Healthy Bowel and Bladder Habits
and Quality of Life
March 3, 2015*
Guest Speaker: Aimee Shipley, Family Nurse Practitioner of Chico Gastroenterology Associates
Marge Troester, RN, BSN, PHN of Far Northern Regional Center
Topics covered will include:
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Identifying problems for Regional Center consumers
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General anatomy and physiology of bowel/gastrointestinal and urinary tract systems
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Common bowel related diagnoses
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Common urinary tract diagnoses
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Signs and symptoms
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Prevention of bowel and bladder problems which can lead to hospitalizations, surgeries, and even threaten the lives of consumers
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Conditions that make a person more vulnerable to these problems
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Potential medical interventions
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Common terms
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Common medications
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (Sign-in starts at 8:30)
Location: Chico Masonic Family Center, 1110 W. East Avenue, Chico
Cost: $10.00 per person
CEU’s: 3 Title 17 CEU’s
Registration: To register go to http://c-bowelandbladdercare.eventbrite.com
*If you are unable to attend this date, this training is also being offered in Redding on March 26, 2015. For more information go to the training section at www.farnorthernrc.org.
Presented by Far Northern Regional Center
