RGP WEBINAR INVITATION
Friday, January 25th, 2019
12:00 - 1:00pm

Urinary Incontinence - The Neglected Geriatric Syndrome

Urinary incontinence is a very common yet under-reported, under-recognized, and under-reported geriatric syndrome.  It is unfortunately associated with a wide range of medical, emotional, and psychosocial harms that can very negatively affect a patient's well-being and quality of life.  Active screening for urinary incontinence in older adults is key as many older adults falsely believe that incontinence is a normal part of aging and cannot be treated.  If we don't ask, they won't tell!

In this talk, we will discuss an individualized approach to the diagnosis, investigation, and management of urinary incontinence in older adults.  The focus will be on medical causes of incontinence and medical approaches (i.e., lifestyle, behavioural, and pharmacological) to treatment.
Presenter
Dr. Martha Spencer  is a practicing internist and geriatrician at St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver and is a Clinical Instructor at UBC. Her current practice consists of acute internal medicine on the Clinical Teaching Unit, and inpatient and consult work in geriatric medicine. She is the founder of a novel multidisciplinary continence clinic that specialized in medical approaches to bladder and bowel continence. She also enjoys geriatric outreach work to Terrace and Kitimat. Her clinical interests include geriatric continence and medical education.