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ICS updates in continence care: the role of the nurse continence specialist in continence services

1 November 2016 | | Functional Urology
The nurse who specialises in continence care is recognised as a key member of interdisciplinary teams seeking to deliver high quality integrated continence services. The recently published international service specifications for continence care [1] supports the use of specialist continence...
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Can continence and volitional voiding be achieved in bladder exstrophy?

7 July 2020 | | Paediatric Urology | bladder exstrophy, reconstructive surgical procedures, treatment outcome, Stress urinary incontinence
Bladder exstrophy is a challenge to the paediatric urologist; here in the UK, repairs are now undertaken at two centres in order to concentrate experience. The ultimate aim is to achieve urinary continence and volitional voiding. In this study, John...

Impact of prostatic apex in continence after RARP

1 March 2015 | | Reconstructive Urology, Urologic Oncology
This article investigates the impact of prostatic apical shape from preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) on early recovery of urinary continence after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP). It is a retrospective study of 1011 patients at a tertiary centre. Patients were...

Comedy and continence – don’t make me laugh

1 July 2016 |
I’m a pelvic physiotherapist and, in a fit of temper, I wrote a comedy show about pelvic floors after having yet another woman say to me: “I’ve been leaking since my baby was born.” “How old is your baby?” “He’s...

Impact of adjuvant radiation therapy on urinary continence recovery after radical prostatectomy

1 January 2015 | | Urologic Oncology | Adjuvant radiation therapy, Prostate cancer, Radical prostatectomy, Urinary continence
The functional side-effects of both radical prostatectomy and radiotherapy for prostate cancer are well known. The aim of this study was to evaluate if there was a significant worsening in recovery of urinary continence in those undergoing radical prostatectomy followed...

ICS updates in continence care: a personal perspective on the role of basic science in urology

1 March 2017 | | Basic Science Research, Functional Urology
At a urology research meeting in Sheffield a few years ago, a former post doctorate researcher in urology, Mathieu Boudes, said: “Stop calling it basic research, there is nothing basic about it. It is fundamental research to everything urologists do.”...

ICS updates on continence care: making sense of detrusor underactivity and the underactive bladder

1 July 2016 | | Functional Urology
Countless epidemiological studies have established the frequent occurrence of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and the significant burden these symptoms incur. For the most part of the past three decades, there has been an overwhelming focus on detrusor overactivity (DO)...

ICS updates on continence care: what’s hot in physiotherapy after 80 years?

1 March 2016 | | Functional Urology
Origins of pelvic floor physiotherapy Physiotherapy, and in particular pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) is nowadays first-line management for pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD). PFMT is originally attributed to Dr Arthur Kegel, hence the term Kegel exercises. Indeed, he was the...

Updated guide on integrated paediatric continence services to significantly improve children’s lives and save NHS cost

30 May 2024 | Functional Urology, Paediatric Urology
The Paediatric Continence Forum has recently launched its updated Guide on how to commission and run integrated, nurse-led, community-based paediatric bladder and bowel (continence) services. These are clinically effective, improve the lives of children and their families and generate significant...

ICS (International Continence Society) 2024

23 October 2024 -25 October 2024
Each year, the International Continence Society hosts its annual meeting bringing together healthcare professionals interested in treating incontinence patients. Attendees can benefit from the latest research, professional development and networking opportunities. It provides a platform to exchange ideas and share best practices. Leading experts in the field also present workshops and state of the art sessions.

ACP (Association for Continence Professionals) Annual Conference 2025

19 May 2025 -20 May 2025
The main programme will be of interest to, Bladder and Bowel Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Urology Nurses, and Specialist Nurses as well as Doctors, Nurses and Allied Healthcare Professionals working within, or interested in Continence Care.

UK Continence Society Annual Scientific Meeting

24 April 2019 -26 April 2019 | Infection, Functional Urology, Paediatric Urology
Margaret Lyttle, Consultant in Urology, Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The 26th Annual Scientific Meeting of the United Kingdom Continence Society (UKCS) was held in Manchester on 24-26 April 2019. As in previous years the programme provided a stimulating...