Whats Happening in the ACA
Forging links with continence organisations oversees
The ACA, as part of its strategic planning is making new links with continence practitioners and organisations overseas. If you currently work with any oversees organisations involved in continence care do let us know at a.x.harris@mdx.ac.uk.
The Continence Association of South Africa, CASA, can be found at http://www.continenceworldwide.org/articles2000/aca.html.
The Australian
Nurses for Continence (ANFC) exists to allow a national forum for representation of nurses with an interest in matters relating to continence, and to assist in the coordination of activities of its state branches. Details of the organisation can be found at:
Nursing Times Continence Award 2008
The ACA has a working partnership with the Nursing Times; two members of the ACA are on the editorial board of the NT continence journal and a member of the Executive committe is on the judging panel for the NT continence award.
The Nursing Times Continence Award, presented in association with the ACA, aims to reward best practice in continence care. The award is open to all nurses involved in continence promotion who are leading and supporting initiatives in primary and secondary care. For details of the 2008 awards click on Nursing Times awards 2008.
James Lind Alliance (JLA)
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Please take a few minutes to complete the JLA questionnaire
The Association for Continence Advice (ACA) is an affiliate organisation of the James Lind Alliance (JLA). The ACA is committed to supporting its multi-professional members to deliver leading edge therapeutic continence care for children, young people and adults in the UK. The work that the JLA are undertaking in the field of urinary incontinence aligns with our aims and objectives of the organisation and therefore it is fundamentally important that communication and joint working/thought sharing is maximised. How we will contribute to the JLA objectives:
- Provide a source of expertise in the field of bladder & bowel continence dysfunction.
- Review of documents/papers associated with this area of health and social care.
- Offer support and opinion where requested.
- Help to raise the profile of this massive public health problem.
- Share/communicate the work of the JLA through our website and newsletter.
To access further information on the work of the JLA, please link to www.lindalliance.org
The JLA has issed a press release to draw attention to the work they are doing. View it here JLA press release
Infection Prevention Society
War on infection takes on a new challenger – the Infection Prevention Society. Press Release IPS Sept 2007