Pelvic Floor Research Group Day

Every year, the Michigan Medicine Pelvic Floor Research Group (PFRG) convenes investigators and staff for a day-long series of presentations and discussions, as well as a featured keynote address from an internationally-recognized pelvic floor research expert.

The first PFRG day was held in 2003 in a team member's backyard and with just a few dozen participants. Over the past two decades, attendance has grown to nearly 100 participants, and now includes a diverse, multidisciplinary group of researchers from around the world.

The Pelvic Floor Research Group held its annual PFRG Day meeting on Wednesday, February 5, 2020, at the University of Michigan Rackham School of Graduate Studies.

Charles W. Nager, MD, Distinguished Professor and Samuel Yen Chair in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences at UC San Diego Health gave the keynote address titled “Female Urethral Function: Can we measure what matters?” He also lectured the following morning at the Department of OBGYN Grand Rounds on “Randomized Trials for Pelvic Floor Disorders: The NIH Network Experience.”

The Pelvic Floor Research Group held its annual PFRG Day meeting on Wednesday, February 27, 2019, at the University of Michigan Rackham School of Graduate Studies.

Marianna Alperin, MD, MS, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of California, San Diego gave the keynote address titled "The Role of Pregnancy-Induced Adaptations in Pelvic Floor Muscles." She also lectured the following morning at the Department of OBGYN Grand Rounds on "Pelvic Skeletal Muscles Across the Life Span."