Events Diary 2011
The BioMed HTC hopes to be presenting at the following conferences in 2011
UK Continence Society |
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'Rising to the Challenge' |
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| Bristol, UK | ||
| 6 - 8 April 2011 | ||
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British Society of Gerontology |
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'Understanding and Promoting the Value of Older Age' |
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| Plymouth, UK | ||
| 5 - 7 July 2011 | ||
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International Continence Society |
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| Glasgow, UK | ||
| 29 August – 2 September 2011 | ||
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Bristol Urological Institute |
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| Bristol, UK | ||
| 9 November 2011 | ||
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IMechE |
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‘Incontinence: the Engineering Challenge’ |
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| London, UK 7-8 December 2011 |
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2010
- European Association of Urology Annual Congress,
Barcelona, 16-20 April 2010 - UK Continence Society Annual Scientific Meeting,
Torquay, 12-14 April 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
2009
- 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
- 38th Conference of the British Society of Gerontology - Culture, Diversity and Ageing
2 - 4 September 2009 - Innovating for Continence: The Engineering Challenge, The Simon Foundation for Continence,
Chicago, 7-8 April 2009
BUI/BioMed at the ISC-IUGA conference in Toronto, August 23-27 2010
Following a successful workshop in previous years, the BUI urodynamics team held another, equally successful workshop this year in Toronto. 
In addition we were invited to participate in a workshop entitled “Models of Continence Care; what works best?”, which looked at geriatric care models in UK and US and new social enterprise models for continence care in the UK, and how these models can be evaluated to ensure aims and objectives are realised in practice. This workshop too was well received and is likely to be repeated at ICS next year in Glasgow. 
The 2010 programme can be found on: the ICS website click here to view.
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.
38th Conference of the British Society of Gerontology - Culture, Diversity and Ageing.
As part of this conference, a symposium was held on Continence difficulties and older people. This was 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, gave a presentation on Living with incontinence: the patient perspective.
The conference was held at the University of the West of England Frenchay campus in Bristol on 2 to 4 September 2009.
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.