33rd National Conference on Incontinence
7 - 10 May 2025
Hotel Grand Chancellor, Hobart TAS

 

Keynote SPEAKERS

Jana Pittman 

Former Olympian Australian Athlete

The Continence Foundation of Australia is delighted to announce Jana Pittman as one of the keynote speakers presenting at the 33rd National Conference on Incontinence 2025! 

Jana Pittman, a two-time world champion and four-time Commonwealth champion in athletics, is renowned for her resilience and determination. Despite facing numerous injuries, Jana transitioned from track and field to become the first woman to represent Australia in both Summer and Winter Olympic Games. 

Faced with incontinence through her sporting career in training and performing at the elite level and later postpartum, Jana took active steps to help manage her incontinence through pelvic floor training. Jana has also been active in promoting pelvic health and has supported the Foundation in the work to remove stigma of incontinence within the wider community. 

Now a registrar in obstetrics and gynaecology, Jana is also a mother of six and an ambassador of the Australian Gynaecological Cancer Foundation; having been treated for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in 2014. Her unique experiences and history makes her a natural fit for NCOI 2025. The Foundation proudly and warmly welcome her as the first announcement for our Hobart Conference! 


Anka Nieuwhof-Leppink

Coordinator, Urotherapists, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital

Anka Nieuwhof-Leppink is the coordinator of a team of urotherapists at the Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, part of the University Medical Centre Utrecht. Her team is responsible for the clinical and outpatient care of children with bladder and bowel disorders. She is also a senior lecturer for the urotherapy course at the Utrecht University of Applied Sciences.

Her main areas of expertise are lower urinary tract symptoms, urotherapy, bladder and bowel management, conservative management of bladder anomalies, behavioural therapy, clean intermittent catheterisation (CIC) and anxiety.

Anka began her career as a paediatric urology nurse before specialising as a urotherapist. She later obtained a Master's degree in Clinical Psychology, which fueled her interest in behavioural therapy, scientific research and the advancement of the urotherapy profession. Over the years, she has contributed to numerous projects, research studies and peer-reviewed publications, culminating in a dissertation and PhD in 2020. In the same year, she and her colleagues received a grant from ZonMw, an independent Dutch government organisation, to explore the SENS-U device as a tool for innovation in urotherapy.

From 2010 to 2017, Anka was a board member of the ESPU Nurses, serving as president since 2013. She currently holds the position of Education Chair for ICCS and is a member of the ESPU Research Committee.


Dr. Premitha Damodaran

Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist

Dr. Premitha Sadasivan is a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur and Visiting Clinical Specialist at the University Malaya Medical Centre. She holds an MBBS from the University of Delhi (1989), a Masters in Obstetrics and Gynaecology from the University of Malaya (1995), and the Fellowship of the Academy of Medicine, Malaysia (FAMM).

A prominent advocate for menopause health, Dr. Premitha is the President of the College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Academy of Medicine Malaysia (2024-2026), and serves on the Board of Trustees for the International Menopause Society (2024-2026). She chairs the Menopause & Midlife Women’s Health Subcommittee of the Obstetrical and Gynaecology Society of Malaysia and facilitates menopause education programs.

Dr. Premitha’s research focuses on menopause and its impact in Malaysia. She has authored over 25 peer-reviewed publications and received the FIGO Women’s Award in 2023 for her contributions to women’s health.


Stay tuned for exciting speaker announcements coming soon! 




CONTACT US

NCOI25 Conference Managers
C/- The Association Specialists

P: +61 2 9431 8600
E: eventscontinence@theassociationspecialists.com.au


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