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This week, Lauren breaks down the biggest stories and discoveries from the American UroGynecology Association's PFD Week 2025, where pelvic health professionals from across North America came together to share research, innovation, and advocacy.
From groundbreaking evidence on pelvic pain treatment and menopause management to the fight against health misinformation, this episode explores how women’s health is evolving—and where we still need to do better.
Lauren unpacks key takeaways from the first-ever Physiotherapy Forum, including new research supporting multimodal care for pelvic pain, updates on pessary management, and the use of real-time ultrasound for pelvic floor training and bladder assessment.
You’ll also hear highlights from Timothy Caulfield’s keynote on misinformation—why false health claims spread six times faster than facts, how 75 percent of articles online are shared without being read, and what clinicians can do to help patients think critically before they click.
Finally, Lauren closes with powerful reflections on global women’s health, including Professor Ajay Rane’s emotional ABLE Lecture on obstetric fistula prevention and the ongoing fight for equitable access to care around the world—a talk that earned him a standing ovation.
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Caulfield, T. (2025, October). Health misinformation and evidence translation [Keynote lecture]. AUGA PFD Week 2025.
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Centers for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP). (2023, November 7). U.S. survey reveals growing distrust of vaccines and embrace of untruths. https://www.cidrap.umn.edu
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