Covid-19 Update
Under COVID-19 Current Stage 4 Government restrictions & guidelines our Bladder and Bowel Clinic remains open for business. See below or visit our Bladder and Bowel Clinic page for further information.
We currently have various online and limited face to face essential Clinical Health Care Education & Training options available. For more information visit our Education or Events page
WELCOME
The Victorian Continence Resource Centre works to promote continence for all Victorians. 1:4 people of all ages, cultures and backgrounds experience loss of bladder and/or bowel control referred to as incontinence. The majority of people do not seek help because of embarrassment, shame or thinking nothing can be done.
Our Vision: Speaking Up for Continence Health
Our Mission: Awareness, Prevention and Treatment
Our Values: Collaboration; Respect; Empowerment; Dignity; Service
VCRC Bladder and Bowel Clinic
Under COVID-19 Current Stage 4 restrictions & guidelines our Bladder and Bowel Clinic remains open for business.
In light of the current COVID-19 Pandemic we continue to take strict measures to minimise the risk to clients and staff according to current regulations.
Our current Stage 4 restrictions policy is to provide alternatives to face to face contact such as telehealth consultations wherever possible.
Appointments are necessary – Consultations can be done by phone or video consultation – We work with all age groups, conditions and abilities.
Visit our Bladder and Bowel Clinic page for further information!
Recent Posts
VCRC Bladder and Bowel Clinic Assessments
The Victorian Continence Resource Centre now provides Bladder and Bowel Clinic Assessments for all ages serving all of Victoria.
Bladder Basics – Bite size series 1
This 1 hour program conducted by a Nurse Continence Specialist will take you through the ins and outs of best practice catheter care.
Catheter Care – Online Professional Development
This 1 hour program conducted by a Nurse Continence Specialist will take you through the ins and outs of best practice catheter care.
Toilet Training – Toileting Skills for Toddlers Online
This 1 hour program conducted by a Nurse Continence Specialist will take you through the ins and outs of best practice catheter care.
Incontinence Associated Dermatitis – Online
This 1 hour program conducted by a Nurse Continence Specialist will take you through the ins and outs of best practice catheter care.
Catheterisation Workshop – New Format
This six (6) hour program aims to provide Division 1 Registered Nurses and Division 2 Nurses with the theory and the clinical skills required to insert suprapubic (SPC) and indwelling urethral catheters (IDC).
Maestros of Intermittent Catheterisation
Many people have been doing intermittent self –catheterisation (ISC) since childhood. They had incomplete bladder emptying as a result of conditions such as Spina bifida and required catheterisation from a very early age.
