Sustainable Continence Care: from Theory to Practice

Joint GOLTC Continence Care in Long-Term Care and Climate Change and LTC Interest Groups webinar

Date: 2 February 2026

Time: 17.00-18.00 GMT (you can check your local time here)

Link: Register to join on Zoom

This webinar will explore how sustainability principles can be integrated into continence care, bridging theoretical frameworks with practical applications in long-term care settings. Leading experts will share insights on environmental approaches to continence care management, innovative strategies, and tools that support person-centered care while reducing environmental impact. Participants will gain actionable knowledge to improve assessment practices and implement solutions promoting sustainable continence care. Whether you are a clinician, researcher, or policymaker, this session offers practical guidance and inspiration for advancing continence care responsibly. Join us to learn, discuss, and collaborate on shaping a more sustainable future for long-term care.

The webinar will cover:

• Introduction to the Global Observatory of Long-Term care and the Continence Care in long-term care Interest Group and welcome (Adelina Comas-Herrera, Care Policy and Evaluation Centre, LSE, UK).
• Introduction to the Continence Care in long-term care GOLTC Interest Group (Javier Jerez-Roig, University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia)
• Shared efforts towards sustainable continence care (Nicole Huige and Torbjörn Rudmark, Essity)
  • SHARED EFFORT to support persons with incontinence
  • SHARED VALUE for residents, carers, health care systems and environment
  • SHARED RESPONSIBILITY to meet challenge
• From theory to action: implementing sustainable continence care in nursing homes (Myra Robson, Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust)
• Q&A and discussion (Javier Jerez-Roig, University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia)

Relevant publications:

Incontinence 7th Edition. Cardozo, L, Rovner, E, Wagg, A, Wein, A, Abrams, P. (Eds) Incontinence 7th Edition (2023). ICI-ICS. International Continence Society, Bristol UK, ISBN: 978-0-9569607-4-0. https://www.ics.org/ici

Farrés-Godayol P, Jerez-Roig J, Minobes-Molina E, et al. Urinary incontinence and sedentary behaviour in nursing home residents in Osona, Catalonia: protocol for the OsoNaH project, a multicentre observational study. BMJ Open 2021;11:e041152. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-041152

Amblàs-Novellas, J, CollPlanas, L, Jerez-Roig, J, López, D, Martori, JC, Ramon-Aribau, A, Comas-Herrera, A, MorenoMartin, P, Solé-Casals, M, MáizMazuela, C, Masó-Aguado, M and Gómez-Batiste, X. 2024. Evaluation of the Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on People and Organisations in Long-Term Care Facilities of Catalonia and Proposals for Improving the Care Model: The Resicovid-19 Project. Journal of Long-Term Care, (2024), pp. 1–13. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31389/jltc.213

Boosting innovation, entrepreneurship and training for PROmoting CONtinence in nursing homes. https://goltc.org/projects/goltc-1738179296/

Michelle C Gao Saima Rajabali, Adrian Wagg To What Extent are Alberta Nursing Homes and Supportive Living Facilities Integrated with Their Community? A Sequential Quantitative-Qualitative Study Can Geriatr J. 2025 Mar 1;28(1):53-66. doi: 10.5770/cgj.28.783. eCollection 2025 Mar.

Marina Kirillovich, Saima Rajabali, Adrian Wagg Exploring the Priorities of Older Adults in Managing Urinary Incontinence: a Patient-Oriented Research Approach Can Geriatr J 2024 Dec 1;27(4):473-484. doi: 10.5770/cgj.27.758. eCollection 2024 Dec.

Katharina Abraham, Tim Andre Kanters, Adrian Stuart Wagg Nicole Huige, Edward Hutt, Maiwenn Johanna Al Benefits of a digital health technology for older nursing home residents. A de-novo cost-effectiveness model for digital health technologies to aid in the assessment of toileting and containment care needs PLoS One. 2024 Jan 2;19(1):e0295846. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0295846. eCollection 2024.

Muyibat Omotunde, Adrian Wagg Technological Solutions for Urinary Continence Care Delivery for Older Adults: A Scoping Review J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs. 2023 May-Jun;50(3):227-234. doi: 10.1097/WON.0000000000000965. Epub 2023 Mar 1.

Saima N Rajabali, Kathleen F Hunter, Prosper Asaana, Megan L McCreary,, Sahar Nazari, Adrian S Wagg Effectiveness of a Smart Urinary Continence Care Assessment System for Nursing Home Residents: A Quasi-Experimental, Sequential Quantitative-Qualitative Methods Trial J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs. 2023 Jan-Feb;50(1):48-56. doi: 10.1097/WON.0000000000000937.

Strauven, H., Wang, C., Hallez, H., Abeele, V.V., Vanrumste, B. with Strauven, H. (corresp. author) (2024). Unobtrusive Nighttime Movement Monitoring to Support Nursing Home Continence Care: Algorithm Development and Validation Study. JMIR NURSING, 7, Art.No. ARTN e58094. doi: 10.2196/58094

Strauven, H., Spiel, K., D’Haeseleer, I., Hallez, H., Vanrumste, B., Vanden Abeele, V. (2020). From Promoting Dignity to Installing Distrust: Understanding the Role of Continence Care Technology in Nursing Homes. In: 11th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction: Shaping Experiences, Shaping Society, (Paper No. 38). Presented at the NordiCHI ’20, Tallinn, Estonia, 25 Oct 2020-29 Oct 2020. ISBN: 978-1-4503-7579-5. doi: 10.1145/3419249.3420104

Wagg A, Agholme F, Schweigel H, Huige N, Hayder-Beichel D.(2025) A post-market, cluster randomised controlled trial of the effect of the TENA SmartCare Change Indicator on continence care efficiency and skin health in nursing homes. Age and Ageing 54: afaf236, https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afaf236

Riemsma R , Hagen S, Kirschner-Hermanns R, Norton C, Wijk H, Andersson K-E, Chapple C, Spinks J, Wagg A, Hutt E, Misso K, Deshpande S, KleijnenJ, Milsom I. (2017) Can incontinence be cured? A systematic review of cure rates BMC Medicine  15:63 DOI 10.1186/s12916-017-0828-2