Models for Public Forums on Continence Awareness

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Models for Public Forums on Continence Awareness

• Diane K. Newman, Chair
• Continence Promotion Committee
• ICS

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International Continence Society (ICS)
Continence Promotion Committee (CPC)

• Principal aims
• Identify opportunities for networking across
  various countries
• Increase awareness amongst ICS members of
  continence related issues
• Facilitate development of continence
  organisations
• Facilitate interchange of information about
  continence awareness and promotion
• Identify opportunities for continence prevention
  strategies.

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Raising Continence Awareness
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Raising Continence Awareness
Advocacy
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Raising Continence Awareness
Advocacy
Education
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Raising Continence Awareness
Advocacy
Education
Communication
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Evidence Based Research
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Continence Promotion Prevention, Education
Organization
Promoting Continence Awareness

• Primary Prevention
• Education
• Consumer/Public
• Professional
• Organizations
• Services for Delivery of Continence Care
• National

Newman, Denis, Gruenwald, Ee, Millard, Roberts,
Sampselle, Williams. (2005) Promotion, Education
and Organization for Continence Care. In
Incontinence, Proceedings from the Third
International Consultation on Incontinence,
Abrams, Cardozo, Khoury, Wein (eds), Plymouth
UK Health Publication35-72.
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Raising Continence Awareness
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Raising Continence Awareness

• Public Forum
• 2007 ICS Rotterdam
• 2008 ICI Paris
• 2009 ICS San Francisco

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International Continence Society (ICS)
Continence Promotion Committee (CPC) New Zealand
Workshop

• Models for Public Forums on Continence Awareness

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CPC Workshop

• Current Consumer Outreach in New Zealand
• Jan Zander, New Zealand Continence Association
• Community Continence Education Sessions - Western
  Australia
• Deborah Gordon, Continence Advisory Service of WA
• Hosting Public Education Forums U.S.
• Nancy Mueller, NAFC
• Continence Outreach Project-Australia
• Jacquie Lodewyke, CFA

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CPC Workshop

• Incontinence Awareness Day, Experience with a
  Public Road Show Singapore
• Rani Vadiveloo, Society for Continence-Singapore
• Successful Public Forums Germany
• Christa Thiel, Deutsche Kontinenz Gesellschaft
  e.V.
• Developing a community program for bladder health
  
• Tamara Dickinson, SUNA, U.S.
• Barriers to Conducting a Public Forum Israel
• Ilan Gruenwald, MD

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CPC Workshop

• Initiatives of the World Federation of
  Incontinent Patients (WFIP)
• Nancy Mueller WFIP Executive Secretary

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International Continence Society (ICS)
Continence Promotion Committee (CPC)Workshop

Raising Continence AwarenessPublic Forums