When providing continence care to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, it is essential to engage community members in conversations about incontinence in ways that are culturally appropriate.

This presentation will discuss the prevalence of incontinence amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia, and management of incontinence in an urban Indigenous primary health care setting

Finally, you will have the privilege of hearing about the Yarning Cloth as an innovative way of engaging some Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women to learn about bladder health and urinary incontinence.

Presentations include:

Introduction
Assoc Prof Michael Murray AM, Board Chair
Continence Foundation of Australia

Welcome to Country ceremony
Gaja Kerry Charleton & Yuggera Elder

Incontinence management in primary health care settings
Dr Annie Fonda, General Practitioner, Inala Indigenous Health Service

Current research into prevalence and management of UI among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women attending an Indigenous Primary Health Care Service
Dr Prabha Lakhan, Senior Research Officer, Inala Indigenous Health Service

Increasing awareness of UI among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women
Dr Prabha Lakhan, Senior Research Officer, Inala Indigenous Health Service

Introduction and presentation of the Yarning Cloth
Audrey Burgin, Continence Nurse Specialist consultant
Peggy Manton-Williams, Community Team Leader
Annette Rabbitt, Advanced Health Worker
Priscilla Martin Phillips, Advanced Health Worker
Annette Simpson, Research and Education Manager
Members of the US MOB Women’s Group