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10/05/12 ICS Scientific Committee Meeting Review
The ICS Scientific Committee recently met in Beijing at the Hilton Beijing Capital Hotel, to review all abstract submissions for 2012. Dominic Turner and Ashley Brookes from the ICS office attended...
09/05/2012 The History of Physiotherapy in the ICS
A small number of physiotherapists began attending ICS meetings in 1985. We now have 500 registered physiotherapy members! These members are involved in producing leading research in the field of p...
08/05/2012 ICS Nurses Public Forum
The ICS Nursing Committee has introduced a new Public Forum for ICS Nurse Members!
The purpose of this forum is to provide a space for nursing members to discuss their areas of interest with fell...
23/04/2012 ICS Voting is now open
Voting for the current ICS elected positions is now open for the following posts:
Trustee - Allied Health/Non-Physician;
Trustee – Gynaecologist;
Continence Promotion Committee Chair.
The vote wil...
23/04/2012 Neurourology Promotion Committee Chair
The ICS are pleased to announce that Anthony Stone has accepted the position of Neurourology Promotion Committee Chair. His 3 year term will begin in October at the AGM in Beijing. We wish you the...
23/04/2012 Early Bird registration for ICS 2012
Online registration for the 42nd Annual Meeting of the International Continence Society is now open! Please visit the website and register now to take advantage of the early bird discount rate. Cli...
23/04/2012 Keep connected via LinkedIn
Keep up with all of the latest news on this year’s Annual Meeting by joining our Beijing 2012 social networks. We have just launched a LinkedIn Group which is great for connecting with other collea...
18/04/2012 A tribute to the late Norman Zinner
Norman Zinner lived life to the fullest. Whether he was at home in California or travelling with his dear wife Nancy and enjoying the wonders of the world, whether he was working at his beloved pro...
22/03/12 Registration for ICS 2012 now open!
Online registration for the 42nd Annual Meeting of the International Continence Society is now open! Please visit the website and register now to take advantage of the early bird discount rate. Cli...
23/03/12 Final call for Abstracts for ICS 2012
The deadline for submitting your abstract for the ICS 2012 Annual Meeting in Beijing is three days away - the abstract submission centre closes 1st April 2012 (23:59 GMT+1). Please note that all vi...
ICS Continence Wiki Launch!
We’re excited to announce the ICS Wiki. Wikipedia is a concept most of us are familiar with, as an online evolving resource which is an excellent starting point for finding information, and which a...
Bladder and Bowel Foundation
The Bladder and Bowel Foundation (B&BF) is the UK wide charity for people with bladder and bowel control problems. B&BF provides information and support services for adults aged 18 years and over,...
2011 World Continence Week Award Announcement
The ICS would like to congratulate the World Continence Week (WCW) Award Winners 2011. The awards were issued to the following organisations:
Gold award winners;
Continence Foundation of Australia...
Post ICS Glasgow 2011 Survey Results
Following the successful ICS 2011 meeting in Glasgow, we would like to thank all of the delegates who attended this historic, homecoming meeting. Following the meeting, in conjunction with Kenes In...
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
IVUmed, a US-based nonprofit organization specializing in urology training and service in resource-limited parts of the world, currently seeks female urology specialists for up...
Post ICS-IUGA 2010 Survey
Many thanks to those of you who attended ICS-IUGA 2010. It was an extremely successful meeting in regards to the level of attendance and scientific content. In order to assist us improve our annual...
ICS Fellowship and Grant Applications - OPEN!
The ICS is pleased to announce a range of different fellowships, research grants and awards are now available. For this year the deadlines are below for the fellowships and grants so please tell yo...
Axel Ingelman-Sundberg (1910 - 2009): A Tribute
On 12 October 2009, Axel Ingelman-Sundberg passed away after a minor stroke and pneumonia. He was in his ninety-eighth year. He leaves behind six children and fifteen grandchildren.
In 1976, a...
NEWS FROM THE CHILDREN’S COMMITTEE
“..as more individuals with LUTS of neurogenic and organic aetiology are reaching adulthood, there is a need to address the interface of continence care.
Dubbed the ICS’s smallest committee and...
THE NEURO-UROLOGY PROMOTION COMMITTEE LOOKS AHEAD
The Neuro-urology Promotion Committee was set up in 2004 by the strenuous efforts of Jacques Corcos, its first Chair. After Jacques became ICS General Secretary, Emmanuel Chartier-Kastler was nomin...
Web and Media Updates
This year Ferring sponsored production of a USB Stick allowing delegates to search all the ICS 2009 Abstracts and for the first time watch all abstract videos at their leisure.
This was incredibl...
8th Physiotherapy Round Table
The 8th Physiotherapy Round Table held in San Francisco opened with a “Meet and Greet” session over tea and coffee, giving everyone the opportunity to meet old friends and make new ones. An importa...
NEW ICS FISTULA COMMITTEE OFF TO A FLYING START
The ICS Fistula Committee was officially launched in October 2009 with the support of the Trustees and Executive Committee. Interim Chair Sherif Mourad from Cairo, who has extensive practical exper...
Nursing activities take shape for the future
In May the Nursing Committee held its inaugural meeting in Bristol (UK) and met again at ICS 2009 in San Francisco to develop a strategy. Four sub-committees have now been formed to build different...
ICS Meeting does not end in San Francisco
More than 10 hours of Scientific Sessions, State of the Art Lectures, Workshops and Educational Courses are now available via the internet to a worldwide audience. The webcasts will remain availabl...
HEARING THE PATIENTS VOICE - MODELS FOR LISTENING
The CPC workshop at ICS annual meeting in San Fransisco 2009 highlighted some of the models of the worldwide programs that have been effective at focusing on the need of patients, including all age...
ICS Education Course Berlin
The ICS was back in Europe for a 1½ days Education Course, this time in the cosmopolitan city of Berlin, Germany. Once again, the ICS had a range of local and international speakers, but we were es...
ICS Course in Chongqing
IN COLLABORATION WITH the Chinese Continence Society, the ICS contributed to an educational course held in Chongqing, China from 26-28 September 2008. This was the second visit by the ICS to China...
ICS 2008 Annual General Meeting Outcomes
A message from the General Secretary:
Dear Members,
As many of you are aware, the Constitutional Review Committee has been working over the last two years to review the ICS and Conticom-ICS g...
ICS Documents – New Look, New Approach
For many years the ICS Documents system has been the cornerstone of ICS online publishing. Staff have been able to publish documents and reports both publicly and restricted to ICS Members from any...
ICS Physiotherapists active in Cairo
ON THE SUNDAY prior to the start of the official ICS programme, a morning session was organised by physiotherapists for clinicians with an interest in the work of physiotherapists. After an explana...
History of the ICS: Request for material
AFTER CONSIDERABLE DELAYS, Normal Zinner and I, together with Eric Glen and others, are back at the task of documenting the history of the ICS. If you have memories, photos or any information about...
ICS 2008 Cairo Review
A grand total of 2385 urologists, gynaecologists, epidemiologists, geriatricians, paediatricians, physicists, nurses, physiotherapists, exhibitors and media from 75 countries descended on Cairo, Eg...
World Continence Week 2009
The ICS Continence Promotion Committee launched a very successful global event: World Continence Week (WCW) from June 22 to June 28. The aim of World Continence Week is to raise awareness of bladde...
Continence Promotion in Belgium
Belgium is a small European country with around 10 million residents. Despite its small size, its nurses and associations are exceptionally active in promoting continence.
Public toilet initiati...
Launch of Bladder & Bowel Foundation in UK
THE BLADDER AND Bowel Foundation is a newly created charity In
the United Kingdom combining the work of two previous organisations,
Incontact and the Continence Foundation. With over 18 years’
expe...
CPC Restructuring
The ICS Continence Promotion Committee
has recently re-structured to support its
growing portfolio of activities, including
the 1st Public Forum in Rotterdam in the
Netherlands that took place in 2...
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