Join us for this practical webinar designed for GPs, nurses, residential aged care staff and allied health professionals. The session will cover recognising and assessing faecal incontinence, initiating sensitive conversations, and implementing appropriate conservative management and initial treatment strategies. Learn how to monitor response, identify red flags, and recognise when to escalate care or refer to allied health and specialist services.

Learning outcomes: 

• Recognise and assess faecal incontinence, including common causes and contributing factors, and initiate sensitive conversations with patients.
• Implement appropriate conservative management strategies, including initial interventions, monitoring response to treatment, and referral to allied health or specialist services where appropriate.
• Identify when to escalate care and navigate appropriate referral pathways to specialist services.

Presented by: 

• Dr Shekhar Sharma, General, Laparoscopic and Colorectal Surgeon - Head of Unit, Modbury General Surgery