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Whether you are a carer, a specialist, or completely new to continence care, Wellspect Education provides learning resources for your level of expertise.
Whether you are a carer, a specialist, or completely new to continence care, Wellspect Education provides learning resources for your level of expertise.
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In this webinar you will hear from Dr. Rebecca Haddad who is a physician specialising in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation with a focus on geriatrics at Sorbonne Université in Paris, France. Her clinical, research, and teaching work is dedicated to the care of people ageing with disabilities, with a particular focus on bladder ageing.
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In this webinar you will hear from Dr. Gianluca Sampogna, a urologic surgeon working at the Spinal Unit, Niguarda Hospital, Milan, a referral centre for bladder, bowel, and sexual health issues in spinal cord injured population. He is the Head of the Sexual Health Program which offers many solutions from sexual counselling to rehabilitation, from pharmacotherapy to surgery.
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In this webinar you will hear from Dr. Gianna Rodriguez, clinical Professor from Michigan US. She is the Director of the Spinal Cory Injury (SCI) Program in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PMR) at Michigan Medicine in the US.
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As life expectancy increases, there is a growing population of ageing individuals with spinal cord injuries (SCI). Aging exacerbates many of the challenges faced by SCI patients, particularly when it comes to bladder and bowel management.
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This article summarises the key challenges and recommendations identified in clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) governing an ageing population with a spinal cord injury. It also highlights gaps and areas of improvement in existing guidelines.
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This article explores strategies that can help address challenges faced by men who are in the initial stages of learning to use intermittent catheterisation.
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This study provides valuable insights into the experiences of individuals undergoing IC that optimise patient care and support.
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In this article we sum up the key findings and recommendations of a 2023 study by Bauer et al. which explores intermittent catheterisation (IC) by children and adolescents in school settings.
Keeping up-to-date and determining the veracity of scientific articles and clinical studies can be overwhelming, so we’ve put together a checklist to help you.
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The traditional view of urine sterility has been challenged by the discovery of the urinary microbiome, meaning a mix of bacteria and microorganisms within the urinary tract. This unique relationship between microbes and humans is still not fully understood but has gained a lot of attention in clinical research in the last decade.
In this publication highlight you can read about the identification, assessment, and treatment of urinary incontinence and bowel control issues.
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Recurrent UTIs in children with neurogenic bladders constitute high risk of leading to severe kidney damage and need to be an area of attention. This study is useful in determining treatments and proactive measures for preventing recurrent UTIs.