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Dear Colleagues,
On behalf of the International Urogynecological Association (IUGA) and the Turkish Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery Society (TUPRA), it is my distinct pleasure to invite you to the IUGA Regional Symposium held in conjunction with the 12th National Congress of Urogynecology, to be held on November 5–7, 2026, in Istanbul, Turkiye.
This joint international meeting aims to provide a comprehensive scientific forum dedicated to the most recent advances and evolving concepts in urogynecology, pelvic floor medicine, and reconstructive pelvic surgery. The congress will bring together leading clinicians, researchers, and healthcare professionals from around the world to exchange knowledge, share clinical experience, and discuss current evidence and future perspectives in women’s pelvic health.
The scientific program has been carefully designed to promote high-level academic interaction through keynote lectures, expert panels, multidisciplinary discussions, surgical education sessions, and interactive case-based learning. Major topics will include pelvic organ prolapse, urinary incontinence, pelvic floor imaging, minimally invasive and reconstructive surgery, menopause and the genitourinary syndrome of menopause, female sexual health, pelvic floor rehabilitation, neuromodulation, and emerging technologies shaping the future of urogynecology.
As a city uniquely positioned between Europe and Asia, Istanbul offers an inspiring environment for scientific collaboration and international exchange, enriched by its remarkable cultural and historical heritage.
We sincerely hope that you will honor us with your participation and contribute to the scientific success of this important meeting. We look forward to welcoming you to Istanbul for an outstanding congress marked by academic excellence, collegiality, and international collaboration.
With kind regards,
Funda Güngör Uğurlucan
TUPRA President
Dudley Robinson
IUGA Secretary
IUGA Regional Symposium & 12th National Urogynecology Congress of TUPRA
| Registration | Before September 4, 2026 | After September 4, 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Member | 275 EURO | 300 EURO |
| Non-Member | 325 EURO | 350 EURO |
| Fellow/Resident/Trainee Registration | 150 EURO | 175 EURO |
| Nurse/Physiotherapist Registration | 100 EURO | 125 EURO |
Registration fee includes access to all scientific sessions, coffee breaks, and lunch during the congress days.
Invitation letters will only be issued after full registration payment has been received
| Fairmont Quasar İstanbul Hotel | Before September 4, 2026 | After September 4, 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Single Room | 220 EURO | 270 EURO |
| Double Room | 250 EURO | 300 EURO |
All accommodation rates are per room per night on a bed-and-breakfast basis. Double room rates apply per room, not per person. Accommodation is available from 4 November to 8 November 2026. Participants wishing to extend their stay before or after the congress are kindly requested to contact the congress secretariat.
| Transfer | Route | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| One Way Transfer | Istanbul Airport - Fairmont Hotel | 100 EURO |
| Two Way Transfer | Istanbul Airport - Fairmont Hotel - Istanbul Airport | 200 EURO |
| One Way Transfer | Sabiha Gokcen Airport - Fairmont Hotel | 120 EURO |
| Two Way Transfer | Sabiha Gokcen Airport - Fairmont Hotel - Sabiha Gokcen Airport | 240 EURO |
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 09:00 - 12:00 | Advanced Urodynamics Workshop
Directors: Dudley Robinson, Funda Güngör Uğurlucan |
| 09:00 - 09:20 | Lower Urinary Tract Physiology And Introduction To Urodynamics
Ayşe Filiz Gökmen Karasu |
| 09:20 - 09:40 | Basic Principles Of Urodynamic Studies
Reyyan Gökçen İşcan |
| 09:40 - 10:00 | Urodynamic Studies In Women
Adnan Orhan |
| 10:00 - 10:20 | Urodynamics Video Presentation; Equipment, Set-Up, Testing
Dudley Robinson |
| 10:20 - 10:30 | Discussion |
| 10:30 - 10:50 | Break |
| 10:50 - 11:10 | Pressure Flow Studies, EMG And Videourodynamics In Women
Tayfun Oktar |
| 11:10 - 11:30 | How To Write A Urodynamics Report And Interpretation Of Artefacts
Dudley Robinson |
| 11:30 - 11:50 | Case Discussions
Funda Güngör Uğurlucan |
| 11:50 - 12:00 | Discussion And Closing Remarks |
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 09:00 - 12:00 | Hands-On Workshop On Diagnosis And Management Of Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injury (OASI) |
| 09:00 | Opening |
| 09:00 - 09:20 | Anal Incontinence Diagnosis And Treatment
Adem Bayraktar |
| 09:20 - 09:40 | Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injury: Definition, Epidemiology, Risk Factors
İnci Sema Taş |
| 09:40 - 10:00 | Diagnosis Of Primary OASI And Imaging
Cenk Yaşa |
| 10:00 - 10:10 | Discussion |
| 10:10 - 10:30 | Break |
| 10:30 - 10:50 | Treatment Of Primary OASI
Cenk Yaşa |
| 10:50 - 11:10 | How To Prevent OASI And Recommendations For Future Pregnancies
Serdar Aydın |
| 11:10 - 11:20 | OASI Diagnosis And Treatment: Videos
İnci Sema Taş |
| 11:20 - 12:00 | Hands-On Management Of OASI On Animal Model
Cenk Yaşa, İnci Sema Taş |
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 09:00 - 12:10 | Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injuries (OASIS): Diagnosis, Care, And Prevention For Midwives And Nurses
Coordinators: Ergül Aslan, Rüveyda Ölmez Yalazı |
| 09:00 - 09:10 | Opening
Ergül Aslan |
| 09:10 - 09:30 | Why Is OASIS Important? What Does Current Evidence Say?
Nihal Avcı Başboğa |
| 09:30 - 09:50 | OASIS Through Case Studies: Diagnosis And Evaluation
Gökşen Ayvacıklı |
| 09:50 - 10:00 | Q&A |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Break |
| 10:30 - 11:10 | Antenatal Pelvic Floor Protection: A Hands-On Approach
Aslı Altın |
| 11:10 - 11:50 | Postnatal Pelvic Floor Protection: A Hands-On Approach
Burcu Can Ravera |
| 11:50 - 12:00 | Evaluation |
| 12:00 - 12:10 | Q&A |
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 09:00 - 11:40 | Workshop On Urinary Incontinence And Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation |
| 09:00 - 09:05 | Opening |
| 09:05 - 09:25 | Introduction - General Overview Of Urinary Incontinence
Nalan Çapan
|
| 09:25 - 09:45 | Evaluation - Clinical Evaluation Methods
Aybüke Ersin
|
| 09:45 - 10:00 | Discussion |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Coffee Break |
| 10:30 - 10:50 | Conservative Treatment I: Machine Based Methods - Chair-Based Electromagnetic Stimulation, Laser, Biofeedback And Electrical Stimulation Applications
Ebru Koyuncu
|
| 10:50 - 11:10 | Conservative Treatment II: Exercises And Behavioral Treatment - Pelvic Floor Muscle Training And Behavioral Modification
Emel Şahin
|
| 11:10 - 11:40 | Case Discussions & Clinical Applications - Interactive Session, Challenging Cases
Nalan Çapan, Ebru Koyuncu, Aybüke Ersin, Emel Şahin
|
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 13:20 - 13:30 | Opening Ceremony |
| 13:30 - 15:00 | Basic Science Session
Session Chairs: Önay Yalçın, İsmail Mete İtil |
| 13:30 - 13:50 | Shaping The Future Of Urogynecology Through Regenerative Medicine
Dudley Robinson |
| 13:50 - 14:10 | The Impact Of Diet On Urothelial Integrity And Bladder Health
Funda Güngör Uğurlucan |
| 14:10 - 14:30 | Regenerative Medicine: Enhancing Obstetric Trauma Repair To Prevent Pelvic Floor Disorders
Philip Toozs-Hobson |
| 14:30 - 14:50 | Artificial Intelligence Applications In Urogynecology
Kamil Svabik |
| 14:50 - 15:00 | Discussion |
| 15:00 - 15:30 | Coffee Break |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Satellite Symposium
Talk Title: TBA
Speaker: TBA
Session Chair: TBA |
| 16:00 - 17:30 | Stress Urinary Incontinence - Diagnosis & Conservative Management Session
Session Chairs: Philip Toozs-Hobson, Funda Güngör Uğurlucan |
| 16:00 - 16:20 | Why Does The Support Fail? A Deep Dive Into Stress Urinary Incontinence Pathophysiology
Özgür Yeniel |
| 16:20 - 16:40 | The Place For Pre-Op Urodynamics, When Might It Alter Planning Or Counselling. Intra-Op Cystoscopy - When Is It Indicated?
Fulya Dokmeci |
| 16:40 - 17:00 | Evidence-Based Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation In Stress Urinary Incontinence Prevention And Management
Nalan Capan |
| 17:00 - 17:20 | Does Weight Loss Surgery Improve Urinary Incontinence?
Adnan Orhan |
| 17:20 - 17:30 | Discussion |
| 17:30 - 18:30 | Oral Presentations Session
Moderators: Esra Çetinkaya, Adnan Orhan
Talk Titles And Speakers Are Not Listed In The Source Files. |
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 09:00 - 10:30 | Pelvic Organ Prolapse - Assessment And Conservative Management
Session Chairs: Niyazi Aşkar, Fulya Dökmeci |
| 09:00 - 09:20 | Mapping Risk Factors For Primary And Recurrent Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Murat Seval |
| 09:20 - 09:40 | Non-Surgical Strategies For POP: Pessaries And Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy
Inci Sema Taş |
| 09:40 - 10:00 | Standardizing Clinical And Patient-Reported Outcomes In Pelvic Organ Prolapse Surgery
Kazibe Koyuncu |
| 10:00 - 10:20 | Imaging In POP: Role, Utility, And Clinical Impact
Kamil Svabik |
| 10:20 - 10:30 | Discussion |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Satellite Symposium
Talk Title: TBA
Speaker: TBA
Session Chair: TBA |
| 11:30 - 13:00 | Overactive Bladder (OAB)
Session Chairs: Kamil Svabik, Özgür Yeniel |
| 11:30 - 11:50 | OAB And The Microbiome
Ulaş Coban |
| 11:50 - 12:10 | Changing How We Think About OAB In 2026
Tufan Tarcan |
| 12:10 - 12:30 | Medical Management Of OAB: Assessing The Cognitive Burden
Esra Çetinkaya |
| 12:30 - 12:50 | Evolving Roles Of Neuromodulation: Tibial And Sacral Approaches For Refractory Overactive Bladder, Implantable Tibial Neuromodulation
Gökay Özçeltik |
| 12:50 - 13:00 | Discussion |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00 - 14:30 | Satellite Symposium
Talk Title: TBA
Speaker: TBA
Session Chair: TBA |
| 14:30 - 16:00 | Stress Urinary Incontinence - Intervention & Surgical Excellence Session
Session Chairs: Ömer Tarık Yalçın, Esra Çetinkaya |
| 14:30 - 14:50 | What Is The Data On Energy-Based Therapies In SUI
Kamil Svabik |
| 14:50 - 15:10 | Choosing The Right Sling - Transobturator Versus Retropubic Slings
İsmail Mete İtil |
| 15:10 - 15:30 | Update On Minislings
Berna Haliloglu Peker |
| 15:30 - 15:50 | Burch Colposuspension: The Return Of A Classic In The Mesh-Complication Era
Dudley Robinson |
| 15:50 - 16:00 | Discussion |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Coffee Break |
| 16:30 - 18:00 | International Continence Society Session: Management Of Complex Bladder Conditions
Session Chairs: Dudley Robinson, Tufan Tarcan |
| 16:30 - 16:50 | Management Of Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections
Tayfun Oktar |
| 16:50 - 17:10 | Understanding And Managing Female Underactive Bladder
Dudley Robinson |
| 17:10 - 17:30 | Navigating The Pain: Integrated Approaches To Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome
Rahmi Onur |
| 17:30 - 17:50 | Pubovaginal Slings: All Aspects Of Management For Female Stress Urinary Incontinence
Ersin Koseoglu |
| 17:50 - 18:00 | Discussion |
| 18:00 - 18:45 | Oral Presentations Session
Moderators: Özgür Yeniel, Bulut Varlı
Talk Titles And Speakers Are Not Listed In The Source Files. |
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 09:00 - 10:30 | Pelvic Floor Trauma And Posterior Compartment Session (TUPRA Session)
Session Chairs: Ergin Bengisu, Melike Doğanay |
| 09:00 - 09:20 | How To Approach Chronic Constipation And Obstructed Defecation
Adem Bayraktar |
| 09:20 - 09:40 | Current Trends In The Diagnosis And Treatment Of Irritable Bowel Syndrome In Female Patients
Özdal Ersoy |
| 09:40 - 10:00 | Diagnosis And Management Of Acute OASI
Ömer Demir |
| 10:00 - 10:20 | Long-Term Management And Counselling Regarding Subsequent Mode Of Delivery After Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injuries (OASIs)
Bulut Varlı |
| 10:20 - 10:30 | Discussion |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Satellite Symposium
Talk Title: TBA
Speaker: TBA
Session Chair: TBA |
| 11:30 - 13:00 | Video Session (TUPRA Session)
Session Chairs: Ömer Lütfi Tapısız, Gökay Özçeltik |
| 1. | Laparoscopic Pectopexy
İsmail Bıyık |
| 2. | Laparoscopic Lateral Suspension
Özge Karkın |
| 3. | Laparoscopic Sacrocolpopexy/Hysteropexy
Reyyan Gökçen İşcan |
| 4. | Laparoscopic Burch Colposuspension
Bahadır Koşan |
| 5. | Midurethral Sling Surgery
Semra Yüksel |
| 6. | V-Notes Hysterectomy
Cihan Kaya |
| 7. | V-Notes Uterosacral Ligament Suspension
Bulut Varlı |
| 8. | Peri-Urethral Bulking Agent Injection
İnci Sema Taş |
| 9. | Intravesical Botulinum Toxin Injection
Hevra Ekin Ulusoy |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00 - 14:30 | Satellite Symposium
Talk Title: TBA
Speaker: TBA
Session Chair: TBA |
| 14:30 - 16:00 | Pelvic Pain: Diagnosis And Comprehensive Management (TUPRA Session)
Session Chairs: Nalan Çapan, Ülkü Özmen |
| 14:30 - 14:50 | The Diagnostic Challenge: A Systematic Approach To Chronic Pelvic Pain In Women
İpek Evrüke |
| 14:50 - 15:10 | Pelvic Organ Prolapse And Chronic Pelvic Pain: A Complex Relationship
Murat Seval |
| 15:10 - 15:30 | Endometriosis-Adenomyosis Axis - Current Clinical Diagnosis And Management
Cenk Yaşa |
| 15:30 - 15:50 | Management Of Clitorodynia And Vestibulodynia
Süleyman Engin Akhan |
| 15:50 - 16:00 | Discussion |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Coffee Break |
| 16:30 - 18:00 | Sexual Function And Cosmetic Gynecology (TUPRA Session)
Session Chairs: Orhan Ünal, Reyhan Gündüz |
| 16:30 - 16:50 | Efficacy Of Treatments For Vaginal Laxity
Ebru Alper |
| 16:50 - 17:10 | Labioplasty Techniques And Outcomes
Süleyman Eserdağ |
| 17:10 - 17:30 | Cosmetic Gynecology And Sexuality
Ozguc Takmaz |
| 17:30 - 17:50 | Overcoming Orgasmic Dysfunction
Selcen Bahadır |
| 17:50 - 18:00 | Discussion |
| 18:00 - 18:45 | Oral Presentations Session
Moderators: Murat Seval, Gökay Özçeltik
Talk Titles And Speakers Are Not Listed In The Source Files. |
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 09:00 - 10:30 | Pelvic Organ Prolapse - Surgical Strategies & Controversies
Session Chairs: Petek Balkanlı, Murat Seval |
| 09:00 - 09:20 | Hysteropexy Vs Hysterectomy: Balancing Uterine Preservation And Surgical Outcomes
Fulya Dökmeci |
| 09:20 - 09:40 | Tailoring The Approach: Clinical Decision Making For Vaginal Vs Abdominal Repair
Philip Toozs-Hobson |
| 09:40 - 10:00 | Re-Evaluating Gold Standard In Apical Prolapse: Sacrocolpopexy Vs New Mesh Surgeries
Serdar Aydın |
| 10:00 - 10:20 | Colpocleisis: A Time Honored And Reliable Option
Ömer Tarık Yalçın |
| 10:20 - 10:30 | Discussion |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Satellite Symposium
Talk Title: TBA
Speaker: TBA
Session Chair: TBA |
| 11:30 - 13:00 | Debate: What Is The Best Treatment For Recurrent Anterior Wall Prolapse In Patients With A Prior Hysterectomy?
Session Chairs: İsmail Mete İtil, Fulya Dökmeci |
| 1. | Pessary
İsmail Alay |
| 2. | Anterior Vaginal Mesh
Hüseyin Cengiz |
| 3. | Colposacropexy
Süleyman Salman |
| 4. | Apical Sling With Native Tissue Repair Or Sacrospinous Fixation With Native Tissue Repair
Hale Çetin Arslan |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00 - 15:30 | Stress Urinary Incontinence - Complex Challenges & Future Frontiers
Session Chairs: Önay Yalçın, Adnan Orhan |
| 14:00 - 14:20 | The Failed Sling: Advanced Strategies For Recurrent Stress Urinary Incontinence
Melike Doğanay |
| 14:20 - 14:40 | POP And SUI: To Treat Or Not To Treat?
Özgür Yeniel |
| 14:40 - 15:00 | Managing Sling Complications
Esra Çetinkaya |
| 15:00 - 15:20 | Emerging Regenerative Therapies In Stress Urinary Incontinence: Clinical Reality Or Research Hope?
Ömer Lütfi Tapısız |
| 15:20 - 15:30 | Discussion |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Coffee Break |
| 16:00 - 17:30 | Menopause And Well-Being (TUPRA Session)
Session Chairs: Ayşe Karan, Süleyman Engin Akhan |
| 16:00 - 16:20 | Menopause And The Pelvic Floor: Hormonal Impact On Structural Integrity And Function
Tamer Erel |
| 16:20 - 16:40 | Hormone Treatment And Testosterone Treatment In Menopause
Özlem Dural |
| 16:40 - 17:00 | Managing Genitourinary Syndrome Of Menopause: Strategies For Genitourinary Health
Fatih Durmuşoğlu |
| 17:00 - 17:20 | Optimizing Sexual Health And Well-Being Throughout Menopause
Tevfik Yoldemir |
| 17:20 - 17:30 | Discussion |
| 17:30 - 18:15 | Oral Presentations Session
Moderators: Serdar Aydın, Semra Yüksel
Talk Titles And Speakers Are Not Listed In The Source Files. |
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:50 - 09:00 | Urogynecology Nursing Programme - Opening
Funda Güngör Uğurlucan, Ergül Aslan, Rüveyda Ölmez Yalazı |
| 09:00 - 10:30 | Patient Assessment In Urogynecology (Urogynecology Nursing Programme)
Session Chairs: Nezihe Kızılkaya Beji, Nurdan Demirci |
| 09:00 - 09:20 | Current Terminology
Hüsniye Dinç Kaya |
| 09:20 - 09:40 | Assessment Steps Through Case Studies
Aslı Altın |
| 09:40 - 10:00 | Contribution Of Urodynamic Results To Care Management
Gökşen Ayvacıklı |
| 10:00 - 10:20 | Patient Counselling: A Psychosexual Perspective
Miray Özgür Köneş |
| 10:20 - 10:30 | Discussion |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Satellite Symposium
Talk Title: TBA
Speaker: TBA
Session Chair: TBA |
| 11:30 - 13:00 | Treatment In Urogynecology: Nursing Management (Urogynecology Nursing Programme)
Session Chairs: Önay Yalçın, Ergül Aslan |
| 11:30 - 11:50 | Nurse-Led Management Of First-Line Treatments
Gülsen Çayır |
| 11:50 - 12:10 | Care Management In Urogynecological Surgery
Rojin Mamuk |
| 12:10 - 12:30 | Current Care Approaches In Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections
Meltem Kaydırak |
| 12:30 - 12:50 | Nursing Solutions In Complex Cases
Manolya Parlas |
| 12:50 - 13:00 | Discussion |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00 - 15:30 | Nursing Perspective In Vulnerable Groups In Urogynecology (Urogynecology Nursing Programme)
Session Chairs: Dilek Bilgiç, Ümran Oskay |
| 14:00 - 14:20 | In Elderly Women
Rüveyda Ölmez Yalazı |
| 14:20 - 14:40 | In Women With Disabilities
Handan Özcan |
| 14:40 - 15:00 | In Chronic Diseases
Meryem Metinoğlu |
| 15:00 - 15:20 | Care Management Through Case Studies
Arzu Malak |
| 15:20 - 15:30 | Discussion |
| 15:30 | Closing Remarks |
Abstracts must be submitted online through the official abstract submission system. Abstracts sent by e-mail or post will not be accepted.
The abstracts to be presented at the congress should be in the form of experimental studies, clinical studies, or original case reports, should have the potential to contribute to scientific development, and should provide a clear concluding message. Since the abstracts submitted online will be published in the same form, authors are responsible for checking all spelling and typographical errors.
Abstracts will be evaluated online by the Abstract Evaluation Committee, with the names, surnames, and institutional affiliations of the researchers kept confidential during the evaluation process. The evaluation results will be sent to all abstract submitters as an official notification.
Please observe the following guidelines when preparing your oral presentation slides:
Presentation duration: 5 minutes presentation + 2 minutes discussion
Poster abstracts submitted to the congress will be published as e-posters. Details regarding e-poster submission and publication guidelines will be announced at a later date.
The official congress website is www.urogynecology2026.org. For inquiries and assistance, you may contact the official congress agency via e-mail at urojinekoloji@formice.net.
Participants who have completed their registration will receive their name badges from the registration, reservation, and information desks. For security purposes, participants are required to wear their name badges throughout the congress. Name badges must also be presented when entering the scientific sessions.
Certificates of attendance will be provided at the registration, reservation, and information desks at the end of the congress. Participants who plan to leave the congress before its official conclusion are kindly requested to inform the staff at the registration, reservation, and information desks in advance so that their certificates of attendance can be prepared accordingly.
Participants who require an invitation letter to obtain permission from their institutions may request one from the Congress Organizing Committee. Invitation letters will be provided upon request. Please note that the provision of an invitation letter does not imply that the Congress Organizing Committee will cover the participant's registration, travel, or accommodation expenses.
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