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About the Academy
The Urology Academy is a comprehensive resource with up-to-date expert content on Bladder Pain Syndrome (BPS).
Here you will find a range of podcasts, videos, guidelines, and diagnosis and treatment resources.
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Richard Parkinson
Consultant Urological Surgeon
Richard Parkinson qualified from Nottingham University Medical School in 1995. After completing surgical training, he returned to Nottingham and spent three years doing a PhD…
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Aneta Obloza
Consultant Urogynaecologist
Dr Aneta Obloza MRCOG Msc (Res) is an accredited subspecialist in Urogynaecology focusing on female pelvic floor disorders. Her clinical interests include treatment of the pelvic organ prolapse, urinary incontinence and pelvic mesh complications…
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Yi Lang Chan
Consultant in Obstetrics and Urogynaecology
Miss Yi Ling Chan is a Consultant in Obstetrics and Urogynaecology based at the Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust. She also has private practice privileges at the Spire Elland Hospital…
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Jonathan Goddard
Consultant Urological Surgeon
Winner of the Floyer Prize from London Hospital while also completeng a BSc in the History of Medicine at the Wellcome Institute. Winner of the RSM Norah Schuster Prize…
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Sarah Hillery
Lead Nurse Urology & Advanced Nurse Practitioner. President of BAUN
Sarah is the Lead Nurse for Urology at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Vice President of the British Association of Urological Nurses…
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Sachin Malde
Consultant Urological Surgeon
Sachin Malde is a Consultant Urological Surgeon at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital, specialising in the treatment of chronic bladder diseases and incotinence. He qualified from Guy’s, King’s and St Thomas’ School of Medicine in London, and completed his postgraduate research into…
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Carol Edmunds
Nurse Consultant Urology
Carol trained as an RGN in 1984 in Wolverhampton and qualified Jan 1987.
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Bhavesh Raithatha
Consultant Pain Specialist
Bhavesh Raithatha was appointed as a Chronic Pain Specialist and Consultant Anaesthetist in 2019 at the University Hospitals of Leicester…
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Angie Rantell
Nurse Consultant, Urogynaecology
Angie gained a BSc (Hons) in Nursing Studies from King’s College London in 2003. She started working in the field of women’s health…
Richard Parkinson PhD FRCS(Urol) – Consultant Urological Surgeon
Special interests Bladder botox injections Sacral Neuromodulation Bladder dysfunction Incontinence Post-prostatectomy Incontinence Female urology Vaginal prolapse surgery
Richard Parkinson qualified from Nottingham University Medical School in 1995. After completing surgical training, he returned to Nottingham and spent three years doing a PhD. He undertook a subspecialty fellowship in female urology, reconstructive surgery and vaginal surgery before returning to Nottingham as a consultant urologist specialising in incontinence, reconstructive urology and female urology.
Mr Parkinson’s specialist interests include female and male incontinence, the management of neurological bladder conditions, urinary retention and urinary tract infections. He regularly performs Botox bladder injections, sacral neuromodulation, stress incontinence surgery and complex bladder reconstruction.
Mr Parkinson is a member of the British Association of Urological Surgeons Section of Female and Neurological and Urodynamic Urology (FNUU) and serves on the national section committee. He has also been urology head of department in Nottingham, a member of the national Specialist Advisory Committee for urology and worked on the national Clinical Reference Group for Women’s Health.
Richard is married with three children.
Aneta Obloza – Consultant Urogynaecologist
Dr Aneta Obloza MRCOG Msc (Res) is an accredited subspecialist in Urogynaecology focusing on female pelvic floor disorders. Her clinical interests include treatment of the pelvic organ prolapse, urinary incontinence and pelvic mesh complications.
Her clinical expertise includes addressing pelvic floor disorders from both non-surgical and surgical approaches depending on individual patient’s needs. These encompass:
Pelvic Organ Prolapse: uterine and post-hysterectomy vaginal vault prolapse, enterocele, cystocele, rectocele repair without the use of mesh, colpocleisis.
Stress urinary incontinence: urethral slings, colposuspension and urethral bulking injections.
Overactive bladder treatment: conservative, medical and the use of third-line therapies such as sacral nerve modulation and bladder botulinum toxin injection.
Mesh and other surgical complications.
Urethral diverticulum.
Defecatory problems as a part of multicompartmental pelvic floor dysfunction.
Her research focused on pelvic floor imaging in pregnancy and application of network metanalysis in effectiveness of medical therapies for overactive bladder.
Dr Obloza, through her work, wishes to empower women by helping them to understand and take care of their bodies, so they lead better and healthier lives.
Yi Ling Chan – Consultant in Obstetrics and Urogynaecology
Miss Yi Ling Chan is a Consultant in Obstetrics and Urogynaecology based at the Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust. She also has private practice privileges at the Spire Elland Hospital.
She is the Urogynaecology Lead for the Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) Pelvic Floor Service. The Pelvic Floor Service comprises Urogynaecology, Urology, Colorectal Services, Women’s Health Physiotherapy and Continence Advisory Services in Calderdale and Kirklees.
Miss Chan set up the Urogynaecology MDT and the Pelvic Floor MDT for Calderdale and Kirklees. The Pelvic Floor Service has been awarded the British Society of Urogynaecology Accreditation. She is actively involved in promotion of Women’s Health at local, national and international levels.
She strongly believes in individualised care, holistic approach and helping women make informed decision. She is an advocate for promotion of pelvic floor health. She promotes the concept of delivery of a package of care via an evidenced based multidisciplinary approach.
Miss Chan actively engages in research. She is a local principle investigator for several United Kingdom multicentre studies. Under her leadership, the CHFT Pelvic Floor Service became part of the British Society of Urogynaecology Research Network since its inauguration. She is a member of the British Society of Urogynaecology National Audit Database Committee and active member of International Urogynecological Association (IUGA). She recognises the risk factors to women’s pelvic floor and general health in the modern era. She plays an active role in promotion of women’s pelvic floor health and is a committee member of the International Urogynecological Consultation (IUC) for Pelvic Floor Muscle Training. She also has made contributions to several advisory boards in relation to women’s health.
Jonathan Goddard – Consultant Urological Surgeon
Originally from Yorkshire, Jonathan Goddard qualified from The London Hospital winning the Floyer Prize. Whilst there he also completed a BSc in the History of Medicine at The Wellcome Institute and won the RSM Norah Schuster Prize. Basic surgical training in Plymouth was followed by a move to the University of Leicester where he was awarded an MD for a thesis on angiogenesis in bladder cancer, which won the 2001 RSM Geoffrey Chisholm Prize.
He remained in the East Midlands for specialist urology training and was appointed as a Consultant Urologist to Leicester General Hospital in 2008. He has a particular interest in the management of bladder pain as well as recurrent urinary tract infections. He also co-manages the supra-regional specialist penile cancer service in Leicester and is a keen advocate of day case and local anaesthetic surgery. He designed and curates the online Museum of Urology for BAUS, is a member of the History Office of the EAU and a Council member of the RSM Urology Section.
Sarah Hillery – Lead Nurse Urology & Advanced Nurse Practitioner, President of BAUN
Sarah is the Lead Nurse for Urology at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, was elected Vice President and then President of the British Association of Urological Nurses (BAUN), serving until November 2024, and editor of the BAUN newsletter. Holding a Masters Degree in Advanced Clinical Practice, she is an RCN credentialed Advanced Nurse Practitioner with a specialist interest in bladder health and over 20 years’ experience in diagnostic urology.
Sarah delivers educational talks, webinars and podcasts about bladder and continence issues around the world. She lectures at the University of York and is a regular writer for the IJUN and BJN. Sarah also is a board member for National and European non-profit organisations such as the European Association of Urological Nurses Education Accreditation Board and The Bladder Interest Group (BLIG).
Sachin Malde – Consultant Urological Surgeon
Sachin Malde is a Consultant Urological Surgeon at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital, specialising in the treatment of chronic bladder diseases and incontinence.
He qualified from Guy’s, King’s and St Thomas’ School of Medicine in London, and completed his postgraduate research into the evaluation of men with incontinence after prostate surgery at University College London, for which he won the Gold medal for outstanding research.
He underwent specialist fellowship training in female, functional and reconstructive urology at University College Hospital London, and has a strong academic interest having published extensively in peer-reviewed journals. He is also a panel member of the European Association of Urology Guidelines panel on male lower urinary tract symptoms.
Carol Edmunds – Nurse Consultant Urology
Carol trained as an RGN in 1984 in Wolverhampton and qualified Jan 1987.
Moving to Huntingdon in July 1987 to get married and decided to carry on working within Urology field which saw Carol join Hinchingbrooke Hospital as a Junior Staff Nurse (Band 5 nurse) on a joint orthopaedic Trauma/Urology Ward. Promoted to Deputy Sister and then Sister on the same ward having completed the relevant teaching and Continence Courses.
Carol then became a Ward Sister which progressed to Ward Manager. Applied for first ever Surgical Assistant Role to reduce Junior doctor hours, which then turned into a CNS Role and with other courses under her belt including cancer diploma and non medical prescribing Carol was promoted to Nurse Consultant Urology and has since continued to develop her role and the Department to ensure excellent patient care. Carol now manages a team of 15 specialist nurses across 3 hospital sites and enjoys seeing the team grow and progress within their career journey at the same time all of us adapting our roles within the ever changing NHS.
Bhavesh Raithatha – Consultant Pain Specialist
Bhavesh Raithatha was appointed as a Chronic Pain Specialist and Consultant Anaesthetist in 2019 at the University Hospitals of Leicester.
He graduated from the University of Manchester in 2008 and has trained in the UK. He has undergone prestigious Pain fellowships in the UK and Australia. He is the lead for the Chronic Pancreatitis MDT for pain management, his role extends to pain management of the Palliative Care Patient, has an honorary contract with the LOROS hospice in Leicester supporting palliative care patients and is the regional advisor for the Faculty of Pain in the East Midlands deanery.
Angie Rantell – Nurse Consultant, Urogynaecology
Angie gained a BSc (Hons) in Nursing Studies from King’s College London in 2003. She started working in the field of women’s health, first as a staff nurse and then as a sister on a Gynaecology, breast care and early pregnancy ward.
Since 2007, Angie has been working in the Urogynaecology Department at King’s College Hospital and is currently the lead nurse / nurse cystoscopist. She is actively involved in research and was awarded a PhD in Urogynaecology in 2019 investigating sexual function in women with overactive bladder. In 2019 Angie was also awarded RCN credentialing for advanced level nursing practice.
To date she has published over 50 articles in peer reviewed journals and has written book chapters and contributed to National guidelines. As well as her clinical and research activities she provides advice to governmental bodies including NHS England and Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG’s) throughout the UK. She is the current chair of the Nursing and Midwifery special interest group within IUGA.
The Video Library
The Urology Academy has curated a library of discussions with national experts.
Topics include urological anatomy, investigation and potential BPS diagnosis, patient management, treatment options and how to approach patient consultations.
What is The Academy for?
The vision of The Academy is to bring together regional, national and international experts in urology, urogynaecology and Bladder Pain Syndrome.
We hope this will encourage the sharing of experience and new information, build consensus in diagnosis and management and improve the care of BPS patients across the country.
Podcast Library
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Date of preparation: April 2024 | UK-URO-146a(2)