Workshops Wednesday 22nd April 2026 here

Thursday 23rd April

08.30 Welcome and Introduction to the Meeting: Ms Carmel Ramage, Consultant Urogynaecologist and Ms Anne Bowyer, Urogynaecology Nurse Specialist, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Session 1: From Cradle To Grave:

Chairs: Ms Carmel Ramage,  Ms Anne Bowyer

Keynote Lecture 1: From Cradle To Grave: Lessons From Born In Bradford On Nature And Nurture.

Professor John Wright, Specialist in Epidemiology, Bradford Institute for Health Research, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Childhood: Transition to Adult Services.

Anthony Noah, Consultant Paediatric Urological Surgeon, University College London Hospital HNHS Foundation Trust

Break: Poster and Exhibition. 

Oral Abstract Session 1 and Poster Abstract Session 2 presentations

Lunch, Posters and Exhibition. 

Keynote Lecture 2:  Life After Adversity: an inspirational account of a journey through physical and emotional challenges to return to his surgical career and find new purpose as a patient advocate.

Mohammed Belal, Consultant Urology Surgeon, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Session 2: How Reproduction Changes Things:

Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injury (OASI): postpartum urinary retention management in the short and long term.

Fidan Israfil-Bayli, Consultant In Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Kathy Parsons, Specialist Midwife – Perineal Trauma, Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust

  

Pelvic Floor Dysfunction from a Colorectal View

Sonia Lockwood, Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Perinatal Pelvic Health Services: The service gap. Why PPHS is important for the NHS long term plan and how an LMNS is implementing the change.

Debi Gibson and Sonya Ailey, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB),

Samantha Crowther, Consultant Obstetrician and Urogynaecologist, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Role of the PPHS Midwife.

Lisa Thompson, Specialist Midwife for Perinatal Pelvic Health Service (PPHS), Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Break: Posters and Exhibition.

Oral Abstract and Oral Poster Abstract Presentations 

Close 17.30

NB: Timings subject to change

Friday 24th April pm

09.00 Welcome:

Session 3:  Midlife

Continence and Vaginal Issues From Post Partum To The Menopause.

Claudine Domoney Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Vaginal Oestrogens and Other Management Options.

Amy Tatham, GP, Bradford District ICB Lead for Women’s Health

Menopause and Psychosexual Medicine.

Angela Wright, GP, Psychosexual Medicine Specialist and BMS Accredited Menopause Specialist.

Break: Posters and Exhibition. 

Oral Abstract Session 3 and Poster Abstract Session 4 presentations

Lunch: Posters and Exhibition: 

Session 4

Chair: Amy Illsley, Consultant Geriatrician with Specialist Interest In Continence, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Talks: Continence Service Development And Evaluation: the combined elderly continence clinic.

Victoria Brown, Urogynaecology Consultant and Amy Illsley,Consultant Geriatrician, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

  

Continence in older people: when to call the geriatrician.

Natalia Gunaratna, Consultant Geriatrician, Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust

Calculating Anticholinergic Burden for The Non Specialist: developing an electronic calculator.

Matthew Knight, Research Fellow, Bradford Institute of Health Research

Polypharmacy and Continence Prescribing.

Chris Jones, Elderly Care Pharmacists And Advanced Clinical Practitioner With The Elderly Virtual Ward, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

15.00 Oral Abstract and Oral Poster Abstract Presentations  – elderly themed

UKCS Abstract Prizes

and UKCS ASM Launch 2027 Chair: UKCS ASM Veenu Tyagi

16.15 Close