Success of the first day of the Forum Dignity about urinary incontinence.

– dignity transcends biology. It is a human value we assign ”, Juan Luis Arsuaga, Director of the UCM-ISCIII Center of human evolution and behavior

Barcelona, March of 2013.- Friday 8th took place the first of the four sessions provided for within the framework of the primary care Forum Dignity on “causes of urinary incontinence. Diseases and related diseases”, organized by the Hartmann group in the Palau de la Música Catalana. The objective of this initiative is to address urinary incontinence in a multidisciplinary way to improve the quality of life of the patients.

this first session included presentations by Dr. Jaume Padrós, 1st Vice President COMB and coordinator of the MUTUAM, MPS; comprehensive geriatric assessment unit Professor in palaeontology Juan Luis Arsuaga Director of the Center UCM-ISCIII’s evolution and human behaviour; and Dr. Ramón Miralles the service of Geriatrics of the IMAS. Hospital of hope, Forum Centre, Hospital del Mar. With them the CEO of HARTMANN Spain, Marc Pérez Pey.

Dr. Padrós said that urinary incontinence is a condition that tends to hide itself socially and that patients are resigned. It is a significant loss of quality of life and affects a large number of people.

19% of women aged 19-44 years suffers from urinary incontinence

there is a high percentage of young women who suffer this disease but incontinence affects more geriatric patients, with a percentage that exceeds 20% in patients older people elderly living at home and close to 35% in people hospitalized for acute illness.

Among the institutionalized elderly incontinent figures are close to 60-78% of affected women and men 45-72%. This presents both a decline in the quality of life in the physical, psychological, social or sexual aspect among others.

Dr. Padrós said Recalling that it is necessary to address the problem of pyramid and interdisciplinary way between family physicians, geriatricians, urologists, gynecologists, rehabilitators, nurses and physical therapists for a good detection and correct diagnosis.

The intervention of Professor in palaeontology Juan Luis Arsuaga associated the concept of dignity with human evolution and how this does not exist in nature. The Professor I am raising the question of how get convince people that dignity is not linked to the urinary system. He commented as the beauty of nature is closely linked to the death because “nature meaningless disease and old age ”, any specimen that has a minimum problem will not survive to it.” In the words of Juan Luis Arsuaga “dignity transcends biology. It is a human value that we’.

The last paper was Dr. Ramón Miralles who, through four clinical cases, explained the different types of urinary incontinence and the importance of differentiating them to properly treat. He said that with proper treatment, it is possible to reverse or improve in most cases urinary Continence.

“The next presentation of the Dignity Forum, diagnosis and detection of urinary incontinence”, will be April 18 at the Fundació Puigvert. During the two months following other two medical papers on the social and economic impact of urinary incontinence, with the assistance of the teacher and writer Leopoldo Abadía, and psychology will be organized and support to patients.

Hartmann group, committed to the problem of chronic patients, firmly believes in the collaboration of all the actors involved to find a solution to incontinence and get reduce social stigma about certain diseases that greatly diminish quality of life.

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