Pessaries - Where do they fit into a BPSS Model of Care?

Overview

Join experienced pelvic health physiotherapists Jenny Telfer-Crum and Cara McDougall as they share their clinical insights from performing hundreds of pessary fittings since 2017. This webinar will provide evidence-informed guidance on pessary use within a biopsychosocial-spiritual (BPSS) model of care for managing stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and pelvic organ prolapse (POP).

Designed for pelvic health clinicians, this webinar will help you understand when and how to introduce pessaries as part of a collaborative care plan and empower you to educate and refer clients with confidence.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this webinar, you will be able to:

1. Define what vaginal pessaries are and explore the most commonly used types of pessaries in Canada and the USA

2. Provide a high-level overview of current definitions and research on stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and pelvic organ prolapse (POP), including the clinical relevance of pessary use

3. Identify appropriate pessary candidates, including risks, contraindications, and clinical considerations within a BPSS framework

4. Describe vaginal products that are often used alongside pessaries (e.g. vaginal estrogen)

5. Outline the clinical pathway to obtaining a pessary in Canada, and what a client can expect during a pessary fitting appointment

6. Review how clients use pessaries in daily life, including typical follow-up protocols

7. Gain a brief introduction to the process of setting up a pessary fitting service in your own pelvic health practice

💡 Who Should Attend?

This session is ideal for:

• Pelvic floor/women's health therapists (physiotherapists, occupational therapists, athletic therapists). You do not need to perform internal examinations for this webinar
  
  
• Any healthcare provider or fitness professional seeking to understand where pessaries fit into management options for clients with POP or SUI
  
  
• Those looking to build confidence in referring clients for pessary fittings or incorporating pessary education into care plans
  
  
•  Anyone who is interested in learning more about pessaries and how they can be helpful for people who have SUI and/or POP

🩺 About the Webinar Series

This is the 2nd session in the Let’s Talk Pelvic Health: 2025 Webinar Series for Health Care Professionals. You can register for this individual webinar or sign up for the entire free series. (Registration link coming soon)

✅ CEU-Accredited Across the U.S.

We’re proud to share that Embodia is now an Approved CEU Provider for physiotherapists (PTs) and physical therapist assistants (PTAs) in 32 U.S. states, with 10 more pending. This webinar—and the full series—is eligible for CEU credits for participants in approved states. You can learn which US States/Jurisdictions Embodia can provide CEUs by visiting this guide.

🌍 Live or On-Demand Access

This webinar will be hosted live on Thursday, September 25th, from 12:30–1:30 PM EDT. 

Can't make it live? Replays will be available for registered participants and those on the notification list —so you won’t miss a thing.

⚠️ Please note: This webinar is limited to 500 live attendees. Kindly register only if you plan to attend live to ensure space for others. If you cannot attend live, please join the notification list.

• Live Webinar Time: Thursdays from 12:30–1:30 PM EDT

• Can’t attend live? No problem!

  • Replays will be available on Embodia’s YouTube channel

  • Webinar recordings will also be accessible for free for 1 week following the live session on the Embodia platform

To earn CEUs, U.S. PTs must:

1. Add your CEU jurisdiction to your account on Embodia! Steps on how to do so can be found in this guide.
   
   

2. Attend the live webinar, and then access the recorded course on Embodia

3. Complete the evaluation and exam

You can then download your CEU certificate!

Expand your pelvic health toolkit and support your clients with confidence.
Don’t miss this opportunity to deepen your understanding of pessary care and its role in physiotherapy practice.