The objectives of this study are to assess the current level of experience and teaching practices for SPC change at our institution and, second, to assess the quality of YouTube videos as an educational tool for teaching SPC change. Thomas Milton, Peter Stapleton, Darcy Noll,......
In the second instalment of this inspiring and personal podcast, Ashani Couchman (Urologist) and Brandon Szilagyi go on to discuss the effects of living with a stoma on relationships. Brandon shares his experiences of managing a Mitrofanoff stoma, the life situations he has tended to......
In this inspiring and personal podcast, Ashani Couchman (Urologist) chats to Brandon Szilagyi about growing up with catheters and the challenges and triumphs that came with it. Part one is available to listen to now at ICS Podcast....
As the chair of the Children and Young Persons Committee of the International Continence Society (ICS), Dr Couchman was delighted to deliver a workshop on the management of continence in adolescents in collaboration with Cleveland Clinic (USA) and Paediatric Surgery Clinic (Serbia) at the recent......
Dr Couchman was a visiting professor at the University of Michigan – Michigan Urology with Professor Anne Cameron. A wonderful opportunity to explore management of complex reconstructive issues in one of the largest urology departments in the USA, and to build collaborative relationships for education......
On 31 July 2023 Dr Ailsa Wilson Edwards met with the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) as the nominated representative of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) on the Women’s Health Products Working Group in Canberra. This working group is an advisory forum that supports......
On 18 July 2023 Dr Ailsa Wilson Edwards presented at the RACGP national webinar which was attended by 110 GPs from around Australia. She spoke on overactive bladder and management pathways, in conjunction with Dr Chris Gillespie, a Brisbane colorectal surgeon. This was recorded and......
Dr Ashani Couchman recently convened the National Conference on Incontinence 2023. See below for some of the coverage from social media....
From the Calvary North Adelaide Facebook Page: It is world continence week! Here, Urologist Dr Ashani Couchman from BetterBladders, comments on some key issues. Incontinence does not discriminate based on age or gender, with five million Australians suffering from this condition. Delayed night time continence......
Did you know that over 5 million Australians (1 in 4 people aged 15 years or over) experience bladder or bowel incontinence? World Continence Week runs from 19 to 25 June 2023. This year, the Continence Foundation of Australia shares the stories of those with......