New congress concept

19.10.2009 15:06

The German Interdisciplinary Pelvic Floor Center from Berlin presented a new congress concept together with leading clinics and care centers

The New German Interdisciplinary Pelvic Floor Center at the Art Center Berlin took place on 16/17. October 2009 for the first time the 1st Interdisciplinary Pelvic Floor Congress (IBK) in the axica Congress and Conference Center in Berlin together with the Jena University Hospital and the Working Group for Urogynaecology and Plastic Pelvic Floor Reconstruction (AGUB) of the German Society for Gynecology and Obstetrics (DGGG).

The focus of the specialist event was new forms of treatment for urinary and anal incontinence, which were particularly aimed at practicing urologists, gynecologists, neurologists and general practitioners as high-quality training. The joint exchange on the latest medical findings and applied therapeutic methods from the various specialist areas was used intensively in order to offer patients even better treatment options for a better quality of life in the future.

Special therapies that were presented in the presentations included, for example, neurological diseases (multiple sclerosis, spina bifida, dementia), concepts for the treatment of male incontinence, the illumination of sexuality and sexual disorders in both sexes. As part of a 2-hour patient forum, an expert board made up of gynecologists and urologists on the topics of urinary and anal incontinence in women and men as well as sexuality in old age gave a speech and answer to the visiting audience of patients and interested citizens.

If patients suffer from diseases and dysfunctions of the pelvic floor and pelvic floor organs, there are many reasons for this. However, meaningful diagnostics can only take place through close cooperation between the various specialist disciplines in the areas of urogynaecology, urology, coloproctology, neurology, gastroenterology and nutritional medicine, according to the organizer. The New German Interdisciplinary Pelvic Floor Center brings together the various disciplines under one roof in order to provide patients with optimal care.