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Research Partner Network

Are you conducting research and looking to help create a multi-center research partnership? IUGA is here to help! As the leading international authority in the field of urogynecology, we have recently launched the IUGA Research Partner Network. As IUGA is a truly international organization, we are in a great position to help build international networks in research. We are committed to creating connections, fostering partnerships and collaborations, and helping to build an international network of research partners! Sign up today and let other IUGA members know about the research you are conducting and how they can get involved! If you are looking to get involved with an ongoing project and are looking for partners, this is also a great resource for you! 

 

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Mentorship Program

Research and Development Mentors:

Purpose: The Research and Development Committee is responsible for developing and promoting research projects and papers in the field of urogynecology. This committee also offers a mentorship program, and you can find the current mentors below. Gain invaluable insights into critical aspects such as choosing a relevant question, navigating funding resources, mastering the basics of a grant proposal, honing your study design skills, unraveling the complexities of statistics in clinical research, perfecting the art of manuscript writing, and uncovering the secrets to successful publishing and promoting your work. If you wish to learn more about this opportunity, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..  

 

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Volunteers IUGA Committees 2022

New Committee Members Whose Terms Began January 1, 2022

  • Harpeet Arora (Australia) – Robotics SIG
  • Angamuthu Arun (Australia) – Research and Development Committee
  • Cornelia Betschart (Switzerland) – Education Committee
  • Leonardo Bezerra (Brazil) – Robotics SIG
  • Sarah Burgess (UK) – Public Relations Committee
  • Christine Chu (USA) – Education Committee
  • Patrick Culligan (USA) – Robotics SIG
  • Yair Dakan (Israel) – Robotics SIG
  • Fulya Dökmeci (Turkey) – Research and Development Committee
  • Seema Dutta (UK) – Education Committee
  • Montse Espuña Pons (Spain) – Research and Development Committee
  • Bobby Garcia (USA) – Terminology and Standardization Committee
  • Deepa Gopinath (Australia) – Public Relations Committee
  • Cristine Homsi Jorge Ferreira (Brazil) – Terminology and Standardization Committee
  • Swati Jha (UK) – Research and Development Committee
  • Anna Christin Jossy (India) – Public Relations Committee
  • Maherah Kamarudin (Malaysia) – Publications Committee
  • Ixora Kamisan Atan (Malaysia) – Research and Development Committee
  • Ervin Kocjancic (USA) – Education Committee
  • Lioudmila Lipetskaia (USA) – Research and Development Committee
  • Shazia Malik (USA) – Public Relations Committee
  • Pilar Martin (Australia) – Public Relations Committee
  • Catherine Matthews (USA) – Robotics SIG
  • Zelalem Mengistu (Ethiopia) – Education Committee
  • Pawel Miotla (Poland) – Terminology and Standardization Committee
  • Paul Muwanguzi (Uganda) – Fellows, Trainees, and Early Career Professionals Committee
  • Genevieve Nadeau (Canada) – Terminology and Standardization Committee
  • Gemma Nightingale (New Zealand) – Public Relations Committee
  • Manuel Ocampo, Jr. (Philippines) – Terminology and Standardization Committee
  • Michele O’Shea (USA) – Fellows, Trainees, and Early Career Professionals Committee
  • Manidip Pal (India) – Publications Committee
  • Lisa Prodigalidad (Philippines) – Robotics SIG
  • James Ross (USA) – Fellows, Trainees, and Early Career Professionals Committee
  • Pushpa Sachdev (Pakistan) – Education Committee
  • Dalia Saidan (UK) – Education Committee
  • Stefano Salvatore (Italy) – Education Committee
  • Marair Sartori (Brazil) – Research and Development Committee
  • Tamara Serdinšek (Slovenia) – Fellows, Trainees, and Early Career Professionals Committee
  • Tommaso Simoncini (Italy) – Robotics SIG
  • Erika Wasenda (USA) – Fellows, Trainees, and Early Career Professionals Committee

Volunteers IUGA Committees 2021

Volunteers Whose Terms on IUGA Committees ended December 31, 2021

  • Ahmed Al-Badr (Saudi Arabia) – Membership Committee
  • Baharak Amir (Canada) – Education Committee
  • Sarah Burgess (UK) – Fellows, Trainees, and Early Career Professionals Committee
  • Chi Chiung Grace Chen (USA) – Education Committee/Workshop Subcommittee Chair
  • Zhuoran Chen (Australia) – Fellows, Trainees, and Early Career Professionals Committee
  • Eduardo Cortes (UK) – Research and Development Committee
  • Peter Dekuyper (Belgium) – Terminology and Standardization Committee
  • Ernesto Delgado Cidranes (Spain) – Neuro-Urogynecology & Urogenital Pain SIG
  • Niki Dykes (New Zealand) – Fellows, Trainees, and Early Career Professionals Committee
  • Kimberly Kenton (USA) – Education Committee
  • Marianne Koch (Austria) – Fellows, Trainees, and Early Career Professionals Committee
  • Omar Duenas Garcia (USA) – Public Relations Committee
  • Caroline Gargett (Australia) – Basic Science SIG
  • Elizabeth Geller (USA) – Education Committee
  • Shimon Ginath (Israel) – Education Committee
  • Rachel High (USA) – Fellows, Trainees, and Early Career Professionals Committee Chair
  • Pallavi Latthe (UK) – Research and Development Committee Chair
  • Joan Melendez-Muñoz (Spain) – Terminology and Standardization Committee
  • Pawel Miotla (Poland) – Education Committee
  • Gemma Nightingale (New Zealand) – Fellows, Trainees, and Early Career Professionals Committee
  • Keng Ng (UK) - Neuro-Urogynecology & Urogenital Pain SIG
  • Masayoshi Jimmy Nomura (Japan) – Membership Committee
  • Natarajan Rajamaheswari (India) – Membership Committee
  • Angie Rantell (UK) – Membership Committee
  • Maura Seleme (Brazil) – Membership Committee

Fellowship Development Committee

Purpose:

To help develop a minimum set of core topics specific to urogynecology as well as target a larger goal of facilitating program development in less developed regions through sharing of best practices and development of this community. This information will be important to achieving the long-term goal of establishing urogynecology as a subspecialty around the world.

Chair:

Sylvia Botros-Brey

Fiona Lindo (USA)

Committee Members:

  • Danielle Antosh (USA)
  • Samuel Badalian  (USA)
  • Sylvia Botros (USA)
  • Sara Cichowski (USA)
  • Anupreet Dua (UK)
  • Serife Esra Cetinkaya (Turkey)
  • Luiz Gustavo Oliveria Brito (Brazil)
  • Emmanuel Karantanis (Australia)
  • Svjetlana Lozo- Sub-Committee Chair (USA)
  • Yongxian Lu (China)
  • Joan Melendez-Munoz (Spain)
  • Charlotte Polle (Kenya)
  • Aiste Ugianskiene (Denmark)
  • Lisa Prodigalidad- (Philipinnes) - Liaison IUGA Board