Mission

Clinical learning in an Arctic setting

Arctic Pelvic Floor Meetings is the biennial conference of the Norwegian Advisory Unit on Pelvic Floor Health (Nasjonalt senter for bekkenbunnshelse). It is a meeting place for multidisciplinary updates in the assessment and treatment of pelvic floor dysfunctions.

Each meeting gathers national and international experts for two focused days of education, scientific exchange, and professional community — in a setting that reflects the calm, clarity, and northern identity of APFM.

The work is part of a wider mission: equitable, knowledge-based pelvic floor care across professions, specialties, and regions.

Registration desk at an Arctic Pelvic Floor Meeting
Organized by the Norwegian Advisory Unit on Pelvic Floor Health, University Hospital of North Norway.

Four core pillars

What APFM stands for

The meetings are built around four commitments that shape the programme, the community, and the clinical work we share.

  • Multidisciplinary education

    National and international experts share updates in the assessment and treatment of pelvic floor dysfunctions — across nursing, physiotherapy, medicine, and allied professions.

  • Evidence-based practice

    APFM focuses on tools, methods, and clinical approaches that clinicians can take home, from conservative care to surgical perspectives, grounded in current evidence.

  • Research and knowledge

    Abstract presentations, scientific exchange, and dialogue that connect research environments with everyday clinical work and move the field forward.

  • Equitable, person-centered care

    Rooted in the mission of the Norwegian Advisory Unit on Pelvic Floor Health: knowledge-based, holistic, and equal care that strengthens health and quality of life.

Meetings

Coming and past meetings

APFM is held every two years. Explore the next meeting, or return to previous programmes and places.

Coming meeting

9th Arctic Pelvic Floor Meeting

  • 2028 · dates to be announced
  • Location to be announced

The next APFM is planned for 2028. Location, programme, venue, and registration will be published on this site when more information is available.

Earlier meetings

Lecture hall at the 8th Arctic Pelvic Floor Meeting in Alta

Latest meeting

8th APFM · 2026

  • 1–2 June 2026
  • Alta, Northern Norway

Multidisciplinary updates in assessment and treatment of pelvic floor dysfunctions. Programme, speakers, venue, and committee remain available.

Explore APFM 2026

  • 7th APFM · 2024

    3–4 June 2024 · Tromsø, Norway

    Biennial meeting of clinicians and researchers in pelvic floor health.