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Bridging Basic Science and Clinical Practice ICS 2007 in Rotterdam a Resounding Success! Official ICS Newsletter Volume 4 Issue No 1 February 2008 Bridging Basic Science and Clinical Practice ICS 2007 in Rotterdam a resounding success! Rotterdam in the Netherlands, birthplace of Desiderius Erasmus, Dutch philosopher and one of the great humanists in the 15th Century, was host to the ICS 2007 Annual Meeting. A bronze statue (left) of Erasmus stands on a pedestal in the heart of Rotterdam, while his memory is preserved in the Erasmus University of Rotterdam and the iconic Erasmus Bridge (above) spanning the River Maas. See page 3 for a review of ICS 2007. CONTENTS DIARY three five six nine ten Society for Urodynamics and Female Urology (SUFU) 2008 Winter Meeting, Miami, Florida, USA, 27th February – 1st March 2008 (www.sufuorg.com) Society of Urologic Nurses & Associates (SUNA) Annual Symposium, Tampa, Page 3 Bridging Basic Science and Clinical Practice Florida, USA, 28th February – 2nd March A review of ICS 2007 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands 2008 (www.suna.org) Page 4 ICS 2008 Cairo, Egypt 20th European Board and College of An invitation from Sherif Mourad Obstetrics and Gynaecology (EBCOG) Congress, Lisbon, Portugal, 4th – 8th Obstructed Labour and Obstetric Fistula March 2008 (www.mundiconvenius.pt/2008/ One of the greatest unaddressed needs for women of the ebcog) planet 23rd European Association of Urology Page 5 The Elderly (EAU) Annual Congress, Milan, Italy, 26th Maintaining continence, maintaining independence – 28th March 2008 (www.eaumilan2008.org) Page 6-7 ICS Committee News American Urological Association (AUA) 2008 Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida, November 2007’s ICS Educational Course in Mumbai, India USA, 17th – 22nd May 2008 (www.aua2008. News from the Nurses’ Education Subcommittee org) Nominations for ICS posts Wound Ostomy and Continence Nurses Neurourology Fellowship (WOCN) Annual Meeting, Orlando, Page 8 Neurourology and Urodynamics Journal Florida, USA, 21st - 25th June 2008 (www. An update by the editor-in-chief wocn.org) Page 9 Continence Promotion Committee’s First Public Forum 4th International Consultation on Incontinence (ICI), Paris, France, 5th – 8th Another ICS first July 2008 (www.congress-urology.org) Page 10 Book Reviews International Urogynecological Jane Meijlink reviews four books Association (IUGA) 33rd Annual Meeting, Taipei, Taiwan, 15th - 17th September 2008 Page 11 ICI Conference (www.iuga.org) Paris in July Combined American Academy of ICS Office Pediatrics/International Children’s Who’s who and who does what Continence Society (AAP/ICCS) Meeting, Boston, USA, 10th - 13th October 2008 Page 12 ICS Noticeboard (www.i-c-c-s.org) Helping keep you up to date The ICS Newsletter is published by the Publication & Communications Committee of the ICS Editor Jane Meijlink Associate Editors Susie Orme, Hashim Hashim, Katherine Moore PROFILE Editorial Board Jerzy Gajewski, Piotr Radziszewski, Stefano Salvatore, Daniela Marschall-Kehrel, Vik Khullar Newsletter Coordinator Carole Sales communications ICS Staff Carole Sales, Dominic Turner, Avicia Burchill, Kelly Packer, Nicola Walsh, Ashley Brookes Design & Layout: Profile Communications 00 44 (0)117 942 0153Printed by Kestrel Printing ICS Tel 00 44 (0)117 944 4881 ICS Fax 00 44 (0)117 944 4882 E-mail [email protected] www.icsoffice.org The ICS office retains the right to edit any material submitted to the newsletter. Please note that not all contributions can be included, but we will 2 endeavour to represent the diverse membership of the ICS. The ICS does not necessarily endorse any products that may be mentioned in the ICS newsletter. ICS 2007 IN ROTTERDAM A RESOUNDING SUccESS! The world port of Rotterdam formed the to this form of education. including the functioning of the bladder. setting for the 37th Annual Meeting of the The best-attended workshop was by Neuroscientist Gert Holstege, from the International Continence Society: “Bridging Hashim Hashim on ‘Update On The University of Groningen, the Netherlands Basic Science and Clinical Practice”, held Management Of Overactive Bladder who gave a state-of-the-art lecture on ‘Mind at De Doelen congress centre in the heart Syndrome’ with 178 participants. The the Bladder’ explained: “We often think that of Rotterdam, the Netherlands, 20th -24th second-best attended workshop was by this is only a problem of the bladder, but it August 2007. Many congratulations are due Mauro Cervigni and Firouz Daneshgari on is indeed mostly a problem of the brain. The to Ruud Bosch and his team for providing an ‘Mesh In Pelvic Floor Reconstructive Surgery’ bladder does what it is told to do by the brain.” excellent scientific programme with over 100 with 92 participants. The best-attended presentations, enjoyable social events and a course was the free course by Lewis Wall great atmosphere throughout. And of course on ‘Ethics Workshop: What Should Be the many thanks also to the 2,523 delegates, Relationship Between Industry and Scientific sponsors and exhibitors who attended and Medical Societies Such As The ICS?’ and helped to make it a memorable ICS occasion. the second-best attended was also a free course by Deborah Gordon on ‘Outcomes of Unprecedented High Attendance at Continence Awareness Programmes’. Educational Courses & Workshops The educational courses and workshops, Scientific Presentations covering most aspects of incontinence, Scientific presentations covered a wide have always been an important part of the range of topics, including urinary and faecal ICS Annual Meeting. These normally run incontinence, dysfunction of the lower The Mayor of Rotterdam for two days prior to the main scientific urinary tract in children, female pelvic floor opening ICS 2007 programme, thereby allowing participants to prolapse, as well as basic science. make the best of both the main conference While botulinum toxin has been used for The world is faced by an increasing elderly and the educational workshops. While some years for cosmetic improvement, it is population and as geriatrician Adrian Wagg workshops are proposed and organised by relatively new in the world of urology and from University College London remarked ICS members subject to approval by the currently generating a high level of interest. in his talk: “The Elderly Are Coming”. There Education Committee, the educational Manfred Stöhrer from Essen, Germany, were a number of presentations this year courses are chosen by the Education explained that botulinum toxin, “one of the that focused on treatment of incontinence Committee and views expressed during a strongest neuro-toxins we know”, is truly in the older adult. Reduced quality of life is course are the ICS point of view. The ICS a milestone in the treatment of detrusor typically observed in the incontinent elderly. Education Committee tries to provide a overactivity, since patients don’t have the Particularly encouraging were studies balanced programme so as to offer a good side-effects commonly experienced with the that focused on treatment options and selection for every kind of member. At ICS usual OAB medication. However, botulinum acceptability. The gender difference for pad 2007, 14 courses and 25 workshops were toxin is still an expensive option, according preferences was interesting and emphasised held (with one course cancelled) from to Stöhrer. the need to consider individual patient originally over 60 applications. No fewer In recent years, neurology and the central choice. than 2,041 places were booked by delegates nervous system have been a focus of An innovation at ICS this year was the for the pre-meeting courses and workshops! attention in the wide field of continence, session on Lifestyle which began with the An amazing achievement and demonstrates with the growing realisation that the question “Does Diet Coke Cause Overactive just how much importance delegates attach brain masterminds the body’s functions, Bladder?”, focusing on the effect of carbonated soft drinks containing caffeine and artificial sweeteners on the bladder in normal volunteers. This year’s Meeting saw an increasing emphasis on quality of life issues, looking at therapy from the patient’s point of view and asking whether we are really giving patients what they want. Don’t forget the webcasts If you were not able to attend the Meeting or wish to refresh your mind from the comfort of your armchair, webcasts of many presentations are available on: www.prous. com or the ICS website www.icsoffice.org. Delegates at ICS 2007 Jane Meijlink, Hashim Hashim, Susie Orme and Katherine Moore 3 ICS 2008 - CAIRO, EGYPT The 38th ICS Annual Meeting will be held at Cairo International Congress Centre, Cairo, Egypt, 20th-24th October, 2008. Dear Friends and Colleagues, Egypt, ancient land of the pharaohs, the legendary pyramids of Giza and the enigmatic Sphinx, is a destination that must be visited at least once in a lifetime. ICS 2008 in Cairo offers you a unique opportunity to visit the truly breathtaking historic sites of Egypt in the Nile Valley where some of the earliest evidence of medical treatment was discovered. Cairo, with its Pharaonic, ancient Christian and Islamic monuments, is also a modern city with shopping varying from traditional markets to sparkling new malls. The meeting venue will be the Cairo International Congress Centre (CICC), conveniently located in the residential Heliopolis area, midway between Cairo International Airport and the bustle of downtown Cairo. The Centre prides itself on its magnificent architecture and its superb collection of fine arts and wall paintings. The exquisite Chinese Garden with its beautiful Pagoda forms an oasis of tranquillity in the heart of the CICC’s 28-acre site. In accordance with tradition, the ICS 2008 meeting programme will feature two days of Educational Courses and Workshops, followed by the Scientific Programme and Exhibition. Tours and social events will include the ‘Sound and Light’ display at the Pyramids and Tours to Luxor, Abu Simbel and the Red Sea, before and after the meeting. ICS 2008 will also announce the first World Continence Day which aims to raise awareness of bladder and bowel health issues and improve the lives of people suffering from incontinence worldwide.
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