PFRG Day
The annual Pelvic Floor Research Day at the University of Michigan has become an important forum for the many researchers across the university to gather and exchange ideas and interests concerning the many ongoing projects at our institution. Each year we have convened investigators and staff for a day long series of presentations and discussion. We have had between 10 and 15 presentations each year with topic-focused discussion on future directions. Attendance each year has grown and in 2009 approximately over 60 attendees came from Medicine (OB/GYN, Urology, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Anesthesiology, Pediatrics), Nursing and Nursing Research, Engineering, Biostatistics, Anatomy, Institute of Gerontology, Institute for Social Research, Institute for Research on Women and Gender and the School of Public Health.
PFRG Day 2019
The Pelvic Floor Research Group will hold its annual PFRG Day meeting on Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at the Rackham School of Graduate Studies, 4th Floor Amphitheatre & Assembly Hall, at the University of Michigan. Dr. 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. will be giving the keynote address entitled "The Role of Pregnancy-Induced Adaptations in Pelvic Floor Muscles." Dr. Alperin's research focuses on the pathophysiology of pelvic floor disorders to better understand the mechanisms of injury and repair, with the hope of improving preventive and therapeutic strategies. She completed a fellowship in female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery at University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC, and a residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Harvard Medical School's Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Alperin earned her medical degree from St. Louis University School of Medicine. She holds a master's degree in clinical research and design from University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Alperin is board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology and female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery. Dr. Alperin will also be giving OBGYN Grand Rounds the following morning at 7:30am, with a talk entitled "Pelvic Skeletal Muscles Across the Life Span."
PFRG Day 2019 is sponsored by The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Michigan (OBGYN).
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PFRG Day 2018
The Pelvic Floor Research Group held its annual PFRG Day meeting on Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at the Rackham School of Graduate Studies, 4th Floor Amphitheatre & Assembly Hall, at the University of Michigan. Dr. Margo Damaser, PhD, Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Cleveland Clinic and Senior Research Career Scientist at the Cleveland VA Medical Center, gave the keynote address entitled "Biochemistry and Biomechanics of Pelvic Organ Prolapse." She also lectured the following morning at Grand Rounds on "Noncellular Regenerative Approaches for Stress Urinary Incontinence."
Pictures from PFRG Day 2017 can be viewed at our PFRG Smugmug Site
PFRG Day 2018 was sponsored by grants from NIH SCOR P50 HD44406 (ORWH SCOR Grants), the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), and The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Michigan (OBGYN).
2018 Resources:
PFRG Day 2017
The Pelvic Floor Research Group held its annual PFRG Day meeting on Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at the Rackham School of Graduate Studies, 4th Floor Amphitheatre & Assembly Hall, at the University of Michigan. Professor Kari Bø, a Physical Therapist and a world expert in Exercise Science at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Department of Sports Medicine in Oslo, Norway gave the keynote address. Her presentation was entitled "Physical activity and the pelvic floor: good or bad?" She also lectured the following morning at Grand Rounds on "Evidence for Pelvic Floor Muscle Training for Pelvic Organ Prolapse."
Pictures from PFRG Day 2017 can be viewed at our PFRG Smugmug Site
PFRG Day 2017 was sponsored by grants from NIH SCOR P50 HD44406 (ORWH SCOR Grants), the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), and The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Michigan (OBGYN).
2017 Resources:
PFRG Day 2016
The Pelvic Floor Research Group held its annual PFRG Day meeting on Wednesday, February 3rd, 2016 at Forum Hall in Palmer Commons at the University of Michigan. Dr. Matthew Barber from the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University gave the keynote address entitled "Making Better Predictions for Patients with Prolapse" and also lectured the following morning at Grand Rounds on "Innovations in Surgery: Lessons from Urogynecology."
Pictures from PFRG Day 2016 can be viewed at our PFRG Smugmug Site
PFRG Day 2016 was sponsored by grants from NIH SCOR P50 HD44406 (ORWH SCOR Grants), the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), and The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Michigan (OBGYN).
2016 Resources:
PFRG Day 2015
The Pelvic Floor Research Group held its annual PFRG Day meeting Wednesday, February 4th, 2015 at Forum Hall in Palmer Commons at the University of Michigan. Dr. Pamela Moalli from the University of Pittsburgh gave the keynote address and also lectured the following morning at Grand Rounds. Her talk was entitled "The Science Behind Prolapse Mesh Complications: How Can We Do Better?"
Pictures from PFRG Day 2015 can be viewed at our PFRG Smugmug Site
The 2015 PFRG Day was sponsored by grants from NIH SCOR P50 HD44406 (ORWH SCOR Grants), the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), and The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Michigan (OBGYN).
2015 Resources:
PFRG Day 2014
The Pelvic Floor Research Group held its annual PFRG Day meeting Wednesday, February 12th, 2014 at Forum Hall in Palmer Commons at the University of Michigan. Dr. Paul Hodges from the University of Queensland gave the Keynote address and also lectured the following morning at Grand Rounds. His talk was entitled “Pelvic Floor Muscles, Breathing, Back Pain, Balance and Continence: What's the Link?”
Pictures from PFRG Day 2014 can be viewed at our PFRG Smugmug Site
The 2014 PFRG Day was sponsored by grants from NIH SCOR P50 HD44406 (ORWH SCOR Grants) , Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR), and The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (OBGYN)
2014 Resources:
PFRG Day 2013
The Pelvic Floor Research Group held its annual PFRG Day meeting Wednesday, February 6th, 2013 at Forum Hall in Palmer Commons at the University of Michigan. Dr. Linda Brubaker from Loyola University Chicago gave the Keynote address and also lectured the following morning at Grand Rounds. Her talk was entitled "There is a Urinary Microbiome – Who Knew???"
Pictures from PFRG Day 2013 can be viewed at our PFRG Smugmug Site
The 2013 PFRG Day was sponsored by grants from NIH SCOR P50 HD44406 (ORWH SCOR Grants) , Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR), and The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (OBGYN)
2013 Resources:
PFRG Day 2012
The Pelvic Floor Research Group held its annual PFRG Day meeting Wednesday, February 8th, 2012 at Forum Hall in Palmer Commons at the University of Michigan. Dr. Ingrid Nygaard from the University of Utah gave the Keynote address and also lectured the following morning at Grand Rounds. Her talk was entitled "Physical Activity and Pelvic Floor Disorders."
Pictures from PFRG Day 2012 can be viewed at our PFRG Smugmug Site
The 2012 PFRG Day was sponsored by grants from NIH SCOR P50 HD44406 (ORWH SCOR Grants) , Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR), and The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (OBGYN)
2012 Resources:
PFRG Day 2011
The Pelvic Floor Research Group held its annual PFRG Day meeting Wednesday, February 9th, 2011 at Forum Hall in Palmer Commons at the University of Michigan. Dr. Abdul Sultan from Croydon (Mayday) University Hospital in London gave the Keynote address and Dr. Ranee Thaker, from Croydon (Mayday) University Hospital in London, gave the Gosling Lecture at Grand Rounds the following morning. For more information about Drs Thaker and Sultan you can visit their website at: www.perineum.net/
Pictures from PFRG Day 2011 can be viewed at our PFRG Smugmug Site
The 2011 PFRG Day was sponsored by grants from NIH SCOR P50 HD44406 (ORWH SCOR Grants) , Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR), The Institute for Research on Women and Gender (IRWG), and The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (OBGYN)
2011 Resources:
PFRG Day 2010
The Pelvic Floor Research Group held its annual PFRG Day meeting Wednesday, February 3th, 2010 from 8am-4:30pm at Forum Hall in Palmer Commons. Peggy Norton, MD, from the University of Utah, was the featured keynote speaker discussing “Genetic Determinants of Pelvic Floor Disorders.” Dr. Norton is a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Utah School of Medicine, and Chief of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery. Schedule of events and details can be found at the links provided below.
Pictures from PFRG Day 2010 can be viewed at our PFRG Smugmug Site
The 2010 PFRG Day was sponsored by grants from NIH SCOR P50 HD44406 (ORWH SCOR Grants) , Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR), The Institute for Research on Women and Gender (IRWG), and The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (OBGYN)
2010 Resources:
- 2010 PFRG Day Schedule
- 2010 PFRG Day Program
- 2010 PFRG Day Poster
- 2010 PFRG Day Key Note Speaker Handout
PFRG Day 2009
PFRG Day 2009 was held in Palmer Commons, which is centrally located on the UofM campus. This year Rebecca Rogers, MD, Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of New Mexico, was the keynote speaker and shared with us her research on pelvic floor disorders and vaginal childbirth. Key researchers in Urology, Public Health, Radiology, Nursing, Obstetrics and Urogynecology from the University of Michigan all gave presentations and we added a poster session expanding our ability to include even more students, faculty and staff to share their research and interests. Newcomers had the opportunity to see the expanse of pelvic floor research being conducted throughout the University. During lunch students and other participants had the opportunity to sit with conference presentors, investigators and staff to continue more intimate conversations and follow-up on the days preceedings.
The 2009 PFRG Day was sponsored by grants from NIH SCOR P50 HD44406 (ORWH SCOR Grants) , Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR), The Institute for Research on Women and Gender (IRWG), and The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (OBGYN)
2009 Resources:
Pictures from PFRG Day 2009 can be viewed at our PFRG Smugmug Site
PFRG Day 2008
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