Online public health talk: Rising tide: the current and changing climate in urinary incontinence

A talk by Andrew Harris, Consultant Urologist and Royal College of Surgeons Fellow in Functional Urology.

Urinary incontinence is the unintentional passing of urine.

It's a common problem thought to affect millions of people.

There are several types of urinary incontinence, including:

• Stress incontinence – when urine leaks out at times when your bladder is under pressure; for example, when you cough or laugh
• Urge incontinence – when urine leaks as you feel a sudden, intense urge to pee, or soon afterwards
• Overflow incontinence (chronic urinary retention) – when you're unable to fully empty your bladder, which causes frequent leaking
• Total incontinence – when your bladder cannot store any urine at all, which causes you to pass urine constantly or have frequent leaking

It's also possible to have a mixture of both stress and urge urinary incontinence.

How to view the talk

The talk will take place online - via Microsoft Teams - on Thursday 9 December at 5.00pm.

Please register by emailing us at gwh.foundation.trust@nhs.net and we will email you a link to follow on the day.

Using Microsoft Teams

There is no need to download Microsoft Teams software; all that is required is an internet connection and a web browser such as Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge or Internet Explorer, etc.

If you don't have the Microsoft Teams app, click 'Join on the web instead' which will load the meeting into your web browser.

When you click the link in the invitation to join the meeting, please ensure that your camera and microphone are switched off.