Pullman Melbourne Albert Park
Registrations for the Wednesday Workshops will open soon. Once registrations for the workshops are open, you will be notified via email.
Please note that this is a preliminary program overview and is subject to change without notice.
Day 0: Welcome Reception & Opening Ceremony
Wednesday, 14 May
Join us from 4:50 pm for an inspiring Opening Ceremony featuring a special address from Dinesh Palipana and the presentation of this year’s scholarship awards. The celebration continues at our vibrant Welcome Reception – an ideal opportunity to connect with colleagues, catch up with friends, and expand your professional network. Take advantage of the evening to get a first look at the exhibition space.
Day 1: Complex continence care
Thursday, 14 May
07:00 - 08:15 Breakfast symposium
08:30 - 08:45 Official opening
08:45 - 10:15 Session 1: Women and girls with
Keynote Speaker Professor Linda Brubaker
10:15 - 11:00 Morning tea / Expo
11:00 - 12:30 Session 2: Urinary biome, rUTI, responsible guideline-based ABs use, novel therapies
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch / Expo
14:00 - 15:30 Session 3A: Inflammatory bowel disease with Crohn's and Colitis Australia
14:00 - 15:30 Session 3B: Multidisciplinary urogynaecology & pelvic floor
15:30 - 16:00 Afternoon tea / Expo
16:00 - 18:30 Session 4A: Skin and stoma with wound, ostomy and continence in association with Wounds Australia and Australian Association of Stomal Therapy
16:00 - 18:30 Session 4B: Female surgery symposium: What to do with Refractory Stress Urinary Incontinence when surgery has failed and recurrent anterior vaginal wall pelvic organ prolapse
19:00 - 23:00 Gala Dinner & Carer of the Year award
Day 2: Continence care across the lifespan
Friday, 15 May
07:00 - 08:15 Breakfast symposium
08:30 - 08:55 Session 5: Innovations in bladder management across the lifespan
10:00 - 10:45 Morning tea / Expo
10:45 - 12:15 Session 6: Multidisciplinary Roundtable: Caring for people not just their neurogenic bladder
12:15 - 13:45 Lunch / Expo
13:45 - 15:15 Session 7A: Paediatric urology
13:45 - 15:15 Session 7B: Aged care
15:15 - 15:45 Afternoon tea / Expo
15:45 - 16:30 Session 8: Bowel dysfunction across the lifespan
16:45 - 17:45 Nurses forum
16:45 - 17:45 Physiotherapy forum
17:45 - 18:45 Nurses networking event
17:45 - 18:45 Physiotherapy networking event