Program Workshops
October 16th 2025, 14.00 - 20.00 hrs
*ICL Academy endorses the NVFB position that pelvic physiotherapists are only allowed to perform ultrasound after 25 hours of internship and thorough training under the approval of specialists such as gynecologists. Furthermore, the NVFB states that pelvic physiotherapists are not allowed to make medical diagnoses. According to the aforementioned NVFB position, the pelvic physiotherapist is also not permitted to perform endovaginal ultrasound.
| Time | Subject | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 14.00-17.30 | Workshop I:Â Functional evaluation and sonography of the pelvic floor during menopause. What are we looking for? | Magdalena Grzybowska, Hedwig Neels |
| 17.30-18.00 | Coffee break | - |
| 18.00-20.00 | Workshop II: Clinical practice of sexual health problems during menopause | Anna Padoa |
Program Symposium
October 17th 2025, 09.00 - 17.45 hrs
Morning program ‘Understanding menopause -
related pelvic floor changes; optimal strategies'
| Time | Subject | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 09.00-09.05 | Opening symposium | |
| 09.05-09.30 | Consequences of estrogen deficiency in women | Mirjam Weemhof |
| 09.30-09.55 | Sexuality in menopause | Anna Padoa |
| 09.55-10.15 | Discussion | |
| 10.15-10.45 | Coffee break | |
| 10.45-11.00 | Decreased libido and vaginal dryness during menopause. What to do? Can physiotherapy be one of the strategies or just hormone therapy? | Anna Padoa |
| 11.10-11.35 | Prolapses and incontinence in menopause | Magdalena Grzybowska |
| 11.35-12.00 | Assessment of the pelvic floor of postmenopausal women. The gynecologist’s perspective | Magdalena Grzybowska |
| 12.35-12.55 | Assessment of the pelvic floor of postmenopausal women. The pelvic physiotherapist's perspective | Maura Seleme |
| 12.55-13.15 | Discussion | |
| 13.15-14.15 | Lunch |
Afternoon program ‘Understanding menopause -
related pelvic floor changes; optimal strategies'
| Time | Subject | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 14.15-14.35 | Pelvic floor muscle training. Effects in menopause.? Who should benefit? | Kari Bo |
| 14.35-15.00 | General exercises during menopause. What are the main objectives? | Bary Berghmans |
| 15.00-15.25 | Innovative biofeedback and electrostimulation with the new wireless Tulip electrode in women with pelvic floor dysfunction during menopause | Abdallahi N'Dongo |
| 15.25-15.45 | Discussion | |
| 15.45-16.05 | Coffee break | |
| 16.05-17.00 | Case reports: Case report 1 - Overactive bladder during menopause. Pelvic floor treatment strategies Case report 2 - Pelvic pain and menopause - Pelvic floor treatment strategies Case report 3 - Prolapse and urinary incontinence - Pelvic floor treatment strategies Moderator: Bary Berghmans | Gommert Van Koeveringe , Kari Bo, Magdalena Grzybowska, Maura Seleme, Anna Padoa |
| 17.00-17.15 | Discussion | |
| 17.15-17.45 | Cocktail and meet and greet |