World Continence Week (WCW) is an annual initiative devised and managed by WFIPP, with the endorsement and support of the International Continence Society (ICS), European Association of Urology(EAU) and the Ibero-American Society of Neurourology and Urogynecology (SINUG).
It is a global initiative intended to raise awareness of bladder & bowel issues, chronic pelvic pain and other debilitating conditions which impact greatly on the lives of patients and carers. Our main theme for 2023 is Commitment to Collaboration in Continence Care (the 4 C’s Project).
This year WFIPP is arranging a series of dedicated webinars whereby individual companies will be able to present their innovative device/treatment. Furthermore, there will be a very special webinar/or roundtable dedicated to the 4 C’s Project (Commitment to Collaboration in Continence Care) and a special webinar organized together with ECHAlliance about Stigma and Taboo, both with prominent speakers from across the globe.
Monday 19th June 2023 – 13.30 – 14.30 hrs (CET)
A joint WFIPP/ECHAlliance webinar
Subject: Stigma and Taboo
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Tuesday 20th June 2023 – 14.30 – 15.30 hrs (CET)
Webinar Muvon Therapeutics AG
Subject: Therapy for stress urinary incontinence
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Tuesday 20th June 2023 – 15.30 – 16.30 hrs (CET)
Webinar Amara Therapeutics/BladderBoss
Subject: BladderBoss – An App-Delivered Behavioural Program for Overactive Bladder
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After registration you will receive a link to join this webinar.
Wednesday 21st June 2023 – 15.30 – 16.30 hrs (CET)
Webinar Prostate Cancer UK
Subject: Prostate Cancer UK campaign: ‘Boys need Bins’
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Thursday 22nd June 2023 – 15.30 hrs
Webinar 4 C’s Project
This webinar will now take place as a stand-alone roundtable event soon after World Continence Week 23. This to gain maximum coverage for this ground-breaking project, an Executive Summary of which can be found on the WFIPP website at: World Continence Week 2023 Toolkit – www.wfipp..org
However, a ‘taster’ video re the 4 C’s Project, recorded during the EAU congress in Milan, March 23, will be shown here for the first time as well as a video about sustainable continence care from Dr. Tiina Vaittinen, PhD, Senior Research Fellow, Tampere University.
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Friday 23rd June 2023 – 15.30 – 16.30 hrs (CET)
Webinar Medtronic
Subject: Sacral Neuromodulation – Overview of the therapy, Innovations and its impact on patient choice and patient management.
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For more information about the 4 C’s Project please go to: Press Release: A commitment to collaboration in continence care between international scientific societies and patient organizations – WFIPP.org
Clearly, the objective is to raise global awareness of such conditions and help remove stigmas and taboos via events, publications, press releases and the like. This with a view to providing a reliable and easily accessible forum for those seeking information – patients, families, carers, healthcare professionals, institutions (scientific and academic) and industry, and of course all the patient advisory groups around the world.
And now it is your turn, either individually or via your various organizations, to get the message out loud and clear. The success of this global awareness-raising campaign really depends on a massive collaborative effort.
After all, bladder weakness alone (notwithstanding faecal incontinence) affects 1 in 3 women and 1 in 10 men and is more common than hay fever. So the message is simple: let’s get out there and ‘do something’ for the 400+ million to ensure the success of WCW23
Please share with WFIPP all your World Continence Week 2023 events, photographs, podcasts, videos, social media campaigns etc. in order to make one big collective image after WCW23.
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