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September 2005

Free Webcast: Incontinence: Breaking Through the Myths

Beginning Tuesday, September 20, 2005

Follow this link to access the 60-minute webcast anytime beginning Tuesday, September 20, 2005: www.NursingCenter.com/AJNolderadults

"Incontinence: Breaking Through the Myths"
Based on the following AJN article in the New Look at the Old series: Nine Myths of Incontinence in Older Adults Janet K. Pringle Specht, PhD, RN, FAAN

Would you believe that it is possible to maintain urinary continence among residents with end-stage dementia? The author of the article on which this program is based can attest to it.

Most practitioners have mistaken ideas about the inevitability of urinary incontinence as we age. That notion extends to the general public and is reinforced by advertisements for incontinence pads. However, research shows that urinary incontinence is treatable, often without pharmacologic intervention, especially if assessments are routinely made by registered nurses and behavioral interventions implemented.

This program outlines the myths and the science related to urinary incontinence, and steps you can take to assess, improve and maintain continence among your client population. The 60 minute program features interviews with Dr. Specht, nurses working in long-term care settings, a physical therapist, and a resident with urinary incontinence.

This program will remain available, on demand, through 2006. (Previous broadcasts are archived and also available at the same link.)

This is the sixth in a series of 18 Webcasts and is a ollaborative effort among the American Journal of Nursing, the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) and Trinity Workplace Learning, sponsored in part through a grant from Atlantic Philanthropies. The broadcast series is designed to provide information and skills to improve the care and well-being of older adults.

If you have any questions about the broadcast (or the associated print series), please contact Katherine Kany, Project Manager, at 703-729-6050 or katherinekany@adelphia.net.

*(Note: This webcast will be archived, and will continue to be available through same link, after September 20)

For more information about dementia and delirium, see the "geriatric topics" drop down menu on this website and choose a topic.