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About UKCS
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
Ian Ramsay
Honorary Secretary/Treasurer UKCS
October 2005
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