The RCN Bladder and Bowel Forum includes nurses with interests in all aspects of continence care. The steering committee provided a series of webinars over the last 18 months to focus on key aspects to educate nursing and care staff from all backgrounds. Each webinar focussed on a different aspect of continence and are available to watch at any time through the forum webpage.
We were keen to ensure the webinars provided comprehensive advice and education that nursing staff from all clinical areas and settings could take into their practice to improve the offering for people with incontinence.
The series includes:
- Current research in continence - changing the landscape - 11 July 2024: Watch the and download the presentation.
- Fundamentals of lower bowel dysfunction and forum member engagement - 16 May 2024: Watch the and download the presentation.
- Fundamentals of catheter care and forum member engagement - 13 March 2024: Watch the and download the presentation.
- Fundamentals of continence - 16 March 2023: Watch the and download the presentation.
- Bowel management in spinal injury - 21 June 2023: Watch the .
Following on from this series the committee are providing a brand-new conference to extend the education surrounding the fundamentals of continence care.
This one-day event on 15th November 09:00-16:30 provides an opportunity to meet the committee and other healthcare professionals, explore the exhibition of products to support continence management, and learn about varying aspects of bladder and bowel leakage. By the end of the day, you will be able to:
- perform baseline continence assessments for patients with bladder and bowel issues
- utilise resources to diagnose and plan better continence care
- implement preliminary management of continence in order to improve a patient’s quality of life
- determine which product to utilise for a continence issue (“Puzzle by Products”)
- understand how Laxatives work, and what they taste like
- identify problems with catheters and resolve them
- evaluate effectiveness of the continence care plan and change or update, as needed or indicated.
We are also honoured to have Ms Jacq Emkes providing our keynote session providing first hand insights on the lived experience of the continence journey. Jacq is a passionate patient advocate working with national bodies and groups to change how continence is viewed and prioritised to improve outcomes for all. Come and here why incontinence matters to all of us in healthcare.
Booking is now open, register now!
