Sunday, June 25
  3:15 pm – 4:15 pm
(202) Basic Continence Competencies I
Dorothy Doughty, MN, RN, CWOCN, FAAN
1.2 Contact Hours
    This two-part offering provides a review of the urinary continence competencies that should be integrated in a WOC nursing practice. This first session will cover basic assessment incorporating the use of the bladder diary and differential diagnosis. Management strategies including behavioral techniques and containment, along with indications for referral will be the topics of the second hour.
    1. Identify critical factors to be included in a baseline assessment of the individual with urinary incontinence.
    2. Describe the role of the bladder diary in assessment and management of the individual with UI.
    3. Describe the assessment findings typically associated with stress, urge and mixed UI.
       
  4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
(206) Basic Continence Competencies II
Joanne Ermer-Seltun, RN MS ARNP CWOCN
1.2 Contact Hours
    This two-part session provides a review of the urinary continence competencies that should be integrated in a WOC nursing practice. Management strategies including behavioral techniques and containment along with indications for referral will be the topics for this presentation.
    1. List three behavioral modalities for management of urinary continence.
    2. Discuss the importance of appropriate referral.
       
Monday, June 26
  10:45 am – 11:45 am
(303) Applying the CMS-Tag F315: Guideline to Clinical Practice
Diane A. Smith, RN, MSN, CRNP
1.2 Contact Hours
    This session will provide the WOC nurse with practical tips on how to apply the CMS-Tag F315 Guideline to practice in long-term care. Time will be allowed for questions and comments to encourage audience-speaker interaction.
    1. List parameters to include in a risk assessment for urinary incontinence.
    2. Describe how to implement a plan of care for incontinent patients in long-term care.
       
  3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
(307) Effect of Spinal Cord Injury on Urinary and Fecal Continence
Laura Heard, RN, MS, CRRN-A
1.2 Contact Hours
    This session will provide information on the effects of various levels of spinal cord injuries on urinary and fecal continence. Management strategies for this challenging patient population will be included.
    1. Describe differences in bowel and bladder dysfunction for persons with upper and lower motor neuron SCI.
    2. Discuss the assessment and management of autonomic dysreflexia.
    3. Identify two bladder management strategies for persons with spinal cord injury.
    4. Relate two approaches to bowel management for persons with spinal cord injury.
       
  4:15 pm – 5:15 pm
(311) Urinary Incontinence in the Post-prostatectomy Patient
Joanne P. Robinson, PhD, APRN, BC
1.2 Contact Hours
    This session will cover the behavioral and medical management of the patient who has had a radical prostatectomy. Included will be the associated emotional issues.
    1. Discuss behavioral therapy that can be effective in the treatment of urinary incontinence post-prostatectomy.
    2. Identify three modalities for management of urinary incontinence following a prostatectomy.
       
Tuesday, June 27
  9:00 am – 10:00 am
(402) Expert session: Neuro-urology: The Lower Urinary Tract
Mikel Gray, PhD, CUNP, CCCN, FAAN
1.2 Contact Hours
    This expert level session will include the latest advances of the lower urinary tract function focusing on efferent and afferent neurologic pathways, and the role of peripheral and central neural-transmitters in urinary continence. This session is paired with the following presentation that will consist of videourodynamics studies illustrating the pathophysiology of urinary incontinence.
    1. Describe efferent pathways governing continence.
    2. Review the latest research governing afferent innervation of the lower urinary tract and its role in sensation in bladder filling and lower urinary tract pain.
       
  10:15 am – 11:15 am
(406) Expert Session: The Bladder X-Rated: Using Videourodynamics for Incontinence Care
Lynette E. Franklin, APRN, BC, CWOCN
1.2 Contact Hours
    This session uses videourodynamic testing to illustrate the pathophysiology of urinary incontinence. Three challenging case studies will be presented to demonstrate common causes of urinary incontinence, as well as their assessment and management in various health care settings.
    1. Identify two types of urinary incontinence diagnosed by videourodynamics.
    2. Discuss the management of two types of urinary incontinence.
       
  2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
(410) Urinary Tract Infections in Adults and the Elderly
Mary Pat Rapp, NP
1.2 Contact Hours
    This session will provide information on current pharmacological treatment of urinary tract infections of the adult and the elderly. Common pathogens will be identified accompanied with the appropriate antibiotic therapy.
    1. Identify at least three symptoms of urinary tract infections in the adult and the elderly.
    2. Describe two common pathogens found in urinary tract infections and the appropriate antibiotic therapy.
       
Wednesday, June 28
  8:00 am – 9:00 am
(502) Thelma Wells Lecture: Assessment and Management of Stress Urinary Incontinence
Jean F. Wyman, PhD, APRN-BC, GNP, FAAN
1.2 Contact Hours
    This session will provide the criteria necessary for an appropriate assessment of stress urinary incontinence. Management techniques including behavioral, medical, and surgical options are included. Techniques of stress urinary incontinence will be discussed.
    1. Identify the epidemiology and consequences of stress urinary incontinence in women.
    2. Relate the pathophysiology associated with stress urinary incontinence.
    3. Describe the clinical evaluation and how to differentiate stress urinary incontinence from other types of urinary incontinence.
    4. Discuss behavioral, medical, and surgical treatment options as well as prevention techniques.

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