…so they can ask their health care professionals about it.
By Carol Chapman
I just returned from Vancouver where I was run off my feet at this year’s SOGC conference. (the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada). I’m not sure if the conference could have gone any better. (well, maybe it would have been a little better if didn’t have to hobble around on a sprained ankle, but that’s another story!)
There were over 600 attending physicians from across Canada, many of them taking a keen interest in Uresta and making their way to the Aspen exhibit to get a full explanation of our product. This kept Paul, France and Cheryl at Aspen on their toes.
My busiest evening was last Wednesday, when two meetings were setup at two restaurants next door to each other – one meeting for the national obstetrics educational council and the other, a meeting of key urogynecologists. I moved back and forth between these two venues as required, helping with the discussions around Uresta.
It’s clear that there is a lot of excitement among women’s health care professionals about Uresta – it’s accessible and safe. I’m happy that we are creating a voice for the product so that women who suffer from bladder leakage can find our solution easily and, ultimately, improve their lives. Women need to know there is a solution, so they can ask their health care professionals about it – their physiotherapists, family doctors, gynecologists, etc – or access Uresta online or at their local pharmacy.
And I also had the pleasure of meeting Maureen McGrath, an RN who is a leading women’s health expert and host of the CKNW Sunday Night Sex Show on talk radio. She educates patients on her blog and is the chair of the BC Chapter of Canadian Nurse Continence Advisers. We’re hoping Maureen can help us spread the word about Uresta to a much wider audience.
Dr. Denise Black, a gynecologist from Winnipeg, was at the conference too, being one our biggest Uresta cheerleaders!
The bottom line? Now even more women’s health care professionals not only know more about Uresta, but they are so excited that this solution exists and is accessible to women who suffer Bladder Leakage (LBL) caused by Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI).
One more thing. I have to tell you about a very moving conversation I had with a Syrian doctor, Dr. Vanig Garabedian, when I ran into him in Vancouver- he just arrived in Canada with his family from Syria last December and was greeted personally by Prime Minister Trudeau. He told me that Trudeau said, “Welcome home” when they met.
Dr. Garabedian was a gynecologist in Aleppo for 16 years before escaping to Canada. He was treating women and girls, often navigating cultural barriers that can complicate the delicate subject of maternal health and reproductive care. He was one of the speakers at the SOGC conference. You can read more about his experiences and his message to the obstetricians and gynecologists of Canada as they begin to treat the many thousands of Syrian women now in Canada.