Urologic Diseases Research Updates
Fall 2007

Upcoming Meetings, Workshops, and Conferences

Fecal and Urinary Incontinence

The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases and the National Institutes of Health Office of Medical Applications of Research will convene a State-of-the-Science Conference on fecal and urinary incontinence from December 10 to 12, 2007.

The purpose of the conference is to assess available scientific evidence about

• the prevalence, incidence, and natural history of fecal and urinary incontinence in the community and long-term care settings
• the burden and impact of this problem on individuals and society
• the risk factors and what can be done to prevent fecal and urinary incontinence
• strategies to improve identifying those at risk and those who have fecal and urinary incontinence
• research priorities in reducing the burden of illness of these diseases

For more information and to register for this conference, go to www.consensus.nih.gov/2007/2007IncontinenceSOS030main.htm.

NIH Publication No. 08–5743
November 2007

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