Target Audience: who is this suitable for? – GPs and registered Nurses/Practitioners with a special interest on Women’s health

Areas to be covered:

• Teach pessary management of pelvic organ prolapse in line with 2021 UKCS guidelines

To be achieved through these objectives:

1. Follow UKCS guidelines and log book for practical assessment
2. Understanding basics of pelvic floor assessment for prolapse and symptoms
3. Teach sizing and fitting of FP10 available pessaries in models

Learning outcomes i.e by the end of this activity, attendees should be able to

1. Deliver best practice in non surgical treatment of prolapse according to standardised UKCS guidelines
2. Assessment of pelvic organ prolapse and appropriate choice of management with pessary or referral onwards.
3. Undertake practical sizing and fitting of available pessaries (FP10) and completion of relevant competencies given in log book standards.

Evidence/guidelines and/or other resources (e.g. patient/service user input) that have been used to inform the content

1. 2021 UKCS UK clinical guideline for best practice in the use of vaginal pessaries for pelvic organ prolapse.
2. Practical use of pessaries on demonstration models

Delivery method e.g. live webinar/pre-recorded video/face to face training etc.

• 2 x face to face lectures with practical session on demo models at the end
• Some face to face with patients can be offered to those clinicians that require further support.

Length of the activity i.e how many CPD hours?

• Each session will last approx. 3 to 4 hours

Materials available to the learner before, during or after the activity

• https://www.ukcs.uk.net/UK-Pessary-Guideline-2021
• Each learner is expectedhttps://forms.office.com/e/E2h9DW9zUJ to have these guidelines with log book printed off and with them at session.

This event is now full, please express your interest for the other dates – 17th July & 17th October