and Dr Marcus Carey
15:30 – 16:00: Robotic sacral colpopexy and hysteropexy for apical prolapse (utilising mesh). Vincent Tse
16:00 – 16:20: Robotic suture hysteropexy for uterine prolapse (mesh-free). Dr Sandra Elmer
16:20 – 16:35: Robotic surgery for FPMRS, adoption, the learning curve, tips and tricks - Panel
16:35 – 16:50: Heroes as surgical leaders: reducing risks and building a culture of safety. Dr Caroline Dowling
Closing comments
Associate Professor Laurence Harewood
Cocktail function
Cocktail reception and a chance to meet the Symposium Faculty