Dr Irmina Nahon graduated with a Bachelor of Applied Sciences (Physiotherapy) from the University of Sydney in 1991. She has since developed a strong interest in Pelvic Floor rehabilitation and has a Post Graduate Certificate in Continence and Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy from Melbourne University (2000), and a Master of Physiotherapy from the University of South Australia (2003). In November 2011, she was awarded her PhD entitled “Assessment and Management of Male Urinary Incontinence” from the University of Sydney. In 2016 she completed a Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Education for the University of Canberra.
Irmina works as a pelvic floor physiotherapist in a private practice and is an associate Professor, researcher and Clinical Education Coordinator Physiotherapy at the University of Canberra. She is an active member of the International Continence Society, the Continence Foundation of Australia, and the Australian Physiotherapy Association's Men’s and Women's Health group.
Irmina is very passionate about continence promotion, as well as research into the assessment and management of incontinence. She has published 35 peer reviewed articles and presented at the International Continence Society meeting, the Australasian Prostate Cancer conference and at the Australian National Conference on Incontinence. She is also co-author on 2 presentations on the management of constipation in children, at the Congress of the European Academy of Paediatric Societies. Irmina supervises PhD students from Canberra University
Irmina also regularly presents workshops and training courses to medical and allied health groups as well as many community groups.