For 2019, Sweden’s second city, Gothenburg, welcomes the Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Continence Society. Not since 1981, when Lund was the host, has Sweden hosted the ICS and the local organising committee are working hard to ensure that delegates have, academically and socially, the best meeting possible.
Once again ICS brings together leading international, multi-professional experts in the science of continence and pelvic floor dysfunction in a single focused meeting which aims not only to disseminate newly discovered knowledge but to promote up to date application and implementation of current guidelines for management and treatment across a broad area of practice.
This year over 946 abstracts from 63 countries were submitted for presentation, in sessions which aim to challenge traditional ways of thinking about science and practice as much as to gain insights into current research endeavours. Dedicated sessions for nurses, physiotherapists and fundamental researchers allow many opportunities for discourse and networking, focused roundtable discussions and debate reveal views on common problems from multiple perspectives and state of the art lectures provide cutting edge education.
2019 highlights
State of the Art lectures:
- Risk prognostication in prolapse and incontinence following childbirth, Eric Jelovsek
- Is physical activity good or bad for the pelvic floor? Kari Bø
- The urinary microbiome, Linda Brubaker
- Prostatic controversies, Andrea Tubaro
ICS 2019 roundtable discussions:
- Tales of Ideas Gone Big: Translational Science in Continence
- Counseling Synthetic Grafts or Autologous Material in Surgical Management of SUI: The Data and the Quick Points
- Living well with long-term incontinence: Challenges and solutions
- Voiding Dysfunction in Children and Young Adults
- Why you Need to be an Expert in Hunner Disease
- Continence Care for the Aged - Tools to Remember!
- How do Incontinence Drugs Really Work?
- Crash Course in Practical Management of Faecal Incontinence
18th Physiotherapy Forum:
- An opportunity for physiotherapists, or anyone interested in physiotherapy, to network, enjoy presentations from emerging and established researchers and clinical leaders and most of all, have fun.
Nurses forum:
- The ICS invites you to an afternoon of nursing focused talks and discussions. Listen to lectures of recent research and experiences of nursing around the world.
Early Career Professionals:
- We offer sessions specifically targeted at our early career professionals to supply you with tools to help you move on with your career and presentations skills. Plus, we have a great night out afterwards!
The three towers of the Gothia Hotel and Congress Centre form the modern, stylish site of the meeting which allows easy access to the city, its attractions and sights. Delegates will be able to sample excellent Scandinavian cuisine, explore the surrounding coastal islands or even take a roller coaster ride in the Liseberg park opposite the hotel, the combination of all which makes attendance at the 2019 annual scientific meeting a must!
