Course content:
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An overview of Urodynamics
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Basic principles of Urodynamics
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Getting started - 'How to set up and use the equipment'
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Flow Studies
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Urodynamic Studies
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Urodynamic and Video Urodynamic Studies - male and female
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Paediatric and Neurological cases
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Ambulatory monitoring
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Interpretation of traces
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Misinterpretation and artefacts of Urodynamic traces.
By the end of this course delegates will:
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Be able to understand the utility and deployment of noninvasive techniques and tools to generate meaningful data in lower urinary tract function and dysfunction.
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Be able to understand the basic principles underlying filling cystometry, together with indications for such testing and clinical interpretation/application.
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Be more aware of specialized invasive techniques, their indication, deployment, interpretation and clinical application.
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Have accessed a variety of clinical scenarios where the importance and extent of urodynamic investigation are explored in practical detail.
This course is suitable for doctors, nurses, technicians and anyone allied to urodynamics.