CPD for Healthcare Professionals
"Gusset Grippers" is evidence based and can be used as reflective practice for Continuing Professional Development for healthcare professionals. Yip, I'm not even joking.
Here is your CPD certificate to download and add to your folder. Use the reflective practice questions to add to your time claimed. References and resources for further reading are listed below.
REFLECTIVE PRACTICE QUESTIONS
Did you find anything to be good, useful or interesting in the show?
Did you learn what you wanted to?
Did you learn anything that will influence your practice?
What questions, if any, have arisen for you?
What actions will you now take to learn more about pelvic health?
How do you think bladder problems impact on individual's lives, and do those vary depending on their stage of life?
How do you think bladder and bowel problems impact on society?
Why do you think people with incontinence often do not seek help straight away?
Do you think fecal incontinence is more or less of a taboo than urinary incontinence?
If a patient disclosed to you that they were incontinent what advice would you give them? Where would you send them for further information?
Where would you refer a patient to locally for further assessment?
World Continence Week is in June every year - design something to share in clinic or online to raise awareness and encourage help seeking.
RESOURCES
Understanding Continence Promotion MOOC, Prof Jo Booth et al, Glasgow Caledonian University
Adult Urinary Continence Assessment from above course
Adult Bowel Continence Assessment from above course
International Continence Society
NICE guidelines for female incontinence and prolapse
POGP leaflets - free to download
REFERENCES AND RESOURCES FROM SHOW
Prevalence:
types of urinary incontinence:
costs:
impact on lives:
mesh:
#physioworks:
sexual function:
men:
pelvic floor exercises systematic review
women:
There is not gold standard evidence, but, anecdotally, many women report an improvement in the quality of their orgasm after starting pelvic floor exercises. More research is needed!
impact of incontinence in female sexual function
vaginal prolapse:
pelvic floor anatomy:
clitoris:
pelvic floor exercises:
International Urogynecology Journal Review
humour:
I am currently collaborating on a paper looking at humour in health promotion with Monash University, Melbourne.