Continence – Erasing its Taboos: Birmingham

11th of October 2010

The Studio
7 Cannon Street
Birmingham B2 5EP

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The past 30 years the Continence Services have developed and have fared well in terms of healthcare spending and quality for patient care. However, April 2011 will mark the end of this huge period of growth, and now more than ever, the healthcare sector needs to make every penny count whilst providing a quality service.

This programme will open discussions into Continence Services and how they could evolve to address the future needs of the population whilst embracing the constrictions within the health economy.

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Delegates who attend will learn about:

• The development of marketing Continence in the new NHS and Joint Commissioning with the opportunities this brings.
• The best way to market continence to Health, Social care and the private sector.
• How to make all of your efforts more effective.
• The benefits of the services who can offer value for money, efficiencies and quality.
• Clinical advances with the developments and constraints to future care.
• Prevention of admissions to secondary care.
• Quality and preventive care for those with older people and those with long term conditions.

Who should attend?

Any professional manager or clinician considering early interventions, assessment and management for incontinence and service provision.

• General Practitioners.
• Practice Nurses.
• Trust Commissioners
• Primary Care professionals, Nurses Physiotherapists
• Secondary and primary care managers.
• Social care managers.
• Private Hospital managers
• Community Hospitals managers
• Nursing home and residential senior managers.
• Older people managers, Matrons and senior care staff.
• Continence Specialists, managers and advisors.
• Long term Conditions Managers, commissioner’s senior staff.
• Managers of Mental health and Learning Development.
• Commercial companies senior managers.

Program

09.00	Registration – Welcome to all
09.30	Opening Address from chairperson Carmelita Charles, ARC Affiliate and Principle Consultant I.D.E.A.
09.50	“Continence services for the Future, Constraints to development” NHS commissioning in the future has changed the skills and competencies now needed to deliver care. Find out what this new era means for those working within continence and how a new model is likely to evolve in the future. A Winder, Continence Specialist Nurse in Hertfordshire and ARC Director.
10.10	The positive benefits from the Quality Commission on Continence developments As the organising principle for the NHS, quality has become the main focus for commissioners. However, how can commissioners ensure effectiveness of care, positive patient experience, safety and success in delivering continence care closer to home?  How can stakeholders approach joint commissioning and overcome conflicting priorities of future partnerships? Speaker TBC.
10.30	Coffee & Networking
11.00	Differences and Prevalence by Ethnicity How can the NHS play its part in reducing inequalities in continence care, and to an extent can all stakeholders play a part in this agenda? A.Doshani, Consultant at University of Leicester.
11.20	The future care of the older person’s bladder in secondary and primary care services Understanding which improvements will have the greatest impact, improving the care pathways for Bladder and bowel care for older people. Involving patients and families in the quality of life of the patients from a family perspective. Dr Angel, Consultant Care of the Older Person at Hemel Hempstead Hospital in Hertfordshire.
11.40	“Wake up time” stimulation session Sam Read. Personal fitness instructer Fitness First Luton
12.00	Lunch and Exhibition Food served within the Exhibition area to maximise networking.
13.30	Workshops: Practical approaches and problem solving – 4 workshops (30 mins per session) Each delegate will have the opportunity to participate in each workshop, opening discussions with facilitators and members of the group. Tea/drinks will be available during workshops. Positive joint working with the Commercial  stakeholders – V. Rielly, Astellas Developments and constraints to pelvic floor Care in Women –  J.Townsend Continence Specialist Women’s Health. Stengths and weekness for future services – TBC Motivating change and improving practice – Carmelita Charles
15.30	“Help its sagging doctor” Speaker TBC
16.00	Close Evaluation forms returned and certificates issued.

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