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Setting priorities for research into Urinary Incontinence – latest update
The Urinary Incontinence Priority Setting Partnership interim report is now available on the James Lind website. The report documents the activities undertaken during the final priority setting workshop which took place at the end of 2008. Of the final top ten priorities (which will be published in a forthcoming publication) five were originally submitted by clinicians, four by patients and one came from recommendations in a Cochrane Review.
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New contract with the Centre for Evidence-based Purchasing
We are pleased to announce that the Bristol Urological Institute has been awarded a contract to deliver evaluation services in urology to the The Centre for Evidence-based Purchasing (CEP). The CEP, part of NHS Purchasing and Supplies Agency (PaSA), provides impartial and objective information about medical technology to help the NHS make better purchasing decisions. CEP reports may be evidence reviews, evaluation reports or buyer’s guides. The BUI has recently been involved in creating the Buyers Guide to Urodynamic Assessment Systems which can be accessed from the CEP website. 
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Products, devices, treatments and technologies for urinary continence in adults
(1st Edition) ~ February 2009
This report will assist “new players” in the field to gain an understanding of urinary tract dysfunction, and also help to identify potential gaps and opportunities for innovation. It will be particularly useful for:
- non-clinical partners engaged in research, sales, marketing or product development
- non-specialist clinicians who require an overview
The report describes, in broad terms, the most common causes of bladder and urethral dysfunction in adults, focusing on symptoms, prevalence and the various treatment options available, including an indications of the evidence for their use. It comprises the following sections:
- Understanding Urinary Incontinence
- Stress Urinary Incontinence
- Urgency Urinary Incontinence
- Voiding Difficulties
Please click here to view the contents page.
To purchase a copy of this report (£30) please contact:
BioMed Centre
Bristol Urological Institute
Southmead Hospital
Bristol
BS10 5NB
Email: edu@bui.ac.uk
Or, purchase online at www.ennovations.co.uk
All proceeds go towards the charitable aims of the Bristol Urological Institute.
Getting Involved...
The BioMed HTC is seeking to improve the health and quality of life of people with urinary incontinence through research and innovation. To do this, we need the involvement of patients and their carers. However, reaching people who are interested can be difficult. We are therefore creating a database of patients and carers which will enable us to communicate more effectively, and allow patients and carers the opportunity to become engaged in research and the development of new products and devices for continence care.
We are asking health care providers to provide patients with information leaflets, so they can volunteer to take part in our important research or, if they choose, simply receive information on what we are doing.
For further information, please contact Andrea Moore or Colette Grant (Research Nurses) @ Bristol Urological Institute, Southmead Hospital or on 0117 9595188. E-Mail: Colette.Grant@nbt.nhs.uk
Incontinence: The Engineering Challenge VII
2 - 3 December 2009, IMechE HQ,
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Research Grants:
Charitable donations 2008
- East Harptree WI - £35.00
- (anonymous) - £1,000
- Bowel Interest Group - £50.00
- The Basil Brown Charitable Trust - £1,000
- American Women Abroad - £2,000
- Pink Elephant Club - £1,050
- The Worshipful Company of Tobacco Pipe Makers and Tobacco Blenders - £1,500
- The Merchant Venturers of Bristol - £1,000
- The Marjorie and Geoffrey Jones Charitable Trust
- £1,000
Many thanks to all our supporters
We now have two videos available showing the Limbs and Things model and the
SPC insertion kit in action. http://www.limbsandthings.com/uk/support.php?d=docs&type=video
http://www.mediplus.co.uk/video/IntroducingSet/
BioMed Clinic
The BioMed Catheter Clinic is up and running. If you wish to refer a patient who is experiencing problems with their catheter, please contact Dr Dev Gulur on 0117 950-5050 ext 4543 or write to him at BioMed, Bristol Urological Institute, Southmead Hospital, Bristol BS10 5NB
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