Friday 23rd January 2026
Royal College of Surgeons / Edinburgh
8:30 – 9:15 Registration
9:15 – 9:20 Welcome Address
Miss Voula Granitsiotis / Consultant Urologist / WGH Edinburgh
Morning Session Chair:
TBC
9:20 – 10:00 Keynote Lecture:
Pelvic Floor and Trans Realities: LUTS in TransMen
Miss Alexandra Zachou – Consultant Urologist
10:00 – 10:20 The role of physiotherapy for pelvic floor dysfunction after gender-affirming care
Elaine Miller – Fellow of Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
10:20 – 10:30 Discussion
10:30 – 11:00 Chronic Cystitis in 2025 – what’s new?
Mr Sachin Malde – Consultant Urological Surgeon
11:00 – 11:15 COFFEE BREAK
11:15 – 12:30 Care of Bowel Dysfunction
11:15 – 11:35 Conservative management
Wendy Mc Farlane – Colorectal Nurse Specialist
11:35 – 11:55 The Gut Microbiome
Dr Maria Eugenicos – Consultant Gastoenterologist
11:55 – 12:15 Medical management
Mr Sushil Maslekar – Consultant Colorectal Surgeon
12:15 – 12:30 SNS Update
Miss Mhairi Collie – Consultant Colorectal Surgeon
Miss Voula Granitsiotis – Consultant Urologist
12:30 – 13:30 LUNCH
13:30 – 14:10 Vaginal Pessary Workshop
Dr Julia Wilkens – Consultant Urogynaecologist
Afternoon Session Chair:
Dr Maria Eugenicos – Consultant Gastroenterologist
14:10 – 14:30 Vulval Skins Care in Patients with Incontinence and when to refer
Dr Sukhy Sahota – Consultant Gynaecologist
14:30 – 14:50 COFFEE BREAK
14:50 – 15:00 Continence Care in Neurological Patients
14:50 – 15:10 Addressing the BASICS in neurogenic bladder and bowel dysfunction
Anne Sanderson – Bladder & Bowel Nurse Specialist
15:10 – 15:30 Continence Care in Adolescence with Neuropathy
Mr Kamath Tallur Krishnaraya – Consultant Urological Surgeon
15:30 – 15:50 Continence Care in Neurology
Dr Ingrid Hoeritzauer – Consultant Neurologist
15:50 – 16:00 Patience experience
16:00 – 16:15 Ongoing Research & Clinical Trials
Miss Sadaf Hina – Consultant Urologist
16:30 AGM