Pre-Conference Workshops
Registrations for the UGSA 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting pre-conference workshops are now available. Taking place on Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning, these programs will offer delegates a unique opportunity to elevate their learning and sharpen their skills in Urogynaecology.
Scroll down to learn more or simply click the register button to secure your spot. Limited spaces are available so get in quick to avoid disappointment.
Note: Workshops are not included in the conference registration costs. Add-on fees apply - see prices listed below.
Vaginal Surgery
Location: Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre
Date: Wednesday 1 October 2025
Time: 1pm - 5pm
Catering: Lunch and afternoon tea will be provided
Cost: $600.00
About this workshop:
This hands-on workshop will help you hone your vaginal surgery skills with stations using models covering vaginal hysterectomy, sacrospinous fixation/sacrospinous hysteropexy, vNOTES, and colpocleisis. You will work in small groups rotating between each station, to learn tips and tricks from Practitioners who routinely perform these procedures. It will cover patient selection; an introduction to vNOTES, and how this could be introduced to your practice, port placement and gaining entry; tips and tricks for vaginal hysterectomy; suture placement and trouble shooting at time of sacrospinous fixation; and the when and how to perform a colpocleisis. There will also be discussion regarding the use of Arista in vaginal surgery.
Sexual Function
Location: Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre
Date: Wednesday 1 October 2025
Time: 1pm - 5pm
Catering: Lunch and afternoon tea will be provided
Cost: $500.00
About this workshop:
This workshop will provide physicians, trainees, and advanced practice providers with multi-disciplinary treatment options (medical management, sex therapy, and pelvic floor physiotherapy) for patients with sexual dysfunction and pelvic floor disorders. We will also review how pelvic floor reconstructive surgery affects sexual function in patients.
The workshop facilitators will include 2 urogynaecologists, a gynaecological endocrinologist, a clinical psychologist, and a pelvic health physiotherapist
Urodynamics Workshop
Location: Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre
Date: Wednesday 1 October 2025
Time: 1pm - 5pm
Catering: Lunch and afternoon tea will be provided
Cost: $500.00
About this workshop: Designed for the novice urodynamicist and the seasoned expert alike, our urodynamics workshop includes didactic teaching, hands on training and test interpretation under the guidance of our local & international faculty. We welcome industry sponsors who bring a wealth of experience in the field of urodynamic studies.
Don’t pass up this opportunity to immerse yourself in an afternoon of urodynamics!
Vulval Workshop
Location: Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre
Date: Thursday 2 October 2025
Time: 8am - 1200pm
Catering: Morning Tea and lunch will be provided
Cost: $500.00
About this workshop:
This half day Interactive Multidisciplinary Workshop will cover the assessment and management of vulval disorders for the Pelvic Floor Specialist. Our faculty of dermatology, urogynaecology and gynae-oncology subspecialists will guide you through the normal to the benign and help you to recognise the red flags of pre malignant and malignant conditions. In an interactive forum, the team will share tips and tricks of assessment and management including biopsy techniques, and demystify the lotions and potions of vulval care.
Simulation and Training in Female Stress Incontinence Surgery
Location: Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre
Date: Thursday 2 October 2025
Time: 8am - 1200pm
Catering: Morning Tea and lunch will be provided
Cost: $500.00
About this workshop:
Stress incontinence is a common condition and there are multiple surgical procedures with differing outcomes. Following a recent FDA alert, senate enquiry and adverse media publicity; the hitherto gold-standard treatment of mid urethral slings has lost some of its popularity with patients becoming mesh averse, hence the spotlight has shifted to other available treatments. As such, the landscape in surgical management of stress incontinence has undergone significant changes, with the new generation of surgeons lacking sufficient exposure to traditional incontinence procedures. There is a learning curve with all surgical procedures, and it has been found that simulation improves learning and ultimately patient outcomes.
Delegates who participate in this workshop will leave with:
- An understanding of the pathophysiology of female stress incontinence and an evidence-based approach to its management.
- An overview of current treatments (featuring surgical videos/simulation) and focus on the assessment of incontinence and appropriate patient selection.
- This workshop will also look at credentialing, audit and recording outcomes in the Australian context and how this can be applied globally.
This workshop is targeted at fellows and young consultants who are offering incontinence procedures and aims to provide an overview of management of stress urinary incontinence and the practical enhancement of surgical training.
Pessary Workshop
Location: Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre
Date: Thursday 2 October 2025
Time: 8am - 1200pm
Catering: Morning Tea and lunch will be provided
Cost: $500.00
About this workshop:
More information on this workshop is coming soon!
UGSA Excellence in Women’s Health
Medical professionals interested in women’s continence and pain management.