The NSW State Committee is hosting a series of webinars over February, specifically tailored for rural and remote health practitioners in NSW who assist with continence management. Gaps between metro ...
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Welcome to the Spring edition of Bridge Magazine, which is focused on women’s health. Evidence has shown being a woman is one of the biggest risk factors for experiencing incontinence, so women’s ...
The Deloitte ‘Economic Cost of Incontinence in Australia’ report estimates that 4.8 million women experienced some level of urinary and/or faecal incontinence in 2023, with women 2x more likely than ...
In this women’s health edition, we want to create a safe space for women to understand their own body and seek help should they need it. We talk to Libby Oldfield, a Specialist Women’s, Men’s and ...
We talk to Sarah White, CEO of Jean Hailes Women’s Health, on all things menopause. Discussing menopause symptoms openly with your family, friends, and health care providers helps to remove stigma and ...
I was diagnosed within 24 hours of being born. My mum fed me and I threw up green bile straight away, which comes from the bowel. They had to get onto it quickly, and from there the rollercoaster ...
Twelve years ago, Bronwyn Ford underwent major surgery, including inserting pelvic mesh and a hysterectomy, to help relieve symptoms of severe pelvic organ prolapse. She has since experienced several ...
A bladder diary is a record you keep of when and how much urine (wee) you passed or leaked during the day and overnight. Your health professional will use this information as part of your continence ...
This is a bowel diary specifically designed for children (paediatrics). When completed it can assist health professionals to determine any bowel function problems and if required the development of an ...
The Continence Foundation of Australia (the Foundation) is a not-for-profit organisation and the national peak body for incontinence prevention, management, education, awareness, information and ...
This guide provides five practical steps for parents to help children with disability, to develop the skills of toileting. This resource is currently undergoing a review and will be updated. Please be ...