Speakers

Samantha Vincent currently works for Hillingdon Hospital as part of a multidisciplinary team working within a Perinatal Pelvic Health Clinic. This clinic she has set up from inception in June 2022 and is currently treating patients within this clinic with complex pelvic floor dysfunction. Her and her team are working hard towards obtaining an endoanal scanner, manometry facilities and training in these skills to be able to offer this gold standard method of devising next mode of delivery with women who have sustained an OASI tear at Hillingdon. In addition to her clinical practice she lectures on the undergraduate BSc Physiotherapy program at St Marys University. Sam is now a Trustee for the MASIC Foundation.

Samantha is the lead pelvic health physiotherapist for Maternity and Pelvic Health at Hillingdon Hospital, one of the leading ‘Early Implementer’ sites for the NHS Transformation programme. She has been instrumental in the set up of this clinic from its inception in June 2022 and treats patients within this clinic with complex pelvic floor dysfunction. Samantha has been a guest speaker for the International Urogynecological Association, the Bladder and Bowel Foundation and the International Continence Society. In addition to her clinical practice, she is a senior lecturer for the BSc Physiotherapy programme at St Marys University, is part of an expert panel on guidelines for Paediatric Pelvic Floor Assessment and Management, is a Trustee for the registered charity Mothers with Anal Sphincter Injuries Charity (MASIC) and has set up 'The Pelvic Floor School' co-founded with Hannah Beecham - aiming to establish Pelvic Health Education into PSHE in secondary schools.

Clinical Lead Pelvic Health Physiotherapist at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust in Kent

Donna Meers is a Clinical Lead Pelvic Health Physiotherapist at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust in Kent, leading a small team of Pelvic Health Physiotherapists supporting urogynaecological, colorectal and maternity services. Within this role, Donna leads on the Physiotherapy-led Perineal Clinic providing 1:1 appointments for our patients who have sustained a 3rd or 4th degree tear. Donna is also currently providing clinical leadership to support the development of Perinatal Pelvic Health Services across the county in alignment with NHS England’s national service specification.

Donna has worked in a range of specialty areas in her 20 years of NHS service, specialising in Pelvic Health since 2016, working across both acute (inpatient) and outpatient services. She is passionate and deeply committed to supporting people in improving their quality of life by managing their pelvic health symptoms and raising population awareness of Pelvic Health.  Alongside Programme Manager Caroline Potter-Edwards and Service User Lead Jo Page, she is excited to share the progress and collaborative efforts underway in Kent and Medway to enhance Perinatal Pelvic Health Services.

Julie a Consultant Colorectal Surgeon in the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, with a specialist interest in colorectal cancer and pelvic floor surgery. She has an active research interest in cancer / pelvic floor, in particular translational aspects and outcomes following in surgery. She went to medical school in Cardiff, University Hospital of Wales, going on to general surgical training in London and Wales. She worked in Oxford for her subspecialty fellowship in pelvic floor surgery. She is Vice president and a Trustee of the MASIC Foundation and the Secretary of The Pelvic Floor Society. Julie is the Founder & Clinical Director of the Everywoman Festival.