Course curriculum

  • 1

    2005

    • (LANDMARK) Fascia Lata v. Polypropylene for SCP

    • Cochrane - Urinary Incontinence

  • 2

    2006

    • (LANDMARK) CARE - SCP + Burch vs. SCP alone

    • Long-term CARE trial [SCP +/- Burch]

  • 3

    2007

    • (LANDMARK) PESSRI Trial

    • (LANDMARK) SISTEr: sling vs. Burch

  • 4

    2009

    • OrBIT - PTNS vs. Anticholingeric Medication

  • 5

    2010

    • (LANDMARK) ATLAS: Pessary vs. Behavior vs. Combo for SUI

    • (LANDMARK) TOMUS - TOT vs. Retropubic

    • Cochrane - Fecal Incontinence

  • 6

    2011

    • Cochrane - Urinary Incontinence (conservative)

    • Cochrane - Pelvic organ prolapse

  • 7

    2012

    • (LANDMARK) VALUE - urodynamics vs. preop eval alone

    • (LANDMARK) OPUS - prophylactic midurethral sling for vaginal POP repair

    • (LANDMARK) Sling type best for ISD patient

    • (LANDMARK) Botox-A for OAB/UUI - ABC Trial

  • 8

    2013

    • Idiopathic Urgency Urinary Incontinence

    • Midstream v. catheterized urine specimens

    • SNM for FI - Long-term results

    • Cochrane - MESH

    • Pelvic PT for SUI

    • TVT - Long-term outcomes

    • ACOG Antibiotic prophylaxis Gyn procedures

    • Michigan 4-wall SSLS

    • Antibiotic prophylaxis midurethral sling

    • Pelvic organ prolapse risk factors

    • Uterine preservation preference

  • 9

    2014

    • Levator ani defect scores & POP

    • SUI management costs are reduced following surgery

    • Bladder Botox - ACOG Comm Opinion

    • Mesh and Medicare Beneficiaries

    • TVT Secur vs. TOT - RCT

    • Native tissue repair vs. SCP - Meta-analysis

    • Colpocleisis and regret

    • Cystoscopy & urinary tract abnormalities

    • Meta-analysis: Mini-sling vs. TOT/TVT

    • Bowel prep b4 Prolapse Surgery

    • Power morcellation

    • Body Image in the POP Questinanaire

    • Cost Robotic vs Laparoscopic SCP

    • Mesh complication Tx Outcomes

    • OPTIMAL - SSLS v. USLS +/- Pelvic PT

    • Anticholinergics for OAB

    • Symphony Trial – Solifenacin + Mirabegron

    • Anti-thrombotic Recs & Bridging

    • Considerations to improve use of vag hysterectomy

    • Minimum important difference- PISQ

    • Antibiotics for Postop UTI

    • Complications - Synthetic Mesh

    • InSite (Phase1)–SNM vs. Meds – an RCT

    • Symptoms posterior compartment prolapse

    • TO sling vs single-incision mini-sling

    • InSite (Phase 2)- SNM 1-yr outcomes

  • 10

    2015

    • Urinary Tract Infections in Older Women: A Clinical Review

    • Nocturia – New England Research Institutees (NERI) Nocturia Advisory Conference 2012: focus on outcomes of therapy

    • Obesity and Gyn surgery

    • Salpingectomy for Ov Cancer Prevention

    • Concomitant Apical Prolapse Repair & Incontinence Procedures

    • Alternatives to hysterectomy

    • Ureteral Flow Visualization

    • Obstructive Reproductive Tract Anomalies

    • Incidence of adversities after uterosacral colpopexy

    • Risk of VTE in abd vs. min invasive hysterectomy

    • Postpartum pelvic floor muscle training & POP - a randomized trial of primaparous women

    • Voiding after sling

    • FI - intravaginal device

    • Uterine fibroids

    • Impact of prolapse meshes on vaginal extracellular matrix

    • RCT - mini-sling vs. TOT

    • Urodynamic study trends

    • Lifetime physical activity & POP

    • Familial pelvic floor disorders

    • Functional disability/fecal incontinence

  • 11

    2016

    • Genitourinary syndrome of menopause: an overview of clinical manifestations, pathophysiology, etiology, evaluation, and management

    • Urinary Incontinence

    • 2016 Rates of colpopexy and colporrhaphy at the time of hysterectomy for prolapse

    • RCT: mini-sling vs. TOT -- Randomized trial of a single incision versus an outside-in transobturator midurethral sling in women with stress urinary incontinence: 12 month result

  • 12

    2017

    • Patient-reported goal attainment and comprehensive functioning outcomes after surgery compared with pessary for pelvic organ prolapse

    • Structural Failure Sites in Anterior Vaginal Wall Prolapse – Identification of a Collinear Triad

    • Evaluation of the urinary microbioata of women with uncomplicated stress urinary incontinence

    • Definitions of apical vaginal support loss: a systematic review

    • Phenazopyridine for evaluation of ureteral patency – RCT

    • Management of Mesh and Graft Complications in Gynecologic Surgery - Committee Opinion

    • Activity restriction recommendations and outcomes after reconstructive pelvic surgery – RCT

    • Pelvic Fistula in Women

    • InSITE 5 years

    • Pelvic Organ Prolapse - Practice Bulletin

    • Nitrofurantoin vs. other prophylactic agents in reducing recurrent urinary tract infections in adult women: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    • Burch retropubic urethropexy compared with midurethral sling with concurrent sacrocolpopexy: A Randomized Trial

    • Surgeon Experience and Complications of Transvaginal Prolapse Mesh

    • Recurrence of vaginal prolapse after total vaginal hysterectomy with concurrent vaginal uterosacral ligament suspension: comparison between normal-weight and overweight women

    • Inferior gluteal and other nerves associated with sacrospinous ligament: a cadaver study

    • ROSETTA STUDY: OnabotulinumtoximA (BtxA) vs. Sacral Neuromodulation (SNM) on Refractory Urgency Urinary Incontinence in Women – A Randomized Clinical Trial

    • Factors influencing the incidence and remission of urinary incontinence after hysterectomy

    • Vaginal and laparoscopic mesh hysteropexy for uterovaginal prolapse: a parallel cohort study

    • Incontinence rates after midurethral sling revision for vaginal exposure or pain

    • Evaluation of microscopic hematuria and risk of urologic cancer in female patients

    • Vaginal pessary in women with symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse – A RCT

    • Polyehtylene Glycol 3350 and Docusat Sodium compared with docusate sodium Alone after Urogynecologic Surgery – A RCT

    • Graft and Mesh Use in Transvaginal Prolapse Repair - Systematic Review

  • 13

    2018

    • First Sacral Nerve and Anterior Longitudinal Ligament anatomy: clinical applications during sacrocolpopexy

    • Association of Pharmacologic Treatment of Urgency Urinary Incontinence with Sleep Quality and Daytime Sleepiness

    • Associations between Childbirth and Urinary Incontinence AFTER Midurethral sling surgery.

    • Two-Year Results of Burch Compared with Midurethral Sling with Sacrocolpopexy – An RCT.

    • Cadaveric Nerve and Artery Proximity to Sacrospinous Ligament Fixation Sutures Placed by a Suture-Capturing Device

  • 14

    2019

    • Long-term Risk of Reoperation After Synthetic Mesh Midurethral Sling Surgery for Stress Urinary Incontinence

    • Antibiotic Prophylaxis During Catheter-Managed Postoperative Urinary Retention After Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery - An RCT

    • NICE Guidelines (United Kingdom) – Urinary incontinence in women

    • NICE Guidance – Pelvic Organ Prolapse in women

  • 15

    2020

    • Changes in Sexual Activity and Function After Pelvic Organ Prolapse Surgery A Systematic Review

    • Factors associated with unsuccessful pessary fitting in women with symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse

    • From molecular to macro: the key role of the apical ligaments in uterovaginal support