“not just a conference…”
INVITATION
On behalf of all of the Members of the Organising Committee, we extend a very warm invitation to all of our colleagues involved in Continence Care to join us in Swansea for UKCS 2009. We promise you a few days of excellent education and ... “not just a conference!”
Swansea’s history covers shipbuilding in the 14th Century to delicate porcelain manufacturing, the harvesting of oysters from what were at one time the largest and most productive oyster beds in Europe; to the exploitation of copper and minerals in the area. Did you know that at one time Swansea was the most powerful seaport in the world?
Today, Swansea is a maritime city with a prestigious University and a popular bay-side Maritime Quarter. Here are the museums, theatres, art galleries, hotels, and restaurants enjoying a breathtaking view of the bay.
So, we promise you an interesting and perhaps a new experience in our lovely city. We have chosen the theme of “Broadening Horizons” for this Conference not only because it reminds us of our spectacular coastal location but also because we will be aiming to look at the broader perspectives of multidisciplinary collaborations within Continence Services as well as the bigger picture of motivational behaviour – both for patients and professionals– and also some of the “Cinderella” topics rarely addressed.
We want our programme to be
invigorating, relevant and useful, so we urge all professionals to submit abstracts and then come and meet, learn and network at UKCS 2009.
We are planning a fun social programme that will also add plenty of Welsh flavour to the Annual Scientific Meeting. See you in Swansea for “not just a conference”!
Jeremy Gasson Obstetrician
and Gynaecologist, Chair, Organising Committee
Malcolm Lucas Urologist,
Chair, Scientific Committee
Simon Emery Gynaecologist, Organising Committee
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Sexual Health |
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Disability |
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INVITED KEY NOTE SPEAKERS
Kevin Fitzpatrick: Disability Rights
Commissioner for Wales, Kevin is a tireless and
passionate campaigner for disabled rights. He
has worked with both government and the private
and voluntary sectors. Himself a wheelchair user
following an accident, he will speak about the implications of
living with disability and will challenge our comfort zone.
Claire Fowler: Professor of Uro-neurology at the
National Hospital of Neurology & Neurosurgery
and first described Fowler’s Syndrome in 1985,
she has continued to work on patients’ problems
ever since.
Gwyn
Jones: the former Welsh Rugby captain,
Gwyn became tetraplegic after a loose scrum
during the peak of his career. He has
subsequently become a broadcaster as well as
training to be a psychiatrist. He will speak about
motivation.
Rhian Morse: Consultant in Geriatric and
General Medicine at the University Hospital
Wales, Cardiff and Clinical Director for
Rehabilitation. She has a longstanding interest in
urinary incontinence and set up a nationally
recognised day hospital continence clinic for older people.
Nigel Weatherill: Pro-Vice-Chancellor
(Research) at Swansea and Head of the University
of Wales Swansea Centre, Nigel has an
outstanding international reputation for the
development of computational techniques for the
simulation of engineering problems and contributed to the
design of THRUST supersonic car.
PROGRAMME DESIGN
The 16th Annual Scientific Meeting will offer the traditional clinical presentations fromopinion leaders as well as from the up and coming experts in our field and of course thefree oral presentations and posters from submitted abstracts.Over the years the Conference has enjoyed wonderful speakers from outside ourspeciality offering insights to motivate and provoke thoughts. For 2009 we have invitedsome leading and inspirational speakers – the majority with connections to South Wales
THE VENUES:
The venue for the Conference will be the Grand Theatre. The Grand Theatre was designed by the architect William Hope of Newcastle in 1897 and will be a lovely back drop to the Conference and Exhibition.
For the Gala Dinner the venue will be The Brangwyn Hall within the Guildhall Complex which is one of the principal cultural locations in Swansea. It has functioned as the focalpoint of local government and justice and is the centre of civic ceremony.
UKCS Reporter to the ICS Conference in Cairo
The UKCS would like to send a senior trainee or newly qualified professional in any of the disciplines involved in the promotion of continence, to Cairo for this years ICS Conference with the objective of reporting on the main developments with a working title of ‘10 lessons from ICS Cairo’.