Continence NZ

Webinars

We offer a range of webinars for health professionals, carers and the public. If you would like to receive email updates regarding upcoming webinars, please register here.

You can also complete the Registration of Interest form if you'd like to share specific details of your community education needs. If you need continence advice, call our free helpline on 0800 650 659.

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Webinar series: Toilet Tactics for Tamariki with Additional Needs

Presented by expert Paediatric Continence Nurse Lisa Smith, these webinars cover everything you need to know to help support young people in your care with continence. Perfect for health professionals, whānau, teachers, parents and carers, this series has seven informative and accessible sessions:

Free On-demand webinar series:  Toilet Tactics for our Tamariki

We are now offering free on-demand access to some of our most popular webinars!

We are starting with our popular Toilet Tactics for our Tamariki webinar series presented by Continence Nurse Lisa Smith, who has more than 35 years of experience working with children and young people. She has specialised in bowel and bladder issues in tamariki for the past 17+ years. Each session is between 45 minutes to 1 hour long.

You can sign up for on-demand viewing using the links:

Paediatric Health
Adult Health

Paediatric Health

Dr Victoria Scott - Daytime Wetting in Children

Daytime Wetting in Children, LUT Symptoms. Victoria Scott, Consultant Paediatric Surgeon and Urologist.
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Child Continence Course: Constipation

An overview of constipation in children, and how you can help them overcome it.

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Vanessa Pinny - Children's Constipation and Diet

Nutritional Care of Constipation in Children. Vanessa Pinny, Paediatric Dietitian (Hawke's Bay DHB).

Nicola McDonald - Working with Children and Families with Toileting Difficulties

Working with Children and Families with Toileting Difficulties. Nicola McDonald, Child and Family Psychologist.

Lisa Smith - Constipation in Children

Constipation in Children. Lisa Smith, Paediatric Continence Nurse.

Kristina Spasovski - Bowel Motion Training for Children with Disabilities

Bowel Motion Training for Children with Disabilities. Kristina Spasovski, Registered Psychologist/BCBA (BeChange Behavioural Services).

Adult Health

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Dementia and Continence - For Health Professionals

An overview of dementia and continence for health and care professionals.

Pessaries for Management of Prolapse - Vanessa May

Urogynaecology staff nurse Vanessa May from Greenlane Clinical Centre talks about Pelvic Organ Prolapse and Pessary Management.

Continence and Older Adults - Professor Mark Weatherall

Professor Mark Weatherall, from the University of Otago, discusses continence and ageing.

The Prostate and Incontinence - Dr Anna Lawrence

Urologist and Continence NZ President, Dr Anna Lawrence, is joined by (now former) Prostate Cancer Foundation of New Zealand CEO Graeme Woodside for a chat about the prostate and urinary incontinence.

Pelvic Floor Exercises: How to do them and why they are important

The pelvic floor muscles are really important muscles. Pelvic health physiotherapist Liz Childs explains the importance of keeping these muscles in good shape and how this can be done.

Continence Care Training Programme - Andrea Lords - Session 1

Continence Care Training Programme - Andrea Lords - Session 1

Continence Care Training Programme - Andrea Lords - Session 2

Continence Care Training Programme - Andrea Lords - Session 2

Continence Care Training Programme - Andrea Lords - Session 3

Continence Care Training Programme - Andrea Lords - Session 3

Continence Care Training Programme - Andrea Lords - Session 4

Continence Care Training Programme - Andrea Lords - Session 4
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