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This conference is Australia’s premier multidisciplinary meeting for health professionals working in bladder, bowel and pelvic floor health. The conference brings together some of the sector’s most influential decision-makers to showcase the latest in incontinence research and practice, presented in a broad range of sessions and workshops.  

Key sessions cover:

• Bowel health 
• Innovative practice models/Rural and regional services
• UTI's throughout the ages
• Paediatric incontinence in primary care
• Care of older adults
• Male health
• Menopause and incontinence
• Neurology
• Post bladder cancer incontinence care
• Trauma informed care
• Paediatrics evidence and experience
• Game on: Conquering incontinence in sports and exercise

Learning Outcomes

1. Discuss the impact of changes in the anatomy and physiology experienced by women as they approach menopause and apply clinical knowledge to empower them to navigate perimenopause and menopause
2. Discuss what contributes to good bowel health and examine ways to support your patients to maintain good bowel health
3. Examine innovative practice models that can support the delivery of continence treatments to rural and regional areas
4. Discuss how the clinical management of UTI's can be improved, including the use of antibiotics, vaccines and the microbiome
5. Analyse current approaches to managing and treating paediatric incontinence, including paediatric incontinence in primary care
6. Examine management techniques for caring for older adults with skin conditions associated with continence issues and analyse recent clinical work done in promoting geriatric principles in a multidisciplinary surgical clinic
7. Explore male continence health in terms of bladder health after prostate surgery, sexual function, and managing benign prostate enlargement and overactive bladder
8. Discuss the effect of neurological conditions on continence
9. Explore the impact of bladder cancer on continence, including common side effects and the types of incontinence that can occur as a result of treatment
10. Describe how you can be a trauma informed clinician to support improved outcomes in patient care
11. Examine ways to conquer incontinence in sports and exercise.

Details

Event dates: 7 - 10 May 2025

Workshops: 7 May 2025

Scientific program: 8 - 10 May 2025

Location: Hotel Grand Chancellor Hobart

Inclusions:

Whole of conference for medical specialists, including: 

• Scientific program (8-10 May)
• Exhibition and catering
• Welcome Reception (7 May)
• Conference Recordings for two months post-event
• Option to purchase a ticket to the Conference Dinner (9 May)

Early Bird Cost (closes 7th April 2025) Continence Health Australia Members: $770 Non-members: $995  

After 7th April 2025 Continence Health Australia Members: $1080 Non-members: $1200  

One-day attendance, including: 

• Scientific program on either 8, 9 or 10 May
• Exhibition and catering
• Conference Recordings for two months post-event, from your selected day

8th or 9th May 2025 Continence Health Australia Members: $510 Non-members: $610  

10th May 2025 Continence Health Australia Members: $300 Non-members: $470 

Additional information:

Additional half-day workshops on 7 May are available to register separately. Prices vary depending on your chosen workshop. Click the following link for further information. https://continence.eventsair.com/ncoi25/program

This activity is accepted by CPD Home as Domain 1.  

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