Day 7 Bedwetting – a focus on primary care

Day 7 Bedwetting – a focus on primary care

Publication alert! This review gives a quick overview of the types of bedwetting, and evaluation and management strategies for the condition

An example of a nighttime diary for patients that can help you diagnose the causes of bedwetting and the best treatment options

5-minute watch: who is affected by bedwetting? See Prof Carol Joinson, from Bristol University, UK, talk with Prof Søren Rittig (Aarhus University, Denmark) about the epidemiology of bedwetting and risk factors for the condition

5-minute watch: who is affected by bedwetting? See Prof Carol Joinson, from Bristol University, UK, talk with Prof Søren Rittig (Aarhus University, Denmark) about the epidemiology of bedwetting and risk factors for the condition

An example of a nighttime diary that can help your doctor diagnose the causes of bedwetting and the best treatment options

Publication alert! This review gives a quick overview of the types of bedwetting, and evaluation and management strategies for the condition

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The World Bedwetting Week Steering Committee brings together experts from across the globe to support this initiative and consists of representatives from the International Children’s Continence Society (ICCS), the European Society of Paediatric Urology (ESPU), the Asia Paciﬁc Association of Paediatric Urology (APAPU), the International Paediatric Nephrology Association (IPNA), the European Society of Paediatric Nephrology (ESPN), the Sociedad Iberoamericana de Urologia Paediatrica (SIUP), the North American Paediatric Urology Societies, ERIC (The Children’s Bowel & Bladder Charity) and Bladder & Bowel UK.