This issue of Pelviperineology will be the last one printed before the 2nd Joint International
Pelviperineology Conference at the end of July. The Organising Committee and the Executives
of the Australian Association of Vaginal and Incontinence Surgeons as well as the International
Collaboration of the Pelvic Floor and the International Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Society invite
you to attend the 2nd International Pelviperineology Congress at Noosa on the Sunshine Coast of
Australia between July 30th and August 1st 2009. This conference aims to continue the momentum of
an outstanding meeting in Padua and Venice in 2008. Yet again we aim to help clinicians who aspire
to a multidisciplinary approach in the management of pelvic problems take the first step to widen
their horizons by communicating with their peers and colleagues from other specialties.
The organising committee has tried to ensure a good representation from all specialties and
many different opinions are represented by the speakers invited. The program is diverse and
comprehensive. There will be a special focus on imaging with international and local Australasian
experts coming together to discuss a range of topics. Once again there will be a number of
industry symposia and specialised workshops catering to specific topics of interest. There will
be a practical workshop on Sacral Neuromodulation, Integral Theory and TFS, Practice Audit,
Vaginal sacrocolpopexy and Pelvic Floor Ultrasound. In our video festival submitted videos will
be shown on a continuous loop during the meeting and repeated so that delegates will have the
opportunity to see a particular video at another time if it conflicts with a part of the program
that they did not want to miss.
Live surgery will be performed at the Sunshine Coast Private Hospital and transmitted live
to the Sheraton Noosa Ballroom. All activities will be held in the fantastic conference centre at
the Sheraton Noosa enabling delegates to move easily from one session to another. A large trade
exhibition will enable the latest developments from industry to be viewed.
The meeting in Noosa is a wonderful opportunity to experience the natural wonderland of
the Sunshine Coast. As well as the social events that makeup the official program there will
be opportunities to play golf in some of Australia's most celebrated golf courses and visit the
spectacular beaches, rainforests and national parks.
The meeting in Noosa will be a special opportunity for our society to become a truly
multidisciplinary group by voting on a move to revamp the AAVIS constitution and change our
name to reflect our new reality. AAVIS is the first international pelvic floor society to begin the
process of fully integrating colorectal surgeons with an interest in pelvic function into what has
traditionally been known as urogynaecology. The new subspecialty of Pelviperineology has begun
life with a commitment to openness, science and respect for other people's opinions. By constantly
seeking the truth and the best treatments for our patients we can only improve the standards of
our own practice. Adherence to these principles has led to some wonderful meetings in the last few
years and we hope that this will continue into the future.
Pelviperineology has been published by a family owned printing company in Italy since 1982.
We are now an open access journal available for free on the internet and as part of our plans to
modernise and improve our system we have recently changed our Instructions for Authors. It is no
longer necessary to supply a copy of your submitted papers in triplicate on paper. We are happy to
accept your email submissions but ask that diagrams be submitted as separate jpg files.
The editors and editorial committee hope you enjoy this edition of the journal and look forward
to seeing you in Noosa.
The Editors