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For people living with incontinence and pelvic floor dysfunction.

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World Continence Week 2023

June 19 2023 - June 23 2023

The World Continence Week 2023 tookit is now available online..
5 webinars are being planned during this week. The complete programme will be online shortly.

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New Corporate Partner Amara Therapeutics

WFIPP welcomes our new Corporate Partner Amara Therapeutics. Amara Therapeutics is an Irish-based Digital Therapeutics company who develop app-based treatments for patients suffering from Overactive Bladder (OAB). The company is a spin out from the University of Galway in Ireland and their mission is to make clinically proven, guideline recommended, behavioural therapy available to all […]

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Joint proposal EAU/ICS/WFIPP to the European Commission regarding mental health and incontinence

WFIPP has joined forces with the EAU (Patient Advocacy group EPAG of which WFIPP is a member) and the ICS to highlight the bi-directional relationship between mental health and incontinence. Mental health problems can trigger incontinence, and the difficulties faced by people living with incontinence and their loved ones can lead to stigmatization, stress and […]

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Press Release: A commitment to collaboration in continence care between international scientific societies and patient organizations

Commitment to Collaboration in Continence Care was a day-long workshop held in Madrid on 25th November 2022. The meeting objective was to agree the structure and scope for collaborative working between international scientific societies (as represented by ICS, EAU and SINUG), and patient organizations (as represented by WFIPP). The meeting’s participants determined three initial areas […]

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8th Baltic Meeting in Riga, Latvia, 26-27 May 2023

May 26 2023 - May 27 2023

Dear friends and colleagues, As you know, we mainly attended scientific events online in the past few years, so it is with great pleasure that we will welcome you at the 8th Baltic Meeting (Baltic23) in person. This highly-anticipated meeting will take place in the historic capital of Latvia, Riga from 26 to 27 May […]

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ICS 2023 53rd Annual Meeting of the International Continence Society 27-29 September 2023, Toronto, Canada

September 27 2023 - September 29 2023

Dear Friends, It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the 53rd Annual Meeting of the International Continence Society! The meeting will take place in September 2023, in beautiful Toronto. The Scientific Committee is putting together a programme that will cover all aspects of continence and urinary function; of great interest to urologists, urogynaecologists, pure and […]

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Support In Continence

The platform which is intended to act as a helpful resource for all stakeholders, patients, families, carers, HCPs and institutions who are in some way involved in the patient pathway relating to incontinence

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New Corporate Partner Amara Therapeutics

WFIPP welcomes our new Corporate Partner Amara Therapeutics. Amara Therapeutics is an Irish-based Digital Therapeutics company who develop app-based treatments for patients suffering from Overactive Bladder (OAB). The company is a spin out from the University of Galway in Ireland and their mission is to make clinically proven, guideline recommended, behavioural therapy available to all […]

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Newsletter EAU Edu Platform on Functional Urology (UROLUTS)

Some interested articles/interviews and podcast in the latest newsletter of EAU Edu Platform on Functional Urology (UROLUTS)

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Best of EAU23 – Incontinence healthcare

This edition of the Best-of-EAU23 is a must-read for those who want to stay ahead of the curve in incontinence healthcare. This newsletter contains a roundup of scientific resources such as webcasts and an EAU TV featurette of riveting case deliberations with a medical lawyer, as well as news coverage of incontinence-focused sessions onsite. You can […]

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Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Antimicrobial Resistance: A Spotlight on Urinary Tract Infections – Is there an issue?
In recent years, there has been a notable increase in antimicrobial resistance and multi-drug resistance among community-acquired uropathogens, predominantly Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae, causing urinary tract infections (UTI). The availability of effective oral treatments limited by antimicrobial resistance is of growing concern.

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