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Category
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Rehabilitation & Conservative Treatments |
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Keywords
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catheters evidence-based clinical practice |
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Target Audience
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Physicians, researchers, nurses physical therapist |
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Aims and Objectives
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This workshop will provide a comprehensive review of current indications, use and complications associated with urinary catheters providing evidence-based guidelines with translation to clinical practice. New catheter technology will be reviewed. Objectives include:
1.Detail the current use of indwelling, intermittent and external catheters.
2.Differentiate the various catheterization techniques, indications, complications and nursing management.
3.Understand the perioperative use of catheters for incontinence surgery with a discussion of protocols for discontinuing catheters.
4.Describe self-management techniques and quality of life burden of patients with urinary catheters.
5.Present evidence-based guidelines on the use of urinary ca
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