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20th National Conference on Incontinence

The 20th National Conference on Incontinence was held at the Crown Convention Centre in Melbourne, from 16 to 19 November 2011. With 730 delegates attending and over 600 registering for workshops.

This multidisciplinary conference provides a platform for the latest research in the field of continence prevention, treatment and management, attracting both national and international guest speakers.

This year's international speakers included:

Christine Norton
James Gillespie
Kari Bø
Allen Cottenden, and
Yves Heloury.

Conference Presentations -

Linked below are those presentations that speakers have given permission for publication on the CFA website. These presentations van be viewed but not printed.

Thursday 17 November 2011

9.15	Robert Taylor Memorial Address by Christine Norton Evidence and evidence gaps in the investigation and management of adult faecal incontinence
10.00	Keynote Speaker Alan Cottenden Evidence based guidelines for the selection and use of continence management products
11.00	Keynote Speaker James Gillespie Bladder sensations: Can I go or can I stay?
11.30	Penny Lynn Urinary symptoms and help-seeking in a South Australian older population
11.45	Debra Virtue A reliability study of two-dimensional transperineal ultrasound measurement of pelvic organ prolapse
12.00	Joan Ostaszkiewicz Documentation of the quality of continence care in residential aged care settings: a critique of accreditation reports
12.15	Elizabeth Thomas medium term follow up of Interstitial Cystitis patients following treatment with a DMSO cocktail
1.30	Kari Bø Changing practice on the basis of evidence
2.00	Pauline Chiarelli Faecal incontinence in community dwelling older women - associated factors and its impact on QOL
2.15	Vicki Patton A prospective "bottom up" study of the direct personal and investigation costs of faecal incontinence in ambulatory men and women in relation to severity
2.30	I Gedu Putu Darma Suyasa Prevalence of faecal incontinence in community-dwelling older people in Indonesia
2.45	Emmanuel Karantanis Obstetric Anal Injury (OASIS) Trial
3.30	Jan Sansoni Validation of the revised incontinence and patient satisfaction tools
4.00	Susan McCarthy Awareness of incontinence in ethnic communities - knowledge and preferences for treatment and management of incontinence
4.10	Fiona Downie & Kate Zantuck The Continence Clearinghouse project (ACE)
4.30	Kelly Gourlay Continence care education for community pharmacy staff - evaluation of an e-learning facility compared with other modes of training
4.45	Heather Siddons Psychological impact of prostate cancer

Friday 18 November 2011

8.30	James Gillespie Neuro-modulation: how does it work? What goes up must come down
8.50	Ian Tucker Evidence Base for Treatment of Complex Bladder Dysfunction
9.10	Stephen Bell Transcutaneous stimulation - evidence in adults
9.30	Janet Chase Transcutaneous stimulation - evidence in children
10.10	Marg Sherburn Transcutaneous stimulation - evidence in adults
11.00	Christine Norton Bowel Blues after Bowel Procedures - the way forward
11.30	Margaret Bird & Dee Greenwood Constipation and lower urinary tract symptoms: A clinical audit of the incidence of constipation in patients presenting with lower urinary tract symptoms to a regional continence service
11.45	Pauline Chiarelli Long term risk factors for the development of constipation in older community dwelling women
12.00	Kari Bø Evidence for pelvic floor muscle training during pregnancy and after childbirth. To do or not to do?
1.30	Andrew Troy Urinary tract stones
2.00	Anna Rosamilia Interstitial cystitis
2.30	Mark Frydenberg Modern management of bladder cancer
3.30	Yves Héloury Such a tiny membrane

Saturday 19 November 2011

9.00	Keynote Speaker: Alan Cottenden Science and technology behind the management of incontinence with products
9.30	Clara Shek The female pelvic floor - a difficult compromise
9.50	Jeanette Lim All you need to know about post-partum voiding dysfunction
10.10	Marg Sherburb The role of the physiotherapist in postnatal trauma
10.30	Donna Coates The role of the nurse in postnatal trauma
11.30	Daniel Moon Surgical management of post-prostatectomy incontinence
12.00	Ian Presnell Urinary incontinence in those with a psychiatric illness
12.30	Chris Maher FDA Safety Communication: Update on serious complications associated with transvaginal placement of surgical mesh for pelvic organ prolapse