Archive News
2009
38th Conference of the British Society of Gerontology - Culture, Diversity and Ageing. 2 – 4 September 2009
As part of this conference, a symposium will be held on Continence difficulties and older people. This will be led by the Tackling Ageing Continence through Theory, Tools and Technology (TACT3) project consortium, of which the BUI is a part.
Adele Long, BioMed Director, will be giving a presentation on Living with incontinence: the patient perspective.
The conference will be held at the University of the West of England Frenchay campus in Bristol.
Medical Devices Clinical Study Day
Are you new to the world of Medical Devices, or maybe an old hand looking for some updates?
The Aim of the Course is to lead delegates through the regulatory and clinical aspects of conducting device studies with particular emphasis on the difference between device and drug studies.
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The Top Ten research questions for Continence. Are they yours?
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The BioMed HTC has joined the James Lind Alliance in a project to help identify the key research questions for continence care. http://www.lindalliance.org/ |
The James Lind Alliance aims to identify the most important gaps in knowledge about the effects of treatments by bringing patients and clinicians together in 'Working Partnerships' to identify and prioritise the unanswered questions that they agree are most important.
Your Views and the James Lind Alliance
Urinary incontinence occurs in all ages for many different reasons. Every day patients, carers and clinicians have to make choices about the management of urinary incontinence. Sometimes not enough up to date information exists resulting in uncertainty regarding the best choice to make. The BioMed Centre at Southmead hospital supports the work that is being conducted by the James Lind Alliance (JLA) working partnership on identifying the important areas of uncertainty in the management of urinary incontinence. We have been asked to distribute the enclosed questionnaire to patients, carers and healthcare professionals to enable the JLA to prioritise areas that would benefit from research.
This is an opportunity to put forward your views. Below is a link to a short questionnaire for you to complete with some guidance notes. Please return your questionnaire to biomed@bui.ac.uk. All completed questionnaires returned to BioMed will be gathered together by end of May 2008 and forwarded to the JLA working partnership.
Identifying important areas of uncertainty in the treatment or management of urianary incontinence (71KB)
Thank you for taking the time to support this important project.
Alternatively come to the BioMed session at the ACA Conference (hot link http://www.aca.uk.com/conference.php) on the 14th May 2008 and discuss these issues with colleagues
BioMed Open Day
Over 70 people attended the first BioMed Open Day on 14th February. It was an opportunity for those invited to learn more about the work of the BioMed Health Technology Co-operative and to meet the staff.
Click here to read all about it
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March 2008
New Appointments
Debbie Lewis started a post - doctoral position with BioMed and UWE at the beginning of November 2007. She has a 2 ½ project looking at the insertion of bioluminescent genes into urinary tract organisms. These lighy emitting cells will then enable colonisation of laboratory models of the catheterised bladder to be monitored visually.
Richard Thompson will be starting work as a Research Technician in the BioMed laboratory at the beginning of January 2008. His appointment will enable the laboratory to deliver on a number of contracts in addition to performing research into the problems associated with long-term indwelling urinary catheterisation.
Continence Awareness Week: BioMed talk to the Women's Institute
On 25th September the Avon Federation of the Women's Institute held their AGM at the Winter Gardens in Weston super Mare. To mark Continence Awareness week Roger Feneley was invited to talk about the work of the BioMed Centre. One of three guest speakers. Professor Feneley addressed the 500 women present about the early beginnings of the BioMed as well as our current projects. He also talked about the need for continual financial support to enable BioMed to maintain its momentum in this very under-funded aspect of healthcare.
I accompanied Professor Feneley to promote our work and distribute information on incontinence. There was huge interest in the BioMed Centre with many delegates only too aware of the difficulties and misery that is incontinence. We came away feeling we had achieved a lot to promote the BioMed as well as raising awareness of how people can seek appropriate help.
Sarah Fowler, BioMed Research Nurse
Pessary Study Day
A Practical Pessary Study Day was held at the Bristol Urological Institute on 5th October 2007. The event was jointly run by Mediplus and the BioMed Centre and over 25 delegates attended.
Read about the Practical Pessary here
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Recent Fundraising
In September Professor Feneley and the Friends of BioMed organised a wine tasting evening at Bristol Merchants' Hall. The evening was hosted by John Avery and John Harvey, two renowned experts from Bristol Wine Companies, who kept the audience fascinated with amusing anecdotes about their vineyard travels. The evening raised over £11,000.
Join the Continence Roadmapping exercise NOW!
BITECIC are asking anyone with an interest in the future of continence care to join in a Roadmapping exercise. This is a way of gathering information from different communities that will ultimately decide which new products and devices should be developed. This in turn affects what research should be carried out to meet the needs of patients and healthcare providers. All you need to participate is a computer, a set of headphones with a microphone and a few hours of your time. All instructions will be given.
Any company, organisation or individualthat joins will be given free access to a recent marketing report on urinary catheters prepared by Medipex Ltd.
Voice your views. It could affect your future. Contact John Egan
This project is being funded by the Department of Health through the BioMed
Congratulations to Georgie Maw and Adele Long for raising almost £12,000
between them in aid of the BioMed Centre. Georgie ran in the London Marathon
and finished in an amazing 4 hours and 50 minutes. Her efforts have raised
an even more incredible £11,000 in sponsorship - www.justgiving.com/georgiemaw
Meanwhile, Adele succeeded in climbing 4 hitherto unclimbed peaks, all between
4700 and 5000 metres high, in the Ak Shirak range of mountains in Kyrgyzstan
and has raised almost £1,000 - www.justgiving.com/expeditionkyrgystan
Thanks go to all who sponsored them. Your help will go towards supporting the research undertaken at the BioMed Centre.
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Project Update
The EU FP6 Healthy Aims project was completed in November 2007. Work is continuing on the development of new devices and their dissemination. Details of the programme can be found on http://www.healthyaims.org
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New Awards
The Department of Health have awarded the BioMed Centre a further £78,000 to support the laboratory research activites.
BioMed have been awarded £33,000 from the James Tudor Foundation to help support a public and patient liaison co-ordinator.
An award of £30,000 has come from the Charles Hayward Foundation to further our research on the sensor and modulation of encrustation
Dec 2007
Incontinence: The Engineering Challenge
Help the Aged
May 2007
New Appointments
July 2006
Nurse Lead Appointment
David Stickler wins IMechE Award
Advancing Continence Care Products and Devices in the NHS Meeting
February 2006
New Appointment - Mr Azhar Khan
January 2006
New Appointment - Dr Nora Sabbuba
Catheter Care in the Community
November 2005
Roger Feneley is honoured
October 2005
Official Opening of the Bristol Urological Institute and BioMed Centre