Volume 28 Supplement

I am delighted to write this message in the knowledge that our 30th National Conference on Incontinence is being held, in person, at the prestigious Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. I know there is an exciting programme that awaits.

Firstly, our Keynote Speaker Dylan Alcott, who is an outstanding athlete, role model and advocate for people with disabilities, will be opening the first session on Mental health and the impact on continence. He will present his own lived experience with the challenges of bladder control for those who use a wheelchair as well as being an elite athlete. This is not to be missed.

Other invited speakers include Celia Bolton, a physiotherapist and long-time member of the Continence Foundation of Australia, A/Prof Simon Knowles, whose expertise is in the psychology of the bladder, and Dr Madeline Healy, a geriatrician and general physician who will speak of the challenging behaviours in patients with impaired cognition. Dr Tee Juan Ong will give his perspective on care in residential aged care facilities as it relates to incontinence.

As usual we have a wide selection of interesting topics from international and Australian experts, as well as the latest evidence-based treatment and research related to incontinence. Abstracts to be presented range from the care of indwelling urinary catheters, to new ways to deal with incontinence-related dermatitis, to abstracts on pharmacology and neuromodulation.

In this digital technology revolution, research is being presented on new e-solutions for bedwetting and how patients are using YouTube to make decisions about mesh. Male lower urinary tract symptoms, bowel care and surgical options for incontinence are up for discussion, as too are the complex needs in residential aged care.

I do hope you will have many questions for all presenters. Of course, no conference is complete without workshops, and there are many available on Wednesday 11 May, including our own on how to write and submit articles for publication. We have found the journal workshop to be well attended in the past, and those attending give feedback that they are more confident in writing papers and the publishing process. I encourage all presenters and any reader who has a project or study to share that information in an article for the journal and consider publishing with us. The ANZCJ Editorial Committee and peer review panel members actively support novice authors.

I look forward to meeting many of you at the conference, and taking advantage of the networking events in person.

Nga mihi nui (go well everyone)

Dr Jenny Kruger

Editor ANZCJ

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Dr Jenny Kruger
Editor ANZCJ