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Continence NZ National Conference 2023

We are proud to have hosted the Continence NZ National Conference Thursday 14–Friday 15 September 2023 in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. We had over 100 people in attendance from a range of professional backgrounds.

‍The conference was created and designed for all those working in continence care, including but not limited to those working within the Nursing, Aged Care, Pelvic Health Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Disability, and Education fields. The conference ran over two days, and our programme covered a range of continence-related topics for both adults and children. Visit the conference website to find out more.

Report on Good Practice of Continence Services in New Zealand

Continence NZ contracted Sapere Research Group (Sapere) to undertake an independent analysis of the state of continence services in District Health Boards (DHBs) in New Zealand. The purpose was to profile what was happening for service delivery against known good practice and then to make comment on that for the future, for New Zealand.
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View or download the report here.

Dr Anna Lawrence on The Checkup

Continence NZ's President Dr Anna Lawrence appeared on an episode of TVNZ's The Checkup, giving host Dr Shawn Gielen-Relph a demonstration of how the bladder works. She discusses why some people feel the need to go to the toilet more often than others and offers some tips to help your bladder health. Watch the episode here.

Callaghan Innovation Prize winners group photo

Wearable bladder sensor an award winner

A spinal injury has inspired an enterprising Kiwi to create a wearable bladder sensor for people who have difficulties telling if they need to go to the bathroom. ‍Read the full article here.

Do you want to share your story?

We are always looking for people who are comfortable to share their story with us and possibly the media too. If you are interested please email toni@continence.org.nz