The Bladder Care Conference - Innovation & Holistic approaches to Bladder Care

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Bladder Health UK invites healthcare professionals to a groundbreaking one-day conference exploring innovative and holistic approaches to bladder care. With a carefully curated programme of expert-led talks, the event aims to deepen understanding, share cutting-edge research, and highlight real world patient experiences.

The conference features leading voices in urology, nutrition, psychology, and patient advocacy. Highlights include:

• The latest UK bladder research shaping future care
  key developments in leading UK bladder research, including work from the James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnerships for recurrent and chronic UTI, alongside other emerging research initiatives. You'll gain insight into where research is heading, what questions matter most to patients and clinicians, and how this will influence future pathways, funding and clinical practice.

• Practical, step-by-step management of Overactive Bladder (OAB)
  Consultant Urologist Mohammed Belal will walk through evidence-based management strategies for OAB, from first-line conservative approaches to advanced treatments. This session is designed to help you to confidently support assessment, treatment decisions and ongoing patient education - particularly for patients cycling through therapies or struggling with adherence.

• Clear, practical guidance on IC/BPS
  Consultant Urologist Mehwash Nadeem will cut through the uncertainty around diagnosis and management of IC/BPS — a condition that you might frequently support but rarely receive structured training on.

  Up-to-date, mesh-free options for stress urinary incontinence
  Consultant Urologist Bob Yang explores current surgical and non-surgical alternatives, equipping you to have confident, informed conversations with patients.

  The science behind chronic UTI — explained clearly
  Professor Jennifer Rohn unpacks the host–pathogen relationship in chronic UTI, helping you better understand persistent symptoms, treatment failure and patient frustration.

  Dietary strategies patients actually ask about
  Nutritional therapist Mary Cotter shares realistic, bladder-friendly dietary approaches to support the bladder lining — an area patients frequently seek advice on, but little training is offered.

  Supporting the emotional impact of chronic bladder conditions
  Health psychologist Dr Sula Windgassen offers practical tools to help you support patients living with pain, anxiety, uncertainty and repeated setbacks.

  The patient voice — unfiltered and invaluable
  Expert patient Sarah Heaton brings the lived experience of chronic UTI, reminding us what excellent, compassionate care really looks like from the other side of the clinic door.

Additional sessions will address continence care and overactive bladder conditions, this event offers powerful insights and practical takeaways to enhance patient care and quality of life.

Spaces are limited - register now to secure your place.

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Speaker information

Mohammed Belal – Consultant Urologist
Mohammed has a specialist interest in functional urology and lower urinary tract symptoms, with extensive experience managing overactive bladder across conservative, pharmacological and advanced treatment pathways. His clinical approach focuses on pragmatic, evidence-based care and supporting multidisciplinary teams to improve treatment adherence and patient outcomes.

Mehwash Nadeem – Consultant Urologist
Mehwash is a Consultant Urologist with a strong interest in Interstitial Cystitis / Bladder Pain Syndrome and chronic pelvic pain. Mehwash regularly supports patients with complex, long-term bladder symptoms and is known for delivering clear, structured guidance in an area where nurses often receive limited formal training.

Bob Yang – Consultant Urologist
Bob specialises in stress urinary incontinence and female urology, with particular expertise in mesh-free surgical and non-surgical management options. He is passionate about shared decision-making and supporting HCPs to have informed, confident conversations with patients exploring treatment choices.

Professor Jennifer Rohn – Professor of Urology Research
Jennifer is a leading UK researcher in chronic UTI, known for her work exploring the host–pathogen relationship and mechanisms behind persistent infection. She brings complex science to life in a way that is accessible and clinically relevant, helping nurses better understand treatment failure and patient experience.

Mary Cotter – Nutritional Therapist
Mary specialises in bladder health and therapeutic nutrition, working closely with patients experiencing chronic bladder symptoms. She focuses on realistic, bladder-friendly dietary strategies that patients commonly ask about in clinic but which are often underrepresented in professional training.

Dr Sula Windgassen – Health Psychologist
Sula has extensive experience supporting people living with chronic pain and long-term health conditions, including bladder disorders. Her work equips healthcare professionals with practical psychological tools to help patients manage distress, uncertainty and the emotional impact of chronic symptoms.

Sarah Heaton – Expert Patient
Sarah brings a powerful lived experience of chronic UTI, offering insight into the realities of navigating healthcare systems, repeated treatments and long-term symptoms. Her contribution helps ground clinical learning in what compassionate, patient-centred care truly looks like.

Learning hours and certificates available.