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United
Kingdom Continence Society
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UKCS
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The first meeting of the
International Continence Society (UK section) took place in Bristol in
April 1994. The 2 day meeting was the idea of Paul Abrams(the
Honorary Secretary of the International Continence Society) and
comprised a mixture of guest lectures, proferred papers and a workshop
on continence services. The participants were from a variety of
backgrounds and included urologists, gynaecologists, nurses,
physiotherapists, physiologists, neurophysiologists, pharmacologists
and even a vet. It was resolved that the 2 day meeting should become an
annual event at the end of March/beginning of April and I was elected
to provide the administration/continuity for the group. Therefore ICS
(UK) was born and, in spite of the name, it is run separately from the
International Continence Society itself.
The annual meeting is multidisciplinary and is appropriate for the
presentation and discussion of "work in progress" or "ideas for
research" in addition to providing a forum for more complete work and
guest lectures. Comprehensive coverage of all aspects of continence is
encouraged and, to this end, the 1995 and 1996 meetings included the
active participation of colo-rectal surgeons and others interested in
faecal continence.
In 2005 the society changed its name to the UK Continence Society
(UKCS). This was done mainly to delineate it from the ICS and avoid
misdirected correspondence !
If you wish to become a member of UKCS , there is an annual
subscription (£10) and I would be grateful if you could
complete and return the enclosed form
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