Events Diary 2009-10
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The BioMed will be presenting at the following events in 2010.
- International Society of Gerontology Conference,
Vancouver, 19 May to 2 June 2010 - International Consultation on Incontinence Research Society 2nd Meeting,
Bristol, 16-18 June 2010 - British Association of Urological Surgeons Annual Meeting,
Manchester, 21-24 June 2010 - Association for Continence Advice Conference,
Harrogate, 28-29 June 2010 - Physiology 2010,
Manchester, 30 June – 2 July 2010 - British Society of Gerontology Annual Conference,
London, 6-8 July 2010 - International Continence Society and International Urogynaecological Association Joint Annual Meeting,
Toronto, 23-27 August 2010 - Société Internationale d’Urologie Topical Meeting on Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction,
Morocco, 13-16 October 2010 - Involve Conference: Public Involvement in Research,
Nottingham, 16-17 November 2010 - BUI Annual Scientific Meeting,
Bristol, 17-19 November 2010
The BioMed has presented at the following recent events:
- European Association of Urology Annual Congress,
Barcelona, 16-20 April 2010 - UK Continence Society Annual Scientific Meeting,
Torquay, 12-14 April 2010 - Incontinence: The Engineering Challenge VII, Institute of Mechanical Engineers,
London, 2-3 December 2009 - User-centred design: if only they had asked me I would have told them how to make it better! Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine, 15 October 2009
- Innovating for Continence: The Engineering Challenge, The Simon Foundation for Continence,
Chicago, 7-8 April 2009
Incontinence: The Engineering Challenge VII
This conference was held to examine existing solutions and solve current problems in incontinence.
Professor Marcus Drake, BUI Consultant Urological Surgeon, chaired a session on incontinence devices. During this session Debbie Delgado, former BUI research nurse, presented on a study to compare a pelvic toner device against standard pelvic floor exercises in the treatment of stress urinary incontinence in women. In addition, three presentations were made on the project Tackling Ageing Continence through Theory, Tools and Technology (TACT3) by members of the TACT3 consortium, of which the BioMed is part.
A poster was also presented by Richard Thompson, BUI research technician, on Electrochemically Activated Solutions (ECAS) as a decontaminant for catheter drainage systems.
User Centred Design: if only they had asked me I would have told them how to make it better!
Adele Long, BioMed Director, presented at this meeting on the importance of user involvement within the BioMed Health Technology Co-operative. Click here to read a copy of the abstract.
Innovating for Continence: The Engineering Challenge
This conference, held in Chicago on 7-8 April 2009, was sponsored by The Simon Foundation for Continence, and aimed to stimulate fresh thinking on improving technologies for continence care.
Professor Marcus Drake, BUI Consultant Urological Surgeon, presented on Urinary Catheters in the Present Day. He described the challenges faced in developing alternatives for draining urine from the bladder, current work on overcoming the limitations, and research priorities for further work.
Eleanor van den Heuvel, Brunel Institute for Bioengineering (BIB), presented on the project Tackling Ageing Continence through Theory, Tools and Technology (TACT3) on behalf of the TACT3 consortium, of which the BioMed is part.