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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.
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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/
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
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 9505050 ext 4543 or write to him at BioMed, Bristol Urological Institute, Southmead Hospital, Bristol BS10 5NB
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