The International Urogynecologist Association (IUGA) has carried out the OASIS training program for many years.
Since 2013, the IUGA has started a new training program, named ‘PROTECT’ (Prevention and Repair Of perineal Trauma Episiotomy through Coordinated Training), by Dr Ranee Thakar and Dr Abdul Sultan,38 to facilitate a standardized training program for sphincter repair.