Nocturnal Enuresis in Adolescents and Young Adults
Prescribing for Dementia Patients with Urinary Incontinence
When: 7:30 AEDT, 25 February 2026
Duration: 1 hour
Price:
Free: Members of CHA Paediatric Special Interest Group
$20: Members of CHA
$40: Non-Members of CHA – not a member? Join here
Introduction
Most of us are confident that treating bedwetting in younger children will improve the severity and frequency of enuretic episodes. After about 9 years of age, spontaneous resolution is reduced, episodes occur most nights, and success with first‑line therapies drops off. The added changes in adolescence—sleep factors, fatigue, dietary impacts, comorbid issues, and low expectation of cure—mean that treating young people is complex.
The presentation will describe factors contributing to enuresis severity in adolescents and evidence for suggested management strategies. Attendees will appreciate the importance of a multidisciplinary team and multimodal therapy over the longer term.
Bio:
Associate Professor Wendy Bower FACP is Director of Research Strategy and Funding at Continence Health Australia, and a clinician and researcher within Melbourne Health and the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences at the University of Melbourne.
Her numerous publications and scholarly articles address bladder dysfunction and the breadth of medicine and physiotherapy.
Wendy is a Fellow of the ACP and, in addition to her Bachelor of Applied Science (Physiotherapy) degree from the University of Sydney, holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Epidemiology and Biostatistics from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and a PhD from the University of Sydney.
Learning outcomes
- Recognise factors contributing to enuresis severity in adolescence
- Identify management strategies for adolescents experiencing enuresis
- Understand the importance of multimodal therapies for adolescents provided by a multidisciplinary team